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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06CAIRO562FY 2006 FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post proposes a two-fold program that targets both regulators and the Egyptian public to build on past and current public outreach programs and focus on breaking the regulatory logjam that currently impedes the introduction of biotech products in Egypt. End Summary. 2. (S [...]
2006-01-30 16:35:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO
06CAIRO5865EGYPT'S POLITICAL REFORM PROCESS: SAAD EDDIN
[...] (C) Summary: Leading Egyptian democracy activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim confirmed that he is deeply disappointed by what he perceives as diminished USG support for democratic reform in the Middle East. Ibrahim is worried that the USG is pulling back from once clear support for democracy in the [...]
2006-09-19 11:10:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG
06CAIRO601IRAN: CENTRIFUGE BRIEFING TO EGYPTIAN MFA
[...] Lawrence Livermore representative Roger Miller and Department of Energy representative Richard Nephew briefed the MFA's Assistant Minister for American Affairs Ali al Hefny and MFA disarmament specialists on Iran's Gas Centrifuge Program on January 29. Al Hefny said Egypt appreciated the opp [...]
2006-02-01 18:02:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IS IR EG KNNP IAEA UNSC
06CAIRO6035GOOGLE'S VIEWS ON EGYPT'S ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 14, Google,s Regional Manager for the Middle East and North Africa Sherif Iskander gave econoff an overview of Google,s business in the region and opined optimistically about the improvement of Egypt,s business environment and economy, though with some reservations [...]
2006-09-26 08:25:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EINT EINV ETRD KCOR KGIT PHUM EG CH
06CAIRO604EGYPT AND IRAN/IAEA: PRESSING FOR REFERENCE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 21:19:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR EG IAEA UNSC
06CAIRO6143EGYPT "DISAPPOINTED" WITH U.S. POSITION AT
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Minister for Multilateral Affairs Ihab Fouzy, acting on Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's instructions, summoned the DCM on October 1 to express Egypt's disappointment at the U.S. decision to oppose Egypt's "Application of Safeguards in the Middle East" resolution and to de [...]
2006-10-02 11:12:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA IR EG KNNP
06CAIRO6328EGYPT: NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR MICHAEL DORAN
[...] (C) In an October 3 meeting with pro-reform Egyptians on the margins of the Secretary's visit to Cairo, NSC Senior Director Michael Doran reiterated the USG's commitment to supporting political reform and freedom in Egypt and BMENA. Yomn El-Hamaqi (a member of Egypt's Consultative Council and [...]
2006-10-12 06:45:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG
06CAIRO6381EGYPT HOSTS SENIOR FRENCH, SPANISH, AND ITALIAN
[...] (C) Italian and French Embassy officials offered separate readouts on October 16 of a gathering in Cairo of senior diplomats from Rome, Paris, and Madrid the day before to discuss the Middle East peace process and related topics. Italian Embassy First Secretary Lamberto Moruzzi and French Emba [...]
2006-10-16 15:27:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MEPN UNSC KPAL EG IS FR SP IT
06CAIRO6459UNSCR 1718 WILL DEFINE EGYPT'S NORTH KOREA POLICY
[...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A demarche on October 17 to MFA Cabinet Advisor for Asian Affairs Moataz Al Zahran, stressing USG concerns over North Korea's test of a nuclear device, and the importance of strict implementation of UNSCR 1718. Poloff emphasized resolution language on prevention of ma [...]
2006-10-18 14:48:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC PNUK PTER EG NK
06CAIRO647IRAN/IAEA: GOE PRESSES FOR REFERENCE TO ZONE FREE
[...] (C) Following the Ambassador's discussion with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit on referring Iran to the UNSC on February 1 (Ref A.),ECPO MinCouns followed up with Americas' Affairs Assistant Minister el-Hefny February 2 (as the Ambassador had traveled to visit the Gaza border/MFO)(Ref [...]
2006-02-02 19:12:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM IR AORC EG KNNP IAEA EUC
06CAIRO6595MUBARAK INDICATES AMENDMENT 76 LIKELY TO BE CHANGED
[...] (C) In an October 30 meeting with members of the National Democratic Party (NDP) parliamentary bloc, President Hosni Mubarak reportedly stated that he is open to amending contoversial constitutional Article 76. Presidential spokesman Suleiman Awad subsequently told the pres that the president [...]
2006-10-31 15:47:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EG
06CAIRO6653BANK OF ALEXANDRIA SALE CONTRACT SIGNED
[...] (U) The contract for sale of 80 percent of the shares of Bank of Alexandria (BOA) to the Italian bank Sanpaolo IMI was signed on October 31 by the Chairman of Sanpaolo, Enrico Salza, and Minister of Finance Youssef Boutros Ghali. Sanpaolo deposited the $1.6 billion cost of the purchase into a [...]
2006-11-01 15:12:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EINV EFIN EG
06CAIRO6678(C) EGYPT TO FULLY RESPECT UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS
[...] (S) During an introductory meeting on November 2 with MFA Deputy Assistant Minister for East Asian Affairs, Ambassador Magdy Amer, poloff delivered reftel demarche on Egypt's obligations with respect to North Korea and UNSCR 1718. Amer was not aware of any Egyptian ties with the Korea Mining [...]
2006-11-02 15:23:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV PARM EG NK
06CAIRO6867SENIOR-LEVEL RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT TRAVEL TO MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 14:24:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MEPN KPAL KDEM EG RU
06CAIRO6881A/S WELCH DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST PEACE, IRAQ WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Welch met with Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa on November 15 to discuss the Middle East peace process and Iraq. On the Israeli-Palestinian situation, Moussa encouraged reinvigorated U.S. leadership and promoted the international conference; A/S Welch responded t [...]
2006-11-16 09:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPRL PGOV PTER MORS UNSC EG IL LE IQ
06CAIRO6894EGYPTIAN GAS, TEXTILE EXPORTS NARROWING TRADE GAP
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ALTHOUGH U.S. EXPORTS TO EGYPT ARE RISING THIS YEAR, BARRIERS TO TRADE ARE LOWERING, AND NEW SECTORS ARE OPENING TO U.S. PRODUCTS, THE U.S. TRADE SURPLUS WITH EGYPT HAS BEEN SHRINKING SINCE 2000, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF RISING U.S. IMPORTS OF EGYPTIAN NATURAL GAS AND DECLINING EGYPT [...]
2006-11-19 05:14:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD FCSCEG EG
06CAIRO6904MUBARAK SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT: LONG ON FORM, SHORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MUCH-ANTICIPATED NOVEMBER 19 SPEECH BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF PARLIAMENT AND THE SHOURA COUNCIL, PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK STRESSED THAT FORTHCOMING CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS WILL BE THE "BIGGEST AND WIDEST" SINCE 1980, BUT PROVIDED NO NEW DETAILS ON THE YET-TO-BE-UNVEILED PACKA [...]
2006-11-19 15:52:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EG
06CAIRO6959BMENA: EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO HEAD GOE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 15:09:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM KMPI MEPN EG
06CAIRO7008EGYPT: CONGRESSWOMAN WATSON DISCUSSES REGIONAL
[...] (C) ON NOVEMBER 27, VISITING CONGRESSWOMAN DIANE WATSON AND THE AMBASSADOR MET JOINTLY WITH PRIME MINISTER AHMED NAZIF, MINISTER OF INVESTMENT MAHMOUD MOHEILDIN, AND MINSTER OF TRADE AND FINANCE RACHID RACHID, WHO ALL STRESSED THAT RESOLVING THE PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT IS OF THE UTMOST IM [...]
2006-11-29 15:22:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BEXP EG IR IZ IS
06CAIRO7059FINAL BANK OF ALEXANDRIA SALE PENDING CBE APPROVAL
[...] (U) Econoff met with Mahmoud Abdel Latif, Chairman of Bank of Alexandria (BOA) to discuss the final steps in BOA's sale to Italy's Intesa-SanPaolo Group. Abdel Latif has already begun referring to BOA as "Alexandria-SanPaolo," which will likely become the bank's new name. If the name is not [...]
2006-12-05 16:49:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN EG
06CAIRO718 EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 5.
[...] Summary: The past week saw a resurgence of reactions to the Danish caricature of the prophet Mohammed, with commentators in the press and on television identifying it as an issue of greater intolerance of Islam. Media outlets continued their focus on the Palestinian election results, especi [...]
2006-02-07 06:55:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG XF ZP ZR IS DA XZ
06CAIRO7208EGYPTIAN-IRANIAN RELATIONS: WARMING IN PUBLIC ONLY
[...] (C) Summary: Visits by Iranian FM Motakki to Cairo and other high-level meetings between Egyptian and Iranian officials in 2006 have created public perceptions of a thaw in the historically chilly relationship, but GOE contacts stress privately that they remain deeply suspicious about Tehran' [...]
2006-12-21 07:42:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL KNNP IR EG
06CAIRO721EGYPTIAN STUDENTS FRET OVER MB INFLUENCE, FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent encounter, secular Egyptian university students expressed worry over the growing influence of Islamists on and off campus and blamed GOE-imposed restrictions on student life for fueling support for the MB. The students discussed their on-campus efforts to counter w [...]
2006-02-07 07:58:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SCUL ELAB KDEM EG
06CAIRO7250SUEZ CANAL ENJOYS RECORD YEAR, PLANS AHEAD
[...] (SBU) Egypt's Suez Canal revenues will reach record levels for 2006, and sustained high energy prices and ever-increasing Chinese container traffic to the U.S. and Europe bode well for the strategic waterway's near future. Completion of an ongoing dredging program in 2007 will facilitate great [...]
2006-12-28 11:21:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALEWWT ETRD EPET EG
06CAIRO855SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY RADEMAKER'S
[...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit for nonproliferation discussions. Nonproliferation has been a key agenda item in the U.S.- Egyptian bilateral relationship in recent months, and expanding our dialogue will facilitate greater cooperation. Because Egypt takes seriously its role a [...]
2006-02-13 09:54:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS IR EG KPAL KNNP IAEA
06CAIRO968ISRAELI DEFMIN VISITS CAIRO: MUBARAK DELIVERS
[...] (C) According to Egyptian Presidential Advisor Soliman Awad, the visit to Egypt by Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz went extremely well. Awad told the DCM shortly after the conclusion of the February 14 visit that Mofaz's meeting with President Mubarak had been "very fruitful." The messa [...]
2006-02-15 15:36:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL EG IS MEPN
06CALCUTTA137BIHAR GOVERNMENT STRUGGLES TO ERADICATE POLIO AND FACES
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 23 CG had introductory meetings with recently elected Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his senior officials to discuss the new state government's economic development, public health and security initiatives. Kumar and other contacts expressed a strong interest in [...]
2006-04-03 10:02:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON SOCI ASEC KHIV IN
06CALCUTTA442POVERTY IN THE EAST INDIAN STATE OF BIHAR FOSTERS INFECTIOUS
[...] SUMMARY: September 6-7, ConGen visited the East Indian state of Bihar to assess its public health issues. Bihar, India's poorest state, presently has 19 polio infections this year, second only to its neighbor Uttar Pradesh (UP),which has 291 cases as of September 25. Local officials with t [...]
2006-09-26 11:50:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ECON KHIV SOCI KGLB KSCI IN
06CANBERRA1201FURTHER AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO NATO GLOBAL
[...] (C) Australia is willing to participate in NATO's Global Partnership but only under a flexible, informal arrangement that stresses practical cooperation and that avoids a new formal institutional structure, including fixed requirements for meetings and expenditure of resources. The GOA plans [...]
2006-08-08 10:27:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AS
06CANBERRA1366AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON OPPOSITION
[...] (C/NF) Opposition Leader Kim Beazley told the Ambassador during his September 6 introductory call that the alliance continued to enjoy broad bipartisan support in Australia. The Labor Party, for its part, could be counted on to continue to support the alliance,s core elements of ship visits, [...]
2006-09-08 06:10:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR PARM AS
06CANBERRA1586QUESTIONABLE POLL CLAIMS STRONG PUBLIC OPPOSITION
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: A poll of Australian citizens released by the Lowy Institute in Sydney October 2 found that 84 percent of respondents did not believe the war in Iraq would reduce the threat of terrorism. Two-thirds of those surveyed thought the war would not lead to the spread of democracy in [...]
2006-10-06 07:34:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PGOV PREL SCUL AS
06CANBERRA2044AUSTRALIA PLANS TO IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1737 SANCTIONS
[...] (U) In a media statement released December 24, Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer affirmed that Australia would proceed to implement sanctions on Iran's nuclear and missile programs, in accordance with the terms of UN Security Council Resolution 1737. He noted specifically the requ [...]
2006-12-28 06:49:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP IR AS
06CANBERRA849EAST TIMOR: UPDATE ON AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE AND
[...] (C/NF) The GOA confirmed that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) could include U.S. Embassy in Dili in its patrolling arrangements and could mount a rapid reaction capability to respond to a security threat at the U.S. Embassy, if needed. The GOA planned to double the number of police currently [...]
2006-06-08 07:58:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS MARR AORC PREL KDEM AS PO TT
06CANBERRA889EAST TIMOR: AUSTRALIA CONCERNED ABOUT UN SLIPPAGE;
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3 below. 2. (C/NF) Michael Bliss, International Law Director in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Legal Branch, told Poloff June 13 that the GOA was concerned about delays in moving forward with next steps to establish a new U [...]
2006-06-13 08:15:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL AS TT
06CANBERRA952EAST TIMOR: AUSTRALIAN BRIEFING ON LOBATO ARREST
[...] (C/NF) Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Acting East Timor Director provided us a briefing on the arrest of former East Timor Interior Minister Rogerio Lobato on June 22. Ferguson confirmed that a prosecutor, possibly a UN-provided international prosecutor, from the East Timor Of [...]
2006-06-22 08:13:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS KCRM AS TT
06CARACAS124CARACAS WORLD SOCIAL FORUM IV/AMERICAS
[...] (C) The Fourth World Social Forum (Americas Region) will take place January 24-29 in Caracas. GOV organizers say more than 100,000 representatives of NGOs and social movements have registered for the event, which is billed as a mirror event to the Davos World Economic Forum. Like its sister [...]
2006-01-19 15:06:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI SENV ELAB PHUM VE
06CARACAS2238AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH EU TROIKA -- ELECTION
[...] (C) During a lunch for EU Troika representatives at the Ambassador's residence July 26, Finnish Ambassador Mikko Pyhala said the EU received a formal invitation to observe the December 3 presidential elections. (Note: Venezuelan-based representatives of the OAS and Carter Center report they [...]
2006-07-28 15:20:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM EU OAS VE
06CARACAS2348HARD-LINE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT MADURO NAMED
[...] (C) Summary. According to a well-placed BRV official, President Chavez will soon name National Assembly president Nicholas Maduro, an anti-American aparatchik, to be his new Foreign Minister. Maduro can be expected to inject new, but continued hostile, energy into the Ministry of Foreign Aff [...]
2006-08-08 19:35:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS2449NEW NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT TO CARRY ON
[...] (C) National Assembly (AN) Deputy and hard-line Chavista Cilia Flores was unanimously elected to the AN presidency. She replaces her common-law husband, Nicolas Maduro, following his resignation from the post on August 8 to assume his new role as Foreign Minister. President Chavez once again [...]
2006-08-17 18:30:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS2485THE STATE OF VENEZUELAN-ISRAELI RELATIONS
[...] (C) President Chavez has been exploiting violence in the Middle East to seek international media attention and to burnish his pro-Arab and "anti-Empire" credentials. Chavez's inflammatory and extreme anti-Israel rhetoric first headlines while he was in Iran, and has continued since his retur [...]
2006-08-21 19:28:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VE
06CARACAS260BOLIVARIANS BRING OUT THE "RED CARPET" FOR WORLD
[...] (C) The Venezuelan government of President Hugo Chavez put the best face on the Bolivarian Revolution to participants of the Sixth World Social Forum -- Americas Region (WSF) in Caracas January 24-29. The government did an adequate job at managing the unwieldy event, made both easier by low tu [...]
2006-02-02 15:41:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM VE
06CARACAS2830CHAVEZ AND THE GLOBAL CHESSBOARD
[...] (U) With his eye towards increasing his international stature and gaining a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),President Chavez is literally traveling to all ends of the earth. As a part of this strategy, and in addition to his visits and signing of multiple b [...]
2006-09-15 20:39:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE
06CARACAS3037THE BRV SOAPBOX: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS THREE
[...] (C) Summary. The National Assembly has passed three foreign policy resolutions in the last two weeks to lend political support to the Chavez administration's ever more radical foreign policy. On September 26, the National Assembly passed both a resolution praising President Chavez' September [...]
2006-10-06 20:01:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE
06CARACAS3066EVEN VENEZUELA CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST
[...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed Ref A points regarding North Korea's nuclear test plans to MFA North American Affairs Director Yaneth Arocha prior to North Korea's October 8 announcement of a nuclear weapons test. In addition, Ambassador spoke on the phone with MFA Vice Minister for Asia and the Middl [...]
2006-10-11 14:29:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP VE KN
06CARACAS3082MEETING WITH VENEZUELAN CIVAIR AUTHORITIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 10, Econoffs met with the president and representatives of the National Civil Aviation Institute (INAC) to discuss various pending aviation issues. The group discussed formalizing a Federal Air Marshals program in Venezuela, rumors about Caracas-Tehran-Damascus flight [...]
2006-10-13 13:15:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON VE
06CARACAS492AMBASSADOR DELIVERS IRAN DEMARCHE TO BRV MFA
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points on Iran's nuclear program to Vice Foreign Minister for Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific Alcides Rondon on February 10. Rondon said the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) saw no evidence of non-peaceful purposes for Iran's nuclear program and cha [...]
2006-02-22 20:53:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM VE
06CASABLANCA1298MOROCCAN NGO FOR CIVIC EDUCATION, DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Forum for Citizenship is an NGO that promotes democratic principles, civic education, and open political dialogue. While its efforts have been successful, particularly in creating clubs to educate youth about democracy, it counts among its challenges regional instability and [...]
2006-11-17 13:50:00Consulate CasablancaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM PGOV PREL MO
06CASABLANCA1330SPECIAL ENVOY RICKMAN MEETS WITH JEWISH COMMUNITY LEADERS IN
[...] (C) Summary: During a recent visit to Casablanca, the Department's Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Gregg Rickman, met with leading members of Morocco's Jewish community to discuss various topics of concern. Candid conversations highlighted the community's anxiety over possi [...]
2006-12-22 10:32:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL MO
06CHENGDU1252HHS SECRETARY SEES SOUTHWEST CHINA HEALTH CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt visited rural health-care providers in Sichuan Province and met with Central Government and Provincial health authorities on southwest China's health-care challenges. While touring the small village of Yujian, about tw [...]
2006-12-12 11:18:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI ECON ELAB PGOV SCUL SENV TBIO CH
06CHENNAI1857PROTEST AT U.S. EXHIBIT IN CALICUT
[...] ON AUGUST 23 IN CALICUT, ALSO KNOWN AS KOZHIKODE, IN NORTH KERALA NEARLY 100 MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT (NDF) SHOUTED ANTI-U.S. SLOGANS AT AN EXHIBIT STAGED BY CONSULATE GENERAL CHENNAI. A HALF-HOUR BEFORE THE INAUGURATION OF THE MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBIT, WHICH WAS PART OF AN OUTREACH [...]
2006-08-25 11:40:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR ASEC KPAO IN
06CHENNAI2279PONDICHERRY RENAMED PUDUCHERRY
[...] (U) The Government of India has changed the name of Pondicherry to Puducherry, its pre-colonial native name, with effect from October 1. A set of former French colonies in South India, Puducherry is one of India's six Union Territories, i.e., quasi states with less legislative powers and direc [...]
2006-10-04 07:09:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTBS ODIP IN
06CHENNAI2552SOUTH INDIA REACTS TO HUSSEIN VERDICT: SECURITY NOT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reactions to the Saddam Hussein verdict from the left-leaning political parties in south India - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh - ranged from mild opposition to strong condemnation. Protests were peaceful overall yet indicative of the region's steadfast opposi [...]
2006-11-09 11:24:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PTER PGOV IN
06CHENNAI2584MUSLIM POLITICS OF KERALA: EMERGING HARDLINERS A CAUSE OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kerala's widely reported sympathy for the convicted Saddam Hussein is a pointer to the direction of Islamic politics in this south Indian state where 24% of the population is Sunni Muslim. Driven by anti-Iraq war sentiments and leftist politics, Kerala's Muslim population strong [...]
2006-12-06 11:05:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PINR ASEC KISL CASC IN
06CHENNAI2601SUSPECTED LTTE ARMS SMUGGLING FROM TAMIL NADU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A chance discovery in southern Tamil Nadu of thousands of "gelex boosters" suspected to be on their way to Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has embarrassed the state police, who long have denied any arms movement from the state. Separately, the Indian Navy sei [...]
2006-12-12 07:33:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER IN CE
06CHIANGMAI157SUPPORT FOR THASKIN MUTED IN CHIANG MAI FOLLOWING COUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although well known as a Thai Rak Thai (TRT) stronghold and home town of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Chiang Mai showed no signs of unrest following the late-Tuesday military takeover of the government in Bangkok by a group calling itself the Council for Democratic Ref [...]
2006-09-20 11:22:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC TH
06CHIANGMAI208BREAKFAST IN NAN, DINNER IN DIEN BIEN PHU
[...] Summary: Nan, a remote northern province that suffered through some of the fiercest fighting during Thailand's communist insurgency in the 1960s and 1970s, now aims to become northern Thailand's "door to Indochina". Situated on the shortest route between Hanoi and Bangkok, local officials [...]
2006-11-30 06:26:00Consulate Chiang MaiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON LA VM TH
06COLOMBO1008CLAYMORE ATTACK ON CIVILIAN BUS
[...] (SBU) On Thursday, June 15, 2006 the American Embassy received reports of a claymore mine attack on a civilian bus north east of Anuradhapura town in North Central Province. We have been advised that at approximately 0740 on June 15, 2006, a government operated civilian passenger bus traveling [...]
2006-06-15 09:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CE PTER
06COLOMBO1030SRI LANKA: CEASEFIRE CONTINUES TO FRAY AFTER TIGER
[...] (C) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and Sri Lankan Military continued to engage each other militarily June 16 - 18. According to the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM),the Sea Tigers launched a largely unsuccessful attack on a Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) base at Pesalai, Mann [...]
2006-06-19 12:22:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1051SRI LANKA: LOCAL NGOS INDICT LTTE, KARUNA, AND
[...] (C) Summary. Poloff spoke with representatives from several of Sri Lanka's primary NGOs and think tanks June 21-22 to get their views on the military engagement between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) since a June 15 presumably-LTTE bus bombing [...]
2006-06-26 11:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1053SRI LANKA: TIGER SUICIDE BOMBERS ASSASSINATE SRI
[...] (C) Summary: At 7:45 AM on June 26, two presumed-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) motorcycle-mounted suicide bombers killed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Major General Parami Kulathunga and three soldiers in Pannapitiya, a suburb approximately 15 km from Colombo. Ku [...]
2006-06-26 12:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1090SRI LANKA: NORTHERN GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES SPEAK
[...] (C) Summary. The Government Agents of the northern districts of Jaffna and Mannar and the District Judge of Vavuniya spoke candidly with us in separate meetings June 28-30 about the ground situation in the majority-Tamil areas in which they serve, including military attacks on civilians and t [...]
2006-07-03 09:36:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER MOPS CE
06COLOMBO111 Special Media Reaction: Further Reaction to
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Sri Lankan media over the holiday weekend continued to analyze the Ambassador's January 10 speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in which he expressed grave concern over LTTE violence and predicted the Tigers would face a stronger Sri Lankan military if they chose to ab [...]
2006-01-17 11:44:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
06COLOMBO1140SRI LANKA: ARMY'S U.S.-FUNDED HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Sri Lanka Army's (SLA) U.S.-sponsored humanitarian demining program, begun after the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) signed a Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) in February 2002, has lately hit snags which bring into question the program's [...]
2006-07-12 10:42:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO120SRI LANKA TRUCE MONITORING MISSION TEMPORARILY
[...] (C) Summary: On January 17 the Nordic-sponsored Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) announced the temporary suspension of operational activities in the eastern district of Trincomalee following an apparent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack on a Sri Lanka Navy bus. Although no m [...]
2006-01-19 06:26:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV CE LTTE
06COLOMBO1235SRI LANKA: AIR FORCE ATTACKS IN THE EAST WHILE
[...] (C) Summary. On the evening of July 26, the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) controlled areas of the eastern district of Trincomalee in an allegedly humanitarian effort to open a water supply to Tamil and Muslim civilians that the LTTE had blocked. The [...]
2006-07-27 11:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM MOPS PREF CE
06COLOMBO1262SRI LANKA: WATER-RELATED MILITARY ACTION CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary: Ground fighting in Sri Lanka's Eastern district of Batticaloa continued August 1 as Sri Lankan Army (SLA) forces attempted to gain control of an irrigation canal seized by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (reftels). Air strikes also reportedly occurred the night of Jul [...]
2006-08-01 11:53:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1266SRI LANKA: VIOLENCE IN THE EAST INTENSIFIES
[...] (C) Summary: The initial battle for control of an irrigation canal in the eastern Batticaloa District (reftels) gave rise to further military engagement August 1-2. Beginning the night of August 1, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked 4 military camps in Muttur and surroundin [...]
2006-08-02 12:08:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER CE
06COLOMBO1274SRI LANKA: EASTERN TOWN SEES CONTINUED CLASHES,
[...] (C) Summary: Fighting between Sri Lankan Army security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that began as a battle over an irrigation canal (reftels) has spread to other parts of the east, with Muttur town in Trincomalee District seeing several clashes and 15 civilian deaths [...]
2006-08-03 13:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREF PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1301SRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTER ASSURES NO RETURN TO
[...] (C) Summary: Charge' delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Samaraweera and Foreign Secretary Palihakkara August 10. Samaraweera said current military action would "not become a full-scale war." He said the government remained "committed to a negotiated settlement," but needed help g [...]
2006-08-10 13:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER CE
06COLOMBO1331SCENE-SETTER FOR SCA PDAS MANN'S AUGUST 16 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes at a particularly contentious and violent point in the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL's) conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Low-level tit-for-tat violence plagued the north and the east over the last several months, and at the end of Jul [...]
2006-08-15 08:14:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO134SRI LANKA: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH
[...] (C) In a January 23 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Under Secretary Burns, accompanied by the Ambassador, stressed U.S. support for Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts toward a peaceful resolution to the conflict and urged Rajapaksa to ensure that Sri Lankan security forces would [...]
2006-01-23 15:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KUNR IR CE
06COLOMBO135UNDERSECRETARY BURNS DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, Undersecretary Burns met with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera. The Foreign Minister told U/S Burns that Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) remains committed to negotiation and a peaceful solution despite continued provocation by the Liberation Tigers of T [...]
2006-01-23 15:36:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL IR CE
06COLOMBO1361SRI LANKA: FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND DISPLACED IN
[...] (C) Summary: The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northern Jaffna district rose to approximately 48,000 by August 20, according to UNHCR. Military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),which began August 11, h [...]
2006-08-21 10:17:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1363SRI LANKA: LOCAL CO-CHAIR REPRESENTATIVES ASK
[...] (C) Summary: Colombo representatives of the Tokyo Donors Co-Chairs Conference (US, EU, Norway, and Japan) met with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and several members of his cabinet August 21 to reiterate the message from the August 11 Co-Chairs statement calling for an immediate cessati [...]
2006-08-21 12:22:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1366PRESSING GSL FOR CESSATION OF FIGHTING
[...] (C) Summary: SCA PDAS Steven Mann visited Colombo August 16-17 as ground fighting between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres continued in the north and east (ref A). In meetings with President Rajapaksa, Foreign Minister Samar [...]
2006-08-22 07:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1399SRI LANKA: IDP NUMBER CLIMBS TO 180,000 IN NORTH
[...] (C) Summary: On August 22, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative Amin Awad briefed Charge' on population displacement in the North and East due to renewed military engagement between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) forces and the Liberation Tigers of T [...]
2006-08-24 11:34:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1416SRI LANKA: BATTLE BEGINS FOR SAMPUR AS ICRC SHIP
[...] (C) Summary: A ground battle for Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled Sampur, south of Trincomalee harbor in eastern Sri Lanka, began on August 27 as an ICRC-flagged ferry bearing 162 expatriates who had been stranded on the Jaffna peninsula arrived in Trincomalee. Government of [...]
2006-08-29 10:56:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1439SRI LANKA: JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF CHAIRMAN CLAIMS
[...] (C) Summary. Charge' met with Ministry of Defense (MOD) Chief of Defense Staff General Donald Perera on August 31 to reiterate that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) should take the lead in stopping military action to provide "breathing space" for the GSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eel [...]
2006-09-01 10:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO145SRI LANKA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA NANCY
[...] Post grants country clearance to FAA employees, Ms. Nancy Graham and Mr. David M. Smith, during the period from February 5-10, 2006 for participation in the ICAO COSCAP- South Asia Steering Committee Conference in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Embassy control officer is Richard Merrin, office telephone nu [...]
2006-01-25 10:43:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EAIR CE
06COLOMBO1456SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT HAS CONTROL OF SAMPUR; LULL
[...] (U) Sri Lankan media here widely reported Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) statements that its security forces took control of Sampur, the eastern coastal area from which the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had launched attacks on the town of Trincomalee, its harbor, and surrounding areas [...]
2006-09-06 13:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1457SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT HAS CONTROL OF SAMPUR; LULL
[...] (U) Sri Lankan media here widely reported Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) statements that its security forces took control of Sampur, the eastern coastal area from which the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had launched attacks on the town of Trincomalee, its harbor, and surrounding areas [...]
2006-09-06 13:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1461BRITISH AND SRI LANKAN LEADERS DISCUSS POSSIBLE
[...] (C) British High Commissioner in Colombo Dominick Chilcott briefed Co-Chair representatives September 6 on President Rajapaksa's August 31 meeting with Prime Minister Blair near London. The origin of the meeting, Chilcott explained, was a mutual recognition that the UK's experience in peacema [...]
2006-09-06 14:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1465SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL CO-CHAIR
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Samaraweera, Foreign Secretary Palihakkara, and Peace Secretariat Head Kohona SIPDIS met with local Co-Chair representatives at the Foreign Ministry September 7 to exchange views in the lead-up to the September 12 Co-Chair meeting in Brussels. Government of Sr [...]
2006-09-07 11:30:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO149 IMI TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPPORTUNITIES IN SRI
[...] SUMMARY: THE GROWTH IN SRI LANKA'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE IN THE COMING MONTHS WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THIRD GENERATION (3G) MOBILE SERVICES. THE RECENT INTRODUCTION OF CDMA TECHNOLOGY IN THE FIXED WIRELINE MARKET HAS ALSO BEEN A SUCCESS. IN ADDITION, SRI LA [...]
2006-01-26 02:40:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB ETRD EIND BEXP CE
06COLOMBO1543ABDUCTIONS AND DISAPPEARANCES ON THE RISE
[...] (C) Summary. Independent human rights watchers indicate that the number of abductions and disappearances has surged over the last three months in both the North and East and in Colombo, with an increase in extortion kidnappings in particular. No American citizens have been victims that we ar [...]
2006-09-21 02:26:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1558SRI LANKA: RECOMMENDED CONFLICT RESPONSE MECHANISM
[...] Summary: During the last 20 years, Sri Lanka has been home to significant populations of internally displaced persons (IDPs),who have been especially vulnerable to threats against their physical and psychological wellbeing and livelihoods. Many of the 207,756 new conflict IDPs in Sri Lanka a [...]
2006-09-22 09:30:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PTER
06COLOMBO1581HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER SAYS THE RIGHT THINGS,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Blake met for an introductory call with Minister for Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe on September 25 to urge the GSL to be more proactive in dealing with allegations of human rights abuses. Samarasinghe responded that he too is concerned about [...]
2006-09-26 16:01:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1601SRI LANKA: MUSLIM LEADER HAKEEM SEEKS SEPARATE
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called upon moderate Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauf Hakeem on September 28. Formed in 1981 and registered as a political party in 1989, the SLMC is the largest party representing the Muslim electorate in Sri Lanka. A key opposition leader, Hakeem t [...]
2006-09-29 09:16:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1606SRI LANKA: TRADE MINISTER WANTS TIFA TALKS
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Trade Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle told Ambassador Blake during their introductory meeting that he would welcome a round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks. However, since Fernandopulle did not inspire confidence that he would be ready to act [...]
2006-10-03 03:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PREL CE
06COLOMBO1610SRI LANKA: MARINE EXPEDITIONARY UNIT EXERCISE TO
[...] (C) A Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Exercise is scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka October 22 to November 2. Embassy has requested that it include a significant human rights training component. We believe the exercise represents a valuable exercise opportunity for our forces and a chanc [...]
2006-10-03 08:18:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1616RESPECTED SRI LANKAN NGOS INSIST INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) On September 29, the Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA),a respected Colombo-based think-tank, provided the Embassy a copy of a statement it sent to delegates at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The statement was signed by twenty-five reputable local NGOs, including the Internati [...]
2006-10-03 11:59:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1626SRI LANKA: SOME EXPATRIATE NGO EMPLOYEES ASKED TO
[...] (C) Summary: Since 2005, NGO representatives have reported numerous obstacles to carrying out relief activities. On October 4, several newspapers ran a story on the latest impediment to NGOs: the GSL notified international staff of six international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) the [...]
2006-10-04 14:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1650SRI LANKA: RESETTLEMENT MINISTER VOWS NO REPEAT OF
[...] (C) Ambassador Blake met with Minister of Resettlement A. Rishad Bathihudeen October 4 to discuss Sri Lanka's critical internally displaced persons (IDP) problem. The Resettlement Ministry is responsible for 300,000 pre-ceasefire conflict displaced persons and an additional 180,000-240,000 sin [...]
2006-10-06 09:55:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1651PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSE AFFIRMS TO CO-CHAIRS SRI
[...] (C) In a meeting with Co-Chair Ambassadors on October 9, Sri Lankan President Rajapakse confirmed the Government of Sri Lanka is ready to attend peace talks with the LTTE on October 28, does not plan a military offensive, but will defend itself. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar told the Presi [...]
2006-10-09 09:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1679SRI LANKA: TEXT ON GSL REPORTS ON LTTE FINANCING
[...] (SBU) Summary: During reftel discussion to prepare for the initial meeting of the Contact Group, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) officials gave Post copies of reports they had produced regarding Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) financing. The following are excerpts from two of those report [...]
2006-10-13 05:39:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL CE
06COLOMBO172SRI LANKA: LTTE-AFFILIATED CHARITY WORKERS
[...] (C) The lull in violence since the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed on January 25 to meet in Geneva in February for talks to strengthen the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) was marred January 30 by the reported abductions of five Tamil Rehabilitation O [...]
2006-01-31 12:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1752SRI LANKA: A/S BOUCHER PRESSES GOVERNMENT TO MAKE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher SIPDIS pressed Sri Lankan government and opposition officials to put meaningful proposals on the table for future rounds of peace talks with the Tamil Tigers. Boucher assur [...]
2006-10-24 05:27:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MARR CE
06COLOMBO176SRI LANKA: MORE PRO-LTTE AID WORKERS REPORTED
[...] (C) Summary: One day after January 31 reports that five Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) staff members had been abducted near an Army checkpoint (Reftel),TRO reported that another three TRO personnel have disappeared en route from Batticaloa to Kilinochchi. The Sri Lanka Monitoring [...]
2006-02-01 11:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1763SRI LANKA: POLITICAL GROUPS, DIPLOMATS AGREE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa told visiting Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher that the government should consult SIPDIS residents of Sri Lanka's Eastern Province as to whether they want to see their multi-ethnic region merged with the Tamil-dominated north. Rajapaksa envisioned a multi [...]
2006-10-25 11:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO1843MALDIVES: TEXT FOR 2006 INCSR
[...] Please find below the text for the 2006 INCSR. The format is keyed to the instructions in reftel. 2. I. Summary: Maldives is not a producer of narcotics or precursor chemicals. The Maldivian government and the U.S. maintain a good working relationship on counter-narcotics issues. Offi [...]
2006-11-07 11:53:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV MV
06COLOMBO1853SRI LANKA: INDIA TO DELIVER SUPPLIESTO JAFFNA AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a request by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) that the Government of India (GOI) provide urgent food aid to Jaffna, Indian Acting High Commissioner Manikkam confirmed to DCM on November 7 that the GOI would mobilize to ship supplies from Chennai. This "one-time gift" of [...]
2006-11-07 13:27:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO187SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT PLEDGES INVESTIGATION INTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 2 President Mahinda Rajapaksa telephoned the Ambassador to assure him of Government concern at the reported abductions of Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) staff (Reftels) but reiterated that efforts to investigate were being hampered by lack of access to purp [...]
2006-02-02 11:51:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO1874SRI LANKA: PRO-LTTE PARTY SAYS "INDIAN MODEL" FOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A Member of Parliament from Jaffna for the Tamil National Alliance (TNA),a pro-Tamil Tiger party, told us on November 8 that the Indian constitution was worth studying, but that the "Indian model" of federalism would not work in Sri Lanka. He thought the Indian government was i [...]
2006-11-09 07:09:00Embassy ColomboSECRETPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1884SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT MORTAR FIRE KILLS 23
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Red Cross reported 23 civilians dead and 74 injured when government mortar fire hit a school housing internally displaced persons (IDPs) near the eastern town of Vakarai on November 8. Government officials confirmed the casualties, but said troops had been unaware of civilians [...]
2006-11-09 12:26:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1889DEFENSE SECRETARY EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT POSSIBLE
[...] (C) In a November 10 meeting with Defense Secretary Rajapakse, Ambassador expressed concern about growing indications the Sri Lankan military was taking disproportionate military action against the LTTE that jeopardized prospects for a return to peace negotiations. Peace Secretariat Director K [...]
2006-11-10 15:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PTER CE
06COLOMBO1892BILATERAL DONORS AND INGOS PRESS GOVERNMENT ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Meetings of the Bilateral Donors Group (BDG) and the Consultative Committee Meeting on Humanitarian Assistance (CCMHA) this past week focused on NGO access and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka's North and East. While BDG members, the UN, the ICRC, and the [...]
2006-11-13 06:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PTER MOPS PREL ASEC CE
06COLOMBO1895UN SPECIAL ADVISOR ROCK EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 briefing for Co-Chair and other selected Ambassadors, UN Special Advisor for Children Affected by Armed Conflict Allan Rock expressed his deep concern about forced abductions of children by the LTTE and the breakaway Karuna faction. Rock received many eyewitness [...]
2006-11-13 12:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV UN CE
06COLOMBO1906SRI LANKA: ARMY MINE ACTION EFFORTS STALL IN
[...] (U) Summary: December 2006 marks the end of the four-year, eight million dollar USG-RONCO contract in Sri Lanka which has successfully trained a Sri Lanka Army humanitarian mine action unit of nearly 600 deminers and mine detection dog handlers. On November 3, SLA mine action coordinator Brig [...]
2006-11-14 12:18:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1909SRI LANKA: SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS STAFF
[...] (SBU) Keith Luse, Professional Staff Assistant to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN),visited Colombo November 9-10 to assess country team coordination on military issues and explore the security environment through meetings with prominent Sri Lankans. In meetings [...]
2006-11-14 12:52:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1911SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT SECURITY FORCES IN CAHOOTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Batticaloa-based Karuna group, which split from the northern Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in March 2004, has opened political offices in Colombo, the east, and the northern town of Vavuniya. The group's public relations wing preaches the virtues of "devolution" and [...]
2006-11-14 13:03:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1926 BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING: A GROWTH OPPORTUNITY FOR
[...] Summary. As the business process outsourcing industry (BPO) continues to grow in South Asia, Sri Lanka is looking to expand its share of the market. However, attractive features such as low labor costs, low operating costs and government tax incentives are somewhat overshadowed by industry co [...]
2006-11-16 10:53:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EIND ETRD CE
06COLOMBO1951SCENE SETTER FOR SRI LANKA ARMY COMMANDER
[...] (C) Summary: General Sarath Fonseka, Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, will conduct a self-invited visit to Washington November 28-29 to meet with Department of State and Pentagon officials. Fonseka, the target of an April 2006 Tiger suicide-bombing attempt on his life, has pursued a hard-lin [...]
2006-11-21 05:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1958SRI LANKA: MONITORING MISSION BACKS UN CLAIMS THAT
[...] (C) Summary: On November 13, following a ten-day trip to Sri Lanka, United Nations Special Advisor for Children and Armed Conflict Allan Rock released a report alleging complicity between elements of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Karuna faction (ref C). The Nordi [...]
2006-11-22 02:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO196SRI LANKA: SPRING LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS MAY
[...] (C) Summary: The Elections Commissioner has called for candidate nominations to Local Governments (LGs) to be submitted between February 9-16, with elections to fall four to six weeks afterward. A local NGO and the opposition United National Party (UNP) have filed court cases requesting a r [...]
2006-02-06 11:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV CE
06COLOMBO1968SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER LOBBIES AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe called a meeting for diplomatic representatives November 22 to highlight the Government of Sri Lanka's human rights initiatives. Samarasinghe's apparent objective was to head off an EU-sponsored human rights reso [...]
2006-11-24 06:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1972SRI LANKA OPPOSITION LEADER AGREES ON NEED FOR
[...] (C) Ambassador and Pol Chief met opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on November 24 to brief him on the result of the November 20-21 Co-Chairs meeting in Washington. Ambassador Blake told Wickremesinghe that the Co-Chairs had concluded the Memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Wickreme [...]
2006-11-24 12:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1973SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION CONFIRMS CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met November 24 with Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) policy advisor (and occasional acting spokesperson) Helen Olafsdottir and Spokesperson Thorfinnur Omarsson to discuss recent cease-fire violation, the human rights situation, and the mission's current functioning [...]
2006-11-24 15:10:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1985SRI LANKA: TIGER LEADER'S HEROES DAY SPEECH JUST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his annual "Great Heroes' Day" speech, Tamil Tiger chief Prabhakaran castigated successive Sri Lankan governments for failing to keep promises to present a viable plan to settle Sri Lanka's decades-old ethnic conflict. He declared the 2002 Cease-Fire Agreement "defunct," but s [...]
2006-11-28 08:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1994SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS NOT TERMINATING CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Nordic monitors from the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission reported to the Embassy that the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) were not withdrawing from the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement with the government. LTTE chief negotiator Tamilchelvan told them his movement wants the SLMM mission to continue as [...]
2006-11-29 11:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PREF MOPS CE
06COLOMBO1995SRI LANKA: LTTE LEADER'S HEROES' DAY SPEECH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Prabhakaran,s annual November 27 Heroes' Day address (ref),media reports quoted Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa as discounting LTTE threats of resumed violence and calling on Prabhakaran to engage directly with him in talks [...]
2006-11-29 11:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO200PROMISE OF CEASE-FIRE TALKS STANCHES FLOW OF
[...] (SBU) Data recently released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Colombo shows that the flow of Tamils out of potential conflict areas in northern Sri Lanka was much higher than the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) or the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) had reported. Di [...]
2006-02-08 08:29:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM PREF CE
06COLOMBO2015GOVERNMENT TO REVIEW ALL CONTACTS WITH LTTE
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: In the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt of Defense Secretary Rajapakse (ref a),the Government of Sri Lanka announced on December 3 that the Cabinet will decide on December 6 whether to revive the ban on contacts with the LTTE, which would effectiv [...]
2006-12-04 12:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO2020SRI LANKAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS CABINET TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 5 meeting with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Ambassador strongly urged the Sri Lankan government (GSL) to refrain from proscribing the LTTE ("Tamil Tigers," saying it would effectively put an end to the peace process. The Minister responded that the governm [...]
2006-12-06 12:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2043SRI LANKA: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN JAFFNA DIRE
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's December 7 visit to Jaffna, Government Agent Mr. K. Ganesh (protect throughout) expressed deep concern for the humanitarian situation in Jaffna, particularly with regard to nutrition and livelihoods. Since August 11, when the Tigers attacked the Governme [...]
2006-12-11 13:26:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2046SRI LANKA: ALL PARTY REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Rajapaksa appointed a Panel of Experts (PoE),all lawyers, to draft constitutional recommendations for a "maximum devolution" proposal that can form the basis for talks with the LTTE. Some supporters of the governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and some Tamil lega [...]
2006-12-11 13:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER CE
06COLOMBO2066DONORS PRESS GSL TO FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] Chiefs of Mission of the EU, Norway, Australia, Canada, Germany (on behalf of the Finnish EU Presidency),and Switzerland and the DCM met on December 12 to develop a joint response to the GSL's call to host a development forum in late January. The forum would provide bilateral and multilater [...]
2006-12-14 09:25:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCE EAID ECON PHUM SOCI
06COLOMBO2070 5TH ROUND OF TIFA TALKS HIGHLIGHT ON OBSTACLES TO US
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Office of the US Trade Representative and the Sri Lankan Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Marketing Development held the Fifth Joint Council Meeting under the bilateral US-Sri Lanka Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Colombo on December 1. [...]
2006-12-14 11:01:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EIND ETRD EAID CE
06COLOMBO2077SRI LANKA: TAMIL PARTY URGES MORE TALKS BUT SAYS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on December 14 with Ambassador and PolCouns, Members of Parliament from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA, which shares the political goals of the "Tamil Tigers"),criticized the report of an Experts' Committee on possible future power-sharing arrangements, but felt th [...]
2006-12-15 10:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2078AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JAFFNA, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met on December 15 with Basil Rajapakse, the brother and chief political advisor of President Rajapakse, to urge that the President address the deteriorating human rights situation and problems in Jaffna, and that the President urge as rapid consideration as possible [...]
2006-12-15 10:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO2081SRI LANKA: INTERLOCUTORS MOURN BALASINGHAM AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy's Tamil contacts, international observers and Sri Lankan political figures lamented the December 14 death in London of chief LTTE negotiator and theoretician Anton Balasingham (1938-2006). Members of Colombo's humanitarian and think-tank community stressed that Balasingh [...]
2006-12-15 10:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2082SRI LANKA: INTERLOCUTORS MOURN BALASINGHAM AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy's Tamil contacts, international observers and Sri Lankan political figures lamented the December 14 death in London of chief LTTE negotiator and theoretician Anton Balasingham (1938-2006). Members of Colombo's humanitarian and think-tank community stressed that Balasingh [...]
2006-12-15 10:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2083SRI LANKA: MUSLIM PARTY SUPPORTS DE-MERGER OF
[...] (C) Ambassador met December 11 with representatives of the All Ceylon Muslim Congress (ACMC),including Minister of Disaster Relief Services M.S.S. Ameer. The ACMC split from Rauf Hakeem's Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) (ref b) to support the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP),although [...]
2006-12-15 10:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2084SRI LANKA: INTERLOCUTORS MOURN BALASINGHAM AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy's Tamil contacts, international observers and Sri Lankan political figures lamented the December 14 death in London of chief LTTE negotiator and theoretician Anton Balasingham (1938-2006). Members of Colombo's humanitarian and think-tank community stressed that Balasingh [...]
2006-12-15 10:43:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2089COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY
[...] Post grants country clearance to Treasury Enforcement Advisors, Fred Borakove and Carol Kelley from January 19 to January 27, 2007. The purpose of their visit is to deliver the financial investigators techniques training course to be hosted by the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and [...]
2006-12-18 05:34:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON OTRA KPAO AFIN CE
06COLOMBO2090COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EILEEN BURKE,
[...] Post grants country clearance to Eileen Burke, Lawrence Camp and Andrew Farnum of Millennium Challenge Corporation to visit Colombo from January 3 to January 28, 2007. The purpose of their visit is to continue due diligence on the SME Development portions of the GOSL?s Millennium Challenge Com [...]
2006-12-18 05:35:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KMCA ECON OTRA KPAO AFIN OVIP CE
06COLOMBO2096ECONOMIC LEADERS MUST FOCUS ON DEFENSE; IMF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption within the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL),shifting of budgetary allocations for defense expenditures, Sri Lanka,s true potential for economic growth, and the planned closure of the International Monetary Fund,s (IMF,s) Resident Office in Sri Lanka, were topics on De [...]
2006-12-18 12:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EAID CE
06COLOMBO2099SRI LANKA: TWENTY-THREE STUDENTS ABDUCTED IN
[...] (C) Summary: Twenty-three teenage students and two teachers were abducted from a private tutorial center in the Thirukovil area of the southeastern Ampara district on December 18 at approximately 10 p.m. The Government of Sri Lanka has blamed the "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE). Other interlocutors no [...]
2006-12-19 11:33:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO2107SRI LANKA: TIGERS APOLOGIZE FOR ABDUCTING 23
[...] (C) Summary: The "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE) apologized late December 19 for the December 18 "mistaken recruitment" of 23 students from a private tutorial center in Thirukovil, Ampara, releasing the abductees to the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) that evening. Humanitarian interlo [...]
2006-12-20 12:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS PREL CE
06COLOMBO2113SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR AND OPPOSITION LEADER
[...] (C) Summary: On December 20, the Ambassador met with Ranil Wickremesinghe, leader of the major opposition United National Party (UNP),to discuss the prospects for a Sinhalese consensus on resolving Sri Lanka,s ethnic conflict. Wickremesinghe, who had met with President Rajapaksa earlier tha [...]
2006-12-21 12:49:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CE
06COLOMBO2127 SRI LANKA LOSES HALF OF GERMAN TSUNAMI AID
[...] (U) SUMMARY: News of Germany's reallocation of approximately 19 million euros in tsunami reconstruction funding from Sri Lanka to Aceh, Indonesia hit the newswires on December 23 and 24 following remarks by the German Minister for Overseas Development during a visit to Aceh. This funding, ea [...]
2006-12-26 12:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PHUM SOCI EAID CE
06COLOMBO2135SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER CONCERNED DE-MERGER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since October, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has discussed de-merging the north and east, currently administered as a single province per the 1987 Indo-Lanka Accords. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its proxies have said a continued merger is an essential pre- [...]
2006-12-28 11:05:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO230SRI LANKA: GSL INSIDER PREDICTS PRE-GENEVA
[...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with poloff, presidential advisor and younger sibling Basil Rajapaksa discussed Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) thinking and expectations in the run-up to talks on the ceasefire with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) scheduled for February 22-23 in Geneva. [...]
2006-02-13 11:08:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO30SYMPOSIUM OF EAST ASIA SECURITY (SEAS),APRIL 3-26, 2006
[...] POST WISHES TO NOMINATE MAJOR GENERAL NISSANKA WIJESINGHE, ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE SRI LANKA ARMY FOR PARTICIPATION IN SEAS 2006 PROGRAM. 2. NOMINEES BIO DATA FOLLOWS: A. NAME IN FULL: NISSANKA ?WIJESINGHE? B. SEX: MALE. C. DOB: MARCH 1, 1954, POB: KALUTHARA, SRI LANKA. D. NAT [...]
2006-01-05 11:18:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO
06COLOMBO306 Special Media Reaction: Conclusion of Ceasefire
[...] (U) Summary: The Sri Lankan media, in an avalanche of commentary on the just concluded ceasefire talks in Geneva, spun the outcome in different directions according to their traditional political tendencies. Comment in state-owned media chided the local independent media and international wire [...]
2006-02-27 11:31:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE
06COLOMBO308SRI LANKA: MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKING ON
[...] (C) With the conclusion on February 23 of the first round of talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in three years, southern political parties are feverishly engaging in Monday morning quarterbacking to determine whether the GSL "won" or [...]
2006-02-27 13:18:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO331SRI LANKA: THE SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Mission's submission for the sixth annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Anamika Chakravorty, telephone +94.11.2.448.007 x2425, fax +94.11.2.471.092. Paragraph 21: Sri Lanka [...]
2006-03-01 11:00:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
06COLOMBO337AVIAN INFLUENZA - SRI LANKA UPDATE FOLLOWING INDIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The avian flu (AI) outbreak in nearby India has generated significant publicity in Sri Lanka, with public concern leading to decreased consumption of poultry products. Little change has taken place since November (Ref A) in the pace of preparations by the Government of Sri Lan [...]
2006-03-02 11:12:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC CE
06COLOMBO338NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR HAPPY WITH GENEVA BUT SEES
[...] (C) Summary. Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar told Colombo co-chairs reps March 2 that the Geneva talks had exceeded his expectations. An initially tense atmosphere had relaxed over time and made it possible for agreement on a joint statement. Brattskar is fairly confident the next round wil [...]
2006-03-02 11:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM CE NO
06COLOMBO340SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT DELEGATION MEMBERS'
[...] (C) In separate conversations March 2, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation members John Gooneratne and Nivard Cabraal told emboffs they were generally pleased with the outcome of the February 22-23 talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva. Both said they foresee [...]
2006-03-02 11:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER CE
06COLOMBO342SRI LANKA: DEMINING RETURNING TO FULL SPEED
[...] (U) NGOs continued humanitarian demining while Sri Lankan Army (SLA) deminers were still hunkered down following the December and January surge in attacks on security forces by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). While remaining on operational stand down, Department-funded demining [...]
2006-03-03 06:46:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID CASC MOPS KHDP CE
06COLOMBO4IS SRI LANKA GOING BACK TO WAR - AND WHAT CAN WE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As the optimism and hope surrounding the four-year old ceasefire agreement (CFA) fade and a return to some sort of war becomes an increasing (but certainly not inevitable) possibility, the U.S. and the rest of the concerned international community need to consider how best to he [...]
2006-01-03 07:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS EFIN CE LTTE
06COLOMBO408SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY CLAIMS NO GSL
[...] (C) In a March 15 meeting with Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the Ambassador stressed the importance of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) upholding its commitment to restrain any armed group other than Government security forces from operating in GSL-controlled territory (Reftels). Acc [...]
2006-03-16 09:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PHUM CE
06COLOMBO414SRI LANKA MONITORING MISSION: SCORING THE GENEVA
[...] (C) Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Spokeswoman Helen Olafsdottir told poloffs on March 17 that the level of violence in the north and east had diminished dramatically since the February 22-23 talks between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [...]
2006-03-17 13:22:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO428SRI LANKA: LTTE-BACKED STUDENTS BLOCK VICE
[...] (SBU) Vehement protests by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-affiliated Jaffna University Student Union (JUSU) have prevented Professor S. Ratnajeevan Hoole, who was appointed Vice Chancellor to the troubled university on March 9, from assuming his duties. President Mahinda Rajapak [...]
2006-03-20 11:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV SOCI CE
06COLOMBO460SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDANT (AND SIBLING)
[...] (C) Basil Rajapaksa, confidant and advisor to his older brother President Mahinda Rajapaksa, told poloff on March 22 that in the second round of talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),scheduled to be held in Geneva April 19-21, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) wants to move [...]
2006-03-23 10:35:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO467SRI LANKA: NORWEGIANS CONCERNED ABOUT PROSPECTS
[...] (C) In a March 23 meeting, Norwegian emboffs expressed concern that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),absent greater evidence that the Government is disarming the Karuna paramilitary and/or other confidence building measures, may pull out of talks with the Government of Sri Lanka ( [...]
2006-03-24 07:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO470SRI LANKA: NEW ANTI-LTTE TAMIL PARTY: A CREDIBLE
[...] (C) Summary: A new Tamil umbrella political party hopes to pose an alternative to the pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and to attract prominent non-LTTE Tamils, such as Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) misfit V. Anandasangaree and People's Liberation Front of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) chi [...]
2006-03-25 06:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER CE
06COLOMBO484 Slow but Steady Progress on Sri Lankan Tsunami
[...] (U) Summary: Despite a change in Government in late 2005, and resultant changes in ministries and personnel handling tsunami reconstruction, Sri Lanka continues to make steady, if not speedy, progress in rebuilding. The new Government has rolled back the problematic ?buffer zone,? thus movi [...]
2006-03-28 11:21:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON CE
06COLOMBO495SRI LANKA: JVP GIVING ALL IT'S GOT IN SOUTHERN
[...] (C) Poloff's March 26-27 visit to four southern districts suggested a sharp split in attitudes--if not in actual platforms--among the three largest parties in the run-up to March 30 local elections. The governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) is banking on traditional voter preferences for [...]
2006-03-29 10:41:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV CE
06COLOMBO508SRI LANKA: LTTE-KARUNA TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN
[...] (C ) Summary: Following the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) talks with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Geneva in mid-February, the eastern district of Batticaloa has seen tension and turf battles between the LTTE and the breakaway Karuna faction. During a March 19-21 visit, [...]
2006-03-30 12:01:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO55SRI LANKA: ESCALATING VIOLENCE SHIFTS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The week of January 2 was quiet in the Jaffna peninsula where several attacks by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the last 30 days had claimed the lives of dozens of security forces (Ref B). However, the eastern district of Trincomalee became the new nexus of violence [...]
2006-01-09 11:39:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM CE LTTE
06COLOMBO551 NATION-BUILDING BONDS: SRI LANKA TARGETS ITS
[...] (U) Summary: In a move to raise funds from new markets, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is targeting its citizens living overseas (who normally repatriate over USD 1 billion in remittances annually) to purchase patriotically-branded, Nation Building Bonds (NBB),by offering tax holidays and [...]
2006-04-06 07:49:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON CE
06COLOMBO557TIGERS NOT YET COMMITTED TO SECOND ROUND OF TALKS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are not yet willing to commit to attending the second round of peace talks scheduled for April 19-20 in Geneva, according to Solheim and Hanssen-Bauer. While the Tigers want to stick to discussing the Ceasefire Agreement, the GSL wants to broa [...]
2006-04-07 06:04:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO581SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ENZI
[...] (SBU) Senator Enzi, your delegation's April 14 visit to Sri Lanka offers a valuable opportunity to highlight our warm bilateral ties, re-emphasize our commitment to support the peace process and review progress on key elements of our humanitarian assistance program. Bilateral relations with [...]
2006-04-10 12:27:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON CE
06COLOMBO584 CIVIL AIR IN SRI LANKA 3 NEW CARRIERS
[...] Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is taking some steps to liberalize civil aviation. The GSL has issued provisional licenses to three new airlines registered in Sri Lanka to operate international air services, although initially they will be restricted to Sri Lanka-India routes. U [...]
2006-04-12 04:18:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR CE
06COLOMBO592SRI LANKA: VIOLENCE, VERBIAGE THREATEN GENEVA TALKS
[...] (U) Summary: After a brief moratorium on violence following the late January announcement of the first round of Geneva talks (Ref A),the all-too-regrettable pattern of tit-for-tat bloodshed between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its armed rivals has resumed with a vengeance. [...]
2006-04-12 09:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER CE
06COLOMBO601SRI LANKA: MORE BOMB BLASTS AND BLOODSHED IN
[...] (SBU) A recent upsurge in violence that has seen 30 people killed in the north and east in just five days continued April 12 when a series of bomb blasts shook Trincomalee town in the late afternoon. Although details remain sketchy, information culled from police, journalists, local resident [...]
2006-04-12 13:39:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CE
06COLOMBO612CO-CHAIRS DISCUSSION: STILL SLIM CHANCE FOR GENEVA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chair reps met in Colombo April 17. Problems on both sides led to failure of transport of Tiger leaders on Aug 15, but Tigers bear most blame. There is one last chance to arrange transportation by civilian helicopter, which could allow Geneva to take place April 24-25 as plann [...]
2006-04-17 09:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO613CO-CHAIRS DISCUSSION: STILL SLIM CHANCE FOR GENEVA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chair reps met in Colombo April 17. Problems on both sides led to failure of transport of Tiger leaders on April 15, but Tigers bear most blame. There is one last chance to arrange transportation by civilian helicopter, which could allow Geneva to take place April 24-25 as pla [...]
2006-04-17 09:28:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO620SRI LANKA: CLAYMORE MINES AND MOB VIOLENCE AS LTTE
[...] (C) Summary. Violence and communal strife in the north and east continued over the long New Year holiday, killing at least another 40 people April 13-17 in Trincomalee, Jaffna and Vavuniya. An April 12 bomb blast in Trincomalee that appeared to target civilians--the first such incident since [...]
2006-04-17 13:34:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO630SRI LANKA: DEATH OF CHILD SOLDIER IN LTTE ATTACK
[...] (U) Summary. The death of an underage Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre in a claymore mine explosion in North Vavuniya on April 13 has prompted an outcry from the United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF),which has repeatedly asked the LTTE to free all child soldiers. [...]
2006-04-19 09:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO634SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN FACILITATORS SEE SLIGHT HOPE
[...] (C) In an April 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Norwegian Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer and Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar said they still held out some hope that talks in Geneva between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) might take place A [...]
2006-04-19 11:47:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV CE
06COLOMBO639SRI LANKA: CODEL ENZI CALLS ON PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 14 visit to Sri Lanka, Senators Michael Enzi, Lamar Alexander and Johnny Isakson, their spouses, staff and Terrell Halaska, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs, Department of Education, observed US-funded humanitarian demining [...]
2006-04-20 09:15:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID OREP CE
06COLOMBO650NORWEGIANS STILL TRYING TO BROKER DEAL AS APRIL 24
[...] (C) SUMMARY: LTTE told the Norwegians they cannot attend ceasefire talks in Geneva until transport is arranged for their leaders to attend a Central Committee meeting. Contrary to what the Tigers told the press, the Tigers did not insist on other conditions for talks. Norwegians are still try [...]
2006-04-21 06:19:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO654SRI LANKAN PEACE PROCESS: WHAT CAN WE AND OTHERS
[...] (C) Escalating violence by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) against both civilian and military targets, along with the Tigers' refusal to attend the second round of talks in Geneva, suggest that the LTTE may have decided that continuing the peace process, at least for now, does not [...]
2006-04-21 14:20:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO656LOCAL G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 10:07:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER CE
06COLOMBO661SRI LANKA: CLAYMORES, CYANIDE, AND CIVILIANS:
[...] (C) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued small-scale attacks against military and civilian targets in the north and east April 21-23, killing eleven members of the security forces and six Sinhalese villagers in separate incidents. For the second time in as many weeks, a Sinhal [...]
2006-04-24 12:38:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO686SRI LANKAN MILITARY LAUNCHES "LIMITED" RETALIATORY
[...] (C) Following the attempted assassination of Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka in Colombo on April 25, Government security forces launched aerial and artillery strikes on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) territory in the eastern district of Trincomalee late April 25 and the mor [...]
2006-04-26 13:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM MOPS CE
06COLOMBO696SRI LANKA: INITIAL REPORTS OF IDP OUTFLOWS
[...] (SBU) Summary. April 27 reports by the pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website TamilNet alleging that as many as 40,000 civilians have fled the Trincomalee District since the Sri Lanka Military carried out aerial bombing raids cannot be confirmed. Trincomalee's Government Agent e [...]
2006-04-27 12:24:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO697SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT CONFIRMS MILITARY OPERATIONS
[...] (C) In an April 27 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Charge' condemned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) April 25 attempt on the life of the Army Commander and underscored strong US support for Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts to find a peaceful resolution to the confli [...]
2006-04-27 12:32:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO713SRI LANKA: TIGER TRANSPORT STILL ON TABLE AS
[...] (C) Low-intensity conflict between Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued April 29-May 2, including an April 30 LTTE attack on camps run by the dissident Karuna faction on the Batticaloa-Polonnaruwa border. Despite the violenc [...]
2006-05-02 13:40:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER MOPS PGOV PHUM CE
06COLOMBO721INDIANS STILL HOPING GENEVA TALKS CAN RESUME UNDER
[...] (C) According to a local Indian diplomat, his government remains hopeful, despite the April 25 assassination attempt on Army Chief Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) can engage the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a second round of talks. To get the talks back [...]
2006-05-03 12:18:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV IN CE
06COLOMBO731SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR STRESSES NEED TO DEVELOP
[...] (C) In separate May 4 meetings with Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara and opposition United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya, the Ambassador emphasized U.S. support for the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the need for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to giv [...]
2006-05-04 11:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO771SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
[...] (C) Since the April 7 assassination of a Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP-nominee in Trincomalee--and in tandem with stepped-up violence against Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) military targets--the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is increasingly attempting to depict GSL security forces [...]
2006-05-11 12:46:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV CE
06COLOMBO790SCA PDAS CAMP PRESSES GSL ON POLITICAL PROPOSALS
[...] (C) In separate May 15 meetings with Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Peace Secretariat head Palitha Kohona, Principal Deputy Assistant SIPDIS Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp SIPDIS emphasized U.S. concern at the escalation [...]
2006-05-16 07:09:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PHUM CE
06COLOMBO791SRI LANKAN TRUCE MONITORS TELL SCA PDAS CAMP THEY
[...] (C) In a May 15 meeting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp and SIPDIS Charge', members of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) said that the Mission plans to resume naval monitoring as soon as possible. In SLMM's view, the May 11 Se [...]
2006-05-16 07:57:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALMOPS PTER CE
06COLOMBO792SRI LANKA: SCA PDAS CAMP URGES DEFENSE SECRETARY
[...] (C) In a May 15 meeting with Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Camp and Charge' underscored U.S. support for the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) but stressed the need for the Government to investigate thoroughl [...]
2006-05-16 08:45:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER MOPS PREL PGOV CE
06COLOMBO803TRANSITIONS AND CHALLENGES IN HIV/AIDS PREVENTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though Sri Lanka is still considered a low prevalence country for HIV/AIDS, most local HIV/AIDS experts agree that interventions must shift from general awareness campaigns to behavior change approaches targeted at vulnerable and at-risk populations. Government bureaucracy, lack [...]
2006-05-17 06:56:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO EAGR CASC MV
06COLOMBO808 Special Media Reaction: PDAS Camp Visit to
[...] (U) The Sri Lankan media splashed SCA PDAS Donald Camp's media interviews prominently on their front pages and as leads on the evening TV news programs. While government-run media highlighted Camp's denunciations of the LTTE, independent papers, in both Tamil and English, played up his comment [...]
2006-05-17 11:58:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE
06COLOMBO843SRI LANKA: NGO OFFICES TARGETED, LTTE EASTERN
[...] (C) The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) deputy eastern military commander was one of several fatalities as violence continued in the embattled north and east May 20-21. Unknown perpetrators threw grenades into the offices of three international NGOs in a government-controlled town in [...]
2006-05-22 12:34:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM EAID CE
06COLOMBO853SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER VISIT TO TOKYO AND SRI
[...] (C) Your visit to Tokyo and Sri Lanka comes during a tense period of increased violence and worrisome prospects for Sri Lanka's fragile ceasefire. Your visit gives us the opportunity to pursue two key goals - increased co-chair support to push the peace process forward, including seeking way [...]
2006-05-24 06:37:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON MARR OVIP PGOV PREL CE
06COLOMBO866SRI LANKA: FROM INSIDE THE CONFLICT ZONE AND FROM
[...] (C) In separate meetings on May 18 and May 23 a Tamil cleric from Jaffna and a Sinhalese Buddhist Cabinet Minister shared with poloff their assessments of the current situation and expectations for the future. Although their many differences in viewpoints, especially with respect to Governme [...]
2006-05-24 13:08:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PGOV CE
06COLOMBO898 Sri Lanka Tourism Prospects
[...] (U) Summary: Despite the deteriorating security situation, tourist arrivals in the first four months of 2006 have increased 25%, according to the Sri Lanka Tourist Board (STB). April arrivals were up 18%. Discussions with tourism sector reps, however, indicate that the Government of Sri La [...]
2006-05-31 10:00:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON CE
06COLOMBO906SRI LANKA: ANTI-CONVERSION BILL MIRED IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The parliamentary select committee to discuss the Buddhist monk-based Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU)-sponsored bill proposing to outlaw "unethical conversions" began hearing testimony in May (Ref A). According to one member of parliament (MP) serving on the committee, the group i [...]
2006-05-31 12:15:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF CE
06COLOMBO933A/S BOUCHER TALKS TOUGH ON TIGERS BUT PRESSES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Following his participation in the May 30 meeting of the Sri Lankan Donor Co-Chairs (US, EU, Norway, and Japan) in Tokyo, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher underscored the messages from the Tokyo Co-Chairs statement during a May 31 trip to Co [...]
2006-06-05 07:13:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO941SRI LANKA: TAMIL TIGERS THREATEN WITHDRAWAL AFTER
[...] (C) On June 1, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) agreed to go to Oslo for June 8-9 talks with a Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) delegation led by Peace Secretariat Secretary General Palitha Kohona to discuss the role of the Scandanavian-led Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) despite e [...]
2006-06-05 12:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO989SRI LANKA: ASSESSING UNOHCHR FIELD PRESENCE
[...] (U) Summary: Poloff met with United Nations Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) Sri Lanka representative Rory Mungoven on June 9 to discuss the successes and constraints of the program and how the U.S. could buttress OHCHR's mandate in Sri Lanka. Mungoven noted moderately [...]
2006-06-12 11:21:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PHUM CE
06COLOMBO998SRI LANKA: FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSSES OSLO,
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary Palihakkara and Peace Secretariat Chief and head of the Oslo delegation Kohona on June 13 in the wake of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) refusal to enter talks with the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) in Oslo on June 8-9 on t [...]
2006-06-13 11:36:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM CE
06COPENHAGEN1020DANISH PARTICIPATION IN LEBANON FORCE GENERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-31 10:45:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO LE DA
06COPENHAGEN1050LEBANON: DANES PLEASED WITH U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT, FM
[...] (C) Danish MFA Middle East Head of Department Tomas Anker Christensen confirmed August 7 that Denmark offers its full support to securing a UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon on the basis of the U.S.-French agreed text, and as quickly as possible. Christensen expressed hope that Lebane [...]
2006-08-07 11:53:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC LE DA
06COPENHAGEN1060DEMARCHE ON LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 07:12:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS LE DA
06COPENHAGEN1094LEBANON: DANISH CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL
[...] (C) Denmark fully supports our view that new UNIFIL contributions must be deployed as quickly as possible, Danish MFA Head of Department for Middle East and Latin America Tomas Anker Christensen confirmed August 16, in response to ref (A) demarche. Christensen noted with alarm recent suggesti [...]
2006-08-16 10:17:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS UN LE DA
06COPENHAGEN1135DANISH FM TO DISPATCH NEW MIDDLE EAST ENVOY
[...] (C) The Danish MFA notified us August 24 that FM Per Stig Moeller has decided to send his new personal representative for the Middle East, outgoing Danish Ambassador to Turkey Christian Hoppe, to Beirut, Tel Aviv and Damascus early next week to review efforts to implement UNSCR 1701. MFA Middl [...]
2006-08-24 11:56:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS LE SY DA
06COPENHAGEN1379DANES BACK DPRK RESOLUTION, MAY CO-SPONSOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-12 09:25:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC UNSC KNNP KN DA
06COPENHAGEN336MOHAMMED CARTOONS: DENMARK WILL NOT PROSECUTE THE NEWSPAPER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 05:28:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER DA KDEM
06COPENHAGEN352ANTI-ISRAEL CLAUSES - LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE
[...] (U) Summary: In the context of domestic Danish politics following the Mohammed cartoon crisis, it has become known that some Danish firms accept the use of anti-Israel clauses in trade agreements with certain Muslim countries. The government of Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, despite [...]
2006-03-21 05:27:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD PHUM IS DA
06COPENHAGEN861DENMARK WANTS RED CRYSTAL VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 07:13:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC SZ DA
06COPENHAGEN986DENMARK SUPPORTIVE ON ISRAEL/LEBANON STATEMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 07:32:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS LE DA
06DAKAR1011WADE'S ELECTORAL PROSPECTS UNSURE IN EAST AND SOUTH
[...] (C) Ten months before presidential and parliamentary elections, there is broad disenchantment with President Wade in Senegal's East and South. Were the election held now, he would likely lose in sparsely populated Tambacounda Region. In Kolda and Ziguinchor, he needs to discipline his ruling [...]
2006-04-26 18:39:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SG
06DAKAR1554 MOODY RIVER: WADE'S STANDING IN THE NORTH
[...] (SBU) We traveled along the Senegal River Valley, from the dust-ugly but sugar-prosperous city of Richard Toll; to opposition fief Podor, which President Wade is contesting by building public works; and to a poverty- distraught Matam that is asking what Wade has done for it lately. We visit [...]
2006-06-30 12:29:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB SOCI ECON PINS PINR SG
06DAKAR1760TFLE01: PRESIDENT WADE CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE;
[...] (C) On July 21, when the Ambassador met with President Wade, he called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza. The previous day, Senegal's Lebanese community organized a protest against Israel,s attack on Hezbollah. Cheikh Monein al Zein, leader of the small Shia commun [...]
2006-07-21 17:00:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPINS ASEC MOPS PREL LE IS SG
06DAKAR1813GUINEA-BISSAU HOSTS SUCCESSFUL CPLP SUMMIT
[...] (U) Guinea-Bissau hosted a successful Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) summit in Bissau. Member states renewed friendships and cultural ties and passed the Bissau Declaration, which spells out hefty development goals. In preparation for the event, the GOGB pulled off some ma [...]
2006-07-27 14:48:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SCUL PU
06DAKAR185461ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE
[...] (SBU) Format is keyed to reftel. A. Attendance of the Head of State -- Abdoulaye Wade, President of the Republic of Senegal -- President Wade will travel to New York following the G-77 and G-15 meetings in Havana. -- Mrs. Viviane Wade will travel to New York with her spouse. -- W [...]
2006-08-02 13:31:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP UNGA SG
06DAKAR1857TFLE01: MORE PEACEFUL PROTESTS; WADE CALLS FOR
[...] SUMMARY: President Wade reiterated his call for an immediate Middle East ceasefire. Almost 450 Senegalese have now fled Lebanon, with Morocco and France evacuating more than half. Senegalese, Bissau-Guineans and Lebanese in Bissau and Dakar staged peaceful demonstrations on July 31 and Augu [...]
2006-08-03 07:47:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PREL CASC ASEC MOPS LE IS PU SG
06DAKAR54ENGAGING THE AU ON AMIS REHAT
[...] (C) On January 9, Charge delivered Ref A demarche to Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, who said that Senegal has decided to support rehatting the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to make it a UN peacemaking (Chapter 7) operation. Gadio said that he and President [...]
2006-01-09 16:35:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR PHUM PINS AU SU SG
06DAKAR619ELY OULD VALL: "MAURITANIA HAS NO REFUGEES IN
[...] (U) Mauritania'S Colonel Ely Ould Mohamed Vall made his first visit to Senegal as head of state, March 6-7, 2006. In a press conference shortly before departure, he said use of the term "refugee" is inappropriate for those who left Maritania in 1989, and that those who claim to be Mauritani [...]
2006-03-09 16:50:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF KFLU KUNR KPAL CN IZ MR SU SG
06DAMASCUS1019FM MU'ALLIM BRIEFS EU AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) Summary: Recently appointed FM Walid Mu'allim provided EU Ambassadors a diplomatic tour d'horizon at a dinner March 7 hosted by the Austrian Ambassador. According to a Hungarian diplomat who attended the dinner, Mu'allim offered no revelations or dramatic changes of course in his remark [...]
2006-03-08 15:25:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS1187SYRIAN MEDIA BANNER RELATIONSHIP WITH SPAIN
[...] (U) Since late January, official Syrian media have played up stories involving Spain, asserting strengthened relations between the two countries. Examples of some of these stories include a February 26 story about a Spanish grant of more than USD one million for rural health centers, a March [...]
2006-03-19 14:18:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY SP
06DAMASCUS1457Damascus Media Reaction: Arab Summit, HAMAS (3/30)
[...] Summary: Syrian papers continued to report on the Arab Summit in Khartoum and its final communique, which covered the following key points: On Palestine, the summit renewed commitment to the 2002 Arab peace initiative, which offered Israel a comprehensive peace in return for withdrawal from [...]
2006-04-02 11:20:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1465Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Shara, Iraq (4/3)
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with a US delegation from the Churches Panel for Peace in the Middle East, in which he reiterated the importance of coexistence and dialogue on all levels, asserting that all heavenly religions call for amity, moderation and humanity. T [...]
2006-04-03 14:06:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS168Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Palestinian Elections,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported a demonstration by Lebanese students and youth outside a government office in Beirut to protest the visit of US Assistant Secretary of State David Welch. Papers also quoted an official media source in Damascus strongly criticizing the statement made by Welch i [...]
2006-01-16 15:00:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS1695EU DIPLOMATS SEE A CROSSROADS ON STRATEGY TOWARD
[...] (C) Summary: European diplomats posted to Syria are increasingly questioning what they perceive as the EU policy of isolating the SARG. Some diplomats, especially those from Spain, Italy and Greece, but also from countries such the Netherlands and Austria, point to the regime's increased tie [...]
2006-04-13 12:38:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU SY
06DAMASCUS1723HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: SARG CONTINUES ARREST
[...] (C) ABDULLAH FAMILY MEMBERS REMAIN INCOMMUNICADO: Father-and-son civil society activists Ali and Mohammed Abdullah remain incommunicado following their March 23 arrest (ref A). Abdullah's wife Wifa'a (and human rights activist Rezan Zeituneh) told Poloff on April 13 that the whereabouts of [...]
2006-04-18 07:39:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS1987Damascus Media Reaction: Terrorism, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers featured a statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry refuting the US annual report on terrorism, saying that the US war on terrorism hasn't achieved any positive results, but rather, increased terrorism, for two main reasons. One is the US and Israeli rejection of what Syr [...]
2006-05-01 14:22:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2071Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/Palestine,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Dr. Faisal Miqdad, Deputy Foreign Minister, conferred with a delegation from the US Institute of Peace now visiting Syria. He commented that "the current US policy is contributing to complications in the region and is blocking efforts to achieve stability i [...]
2006-05-04 13:08:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS209Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Lebanon, Iraq,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Iranian President Ahmedinejad will arrive in Damascus today for a two-day state visit to Syria and will meet President Asad and senior Syrian officials. All papers featured a statement by President Ahmadinejad on Wednesday describing relations between Iran [...]
2006-01-19 16:07:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2297Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iraq, EURO-MED, Boycott
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with Subhi Abdul Hamid, Secretary General of Iraq's Arab Nationalist Movement, which tackled the situation in Iraq and bilateral relations. President Asad confirmed Syria's support for efforts to restore Iraq's stability and security tha [...]
2006-05-17 06:30:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS231Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, President Asad's
[...] Summary: Syrian weekend newspapers focused on the visit to Damascus by Iranian President Ahmadinejad and featured the joint communiqu issued at the conclusion of the visit confirming Iran's strong support of Syria to restore occupied territories to the June 4, 1967, line. Syria and Iran under [...]
2006-01-23 08:32:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2518IRAQI REPRESENTATIVES IN SYRIA COMMENT ON NEW
[...] (C) Summary: Iraqi contacts in Damascus commented recently on a range of issues, including the arrival of more Iraqis in Syria, Palestinian-Iraqis seeking refugee in Syria, the new Iraqi Prime Minister and next steps in the Syria-Iraq bilateral relationship. They asserted that up to 150,000 [...]
2006-06-01 14:06:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF SY IZ
06DAMASCUS2554Damascus Media Reaction: Terrorism, Syria/China,
[...] Summary: Government-owned Tishreen, the only paper to appear on Saturday, featured an Interior Ministry statement reporting the clash that took place Friday morning between an anti-terror unit and a terrorist extremist group near Omayyad Square in Damascus. The statement said that the clash r [...]
2006-06-04 12:43:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2636Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinian Authority,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the visit to Damascus of Ahmad Qurei', Special Envoy of the President of the Palestinian National Authorit, who conferred with President Asad and conveyed a message from President Mahmoud Abbas about the latest developments in the Palestinian arena and the [...]
2006-06-06 14:18:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2733Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Bahrain, Syria/UAE,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit to Syria by King Hamad Bin-Isa Al Khalifah of Bahrain and his talks with President Asad. Both leaders stressed their support for the Palestinian people's legitimate rights and the establishment of their independent state, with Jerusalem as its capita [...]
2006-06-11 13:22:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2777Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Lebanon, Syria/Qatar,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received former US Senator James Abourezk, Chairman of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee on Sunday. Talks during the meeting concentrated on the situation in Iraq, Syria's full support for the political process there, and means [...]
2006-06-12 11:59:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2781SECOND SYRIAN-EMIRATI ECONOMIC FORUM DRAWS
[...] (SBU) The SARG continues to try to attract Gulf foreign direct investment (FDI),as evidenced by the second Syrian-Emirati Economic Forum, entitled "Visions Beyond Investment," which opened in Damascus on June 10 and drew a crowd of approximately 2000 the first day. The forum opening featured [...]
2006-06-12 14:00:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV SY
06DAMASCUS2822Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/Venezuela,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that FM Walid al-Mouallem received James Abourezek, Chairman of the American-Arab Anti- Discrimination Committee and former US Senator, and that they talked about American-Syrian relations, the situation in Iraq, and the Arab-Israel conflict. In a statement to S [...]
2006-06-14 09:08:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2899Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Agha Khan
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on (6/16) reported President Asad's meeting with Syrian official media figures. President Asad discussed on Thursday (6/15) with representatives of the government-run media the role of information, and mechanisms and conceptions that might contribute to its development. [...]
2006-06-19 06:47:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS2975Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, OIC
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Vice President Farouk al-Shara discussed the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territories and the ongoing national dialogue between Palestine factions with a Palestinian delegation headed by Khaled Meshal, Head of the Hamas Politburo. Mr. Sha [...]
2006-06-20 13:11:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3289Damascus Media Reaction: Palestinian Territories, Iraq,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad headed a meeting of the National Progressive Front, during which he reiterated Syria's support of the Palestinian people and confirmed efforts to make their national dialogue a success. Asad said, "Syria stands with full force at the side of [...]
2006-07-05 12:54:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3451CHARGE URGES SARG TO PRESS HIZBALLAH FOR RELEASE
[...] (C) Charge expressed the deep concern of the USG about the current regional crisis and Syria's role in it to his designated interlocutor at the MFA, Director of Protocol Amir Smadi. Meeting the morning of July 13, Charge urged the SARG in the strongest terms to exercise its influence on Hizba [...]
2006-07-13 12:22:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS3481Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operations in Lebanon,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers focused on the tense situation in Lebanon. All papers reported a statement by Hassan Nasrallah, Hizbollah's Secretary General, saying that the resistance is ready for "an open war" against Israel, announcing that the resistance fighters had set fire to an Israeli wars [...]
2006-07-16 12:54:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3515TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 03 FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY
[...] (C) Summary: A Russian envoy and the EU's foreign policy chief are expected to make separate visits to Syria, perhaps as early as July 20, and the SARG may reverse its refusal to receive UN Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen, according to a media contact. The Ba'ath Party's highest policy-makin [...]
2006-07-19 12:28:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS3577TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 05 FOR THURSDAY, JULY
[...] (S) Summary: On July 20, Syria's President Bashar al-Asad met with Russian Middle East envoy Saltanov and, separately, called Turkish PM Erdogan to discuss the Israel-Hizballah conflict, according to media reports. The Ba'ath party's most important policy-making body met for the third conse [...]
2006-07-20 13:48:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS3627TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 08 FOR MONDAY, JULY
[...] (S) Summary: Up to 250,000 people have entered Syria from Lebanon since the start of the Israel-Hizballah conflict, with up to 90,000 needing "immediate assistance," according to contacts. Displaced Lebanese are settling throughout the country, with many seeking aid from the government, Syr [...]
2006-07-24 14:30:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM SY LE
06DAMASCUS363CHARGE INFORMS DFM MU'ALLIM THAT AMBASSADOR WILL
[...] (C) Summary: Using reftel points, Charge informed SARG DFM Walid Mu'allim February 1 that Ambassador Scobey would not be returning to post. Mu'allim called the decision a mistake. The DFM also took issue with the points raised on Iraq, Palestinian rejectionist groups, Lebanon, and the need [...]
2006-02-01 15:42:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS3658Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon,
[...] Summary: The Israeli military operation in Lebanon remained the major topic in the Syrian press. Papers reported that President Asad received telephone calls from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Greek Socialist Party leader George Panadreou, which focused on latest developments in Lebanon [...]
2006-07-26 09:08:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3679ANTI-AMERICAN, PRO-HIZBALLAH THEMES PREDOMINATE IN
[...] (C) Summary: Rising anti-American sentiment is evident in Syria in response to the aerial bombardment Israel has unleashed on Lebanon in the past two weeks. Many contacts, reflecting widespread public sentiment, accuse the U.S. of using Israel's military might to impose its own agenda on Le [...]
2006-07-26 13:54:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS3718Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli operation in Lebanon
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Secretary General of Hizbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, stressed in a televised speech on al- Manar TV station that Israel has failed to achieve anything militarily so far in its 18-day aggression on Lebanon, and that Israel has received very tough blows. He adde [...]
2006-07-31 07:14:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3721Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli War against Lebanon,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the new Israeli massacre in Qana. Headlines featured President Asad's telephone conversation with Lebanese President Lahoud expressing pain and shock at the crime that Israel has committed against innocent civilians in Qana. President Asad reaffirmed Syria' [...]
2006-07-31 11:27:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3805Damascus Media Reaction: Israel/Lebanon, Syria/Iran,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad and Chinese President Jintao exchanged letters of congratulation marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. President Asad expressed confidence that the relations of friendship and co [...]
2006-08-02 13:40:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3848Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Israel/Lebanon,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-06 12:24:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3851TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 17 FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 6,
[...] (S) Summary: Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal called the August 4 al-Qaa strike that killed 26 Syrians "a racist, fascist and terrorist act committed with American weapons." The Syrian Foreign Minister on August 5 sent two letters regarding the al-Qaa killings to the UN SYG and the he [...]
2006-08-06 15:57:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3863Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Qatar,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad has sent a message of support and solidarity to Lebanese President Lahoud, conveyed by Foreign Minister Waleed al-Mouallem, to confirm Syria's solidarity with and support of the steadfastness of the Lebanese people and the national resistance [...]
2006-08-07 13:18:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS388Damascus Media Reaction: HAMAS Election Win, Lebanon,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with a delegation from the Council for the National Interest, a U.S. NGO. A SANA release stated that the talks dealt with ways of activating ties in the interest of both countries and thereby achieving security and stability in the region [...]
2006-02-02 13:59:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3896TFLE01: SYRIA DAILY SITREP 19 FOR TUESDAY AUGUST
[...] (U) Summary: In Beirut, Syrian FM Walid Mu'allim continued praising Hizballah (the "Lebanese National Resistance"),noting in his public remarks that Lebanese PM Fouad Siniora had been politically strengthened by Hizballah's military successes. Mu'allim also rejected the draft UNSCR. Top SARG [...]
2006-08-08 15:09:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM LE SY
06DAMASCUS3899Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Syria/Greece,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad called Lebanese President Lahoud on August 8 to discuss the French- American draft UNSC resolution and the international positions on it. Both presidents stressed that any formula must have unanimous Lebanese support. During the conversation, [...]
2006-08-09 07:44:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS391U.S. DELEGATION MEETS SYRIAN PRESIDENT, CALLS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: A seven-member delegation, including former heads of U.S. missions, met separately February 1 with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, FM Farouk al-Shar'a, and Hamas leader Khalid Mish'al, according to delegation members in a subsequent meeting with the Charge. The Asad meeting re [...]
2006-02-02 14:46:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL SY
06DAMASCUS3914Damascus Media Reaction: Israeli Operation in Lebanon,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that the Syrian Cabinet listened to a political review by Foreign Minister Mouallem confirming that Arab Foreign Ministers oppose any UN Security Council resolution on Lebanon that doesn't include Lebanese demands, and any other resolution that gives Israe [...]
2006-08-09 13:07:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3945Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution on Lebanon,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers gave prominent coverage to the adoption of UNSC Resolution No. 1701, with detailed descriptions of its contents. Papers also reported a press statement by Lebanese Foreign Minister Salloukh praising the UN Human Rights Council's resolution condemning the Israeli aggress [...]
2006-08-13 13:00:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3969Damascus Media Reaction: Israel/Lebanon, Syria/Lebanon,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a telephone call from UN SecGen Kofi Annan. Their talks dealt with the situation in Lebanon following the UNSC resolution and with implementation of the ceasefire. Papers also quoted an official Syrian source as saying that Syria sup [...]
2006-08-14 12:42:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS3999Damascus Media Reaction: Asad, Nasrallah, Olmert,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that President Asad will deliver a speech focusing on the latest political developments in the region at the inauguration of the Fourth General Conference of the Syrian Journalists Union. Papers also featured a televised speech by Hassan Nasrallah, SecG [...]
2006-08-15 14:00:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4046Damascus Media Reaction: Asad's Speech, Syria/Britain,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that the Syrian Cabinet stressed that President Asad's address to 4th General Conference of the Syrian Journalists Union reflected the impulse of the Syrian people and all the Arab nation and expressed the Arab street's support for the Lebanese national resistan [...]
2006-08-18 06:23:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4091Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Qatar, Syria/Egypt,
[...] Summary: All Syrian papers today reported that Shaykh Hamad Bin-Khalifah Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, will pay a working visit to Syria today during which he will hold talks with President Asad that will focus on bilateral relations and current developments in the region. Papers also featured a [...]
2006-08-21 11:39:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4128 Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Qatar, Qatar/Lebanon,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the working visit to Damascus by Shaykh Hamad Bin-Khalifah Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, and his meeting with President Asad, which focused on the Israeli aggression against Lebanon and its repercussions, the current Arab position, the situation in the Palesti [...]
2006-08-22 13:28:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4184 Damascus Media Reaction: Asad Interview,
[...] Summary: President Asad's interview with Dubai TV was the major topic in papers today. President Asad said he would view deployment of international troops along the Lebanon-Syria border as a hostile move toward his country. "It robs Lebanon of its sovereignty. No single state in the entir [...]
2006-08-24 11:28:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4202 Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Italy,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a message from Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad on developments in the region and bilateral relations, conveyed by Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister Mohammad Reza Baqeri. Baqeri also met with Vice President Shara and Foreig [...]
2006-08-27 13:30:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4237Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/India,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson. Talks focused on regional and international developments and the current situation in Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and Iraq, and views were exchanged about reviving the Middle East peac [...]
2006-08-28 14:00:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4251Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Syria/Venezuela,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with reports of the visit to Lebanon by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. Headlines featured Annan's meeting with Nabih Berri, Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, and their press conference in Beirut, in which Annan expressed full solidarity with the Lebanese [...]
2006-08-29 11:48:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4271Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Venezuela, Syria/Italy,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with the visit to Syria by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Banner headlines reported the warm welcome prepared for President Chavez and featured the press statements made by President Asad and President Chavez at Damascus airport during which Chavez noted t [...]
2006-08-30 11:40:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4385Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Peace Process,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today continued to focus on Lebanon, highlighting the visit to Lebanon by a Syrian popular delegation that represented social and parliamentary activists, in addition to Moslem and Christian clergymen. The intent of the visit was to confirm Syria's popular and formal s [...]
2006-09-07 11:43:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4419RUSSIAN FM MEETS SYRIAN PRESIDENT; SARG SAYS NO TO
[...] (C) Visiting Russian FM Sergei Lavrov met for an hour September 7 in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad followed by separate hour-long meetings with Syrian VP Farouk al-Shara'a, and FM Walid Mu'allim, according to a senior Russian diplomat here. The conversations focused on implem [...]
2006-09-10 13:46:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SY LE
06DAMASCUS4436 Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Peace Process,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today led with a statement to Egyptian TV by Information Minister Muhsen Bilal denying media reports that Syria accepted the deployment of European border guards to monitor the Syrian-Lebanese border. He stressed that the telephone conversation between President Asad a [...]
2006-09-11 13:21:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4482MEETING WITH SYRIA'S RIAD SEIF, DAMASCUS-BEIRUT
[...] (C) Summary: A/DCM met with Damascus Declaration leader Riad Seif on September 12, just shortly before the attack on the U.S. Embassy. Seif said he had chosen to stop reporting to the security services and was traveling outside the city, including to Homs to meet with recently released Dam [...]
2006-09-14 12:40:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS4609Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, UNGA Session,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the visit to Damascus of Ali Larijani, Head of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, and his meetings with President Asad and VP Shara, focusing on regional and international developments, especially in Iraq, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinian [...]
2006-09-21 13:13:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4614REACTIONS TO ATTACK ON EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS
[...] (C) Summary: Syrian contacts have expressed relief that no Americans were killed or injured in the September 12 attack on the Embassy. Partly due to the almost complete lack of official information from the SARG on the attack, many contacts, echoing widespread street views, are speculating [...]
2006-09-22 08:56:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER SY
06DAMASCUS4635Damascus Media Reaction: UNGA session, UNSC Session on
[...] Summary: Papers continued to report meetings held by FM Walid al-Mouallem on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York, citing his meetings with Iraqi President Jalal Talbani, Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Bruno Ugharti, Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki, German Foreign Minist [...]
2006-09-25 08:20:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4679Damascus Media Reaction: Post-war maneuvering, UN
[...] Summary: Syrian papers covered the latest Brammertz Report, focusing on the idea that Syria has been generally cooperative in the U.N. commission's investigation. The papers also covered a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Walid al Mouallem and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, who [...]
2006-09-26 15:18:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4779Damascus Media Reaction: Post-war Maneuvering, Rice's
[...] Summary: The Syrian press on October 4 and 5 focused on the October 1973 War between Arabs and Israel. All government-owned papers earmarked full pages to mark the 33rd anniversary of the war. They described it as "the first Arab War in the History of the conflict (between Arabs And Israel) [...]
2006-10-05 09:16:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS4796THE SARG FETES AN EU ASSISTANCE VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. The SARG has used the visit of a delegation from the European Commission this week to imply, once again, that Syria,s international isolation is coming to an end. Delegation members assert to us, however, that they anticipate no change in EU policy towards the SARG for the fores [...]
2006-10-06 06:49:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4798ASAD DEMANDS RE-ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. In back-to-back interviews with European media, (Der Spiegel and El Pais),President Asad made points in public that we have heard in private: the SARG will not allow the status quo to endure; the only way to avoid further conflict is if there is a policy-level USG re-engagement [...]
2006-10-06 08:06:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS4877SYRIA'S DAMASCUS DECLARATION GROUP PLANS TO GO MORE PUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary: Damascus Declaration leader XXXXXXXXXXXX said in an October 3 meeting with A/DCM that the Damascus Declaration group turns a year old this month and plans to expand its activities from internal group organizing to public outreach. The group is still waiting for a response about [...]
2006-10-11 16:12:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SY
06DAMASCUS4886Damascus Media Reaction: Post-war Maneuvering, MEPP,
[...] Summary: The Syrian press focused on the following issues October 11-12: Syrian papers covered the visit to Damascus of Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled Ben Ahmad Al-Thani. Sheikh Khaled conveyed a message from King Hamad of Bahrain to President Assad on issues related to the Midd [...]
2006-10-12 12:19:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5095Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Iran, Syria/Spain, Peace
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a letter from Iranian President Ahmadinejad conveyed by visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki. The letter focused on regional developments, mainly in Iraq and the Palestinian territories. President Asad and Minister [...]
2006-10-29 15:50:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5097Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Syria/Poland,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting on October 29 with Former Premier of the Russian Federation Yevgeny Primakov. Talks focused on current international and regional events and bilateral relations. Primakov presented to President Asad the Arabic version of his ne [...]
2006-10-30 12:01:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS512Damascus Media Reaction: Beirut Riots/Accusations
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that Muqtada al-Sadr, Leader of the al-Sadr Movement in Iraq, has rejected accusations that infiltrators enter Iraq through Syria, stressing that there is not any evidence of this. Al-Sadr, during a visit to the Syrian northeastern city of Raqqa described Syr [...]
2006-02-08 14:15:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS514 DANISH COMPANY ALRA FACES THREATS AND ECONOMIC LOSSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of the destruction to the Danish and Norwegian Embassies in Damascus, many Syrians are encouraging non-violent protests of the Mohammad caricatures, including a general boycott of Danish products. The Syrian distributor for Alra Danish dairy products says that as a [...]
2006-02-08 15:09:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV SY
06DAMASCUS5160Damascus Media Reaction: Lebanon, Peace Process, Iraq,
[...] Summary: The main focus in Syrian papers today was Lebanon. Papers featured reports on the confiscation of a 'suspicious' parcel by customs at Beirut International Airport containing silencers for military pistols. The parcel, dispatched from the UK through "Liban Post" Lebanon's postal serv [...]
2006-11-01 13:03:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5187Damascus Media Reaction: Arms Smuggling
[...] Summary: Syrian newspapers today reacted to statements by Terje Roed-Larsen, the UN Secretary General's envoy to Lebanon, and John Bolton, US Ambassador to the United Nations, saying that weapons continue to be smuggled to Lebanon from Syria. Papers featured a statement on Wednesday by Le [...]
2006-11-02 13:26:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5277 Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Jordan, Syria/Libya, Arab
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a letter on Saturday (11/4) from King Abdullah II, focusing on regional developments and ties between Syria and Jordan. The letter was conveyed by Abdul Hadi Majali, Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament and Chairman of the Interim A [...]
2006-11-07 11:06:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5279Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Europe, Syria/Lebanon,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's meeting on November 6 with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store, focusing on Syrian-European relations, general developments and a potential European role in the Middle East peace process. Headlines featured a joint press conferen [...]
2006-11-07 14:56:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5288 Damascus Media Reaction: Palestinian Territories, Peace
[...] Summary: The Syrian press today focused on the deteriorating situation in the Palestinian territories in light of the recent Israeli escalation, especially in Beit Hanoun. Papers reported Foreign Minister Mouallem's meeting with Khalid Mish'al, Chief of HAMAS' Political Bureau, and Dr. Ahma [...]
2006-11-09 11:37:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5295Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, US Veto of Gaza
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on November 13 reported President Asad's meeting with a US Protestant delegation, headed by Pastor Rick Warren, a prominent Protestant cleric. They discussed Syrian-American relations. The American delegation said that the US administration was mistaken in not start [...]
2006-11-13 14:50:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5304Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Senegal, Syria/Oman, Syrian
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today (Nov. 14) reported that President Abdullah Wad of Senegal received an oral message from President Asad on bilateral relations and regional and international developments. The message was conveyed by Minister of Information Dr. Mohsen Bilal. The Senegalese presi [...]
2006-11-14 14:10:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5314Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestinians, Syria/Iran,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today (Nov. 15) reported that Vice President Shar'a met separately with Faruq Qaddumi, Chief of the PLO Political Department, and Dr. Mustafa al-Barghuthi, Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative. Talks focused on the situation in the occupied territories and [...]
2006-11-16 12:48:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5318Damascus Media Reaction: Asad/Annan, Syria/Qatar,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that President Asad received a telephone call from UN SecGen Kofi Annan during which they reviewed political developments in Lebanon and Iraq. Papers also reported President Asad's meeting with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassem Bin Jabr Al Thani, [...]
2006-11-19 15:36:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5320Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/UAE, Syria/Iraq, Golan,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that President Asad received on Sunday (Nov. 19) a letter from Sheikh Khalifa bin Zaied Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, concerning bilateral relations. The letter was delivered by the UAE Ambassador in Damascus Yousef al-Medfaei. On [...]
2006-11-20 13:59:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5348STAFFDEL TALWAR MEETING WITH FM MU'ALLIM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Professional staff member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Puneet Talwar, met with Foreign Minister Mu'allim and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikdad on November 22 in two separate meetings to discuss Lebanon, Iraq, U.S.-Syrian relations, and the broader issues of the Middle E [...]
2006-12-03 07:37:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SY
06DAMASCUS5361Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Palestine, Syria/Italy,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 4 reported the visit to Damascus by Palestinian PM Ismail Hanieh and his meeting with PM Ottri on Dec. 3, focusing on bilateral relations and regional developments. Papers also reported FM Mouallem's meeting on Sunday with Mr. Chizari Maria Raghalini, Direct [...]
2006-12-04 14:29:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5368Damascus Media Reaction: Golan Prisoners, Palestinian
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 6 reported that on Dec. 5 the Syrian Foreign Ministry addressed formal messages to UN SecGen Kofi Annan, the Chairman of the Security Council, the High Commission for Human Rights, and the Human Rights Council, informing them about the poor health of Sitan Nmr A [...]
2006-12-06 13:51:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5381RIAD SEIF, OTHERS, VIEW LEBANON STRUGGLE AS
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition figure Riad Seif and other Syrian contacts insist that the current political struggle in Lebanon is "the critical battle" for the U.S. and Europe. For Seif, that battle "must not be lost," if the U.S. wants to retain influence in the Middle East. He recommended U.S. [...]
2006-12-10 15:11:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY LE
06DAMASCUS5399INFLUENCING THE SARG IN THE END OF 2006
[...] (S) Summary. The SARG ends 2006 in a much stronger position domestically and internationally than it did 2005. While there may be additional bilateral or multilateral pressure that can impact Syria, the regime is based on a small clique that is largely immune to such pressure. However, Basha [...]
2006-12-13 16:03:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPGOV PREL PTER SY
06DAMASCUS5403Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/US, Syria/Senegal,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 14 reported that President Asad met on Dec. 13 with US Democratic Senator Bill Nelson. Talks focused on the latest developments in Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories. President Asad called for non-interference in Lebanese affairs, since the Lebanese [...]
2006-12-14 11:41:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5423Syria/UAE, Syria/Lebanon, Syria/PLO, Syria/EU,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 18 reported President Asad's visit to the UAE on Dec. 17 and his meetings with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Talks dealt with the deteriorating situation in the occupied territories. Both leaders stressed the necessity of preventing clashes [...]
2006-12-21 07:42:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS5452Syria/US, Syria/Russia, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the Dec. 19-20 visit to Damascus by US Senators Christopher Dodd and John Kerry and their meetings with President Asad and FM Mouallem. Talks focused on the level of relations between Syria and the United States and ways to activate the comprehensive peace pro [...]
2006-12-28 17:08:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS674COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BAGHDAD REFUGEE COORDINATOR
[...] (U) Embassy Damascus welcomes and grants country clearance to Baghdad Refugee Coordinator Camille Hill for travel to Damascus from February 28 through March 4, 2006. After clearing customs, traveler will be met and assisted at the airport by an Embassy driver who will display a sign with the [...]
2006-02-16 14:40:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA PREF SMIG SY IZ
06DAMASCUS86Damascus Media Reaction: Khaddam, Mubarak/Chirac Summit,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported that the Finance Ministry has frozen the assets of Khaddam's wife, sons, grandchildren and their husbands and wives with the aim of securing the sum which will be revealed by the judicial investigation. The decision came in response to the deliberation i [...]
2006-01-05 12:36:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DARESSALAAM1006KIKWETE'S BUDGET: NO DEFICIT OF PLANS TO SOLVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. With paint still drying on the brand new Parliament building, the Minister of Finance, Zakia Meghji delivered the Government of Tanzania's (GOT's) 2006/07 budget speech on June 15. Overall, the budget speech introduced few surprises, striking a balance between plans to fulfill 2 [...]
2006-06-21 09:49:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV TZ
06DARESSALAAM1076CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...]
2006-07-03 07:07:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPGOV PTER PREL EAID
06DARESSALAAM1089(CORRECTED COPY) CT IN HORN OF AFRICA; RESULTS AND
[...] (S REL AUS UK CAN) SUMMARY: U.S. Chiefs of Mission and other Mission representatives from Kenya, Djibouti, Yemen, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sudan met in Nairobi May 23-24 to discuss regional counterterrorism strategy with Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism Hank Crumpton, Commander CJTF-HO [...]
2006-07-03 10:11:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPGOV PTER PREL EAID
06DARESSALAAM1145TANZANIA'S POWER CRISIS: COMEDY OF ERRORS OR
[...] (C) Hit by another round of severe nationwide power rationing, Tanzania's 2006 economic prospects are dimmer than they should be. By the end of 2006, Tanzania's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will likely be 5 to 10 percent lower than it would have been without power rationing. Due to its sound [...]
2006-07-11 04:39:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ENRG EIND TZ
06DARESSALAAM1260TANZANIA READY FOR ACOTA ACTION; OPEN TO ARTICLE 98
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Tanzania is eager to get the ACOTA program underway. In mid-July meetings with ACOTA's Chip Beck, officials from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) addressed specific training and equipment options while Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials showed increased interest in, and [...]
2006-07-27 15:02:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPREL MARR ASEC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1282AMBASSADOR URGES TANZANIA?S PRIME MINISTER FORWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To urge the Government of Tanzania (GOT) forward on HIV/AIDS testing policy and anti-money laundering (AML) legislation, Ambassador Retzer, together with USAID Director Pam White, called on Prime Minister Lowassa during their visit to Dodoma on July 19. Prime Minister Lowassa [...]
2006-08-01 08:08:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTFN EAID TZ
06DARESSALAAM1418TIME RIPE FOR US-TANZANIA PARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is ready and willing to establish a legislative exchange with the United States Congress. This sentiment surfaced quickly during a Congressional staff delegation from August 8-10 led by Matthew Szymanski, Chief of Staff for both the U.S.-China [...]
2006-08-21 10:05:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO OPRC KMDR TZ
06DARESSALAAM1430TANZANIA'S FY06 BFIF PROGRAMS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. FY 2006 funds from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) enabled Post's participation in the 30th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) and the International Franchise Expo (IFE) both held in June 2006. By exhibiting with the first-prize winning USA pavilion at t [...]
2006-08-23 09:18:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM TZ
06DARESSALAAM145UN REFORM: TANZANIA'S PERSPECTIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, Acting Permanent Secretary of Tanzania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mulamula identified mandate reform as an important issue but noted that members of the UN First Committee disagree wh [...]
2006-01-25 14:04:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV KUNR PREL PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1464ZANZIBAR'S WORK ON TIP LAUDABLE; HUNGRY FOR MORE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Zanzibar has taken the subject of trafficking in persons (TIP) to heart. Immigration officials have trained their own officers as well as local administrators and identified the need to review the legislation on TIP. Prosecutors, journalists, politicians, tourism officials, a [...]
2006-08-29 11:32:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG TZ
06DARESSALAAM1503THE SECRETARY'S REGIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE
[...] (C) At Africa's first Regional Strategic Initiative (RSI) Conference in Nairobi (reftel),Embassy Dar es Salaam asked to take the first cut at a "Regional Counterterrorism Action Plan" for the Horn of Africa. Our action plan presents a set of recommendations for greater regional collaboration [...]
2006-09-07 12:30:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR TZ
06DARESSALAAM1561INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION
[...] (U) Tanzania was pleased to learn that the United States government views the future of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) as important enough to merit the full endorsement of a U.S. candidate, Steven Lett, for IMSO Director, according to Dr. Bartholomew Rufunjo, Director o [...]
2006-09-19 13:28:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS TZ
06DARESSALAAM1633TANZANIA: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND
[...] The monitoring of trade agreements and responses to foreign trade barrier complaints are handled by the Embassy's Economic and Commercial section, whether the questions or complaints are lodged by U.S. companies, USAID implementing partners, potential U.S. investor companies or individuals. T [...]
2006-10-03 14:19:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD TZ
06DARESSALAAM1638TANZANIA'S TEXTILES: THE CHALLENGE TO COMPETE
[...] SUMMARY. Tanzania's textile industry faces not only increased global competition, but also critical domestic challenges including a lack of reliable power, rising oil prices and a significant depreciation ofits currency over the past year. Based on its Poverty Reduction Strategy Plan, the Gov [...]
2006-10-04 13:21:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KTEX TZ
06DARESSALAAM165TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE NAMES COORDINATOR TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. President Jakaya Kikwete appointed Bernard Mchomvu, retired Permanent Secretary (PS) from the Ministry of Defence, as the key Government of Tanzania (GOT) coordinator for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact. This appointment comes just two days before an MCC d [...]
2006-01-30 16:56:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM1681TANZANIA CONDEMNS DPRK NUCLEAR TEST, SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 11, the Charge d'Affaires underscored to Ambassador Mulamula, Director of the Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the grave threat posed by North Korea's recent nuclear test (reftel). Ambassador Mulamula affirmed that the Government of Tanzania ( [...]
2006-10-12 13:53:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL KN PARM KNNP TZ
06DARESSALAAM1723KIKWETE'S CABINET SHUFFLE: OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Amid mounting public frustration over the power crisis, rising inflation, high oil prices and depreciation of the local currency, President Kikwete re-shuffled his Cabinet on October 15 for the first time since assuming office. Re-shuffling ten Ministers and eight Deputy Ministe [...]
2006-10-20 03:52:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EIND TZ
06DARESSALAAM1725KIKWETE'S CABINET SHUFFLE: OLD WINE, NEW BOTTLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Amid mounting public frustration over the power crisis, rising inflation, high oil prices and depreciation of the local currency, President Kikwete re-shuffled his Cabinet on October 15 for the first time since assuming office. Re-shuffling ten Ministers and eight Deputy Ministe [...]
2006-10-20 03:53:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EIND TZ
06DARESSALAAM1740AMBASSADOR RETZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During his meeting with Ambassador Retzer on October 23, President Kikwete stressed his desire to launch an HIV/AIDS campaign targeting teachers and leveraging his wife's work with teacher's associations. The Ambassador expressed his support and designated post's PEPFAR coordin [...]
2006-10-25 09:19:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EAID ECON PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1776TANZANIA'S NEW ENERGY MINISTER TO THE RESCUE?
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The new Minister of Energy and Minerals, Nazir Karamagi, promised a more strategic, private sector approach to the energy sector when he met with Ambassador Retzer and Deborah Malac, Deputy Office Director for East Africa, on October 26. In the immediate-term, to prevent comple [...]
2006-11-02 08:21:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON EIND TZ
06DARESSALAAM1788TANZANIA: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 09:44:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR TZ
06DARESSALAAM18TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE PUTS NATIONAL UNITY,
[...] Promising an administration with "New zeal, new vigor and new speed," President Jakaya Kikwete delivered his first major policy address to the newly sworn-in Tanzanian parliament on December 30. Speaking frankly about the challenges he faces, he made poverty alleviation and economic growth hi [...]
2006-01-04 16:55:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EFIN PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM1835PRESIDENTIAL DISCONNECT ACROSS ZANZIBAR CHANNEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Zanzibari President, Abeid Amani Karume, raised the isles' political temperature on November 2 with his speech honoring the anniversary of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi's (CCM) 2005 electoral victory. In a public address at Zanzibar State House, Karume denied any political crisis on [...]
2006-11-17 09:52:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON PINR PTER KCRM SNAR
06DARESSALAAM1923UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST: TANZANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-11 08:54:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS TZ
06DARESSALAAM1936TANZANIA: CT PROGRAMS BY PARTNER NATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. To date, there have been only limited activities on counterterrorism (CT) and land/maritime border control by USG partner nations in Tanzania. In 2005/06, the British have sponsored two training programs in Tanzania to build capacity at Tanzania's international airports and to [...]
2006-12-15 03:13:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL XW YM ASEC TZ
06DARESSALAAM1944TANZANIA: GLOBAL PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Since 2002, the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has been partnering with the U.S. to collect information and screen travelers at major entry points using the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES). Through the GOT's own initiative, Tanzania's Immigr [...]
2006-12-19 05:51:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS TZ
06DARESSALAAM277KIKWETE CORRUPTION TIDBIT
[...] (C) President Kikwete has accepted gifts (bribes) from the owner of the Kempinski Hotel chain,s Tanzanian properties, a citizen of the United Arab Emirates. 2. (C) In a conversation with the manager and the publicity director of Dar Es Salaam,s Kilimanjaro-Kempinski Hotel hours after accomp [...]
2006-02-14 03:38:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TZ
06DARESSALAAM369 Tanzania TIP report
[...] (U) Post submits the following responses to questions posed in reftel A regarding the sixth annual trafficking in persons report. Point of contact for trafficking issues in Tanzania is Political Officer Maureen B. Latour who may be reached by telephone at 255.22.2668001, extension 4107 and b [...]
2006-02-27 11:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB TZ ASED
06DARESSALAAM444TANZANIA: INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] Since 2003, Tanzania's exports under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have reached a plateau at around USD 3.7 million per annum. In 2005, textiles and apparel accounted for nearly 74 percent of Tanzania's total AGOA exports. Tanzania's textile industries face several challenge [...]
2006-03-08 15:50:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PGOV PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM498TANZANIA: PRESIDENT KIKWETE ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF
[...] (C) Taking time out from chairing a six-day working retreat for ministers and deputy ministers, President Jakaya Kikwete met with Ambassador Retzer in Arusha March 15 to discuss peacekeeping, Zanzibar, the MCC compact process, and his upcoming visit to the United States in May 2006. President [...]
2006-03-21 10:32:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON PHUM TZ
06DARESSALAAM551TANZANIA'S 2006 MACROECONOMIC FORECASTS SLIGHTLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. International financial institutions have recently revised Tanzania's 2006 macroeconomic forecasts as a result of the drought affecting the agriculture and energy sectors. While the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and development organizations try to assess the extent of economic l [...]
2006-03-31 03:45:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON EG ENRG TZ
06DARESSALAAM606 ACOTA OFFERED, WELL-RECEIVED IN TANZANIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Meetings of the ACOTA (African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance) and Embassy team with officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Defense and National Service (MOD) were positive and produced a way forward to bringing Tanzania into the [...]
2006-04-13 03:21:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR MOPS PREL PGOV ETTC TZ
06DARESSALAAM616SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA VITAL FOR TANZANIA
[...] (U) Post considers Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) a highly valuable program that advances two key goals of the U.S. Mission in Tanzania and in the region: (i) counterterrorism and (ii) economic growth and development. As set forth in Tanzania's FY 2008 Mission Performance Plan (MPP),post's obj [...]
2006-04-14 13:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAIR ECON TZ
06DARESSALAAM617SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA VITAL TO TANZANAI
[...] (U) Post considers Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) a highly valuable program that advances two key goals of the U.S. Mission in Tanzania and in the region: (i) counterterrorism and (ii) economic growth and development. As set forth in Tanzania's FY 2008 Mission Performance Plan (MPP),post's obj [...]
2006-04-14 13:57:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAIR ECON TZ
06DARESSALAAM712DEAD DOLPHINS ON ZANZIBAR: US NAVY IMPLICATED IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: More than four hundred dead dolphins have washed ashore on Zanzibar since April 27. Although the cause of death is not yet known, various theories have been put forward, including sonar from the US Navy. Post requests guidance in responding to the implication of US Navy sonar [...]
2006-05-02 16:09:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL EWTR MOPS TZ
06DARESSALAAM715AMBASSADOR RETZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE DISCUSS
[...] (C) President Kikwete emphasized to Ambassador Retzer during an hour-long meeting in Dodoma that his administration intends to be "proactive in developing our relationship with the United States." Kikwete indicated he will use his mid-May trip to Washington, Boston and New York to forge stron [...]
2006-05-03 12:43:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID MARR TZ
06DHAKA1052DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MARY JO MELANCON
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Mary Jo Melancon and Kirsten Kings's March 5 through March 11 visit. Control officer is Nancy Langston, Legal Attache, Political/Economic Section (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2516, (home) 880-2-885-5573, (fax) 880-2-882-4008. 2. Ho [...]
2006-03-02 08:31:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDBG KCRM ASEC EFIN PREL PTER OTRA
06DHAKA1975DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO STEVE OSTROFF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-09 07:33:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA BG
06DHAKA2079EMBASSY DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 09:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA
06DHAKA2080EMBASSY DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 09:41:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA
06DHAKA2129DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO AMAR BHAT OF HHS
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Amar Bhat, Director, Office of Asia and the Pacific, Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA),Office of the Secretary, HHS, April 22 - 25, 2006 visit. Control officer SIPDIS is Dr. Steve Luby from CDC (office) 88-02-988-1761, (mobi [...]
2006-04-17 04:52:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OSCI OTRA
06DHAKA2494AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER FOR LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador and LGRD Minister/BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan discussed RAB's recent capture of top terrorist leaders (reftel),prospects for AL/BNP dialogue, and the BNP-JI coalition in the upcoming election. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On April 26, Ambassador made her [...]
2006-04-30 07:29:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID BG
06DHAKA250DHAKA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ASSISTANT
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for SA A/S Christina Rocca's January 26-28 visit. Control officer is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, Political/Economic Section (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2180, (home) 880-2-885-5570, (fax) 880-2-882-4008, (mobile) 880 0171 595 661. 2 [...]
2006-01-18 10:24:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT BG OTRA PREL UK
06DHAKA2573JMB TERRORIST INVESTIGATION MARCHES ON--UP TO A
[...] (S) Summary. The BDG's pursuit of JMB crossed a huge threshold in April with the capture of the last two members of JMB's senior leadership body. Overall, some 693 alleged JMB activists have been arrested, 141 criminal cases have been filed, and 31 defendants have been convicted and sentence [...]
2006-05-03 05:19:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPTER KISL PGOV PHUM BG
06DHAKA4408DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO HARDEEP SANDHU
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Hardeep Sandu, Epidemiologist, NIP, CDC, HHS for July 20- August 18 visit. Control officer is Phillip Smith, Public Health Advisor, WHO; TEL: 880-2-875-4505. 2. Per reftel, traveler has made arrangements at the Radisson Water Garde [...]
2006-07-18 07:28:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDBG KSCA OTRA
06DHAKA4409DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MARC ALAIN
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Marc Alain Widdowson, Medical Epidemiologist, NCID, HHS/CED on his July 21-26 visit. Control officer is Dr. Steve Luby, Head, Programme of Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences, ICDDR, B; TEL: (mobile) 88-01711-593-416, (home) 880-2- [...]
2006-07-18 09:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA BG
06DHAKA4410DHAKA GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO GAVIN GRANT
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Gavin Grant, Epidemiologist, NCID, HHS/CDC for July 23 to August 1 visit. Control officer is Dr. Steve Luby, Head, Programme of Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Sciences, ICDDR, B; TEL: (mobile) 88-01711-593-416, (home) 880-2-885-5583. [...]
2006-07-18 09:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDBG KSCA OTRA
06DHAKA4994COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OPIC OFFICER, RICHARD
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for OPIC Officer, Richard Corrigan for your August 16-17 visit. Control officer is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, Economic and Commercial Office; TEL: 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2180, (fax) 880-2-882-4008. 2. Per reftel, no mission assistance ha [...]
2006-08-08 10:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDBG EINV OTRA
06DHAKA5025BOUCHER DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, EXTREMISM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 3, A/S Boucher met separately with Acting Foreign Secretary Moniruzzman and Reaz Rahman, the Prime Minister's Advisor for Foreign Affairs Rahman acknowledged concerns about the Chief Election Commissioner's performance but was upbeat on Bangladesh's relationship with [...]
2006-08-09 04:00:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALBG PGOV PREL
06DHAKA5377BANGLADESH GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO USGS
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for John Whitney, Research Geologist, USGS for his September 19 to 29 visit. Local contact is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, 880-2-885-5500, extension 2180, duffysa@state.gov. 2. Per reftel, post will make arrangements for a travel ex [...]
2006-08-23 10:09:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDBG KSCA OTRA TPHY
06DHAKA5645BANGLADESH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ATTENDEES OF NAM
[...] (SBU) On 4 September, Ambassador demarched several key issues (reftel) to Minister of Foreign Affairs Morshed Khan. 2. (C) Ambassador requested Bangladesh to support Guatemala's candidacy to the United Nations Security Council. Khan said that the newly appointed Venezuelan Ambassador based [...]
2006-09-05 06:55:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PTER PHUM UN BG
06DHAKA682DHAKA COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DOE/NNSA/NNTRAV
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for the March 3-10 visit of U.S. International Radiological Threat Reduction Program team: Anne Stuart Kohnen, James Lewis Kauber, John Frank Pelletier, and Daniel Mack Rutherford. Control officer is Sarah Duffy, Economic Officer, Political [...]
2006-02-09 00:54:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA BG
06DHAKA993COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OPIC OFFICER: LYNN
[...] Embassy Dhaka welcomes and grants country clearance for Lynn Nguyen's March 14 and 15 visit. Control officer is Dayle Johns, Economic Officer, Political/Economic Section (office) 880-2-885-5500 ext. 2206, (fax) 880-2-882-4008, (home) 885-5550, (cell) 011-804-344. 2. Per reftel, Embassy [...]
2006-02-27 09:46:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDBG EINV OTRA
06DILI101DISTURBING DEVELOPMENTS IN PREPARATIONS FOR ELECTIONS; UNDP
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent discussions with representatives of international election assistance NGOs and via requests for assistance relayed to the UN, senior Government of East Timor (GOET) officials have revealed an outline of their plans for the 2007 legislative and presidential elections. E [...]
2006-03-07 05:42:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM TT
06DILI112TRUTH AND FRIENDSHIP COMMISSIONERS PUSH FOR ACCESS TO SCU
[...] (C) The bilateral Indonesia-East Timor Truth and Friendship Commission (TFC) has made a surprise request for full access, with necessary redaction to assure witness confidentiality, to the files of the Serious Crimes Unit (SCU). After Prosecutor-General Longuinhos Monteiro refused the request, [...]
2006-03-11 11:05:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKJUS KAWC PHUM KPKO TT
06DILI147FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON LOCAL TENSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On 29 March, Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta briefed the diplomatic corps on recent events in Dili, emphasizing that press reports of riots and military strife are exaggerated and that recent disturbances have been neither politically or ethnically motivated nor fatal. Rather [...]
2006-03-30 03:37:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR TT
06DILI161PRIME MINISTER'S AND PRESIDENT'S SPEECHES EMPHASIZE ECONOMIC
[...] Summary: Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri and President Xanana Gusmao on April 4 addressed the annual Timor-Leste Development Partners Meeting. Alkatiri used the forum to announce a new approach to economic growth and poverty reduction. He stated that the "fight against poverty must be seen by al [...]
2006-04-10 03:44:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI167AMBASSADOR GUTERRES TO CHALLENGE ALKATIRI FOR FRETILIN PARTY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Preparations for Fretilin's National Party Congress are well underway. Delegates to the Congress have been elected at district meetings that began in February. Within the party it has long been assumed that Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri would continue in a second term as Secreta [...]
2006-04-12 09:13:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM TT
06DILI203DAS JOHN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT GUSMAO
[...] (C) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John, along with Ambassador Rees and Emboffs, met with President Xanana Gusmao May 2 to discuss U.S. priorities and concerns in East Timor. The major focus of the discussion was the riots on Friday, April 28 and the subsequent intervention of th [...]
2006-05-03 11:06:00Embassy DiliSECRETPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR PREL KJUS KCRM KAWC ID TT
06DILI210DAS JOHN MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER ALKATIRI
[...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John, along with Ambassador Rees and Emboff, met with Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri on May 3. DAS John congratulated Alkatiri on the many things that the Government of East Timor (GOET) is getting right, such as their work with the Millennium C [...]
2006-05-04 15:15:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR PREL KJUS KCRM KAWC ID TT
06DILI213EAST TIMOR UPDATE: ARMY RETURNS TO BARRACKS AS GOET URGES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Embassy's current assessment is that the potential for politically motivated violence in East Timor in the near future appears to be de-escalating. Although the likelihood of imminent violence appears low, the ongoing political and constitutional crisis caused by Prime Minis [...]
2006-05-05 15:36:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI214AMBASSADOR GUTERRES ON POLITICAL/SECURITY SITUATION AND
[...] (SBU) Emboff met with East Timor's Ambassador to the U.S. and the United Nations, Jose Luis Guterres, on May 6. Guterres is running against Prime Minister Alkatiri for Secretary General of the ruling Fretilin Party in the party congress scheduled for May 17-20. Ambassador Guterres conveyed st [...]
2006-05-06 14:17:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR KDEM TT
06DILI219ALKATIRI, RAMOS-HORTA EXPRESS OPTIMISM, BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 15:12:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI226EAST TIMOR UPDATE: WHAT IS THE PRESIDENT THINKING?
[...] (S) Summary: Despite the widespread popular belief in East Timor that the ongoing political and security crisis can only be resolved if the President invokes the constitutional provision permitting the dismissal of the Prime Minister, President Gusmao and his close associates have made clear t [...]
2006-05-11 19:08:00Embassy DiliSECRETPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI228EAST TIMOR UPDATE: WHAT IS THE PRESIDENT THINKING?
[...] (S) Summary: Despite the widespread popular belief in East Timor that the ongoing political and security crisis can only be resolved if the President invokes the constitutional provision permitting the dismissal of the Prime Minister, President Gusmao and his close associates have made clear t [...]
2006-05-11 19:24:00Embassy DiliSECRETPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI229RAMOS-HORTA: WOULD ACCEPT PRIME MINISTER POSITION
[...] (S) Summary: In a conversation with Ambassador Rees, Foreign Minister Jose Ramos-Horta said he believes Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri will probably be defeated in next week's Fretilin Party Congress. He believes Alkatiri has brought the defeat upon himself by his arrogant and sometimes abusive [...]
2006-05-12 15:12:00Embassy DiliSECRETPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI231FRETILIN PARTY CONGRESS WILL BE "A REAL FIGHT
[...] (C) Summary: According to Embassy sources within and close to the ruling party, the Fretilin Party Congress scheduled to take place in Dili May 17-19, will be "a real fight". The competition will not only be between the two dominant candidates for Secretary General, but also over competing vi [...]
2006-05-14 08:15:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM TT
06DILI232FRETILIN PARTY CONGRESS WILL BE "A REAL FIGHT
[...] (C) Summary: According to Embassy sources within and close to the ruling party, the Fretilin Party Congress scheduled to take place in Dili May 17-19, will be "a real fight". The competition will not only be between the two dominant candidates for Secretary General, but also over competing vi [...]
2006-05-14 08:15:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM TT
06DILI238EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 16, 2006
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Life in Dili -- Fretilin Central committee meeting -- Guterres announces running mate -- Fretilin Congress security update -- Latest from TMR (See septel) -- Ramos-Horta on the campaign trail? -- Status of Other Embassies -- Petitioner Update -- Consular Issues End summa [...]
2006-05-16 15:47:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALASEC AMGT PGOV KPKO TT
06DILI239EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 17, 2006
[...] (U) Commercial, transportation, and civic activity in the city are normal. A few roadblocks have been established around the area where the Fretilin Party Congress is taking place. There were 76 seats open on outbound flights. The Australian, British Irish, Korean, New Zealand, Philippines, [...]
2006-05-17 16:03:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALASEC AMGT PGOV KDEM TT
06DILI243EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 19, 2006
[...] (U) The city continues to return to normal and there were several reports of additional refugees returning to Dili Transportation was functioning normally; schools and markets were open. Despite a heavy security presence, restaurants in the immediate area around the party congress were open. [...]
2006-05-19 11:11:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV MARR KDEM TT
06DILI268EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR MAY 26, 2006
[...] (U) SUMMARY -- AUSTRALIAN PATROLS COMMENCE, SOME VIOLENCE CONTINUES -- GOVERNMENT DEFIES PRESIDENT -- PRESIDENT INTENDS TO DISMISS THE GOVERNMENT -- FOREIGN MINISTER: PRIME MINISTER SHOULD RESIGN -- SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IMPROVES BUT REMAINS TENSE -- NATIONAL HOSPITAL STRUGGLING TO CARE FOR WO [...]
2006-05-27 15:12:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV MARR PHUM CASC TT
06DILI291AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH MINISTER RAMOS-HORTA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-03 19:12:00Embassy DiliSECRETASEC PGOV MOPS PHUM TT KDEM KPKO
06DILI293EAST TIMOR WEEKEND UPDATE: JUNE 3-5, 2006,
[...] (U) Summary: Pro-Xanana security ministers are sworn in; Superior Council endorses President's security plan; Ramos-Horta begins Defense Minister duties; FRETILIN Central Committee endorses Alkatiri, promotes Lobato; Australia on post-UNOTIL planning; Anti-Alkatiri demonstration reportedly ca [...]
2006-06-05 15:11:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN CASC KPKO AU PO TT
06DILI298EAC MEETING: REVERSE TRIPWIRES ESTABLISHED
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Dili's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met on 7 June to develop reverse tripwires related to the current political and security situation in East Timor, discuss added security measures at the Embassy, and review the Mission's policy for travel within East Timor. Deputy C [...]
2006-06-07 11:17:00Embassy DiliSECRETAEMR ASEC AMGT TT
06DILI301EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 9, 2006
[...] (SBU) Summary: - AFP commander gives policing plan to Ramos-Horta; - GNR Equipment Arrives in Baucau; - Former Minister of Police Bids Farewell to PNTL Commanders; - Sources confirm Fretilin Headquarters in Ermera District was burned; - Status of the news media; - JTF agrees to provide secur [...]
2006-06-09 11:26:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI304EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JUNE 12, 2006
[...] (U) Summary: GOET Calls on UN to Establish Independent Special Inquiry Commission; Opposition MP Joins Major Reinado to Call for Changes to the Constitution; GNR Cooperates Effectively with JTF; Security environment. End summary. GOET Calls on UN to Establish Independent Special Inquiry [...]
2006-06-12 15:16:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM UN KPKO CASC PO MY TT AS
06DILI313EMBASSY DILI VIEWS ON POST-UNOTIL MISSION
[...] (U) Summary: This message discusses possible components of a follow-on United Nations mission in East Timor after the expiration of the anticipated two-month extension of the United Nations Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL). Whether or not the mission is conducted under Chapter VII authority and [...]
2006-06-16 19:27:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNKPKO PREL PGOV PHUM AU PO MY TT
06DILI316PRESIDENT GUSMAO SAYS HE WILL DISMISS PRIME MINISTER THIS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 19:20:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PGOV MOPS KPKO KCRM TT AS
06DILI325UPDATE FROM AFP ON INTERNATIONAL POLICING IN DILI
[...] (C) Summary: Emboff met yesterday with Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commander Steve Lancaster to review the current status of international policing in Dili. Lancaster reported that the international police have not yet reached full capacity, primarily due to a delay in the arrival of the [...]
2006-06-22 07:07:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALMOPS ASEC PHUM AU PO NZ TT
06DILI333EAST TIMOR SITREP: PRESIDENT ACCEPTS PRIME MINISTER'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 15:23:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS ASEC KCRM AS TT
06DILI35RESPONSE TO CRIMINALIZATION OF DEFAMATION IN NEW PENAL CODE
[...] (U) Last month the Council of Ministers announced their approval of a new penal code for East Timor. The law is now in the hands of the President either to promulgate or to veto. Although no official copies of the law are available, leaked copies have been circulated among civil society organi [...]
2006-01-20 08:50:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPAO TT
06DILI355RAMOS-HORTA BECOMES PRIME MINISTER IN NEW FRETILIN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 15:11:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MOPS TT
06DILI356AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador congratulated newly inaugurated Deputy Prime Minister Estanislau Da Silva and discussed the new Government's priorities. According to Da Silva, who had been the Fretilin leadership's first choice for Prime Minister, the discussions between President Xanana Gusmao [...]
2006-07-11 11:25:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF KJUS EAID KDEM PINR TT
06DILI358JAPANESE EMBASSY VIEWS NEXT UN MISSION
[...] (C/NF) Summary: A Japanese diplomat meeting with DCM spoke highly of Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Sukehiro Hasegawa and suggested Hasegawa should head the next UN mission in East Timor. Japan will not contribute troops or police to the peacekeeping operation (PKO),b [...]
2006-07-12 07:51:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPKO UN TT
06DILI363BISHOP NASCIMENTO IS WORRIED, BUT WILLING TO HELP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 11:06:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KDEM PINR KPKO TT AS PO
06DILI368PRIME MINISTER RAMOS-HORTA ANNOUNCES NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta on Friday, July 14, announced the composition of the government over which he will preside. The new government resembles the previous one led by ex-Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri in most respects, with a few notable changes. The majority of ministe [...]
2006-07-17 12:09:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV TT
06DILI369EAST TIMOR SITREP FOR JULY 10-17, 2006
[...] Summary: New government leaves opposition parties cold Prosecutor General sworn in for second four-year term Rai Los hands over his weapons Parliament back to work on electoral law and Alkatiri case Plans for additional demonstrations called off Internally Displaced People (IDPs) beginning to [...]
2006-07-17 12:09:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ASEC MARR TT
06DILI372PRIME MINISTER RAMOS HORTA'S LATEST VIEWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In several conversations with Ambassador and Emboffs following his swearing in as East Timor's new Prime Minister, Jose Ramos Horta shared his views on some issues facing his government. Among the subjects addressed were: his delicate working relationship with the Fretilin party; [...]
2006-07-19 00:15:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO UN PO AU TT
06DILI427RAMOS-HORTA WILL REINFORCE SUPPORT FOR JAPANESE DRAFT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-22 09:36:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC KPKO TT PO AS CH JA
06DILI428FRETILIN FACTIONS RESPOND TO COURT DECISION AFFIRMING
[...] (U) Summary: The Court of Appeals this week issued its official decision rejecting the argument that the re-election of Mari Alkatiri and Francisco "Lu'olo" Guterres to the Fretilin party leadership at the party congress in May was illegal. The case was brought by members of Fretilin's interna [...]
2006-08-22 11:07:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KDEM TT
06DILI429PRESIDENT GUSMAO ASKS ANNAN TO RETAIN SRSG HASEGAWA THROUGH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-23 09:13:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM UNSC KPKO TT JA
06DILI439PRESIDENT GUSMAO CONCERNED ABOUT CAPE VERDE SRSG CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-29 02:56:00Embassy DiliSECRET//NOFORNCV PO TT KPKO UN PREL KDEM PHUM
06DILI452MAJORITY OF DILI'S POPULATION STILL DISPLACED
[...] (U) Summary: Dili has become a city characterized by a large displaced population residing in over 50 separate camps. Resolving this issue and convincing internally displaced persons (IDPs) to return home is turning out to be a slow and complicated process, partially due to the complexity of th [...]
2006-09-07 11:09:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV UN ASEC TT
06DILI47406-07 BUDGET USES PETROLEUM FUND TO TARGET POVERTY
[...] Summary: Following Parliamentary approval last month, the Government of East Timor (GOET) FY 2006-2007 budget went into effect in early September, two months after the beginning of the fiscal year on July 1. At $315.9 million this budget reflects an increase of more than 100 percent over the [...]
2006-09-24 04:24:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EPET EFIN TT
06DILI517RELEASE OF UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY REPORT ON TIMOR CRISIS
[...] Summary: The Report of the United Nations Independent Special Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste was released today to the National Parliament of East Timor and to the public. The UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) will now commence with an effort to distribute it widely throughou [...]
2006-10-17 13:07:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPKO ASEC UN AU TT
06DILI518RELEASE OF UN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY REPORT ON TIMOR CRISIS
[...] Summary: The Report of the United Nations Independent Special Commission of Inquiry for Timor-Leste was released today to the National Parliament of East Timor and to the public. The UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) will now commence with an effort to distribute it widely throughou [...]
2006-10-17 13:07:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KJUS KPKO ASEC UN TT
06DILI578MULTIPLE DIALOGUE INITIATIVES ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS TIMOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent weeks have seen a flurry of dialogue and reconciliation efforts among East Timorese institutions and leaders. These have included series of meetings between the armed forces (F-FDTL) and the national police (PNTL),initiatives by youth group and gang leaders, and a high l [...]
2006-11-29 11:03:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM MARR KPKO TT
06DILI600UPDATE ON ELECTION ISSUES: STILL NO ELECTORAL LAW
[...] Summary: Parliament has made some progress on passing electoral legislation but the overall process remains excruciatingly slow. While a law governing the supervisory body was finally passed on December 6, the review of the legislation on parliamentary elections, begun last week, has made only [...]
2006-12-18 10:20:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM UN TT
06DILI84INDONESIAN TRUTH AND FRIENDSHIP COMMISSIONERS ARRIVE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The five Indonesian members of the bilateral Truth and Friendship Commission (TFC) arrived in Dili on Sunday to commence a weeklong program. The program is to include meetings with high-level Government officials, site visits, meetings with victims of violence in 1999, and a fo [...]
2006-02-21 14:21:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL JKUS KCRM KAWC ID TT
06DJIBOUTI56MEETING OF DJIBOUTI'S PRESIDENT WITH CHAIRMAN OF
[...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS),General Peter Pace, met January 2 in Djibouti with President Ismail Omar Guelleh during CJCS's stopover with a USO troupe traveling in theater. The conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea and the Somalia situation dominated the 40-min [...]
2006-01-12 13:59:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR DJ SO ET
06DJIBOUTI831A/S FRAZER AND IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) "We want the United States to be part of the process," said IGAD Executive Secretary Dr. Bashir Attallah to A/S Jendayi Frazer, during a cocktail the Ambassador hosted June 21 for both. Dr. Attallah, who is headquartered in Djibouti, said IGAD wants America's "active involvement." It wants [...]
2006-07-13 07:14:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IGAD DJ SO
06DOHA104ENTERING ITS TENTH YEAR, AL JAZEERA COVETS GLOBAL
[...] (C) Summary: PAO met 1/18 with Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera Managing Director, to discuss Ref A demarche and continuing USG concerns with Al Jazeera programming. Khanfar described a series of initiatives planned by Al Jazeera to mark its tenth anniversary year with a view to positioning itself on [...]
2006-01-23 08:24:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA1265QATARI AMIR: AFTER ARAB "VICTORY," TIME TO TALK
[...] (U) Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani made the first visit to Lebanon by an Arab leader after the end of the recent fighting. Following a tour of bombed-out areas of southern Beirut, he held a press conference with Lebanese President Lahoud carried live on Al Jazeera, in which he said "t [...]
2006-08-22 15:37:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL IS LE QA
06DOHA127A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary. A/S Silverberg met with FM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) January 21 to discuss UN Security Council issues related to the Darfur conflict in Sudan and Syria's adherence to UNSC 1559. The Foreign Minister said Qatar is keen to cooperate with the United States. But he said he hoped [...]
2006-01-26 14:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL IR SU SY QA UNSC
06DOHA1288SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO QATAR
[...] (C) Mr. Attorney General: Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. Yours is the highest-ranking visit by a U.S. official to Qatar since the President himself came in June 2003, and the first cabinet-level visit to Qatar since Energy Secretary Bodman came in April 2006. The Qataris app [...]
2006-08-27 10:43:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PGOV OVIP QA
06DOHA1603DEMOCRACIES CONFERENCE DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS;
[...] (SBU) Summary. The International Conference of New or Restored Democracies did not meet the Qatari hosts' greater expectations and a range of participants felt that international representation was at a low level. The Israeli FM's plans to attend and then cancellation left the conference organ [...]
2006-11-02 15:07:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAL IS QA
06DOHA1737QATAR WILL CONSIDER DEPOSIT IN LEBANON'S CENTRAL
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed the crisis in Lebanon with Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud (number two in the Qatari MFA) December 13. Al-Mahmoud said that Lebanon's Ambassador in Qatar had recently requested that Qatar act as a mediator between the Lebanese government and oppostion facti [...]
2006-12-13 14:35:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EFIN MASS LE QA
06DOHA1791REPORT OF VISIT TO TEHRAN FOR IAEA TRAINING COURSE
[...] (S) Summary. A Qatar-based Jordanian nuclear expert believes he and other participants of an IAEA workshop in Tehran in December were targeted by internal security services. He said the Iranian nuclear agency had increased its security. The Iranian official in charge of safety at the Bushehr p [...]
2006-12-28 11:16:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL KNNP IR QA
06DOHA303QATAR: 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified--entire report. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact is Political Officer, Farah Chery-Medor. Tel. 974-488-4101 ext. 6453. Fax 974 488-4163. One FS-04 officer spent 34 hours in the preparation of this report cable. 3. (U) Following is post's sixth annual Anti- [...]
2006-02-27 12:58:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB QA
06DOHA371AL JAZEERA AND NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH QATAR
[...] (S) I recently asked LGEN Mike Maples USA, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),to address this question: "Does Al Jazeera's reporting/commentary incite violence against the United States?" I did so because I have long heard that Al Jazeera,s broadcasts do exactly this - or, wors [...]
2006-03-12 10:05:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PTER KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA456DOHA ROUNDUP
[...] Topics: ----------- -Energy & Economy, paragraphs 2-4 -Labor, para. 5 -Civil Society, para. 6 -Drug Abuse, para. 7 --------------------------- Launch of Energy City Qatar --------------------------- 2. Hailed as the Middle East's first energy business hub, Energy City Qatar (ECQ),[...]
2006-03-26 13:12:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EINV ELAB KDEM PHUM PGOV INL SOCI
06DOHA465SCENESETTER FOR U/S ROBERT JOSEPH'S VISIT TO DOHA
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. You will find the Qatari foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),will be interested to meet you to further the nascent Strategic Dialogue put forth by Counselor Zelikow during his visit March 20-21. HBJ will be particularly intereste [...]
2006-03-27 13:48:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KNNP QA
06DOHA5SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANTHONY
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you back to Doha. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership open and responsive to the proposed Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) for several reasons. Our goals for regional democratic reform largely coincide with those of Qatar. Also, the Qat [...]
2006-01-02 09:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECON EPET EFIN KTFN QA
06DOHA868A/S WELCH'S MEETINGS JUNE 4 WITH QATAR'S HEIR
[...] (S) Summary. A/S David Welch met with the Qatari leadership, including Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and later with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),June 4 to discuss Iran, Iraq, and Israel/Palestine. Relaxed and well-prepared, Sheikh Tamim, who handles defense [...]
2006-06-06 12:28:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL KNNP KPAL IR IZ IS QA
06DUBAI1322IN DUBAI, U/S MCCORMICK HEARS SADNESS, FRUSTRATION ON DPW
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-11 10:36:00Consulate DubaiSECRETECIN ECON PREL PGOV AE
06DUBAI1450COMMERCE U/S MCCORMICK DISCUSSES STRATEGIC TRADE AND EXPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 09:46:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP ECIN ECON PREL PGOV AE
06DUBAI1692DUBAI AND NORTHERN EMIRATES CONTINUE IPR EFFORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-20 13:34:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON PGOV ETRD AE
06DUBAI1728ONE IRANIAN REFORMER'S REACTION TO RECENT U.S. POLICY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 14:30:00Consulate DubaiSECRETPGOV PREL IR SOCI
06DUBAI1807IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY UNDER AHMADINEJAD (C-NE5-01038)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-26 13:02:00Consulate DubaiSECRETIR PREL PGOV PINR PINS
06DUBAI1904SITUATION IN IRAN'S KHUZESTAN AND REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-04 14:33:00Consulate DubaiSECRETPGOV PREL IR PHUM PINR SOCI
06DUBAI326IPR WORKSHOP IN DUBAI BRINGS TOGETHER REGIONAL JUDGES AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-22 12:26:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TSPL ETRD XI ZP TC
06DUBAI3360NEXT IPR STEP: COMBATING TRANSSHIPMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-06 13:10:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTC PREL PGOV ZR ECIN ETRD AE
06DUBAI3374KHOR FAKKAN PORT - A TRANSHIPPMENT HUB
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 17:02:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ETRD ELAB AE IZ IR
06DUBAI347UAE OFFICIAL PUBLICLY OPPOSES IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (S) Stepping far ahead of the Gulf governments' previous public comments on Iran's nuclear program, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) told reporters while in France (meeting President Chirac) that the UAE was opposed to the acquisition of nuclear capability by Ira [...]
2006-01-24 15:06:00Consulate DubaiSECRETKNNP PARM PREL IR TC
06DUBAI3808DUBAI ESTABLISHES BIOTECHNOLOGY FREE ZONE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-19 11:43:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALTBIO ETTC SENV TNGD TSPL AE EINV
06DUBAI4122EMIRATES SHIPPING LINES INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 14:48:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT EIND ETRD AE HK
06DUBAI4503TFLE01:IRAN'S RESPONSE TO ISRAELI MILITARY ACTION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-17 14:52:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPREL IR IS SY LE ZP MOPS
06DUBAI583REFORMERS IN IRAN TRYING TO REGROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 07:58:00Consulate DubaiSECRETPGOV IR PREL
06DUBAI6884IRANIAN DHOW TRADE WITH DUBAI
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-22 10:39:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALECON EWWT PGOV IR AE
06DUBLIN1078GOI OPEN TO INFORMATION EXCHANGE ON SHANNON MILAIR
[...] (C) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (C) As a follow-up to Post's September August 30 meeting with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) regarding emerging constraints on U.S. milair transits at Shannon Airport (reftel),DATT, pol/econ chief, and poloff met with Irish Departme [...]
2006-09-15 11:48:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL EAIR PTER EI
06DUBLIN1145IRELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) Ireland would be prepared to support U.S. actions in the UN Security Council in response to North Korea's October 3 statement on plans to test a nuclear weapon, according to Isolde Moylan and Nicholas Twist, respectively, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director of East Asian Affa [...]
2006-10-06 13:36:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL KN PARM KNNP EI
06DUBLIN1384IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Stephen Dawson, Deputy Director of Middle East Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs, on December 4. Dawson agreed that the political equation in Iran is fundamentally skewed and undemocratic, though Ireland would not view the election of the Assembly [...]
2006-12-04 16:56:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV IR IE
06DUBLIN201IRISH TO JOIN EU STATEMENT ON SHRINE BOMBING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-27 14:55:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER EI
06DUBLIN202GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND WILL NOT OPPOSE EUROPEAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-27 14:55:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN PREL PGOV EI
06DUBLIN235SCENE-SETTER FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S
[...] (SBU) Recent intensive efforts by the Irish and British Governments to jump-start the stalled Northern Ireland peace process will frame this year's St. Patrick's Day visit to Washington by Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach, TEE-SHUCK) Bertie Ahern. In mid-2005, the IRA's historic decision to a [...]
2006-03-07 11:59:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EINV ETRD CASC CJAN CPAS CFED KCRM
06DUBLIN256IRELAND SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT HAMAS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 16:59:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS EI
06DUBLIN293IRELAND UNLIKELY TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON SYRIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 10:25:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SY EI
06DUBLIN372IRELAND UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE POLICE TRAINERS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 16:52:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEI IZ JO KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP PGOV PINR PINS
06DUBLIN374GAERC: IRELAND STILL AVERSE TO BELARUS SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: On April 6, Post delivered reftels' demarche points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Kelly noted Ireland's support for the April 10 GAERC's likely approval of an expanded visa ban against Belarusian officials culpable in the fraudulent March 19 [...]
2006-04-07 17:15:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER OPRC EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI
06DUBLIN383IRELAND REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR QUARTET AND ENDORSES
[...] (C) On April 7th, reftel points were delivered by emboff to Department of Foreign Affairs Gulf and North Africa Section Deputy Regional Director Paul Gunning. Gunning reaffirmed that the Government of Ireland's (GOI) is not engaged with any communication with Hamas and will continue to suppo [...]
2006-04-11 13:50:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL IS FR EI
06DUBLIN530PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: GOI EXPECTS PRELIMINARY
[...] (C) Summary: On May 11, Post delivered ref A pre-GAERC demarche to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent, and, on May 12, further discussed ref A's Iran points with Stephen Dawson, DFA First Secretary for the Middle East and North Africa. Dawson expected GAERC minis [...]
2006-05-12 15:21:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UN EUN MW SR BO IR IZ CG SU LI
06DUBLIN578IRELAND WELCOMES THE NEWLY FORMED GOVERNMENT IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 17:26:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ EI
06DUBLIN668GAERC: IRELAND HOPES FOR POSITIVE OUTCOME TO
[...] (C) Summary: On June 8, Post delivered reftel points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs EU Correspondent. Kelly stated that Montenegro will highlight the discussions on the Balkans and that he believes the EU will welcome the Montenegrin Parliament's expected declaration of independe [...]
2006-06-09 18:29:00Embassy DublinSECRETPREL PHUM PTER EUN ECON ETRD SOCI EI
06DUBLIN839PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND CALLS FOR MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government recognizes Israel's right to self-defense, though not at the expense of Palestinian and Lebanese civilians, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent Jim Kelly, to whom emboffs delivered refs A-C demarches. Kelly cited a July 13 state [...]
2006-07-14 16:40:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL UNAUS EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU
06DUBLIN89CBP, DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY DISAGREE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) have reached an apparent impasse on whether CBP facility expansion or additional CBP staff would resolve congestion problems with CBP pre-inspection operations at Dublin and Shannon Airports. In a [...]
2006-01-26 14:03:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR DHS ECON APER AMGT EI
06DUBLIN918IRELAND WELCOMES LEBANON UNSC RESOLUTION, WANTS
[...] (SBU) Ireland would welcome the passage of the draft UNSC resolution on Lebanon, according to Stephen Dawson, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Middle East and North African Affairs, to whom emboffs delivered reftel demarche on August 8 (with Ireland observing a holiday o [...]
2006-08-09 11:56:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MOPS UN IS EI
06DUBLIN947IRELAND CONSIDERING TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (C) This is an action request. See para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Ireland is actively considering contributions to the expanded UNIFIL mission under UNSC Resolution 1701, according Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials. Before deciding on contributions, however, the Irish Govern [...]
2006-08-17 06:30:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL LE EI
06DUBLIN98PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE: IRELAND URGES CALM ON HAMAS,
[...] (C) Summary: On January 26, Post delivered reftel points to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) European Correspondent, and Siobhan Coyne, DFA Deputy European Correspondent. The GOI, said Kelly, regards the Iranian regime's behavior as unacceptable and supports the EU-3's intent [...]
2006-01-27 15:27:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN EI
06DUSHANBE1434IRANIAN AND AFHGAN PRESIDENTS' VISIT TO DUSHANBE BRINGS NO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's July 25-26 visit to Dushanbe confirmed the close linguistic and cultural ties between Tajikistan and Iran; the multiple agreements signed further strengthened the bonds forged during Tajik President Rahmonov's January visit to Tehran. When Afghan [...]
2006-07-27 13:11:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR
06DUSHANBE1435IRANIAN AND AFHGAN PRESIDENTS' VISIT TO DUSHANBE BRINGS NO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian President Ahmadinejad's July 25-26 visit to Dushanbe confirmed the close linguistic and cultural ties between Tajikistan and Iran; the multiple agreements signed further strengthened the bonds forged during Tajik President Rahmonov's January visit to Tehran. When Afghan [...]
2006-07-27 13:11:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG TI AF IR
06DUSHANBE1557TAJIK FOREIGN MINISTER DISAPPOINTED IN ISRAEL
[...] (C) Tajik Foreign Minister Talbak Nazarov responded to the points on UNSC resolution 1701 (reftel) by voicing his concern over the situation in Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories. In a 45-minute discussion with Charge, Nazarov suggested Israel should compensate Lebanon for the "$3 billio [...]
2006-08-14 12:58:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR IR TI
06DUSHANBE1588TAJIKISTAN'S ISLAMIC PARTY CONDEMNS ISRAELI ATTACKS
[...] (SBU) At an internal party meeting August 16, several Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan members spoke out strongly against Israel's strikes in Lebanon and Palestine and criticized the U.S. response. Since the beginning of the recent Lebanon-Israeli conflict, the IRPT criticized Israel [...]
2006-08-18 12:05:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL TI
06DUSHANBE1720TAJIK SYNAGOGUE AND ORTHODOX CHURCH SUFFERS ANOTHER MOLOTOV
[...] (U) Assailants threw Molotov cocktails onto the premises of the Jewish synagogue and Russian Orthodox Church September 14. The assailants and their motives are unknown but synagogue members verified that two young Tajik men ages 17-20 threw three Molotov cocktails into the synagogue. Two Mo [...]
2006-09-18 07:05:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF TI
06DUSHANBE2019DUSHANBE ELECTRICITY CONFERENCE PRODUCES MEMORANDUM OF
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan moved three steps closer to establishing a regional transmission system and electricity market at the Second Central and South Asia regional electricity market conference. During the October 26-28 conference in Dushanbe, [...]
2006-11-03 07:07:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALECIN PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EFIN TI AF KG PK
06DUSHANBE337TAJIKISTAN: FINANCING NEEDED TO PROTECT URANIUM STORAGE
[...] SUMMARY: Central Asian Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Regional Environmental Specialist and Embassy PolOff visited three of ten uranium waste sites in Tajikistan's northern Sughd region where processed uranium waste has been stored since 1942, the start of [...]
2006-02-23 05:29:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EIND SENV TI
06DUSHANBE50TAJIKISTAN STRENGTHENS ANTI-TIP EFFORTS WITH U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: Tajikistan has made significant progress on combating trafficking-in-persons (TIP) violations, but efforts remain hindered by lack of extradition agreements, ineffective coordination, and deep-rooted social issues. The government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM [...]
2006-01-09 04:39:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KWMN TI
06DUSHANBE524TAJIK SNAPSHOT OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE LENS OF
[...] Reporting on the United States in the independent Tajik print media varies from week to week and issue to issue, but a definite pattern is discernable. The United States, along with Russia and Iran, are always featured prominently in the weekly independent print media. While each paper will [...]
2006-03-20 12:49:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TI
06DUSHANBE698TAJIKISTAN'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR: BY PLANE, TRAIN, OR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Improving Tajikistan's air, rail, and road transportation network supports Secretary Rice's Infrastructure Integration Initiative for Greater Central Asia. Creating a cohesive transportation network passable throughout the year decreases transportation costs and promotes trade th [...]
2006-04-13 10:06:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EINV EAID ELTN ETRD AF PK TI
06DUSHANBE752RAHMONOV'S ANNUAL SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT ELECTION-YEAR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rahmonov's annual speech to the nation, one of his longest in recent memory, was clearly a populist election-year tract, but also a statesmanlike balancing act that leaned, at [...]
2006-04-24 09:35:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV SOCI KCOR IR CH RS TI
06EFTOCAIRO6192EMBASSY CAIRO RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS AND THE GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Cairo comments on the the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria Parallel Review Process follow. Responses are keyed to format in reftel. 2. Country: Egypt Region: Middle East Title: Support for the National Plan for the Control of TB Plus A. Proposing Gro [...]
2006-10-03 14:19:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKHIV EAID SOCI TBIO EG
06FREETOWN1007MIXED REACTIONS TO BLOOD DIAMOND MOVIE IN SIERRA
[...] (SBU) Sierra Leonean reactions to the soon-to-be released Blood Diamond movie set in Sierra Leone are mixed. Due for release on December 8, the movie comes amidst an upsurge in public awareness about the conflict diamond trade and has drawn increasing attention to the African diamond mining [...]
2006-12-11 10:05:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN EAID ETRD EMIN SL
06FREETOWN603TFLE01: LEBANESE IN SIERRA LEONE APPEAL TO U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: On July 25, five representatives from the Lebanese community in Sierra Leone met with the Ambassador and PolOff to present a letter asking for strong U.S. action to broker a ceasefire with Israel. The President of the Lebanese Community in Sierra Leone said that the bombings are out [...]
2006-07-26 08:52:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CASC ASEC MOPS SL LE IS
06FREETOWN776SIERRA LEONE'S RULING PARTY THREATENS RIVALS
[...] (C) During a recent trip to ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) strongholds in southern and eastern Sierra Leone to gauge the popularity of Charles Margai's SLPP breakaway party, the People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC),PolOff found a disturbing pattern of manipulation, intimi [...]
2006-09-15 16:49:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM SL
06GABORONE933BOTSWANA HOUSES PROVIDED THROUGH CHINESE LOANS
[...] SUMMARY: The government of Botswana has again turned to the China Export-Import Bank to fund a construction project, despite a loan provision requiring that the work be performed by Chinese firms. The $9.2 million loan will fund construction of 293 houses in Gaborone. Parliamentary support [...]
2006-07-24 15:33:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BEXP BC CH
06GENEVA2169DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES' GENEVA HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles held a series of bilateral meetings in Geneva August 31 and September 1 with select missions to discuss the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) session. The meetings are summarized below. United Kingdom -------------- 2. (C) DAS Barks-Ruggles discussed w [...]
2006-09-06 15:31:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2170HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ISRAEL'S
[...] (C) In an open and friendly meeting August 31 with DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, Mexican Permanent Representative and Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba explained his interactions with the Israeli and Lebanese missions in the aftermath of three resolutions calling for in [...]
2006-09-06 15:35:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC
06GEORGETOWN101REVISED CABLE: GEORGETOWN REQUESTS INCLUSION IN
[...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's nomination for the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. The slate has full front office approval. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be [...]
2006-01-30 13:21:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN104TV CO-OP PROPOSAL - GUYANA
[...] SUMMARY: Guyana is a fragile state with a history of ethnic-related post-election violence. General elections are due by called by August 2006. Post proposes a television co-op with the theme "The Role of the Media in Elections". Reporters would focus on the large overseas Guyanese communi [...]
2006-01-31 13:53:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OPRC KPAO GY
06GEORGETOWN112SHAHEED "ROGER" KHAN: GUYANA'S OWN ESCOBAR?
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Shaheed "Roger" Khan (DOB: 13-Jan-72),Guyana's number one narco-criminal, threatens to exert control over the fragile Guyanese state akin to Pablo Escobar's erstwhile control over Colombia. Khan is presently active in drug trafficking, money laundering, and arms smuggling. His [...]
2006-02-01 13:37:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRETSNAR PINR PINS PGOV KCRM KCOR NS GY
06GEORGETOWN121GUYANA FLOOD UPDATE: WATER LEVEL STABLE
[...] SUMMARY: Several days of relatively good weather have allowed water levels in affected areas to lower slightly. The GOG declared two of the affected regions disaster areas and briefed donors of the potential need for assistance in mitigation and disaster prevention. Meanwhile, reports of vanda [...]
2006-02-03 13:26:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AEMR EAID PGOV GY
06GEORGETOWN153EDITORIAL ON GUYANA'S SECURITY CHALLENGE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-13 20:44:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS SOCI GY
06GEORGETOWN205BRAZEN CRIMES IN GEORGETOWN SHOCK, PORTEND
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A SPATE OF SEEMINGLY DISPARATE CRIMES HIT GEORGETOWN BETWEEN FEBRUARY 22 AND 27: A) A POSSIBLE STAGED KIDNAPPING; B) THE DISAPPEARANCE OF POWERFUL WEAPONS FROM A GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE (GDF) STOREHOUSE; C) A HIGH-SPEED BOAT CHASE ALONG THE CAPITAL'S WATERFRONT; AND MOST DISTURBINGLY [...]
2006-03-02 20:48:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS ASEC PGOV SOCI SNAR MCAP KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN233BERBICE RIVER BRIDGE AGAIN INCHES TOWARD REALITY
[...] SUMMARY: The GOG's point person on the one-mile long Berbice River Bridge project, which would connect the agricultural east Berbice region with the central coast and Georgetown, has predicted completion of the bridge by October 2007. Significantly, funding for the US$37.2 million dollar proje [...]
2006-03-13 11:48:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ECON PGOV EFIN GY
06GEORGETOWN248EMINENT GUYANESE WARN DIPLOMATS OF ELECTION THREATS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Members of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) met with donors March 8 and 10 to discuss their deep concerns about preparations for Guyana's upcoming elections, the deteriorating security situation, and the disturbing nexus between the two. These Guyanese civil society figures a [...]
2006-03-14 16:43:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS KDEM KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN297RSO GEORGETOWN REQUESTS TDY ARSO SUPPORT AND
[...] (U) Action request para 9. 2. (U) Over the last two years, physical threats against the Ambassador to Guyana have been reported from several different sources. On February 8, 2006, the Ambassador recieved a specific death threat towards himself. RSO has provided protection since that date [...]
2006-03-30 15:34:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRET//NOFORNASEC
06GEORGETOWN327BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR CARICOM-USTR MEETING:
[...] Minister of Foreign Trade and International Commerce, Clement Rohee, will represent Guyana at the USTR-CARICOM meeting April 12. Below is a brief overview of Guyana's economy and Rohee's bio. --------------------------------------------- ---------- An Agricultural Economy With Heavy U.S. Mar [...]
2006-04-07 19:53:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR PREL GY
06GEORGETOWN330EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS REQUEST: GUYANA
[...] Embassy Georgetown requests an Embassy Science Fellow with expertise in agro-meteorology to work with the Embassy and the Government of Guyana to assess and build capacity in forecasting techniques and water management. Post is hopeful that NOAA or USDA in particular would be able to accommoda [...]
2006-04-10 19:18:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL SENV KSCA GY
06GEORGETOWN372GOG CABINET MEMBER ASSASSINATED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Cabinet member and People's Progressive Party (PPP) insider Satyadeow Sawh was gunned down at his home April 22 in an apparent targeted assassination. Most observers detect a political link behind the killing. Regardless of the motive, this adds more fuel to the fire as pre-el [...]
2006-04-24 15:53:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PGOV ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN406AFTERMATH OF SAWH ASSASSINATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: More than one week has passed since the assassination of Agriculture Minister Satyadeo Sawh, with little progress on apprehending the killers. Various theories are circulating in an effort to explain why he was targeted, and the ruling PPP has publicly insinuated the involvement o [...]
2006-05-04 14:54:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PGOV ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN417SABOTAGE OF TELEPHONE SYSTEM CONTINUES
[...] SUMMARY: Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) has revealed several "acts of sabotage" that have disrupted telephone communications for several key military installations and large businesses. The events are the latest in a series of acts of vandalism against the company's facilities. END SUMM [...]
2006-05-10 11:32:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDECPS MCAP PINS ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN5Guyanese Business Optimistic as CSME Approaches
[...] On Christmas Day, GOG President Jagdeo signed documents indicating Guyana's commitment to the CSME, becoming the sixth CARICOM head of state to do so. This was the culmination of several initiatives aimed at preparing Guyana for CSME compliance by January 1. In other recent developments, parli [...]
2006-01-03 16:18:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL ECON BEXP XL GY CARICOM
06GEORGETOWN53GUYANA FLOODING: Conservancy Dams near danger level
[...] SUMMARY. The Cabinet decided early Monday to open the Maduni sluices, which will greatly exacerbate flooding in agricultural areas on the Mahaica and Mahaicony Rivers, in order to relieve pressure on the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) which is reaching dangerous levels. While this is a [...]
2006-01-17 21:38:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PGOV EAGR ECON ASEC CASC GY
06GEORGETOWN640(C/NF) GUYANA RESPONSE: DESI BOUTERSE AND SHAHEED
[...] (C) Post presents response to ref A. Noting that Shaheed "Roger" Khan is now in custody, Post takes this opportunity to mention other narco-criminals in Guyana eager to take over Khan's turf (see paras 14-17). As Minister of Home Affairs told Ambassador at their June 23 meeting: "When one st [...]
2006-06-29 18:22:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRET//NOFORNPINR SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV GY NS
06GEORGETOWN760GUYANA ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP
[...] Mining: Cambior prepared to sell bauxite stake 2. ESTH: Environmental permit sought for Berbice River bauxite project 3. Banking: Republic Bank Rebrands, Introduces Debit Cards 4. Debt: World Bank grants US$322M debt relief 5. Public Finance: Revenue Authority reports 2005 tax exemptions [...]
2006-08-03 20:55:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EMIN EAID EAIR ECIN ENRG ECON GY
06GEORGETOWN787GUNMEN KILL NEWSPAPER WORKERS IN GEORGETOWN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Guyana is aghast at the brutal killing of six men August 8 by roving gunmen. The main target of the operation was the complex where the independent Kaieteur News is printed, located in Eccles along the road connecting Georgetown to the airport. The killings are reminiscent of a [...]
2006-08-09 18:46:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV ASEC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN815(U) GUYANA ELECTION PREPARATIONS (C-AL6-01121)
[...] (U) Post presents response to ref A. 2. (C) WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS WITHIN THE GUYANA ELECTIONS COMMISSION (GECOM)? HOW IS CHAIRMAN STEVE SURUJBALLY VIEWED WITHIN GECOM? (C) The much-maligned GECOM has withstood constant criticism and is on track to deliver free and fair el [...]
2006-08-14 17:42:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRETPINR PGOV SNAR GY
06GEORGETOWN828SECURITY FEARS MAR RUN-UP TO GUYANA ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. One week after the August 8 execution-style killing of five Kaieteur News printery employees (ref A),we take stock of the consequences for Guyana and the August 28 elections. Uncertainty remains over the gunmen's motive, but the front-running theory of conspiracy-minded Guyanese [...]
2006-08-16 21:32:00Embassy GeorgetownSECRETPINS PGOV ASEC CASC KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN854GUYANA ELECTION STATUS REPORT AUGUST 28,
[...] (U) As of 15:30, election day is proceeding as smoothly as could be expected. We have spoken with all 17 OAS observer teams that include U.S. Mission personnel. Eight of these teams are around Georgetown, the others are dispersed throughout the country. Altogether, these teams have observed a [...]
2006-08-28 20:08:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM GY
06GEORGETOWN86GUYANA FLOOD UPDATE: CONSERVANCY LEVEL SLOWLY
[...] Water levels in the East Demerara Water Conservancy (EDWC) dropped several inches from Friday January 20th's high of 58 feet 9 inches to 58.57 Tuesday, January 24 at the Flagstaff measuring site. Measurements at all locations within the Conservancy dropped or remained steady during this same p [...]
2006-01-24 20:14:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC EAID PGOV ASEC GY
06GEORGETOWN97GEORGETOWN REQUESTS INCLUSION IN EDWARD R. MURROW
[...] Below is Embassy Georgetown's nomination for the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. The slate has full front office approval. START FIXED-FORMAT TEXT (PLEASE DO NOT EDIT): : The following data is in a fixed format which enables : automated processing in Washington and should not be [...]
2006-01-27 19:32:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO GY
06GUANGZHOU10987Short March: Shantou In the Light On Innovation
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two Shantou companies -- Guangdong Golden Glass and the Shantou Institute of Ultrasonic Instruments -- demonstrate that this eastern Guangdong city does have its share of innovative companies despite its reputation of being the "heart of the heart of darkness" in intellectual [...]
2006-04-10 03:37:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON EINV KPAO PINR CH
06GUANGZHOU11781Are Guangdong's Electrical and Electronics
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to Moshe Kam of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),less than 10,000 of the Institute's 370,000 members world-wide are from China. With more and more electrical and electronic engineering projects being pursued through global partnerships an [...]
2006-04-17 08:46:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV SOCI SCUL PINR CH
06GUANGZHOU13385The Long March: From Fossils to Feathers: Heyuan's
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Long March, a series of road journeys through the Guangzhou consular district (septel),we traveled to Heyuan, an impoverished prefecture largely untouched by the recent rapid development in South China. Heyuan is bidding to draw further investment away from more [...]
2006-04-27 09:45:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV CH
06GUANGZHOU14820Corruption and Customer-Service: Improving CCP
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the wake of countless land protests throughout Guangdong Province, the Guangdong Communist Party School wants to eliminate the corruption and management failures of its cadres and civil servants. Besides increased anti-corruption training, assessments of leaders are increasi [...]
2006-05-17 09:18:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR CH
06GUANGZHOU14936 LONG MARCH: QUANZHOU - IT'S HARD TO BEAT XIAMEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Quanzhou, the wealthiest city in Fujian and itself a coastal city in the southern part of the province, strikes a contrast to Xiamen as the city neglects its vast potential as a tourist and economic hub through poor intellectual property rights protection and conservative plann [...]
2006-05-21 23:47:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ETRD EINV CH
06GUANGZHOU18749Guangdong Muslims: Few but Increasing (C-DI5-01546)
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Guangdong Muslim population is small but rapidly increasing. The increasing numbers are due mostly to economic reasons (Guangdong's booming manufacturing economy attracts domestic and foreign Muslims) rather than religious ones (South China has no Islamic institution of h [...]
2006-06-23 08:36:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR SCUL SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU20888Rise in Number of Middle Easterners: Threat or
[...] (SBU) Summary. Over the past five years, the number of Middle Eastern businessmen in Guangdong Province has exploded to an estimated 7,000 (the majority coming from Yemen, Jordan and Syria). Additionally, during the Canton Trade Fair, as many as 11,000 Middle Eastern visitors flood the city [...]
2006-07-05 23:27:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL SCUL SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU28065A/S McMurray Visits Sites Implementing P2E2
[...] (U) SUMMARY: OES A/S McMurray visited two sites in the Pearl River Delta where measures such as those being promoted by the Hong Kong-based pollution prevention and energy efficiency (P2E2) initiative have been implemented -- the Huangpu power plant operated by Guangdong Yuehua Power Company [...]
2006-08-21 04:27:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG CH
06GUANGZHOU29575South China Lawyer Detained in Guangzhou -- Law
[...] (U) Classified by Acting Consul General James Turner. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) On September 6, labor rights lawyer and China Labor Watch employee, Tang Jingling, was detained at the Guangzhou East Train station while proceeding through passport control to board a train to Hong Kong. TangQs [...]
2006-09-08 06:18:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI CH
06GUANGZHOU30810Microsoft Growing Rapidly in South China
[...] (SBU) Summary: Microsoft representatives told the Consul General September 21 that with the company's rapid growth in Shenzhen and elsewhere, they expect sales in South China to surpass those in Hong Kong. Company representatives complained about weak copyright enforcement and asked the Consul [...]
2006-09-27 06:01:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KIPR CH
06GUANGZHOU32090FREE TRAVEL TO HAINAN - ALMOST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: According to officials from the Sanya Foreign Affairs Office and Tourism Bureau, Hainan's landing visa and visa waiver programs are intended to increase tourism to Hainan, particularly from East Asia. Americans are permitted to travel to Hainan without a visa if they are part of a [...]
2006-11-02 09:25:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ECON CH
06GUANGZHOU32097PACING DEVELOPMENT IN SANYA, HAINAN PROVINCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a wide-ranging discussion of Sanya's development policies during an October 9 meeting with the Consul General, representatives of Sanya's municipal Foreign Affairs Office, the Environmental Protection Bureau, and Tourism Bureau discussed the city's balanced approach to developme [...]
2006-11-02 09:26:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SENV CH
06GUANGZHOU32317New Foreign Banking Regulations: Foreign Bankers are
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the November 15 release of banking regulations that permit wholly foreign-owned banks in China, Guangzhou-based representatives of foreign banks believe they can now operate on a level playing field with domestic banks. Citibank and Deutsche Bank branch managers said t [...]
2006-11-22 09:18:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN WTRO ECON EINV CH
06GUANGZHOU5378 Progressive Magazine's 2005 Award Winners for
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Li Datong, the originator of the China Youth Daily's "Freezing Point" section, is the most prominent person named in the Nanfengchuang ("South Wind Window") list of 2005 annual award winners for acting "for the public good" -- the magazine's raison d'etre. Then agai [...]
2006-02-27 08:42:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KPAO OPRC OIIP PGOV PINR CH
06GUATEMALA49GUATEMALA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-11 22:09:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB ECON GT OPIC EXIM
06HALIFAX112NOVA SCOTIA ELECTION: INCUMBENT CONSERVATIVES BACK WITH
[...] SUMMARY: Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald will serve another term in office following the June 13 provincial election, but once again, as the leader of another minority government. MacDonald's Progressive Conservative Party failed to get enough seats to capture a clear majority and the [...]
2006-06-14 10:02:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CA
06HANOI166VIETNAM A STAUNCH BUT SLOW SUPPORTER OF EAS
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam, originally opposed to the East Asian Summit (EAS) because of fears it would dilute ASEAN's influence, has become a strong supporter of the new edifice in East Asian regional architecture. Vietnam views the EAS now as a way to strengthen Asian unity and brin [...]
2006-01-19 09:25:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEAN VM
06HANOI1897(SBU) MFA CONFIRMS DISSIDENT'S RELEASE UNDER CONSIDERATION;
[...] (SBU) On July 25, the MFA confirmed to the Ambassador that prominent dissident Dr. Pham Hong Son will (likely) be released September 2, but requested we keep this information close-hold within the USG until the GVN makes their final decision in August. The GVN has not decided if it will release [...]
2006-07-26 07:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KIRF PHUM PGOV HUMANR VM
06HANOI1948TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY MEETS WITH THE COMMUNIST
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: In a July 19 meeting with Le Quang Ba, Deputy Director General of the Vietnamese Communist Party (CPV) External Relations Commission North East Asia Department, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey encouraged the Party to follow through on information previously passed [...]
2006-08-01 11:54:00Embassy HanoiSECRETEFIN CTERR ECON IO PREL KN VM
06HANOI2080VIETNAM REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT
[...] (SBU) On August 15, the Ambassador met with MFA International Organizations Department Director General Pham Binh Minh and was officially informed of Vietnam's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the term 2008-2009. The texts of a diplomatic note and aide memoire [...]
2006-08-16 07:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN VM
06HANOI2399COMMITTEE FOR RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS UPDATES DCM ON RELIGIOUS
[...] (SBU) On September 15, Chairman Ngo Yen Thi of the GVN's Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) briefed the DCM on recent religious freedom developments in Vietnam. The CRA reports that eighteen congregations have been chosen in five out of 19 northern provinces for "pilot registration." These [...]
2006-09-19 10:39:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM
06HANOI2417SHIPPERS SAY VIETNAM TO OUTGROW PORT CAPACITY BY 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with a group of large foreign shippers/buyers on September 7 to discuss their predictions of shortages in port capacity shortages, which threaten future export growth in Vietnam. They were visiting Hanoi to urge Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials to maximi [...]
2006-09-21 03:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PGOV VM
06HANOI243VIETNAM: ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S CALL ON
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On January 13, Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill met with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan. The Deputy Prime Minister laid out a roadmap of five steps to prepare for the visit of President Bush in November: work to close bilateral WTO market access negoti [...]
2006-02-06 06:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV WTRO PREL PGOV TBIO VM
06HANOI249EAP A/S Hill's Meeting with Vietnamese FM Nguyen
[...] (SBU) Summary: During his meeting January 13 with Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill underlined the need for the United States and Vietnam to systematize their bilateral discussions on issues of mutual interest, such as Burma and Cambodia; expressed [...]
2006-02-06 09:47:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV APEC ETRD PHUM CB CH BM KN VM
06HANOI3007VIETNAM SEEKS TO BOLSTER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam recently co-hosted East Asia's first-ever conference on International Humanitarian Law, during which it pledged to take steps to strengthen its commitment to humanitarian law. Significantly, Vietnam's decision to host the conference is part and parcel of its [...]
2006-12-13 10:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN VM
06HANOI453RUSSIA AND VIETNAM KEEP UP THE ILLUSION OF A
[...] (SBU) Summary: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Ephimovich Fradkov was Vietnam's first high-ranking foreign visitor since Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. The February 16-17 visit was the third by a Russian Prime Minister to Vietnam since 1997. The primary purposes of this visit were to strengthe [...]
2006-02-24 10:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL RU VM
06HANOI670AMBASSADOR AND VFM LE VAN BANG DISCUSS WTO, HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador focused on Vietnam's WTO entry, practical developments in our human rights discussions, possible Congressional visits and developments in the bilateral relationship over the next six months during a March 21 lunch with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang. VFM Bang [...]
2006-03-22 23:19:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD APEC PHUM AMGT OVIP CVIS CASC VM
06HANOI683VIETNAM FOREIGN POLICY EXPERTS ON CHINA, THE UNITED
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a frank discussion with visiting Deputy NIO Terrence Markin and Poloff, senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Institute for International Relations (IIR) encouraged the United States to stay closely engaged in Southeast Asia, but avoid making Southeast Asia [...]
2006-03-24 08:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL APEC ASEAN CH VM
06HARARE1235ZANU-PF WINS BY-ELECTIONS AMID LOW TURNOUT,
[...] (C) As expected, ruling party candidates held on to two rural parliamentary seats, in Chikomba and Rushinga, in October 7 by-elections. The elections were peaceful but were marred by low voter turnout. Elections for rural district councils in the two constituencies were also held, with the [...]
2006-10-10 13:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE1360ZANU-PF WINS RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL ELECTIONS --
[...] (U) In an election characterized by extremely low turnout, the ruling party won the vast majority of the 1,326 Rural District Council (RDC) seats. The MDC managed victories, however, in a number of areas, including a few previously considered impenetrable. ZANU-PF relied heavily on pressure [...]
2006-11-15 14:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ASEC ZI
06HARARE1361CENTRAL BANKER GONO,S "MOST DIFFICULT YEAR" - IT'S
[...] (C) In a November 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono described 2006 as his most difficult year in office. He professed embarrassment at Zimbabwe's outcast status within SADC and depicted himself as personally under siege for the country's myria [...]
2006-11-15 16:19:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06HARARE1365TANCHON COMMERCIAL BANK DEMARCHE RESPONSE:
[...] (S) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono conveyed to the Ambassador in a letter dated November 14 the outcome of the RBZ's investigation into the alleged request from North Korea's Tanchon Commercial Bank to open an account in Zimbabwe (reftel). RBZ Senior Division Chief ) Financial I [...]
2006-11-16 13:32:00Embassy HarareSECRETEFIN KN KNNP PARM PGOV PREL ZI
06HARARE191 AMBASSADOR OBSERVES FOOD
[...] The Ambassador recently visited a WFP food distribution in rural Zimbabwe. He witnessed the labor-intensive and complicated nature of the distribution process. Community members were involved in almost all aspects of the process, helping to make it transparent, fair, and apolitical. --- [...]
2006-02-21 13:32:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREL US ZI
06HARARE493GOZ UNVEILS YET ANOTHER VACUOUS RECOVERY PLAN
[...] (C) Long on grand targets, undefined "quick-win strategies," and unrealistic time frames for recovery, Zimbabwe's latest economic recovery plan falls woefully short on substance. The four priority areas outlined in the National Economic Development Priority Programme (NEDPP) announced on Apri [...]
2006-04-28 11:41:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR EFIN PGOV ASEC ZI
06HARARE583"OPERATION ROUND-UP" SO FAR LARGELY ILLUSORY
[...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald daily reported in a front-page story on May 15 that Harare police last week had picked up 10,000 "squatters, vagrants and street youths" for relocation to rural areas after "screening." According to the article, the exercise was part of "Operation Round-Up", an [...]
2006-05-17 16:55:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ASEC ZI
06HARARE95MDC INSIDER ON INTRA-PARTY NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) MDC MP Tendai Biti, who has been negotiating with Welshman Ncube,s faction on behalf of MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai, told the Ambassador January 19 that he had SIPDIS prepared a document that would lead to an amicable MDC &divorce.8 The Harare East MP said he had also prepared a dr [...]
2006-01-30 15:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
06HARARE9722006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims of US persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All eight claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. The general pace of land seizure has slowed, as very few non-indigenous [...]
2006-08-01 16:13:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KIDE OPIC CASC PGOV
06HAVANA11650CARTAS DE CUBA: EARLY SUMMER EDITION
[...] (SBU) This edition of "Cartas" features the following items: -- Paras 2-4 Medical Malpractice -- 5-8 Baseball, Music and Racism -- 9-11 China Syndrome -- 12-19 Diplomatic Corps Reflections -- 20-22 Bracing for the NAM ------------------- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ------------------- 2. (U) NEWS: US [...]
2006-06-05 19:32:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL SOCI CU
06HAVANA8986(CUBA IS) A STATE ON THE TAKE
[...] (C) Summary: Castro has spent the past five months battling corruption in a country where trickery has become a way of life. Because most Cubans work for the state, the entire system - from petty officials to Castro's closest advisors - is rife with corrupt practices. Given state control over all [...]
2006-04-26 18:34:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI ECON CU
06HELSINKI1037DAS PEKALA,S OCTOBER 4 MEETINGS WITH FINNISH MFA
[...] (SBU) EUR DAS Mark Pekala visited Helsinki October 4-6 to participate in the Nordic-Baltic Chiefs of Mission Conference and to consult with Finnish officials on bilateral and transatlantic issues. In separate meetings with Finnish Political Director Pilvi-Sisko Vierros-Villeneuve and Director [...]
2006-10-12 08:45:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV ENRG ECON FI AF GT VE RS GG
06HELSINKI1042OCTOBER GAERC - FINNISH PRESIDENCY VIEWS
[...] (U) PolChief met with Finnish EU Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Oct. 12 to discuss the October GAERC. Syrjala welcomed our demarche points and offered the following: SUDAN ----- 2. (SBU) Syrjala highlighted the increasing urgency that the EU feels regarding the need for a transition from an [...]
2006-10-12 12:21:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN EU YI SR BO MK SU CG IS LE
06HELSINKI1050EU PRESIDENCY WAITING FOR UNSC ACTION ON NORTH
[...] (U) PolOff met with Foreign Ministry Director for Asia Pekka Metso and North Korea Desk Officer Jari Sinkkari Oct. 12 to discuss reftel. Metso had not yet seen reftel due to official travel but Sinkkari had received it prior to the meeting. ALL EYES ON THE UNSC -------------------- 2. (C [...]
2006-10-16 07:20:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL
06HELSINKI1199ENERGY FROM THE EAST: FINNISH RELIANCE ON RUSSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Gasum, Finland,s sole supplier of natural gas, has managed to settle into a peaceful coexistence with its notorious Russian partner Gazprom. Although totally dependent on Gazprom for 100 percent of its supply, Gasum ensures stability through long-term contracts with Gazprom which [...]
2006-12-01 14:47:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETRD EUN FI RS
06HELSINKI1200FINNISH POLDIR ON EU'S NEXT STEPS IN THE MIDDLE
[...] (C) Summary: The Finnish EU Presidency has emerged from the Nov. 27-28 EUROMED Ministerial with a decidedly upbeat impression of both the substance and the atmospherics surrounding the EU's discussions with Israel, the Palestinians and other Middle Eastern stakeholders. MFA Political Director [...]
2006-12-04 07:59:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS EUN FI IS
06HELSINKI1214DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 12:11:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EUN LE FI
06HELSINKI1216IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS - FINNISH RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Middle East Office Eija Rotinen Dec. 8. Rotinen said that US views concerning Iran's upcoming elections are "nearly identical" to those of the Finnish EU Presidency. The electoral process in Iran is not democratic, Rotinen added, and the bodies be [...]
2006-12-08 15:17:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR FI
06HELSINKI1217PRESERVING THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT
[...] (S) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Middle East Officer Eija Rotinen Dec. 8. Rotinen thanked us for sharing further information about SARG efforts to destabilize the Lebanese government and expressed great concern about what may happen next in Lebanon in light of the recent murders and [...]
2006-12-08 15:17:00Embassy HelsinkiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS FI
06HELSINKI149FINLAND: REACTION TO AL- ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered statements in reftel to the MFA's Middle-East bureau. The Director for Middle-East Affairs said that Finland was playing an active role in intra-EU deliberations on the Al-Askariya shrine bombing, and that she believed an EU statement condemning the attack might be re [...]
2006-02-23 08:46:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV PTER FI
06HELSINKI566ENERGY DIVERSITY IN FINLAND AND WHAT IT CAN OFFER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Finland has the EU's longest border with Russia and the two maintain a complex and long-standing energy relationship. While energy security is a concern for every country, Finland's somewhat unique position makes it very unlikely to suffer disruptions to its Russia- sourced ene [...]
2006-06-16 14:59:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD PREL EPET FI RU
06HELSINKI680FINLAND EU PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON NEXT STEPS IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU has agreed to offer peacekeepers for a mission in Lebanon if called upon by the UN. Privately, Finnish MFA Secretary of State Torstila told us that UN and EU hopes to send a force to the region any time soon are "unrealistic," given the current level of violence and apparen [...]
2006-07-19 12:31:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR EUN FI
06HELSINKI697TUOMIOJA WILL ATTEND LEBANON CORE GROUP MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 13:14:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IS LE EUN FI
06HELSINKI701FINNISH U/S OFFERS UPDATE ON EU PRESIDENCY'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOF welcomes Israel's announcement that it could eventually accept NATO peacekeepers in Lebanon. However, U/S for Political Affairs Lyra suggested that an EU- or UN-led force -- perhaps with NATO support under Berlin Plus arrangements -- would be better than a strictly NATO-l [...]
2006-07-24 12:54:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV MOPS EUN FI
06HELSINKI733TFLEO1: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEBANON CRISIS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ware met with Finland's Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja, on July 31. Tuomioja said that his just-completed trip to the Middle-east confirmed his view that Israel could not achieve its military goals, and that an immediate cease-fire followed by a comprehensive settl [...]
2006-07-31 15:45:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MEPP EUN FI
06HELSINKI800FURTHER FINNISH RESPONSE TO UNSC RESOLUTION 1701
[...] (U) As indicated Reftel A, the GOF welcomed UNSC Resolution 1701; the text of the Finnish Foreign Ministry's Statement on Behalf of the EU Presidency has been forwarded to the Department. In a subsequent conversation with PolChief July 14, Office Director for the Middle East Eija Rotinen offe [...]
2006-08-14 13:21:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS EUN FI
06HELSINKI816FINLAND: PRESIDENCY UPPING SRI LANKA INVOLVEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-16 13:27:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CE EUN FI
06HELSINKI854FINNS TELL SYRIA TO HONOR UNSCR 1701; SYRIANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On Aug. 23 in Helsinki, Finnish FM Tuomioja told Syrian FM Al-Moallem that the EU expected the Government of Syria (GOS) to support the ceasefire in Lebanon and wider peace in the Middle East by respecting all provisions of UNSCR 1701; by honoring the arms embargo in Lebanon; and b [...]
2006-08-24 13:50:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV MARR FI SY LE
06HELSINKI871FINNS URGE IRAN TO STOP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In Helsinki August 29, Finnish FM Tuomioja urged Iran to cease its uranium enrichment program immediately and to announce its acceptance of negotiations with the EU3 3 now. Tuomioja also told the Iranian Deputy FM that Iran must begin playing a constructive role in the Middle Eas [...]
2006-08-30 12:07:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM IR FI PGOV IS
06HELSINKI885FINLAND AND SRI LANKA CONTACT GROUP
[...] (U) MFA Sri Lanka desk officer Marita Meranto assured emboff on September 4 that Finland would attend the Sri Lanka Contact Group's experts meeting in Washington on September 27. She said that because of the press of business arising from Finland's EU presidency, Finland's representative woul [...]
2006-09-04 09:12:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALMARR PHUM PINS PREL PTER CE FI
06HELSINKI903GYMNICH
[...] (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers held informal consultations in Finland Sept. 1-2, focusing on the Middle East, Iran and Russia. In response to a press report that alleged an EU Presidency call for increased contacts with Hamas, Finnish FM Tuomioja and others made several very strong state [...]
2006-09-08 06:26:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM FI IR IS RU EU
06HELSINKI994SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO HELSINKI, OCTOBER
[...] Half way through its EU Presidency, Finland has proven to be the behind-the-scenes negotiator we expected rather than the more out-in-front leader we might have preferred. Often valuing consensus above all, the Finns have been unusually content to see the Commission take the lead on many issu [...]
2006-09-28 13:43:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA SENV ENRG ECON FI
06HILLAH107DIWANIYAH PROVINCE: MAHDI MILITIA ON THE OFFENSIVE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Diwaniyah, REO staff found that with the fulcrum of political influence in Diwaniyah swinging toward the Office of Martyr Sadr (OMS) and its associated Mahdi Militia (MM or Jaysh al-Mahdi),the Mahdi Militia are increasingly able to declare large sections [...]
2006-06-20 04:51:00REO HillahSECRETPTER PGOV KISL IZ
06HOCHIMINHCITY1222PHU YEN PROVINCE: PROMISING OR PROBLEMATIC?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Phu Yen province in Central Coastal Vietnam has promise -- especially in aquaculture, light industry and tourism -- but is being held back by a rigid and insular government. Despite the relatively orthodox approach to economic development, the province appears to be implementing [...]
2006-10-25 09:37:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PINR SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM
06HOCHIMINHCITY1391HONG KONG CARDINAL VISITS HCMC
[...] (SBU) On December 13, PolOff met with the Vicar General of the HCMC Archdiocese to discuss the December 3 visit of the Bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze Kiun, to Ho Chi Minh City. This was the first visit of Cardinal Zen to Vietnam since his investiture in February 2006 and only his [...]
2006-12-13 11:11:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM CH HK
06HOCHIMINHCITY607TRAN KHUE DISCUSSES THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIETNAM
[...] (C) Summary: On June 6 we met with political dissident Tran Khue in HCMC to discuss developments related to the "Democratic Party of Vietnam," which Khue and other dissidents launched in Hanoi on June 1. Khue said that he has been tasked with opening a Party office in HCMC; he has sufficient [...]
2006-06-06 09:49:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR VM
06HONGKONG1470SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETING WITH CHEUNG KONG
[...] (C) On March 31, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff met with Hong Kong business leader SIPDIS and port operator Li Ka Shing at Li,s request to discuss port security. Secretary Chertoff outlined the U.S. desire to find a way to improve maritime security without [...]
2006-04-08 02:52:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON EWWT HK CH
06HONGKONG1862FORMER JUSTICE SECRETARY ELSIE LEUNG TO LEAD
[...] (C) Summary: On May 7-18, former Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Elsie Leung, will lead a "Better Hong Kong Foundation" (BHKF) delegation to the U.S. to explain implementation of the "One Country, Two Systems" principle in Hong Kong since the 1997 handover to the PRC, as well as other politic [...]
2006-05-04 10:55:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
06HONGKONG2981MACAU ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCELERATING
[...] (C) Summary: Macau's economy is again picking up steam as GDP growth surged 18.8 percent in the first quarter of 2006. Growth is being driven largely by the booming tourism and gaming sectors, and by massive investment in a number of large-scale casino and infrastructure projects. Tax receipt [...]
2006-07-21 10:47:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL HK CH PINR MC
06HONGKONG3671EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 09:25:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4550EXTRANCHECK: POST SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. As per reftel A request and at the direction of the Office of Enforcement Analysis (OEA) of the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS),Export Control Officer (ECO) Ph [...]
2006-11-24 03:09:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDBMGT BEXP HK ETTC
06HONGKONG4884MAINLAND "HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS" GATHER IN HONG
[...] (C) Summary: Nine mainland activists gathered in Hong Kong to network and share experiences regarding their weiquan ("rights protection") activities during a two-day conference. Amnesty's original intent in bringing these activists to Hong Kong was to provide them with a safe place outside of [...]
2006-12-29 09:10:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PREL HK CH
06ISLAMABAD16269GWADAR: THE NEARLY BLANK CANVAS
[...] (U) Summary. During the Ambassador,s August 10-11 visit to Gwadar, Balochistan, provincial and Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) officials laid out their grand vision for the port,s future--which they hope will someday rival Dubai, providing a key transshipment point for trade with Afghanista [...]
2006-08-18 02:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PK ECON EAID
06ISLAMABAD16302DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SOLITICITING UNIFIL
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (C) On August 18, poloff presented reftel points to MFA (UN) Director Haider Shah. Poloff also asked about the accuracy of August 18 reports in the Pakistani press quoting Foreign Minister Kasuri, traveling in the Middle [...]
2006-08-18 11:56:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIS LE MARR MOPS PK PREL UN
06ISLAMABAD17547BALOCHISTAN (6): THE NATIONALIST INSURGENCY
[...] (C) Summary/Introduction: Despite widespread disillusionment with Islamabad, the most recent tribal uprising led by Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti is a localized insurrection, in which the Nawab had rhetorical support from Baloch nationalists, but little concrete backing in the province-at-large. The [...]
2006-09-04 07:31:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV PTER PINR
06ISLAMABAD17548BALOCHISTAN (7): FINDING A SOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: To bring peace to the restive province of Balochistan, Islamabad must overcome pervasive distrust and skepticism toward the central government and its proposed development projects by ensuring the people of the province -- Baloch and Pashtun alike -- are the first and main benefic [...]
2006-09-04 07:38:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPK PREL PGOV PTER PINR
06ISLAMABAD17908DEMARCHE ON NAM SUMMIT DELIVERED
[...] (C) Summary: On September 5, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (UN-I) Director Haider Shah. Poloff and Shah discussed the issues that might be discussed during the NAM summit in Havana: the UN Security Council race between Guatemala and Venezuela, an internationa [...]
2006-09-08 11:53:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU PK
06ISLAMABAD18708EMBASSY ISLAMABAD-EMBASSY KABUL-CFC-A
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Islamabad-Embassy Kabul-CFC-A cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On September 12, select Embassy Islamabad, Embassy Kabul and CFC-A personnel met to discuss the security situation in the border areas and ways to improve the political, economic and social ties between Af [...]
2006-09-21 13:12:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER EAID MASS PINR AF
06ISLAMABAD18788GOP REQUEST FOR HELP ON SATELLITE COORDINATION
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see para 3. 2. (SBU) On September 22, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Disarmament-Director, Imran Haider, called in Poloff to pass diplomatic note Dismnt-1/9/06 dated September 22, 2006. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) is requesting the Depa [...]
2006-09-22 10:47:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PK FCC ITU ECPS
06ISLAMABAD22070TRIBAL AREAS: VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN THE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The jury is still out on the September 5 North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Jirga Agreement. Violations of the agreement continued during October 29 to November 12 period. However, cross-border attacks against coalition forces in Afghanistan's Paktika province appear to have decre [...]
2006-11-20 08:23:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PGOV PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD22449TRIBAL AREAS: TALIBANIZATION THREAT PERSISTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Twelve weeks after the signing of the September 5 North Waziristan Agency (NWA) Jirga Agreement, the number of cross-border attacks from Pakistan into Afghanistan has declined. However, it is perhaps more likely that the decline is due to coalition force operations in Afghanistan [...]
2006-12-14 05:14:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PGOV PK AF PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD354215TH PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN-U.S. TRIPARTITE MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: The 15th U.S.-Afghanistan-Pakistan Tripartite Commission meeting, held at Bagram on February 25, was characterized by frank discussion between the Afghan and Pakistani delegations. The agenda focused on cross-border issues, intelligence sharing, steps to counter IEDs, and the lin [...]
2006-03-03 02:00:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETAF MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PK PREL PTER
06ISLAMABAD7563SIXTEENTH MEETING OF U.S.-AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Tripartite Commission (TPC) Met at GHQ in Rawalpindi April 19 -- the third Tripartite conducted at the four-star level and the second official visit to Pakistan by Afghanistan's Chief of the General Staff. Atmospherics were favorable, continuing a trend seen in earlier TPC [...]
2006-04-28 15:02:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PK AF PTER
06ISLAMABAD9708FATA OPERATIONS SINCE JULY 7TH: A MIXED BAG
[...] (U) This is the second in a series of four cables assessing the GOP's progress in its crackdown on extremism. 2. (S) Summary. In the aftermath of the July 7, 2005 bombings in London, President Musharraf made a series of broad-reaching committments to tackle extremism and terrorism in Pakist [...]
2006-05-25 12:15:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PTER MOPS MARR PK
06ISLAMABAD9710FATA OPERATIONS SINCE JULY 7TH: A MIXED BAG
[...] (U) This is the second in a series of four cables assessing the GOP's progress in its crackdown on extremism. 2. (S) Summary. In the aftermath of the July 7, 2005 bombings in London, President Musharraf made a series of broad-reaching committments to tackle extremism and terrorism in Pakist [...]
2006-05-26 01:37:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PTER MOPS MARR PK
06ISTANBUL1209PRESCRIPTION FOR TURKEY'S PHARMACEUTICALS MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary. At a June 9 meeting in Istanbul, American pharmaceutical company directors expressed satisfaction that Turkey remained on the 2006 Special 301 Priority Watch List but told Ambassador Wilson that inadequate patent protection and an absence of transparency in the GOT,s health b [...]
2006-07-03 14:13:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV PGOV TU
06ISTANBUL124MICROSOFT TARGETS TURKEY
[...] (U) Summary: In his third trip to Turkey in a little over a year, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates met in Istanbul with senior Turkish government and business leaders and announced a range of new initiatives aimed at increasing internet penetrationin Turkey. These included a new Turkey web portal [...]
2006-02-02 10:34:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ECPS TU
06ISTANBUL1313CHECHEN "BIG HERO" MOURNED IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) Summary: Approximately 4,000 mourners congregated at the Fatih mosque in Istanbul on 14 July for an "in-absentia" funeral in honor of Chechen rebel leader, Shamil Basayev. Aside from raucous anti-Russia, anti-U.S. and anti-Israel chanting, the event proceeded in a relatively benign and or [...]
2006-07-21 11:42:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER RS TU
06ISTANBUL1387OECD/OSCE CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN
[...] Summary: OECD and OSCE jointly sponsored, and the Government of Turkey hosted, a meeting July 11-12 to assess interest of the countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus in an investment and development initiative similar to regional initiatives that OECD has undertaken with USG support in South [...]
2006-08-08 13:10:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN TU
06ISTANBUL1478SUCCESSION ISSUE: PRIORITY AND LIFELINE FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Patriarchate senior advisor, Metropolitan Meliton of Philadelphia, stressed to us during an introductory meeting on August 16 that the priority issue for the Ecumenical Patriarchate was the succession of the Patriarch. He noted that Turkish citizenship requirements for any poten [...]
2006-08-17 14:22:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU
06ISTANBUL1511ISTANBUL'S CHP KADIKOY MAYOR: SAFE, SATISFIED,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Republican People,s Party (CHP) mayor of Istanbul's Kadikoy district, Selami Ozturk, represents a wealthy constituency on the Asian side of Istanbul. Political activism is not the byword for this area where secular verities of the Turkish Republic remain more important to vote [...]
2006-08-23 13:43:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPGOV TU
06ISTANBUL1618OECD/OSCE CONFERENCE ON INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN
[...] Summary: OECD and OSCE jointly sponsored, and the Government of Turkey hosted, a meeting July 11-12 to assess interest of the countries in Central Asia and the Caucasus in an investment and development initiative similar to regional initiatives that OECD has undertaken with USG support in South [...]
2006-09-08 08:13:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN TU
06ISTANBUL192TURKISH ACADEMICS, STUDENTS COMMENT ON MIDDLE EAST
[...] (SBU) Summary. Media savvy academics and students involved in democracy building expressed mixed views to a visiting counter-terrorism team about America and its foreign policy in meetings earlier this month. One academic fretted over Turks, generally more negative opinion of the U.S. and [...]
2006-02-14 06:05:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO TU
06ISTANBUL2013ISTANBUL'S KURDISH INTELLECTUALS: THE TIME IS NOW
[...] (S) Summary. Istanbul's Kurdish intellectuals opine the evolving political situation in Turkey and the region sets a favorable stage for agreement to end the Kurdish conflict in Turkey. According to these intellectuals, Turkey's Kurds -- accepted as equals during Turkey's war of independenc [...]
2006-11-02 13:59:00Consulate IstanbulSECRETPGOV PHUM PTER TU
06ISTANBUL2068SWT STUDENTS SHOW THE WRITE STUFF
[...] (U) Summary: In preparing for the 2007 Summer Work and Travel (SWT) season, we invited representatives of the educational companies here that recruit and help prepare the students' applications to a kick-off meeting at the Consulate on November 3. To pique interest in the SWT program, Post had [...]
2006-11-13 15:08:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI CVIS PREL SCUL KPAO TU
06ISTANBUL2105URBANCIC AND BASER DISCUSS EFFORTS TO COMBAT PKK
[...] (C) Summary. S/CT Deputy Coordinator Urbancic met Gen. (ret) Baser, the GOT's counter-PKK envoy, in Istanbul on November 11. After expressing appreciation for Urbancic's efforts to curb PKK criminal support in Europe, which was the subject of Urbancic's Ankara meetings, Baser took the opport [...]
2006-11-24 12:57:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPTER EFIN PREL TU IZ
06ISTANBUL211BMENA: TURKS KEEP DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE
[...] (U) Summary: A February 6-7 conference organized by the Turkish NGO TESEV within the framework of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) brought together 150 NGO and government representatives from around the Middle East and North Africa to develop an action platform to increase the role o [...]
2006-02-17 09:10:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TU XD XF XI KDEM KWMN
06ISTANBUL693INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SHOWS TURKEY,S GROWING
[...] (U) Summary: The Governments of Turkey and the United States co-chaired a high-level conference in Istanbul April 27-28, 2006 on international cooperation for disaster relief and humanitarian assistance. The conference, attended by twelve nations and the leadership of the United Nation,s Off [...]
2006-05-09 11:36:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IR PHUM PREL TU
06ISTANBUL832FETHULLAH GULEN: WHY ARE HIS FOLLOWERS TRAVELING?
[...] (C) Summary: Fethullah Gulen sits at the center of a vast and growing network encompassing more than 160 affiliated organizations in over 30 countries, including over 50 in the U.S. As a result, Gulen supporters account for an increasing proportion of Mission Turkey,s nonimmigrant visa applic [...]
2006-05-23 12:02:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL SOCI KFRD TU
06JAKARTA10041DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry North American Affairs Director Harry Purwanto on August 7. We explained the draft resolution was consistent with the U.S. requirement for a sustainable ceasefire and stressed U.S. goal was a cessation of hostilities by no later than August [...]
2006-08-09 12:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UN IS
06JAKARTA10135DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TIER 2 WATCH LIST ACTION PLAN
[...] (U) On August 1, we met with Ferry Adamhar, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Directorate for the Protection of Indonesian Citizens and Legal Entities, to deliver the demarche contained reftel. Mr. Adamhar welcomed our points and said he would coordinate the matter within the GOI [...]
2006-08-11 10:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL ID
06JAKARTA10136ILLICIT ARMS CACHE ACTIVATES INDONESIAN RUMOR MILL
[...] (C) Summary: On August 9 the Indonesian Army,s National Military Police announced the results of its investigation into the 185 guns and other weaponry discovered by authorities in Brigadier General Koesmayadi,s homes and office following his June 25 death of natural causes. TNI Commander D [...]
2006-08-11 13:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA10366INDONESIAN PEACEKEEPING PREPARATIONS FOR LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia is preparing to send a 1000 troops to serve in UN-led peacekeeping operations in Lebanon. The composite force includes elements from a range of Indonesian military units, including mechanized and engineering elements. Indonesia lacks airlift capability for transportin [...]
2006-08-16 11:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PFLP PREL ID LE
06JAKARTA10399S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER'S MEETINGS WITH INDONESIAN FM
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with S/P Director Stephen Krasner on August 11, Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda emphasized Indonesia's desire to expand and deepen bilateral cooperation with the United States on political, security, economic and other fronts. Wirajuda appealed for U.S. assista [...]
2006-08-18 11:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ECON EAID CVIS ID
06JAKARTA10536INDONESIA - AUGUST 24 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. At an August 18 meeting in Singapore, officials from Singapore, Indonesia, and the United States agreed to continue the proposed Avian Influenza Trilateral Project within the Tangerang municipality as originally planned (as opposed to expanding it to the much larger District of T [...]
2006-08-24 08:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA10563BA'ASYIR SPOUTS OFF ABOUT SHARIA`, JIHAD AND BALI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Abu Bakr Ba'asyir, the spiritual head of Jemaah Islamiyah and its political wing, the Majelis Mujahiddin Council (MMI),continues to speak publicly on a variety of topics following his release from prison on June 14, 2006. Most notably, Ba'asyir has pontificated about the need [...]
2006-08-25 06:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KISL KJUS ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA1078INDONESIA REACTS TO RELEASE OF CAVR REPORT
[...] (C) Summary. Senior GOI figures and Indonesian politicians have reacted defensively to the allegations of human rights abuses made in the report of East Timor's Committee of Reception, Truth and Verification (reftel). East Timor President Xanana Gusmao presented the report to UN Secretary Gen [...]
2006-01-26 11:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KJUS ID TT
06JAKARTA10926MOVING FORWARD WITH THE MARITIME BORDER NEEDS
[...] (S) Summary: Post strongly supports S/CT's proposal for a border control technical needs assessment for the triborder area and will welcome the assessment team to Indonesia, with the below recommendations for S/CT and DS/ATA's further consideration. Post has received encouragement from various [...]
2006-09-01 11:22:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO ID
06JAKARTA11214KEITH LUSE'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN MOD DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Senate SFRC Senior Professional Staff Member Keith Luse met with Indonesian Defense Ministry Director General for Defense Strategy Major General Dadi Susanto on August 28 in Jakarta. Susanto characterized U.S.-Indonesian relations and military cooperation as positive. Susanto w [...]
2006-09-11 10:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV PHUM ID
06JAKARTA1144Bengkulu's Young Governor Tries To Reform Sumatra's
[...] (SBU) Summary. Elected as a reformer in a poverty- stricken province more accustomed to corruption, political hacks and time-servers, new Governor Agusrin Najamudin represents a break with Bengkulu's past. Only devout Muslim PKS supported Najamudin's candidacy against candidates from larger an [...]
2006-01-30 00:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PINS PREL EAID ECON SOCI ID
06JAKARTA1179YUDHOYONO CONVOKES AMBASSADOR ON IRAN;
[...] (S) Summary: President Yudhoyono (SBY) convoked the Ambassador to an extraordinary meeting January 31, attended by four ministers, to convey Indonesia's intention to decide its position on Iran's nuclear program when the IAEA Board of Governors meet on March 6. He conveyed concerns with resp [...]
2006-01-31 11:16:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKNNP PARM PREL PGOV ID IR
06JAKARTA11842INDONESIA - SEPTEMBER 25 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-25 08:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA12160DISCOURAGING TNI FROM TAKING MANPADS TO UNIFIL
[...] (S) Charge discussed the MANPADS issue with Indonesian Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Dino Patti Djalal on October 2. Charge emphasized that Indonesian deployment with MANPADS would cause big problems and urged GOI to reconsider. Djalal subsequently discussed the issue with the commander [...]
2006-10-03 11:00:00Embassy JakartaSECRETMARR MOPS PGOV PREL ID LE
06JAKARTA12254INDONESIA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS CONTINUE TO
[...] (C) Summary. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono,s (SBY) multi-faceted anti-corruption efforts continue to make progress in Indonesia. SBY has thrown his political support behind successful reformers and other anti-corruption "champions", has permitted prosecutions against senior Government o [...]
2006-10-05 10:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EINV KCRM ID
06JAKARTA12732EAP DAS ERIC JOHN'S MEETING WITH BG DADI SUSANTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Indonesian Director General for Defense Strategy Susanto on October 18, EAP DAS Eric John raised U.S. human rights concerns, the need for continued military vetting and accountability for past abuses, the importance of a SOFA in underpinning bilateral cooperatio [...]
2006-10-19 10:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM MASS MOPS ID
06JAKARTA12733East Java Mudflow: Lapindo Financial Woes
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PT. Lapindo Brantas (Lapindo) recently informed its relief well contractors that it no longer has funds to pay for relief well operations. Haliburton and other contractors, including local contractors, temporarily left the site, halting drilling operations, due to lack of paymen [...]
2006-10-19 10:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV ID
06JAKARTA12776TNI ANNIVERSARY SPEECHES EMPHASIZE REFORM AND
[...] Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudoyono and Commander-in-Chief (Panglima) Air First Marshal Djoko Suyanto urged the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) to continue along the path of reform as the TNI celebrated its 61st anniversary on October 5. The speeches exhorted the TNI to complete its tr [...]
2006-10-20 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13170PM A/S HILLEN'S POLITICAL-MILITARY TALKS IN JAKARTA
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen discussed a range of political-military issues with Indonesian Minister of Defense Sudarsono, Foreign Affairs Director General Hariyadhi and other public leaders in Jakarta on November 7. The discussions built on simil [...]
2006-11-09 10:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV MNUC RI
06JAKARTA13181NEW ZEALAND DCM CALLS ON JI'S POLITICAL WING
[...] (C) Summary. New Zealand's Deputy Head of Mission briefed us about his meeting with Irfan Awwas, the leader of Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia (MMI),Jemaah Islamiyah's political wing (his reporting cable has been sent by classified email to EAP/MTS and INR/EAP). Awwas spoke about MMI's goal of p [...]
2006-11-13 07:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KISL SOCI ID
06JAKARTA13193YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA
[...] (S) Summary: Mr. President: Your visit to Indonesia provides an excellent opportunity to consolidate recent gains in U.S.- Indonesian relations and showcase the success of our core political values ) freedom, democracy, and economic development ) in this, the world,s largest Muslim-majority [...]
2006-11-13 10:11:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA13201BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON 05-
[...] (U) Summary. The Indonesian Air Force (IAF) verified on September 1, their order and receipt of component C-130 parts detailed in reftel. The order contained some defective parts, for which the IAF ordered replacements. Per request in reftel, we have inquired about both orders and the IAF [...]
2006-11-14 05:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC ECON ID SN
06JAKARTA13229INTERFAITH YOUTH DELIVER POTUS LETTER TO AMBASSADOR
[...] In advance of President Bush's upcoming visit to Indonesia, a group of Indonesian interfaith youth leaders met with the Ambassador to present a letter to the President (full text in para 6). The delegates represented all of Indonesia's major religions: Islam (the youth wings of mass-based [...]
2006-11-17 06:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SOCI KISL ID
06JAKARTA13236INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM ATTRACTS INVESTORS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) renewed its appeal for private investment under it's five-year, USD 150 billion infrastructure development program at a November 1-3 Infrastructure Forum in Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) touted improvements in Indonesia's i [...]
2006-11-19 23:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS PREL ID
06JAKARTA13237INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM ATTRACTS INVESTORS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) renewed its appeal for private investment under it's five-year, USD 150 billion infrastructure development program at a November 1-3 Infrastructure Forum in Jakarta. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) touted improvements in Indonesia's i [...]
2006-11-19 23:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ENRG EAIR ELTN ECPS ID
06JAKARTA13255OLD/NEW STATE ISLAMIC UNIV. RECTORS ON ISLAM AND
[...] (C) Summary. On November 8, Komaruddin Hidayat, the new rector of the State Islamic University's (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah campus, and former rector Azyumardi Azra spoke to us about the university, Islam and society. They argued that Indonesia is becoming increasingly conservative religious [...]
2006-11-22 00:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALSCUL PREL KISL OIIP OEXP KPAO ID
06JAKARTA13304East Java: NU Political Clout Diminished As
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the final battle for control of the National Awakening Party (PKB),Nahdatul Ulama's (NU) political wing and Indonesia's 4th largest political party, the Indonesian Supreme Court ruled on October 12 against East Java PKB Chairman Choiral Anam's attempt to overthrow former Indo [...]
2006-11-27 10:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA13324INDONESIA'S INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy Jakarta provides the following interim assessment of targeted actions by Indonesia on trafficking in persons (TIP) since the June release of the 2006 TIP report, as requested in ref A. Anti-Trafficking Legislation ---------------------------- 2. (SBU) A comprehensive anti-tra [...]
2006-11-28 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ELAB KWMN SMIG ID
06JAKARTA13361MEGAWATI SURVEYS THE INDONESIAN POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
[...] (C) During a November 28 meeting with the Ambassador, former President Megawati Soekarnoputri avoided discussing whether she would consider cooperating with President Yudhoyono's government, bemoaned the increasing influence of Islamists in Indonesian politics, and outlined the challenges of d [...]
2006-11-30 09:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM KISL ID
06JAKARTA13413NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE FIELD STUDIES EAST ASIA
[...] Embassy Jakarta welcomes the proposed visit (reftel) of NWC seminar students to Indonesia in April 2007. Embassy requests precise dates for the visit so that more definite plans can be made. Control officer will be MAJ Marc Harrelson, DAO, office tel: (62-21) 3435-9192, home tel: (62-21) 71 [...]
2006-12-06 07:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS ID
06JAKARTA13421SBY - ABE SUMMIT: PLOWING AHEAD ON TRADE AND ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary. Energy and a planned Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) were the centerpieces of President Yudhoyono's November 26 - 29 state visit to Tokyo. President Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Abe announced that the two sides had "reached agreement in principle" on an Indonesia-Japan EPA, [...]
2006-12-06 09:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EWWT ENRG KN JA ID
06JAKARTA13422INDONESIA ESTH HIGHLIGHTS - SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2006
[...] Summary: On November 22, following three years of bilateral negotiations, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) welcomed home forty-eight orangutans from Thailand. Minister of Health Dr. Siti Fadilah Supari announced plans on November 13 to make Indonesian villages self sufficient in health care [...]
2006-12-06 10:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY TBIO EINV ETRD ID
06JAKARTA13448East Java Mudflow: Lapindo Defaults,
[...] (SBU) ConGen Pol/econoff and Jakarta USAID officers visited the PT. Lapindo Brantas (Lapindo) mud volcano site and the relief well operation in Porong, East Java (Ref. A) on December 8, meeting with several representatives of contractors working on the relief well. According to the contractor [...]
2006-12-08 09:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV ID
06JAKARTA13473DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASEAN SUPPORT FOR UNSC
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to contacts in the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament, which handles UNSC issues, and to Gudadi B. Sasongko of the Directorate for East Asia and Pacific Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on December 13. We left a copy of t [...]
2006-12-13 11:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM ID
06JAKARTA13498YUDHOYONO'S VISIT TO RUSSIA: DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia and Russia signed a range of intergovernmental and other agreements during the visit of Indonesian President Yudhoyono to Russia November 29-December  [...]
2006-12-15 10:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR EINV EIND ENRG SOCI ID RS
06JAKARTA13521FORMER MINISTER DETAINED ON CORRUPTION CHARGES
[...] (U) Former Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Rokhmin Dahuri was detained on November 30 in conjunction with a Commission for the Eradication of Corruption (KPK) investigation into his administration of an off-budget fund of nearly IDR 32 billion (approximately USD 3.5 million). The fund alleged [...]
2006-12-19 05:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON KCOR ID
06JAKARTA13554DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UAE/UN-HOSTED GLOBAL
[...] (U) We met December 21 with Deputy Minister for Child Protection in the Ministry of Women Empowerment, Ms. Sumarni Dawam Rahardjo, to deliver the demarche contained in reftel. Ms. Rahardjo fully agreed with all the points in reftel, particularly noting the importance of holding the internation [...]
2006-12-21 06:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KWMN SMIG XX KCRM PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13579IO PDAS WARLICK MEETS WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Summary. In December 18 meetings with senior officials of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs, Principal Deputy Secretary for International Affairs James B. Warlick reviewed our agenda for the upcoming session of the U.N. Security Council, to which Indonesia has been elected as [...]
2006-12-22 05:33:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AORC PHUM ID
06JAKARTA13616NO TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION FOR INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 8, the Constitutional Court (CC) scrapped Indonesia,s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, arguing that it was unconstitutional. There are mixed views here about the importance of this decision and the likely impact on the prosecution of past human rights abuses. [...]
2006-12-29 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KJUS PGOV ID
06JAKARTA1819INDONESIA-U.S. POLITICA-MILITARY TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Indonesian delegations held a day of political-military talks February 1 to explore expanded bilateral cooperation following the U.S. decision in November to end restrictions on military-to-military relations. The U.S. delegation, led by Dr. John Hillen, Assistant Secre [...]
2006-02-10 12:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA2112INDONESIA-ET TRUTH/FRIENDSHIP COMMISSION FACES
[...] (C) Indonesia's senior bureaucrat responsible for human rights in a February 8 meeting described the Indonesia-East Timor Commission on Truth and Friendship (CTF) as "stagnant," due to East Timor's presentation of its human rights report to the UN, the shooting of three Indonesians on the East [...]
2006-02-16 11:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS KAWC TT ID
06JAKARTA2514SENATOR FEINGOLD MEETS INDONESIAN HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] (SBU) Senator Russ Feingold met February 23 with Indonesian human rights and judicial reform NGOs, and expressed strong support for the promotion of human rights in Indonesia and justice for past abuses. Human rights advocates expressed disappointment at lack of progress in accountability fo [...]
2006-02-24 08:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS ID
06JAKARTA2515CODEL KOLBE AND HDAC ENGAGE INDONESIAN LEGISLATORS
[...] CODEL Kolbe met on February 21-22 with top legislators from the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) in the first overseas visit of the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC). Indonesian legislators welcomed the CODEL,s expertise on legislative affairs and its encouragement for the [...]
2006-02-24 08:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM ID
06JAKARTA2530CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS INDONESIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Senator Russell Feingold called on Indonesian Attorney General Abdul Rachman Saleh on February 22. The Senator opened with questions regarding the status of the Timika case and received assurance that the Attorney General's Office will follow the evidence and expects to convict those cu [...]
2006-02-24 10:22:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV KJUS OREP ASEC ID
06JAKARTA2819ADMIRAL FALLON CALLS ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO
[...] (C) PACOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon called on President Yudhoyono (SBY) Feb. 23. SBY emphasized the importance of bilateral cooperation in multiple areas. He spoke of the progress in implementing peace in Aceh, and judged that in his view the situation will be fully settled within [...]
2006-03-02 13:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER KN BM ID MASS PGOV
06JAKARTA2917YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA: MOVING OUR RENEWED
[...] (U) Madame Secretary: Your team in Jakarta warmly welcomes your March 14-15 visit to Indonesia, the most senior USG visit since Secretary Powell's of January 4-6, 2005. We have underway preparations to ensure a visit high in substance and symbolism. Introduction ------------ 2. (C) Su [...]
2006-03-06 13:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA3244ISLAMIC BANKING GROWING IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Indonesia's Islamic banking sector is small (under two percent of banking sector assets) but growing rapidly, and could reach nine percent by 2011, according to Bank Indonesia (BI) officials. BI regulates sharia banking and is encouraging the growth of the sector with a lower i [...]
2006-03-13 09:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON PGOV PREL ID
06JAKARTA3482CODEL FEINGOLD MEETS TNI COMMANDER DJOKO SUYANTO
[...] (C) Senator Feingold called on Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) Commander (Panglima) Air Chief Marshal Djoko Suyanto February 24. The Panglima reviewed structural reforms that the military has undertaken over the past several years and affirmed civilian control over the institution. The Panglima [...]
2006-03-17 11:10:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KJUS OREP ASEC ID
06JAKARTA3483INDONESIA: CODEL FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesian Defense Minister told visiting Senator Russell Feingold that progress in the counterterrorism fight by Indonesian law enforcement authorities had disrupted terrorist groups in the country. Terror groups had financial difficulties, were less able to mount attacks and [...]
2006-03-17 12:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL PGOV ID
06JAKARTA3560SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH ASEAN SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) In a wide-ranging discussion on February 23, ASEAN General Secretary Ong Keng Yong outlined ASEAN's priorities and challenges for U.S. Senator Russell Feingold. He praised the U.S.-ASEAN Enhanced Partnership, noting that it reaffirms a critical relationship sometimes taken for granted in [...]
2006-03-20 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEAN OREP PREL PGOV AORC CH BM ID
06JAKARTA3892EAST JAVA POLICE CONFERENCE ON IPR LAWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several branches of the GOI and East Java government cosponsored an IPR seminar on March 4 to educate East Java area police chiefs on the importance of IPR to Indonesia and its economy. Senior GOI and provincial officials used persuasive arguments and data to try and motivate [...]
2006-03-24 08:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR EFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA4364AMCIT RECEIVES FIVE MONTH SENTENCE FOR VISA VIOLATION; INDONESIAN GETS 30 MONTHS FOR BLASPHEMY
[...] (U) Summary: On March 29, the court in Sampang, Madura found U.S. citizen David Ray guilty of violating his student visa and sentenced him to five months in prison. Counting time served, Ray likely will go free the week of April 14, barring a prosecution appeal. The court found Ray's collea [...]
2006-04-04 09:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PHUM PGOV KIRF ID DAVID WILLIAM RAY
06JAKARTA4464AUSTRALIAN ASYLUM GRANT TO PAPUANS SPARKS SHARP
[...] (C) Summary: The Australian Government's March 23 decision to grant three-year "protection visas" to 42 Indonesian nationals from troubled Papua province has provoked condemnation from the GOI and the Indonesian public. The GOI recalled its ambassador from Canberra, postponed a bilateral [...]
2006-04-06 10:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM AS ID
06JAKARTA4467INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 21 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-06 11:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA4510INDONESIA - APRIL 6 AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congen Surabaya officers met with provincial and municipal animal husbandry officials on March 16 to review vaccination and culling procedures after the first reported avian influenza (AI) outbreak in Surabaya. Grobogan Regency officials in Central Java told Congen that recent n [...]
2006-04-07 09:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA4511ConGen Meets with Solo Leaders
[...] (C) Summary: ConGen Surabaya Principal Officer Pierangelo and Econ/PolOff Williams traveled to the Central Java city of Solo (also known as Surakarta) on Wednesday April 5, meeting with Mayor Joko Widodo, Solo Chief of Police Yotje Mende, and with Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta (UMS) re [...]
2006-04-07 09:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA4519INDONESIA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS - PART II
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 00:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR KMCA ECON EINV ID
06JAKARTA4520INDONESIA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS - PART II
[...] (SBU) Summary. A slew of high-profile corruption prosecutions of current and former Government of Indonesia (GOI) officials over the past year has energized the media and civil society groups and placed newfound and largely positive pressure on the bureaucracy (Reftel). Permanently reducing t [...]
2006-04-11 00:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR KMCA ECON EINV ID
06JAKARTA4755INDONESIA PREVIEWS BALI ASEAN MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary. On April 13, we urged Indonesia, together with its ASEAN partners, to press Burma on human rights and democratization at the upcoming ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat in Bali. We urged further that ASEAN make its concerns on these issues public, as it did at its Kuala Lumpur su [...]
2006-04-13 10:42:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEAN PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA4811GAM REINTEGRATION SLOW, ECONOMY AND POLITICS NOT
[...] (SBU) On April 10 former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) activists hosted a prayer meeting (Doa Bersama) in Tiro, Aceh, to mark Mohammed's Birthday, attracting over 1000 Acehnese from throughout the province. At the meeting, Conoff had numerous discussions about the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) [...]
2006-04-18 01:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAID ASEC KDEM ID
06JAKARTA5039NU CHAIRMAN MUZADI NERVOUS ABOUT GROWTH OF ISLAMIC
[...] (C) Summary: Hasyim Muzadi, Chairman of Indonesia's largest Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU),told the Ambassador April 19 of his concern over the growth of "hard-line Islam" in Indonesia and throughout the Muslim world. Muzadi expressed doubts about the GOI's will to arrest this d [...]
2006-04-20 10:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KISL ID
06JAKARTA5217SBY OPPONENTS WAVE ECONOMIC NATIONALISM FLAG
[...] (C) Summary: Former People's Consultative Assembly Chairman Amien Rais and retired General Wiranto continue to wave the flag of economic nationalism in hopes of strengthening their likely presidential bids in 2009 and stirring up trouble for President Yudhoyono in the meantime. In their latest [...]
2006-04-26 07:27:00Embassy JakartaSECRETECON EMIN ENIV PGOV ID
06JAKARTA5237NO SURPRISES AT UBUD ASEAN MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Summary. Based on readouts from Indonesian Foreign Ministry and Jakarta-based diplomatic contacts, the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat held in Ubud, Bali on April 19 - 20 seems to have been a routine affair. Some ministers expressed disappointment with Burma, but it was hardly a full-c [...]
2006-04-26 11:11:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEAN PHUM BM ID
06JAKARTA5308INDONESIA - APRIL 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-27 07:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA5484BURMESE REFUGEES PUT GOI IN TOUGH SPOT
[...] (SBU) A boatload of 77 Burmese men landed April 25 on an island off the coast of Aceh on their way to Malaysia. The Indonesian Navy found the Burmese after a storm blew their boat off course. The government of Indonesian (GOI) is in a tight spot as they weigh the political sensitivities in [...]
2006-05-01 11:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV KJUS CVIS ID BM
06JAKARTA5486UNIONS USE MAY DAY TO CONTINUE PROTESTS AGAINST
[...] (SBU) Indonesian unions used May Day to continue their street protests in Jakarta and other major cities against earlier government plans to amend the 2003 Manpower Act to improve the investment climate. United firmly against any revisions to the law, labor leaders turned out 30,000 or more [...]
2006-05-01 11:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KJUS ID
06JAKARTA5580UNIONS BESIEGE PARLIAMENT (AGAIN),PROTEST TURNS
[...] (SBU) Tens of thousands of union-led demonstrators besieged the gates of the Indonesian Parliament (DPR) on March 3 to force Parliament to agree to refuse any amendment to the Manpower Act. The demonstration, with an estimated turnout of 50,000, turned tense in the afternoon as labor leaders [...]
2006-05-03 11:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KJUS ASEC ID
06JAKARTA5582DOC DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S APRIL 27-28 VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his April 27-28 visit to Jakarta, Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary David A. Sampson discussed Indonesia's economic reform efforts and U.S. interests in Indonesia and region with business leaders, academics and opinion leaders. American Chamber of Commerce (Amcha [...]
2006-05-03 23:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ETRD ECON PGOV KCOR ID
06JAKARTA5704GOI, UNIONS ASSIGN BLAME FOR MAY 3 VIOLENCE
[...] (S) Jakarta is awash in speculation as to the possibility or extent of political manipulation behind the massive May 3 labor demonstrations that turned violent at the Parliament's gates (ref A). In the course of expressing his concern over the violence, President Yudhoyono publicly called on [...]
2006-05-05 12:24:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPGOV PHUM ELAB ID
06JAKARTA5778TERRORISM FINANCE: MA'ARIF EDUCATION FOUNDATION
[...] (S) The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) education office tells us that the Sidoarjo-based Yayasan Pendidikan Ma'arif (the Ma'arif Educational Foundation) has no links to the al Ma'arif Education Foundation in the Philippines (reftel). "Ma'arif" means "learning" or "knowledge" in Arabic, and thousands of [...]
2006-05-08 10:27:00Embassy JakartaSECRETKTFN EFIN PTER PREL ID
06JAKARTA5779IRAN: AMBASSADOR DEMARCHES INDONESIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador urged Indonesian Foreign Minister Wirajuda to press Iran on its nuclear weapons development program during President Ahmadi-Nejad's state visit to Jakarta May 10-11 and during the D-8 Summit in Bali May 12-13, and to use extreme caution in making public statements on t [...]
2006-05-08 10:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KUNR KNNP UNHRC IR ID
06JAKARTA5789ASD RODMAN'S MEETING WITH INDONESIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman met Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Imron Cotan on April 12. Both expressed strong interest in expanding military ties. Imron pressed for USG training for Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus); [...]
2006-05-09 06:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MASS MARR PHUM KDEM KAWC TT BM TW
06JAKARTA59YOUR VISIT TO INDONESIA: LAUNCHING A RENEWED
[...] (U) Madame Secretary: Your team in Jakarta warmly welcomes your January 8-10 visit to Indonesia, the most senior USG visit since Secretary Powell's of January 4-6, 2005. We have underway preparations to ensure a visit high in substance and symbolism. Introduction ------------ 2. (C) [...]
2006-01-03 11:22:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMASS MARR PREL ID
06JAKARTA6018INDONESIA - SUPREME AUDIT BOARD LOSING ITS WAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Supreme Audit Agency (BPK),one of Indonesia's key anti-corruption institutions, appears losing its way because of weak leadership, internal power struggles and a lack of reform. The BPK's first "Advisory Board on Tsunami-Related Audit" conference April 24-25 in Jakarta [...]
2006-05-12 08:49:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID KCOR PGOV ID
06JAKARTA6495INDONESIA: MEDAN AVIAN INFLUENZA CLUSTER UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fatal cases of H5N1 infection have occurred in three separate locations in Indonesia since May 18, 2006. These include a seventh family member associated with the cluster of cases in Northern Sumatra (refs A and B). Another family member identified with infection last week rem [...]
2006-05-22 12:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA6497Aceh: GAM Reintegration Advances Despite Obstacles
[...] (SBU) Summary. Successful reintegration of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ex-combatants and others, essential to ensuring long term peace in Aceh, has advanced but still faces obstacles. Reintegration payments promised by GOI have arrived only slowly. Aceh's economy remains flat or worse, with a [...]
2006-05-23 00:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL ASEC SNAR SOCI ID
06JAKARTA6658INDONESIA: MAY 29 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) Summary: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck early May 27 south of the central Java town of Yogyakarta, causing widespread destruction and high fatalities. The current death toll has reached 5,010 with an additional 14,000 injured in the earthquake, with 8,000 requiring surgery (hospital c [...]
2006-05-29 11:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC SOCI PREF PGOV SENV ID
06JAKARTA6802PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAKES LOW-KEY VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 26 visit to Indonesia, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Mahmud Al-Zahar elicited statements of support for Palestinian statehood from GOI President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and other senior GOI officials. After meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Foreign Mi [...]
2006-05-31 06:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ID IS
06JAKARTA7614East Java: Suspected AI Death Exposes Local
[...] (SBU) Summary: A 10 month old child in Tulungagung, East Java is suspected to have died June 4 of Avian Influenza. The inexperienced local hospital doctor did not recognize the AI symptoms and released the child's body for burial prior to taking any blood samples. Regency health officials ar [...]
2006-06-15 09:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV KFLU ID
06JAKARTA7660DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON JUNE 19 - 21 OIC
[...] (C) We met June 15 with Ms. Ratu Silvy Gayatri and Ms. Carolina Tinangon of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' International Security Directorate to deliver the demarche on the upcoming OIC conference (reftel A). Both officials were quite familiar with our views on Iran's nuclear p [...]
2006-06-16 09:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP IR ID
06JAKARTA7839East Java: Toxic Mudflow Forces Evacuations;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A gas well being drilled 40 yards from the main north south transportation corridor in East Java, the Surabaya - Gempol toll road, fractured and has been spewing hot, potentially toxic mud 12 miles south of Surabaya in Porong, East Java since May 29. The rate of mud flows have [...]
2006-06-21 10:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV ID
06JAKARTA8250East Java: Update - Mudflow Continues Unabated,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than a month after a gas well ruptured just outside of Surabaya, East Java, the mudflow continues unabated (Reftel). The good news is, the mud is most likely not harmful in the long term (even if a bit smelly in the short term) and that eventually, they should be able to c [...]
2006-07-01 07:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV ID
06JAKARTA8259INDONESIA - JULY 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Government of Indonesia (GOI) chaired AI experts group concluded on June 23 that limited human-to- human transmission took place during the May 2006 North Sumatra cluster. However, the group noted that the confinement of the human-to-human transmission to the affected family [...]
2006-07-03 08:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8263PKS DEMONSTRATION ONCE AGAIN INVOLVES THE USE OF
[...] (C) During a July 2 Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) demonstration at the U.S. Embassy protesting Israeli actions in Gaza, at least one demonstrator brandished a toy gun (ref A). On July 3 the leading local English language daily carried a prominent photo in which one such demonstrator gleefull [...]
2006-07-03 11:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KISL KDEM ASEC ID
06JAKARTA8455 INDONESIA - COAST GUARD REVIEWS PORT SECURITY COMPLIANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. A team of U.S. Coast Guard officials found significant progress toward implementation of port security requirements under the International Shipping and Port Facility Code (ISPS) during a June 19-29 visit to four Indonesian ports. The team concluded that security conditions in t [...]
2006-07-06 07:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ECON EAIR ETRD PREL ID
06JAKARTA8505BALI II TRIALS PROGRESS, EXPERIENCED TERRORISM
[...] (C) The first four trials resulting from the investigation into the October 1, 2005 Bali bombings are ongoing. Mohammad Cholily, Abdul Aziz, Dwi Widiyarto, and Anif Solchanudin all face primary charges under Articles 6 and 15 of the 2003 Anti-Terrorism Law for participating in terrorist acts, [...]
2006-07-06 08:23:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPTER KISL KJUS KVPR PGOV ASEC AS ID
06JAKARTA8506YUDHOYONO AND HOWARD BURY THE HATCHET IN BATAM
[...] (C) Summary. After a three-month chill in bilateral ties following Australia's decision to grant temporary asylum to 42 Papuan asylum seekers, Prime Minister John Howard and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono sealed the two governments' reconciliation with a lightweight, feel-good [...]
2006-07-06 10:19:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER AS ID
06JAKARTA9262CALL FOR BALANCED ASEAN STATEMENT CONVEYED TO
[...] (SBU) Drawing on reftel A, we urged on July 24 that ASEAN adopt a balanced approach to the current violence in Lebanon and Isreal. We conveyed talking points contained reftel to Aziz Nurwahyudi of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Subdirectorate for ASEAN Political and Security Af [...]
2006-07-24 10:58:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEAN LE IS ID
06JAKARTA9515INDONESIA - JULY 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 09:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA9692NORTH SUMATRA AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION FINALLY BEGINS
[...] With a June 29 groundbreaking ceremony, work began on the construction of a new airport for North Sumatra at t Kuala Namu, about 30 miles east of Medan. The new airport will become operational in 2009 with one runway 3750 meters long and will eventually expand to two runways of the same len [...]
2006-08-02 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV EAIR EINT ID
06JAKARTA9865INDONESIA ENERGY AND MINING HIGHLIGHTS-JULY 2006
[...] Summary. On June 17, the Downstream Regulatory Body BPH MIGAS announced the Bakrie Group won the tender for the USD 1.2 billion, 1,120-km pipeline from East Kalimantan to Central Java. On July 24, Britain's BP, Indonesia's Medco and a consortium of state oil company Pertamina and Amerada Hes [...]
2006-08-07 00:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV PREL ID
06JEDDAH227CG'S DISCUSSION WITH ALIREZA BUSINESSMEN
[...] (C) On March 13, Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met at Xenel Industries with Executive Director Sheikh Khaled Alireza, his son and Managing Director, Aamer and General Manager and American citizen David Joury. Khaled Alireza told CG that Xenel is producing a television public service ann [...]
2006-03-21 08:20:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KWMN PREL SA
06JEDDAH286THE CG IN SOUTHERN SAUDI ARABIA, PART II - THE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. At the conclusion of the formal meeting between the Consul General and Nejran Governor Prince Mishael bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, CG, Congenoff, and A/RSO were invited for drinks with the Governor at his home. Throughout the 2 hour-long informal meeting Prince Mishael spoke candidly [...]
2006-04-11 10:40:00Consulate JeddahSECRETEAID ECON IR KDEM KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
06JEDDAH401SAG PUNISHES POPULAR CONSERVATIVE CLERIC FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Jeddah sheikh Abdullah Fadaaq continues to hold a weekly Sufi majlis, despite SAG efforts last year to shut it down. In late April, the popular conservative Saudi cleric Salman al-Odah attended the majlis, after which the Ministry of Islamic Affairs barred him from participatin [...]
2006-06-03 08:10:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PHUM SA
06JEDDAH450AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH SAUDI CROWN PRINCE
[...] (U) PARTICIPANTS: Meeting with King Abdullah U.S. ---- Ambassador Khalilzad Ambassador Oberwetter Consul General Gfoeller Special Assistant Hutchings PolOff Dale (notetaker) Saudi Arabia ------------ King Abdullah Prince Saud Al Faisal, Foreign Miister Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Sec [...]
2006-07-05 04:04:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
06JEDDAH458SCT SETTING THE STAGE FOR SAUDI'S TOURISM FUTURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Jeddah's new Director General of the SCT outlined his plan for tourism development in Jeddah and Kingdom-wide with Consulate General officers. The Director General is setting up the tourism sector's infrastructure by centering on critical topics such as IT development and adaptin [...]
2006-07-08 12:24:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALBTIO ECON PINR SA
06JEDDAH459WAMY OFFICIAL UPSET ABOUT FUNDING AND CRITICAL OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-08 14:19:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH470JEDDAH'S FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS
[...] (U) Summary. Jeddah's AIDS program coordinator described the HIV/AIDS problem and her efforts to improve the situation with awareness campaigns and treatment facilities for the infected. While Saudi Arabia's confirmed infection rate is relatively low, she is focused on getting more people tes [...]
2006-07-11 10:31:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKHIV KWMN PINR SA SOCI
06JEDDAH487JULY 14 FRIDAY SERMONS AVERT STRONG WORDS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mecca sermons focused on the need for brotherhood amongst all Muslims and its importance in combating the enemies of religion. The Medina sermons addressed the importance of optimism in times of crisis and made mention of the tyranny of the Jews over Palestine, but made no mentio [...]
2006-07-20 09:38:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL SA PREL PGOV
06JEDDAH498ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK ON AID TO IRAQ AND GAZA
[...] On July 22, Econ Counselor met with two senior Islamic Development Bank officials in Jeddah. They are Amadou Boubacar Cisse (VP for Operations) and Rami Ahmad (Deputy Director of Operations in charge of Middle East projects). Cisse briefed on Iraq, Gaza and more generally on how the IDB make [...]
2006-07-25 10:57:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDECON IZ KPAL PREL SA
06JEDDAH531LABOR MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS,
[...] (C) Summary: On August 7, Labor Minister Dr. Ghazi al-Qusaibi described the SAG's efforts against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) to the Ambassador. Minister al-Qusaibi agreed that this was a serious issue for the SAG, and he outlined the steps that it is taking, adding that Saudi Arabia must m [...]
2006-08-09 11:14:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM SMIG ELAB ECON PGOV SA
06JEDDAH559FM'S VIEWS ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (S) Ambassador Oberwetter delivered Reftel points on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal on August 21. The Ambassador emphasized tha the HRC has not taken a balanced approach to theIsrael-Hizballah conflict and he questioned why he Council spoke out so strongly agai [...]
2006-08-23 14:29:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPHUM PREL SA XF
06JEDDAH582 LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC
[...] The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) conveyed the following letter and declarations via fax to Consulate General Jeddah for transmission To Secretary Rice. 2. The letter to Secretary Rice presents the Declaration on the Situation in Lebanon and the Declaration on the Situation [...]
2006-09-04 04:40:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL SA
06JEDDAH86NEW SOUTH AFRICAN CONSUL GENERAL SPEAKS OF TRADE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At an introductory meeting on January 29, new South African Consul General Mahdi Basadien described his mission to promote South African trade, particularly in mining and defense. His post also supports some 27,000 South Africans who travel to Saudi Arabia each year on pilgrimag [...]
2006-01-30 09:11:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALETRD IR KISL KNNP PARM PREL SA SF
06JERUSALEM1319EVICTION FINALLY COMES FOR EAST JERUSALEM FAMILY
[...] (C) Summary. An East Jerusalem Palestinian family, engaged in a protracted legal battle with the Government of Israel (GOI) to maintain ownership of their home in Silwan, was summarily evicted March 29. According to an attorney involved in the case, privately hired Israeli security guards [...]
2006-03-30 16:28:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM1420MOST DONORS STILL AWAITING GUIDANCE ON CONTACTS
[...] (C) Summary: Donors participating in a donor-only Local Development Forum (LDF) meeting April 5 outlined their contact policy and assistance strategies in response to the new Palestinian Authority (PA) government. Most donors said they had received no specific guidelines from their governme [...]
2006-04-06 07:49:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2223EREKAT DENOUNCES ISRAELI PLAN TO REVOKE JERUSALEM
[...] (SBU) PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat June 1 faxed to the ConGen a letter addressed to NEA A/S Welch criticizing statements by Israeli Interior Minister Roni Bar-On, published in the Israeli media on May 30, threatening to revoke the residency status of three Hamas PLC members from Jerusa [...]
2006-06-01 15:11:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM257PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Central Elections Committee (CEC) published the finalized procedures for East Jerusalem voting on January 19. President Abbas signed a decree advancing the voting period for members of the PASF by one day to begin on January 21. Dozens of East Jerusalem residents clashed wit [...]
2006-01-20 16:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG PGOV PINS PTER KPAL IS PBTS KDEM
06JERUSALEM3358IMPENDING HOME DEMOLITION DRAWS APPEALS FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli and international human rights activists have appealed to the Jerusalem municipality to prevent the scheduled demolition of an East Jerusalem home. The municipality has so far rejected the appeals to cancel the demolition order, arguing that the house was built illegall [...]
2006-08-02 14:56:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM IS
06JERUSALEM340PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS: ELECTION DAY
[...] (C) As of 12:30 pm local time, Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections continued to go smoothly. There was media coverage of PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and Hamas leader Mohammed Zahar casting votes in their respective locations. There continued to be reports of some votin [...]
2006-01-25 12:01:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM4799DEMOLITION OF EAST JERUSALEM HOMES DELAYED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: TWO HOMES IN THE EAST JERUSALEM NEIGHBORHOOD OF ISAWIYYAH RECEIVED A 10-DAY STAY OF DEMOLITION NOVEMBER 14, A DAY BEFORE THEIR PREVIOUS STAY WAS TO EXPIRE. RABBIS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS HAS TOLD CONGEN THAT THE JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY SENT SURVEYORS ON NOVEMBER 13 TO MAP AND PHOTOGRAPH [...]
2006-11-15 16:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4920THREE EAST JERUSALEM HOMES AND ONE BUSINESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AN EAST JERUSALEM BUSINESS WAS DEMOLISHED DECEMBER 5 AND THREE EAST JERUSALEM HOMES WERE DEMOLISHED OR PARTIALLY DEMOLISHED DECEMBER 6. ALL OF THE AFFECTED STRUCTURES HAD RECEIVED ORDERS OF DEMOLITION FOR LACKING BUILDING PERMITS, THOUGH AT LEAST TWO OF THE THREE HOMES WERE PARTIA [...]
2006-12-08 15:34:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON KWBG KPAL IS
06JOHANNESBURG335SOUTH AFRICAN COAL INDUSTRY: COAL IN THE GLOBAL SETTING,
[...] (U) Introduction: This is the first of a four-part cable dealing with coal and the important role it plays in the South African economy. Part 1 provides a background to coal, relative to other energy sources, and South Africa's position in the global coal market place. End Introduction. S [...]
2006-09-08 15:06:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG ECON SF
06KABUL1089POLICE REFORM: REGIONAL COMMANDS AND RAPID
[...] (C) Summary: The GOA has a pressing need for an Afghan National Police (ANP) that can respond to counter civil disturbances as well as law enforcement cases. As foreseen ref A, Ambassador Neumann and LTG Eikenberry discussed and jointly agreed to a revised approach developed by OSC-A and IN [...]
2006-03-14 08:52:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMARR SNAR PREL AF
06KABUL1285PRT/LASHKAR GAH - HELMAND VIOLENCE: CAUSES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, as the insurgency has gained momentum in Helmand province, security has deteriorated. Causes are varied, complicated, and intertwined. They include: Some blurring of tribal/drug trafficking boundaries; growing Anti-Coalition Militia (ACM) strength; the [...]
2006-03-24 13:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL1358PRT/MAZAR-E SHARIF DOSTUM PRESIDES OVER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General Dostum, the paramount warlord in northern Afghanistan, presided over a Feb. 23 ceremony in Sheberghan, capital of Jowzjan Province north of Mazar-e Sharif, during which over 100 of his commanders turned in 2.5 tons of boxed ammunition and roughly 400 small arms, RPG lau [...]
2006-03-28 12:24:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL145SENATOR REED MEETS WITH FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MASOOD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH SENATOR REED, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MASOOD STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PARTICULARLY IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND MINERALS SECTORS, FOR AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE. THE SENATOR ASSURED HIM OF THE UNITED STATES' LONG-TERM COMMITM [...]
2006-01-11 09:19:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID EAGR EINV PK AF
06KABUL1478WARDAK-HILLEN MEETING: ANA IS IMPROVING, ISAF
[...] (C) Summary. Minister of Defense Wardak said the quality of the ANA is improving and he welcomes recent Coalition planning for joint operations. In a March 20 discussion with visiting Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs SIPDIS John Hillen, Minister Wardak said that [...]
2006-04-02 04:52:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PTER AF
06KABUL1535COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MARTHA P. AMLIN
[...] Embassy Kabul welcomes Martha P. Amlin, program officer for Asia and Near East Assistance Office for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM),and grants country clearance for her visit to Afghanistan on April 13, 2006, to meet with staff of UNHCR, NOGs and relevant country ministries. Contro [...]
2006-04-05 16:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREF AF ASEC
06KABUL2387PAKTIKA'S GOVERNOR PUSHES FOR MORE ROADS,
[...] (SBU) In a May 1 visit to the PRT in Sharana, the capital of Paktika, Ambassador met with Governor Khpulwak and local government officials, where he was repeatedly asked for assistance in constructing local roads to complete the provincial network, as well as help in linking the province to [...]
2006-05-25 07:11:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EAID PTER AF
06KABUL2427PRT HERAT - ALLEGED ATTACK ON AMANULLAH KHAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An apparent grenade attack on Shindand/based Amanullah Khan (AK),allegedly launched by his rival Ismael Khan (IK),disrupted plans for his appearance at a May 20 DIAG (Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups) ceremony in Herat. Despite high-level GOA attendance, the ceremony itself [...]
2006-05-29 12:45:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR PGOV AF
06KABUL2841ASSESSING THE PASHTUN BELT
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Kabul-Embassy Islamabad-CFC cable. 2. (C) Summary: On June 7, Ambassador Neumann, Ambassador Crocker, CFC Commanding General Eikenberry, and their senior staffs met at Embassy Kabul for the first of a series of planned periodic inter-Embassy meetings prompte [...]
2006-06-24 02:52:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER USAID MASS PINR AF
06KABUL3049PRT/BAMYAN: OFFICIALS MAKE NZ PRT SCAPEGOAT
[...] (SBU) Officials have begun their annual blame the internationals for everything campaign, this time focusing their ire on the PRT. Official carping about the PRTs (mis)perceived lack of activity in Bamyan has reached new heights, capped by recent caustic remarks from WJ and PC members to the [...]
2006-07-08 10:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID MARR ECON SOCI AF
06KABUL3059AFGHANISTAN:RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN MISSILE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-09 03:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN AF
06KABUL351POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF FORMER TALIBAN OFFICAL AS
[...] (C) Summary. President Karzai has informally indicated that he will appoint Mullah Abdul Hakim Munib as the new governor of Uruzgan. Munib is a former high-ranking Taliban official who has reconciled with the government of Afghanistan. Karzai mentioned the decision in passing during a meeting [...]
2006-01-26 05:45:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL
06KABUL3515PRT/QALAT - BORDER INCIDENT LEAVES SEVERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 09:51:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF AF PK
06KABUL3570PRT KUNAR: SOVIET-STYLE SALE OF EAST AFGHAN TIMBER
[...] (SBU) Cracking down on illegal timber cutting and smuggling has been one of Kunar's outgoing governor's most important achievements. He strictly enforces Karzai's decrees on that matter. According to his interpretation, however, no individual can transport wood without the GoA's express per [...]
2006-08-09 11:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON AF
06KABUL3683PRT/KUNDUZ - PRT/KUNDUZ: VISITING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 12:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL4005KARZAI COMMENTS ON COUNTER NARCOTICS POLICY
[...] (S) Ambassador Neumann met with President Karzai and discussed the Afghanistan counter-narcotics strategy. Karzai is vehemently against aerial spraying saying that we would eliminate poppy for one year at the price of turning Afghanis permanently against GOA and putting large numbers into the [...]
2006-09-06 12:54:00Embassy KabulSECRETSNAR AF
06KABUL4032AFGHANISTAN WILL WORK WITH INDIA ON POSITIONS AT
[...] (C) Reftel points asking for support for U.S. position on issues to be discussed at the upcoming NAM Summit were delivered during the Ambassador's September 5 meeting with ForMin Spanta. Spanta confirmed that he and Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Jawad will represent the GOA at the Su [...]
2006-09-08 07:07:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU AF
06KABUL4033AFGHANISTAN WILL WORK WITH INDIA ON POSITIONS AT
[...] (C) Reftel points asking for support for U.S. position on issues to be discussed at the upcoming NAM Summit were delivered during the Ambassador's September 5 meeting with ForMin Spanta. Spanta confirmed that he and Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S. Jawad will represent the GOA at the Su [...]
2006-09-08 07:07:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU AF
06KABUL4233PRT/ASADABAD - EAST AFGHAN MILITIA FORCES HERE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Provincial and district officials in the eastern Afghan border provinces of Kunar and Nuristan see militia or auxiliary forces, in existence since last year, as essential security elements. Though they are untrained and unreliable, the 1000 men in Kunar and 200 in Nuristan guar [...]
2006-09-18 11:47:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5008PRT/ASADABAD: GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED TIMBER SALE
[...] (C) On August 30 Kunar Province Governor Deedar told us he had received permission from Kabul to implement a plan to sell off large stocks of timber in Kunar, stocks which have accumulated since the previous governor cracked down on illegal timber cutting and smuggling in early 2005. The GOA [...]
2006-10-15 02:35:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR AF
06KABUL5106PRT JALALABAD: NANGARHAR GOVERNOR,S SECURITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Nangahar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai called a special meeting with 200 elders and mullahs from the three southern districts on October 2 to discuss the escalating violence in the province, especially in the south. Representatives from each of the districts spoke, with members of t [...]
2006-10-22 02:32:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL532 ANTI-CARTOON DEMONSTRATIONS WIDESPREAD, BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The publication of cartoons in Denmark and across Europe depicting the Prophet Mohammad has spawned protests across Afghanistan. Demonstrations thus far have remained relatively small, but have grown increasingly violent over the past three days. Rock-throwing protestors cause [...]
2006-02-06 16:55:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF DA
06KABUL5421PRT TARIN KOWT - GOVERNOR MONIB'S MILITIA
[...] (C) Summary: Uruzgan's Governor Monib formed a militia to make up for a severe shortage of Afghan security forces and open challenges to his authority. He created a militia force of approximately 1300 by reaching out to tribal leaders, many of whom were marginalized by his predecessor. He h [...]
2006-11-10 11:21:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5442BOUCHER AND SPANTA ON JIRGAS, MUSA QALA, IRAN AND
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher used his November 8 meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta in Kabul to draw out Afghan expectations on cross-border jirgas and press for early consultations with Islamabad to bridge differences. Spanta described [...]
2006-11-13 10:40:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5444RASSOUL REVIEWS AFGHAN SECURITY SITUATION WITH
[...] (C) National Security Advisor Rassoul used his November 8 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Affairs Richard Boucher to review Afghanistan's evolving security situation, which he characterized as generally improving due to NATO operations in the South, but still affected b [...]
2006-11-13 12:08:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
06KABUL5695PRT TARIN KOWT - SHURA HELD IN CAHAR SINEH, URUZGAN PROVINCE
[...] (C) Summary - Uruzgan Governor Monib convened a shura of Cahar Cineh District residents in late September to exhort those supporting the Taliban to work with him to resolve issues peacefully, stop growing poppies, and support efforts to establish security in the province. The governor also [...]
2006-12-05 12:39:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5696PRT TARIN KOWT - SHURA HELD IN CAHAR SINEH, URUZGAN PROVINCE
[...] (C) Summary - Uruzgan Governor Monib convened a shura of Cahar Cineh District residents in late September to exhort those supporting the Taliban to work with him to resolve issues peacefully, stop growing poppies, and support efforts to establish security in the province. The governor also [...]
2006-12-05 12:45:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5775LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: ONE ADDITIONAL CANDIDATE FOR NESA
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with Leahy vetting requirements, this cable forwards the name and biodata of one Afghan National Police officer selected to attend the National East South Asia Center (NESA) Seminar January 13. The names of seven other candi [...]
2006-12-11 04:20:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
06KABUL5839AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN JIRGA DOCUMENTS
[...] (C) As reported reftel, below are the GOA and GOP jirga documents provided to us by Foreign Minister Spanta. The documents have not been provided to other nations, nor to the UN, although many have been given oral briefings. 2. Text of Afghanistan Jirga Document: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AF [...]
2006-12-13 13:10:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5841PRT BAMYAN: SINGAPORE CONSIDERS PROVIDING
[...] (SBU) Following internal discussions between Singapore and New Zealand, a four person military delegation from Singapore visited PRT Bamyan the week of November 26. The delegation came to explore the feasibility of pursuing the Singapore government,s stated interest (to the New Zealand governm [...]
2006-12-14 01:33:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5845PRT JALALABAD: POLICE TRAINING WITH MINIMAL RESOURCES
[...] (U) Summary: Jalalabad PRT Officer accompanied a two-military member PRT police evaluation and assistance team to two ANP district headquarters on November 25. The team conducted a simple survey of equipment, personnel, and facilities, and led a short training session. Both visits were ext [...]
2006-12-14 06:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5925EMBASSY KABUL INTENTION TO ISSUE PROVISIONAL LEAHY
[...] (C) Summary: There are clear indications that the Taliban will launch a well-coordinated offensive in the spring that will focus on gaining decisive control of districts with insufficient presence of Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and international forces. In order to increase the ANS [...]
2006-12-21 13:39:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
06KABUL840MAIMANA REVISED - A STEP AWAY FROM DISASTER
[...] (C) In the last week, more information has come to light about the events in Maimana on February 7. In particular, we have now been told that the 200 police who had been stationed in Maimana as a GOA Quick Reaction Force (QRF) were actively supporting the rioters. ISAF has obtained film foota [...]
2006-02-27 06:30:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF
06KAMPALA1616NORTHERN UGANDA: GOVERNMENT MAXIMIZING PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uganda's efforts to expand its options regarding the Lord's Resistance Army and the Juba Peace Talks intensified over the past week. These include consulting with Sudanese Vice President Salva Kiir, opening direct discussions with LRA number two Vincent Otti [...]
2006-08-28 03:47:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL PGOV WCI UG SU
06KATHMANDU1344EUROPEAN DONORS ON WORKING WITH THE MAOISTS
[...] (SBU) During a May 24 meeting among international donors, DFID-GTZ Risk Management Officer Dan Huntington presented a paper on Suggested Development Approaches that argued that there were two governments in existence and that donors should treat them equally. His paper acknowledged that "the [...]
2006-05-26 10:23:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1412006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) This is Post's 2006 Investment Climate Statement, per reftel. Post has also sent the Investment Climate Statement by unclassified email, per reftel. Begin Text. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Although the Government of Nepal (GON) is open to fore [...]
2006-01-13 11:25:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR NP
06KATHMANDU1464MAOISTS PRESSING THEIR ADVANTAGE DESPITE CEASE-FIRE
[...] (C) The Maoist spokesperson Mahara again threatened to walk out of peace talks unless the Government of Nepal (GON) dissolved the House of Representatives. The Maoists are still abducting, recruiting, extorting and preventing government officials from doing their jobs in large parts of the co [...]
2006-06-07 11:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1471UNHCR FINDS MANY INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE IN
[...] (C) The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) briefed members of the international community on June 7 about a May 18-29 mission it led to nine districts in eastern Nepal, where it found that, using the international definition of internally displaced people (IDPs),there could be [...]
2006-06-09 07:34:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1649HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP CITES CONTINUING MAOIST
[...] (U) On June 21, the Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC),a Nepali human rights group with representation throughout the country, issued a press release expressing serious concern over continuing Maoist human rights violations, despite the Code of Conduct signed between the Maoists and the G [...]
2006-06-22 11:19:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1731UN PREVIEWS GON REQUEST FOR PEACE PROCESS SUPPORT
[...] (C) UN Resident Representative Matthew Kahane previewed the eagerly anticipated GON request for support to the United Nations in a briefing for selected countries June 30. Kahane insisted that he could not predict when the UN might receive the letter from the GON, ascribing the delay to dynam [...]
2006-06-30 13:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU199AMBASSADOR SUGGESTS HMGN POSTPONE MUNICIPAL
[...] (C) In separate meetings on January 18 with Home Minister Kamal Thapa, Vice-Chairman Tulsi Giri, and Vice-Chairman Kirti Nidhi Bista, and in a January 19 meeting with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, the Ambassador pushed for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to postpone the munici [...]
2006-01-19 11:28:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU2348NEW UN SPECIAL ENVOY UNDER NO ILLUSIONS
[...] (C) On August 29, the UN Secretary General's newly appointed special envoy, Ian Martin, told the Ambassador he was under no illusions about the difficulty of bridging the differences between the Government and the Maoists on the key question of managing Maoist arms. Martin stated that he was [...]
2006-08-30 11:48:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2677CHINESE SHOOTING SPREE RESULTS IN ONE DEAD TIBETAN
[...] (C) UNHCR confirmed to us that, on October 1, approximately 75 Tibetans trying to cross into Nepal via the Nangpa La pass (north-east Nepal near Mt. Everest) came under 20 minutes of fire from a Chinese patrol that resulted in one death and one injury. Forty-three of the Tibetans arrived safe [...]
2006-10-10 11:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF UN CH NP
06KATHMANDU2807LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING: NESA
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The candidate is scheduled to participate in a Near East and South Asia (NESA) course from November 29 to Dece [...]
2006-10-25 02:00:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU29552006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Although Nepal is neither a significant producer of, nor a major transit route for, narcotic drugs, domestically-produced cannabis, hashish and heroin are trafficked to and through Nepal every year. An increase in the number of Nepalese couriers apprehended by the police suggests that Nepalis [...]
2006-11-03 08:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU3023GETTING A SECURITY COUNCIL MANDATE FOR NEPAL'S
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- see paras. 7-9. Summary -------- 2. (C) In discussions November 9 with Ian Martin, the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, the SIPDIS Ambassador stressed the need for a strong UN Security Council mandate to enforce the November 8 [...]
2006-11-10 10:46:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU3163POLITICOS IN RAJBIRAJ: WE HAVE NO VOICE
[...] (C) During a meeting in Rajbiraj (about 200 kilometers south-east of Kathmandu) on December 3, local political leaders told Emboff that they felt isolated from their parties and the government. The politicos in this rural community stated that the party leaders in Kathmandu did not listen to [...]
2006-12-06 08:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3268U.S., UK, INDIA, AND THE UN DIALOGUE ON SECURITY
[...] (C) In a December 19 dialogue on security challenges and police support, the U.S. and UK Ambassadors and Ian Martin, the UN's Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, agreed that improved security across the countryside in the next six to eight months would be vital for reducing [...]
2006-12-22 05:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NP UN
06KATHMANDU3274U.S., UK, INDIA, AND THE UN DIALOGUE ON SECURITY
[...] (C) In a December 19 dialogue on security challenges and police support, the U.S. and UK Ambassadors and Ian Martin, the UN's Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, agreed that improved security across the countryside in the next six to eight months would be vital for reducing [...]
2006-12-22 06:55:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NP UN
06KATHMANDU389DEMARCHE ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE DELIVERED
[...] As requested in reftel, Emboff briefed Mahendra Gurung, Under Secretary, East Asian Division, Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Palestinian assistance. Gurung thanked Emboff for the information. MORIARTY [...]
2006-02-09 11:34:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IS KPAL NP
06KHARTOUM1008SUDAN: TOO EARLY TO SET DATE OF EASTERN FRONT TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 25 meeting, Dr. Hassan Haj Ali, National Congress Party (NCP) Deputy General Secretary for External Relations, said that President Bashir and First Vice President Kiir would determine in early May the date of the GNU-Eastern Front negotiations and the composition of th [...]
2006-04-27 13:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1018POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF EAST SUDAN: VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: From April 11-13, Poloff and AF/SPG DeskOff met with government officials, opposition parties, tribal leaders, NGOs, and UNMIS to discuss the political and humanitarian situation in Eastern Sudan. This is the first of two cables to discuss the political and tribal dimensions of [...]
2006-04-30 08:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1019TRIBAL/OPPOSITIONAL DIMENSIONS OF EAST SUDAN:
[...] (C) Summary: From April 11-13, Poloff and AF/SPG DeskOff met with government officials, opposition parties, tribal leaders, NGOs, and UNMIS in Kassala to discuss the political and humanitarian situation in Eastern Sudan. This is the second of two cables (see reftel) to discuss the political [...]
2006-04-30 09:07:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1030 Update on Geraida Situation
[...] (SBU) The situation in Geraida appears to have calmed since reftel of April 25; it appears the SAF has stopped its offensive. The USAID Darfur Field Office states that it has not received further reports of hostilities, and noted that a UN OCHA assessment mission plans to travel to Geraida la [...]
2006-05-01 14:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1067 Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian
[...] (SBU) Security Update: A. On May 3, an NGO convoy with an AU escort was stopped outside Mershing on the way to East Jebel Marra area by 65 militia. They warned the convoy that if they continued they would be shot. The convoy returned to Nyala. B. On May 2, Arab militias shot at the [...]
2006-05-05 09:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1072Sudan - Humanitarian Challenges in the East
[...] A USAID team visited Kassala from April 20 to 23, 2006, to assess the humanitarian situation in eastern Sudan. A disagreement between the U.N. Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and Sudan's Government of National Unity (GNU) concerning implementation of the U.N. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) is pr [...]
2006-05-05 14:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1088Eastern Sudan Poverty Alleviation and Peace
[...] From April 30 to May 1, 2006, the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) convened an eastern Sudan poverty alleviation and peace-building conference in Port Sudan, Red Sea State. The conference was attended by donors, U.N. agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs),community based organizations [...]
2006-05-08 13:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1098 Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian
[...] Summary: Tensions continue in the Kalma IDP camp in the wake of the May 8 death of an AU interpreter in riots, with the SAF and Arab militia reportedly cordoning off the area. NGOs, however, continue to provide basic services. The AU has also received reports of attacks over the past three [...]
2006-05-09 12:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1104 Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian
[...] Summary: The AU reports that its patrols saw jet fighters near the border with Chad, including the apparent use of ordnance. Arab militias attacked Labado, killing 10 and injuring scores more. The AU and USAID also obtained further details on the May 8 incidents at the Kalma and Zalingei I [...]
2006-05-10 12:08:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1115UN U/SG EGELAND: HUMANITARIAN SECURITY, ACCESS,
[...] (C) Summary: During a May 9 briefing of the diplomatic community, UN U/SG for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland said that his visit to Darfur had demonstrated the importance of addressing the challenges that threaten the well being of its people: restrictions on humanitarian access, worsening [...]
2006-05-11 14:30:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PREF EAID AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1123 Sudan and Its Nine Neighbors: Part 2 of 4; The
[...] (SBU) Introduction: Sudan, the largest and arguably the most complex country ethnically in Africa, has nine neighbors. This cable, the second of a series of four, seeks to depict the bilateral relationship between Sudan and each of its adjacent states in terms of history, social and cultural [...]
2006-05-14 03:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI SCUL ECON ETRD ER ET SU
06KHARTOUM1183EASTERN SUDAN: OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN
[...] (C) Summary. On May 16 representatives from the US, UN, Canada, Netherlands, Norway and Britain met to discuss the situation in East Sudan. The discussion centered on the next steps for peace talks between the Eastern Front and the GNU. The Dutch and Norwegian representatives reported that Yas [...]
2006-05-18 12:25:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM ER SU
06KHARTOUM1184UN SECURITY COUNCIL CAN STEM JEM ATTACKS IN
[...] (C) The May 19 Security Council briefing with Jan Egeland presents an opportunity to send a message that the problems in Eastern Sudan have not been forgotten. With the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) there is increased potential for violence in the East, just as violence in Darfu [...]
2006-05-18 12:35:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1209SUDAN: EASTERN FRONT - GNU NEGOTIATION PREPARATIONS
[...] (C) In a May 21 meeting with Charge Hume, Yassir Arman said that he and Director of the National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS),Salah Gosh, planned to travel to Asmara on May 24 to discuss preparations for GNU-Eastern Front negotiations. Arman estimated that the negotiations would [...]
2006-05-23 07:40:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM1210D-DAY+6: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: The following outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- Getting Abdel Wahid to Sign -- AU Report Increased Arab Militia Activity -- MFA Pledges DPA Support -- Interview with Charge Makes Front Page -- Charge [...]
2006-05-23 07:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS KPKO PHUM UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1228Sudan - Avian Flu Sitrep No. 6, May 24, 2006
[...] On May 21, 2006, the U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) office in Khartoum convened the second Technical Task Force meeting on avian influenza (AI) in Sudan. Though the Government of National Unity (GNU) has acknowledged the presence of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of AI in S [...]
2006-05-24 08:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1255DATE OF GNU-EAST TALKS; JUNE 13
[...] (U) On May 24 Vice President Taha and his delegation traveled to Asmara to discuss the plans for the GNU-Eastern Front negotiations with Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki. According to the UN and the Dutch Embassy, the GNU and the Eastern Front have agreed to begin procedural talks on June 13 [...]
2006-05-25 16:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1308SUDAN/CPA: NCP AND SPLM HOLD THREE-DAY OFFICIAL
[...] (C) Summary. From May 26-29 the NCP and the SPLM discussed CPA implementation; according to a participant the session began somewhat acrimoniously but warmed throughout. Vice President Salva Kiir highlighted three main CPA issues; security, oil revenue transparency, and Abyei. President Bas [...]
2006-06-05 11:21:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1322 SOUTHERN SUDAN: LATEST INFORMATION ON THE LORD,S
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ugandan officials have confirmed that the GOU has accepted the concept of contact with the Lord,s Resistance Army (LRA),but they were uncertain on the modalities. An initial meeting was postponed due to Vice President Machar,s travel to Khartoum but is expected to take place [...]
2006-06-05 14:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM UG SU CG
06KHARTOUM1344 DARFUR - NRC RETURNS TO KALMA CAMP, SOUTH
[...] On May 31, 2006, the South Darfur State Security Committee approved an agreement to permit the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) to resume camp coordination responsibilities at Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp and food security programs in South Darfur for one year. NRC staff imme [...]
2006-06-06 15:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1394JUBA,S CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP ON PROBLEMS FACING THE
[...] (C) Summary: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Juba, Paolino Lukudu Loro, discussed with CG on June 3 some of the major challenges facing the Equatoria region. Loro expressed his relief that the peace was holding but raised the ethnic hegemony of the Dinka, the situation in Yei, land tenure, and [...]
2006-06-12 15:22:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PINR EAGR SU
06KHARTOUM1396LRA NEGOTIATORS IN TOWN; UGANDANS YET TO COME
[...] (C) Summary: On June 7, CG met with David Pulkol, Chairman of the Africa Leadership Institute in Kampala and the former GOU Director of External Intelligence. Pulkol explained that he had come to Juba on behalf of President Museveni for two reasons ) to encourage the GoSS to stick with CPA [...]
2006-06-12 16:23:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM UG SU
06KHARTOUM1563MINNI MINAWI: ENCOURAGES DPA SUPPORT, CRITICIZES
[...] (C) Summary: During three days of a visit by S/CRS Officer Wilson, SLM leader Minni Minawi said he was speaking to villagers to encourage their support for the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),criticized AMIS for slow implementation of the DPA, asked for U.S. DPA security arrangements verifiers, [...]
2006-07-03 16:20:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SOCI AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1590 UPDATE ON SITUATION IN THE EAST AND CONCERNS OVER HAMESH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN and international partners are optimistic following the conclusion of the first round of talks in Asmara between the Eastern Front and Sudanese Government under Eritrean mediation. The signing of the Declaration of Principles and Cessation of Hostilities agreement were g [...]
2006-07-08 14:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ER SU UN
06KHARTOUM1591 UPDATE ON SITUATION IN THE EAST AND CONCERNS OVER HAMESH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN and international partners are optimistic following the conclusion of the first round of talks in Asmara between the Eastern Front and Sudanese Government under Eritrean mediation. The signing of the Declaration of Principles and Cessation of Hostilities agreement were g [...]
2006-07-08 14:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ER SU UN
06KHARTOUM1610MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary: On June 30, CG met with Einar Risa, a petroleum advisor supplied to Sudan and the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) by the Norwegian Government. Risa described his scope of work and commented on prices, production and transport costs of Sudanese petroleum, as well as the chall [...]
2006-07-09 15:18:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV EFIN PREL EAID SU
06KHARTOUM1621UPDATE ON THE PETROLEUM SECTOR IN THE SOUTH
[...] (C) Summary: Total has offered a fallback position on Superbloc B in Southern Sudan that would give the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) an equal cut with the Government of National Unity (GoNU). Total continues to insist that it will not buy out the interests of White Nile, Ltd. (WNL),w [...]
2006-07-10 10:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ECON EINV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1648REPORTS OF SKIRMISHES AROUND KORMA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Media reporting appears to have combined two separate and unconfirmed incidents of fighting, mixing a significant element of speculation in an active campaign to discredit SLM/A-Minni Minawi forces. Fighting reportedly broke out between SLM/A- Abdel Wahid and SLM-Minawi forces s [...]
2006-07-12 14:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO SU
06KHARTOUM1652AMIS INTEL REPORT OUTLINES RISE OF NRF
[...] (C) Summary and comment: An AMIS intelligence report details the evolution of the National Redemption Front (NRF),formed in May 2006 by elements of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),Sudanese Liberation Movement/Abdel Wahid faction (but not Abdel Wahid himself),and the Sudan Federal D [...]
2006-07-13 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR PHUM US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1699UNSR PRONK CONSULTS WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
[...] (C) Summary: During a July 15 consultation with the diplomatic community, UN Special Representative Jan Pronk characterized AMIS as weak and unable to address the realities in Darfur, which now featured fighting among SLM factions. He faulted the Ceasefire Commission and said that Darfur Pea [...]
2006-07-18 07:21:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1781 PRESS/INFORMATION FREEDOM ISSUES AT THE FORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Authorities from two states in the South of Sudan have moved against press outlets and the representative of a NGO for disseminating information that the authorities judged inimical to their interests. The UN and the EU have engaged on two of these cases, and we stand ready to [...]
2006-07-24 13:08:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM1782 CORRECTED: PRESS/INFORMATION FREEDOM ISSUES AT THE FORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Authorities from two states in the South of Sudan have moved against press outlets and the representative of a NGO for disseminating information that the authorities judged inimical to their interests. The UN and the EU have engaged on two of these cases, and we are prepared to [...]
2006-07-24 13:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM181SUDAN: SRSG PRONK BRIEFS PRESS ON UN REHAT, ABUJA,
[...] Summary: UN Special Representative (SRSG) for Sudan Jan Pronk briefed the press on January 22. His statement and the following Q&A focused mainly on the possibility of a UN rehat of the AU force and the Abuja peace talks. He also reported that UNMIS is monitoring the East and said the recen [...]
2006-01-24 13:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SU
06KHARTOUM1905 CODEL Payne and the Garang Memorial Service
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, over 6,000 people attended the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) memorial service in Juba for their late leader, Dr. John Garang, who died one year earlier. Congressman Donald Payne led the U.S. delegation to the event. During his speech, GoSS President Salva Kii [...]
2006-08-10 18:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OREP SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1964 HARDLINE MESSAGE STILL PUSHED BY BASHIR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the past week the Government of Sudan appeared to continue to move to the right. President Bashir spoke in strident tones about the UN, and compared fighting an international peacekeeping force to Hezbollah's conflict with Israel, senior regime officials traveled to the [...]
2006-08-17 15:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ER SU
06KHARTOUM2023SLM/MINAWI ADVISORS WARN OF FIGHTING IN DARFUR
[...] (C) On August 25 senior SLM/Minawi advisers told CDA Hume that fighting may escalate in Darfur within two weeks. Dr. Salah al-Haj Manna said that Presidential Adviser Majzoub Al Khalifa had told him that all funding for SLM/Minawi, including payments of subsistence bills for lodging in Kharto [...]
2006-08-25 14:14:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM SU AU
06KHARTOUM2045A/S FRAZER MEETINGS IN KHARTOUM: DARFUR VERDICT
[...] (C) Summary: After a hostile welcome at the airport, Assistant Secretary Frazer fought to advance the three overarching goals of her visit to Khartoum: the U.S. seeks to address the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, to support implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),and to foster an [...]
2006-08-29 15:23:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM SU AU
06KHARTOUM2112 BASHIR: CONSISTENT CONDEMNATIONS OF UN FORCE
[...] (SBU) In numerous statements over the last two months, President Bashir has opposed the introduction of UN forces into Darfur. 2. (U) His public comments included the following: -- June 30, 2006, Address on the Anniversary of the 1989 Coup: "We will not allow international troops under the [...]
2006-09-04 14:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2158 Southern Sudan: Chief Justice Lays Out Judicial
[...] Summary: Southern Sudan Chief Justice Ambrose Riing Thiik described the structure of the Southern Courts and said that the system was beginning to operate throughout the South. However, with little money and few qualified personnel, he admitted it was slow going. In a meeting with the Actin [...]
2006-09-07 14:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI PINR SU
06KHARTOUM2161 LRA Talks Resume as LRA Assembles
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Talks between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) resumed in Juba on September 6, amidst increasing reports of LRA fighters moving to their assembly points. Talks are now focusing on the social issues in northern Uganda. Most observers are optimistic about the talks, but [...]
2006-09-07 15:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2174NORWEGIAN OIL ADVISOR IN SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recently arrived Norwegian petroleum consultant Einar Risa met with Emboff and provided an overview of his work in Sudan. Risa is interested in coordinating with other donors. He provided some details of sales of Sudanese oil, mentioned some technical problems with production fro [...]
2006-09-10 13:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET EAID PREL SU
06KHARTOUM219A/S FRAZER BREAKFAST WITH SPLM
[...] (C) Summary. On January 25, Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer, Roger Winter, and the Charge met with three senior SPLM officials resident in Khartoum: Yassir Arman, Chairman of the SPLM National Assembly Caucus; Malik Agar, Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister of investment; and Deng [...]
2006-01-29 10:58:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SU
06KHARTOUM2201 FIGHTING RESUMES IN NORTH DARFUR AS NRF CAPTURES UM SIDIR
[...] (SBU) UN sources report that on September 11, National Redemption Front (NRF) forces attacked and recaptured Um Sidir, 90 km north of El Fasher. In reprisal for the NRF attack, on September 12, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) initiated bombing of Um Sidir and Hashaba North. It is believed that SA [...]
2006-09-12 15:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2225 DARFUR - SOUTH DARFUR SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) Though security in South Darfur remains relatively stable, humanitarian organizations are anxious about the potential for increased insecurity as the dry season approaches. Decreasing security and increased fighting in North Darfur may already be affecting South Darfur. Additionally, p [...]
2006-09-14 13:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM229FVP GETS TOUGH, PUSHES NCP ON CPA, ABYEI, AND
[...] (U) After months of focusing on southern politics while remaining quiet on CPA problems, Salva Kiir -- Government of National Unity (GNU) First Vice President and President of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) -- lashed out at the National Congress Party (NCP) during a January 28 press [...]
2006-01-30 08:51:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SU
06KHARTOUM2430SUDAN: ENSURING A LEGITIMATE PEACE FOR THE EAST
[...] (C) On October 2, Pol/Econ Chief discussed East issues with SPLM Deputy Secretary General for the North and National Assembly Minority Chair Yassir Arman per Ref A. Yassir said that the SPLM had done much to smooth relations between the National Congress Party (NCP) and Eritrea, and had served [...]
2006-10-03 10:34:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2467PAULINO MATIP SUPPORTS UN DEPLOYMENT AND U.S. SPLA
[...] (C) Summary: Lt. Gen. Paulino Matip urged continued U.S. engagement in Darfur and joint action by the international community and SPLA to address the area's urgent crisis. He notes a growing African-Arab gap in Sudan and believes the North is rearming militias in the South. Matip sees Pres [...]
2006-10-09 14:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EAID MCAP MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM2558VIOLENCE CONTINUES NEAR JUBA
[...] (C) Summary: Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Chief of Staff Oyai Deng says that 38 people died on October 18 in violence reportedly linked to the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Deng said that eight vehicles had been burned in the incidents on roads east and south of Juba. [...]
2006-10-27 10:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MCAP ASEC UG SU
06KHARTOUM2560SUDAN: ALLEGED SAF ATTACKS OUTSIDE OF JUBA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) sources say they have arrested 16 persons in connection with alleged Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)-related attacks near Juba that killed over 40 people in the last week. The Secretary General of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation SIPDIS [...]
2006-10-27 10:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM2561SENIOR SPLA COMMANDER BLAMES SAF, LRA FOR RECENT
[...] (C) Summary: Major General Thomas Cirillo, a senior commander in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and Deputy Commander of the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) for all of Sudan, blames the Sudanese Government's Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fo [...]
2006-10-27 10:20:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MCAP UG SU
06KHARTOUM2564GOSS VICE PRESIDENT TELLS SPECIAL ENVOY THAT
[...] GOSS-mediated peace talks between the Ugandan government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army were difficult and protracted even before the latest upsurge in LRA-related violence, GOSS Vice President Riek Machar told visiting Presidential Special Envoy Andrew Natsios October 17. Their discus [...]
2006-10-29 05:31:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS UG SU
06KHARTOUM2589SUDAN: EDUCATION MINISTER ON POTENTIAL COOPERATION
[...] (U) Summary: Sudan's Minister of General Education, Dr. Hamid Mohammed Ibrahim, told PAO during an Oct. 31 courtesy call at the Ministry that he favored greater cooperation between the United States and Sudan on educational issues. The Education Minister, who oversees the K-12 system in Sudan, [...]
2006-10-31 14:08:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO SCUL PREL PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM2609SO. SUDAN: SOUTH BLAMES NORTH FOR UPSURGE IN
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) has yet to produce concrete evidence that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) are behind the current upsurge in violence in areas east and south of Juba. The deployment of a brigade of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) troops to the affected a [...]
2006-11-02 16:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV ASEC SOCI UG UN SU
06KHARTOUM2642U.S. INTERCEPTS SUDANESE FERRY
[...] (SBU) The Sudanese Arabic daily "Al Shari Al Syasi" reported on November 3 that U.S. naval forces had boarded a Sudanese ship in the Red Sea. Post has confirmed the interception, which has been reported through other channels. The newspaper has ties to the National Islamic Front (NIF),thoug [...]
2006-11-08 13:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO EWWT MOPS PHSA PTER ASEC
06KHARTOUM2650SUDAN/UGANDA/CONGO: LRA PEACE TALKS RECESS,
[...] (C) Summary: Peace talks between the Government of Uganda (GOU) and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) recessed November 8 after the parties failed to reach agreement on a lengthy protocol addressing "root causes" of the 20-year LRA insurgency. LRA combatants missed a November 8 deadline [...]
2006-11-09 16:14:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR CG UG SU
06KHARTOUM2667JUBA VIOLENCE AFTERMATH: RUMORS OF SAF PRISONER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Attacks attributed to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) around Juba have slowed within the last week, but still continue. The LRA has denied responsibility for these incidents of violence, and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials still maintain that the Sudanese Armed f [...]
2006-11-14 13:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SOCI PGOV UN SU
06KHARTOUM2682SOUTHERN SUDAN: SOLDIER KILLED IN ATTACK ON SPLA
[...] (C) A Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldier died November 12 in an attack on SPLA barracks at a village just east of Juba, according to the head of SPLA military intelligence. Brig. Gen. Malual Majok told PolOff another soldier and three civilians were injured in the incident. Malual [...]
2006-11-15 15:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR SU
06KHARTOUM2696SUDAN - AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE 12
[...] On November 5, 2006, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a Technical Task Force (TTF) meeting on Avian Influenza (AI). FAO and the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Federal Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries (FMARF) are to finalize, in coordination with all stak [...]
2006-11-19 10:27:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU KFLU
06KHARTOUM2738 IMF Briefs on Sudan's 2007 Budget
[...] Summary: Visiting IMF officials recently briefed the international community on Sudan's national budget for 2007. Sudan's macroeconomic indicators are sound, with inflation stabilizing and growth continuing, although statistics remain unreliable. Further work, however, is needed in the areas [...]
2006-11-26 14:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV IMF SU
06KHARTOUM2747PRES. BASHIR,S JUBA VISIT: SECURITY, ABYEI, CPA,
[...] (C) Summary: President Bashir,s November 18 visit to Juba has done little to assure southern Sudanese of Khartoum,s sincerity in ending support for the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and militia groups widely believed to be responsible for recent violence in Juba and surrounding areas. Bashir pled [...]
2006-11-27 16:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EAID MOPS SOCI ASEC US SU
06KHARTOUM2767MINAWI DISCUSSES NCP APPROACH TO DARFUR,
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 29 meeting, Special Assistant to the President and SLM leader Minni Minawi described the stalled implementation of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority (TDRA) and the division of labor within the National Congress Party (NCP) on Darfur, which has left Presiden [...]
2006-11-30 15:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KISL SU CD CT SO
06KHARTOUM2788SUDAN - NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IN KASSALA STATE
[...] (U) From November 5 to 9, the UN led a Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to examine the food and non-food aid needs of Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in Kassala State, eastern Sudan. For the first time, the JAM was carried out in conjunction with the UN World Food Program (WFP)-led Annual Needs [...]
2006-12-04 07:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2812 CDA Addresses Darfur Crisis in Local Press
[...] (U) In an interview with Arabic daily "Al-Sudani," the Charge d'Affaires addressed the Sudanese security apparatus' failure to stem the violence in Darfur, while also noting slight improvement in the humanitarian situation. The Charge noted that UN Security Council resolutions, such as Resolut [...]
2006-12-07 15:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF KPAO PHUM SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM2911 SUDAN: UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES 2007 WORK PLAN
[...] On December 19, 2006, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (DSRSG) and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Manuel da SIPDIS Silva and representatives of the Government of National Unity (GNU) launched the 2007 Work Plan for Sudan, with a budget of USD 1.8 billion. The GNU and [...]
2006-12-27 11:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM2916SOUTHERN SUDAN: VIOLENCE FLARES BEFORE LRA TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: The weeks prior to the December 15 resumption of peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) saw an upsurge in violence east and south of Juba that claimed the lives of about 40 civilians in a half-dozen incidents in late November/early [...]
2006-12-27 16:06:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PREF PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM313 IMF COMMENTS ON SUDANESE ECONOMY
[...] (U) Summary: Visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Director Lorenzo Perez noted that the country faces challenges of large arrears, decentralization, lack of transparency, and the creation of a dual banking system mandated by the CPA. Perez said, however, that the Central Bank has [...]
2006-02-09 11:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EFIN EAID SU
06KHARTOUM321Southern Sudan: Overview of Southern Banking
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 8, officials at CG Juba met with the Governor of the Bank of Southern Sudan (BOSS) Elijah Malok Aleng Mayen, who is also Deputy Governor of the Bank of Sudan (BOS). Aleng explained that the BOSS, which began full operations on February 1, is a semi-autonomous depar [...]
2006-02-10 11:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON SU
06KHARTOUM402SLA REBELS SHOOT DOWN SAF HELICOPTER
[...] (C) According to a U.S. military observer assigned to AMIS Sector 8 in El Daein, Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) rebels shot down a Sudanese Armed forces (SAF) helicopter east of Shaeria town in South Darfur State on February 14. The incident, preceded by several of hours of fighting between the t [...]
2006-02-15 15:20:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV KPKO ASEC SU
06KHARTOUM407 SOUTHERN SUDAN: MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF
[...] (U) Summary: On February 15, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Arthur Akuin Chol. Chol discussed the upcoming GoSS USD 1.5 billion budget, funded mostly through oil revenues, and the priorities for spending, beginning with the deve [...]
2006-02-16 09:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN EPET ECON EAIR EWWT EAID SU
06KHARTOUM413A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH LIBYAN FM SHALGAM
[...] (C) Summary: Libyan Foreign Minister Shalgam met with A/S Frazer in Khartoum on January 24; he cited regional instability as a key Libyan concern, and urged Libyan )U.S. coordination in addressing issues of mutual interest. He mentioned President Qadafi's suggestion to send 3,000 AMIS troops [...]
2006-02-16 15:44:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US AU LY SU
06KHARTOUM487 Southern Sudan: Meeting with GoSS President's
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 21, CG Juba met with Presidential Advisors for Legal Affairs Paul Mayom and Gender Affairs Awut Deng. Mayom offered his views on GoSS priorities; following discussions ranged over alleged northern support of the Lord's Resistance Army, U.S. sanctions on Sudan, and th [...]
2006-02-25 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS MOPS PREL SU
06KHARTOUM661SRSG PRONK DISCUSSES EAST SUDAN WITH ERITREAN
[...] (C) On March 14, Poloff spoke with Judith Goetz, UN Political Officer, who confirmed that on March 13, Special Representative for the Secretary General of the UN, Jan Pronk, along with Sr. Political Advisor Taye Zerihoun, met with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Massawa, Eritrea, to re-en [...]
2006-03-15 14:16:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM669GNU, UN, AND DONOR JOINT VISIT TO NYALA TO ASSESS
[...] (C) Summary: From March 6-8, Poloff traveled to Nyala, Darfur, with the Government of National Unity (GNU) representative for Violence Against Women, Dr. Attiyat Mustafa, and UNMIS Human Rights Chair (UNMIS-HR) Ravindrian Daniel to assess the South Darfur State Committee to Combat Gender-Base [...]
2006-03-16 08:33:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN PGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM708SPLM VIEW OF THE GNU-EAST NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Poloff spoke with Malik Agar, Minister of Investment and SPLM member of the GNU-East negotiating team about the stalemate in negotiations between the GNU and the Eastern Front. Agar said the GNU needed to accomplish four things: acknowledge the marginalization of the East, present a negot [...]
2006-03-20 12:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM763A THREE-MONTH PERSPECTIVE ON SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly three months have passed since the arrival of the U.S. Consul General in Juba. This report provides an overview of the dynamic in the South during this period, prospects for successful reconstruction and state building, and the Government of southern Sudan (GoSS) perfor [...]
2006-03-27 10:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PINR ECON ASEC EAID SU
06KHARTOUM779PRES. ADVISOR MANSOUR KHALID DISCUSSES KEY
[...] (C) Summary: President Advisor Mansour Khalid said the SPLM leadership had recently discussed the Darfur conflict, the rising political tensions of the past two weeks, and the implementation of the CPA. He said the CPA was being implemented "deviously," with selectivity and sequencing major [...]
2006-03-28 13:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO SOCI PINR SU
06KHARTOUM780POLITICS IN THE EASTERN FRONT
[...] (C) On March 22, Poloff spoke with Dr. Amna Dirar, Vice President of the Eastern Front, who stated that the Sudanese government is trying to divide the Eastern Front along ethnic lines. Dr. Amna named Mohamed Tahir Eli, Wali of the Red Sea State, as the main perpetrator, who she said had launc [...]
2006-03-28 13:46:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ER SU
06KHARTOUM797 KALMA CAMP - UPCOMING EXPIRATION OF NRC
[...] On March 30, Charge, an Embassy Political Officer, and two USAID Darfur Field Office representatives met with the Sudan country director of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). NRC serves as coordinator for Kalma camp in South Darfur. NRC sought a meeting with Embassy and USAID officials to [...]
2006-03-30 14:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM808 Local Press Account Alleges CIA Is Studying
[...] On March 30, pro-government Arabic daily Al-Intibaha published an article claiming that the CIA was active in Darfur to study its geography in advance of intelligence and military operations. 2. The text of the article per unofficial Embassy translation is as follows: (Begin text) C [...]
2006-04-02 09:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM811 Arab League Summit: Khartoum Declaration
[...] The Arab League Summit took place March 28-29 in Khartoum (reftel). The Khartoum Declaration was printed on March 30 by the daily London Al-Quds Al-Arabi in Arabic. 2. The text of the Arab League Khartoum Declaration per FBIS translation of the Al-Quds Al-Arabi publication is as follows [...]
2006-04-02 13:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM819 UNMIS CONFIRMS HANDS-ON VERIFICATION OF SAF
[...] (SBU) In the wake of declarations by senior GoSS officials that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have violated the CPA timetable for withdrawal of its forces from the South, CG met with a UNMIS officials to discuss how UNMIS is tracking SAF withdrawal. They shared the following. 2. (SBU) [...]
2006-04-03 13:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KPKO SU
06KHARTOUM822Press Summary March 27 - April 3
[...] SUMMARY: This cable covers miscellaneous items that have appeared in the press over the past week but are not covered elsewhere. This includes renewed violence at the University of Juba over the student union issue (reftel),the forming of a new political party by southern NCP member-- and f [...]
2006-04-04 09:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR PHUM ECON MOPS
06KHARTOUM849 SPLM POLITBURO MEETS IN RUMBEK
[...] (SBU) Summary: The SPLM Politburo met in Rumbek from April 2 to 5 to discuss the internal organization of the party, select officials for unfilled slots, and debate policy options. The meetings were reportedly more cordial than expected. CG Juba was in Rumbek at the time and picked up the [...]
2006-04-06 15:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PREL PINS SU
06KHARTOUM901 SPLM Position on Darfur and Eastern Sudan
[...] During its April 2-5 Interim Political Bureau meeting in Rumbek, the SPLM discussed a number of issues (reftel). Aside from its Final Communique, the SPLM also issued a formal position paper on Darfur and the East. In essence, the SPLM holds that both Darfur and the East involve legitimate p [...]
2006-04-13 15:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SU
06KHARTOUM923GNU RELATIONS WITH ERITREA AND UNMIS
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 13 meeting, Deputy National Congress Party External Relations Officer, Dr. Hassan Haj Ali, told Poloff that the Sudanese government had &no official8 objection to Asmara hosting GNU-Eastern Front negotiations, provided that the bilateral relationship with Eritrea is n [...]
2006-04-17 08:25:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM UN ER SU
06KHARTOUM937Sudan - Visit to Port Sudan
[...] Humanitarian conditions in Red Sea State have not changed much since 2005, when USAID last made an extensive visit to this northern state to visit programs in Mohammed Qol and areas north of Port Sudan. The GNU continues to limit humanitarian staff visits to the area, and now requires all hu [...]
2006-04-18 15:36:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PINS EAID KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM952NO ASMARA-MEDIATED TALKS WITHOUT ERITREAN
[...] (C) In an April 20 conversation with Dr. Hassan Al Haj, National Congress Party (NCP) Deputy to Kamal Obied, Chair of the East Committee, he confirmed that the government had agreed initially to Asmara hosting talks between the GNU and the Eastern Front. However, he added that the GNU had req [...]
2006-04-20 13:27:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM UN ER SU
06KHARTOUM973 Written Statement of FM Lam Akol on Chad-Sudan
[...] Summary: On April 23, Foreign Minister Lam Akol briefed the diplomatic corps on the state of Chad-Sudan bilateral relations. The statement cites Chad as the source of tension in the relationship, and maintained that Sudan did not support rebel groups against it. It further describes the hi [...]
2006-04-24 11:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CD SU
06KHARTOUM978 Name Game: Southern Sudan Asserts Itself
[...] As the people of Southern Sudan work to recover from the occupation by the North, many areas see changing the name of their village, county, or even state as a way to show the land is now theirs. The most significant of these changes is the recent decision of Bahr al-Jabal State to rename it [...]
2006-04-25 10:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR SOCI EAID SU
06KHARTOUM980Southern Sudan: Panyagor Struggles for Recovery
[...] Summary: Of all the places visited by CG Juba officials during a recent PRM monitoring and evaluation trip (septel),Panyagor is by far the least developed. Also known as Mabior, the town is located north of Bor in what is now Twic East County (Note: Many Southern towns changed their name d [...]
2006-04-25 10:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI EAID PREF SU
06KHARTOUM981 Southern Sudan: Cattle Rustling Season Precedes
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The end of dry-season migration in Jonglei has led to a series of cattle raids targeting herders throughout the state. Cattle rustling is common in Southern Sudan, especially at the end of the dry season when water is the most scarce and herds must travel the furthest. The SPLA [...]
2006-04-25 10:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC SOCI MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM990GOSS MINISTER SAYS SSDF CLASHES VIOLATE CPA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports John Luk Jok told the Acting Consul General (A/CG) that he believes the recent South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF) clashes in the Upper Nile state are a violation of the CPA. While the situation in the Upper Nile is now calm, the past two week [...]
2006-04-25 15:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS SOCI KPKO SU
06KIEV1081UKRAINE: MOROZ AND THE SOCIALIST PARTY: ANOTHER
[...] (C) Summary: Most of the attention on the failure of the "Maidan" coalition to form a coherent, effective government team in office in 2005 justifiably focused on the bitter falling out of the two main Orange parties, President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine and Yuliya Tymoshenko's eponymous bloc ( [...]
2006-03-20 15:31:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ETRD PARM NATO
06KIEV1245UKRAINE: DEMOCRACY TAKES ROOT IN BREZHNEV'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a check of 12 polling stations and while observing opening and closing procedures at two others in Dniprodzerzhynsk (Dnipropetrovsk oblast),an Embassy election monitoring team participating with the OSCE/ODIHR election mission found few irregularities March 26-27. The vast [...]
2006-03-29 16:00:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE
06KIEV1994UKRAINE: KRAMER-WOOD 5/22 MEETING WITH FORMER
[...] (C) In a May 22 meeting with visiting EUR DAS David Kramer, OVP Deputy NSA Joseph Wood, and Ambassador, former State Secretary Oleksandr Zinchenko stressed that Ukraine's next prime minister should be a politically independent technocrat -- not a politician. Zinchenko had advised President Yu [...]
2006-05-24 15:13:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SOCI ECON PREL UP RS
06KIEV2678UKRAINE: ORANGE OPTIONS IN THE WAKE OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Presidential Chief of Staff Rybachuk, former PM Tymoshenko, Our Ukraine (OU) Party leaders Roman Bezsmertny and Roman Zvarych, and OU Political Council member and former National Security and Defense Council Secretary Anatoliy Kinakh July 8 and Acting Foreign M [...]
2006-07-10 17:45:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
06KIEV3185UKRAINE: POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNIFIL FACE
[...] (C) Summary. The Government of Ukraine (GOU) is actively considering what contribution Ukraine might offer to the expanded UNIFIL mission and has conducted consultations in New York with UN Assistant Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Annabi but faces an August 17 deadline from UN [...]
2006-08-16 14:23:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL LE UP
06KIEV3371UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED'S SEPT 6-7
[...] (C) Summary: Your visit comes at a critical moment in Ukraine's post-Orange Revolution political development. While the primary gains of the Orange Revolution in societal attitudes, freedom of the press, and foreign and security policy remain, the orange-dominated political season is definiti [...]
2006-08-31 15:01:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ETRD ENRG UP
06KIEV869Ukraine: Submission for the 2006 TIP Report
[...] (U) Embassy Kiev's responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire are presented below. Answers are keyed to questions in ref A. Overview (Ref A Para 21) ------------------------ 2. (SBU) (21A) Ukraine is a country of origin for internationally trafficked men, women and children. The p [...]
2006-03-06 15:32:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN
06KIGALI1175RWANDA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Below is Embassy Kigali's submission of the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism. 2. (SBU) The Rwandan Government made efforts to combat terrorism financing and continued to increase its border control measures to identify potential terrorists. Rwanda has an intergovernmental counterterr [...]
2006-12-07 15:26:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM RW
06KIGALI286RWANDA SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF AF A/S JENDAYI
[...] Post warmly welcomes your visit to Rwanda. Rwanda is a country struggling to overcome its past and bring its people and economy into the 21st century. The legacy of the 1994 genocide in which up to one million people were killed still haunts the country and underlies the tension faced by a [...]
2006-03-28 05:29:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI ECON KDEM RW
06KIGALI712DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ENGAGES RWANDA
[...] Summary. At the request of USTR, Department of Transportation Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Susan McDermott led a delegation to Rwanda to explore areas of assistance. The GOR was keen on soliciting support for a COMESA air traffic management project, but the main focus of the visit was [...]
2006-07-20 14:37:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAID EAIR ECIN PREL ECON RW KE TZ UG
06KIGALI880RWANDA AND MCA ELIGIBILITY
[...] (C) Summary: Rwanda is deeply committed to in becoming MCA eligible and this has already resulted in positive changes in GOR attitudes and practices. The GOR understands that its relatively low ranking in the Ruling Justly categories has been the main obstacle to MCA eligibility. President [...]
2006-09-12 06:16:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL MCC RW
06KIGALI990RWANDA-UGANDA JOINT PERMANENT COMMISSION MEETING A
[...] (U) Summary. Ugandan and Rwandan officials held the seventh Joint Permanent Commission sessions in Kigali October 12-13. A communique pledged cooperation on a hosts of issues, including consular relations, defense, education and justice issues, crop and animal diseases, cross-border transpor [...]
2006-10-16 14:37:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD RW
06KINGSTON1769JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR ATTENDEES OF NAM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-08 18:55:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU JA
06KINGSTON2189JAMAICA: NEW POLL SHOWS RULING PNP AND OPPOSITION
[...] (U) The ruling People's National Party (PNP) and opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) are tied for public support at 32 percent each, according to the latest Bill Johnson poll commissioned by the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper. Since Portia Simpson Miller (PSM) became head of the PNP and Prime Min [...]
2006-11-07 19:04:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON ENRG KCOR JM XL XK
06KINGSTON2377JAMAICA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD
[...] (C) Since the determination that the Jamaican-owned "SuperClubs" brand of all-inclusive resorts was operating in Cuba in violation of Title IV of the Libertad Act, and subsequently divested itself of assets there (ref. B),Post is unaware of any Jamaican investments in Cuba. However, many Jam [...]
2006-12-07 20:16:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL JM CU
06KINGSTON542AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 15 MEETING WITH PRIME
[...] (C) On March 15, the Ambassador called on a visibly weary Portia Simpson Miller (PSM),at Jamaica House. Minister of Commerce, Science, Technology, and Energy Phillip Paulwell and former Foreign Trade Minister Tony Hylton were also present. In their first formal meeting since the latter's tr [...]
2006-03-17 20:22:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR PINR JM
06KINGSTON846NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING SUSPENSION OF TITLE
[...] (C) Since the determination that the Jamaican-owned "SuperClubs" brand of all-inclusive resorts was operating in Cuba in violation of Title IV of the Libertad Act, and subsequently divested itself of assets there (ref. B),Post is unaware of any Jamaican investments in Cuba. However, many Jam [...]
2006-05-01 20:10:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALCU ETRD ETTC PREL JM
06KINSHASA1032ON CAMPAIGN EVE: INCONCLUSIVE ROUND 2 MEETING OF
[...] (C) Summary: Key officials of the DRC Transition, including Vice Presidents, members of the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT),the Independent Election Commission (CEI) President, and others gathered the afternoon of June 28 to continue last June 21's session (reftel) [...]
2006-06-29 13:18:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1078KABILA'S CAMPAIGN -- HE'S OFF AND RUNNING
[...] President Kabila inaugurated his official run for the presidency on June 30 with two strategically-placed appearances in the first days of the presidential campaign. In rallies held in Butembo and Goma, two key cities of North Kivu, Kabila appeared in front of sizeable crowds -- groups made u [...]
2006-07-06 10:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1080NORTH KATANGA: THE WEAKEST SECURITY LINK IN THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The north Katangan region of Tanganyika, larger in size than North Kivu, South Kivu, or Ituri district but also volatile, is the final geographic piece of the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Plagued by insecurity, Tanganyika nevertheless receives far [...]
2006-07-06 11:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1210DRC ELECTIONS SITREP 2
[...] (U) Polls in the Democratic Republic of Congo opened largely on time for the historic July 30 presidential and legislative elections. Turnout is reportedly high in the east and moderate in Kinshasa, and numbers could rise after morning church services. Observers report surprisingly well-or [...]
2006-07-30 08:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1211DRC ELECTIONS SITREP 3: SMOOTH OPERATIONS
[...] By late afternoon, most areas of the country have reported large but orderly numbers of voters, competent poll workers, and helpful police. Report after report has described patient lines of Congolese voters, some dressed in their Sunday best, but devoting this particular Sunday to participa [...]
2006-07-30 14:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1255DRC ELECTIONS: MARKETING BEMBA
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and U.S. Congressman Donald Payne met with Vice President (and presidential candidate) Jean-Pierre Bemba on August 3. During the meeting, Bemba disingenuously said all the right things and gave all the right responses as he pretended to distance himself from the effo [...]
2006-08-09 11:20:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1256DRC ELECTIONS: RUBERWA STILL CRYING FOUL
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and U.S. Congressman Donald Payne met with Vice President (and presidential candidate) Azarias Ruberwa on August 2. During the meeting, Ruberwa repeated his allegations of "widespread fraud" and promised to pursue his complaints through the appropriate legal channels [...]
2006-08-09 11:31:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1267DRC ELECTIONS: OBSERVATION IN THE KIVUS
[...] (U) Summary: The July 30 elections saw high turnout among North Kivu's 2.5 million and South Kivu's 1.6 million registered voters. Reports from EmbOffs who served as observers in the east indicate that despite logistical and voter education problems, elections in the Kivus were generally w [...]
2006-08-11 10:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1268UPDATE ON DRC'S LEADING LABOR UNION
[...] (SBU) The DRC's leading labor union continues to exert little impact on workplace or political matters. EconOff and PolOff met with Symphorien Dunia, President of the Confederation Syndicale Du Congo (CSC),the DRC's leading labor organization (reftel) August 7. 2. (SBU) Dunia reviewed som [...]
2006-08-11 11:11:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON EMIN PGOV CG
06KINSHASA1392MISSING CONTAINERS NOT LIKELY RADIOACTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-05 08:21:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALCG EMIN ENRG ETRD IAEA KGIT PGOV PREL
06KINSHASA1410SECURITY AT THE DRC’S NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER
[...] (C) Summary. Four EmbOffs and an Econ LES toured the Kinshasa Nuclear Research Center (CREN-K) July 27 to assess security and determine its needs. CREN-K houses the DRC's two nuclear reactors, neither of which functions, although staff continue to conduct nuclear-related research and teaching at th [...]
2006-09-08 11:17:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALENRG EMIN ETRD KGIT PREL PGOV IAEA CG
06KINSHASA154FY06 SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND ALLCATION REQUEST
[...] (U) Embssy Kinshasa requests $82,500 in FY06 Special Self-Help Funds (SSHF) (reftel a). JUSTIFICATION ------------ Embassy Kinshasa's seletion committe has chosen nine projects for FY06 SSHF, each o which will be directly overseen by a mission oficer and the SSHF funding coordinator. Post [...]
2006-01-30 13:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID CG DEM
06KINSHASA1603DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Four days into the DRC's second-round presidential campaign, preparations are on track for the October 29 vote. Ballots and voting materials are being delivered, while training of poll workers is entering its final stages. The general mood of the country remains calm, although [...]
2006-10-18 14:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1635DRC ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: With five days remaining until the DRC's October 29 presidential and provincial assembly elections, logistical aspects remain on track. A post-election agreement governing the status of the electoral loser has yet to be agreed upon, with advisers to President Kabila calling such a [...]
2006-10-24 11:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1673DRC ELECTION DAY: SITREP 3, 10/29 1600
[...] (U) The heavy rain that began early this morning in Kinshasa stopped around 1400 local time. Embassy observers in the capital report that voter turnout since midday has slowly and steadily increased as the rain abated. The Ambassador and DAS Don Yamamoto are leading a 15-member team of Embassy [...]
2006-10-29 15:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1674DRC ELECTION DAY: SITREP 4, 10/29 2130
[...] Kabila and Bemba reached agreement late this afternoon on a Declaration of Post-Electoral Intentions that includes commitments for both the winner and loser in the October 29 presidential election. The declaration, signed by Samba Kaputo for Kabila and Thomas Luhaka for Bemba and witnessed b [...]
2006-10-29 21:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1681UNGA ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kinshasa delivered talking points regarding anti-Israeli bias in UNGA resolutions. 2. (SBU) Minister Plenipotentiary Alice Bamba Kipembe, Deputy Director for International Organizations at the DRC Minister of Foreign Affairs, said the DRC had previously abstained on this i [...]
2006-10-31 14:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS CG
06KINSHASA170NORTH KIVU TENSIONS UNDERSCORE NEED FOR SYSTEM
[...] (C) Actions by "insurgent" FARDC troops over the weekend of January 21, reported in reftel and previous cables, represent a major setback to efforts to establish stability in the province. There are continuing clashes in the province between "insurgent" troops and primarily MONUC forces. The [...]
2006-02-01 14:21:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1715PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary: Presidential security adviser (and newly-elected parliamentarian) Guillaume Samba Kaputo believes that President Kabila comfortably won the second round of presidential elections on October 29 with as much as 60% of the vote. Though not discounting the possibility of violence onc [...]
2006-11-06 16:56:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO ECON CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1774CEI RESPONSES TO BEMBA'S COMPLAINTS
[...] (U) Summary: Presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba, in his capacity as President of the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC),filed six separate complaints with electoral authorities of alleged irregularities in the DRC's October 29 election. Most were general and not backed up [...]
2006-11-21 09:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1787RENEGADE TROOPS FORCE DRC MILITARY TO ABANDON
[...] (U) Summary. Weekend fighting in the eastern DRC between forces loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda and government troops have left at least four dead, 72 injured and an undetermined number of internal refugees. Sporadic clashes in the vicinity were reported November 27. UN peacekeepi [...]
2006-11-27 12:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO ASEC CG
06KINSHASA1794AREAS AROUND SAKE UNDER CONTROL OF MONUC, FARDC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Areas around the North Kivu town of Sake were retaken late November 27 by joint forces of the Congolese military (FARDC) and MONUC peacekeepers. Locations on the outskirts of Sake had briefly fallen under control of non-integrated FARDC troops loyal to dissident General Laurent [...]
2006-11-28 13:14:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA192MONUC PROVIDES UPDATE ON MILITARY ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) Due to recent actions by armed groups (reftel) and the high level of MONUC activity in response, MONUC spokesperson included an extended briefing on MONUC military activities in the east during the weekly MONUC press cQrence held on February 1. Main points follow: NORTH KIVU -------- [...]
2006-02-03 13:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA357DRC: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. The GDRC Avian Influenza Commission, composed of representatives from the Ministries of Agriculture, Health, External Commerce, and Environment, released the DRC Country Contingency Plan (CCP) on February 24. The CCP seeks over USD 16M to prepare for and respond to the anticipa [...]
2006-03-03 11:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU EAID EAGR ECON SENV SOCI CG
06KINSHASA369DRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONDEMNATION OF
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered March 3 reftel demarche and statements to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli. Djoli said the GDRC deplored the attack on the Al-Askariya shrine as well as any acts of violence in Iraq. He added that the USG must find a solution to the violence or ri [...]
2006-03-06 10:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ CG
06KINSHASA485KOFI ANNAN'S VISIT TO DRC CONTINUES INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: Continuing to promote the international theme of a steady march toward peaceful elections and conflict-free governmental transition, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan completed his two-day trip to Kinshasa and left for Kisangani the morning of March 23. During his meetings with DRC [...]
2006-03-23 17:27:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO KDEM CG
06KINSHASA56FARDC-MAI MAI FIGHTING FORCES 30,000 TO FLEE
[...] (SBU) Despite recent media reports of up to 125,000 new internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Katanga province, the number of people who have fled their homes since mid-November is actually about 30,000. According to Anne Edgerton, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affa [...]
2006-01-11 15:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PHUM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA586CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY JENDAYI
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Frazer met with President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Foreign Minister Rodolphe Adada for a tour d'horizon of African Union issues on April 3 immediately prior to Sassou's departure for a four-nation tour to Senegal, Nigeria, Benin and Ivory Coast. Dr. Frazer c [...]
2006-04-15 14:34:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PINR UNSC ASEC AU CF
06KINSHASA587CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY JENDAY
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Frazer met with President Denis Sassou-Nguesso and Foreign Minister Rodolphe Adada for a tour d'horizon of African Union issues on April 3 immediately prior to Sassou's departure for a four-nation tour to Senegal, Nigeria, Benin and Ivory Coast. Dr. Frazer c [...]
2006-04-15 14:36:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR UNSC ASEC AU CF
06KINSHASA620KABILA INTERVIEW MARKS BEGINNING OF PUBLIC IMAGE
[...] (U) Summary: In a rare print interview published in the April 9 edition of "Jeune Afrique Intelligent," President Kabila presented himself as the "candidate of the people" and claimed he will win the presidency in the DRC's forthcoming elections. Kabila held forth on a variety of topics, inclu [...]
2006-04-19 15:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA699PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: SENATOR ANATOLE
[...] (C) PolCouns met May 2 with presidential aspirant, and current Senator, Anatole Matusila. Matusila is one of about a dozen serious candidates (among the 33 on the list) for the presidential post. A well-liked man, Matusila usually is characterized as "moral" and "honest," and bills himself as [...]
2006-05-04 15:27:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM CG
06KINSHASA721ELEVEN CANDIDATES CALL FOR ELECTORAL COMMISSION
[...] (U) A group of eleven mostly marginal presidential candidates has published a letter criticizing Abbe Apollinaire Malu Malu, president of the Independent Electoral Committee (CEI),for "unilaterally" announcing July 30 as the DRC's election date. The letter's authors call for Malu Malu to be [...]
2006-05-09 10:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA762ITURI UPDATE: FARDC, MONUC LAUNCH NEW ANTI-MILITIA
[...] (C) The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC),backed by MONUC peacekeepers, launched May 9 a new military operation in Ituri District with the aim of eliminating militias from the Congolese Revolutionary Movement (MRC) in Djugu territory near Lake Albert. Operation Ituri Ember, which is composed of [...]
2006-05-12 11:53:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA785EASTERN DRC VOTERS REJECT MONSENGWO'S CALL FOR NEW
[...] (C) During a May 4-10 visit to several towns in eastern DRC, PolOff discovered strong disagreement to the appeal by Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo to launch a new national political dialogue in order to achieve a "consensus" on the DRC's political calendar (ref A) -- if, in fact, such a dialogue [...]
2006-05-18 08:46:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA827ELECTIONS: ELECTORAL COMMISSION FACES MAJOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: As it organizes the DRC's first free elections in more than 40 years, the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) faces significant logistical challenges, particularly in the eastern part of the country. The lack of an adequate transportation infrastructure makes delivering votin [...]
2006-05-24 16:29:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA859FARDC IN EASTERN DRC OFTEN UNDERMINING SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) constitute one of the more problematic elements of the overall security situation in eastern DRC. Underpaid, underequipped, poorly disciplined, and poorly led, elements of the FARDC continue to harass, extort and menace local populations, thereb [...]
2006-05-31 11:26:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KPKO KDEM MARR CG UG
06KIRKUK112KRG WOOING "COWARDLY CAPITAL" WITH NEW INVESTMENT STRATEGY
[...] Summary: The KRG is attempting to win-over hesitant foreign investors with a combination of new airports, trade shows, and investment incentives. In a meeting April 22 with KRG Deputy Finance Minister Abdullah Abdulrahim, Abdulrahim told Emboffs that he welcomed input and U.S. technical assist [...]
2006-05-10 07:36:00REO KirkukUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
06KIRKUK124(U) KURDISTAN REFERENDUM MOVEMENT LEADERS DISCUSS
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: IPAO on July 3 met with leaders of the Kurdistan Referendum Movement (KRM) to discuss the structure of the organization, its current political goals, and future plans for a referendum on Kurdistan independence. (Note: the KRM was responsible for an unofficia [...]
2006-07-15 14:28:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PNAT PREF PREL PBTS KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK131(C) ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT LEADER ON CHRISTIANS'
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Assyrian Democratic Movement (ADM) General Secretary, Salim Kako, stated on July 9 that poor security and ethnic discrimination were causing Christians and Kurds to resettle to northern areas of Iraq, which was straining the relations between Kurdish and Assy [...]
2006-07-25 09:11:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PINS ECON KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK134(C/NF) KDSP LEADERS ON KRG'S CLOSURE OF KDSP OFFICES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 12:16:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR PINS PTER PNAT PREF KDEM IZ TU
06KIRKUK48SALAH AD DIN WANTS PROVINCIAL COUNCIL DISTRICTS
[...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Salah Ad Din contacts are pushing to elect the next provincial council by district. The January 2005 elections brought 15 Provincial Council members from a single district because of the Sunni boycott. District elections w [...]
2006-02-28 19:45:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK49(C) MEASURED RESPONSE IN DIYALA TO SAMARRA BOMBING; ISF
[...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The reaction in Diyala to the destruction of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra has been restrained and generally focused on positive messages of shared determination to fight against takfirism, due in no small part to the responsible rhetori [...]
2006-03-01 19:13:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK50(C) MEASURED RESPONSE IN DIYALA TO SAMARRA BOMBING; ISF
[...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The reaction in Diyala to the destruction of the al-Askariya shrine in Samarra has been restrained and generally focused on positive messages of shared determination to fight against takfirism, due in no small part to the responsible rhetori [...]
2006-03-02 05:41:00REO KirkukSECRETPGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK93BANNED IN TURKEY, POLITICAL PARTY OPENS ERBIL OFFICE ON
[...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: The Socialist Party of Kurdistan recently opened a party office in the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil, Iraq. Its representative Nureddin Agiri said Erbil's Kurdistan Regional Government was subsidizing the SPK's Erbil office. Agiri admitted his under-financed party was b [...]
2006-04-16 08:48:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER PHUM IZ TU
06KUALALUMPUR1353MIDDLE EAST: MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HAMID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 21 meeting with the Ambassador called at the Foreign Minister's request, FM Hamid urged that the U.S. get all sides in the current Lebanon crisis to implement a cease fire as soon as possible. He labeled Israel's response to the kidnapping of its soldiers as "dis [...]
2006-07-21 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MY IS LE
06KUALALUMPUR1354MALAYSIA MULLS SENDING PEACEKEEPERS TO LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak told the press during a July 20 encounter in London that Malaysia would be willing to send peacekeeping forces to southern Lebanon should the UN Security Council call for such a force. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Hamid Albar has issued a seri [...]
2006-07-21 09:26:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1586YOUR VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah has yet to steer clear of the choppy political waters created by former-Prime Minister Mahathir's continuing attacks on Abdullah and his family. We doubt that these attacks will jeopardize the PM's tenure in office, but they have put the government on th [...]
2006-08-18 10:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1587MALAYSIA REACTS TO CEASEFIRE
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysian officials have welcomed the passage of United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 1701, and the Malaysian media's preoccupation with the Middle East crisis has quickly diminished. GOM officials reaffirmed their commitment to a lasting peace in the Middle East [...]
2006-08-18 11:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS LE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1618COUNTERING CHAVEZ'S UNSC LOBBYING IN MALAYSIA
[...] (C) As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez conducted a state visit to Malaysia (below),Polcouns delivered reftel demarche August 28 on countering Venezuela's UNSC lobbying to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Acting Under Secretary for American Affairs Khairi Omar. We particularly highlighted V [...]
2006-08-28 09:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM UNSC VE MY
06KUALALUMPUR1629 ISLAMIC BANKS CAN'T KEEP UP WITH DEMAND
[...] (U) Summary: Local Islamic banks are unable to keep pace with the rapidly increasing demand for Financial Services consistent with Islamic Law (Shariah). According to one local analyst, demand now outpaces supply two to one, and not just among Muslims. The expectation of higher returns is dr [...]
2006-08-29 08:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MY
06KUALALUMPUR1874INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION KUALA LUMPUR MEETING ON
[...] Malaysia hosted the second International Maritime Organization (IMO)-sponsored meeting on "The Straits of Malacca and Singapore: Enhancing Safety, Security and Environmental Protection," held September 18-20, 2006, in Kuala Lumpur. Delegations from the three littoral States (Indonesia, Malays [...]
2006-10-06 06:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MARR MASS EWWT IMO MY
06KUALALUMPUR1957HEART OF BORNEO: SARAWAK VIEWS
[...] (SBU) Residents of the Malaysian State of Sarawak are demonstrating increasing support for environmental conservation efforts, but have only a limited awareness of the proposed Heart of Borneo initiative aimed at integrating and enhancing the conservation efforts of Malaysia, Indonesia and Bru [...]
2006-10-17 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO MY BX ID
06KUALALUMPUR2119PM A/S HILLEN URGES GREATER SECURITY COOPERATION,
[...] (C) PM Assistant Secretary Dr. John Hillen encouraged greater bilateral and regional security during November 8 meetings with senior Malaysian officials in the Foreign Affairs and Defense ministries. He acknowledged Malaysia's strong support for UNSCR 1718 and discussed non-proliferation conc [...]
2006-11-16 02:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR2159MALAYSIA MFA ON MILF TALKS, THAI UNREST
[...] (C) A senior Malaysian Foreign Ministry official charged with Southeast Asia told us November 21 that the next round of GRP-MILF talks would take place in December with Malaysia's Othman Abdul Razak remaining the facilitator. The GRP reportedly had readied a partial compromise on territorial [...]
2006-11-22 09:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL RP TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR2287DAS JOHN EXPLORES STRONGER TIES WITH MALAYSIA,
[...] (C) DAS John encouraged stronger ties with Malaysia during his December 6 meetings with Foreign Ministry officials Ambassador Ghazzali Khalid and the new Americas division chief Ramlan Ibrahim, with both sides concluding that good relations between President Bush and Prime Minister Abdullah p [...]
2006-12-15 00:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PINS ECON KISL ASEAN MY
06KUALALUMPUR2323MALAYSIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-20 08:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR331TRADE MINISTER SHAFIE ON IPR AND DISTRIBUTIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal and Ambassador LaFleur discussed IPR enforcement, planned new regulations on distributive trade, and the security situation in eastern Sabah state. The Ambassador emphasized that both IPR and distributive trade would be significant issue [...]
2006-02-27 23:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD MY
06KUALALUMPUR332MINISTER SHAFIE ON EAST SABAH SITUATION
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal and Ambassador LaFleur discussed IPR enforcement, planned new regulations on distributive trade, and the security situation in eastern Sabah state. Economic issues will be reported septel. Shafie said he receives special intelligence repo [...]
2006-02-28 00:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR372MALAYSIA SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are trafficked to [...]
2006-03-03 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY
06KUALALUMPUR963MALAYSIAN DEPLOYMENT TO EAST TIMOR, CLOSE
[...] (C) A Malaysian Ministry of Defense policy official informed us on May 26 that a flight transporting 25 Malaysian troops and two police officers had been diverted to Bali, Indonesia late on May 25, while Australian forces were securing the airfield in East Timor. The official expected that th [...]
2006-05-26 05:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL AS TT PO NZ MY
06KUALALUMPUR982RHETORIC AND PREDICTABILITY MARK NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 30 the Non-Aligned Movement's Coordinating Bureau (NAM-CoB) concluded its four-day ministerial conference in Malaysia's administrative capital, Putrajaya. The meeting was replete with the customary NAM rhetoric, and ended with the body of 116 nations issuing five statemen [...]
2006-05-31 22:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NACB IS IR MY
06KUWAIT101WHO'S WHO OF WORLD LEADERS ARRIVES IN KUWAIT TO
[...] A who's who of the Middle East and the world's most prominent leaders has been pouring into Kuwait since January 15 to mourn the death of Shaykh Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (reftels),Amir of Kuwait since 1977, and to pay their respects to a "great leader and a great man" who led the cou [...]
2006-01-16 11:29:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT1010ON IRAQ AND IRAN, KUWAITI MINISTERS TELL ZELIKOW
[...] (S) Summary: Counselor Philip Zelikow met separately March 19 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Minister of Interior and Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to advance a strategic dialogue with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries begun by Se [...]
2006-03-22 07:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PARM PTER EFIN IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT1011ON IRAQ AND IRAN, KUWAITI MINISTERS TELL ZELIKOW
[...] (S) Summary: Counselor Philip Zelikow met separately March 19 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah and Minister of Interior and Defense Shaykh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to advance a strategic dialogue with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries begun by Se [...]
2006-03-22 07:40:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PARM PTER EFIN IR IZ KU
06KUWAIT1021MEDIA REACTION: Kuwait March 22, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-22 12:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT10952006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT UPDATE:
[...] (C) Summary and comment: While much work remains to be done, Post believes that the GOK is making significant efforts to combat human trafficking and to improve the working conditions and status of the large expatriate labor community. In the 2006 TIP report, we recommend that Kuwait be li [...]
2006-03-29 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT1195PROMINENT KUWAITI INVESTMENT FIRM ESTABLISHES
[...] (U) Global Investment House (GIH),a leading Kuwaiti and GCC investment company announced on April 3 the establishment of a "Palestine Fund" for institutions and individuals seeking to invest in the emerging Palestinian Territories (PT) market. 2. (U) Quoted in the Arab Times (local Englis [...]
2006-04-05 13:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN WE GZ KU
06KUWAIT1214TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY RANDAL QUARLES MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Begin Summary: During separate March 21 meetings with Treasury Undersecretary Randal Quarles, GOK and Kuwaiti banking officials expressed confidence in the U.S. economy's mid-term vitality, predicted sustained levels of investments in U.S. Treasuries, inquired about the impact on the U.S. [...]
2006-04-08 07:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL KU
06KUWAIT1224KUWAIT MEPIC 4: ABOUT 500 YOUNG KUWAITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: This MEPI quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q2. During this period, INJAZ/Junior Achievement in Kuwait launched its activities targeting almost 300 students from public and private schools. CineMagic, a small grants recipient, trained six fi [...]
2006-04-08 12:11:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KMPI KPAO KU MEPI
06KUWAIT1342KUWAIT STRESSES NEED FOR GCC CONSENSUS IN
[...] (C) Summary: U/S Joseph met April 11 with former GCC Secretary General Bishara; First Deputy PM and Defense and SIPDIS Interior Minister Shaykh Jaber Mubarak; and National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled. He also spoke with Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah. [...]
2006-04-18 08:55:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KU IR
06KUWAIT1521KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR GCC INFORMAL SUMMIT;
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on May 2. The Ambassador placed special emphasis on the need for the GCC to embrace the new Iraqi government in both political and economic terms and thus act as a magnet countering [...]
2006-05-02 14:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM WE IS XF KU
06KUWAIT1600TOP PARLIAMENTARIANS SHARE VIEWS ON IRANIAN
[...] (C) In separate meetings with the Ambassador on May 3, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, Deputy National Assembly Speaker Mishari Al-Anjari, and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, who also serves as Speaker of the newly created Arab Parliament, shared their [...]
2006-05-07 05:51:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT1624 GCC CONSULTATIVE SUMMIT: KUWAIT PROPOSES
[...] (U) Summary: Arabic Daily Al-Qabas printed in its May 8 edition the text of a paper reportedly presented by the GOK to GCC member states during the May 6 Consultative Summit in Riyadh. The paper outlines a two-part strategy to address issues facing the Gulf states, including Iran, Iraq, the [...]
2006-05-08 14:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KU PTER
06KUWAIT1790KUWAIT TELLS DOD-STATE-NSC TEAM GCC CONSENSUS
[...] (C) Summary: In May 14 meetings with National Security Bureau President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled and MFA U/S Al-Jarallah, a senior State-Defense-NSC team (DOD PDUSD Henry, State PM A/S Hillen, and NSC Senior Director Doran) reiterated the U.S. commitment to Gulf security, outlined the U.S. Gu [...]
2006-05-19 17:36:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1888FREEDOM AGENDA: REFINING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE
[...] (C) Key elements of Embassy Kuwait's Freedom Agenda are promoting democratic reform through full political participation by Kuwaiti women and encouraging the formation of political parties to reduce tribal influence and religious ideology on domestic politics. The May 21 Amiri decisions to [...]
2006-05-23 17:25:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KU
06KUWAIT1889FREEDOM AGENDA: REFINING STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE
[...] (C) Key elements of Embassy Kuwait's Freedom Agenda are promoting democratic reform through full political participation by Kuwaiti women and encouraging the formation of political parties to reduce tribal influence and religious ideology on domestic politics. The May 21 Amiri decisions to [...]
2006-05-23 17:26:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KMPI KU
06KUWAIT1986 FREEDOM AGENDA: MEPI, BMENA, AND EXCHANGES BASIS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy has pursued a consistent, comprehensive plan in support of women's empowerment and full political participation in Kuwait. That support has involved more than 350 Kuwaiti women in professional development and exchange programs, public diplomacy activities, regional [...]
2006-05-30 16:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO KMPI PHUM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2066NEA A/S WELCH'S JUNE 3 MEETINGS WITH KUWAITI
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In June 3 meetings with NEA A/S Welch, the Kuwaiti leadership affirmed support for the U.S. position on talks with the Iranian government and offered advice that the USG keep its public statements low-key, exercise maximum patience in sticking with talks, and continue to exer [...]
2006-06-03 20:39:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL IR IZ KPAL KU
06KUWAIT2147KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO INDONESIA CRITICIZES GOK ON
[...] (C) Kuwait's Ambassador to Indonesia, Mohammad Fadel Khalaf, met with the DCM on May 23 to discuss his concerns over the treatment of Indonesian domestic workers in Kuwait. He criticized Indonesia and especially his own government for not doing enough to protect Indonesian workers, and sugges [...]
2006-06-07 17:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL KIRF JO ID KU TIP RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
06KUWAIT2231CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES OF FOREIGN LABORERS IN
[...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian expatriate labor community is Kuwait's second largest, surpassed only by the Indians. Anecdotal evidence suggests that Egyptian workers do not suffer as badly as workers from other expatriate communities. Post consulted with Egyptian Embassy officials as well as E [...]
2006-06-12 10:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM ELAB PREL EG KU TIP
06KUWAIT232MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME NON-PAPER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-24 14:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KU
06KUWAIT2332US-MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA PRIVATE SECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-17 14:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETTC PTER PREL KU KTFN TERROR FINANCE
06KUWAIT255CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN ENGAGES KUWAITIS ON IRAQ, IRAN,
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 20-21 visit to Kuwait, CODEL Ros-Lehtinen met with Kuwaiti officials to offer condolences on the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber Al-Sabah, and to express USG appreciation for Kuwaiti support for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and for Kuwait's $500 million pledge to h [...]
2006-01-25 13:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV KWMN IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2590ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAIT MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE JUNE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Some 100 foreign media, mostly from the Middle East and the Gulf Region, will be in Kuwait to cover the June 29 elections. Few U.S. or major international media outlets are present; however a CNN reporter is planning to arrive June 28. The Ministry of Information opened a forei [...]
2006-06-28 13:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM PGOV KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2818COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Department Counselor Zelikow, and delegation to travel to post o/a 21 to 22 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embass [...]
2006-07-12 13:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KU
06KUWAIT2824KUWAIT MEPIC 5: MEPI MEETS CHANGE, CHALLENGES AND SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: This quarterly report covers key MEPI developments in Kuwait during FY06Q3. The Amir's dissolution of the National Assembly on May 21 and the ensuing elections held on June 29 compelled a change in the scope of the Mission's MEPI programming for the quarter as well as for the c [...]
2006-07-13 14:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KMPI KPAO PGOV KU KDEM MEPI FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2828KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ENERGY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Energy Secretary Bodman and his delegation to travel to post o/a July 17-18, 2006, and grants country clearance for DOE advance team to travel post o/a July 14, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for the advance team f [...]
2006-07-15 08:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT KU OVIP PREL
06KUWAIT2831KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-15 09:38:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO KDEM XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2898ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN AND KUWAITI AMIR DISCUSS
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During a July 17 meeting with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and new Energy Minister Shaykh Ali Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah, Energy Secretary Bodman congratulated the GOK on recent landmark parliamentary elections, thanked the Amir for Kuwaiti support of USG effort [...]
2006-07-19 13:24:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG EPET OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT2915 OCTOBER 16 - 27 POLITICAL TRAINING FOR FSN STAFF:
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy Kuwait nominates FSN Political Assistant Rasha Farouk Rizk Salib for the October 16 - 27, 2006 course on Political Training for locally employed staff. Ms. Salib has been employed by Embassy Kuwait since April 2005 and has not benefited from FSI training. Post considers [...]
2006-07-22 06:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI AFSN AMGT PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2931KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Grove to travel to post o/a 24 to 27 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 24 to 25 J [...]
2006-07-23 04:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ FR GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT2938TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH AND AMERICA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-23 08:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2952COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ DISCUSSES TIFA, IRAQ,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 18, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez met with new Kuwaiti Minister of Commerce and Industry Al-Hajeri to discuss bi-lateral trade issues and to congratulate Al-Hajeri on his appointment as Minister. The meeting focused on moving forward the stalled Trade and Investment Framew [...]
2006-07-23 14:08:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBEXP EINV KIPR OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT2989TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 09:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3008KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL COLE(28 JULY-02
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Cole to travel to post o/a 30 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. An Embassy visit officer will meet and assist you at the a [...]
2006-07-26 11:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EG KU IX JO IT
06KUWAIT3027TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-29 11:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3029KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO VISIT (Job Code
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for GAO Visit to Kuwait in conjunction with GAO's review of the development of Iraqi security force support operations (Job Code 350790) to travel to post o/a 30 July and 14-16 Aug, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry [...]
2006-07-29 13:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAGAO KU
06KUWAIT306KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REPORTING IRAN TO THE
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 28 meeting, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. Al-Jarallah reacted by asking what more the GCC could do, and expressed willingess to pursue the matter further. The Ambassador queried promine [...]
2006-01-29 14:13:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3072TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - QANA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 10:29:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3095TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON - QANA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-02 10:19:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3136KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MILLER(6-8 AUG)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Miller to travel to post o/a 6-9 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made at the Radisson SAS [...]
2006-08-05 12:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BE EI IS IZ JO KU QA COUNTRY
06KUWAIT3171TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AND THE MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-07 12:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3201KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BUYER(14-21AUG)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Buyer to travel to post o/a 15 to 17 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 15 and 16 A [...]
2006-08-09 07:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ IC GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3205KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 08:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3211KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL BALKHAM(7-17
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Balkham to travel to post o/a 13 to 14 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 13 Aug, [...]
2006-08-09 11:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS PK AF KU IZ JA COUNTRY
06KUWAIT3227KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-12 09:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3236CORRECTED COPY- Country Clearance for Commercial Officer
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Commercial Officer Mitch Larsen to travel to Kuwait from August 17 to August 19, 2006. 2. CORRECTION: Embassy point of contact is: Irma La Pore Office- 965/259-1001 x 1468 Direct - 965/259-1468 Cell - 965/936-9905 Fax - 96 [...]
2006-08-12 09:52:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCOUNTRY CLEARANCE AESC BEXP BMGT IZ KU OTRA SF
06KUWAIT3269KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-13 09:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3275IRAQ'S ILLICIT FUEL TRADE: THE VIEW FROM KUWAIT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Post engaged contacts in Kuwaiti security agencies, but found no substantive reports of Iraqi fuel being smuggled into or through Kuwaiti territory. However, a mid-level Kuwaiti security official revealed to NCIS agent at Post principal routes and methods for smuggling Iraqi [...]
2006-08-14 04:34:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNEFIN EPET IZ KCOR KU
06KUWAIT3283KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH, AMERICA, AND THE MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-14 07:52:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3295KUWAITI FM TROUBLED BY LEBANON, BUT IDENTIFIES
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The Ambassador met with Kuwaiti Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed on August 14 to review regional developments. The FM welcomed UNSCR 1701 and believed the dispatch of a more robust UNIFIL force would help the ceasefire to hold. He stressed the need for continued intern [...]
2006-08-14 15:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3306KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON AFTER THE WAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-15 07:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3324KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KILEY (20-27
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Kiley to travel to post o/a 21 to 25 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 21 thru [...]
2006-08-16 13:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF IZ QA GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3325KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SPECTER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Specter to travel to post o/a 18 to 19 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 18 Aug at [...]
2006-08-16 14:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU LY IN BE CH COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3360KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - Debating the Lebanon War
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-19 10:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3383KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH'S RESISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 09:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3418KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AFTER THE WAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-22 11:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3476KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRL/NESCA
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Joseph Barghout to travel to post o/a September 15-17, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for September 15-17 at the Radisson SAS at a rate of approximately USD 267 (single room/breakfast included). The per diem rate f [...]
2006-08-28 13:39:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PHUM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3501KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRANIAN HANDS IN LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-29 12:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3518KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IRAQ STUDY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for the 16-member Iraq Study Group to transit Kuwait on August 31 and September 3, 2006. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. (U) No hotel re [...]
2006-08-30 07:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OVIP PREL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3558KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND ISRAEL IN THE MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-04 10:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3596KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BURR (SEP 7-11)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Burr to travel to post o/a 8 to 10 September, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 8 Septembe [...]
2006-09-06 12:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU FR IZ
06KUWAIT3597ASSESSMENT OF TERRORIST/INSURGENT FINANCE
[...] (S/NF) Note: Per ref A, this assessment of the terrorist/insurgent financing environment in Kuwait is keyed to four principal areas: background information, legal regime, implementation and communication. For additional reporting, please visit Embassy Kuwait's classified website. End note. [...]
2006-09-06 12:36:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNBA EG JO KU EFIN PGOV PREL PTER KTFN
06KUWAIT3600COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEITH KOJI NAKANISHI
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Keith Koji Nakanishi of the National Nuclear Security Administration for travel to Kuwait o/a September 7-11, 2006. 2. Per Reftel no Post assistance requested. Embassy point of contact is: Steve Conlon, Economic Officer [...]
2006-09-06 13:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA KU
06KUWAIT3601KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2006 REPORT OF INVESTMENT
[...] (U) As requested Reftel, post is submitting the following update for inclusion in the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriations Claims. 2. (U) A. Claimant Designation: Claimant A vs. Kuwait Ministry of Finance, Offset Department. 3. (U) B. Year When Dispute Arose: The di [...]
2006-09-06 14:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV KU
06KUWAIT3619KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA/PI
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA Program Manager Olivia Ann Ricci and Patricia E. Tierney, Program Director for U.S. Government Program: Women in Technology, to travel to post o/a September 20-23, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for September 20 [...]
2006-09-09 13:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3621COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY OFFICIALS
[...] This is an action request: See para 7. 2. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed and Economist Jonathan Rose to visit Kuwait o/a September 13th. 3. Embassy driver, expeditor, and control officer will meet and assist at the airport. E [...]
2006-09-09 14:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3635KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - 9/11, IRAN, LEBANON, AND DETAINEE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-10 11:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3638COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TEMIM NUSRATY AND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Temim Nusraty and Mark Stamilio to travel to post o/a September 11-14, 2006. 2. All arrangements are being handled by Camp Arifjan. Embassy point of contact is: Captain Norman Pollock Unclass E-Mail: norman.pollock@swa.arcen [...]
2006-09-10 12:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC OTRA KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3641COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TEMIM NUSRATY AND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Temim Nusraty and Mark Stamilio to travel to post o/a September 11-14, 2006. 2. All arrangements are being handled by Camp Arifjan. Embassy point of contact is: Captain Norman Pollock Unclass E-Mail: norman.pollock@swa.arcen [...]
2006-09-10 14:32:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC OTRA KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3703COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOJ OFFICIAL MICHAEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Michael Gunnison, Department of Justice Resident Legal Advisor at Embassy Abu Dhabi, to visit Kuwait from September 17-19 for meetings with Kuwaiti officials to discuss possible training in the areas of money laundering and terro [...]
2006-09-16 07:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3725KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SMITH (SEP 21-24)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Smith to travel to post o/a 22 to 24 September, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 22-23 Se [...]
2006-09-17 07:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU GM IZ
06KUWAIT3726COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DAVID WILLIAMS AND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for ATO Regional Director David Williams and Marketing Specialist Mohamed Taha to travel to post o/a September 18-20, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy [...]
2006-09-17 08:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT374PROMINENT GCC INVESTMENT BANK CURTAILING
[...] (SBU) During a February 1 meeting, representatives from Global Investment House (GIH),one of the GCC's largest and most successful investment banks, informed Econoff that new GIH investments in the Palestinian territories were on-hold pending a reevaluation of the company's investments in the [...]
2006-02-04 17:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID ECON WE GZ KU XF
06KUWAIT3746COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC OFFICIALS TAN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance to Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) officials Geoffrey Tan and Nancy Rivera. We understand that Tan and Rivera will visit Kuwait between September 19-28 for meetings and a due diligence review of Kuwait Gulf Links Port [...]
2006-09-18 14:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
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