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06KABUL5399	PRT LASHKAR GAH - NORTH QUIET AFTER ISAF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The situation in Musa Qala district in the north of Helmand Province, the site of serious clashes between ISAF and Taliban forces, remains relatively stable following ISAF,s recent withdrawal from the district center (DC). The withdrawal followed an arrangement between the l [...]	2006-11-07 14:38:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF

06KABUL5414	OUR TAKE ON AFGHANISTAN OBJECTIVES AT THE RIGA [...] (C) Summary: The upcoming NATO Summit in Riga offers a prime opportunity to advance our agenda in Afghanistan with our NATO Allies. We believe it essential to continue to project a steady, measured message on the need to eliminate caveats some nations have imposed on the deployment of their [...]	2006-11-09 12:58:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF
06KABUL5421	PRT 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 11:21:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5444	RASSOUL 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 12:08:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER EAID MARR AF
06KABUL5499	STABILITY AT STAKE IN ZABUL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Embassy officers visited the Romanian Forward Operating Base (FOB) and the U.S. run Qalat Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Zabul province November 6, where they attended security briefings on Taliban activity and redeployment of artillery assets as well [...]	2006-11-15 09:19:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MASS AF
06KABUL5504	DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER SHAHRANI - BUDGET ON TRACK BUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-15 09:35:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON MASS MARR PGOV AF
06KABUL5549	PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN [...] State Department officers and USAID representatives are working with military counterparts at Italian, Canadian, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, New Zealand, Icelandic, German, British and Lithuanian as well as U.S.-led PRTs. The difficult and often dangerous environment in which they work, coupl [...]	2006-11-21 01:40:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER EAID NATO PREF MASS AF
06KABUL5556	AFGHANISTAN COMPACT: THIRD JCMB SESSION TAKES A HARD LOOK [...] The third session of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) was held in the presence of a visiting UN Security Council delegation on November 12. UNAMA and Afghan co-chairs reported that the Afghanistan Compact process is taking hold and actively helping to shape Afgha [...]	2006-11-21 12:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM AF
06KABUL5579	PRT/PANJSHIR: ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ATTACK SPARKS ALERT [...] (C) Governor Bahlul of Panjshir credits alert civilians with foiling the November 15 attempt of a terrorist to launch a suicide attack in the valley. According to the Governor, the Pashtun terrorist could get no further than Golbahar, outside the valley, where he blew himself up. The Governo [...]	2006-11-26 09:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID PHUM AF
06KABUL5584	MUSA QALA AGREEMENT: OPPOSING INTERESTS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two delegations of Helmand Province elders and residents affected by the Musa Qala Agreement, each reflecting opposing forces fighting for control of the district, offered PolCounselor and Lashkar Gah PRTOFF very different assessments of the impact of the Agreement. The first [...]	2006-11-27 01:34:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MARR EAID AF
06KABUL5676	KUNAR GOV DEEDAR MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR TO DISCUSS [...] (C/NF) Governor DEEDAR Shahlizay of Kunar Province met with the Ambassador on October 31 at the Embassy, and reviewed his efforts to improve security in Kunar and his ideas for spurring economic growth in the province. Deedar,s main complaint was of interference by the Ministry of Interior (MO [...]	2006-12-04 11:33:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5679	KARZAI RELAYS PRESSURE TO RELEASE BAGHLAN WARLORD [...] (SUMMARY): (S) President Karzai on 30 November initially urged the Ambassador, COMISAF, and UNAMA Special Representative (SRSG) to endorse the release of former Taliban commander Amir Gul, a prominent Baghlan warlord now in National Directorate of Security (NDS) custody. Karzai wants Gul rele [...]	2006-12-04 12:11:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5695	PRT 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 12:39:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5696	PRT 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 12:45:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5810	PRT/PANSHJIR: KABUL-PANJSHIR RELATIONS PART I: THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Relations between the valley province of Panjshir and the capital city of Kabul have evolved this past year. Panjshiris in the central government maintain their prominence, although the sacking of Abdullah Abdullah as Foreign Minister this spring caused some resentment in the [...]	2006-12-12 03:23:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV INR AF
06KABUL5814	PRT/SHARANA: A LOOK AT AN AFGHAN BORDER DISTRICT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Barmal, one of Paktika Province's five districts bordering the tribal areas of Pakistan, has been the scene of a great deal of insurgent activity since coalition and Afghan forces established an Afghan government presence in April 2005. Government influence in Barmal, a distri [...]	2006-12-12 06:06:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV INR AF
06KABUL5850	LEAHY VETTING: WITHDRAWAL OF NOMINATION [...] (C) Credible derogatory information has come to light regarding Raz Mohammad Oryakhil, who was nominated as the deputy commander of the guard force for the Afghan National Detention Facility at Pol-e-Charki (reftel: see bio data in paragraph two). CSTC-A has seen MOD documentation reporting t [...]	2006-12-14 10:41:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM PTER PINR SNAR AF
06KABUL5864	PRT/SHARANA: GOA WEAKNESS IN THE FACE OF THE ENEMY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Naka district, a remote district in Northeast Paktika province, came under control of insurgent/Taliban forces in early summer 2006. Irregular contract police forces recruited by Paktika,s Governor Ekhpulwak regained control of the district later the same month. To date, no re [...]	2006-12-16 11:04:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5879	PRT JALALABAD - POSSIBLE CHANGE IN NANGARHAR [...] (C) Provincial Council Chief Fazlhadi Muslimyar informed PRT officials November 26 of a possible change in the Deputy Governor position, currently held by Mohammad Allam Isaqzai, who Muslimyar said is a candidate for Deputy in the Ministry of Interior in Kabul. 2. (C) Muslimyar reporte [...]	2006-12-17 07:57:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5891	PRT/PANSHJIR: KABUL-PANJSHIR RELATIONS PART II: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several events this year have attracted GOA officials from Kabul to Panjshir, but there is no steady flow of central government visits. Since his election, President Karzai has yet to visit the province. The Panjshir Governor, although appointed by the GOA, operates more as a [...]	2006-12-19 04:28:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5920	BAGHLAN WARLORD AMIR GUL RELEASED [...] (S) Post learned on 12 December that Baghlan warlord Amir Gul, detained in National Directorate of Security (NDS) custody since his July 2006 capture by Afghan National Army (ANA) and coalition forces, has been released despite recommendations to the contrary made by the Ambassador, COMISAF, [...]	2006-12-21 04:08:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5931	GOA BITES BACK AGAINT HRW CALL FOR PROSECUTION OF [...] (U) President Karzai wasted no time in rebutting a December 12 statement from Human Rights Watch (HRW) calling for the immediate enforcement of the 2005 Action Plan on Truth, Justice and Reconciliation. The HRW statement named several prominent GOA officials as having committed gross human r [...]	2006-12-23 11:12:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL596	PRT/HELMAND HELMAND GOVERNOR DISCUSSES [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-11 10:02:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL5965	MEETING WITH GENERAL DOSTUM [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Uzbek factional leader General Abdul Rashid Dostum is feeling increasingly frustrated over his lack of a significant role in Afghan decision making and his lack of contact with the Palace. Once a respected (even feared) force in national politics, he has been side-lined from [...]	2006-12-27 10:51:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PINS PREL AF
06KABUL5986	PRT/NURISTAN: INAUGURATION OF PRT NURISTAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Provincial Reconstruction Team Nuristan was officially inaugurated at Qala Gush in Western Nuristan on November 19. The Qala Gush site is the larger of two temporary PRT sites in Nuristan Province conducting Civil Affairs activities (the other being near Kamdesh in the eastern pa [...]	2006-12-28 14:41:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID MARR AF
06KABUL662	PRT/KABUL: PROVINCIAL SECURITY ASSESSMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: A joint GOA - Coalition effort to address key problems in Zabul, Paktika, and Helmand Provinces could be a template for bringing greater stability to the southeast and help preclude an effective spring offensive by anti-government forces. In a series of meetings starting in [...]	2006-02-13 06:28:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SNAR KCRS AF
06KABUL693	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - HELMAND: SAID ABAD SCHOOL [...] (SBU) Summary: School officials in Said Abad told PRToffs on February 11 that despite threats from "those opposed to education" they were determined to keep the co-educational school open. According to the provincial education office, over the past 16 months 18 schools throughout Helmand Pro [...]	2006-02-15 13:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EID PREL AF
06KABUL725	ISAF RESPONSE TO ANTI-CARTOON RIOTS: "RESTRAINT," [...] Summary: Last week,s cartoon-related demonstrations, several of them violent and with loss of life, provide an opportunity to assess ISAF,s capability and willingness to respond to violent confrontations in its current areas of responsibility (RACs North and West, and Kabul). In Maimana, the [...]	2006-02-17 11:49:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS AF
06KABUL8	SOUTHERN GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. On 28 Dec, the Governors and Police Chiefs of Kandahar, Zabul and Helmand provinces met with key Regional Command (RC) South commanders and staff. Security dominated the agenda. Many Taliban are migrating to Pakistan for the winter but RC South and the governors all want to ke [...]	2006-01-02 10:50:00	Embassy Kabul	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF PK
06KABUL9	PRT/TARIN KOWT: URUZGAN PREPARES FOR SPRING [...] (U) SUMMARY: PRT Tarin Kowt is helping Uruzgan Province plan and prepare to avert a replay of last year,s devastating spring floods that left hundreds dead and thousands homeless. Along with a number of concrete local projects, the PRT has focused on building the local administration,s respo [...]	2006-01-02 10:50:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV SENV AF
06KABUL91	MP BIO: ABDUL RASUL SAYYAF [...] (U) This is the second in a series of biographic reporting cables on Afghanistan's newly elected Parliamentarians. Additional reports will be sent as EMBOFFS continue to meet personally with new MPs during the coming weeks. 2. (SBU) Summary: Amb and POLOFF met with Abdul Rasul Sayyaf on 3 J [...]	2006-01-08 10:43:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL962	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Engineer Daud told PRToffs on February 28th that adequate security is a prerequisite to successful poppy eradication. Strong coordination is needed among the Afghan National Police (ANA)and Afghan National Army (ANA). To minimize alienation of the local popula [...]	2006-03-06 15:15:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL963	PRT/LASHKAR GAH - POPPY ERADICATION: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Helmand Governor Daud told visiting Combined Forces Command/Afghanistan Deputy Commanding General (DCG) Major General Wilson on March 4th that he is concerned over eradication security and the apparent lack of provisions for the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National [...]	2006-03-06 15:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV PTER AF
06KAMPALA1488	NORTHERN UGANDA: LOCAL VIEWS ON PEACE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Government officials, international organizations, human rights groups, and local residents in Gulu expressed cautious optimism about the prospects for resolution to the war in Northern Uganda. Most reservations are associated with the mental stability of Lord's Resistance A [...]	2006-08-04 12:30:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV EAID UG SU
06KAMPALA1531	UGANDA: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR SATMO [...] Post requests Department assistance in screening the following candidates, Ugandan nationals who have been nominated for U.S.-sponsored training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. All candidates have been nominated for a U.S. Army SATMO truck driving and maintenance traini [...]	2006-08-11 11:35:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MOPS UG
06KAMPALA1534	MORE NORTHERN UGANDAN OFFICIALS GOING TO JUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ugandan officials view this week's back-and-forth by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) delegation as nervous "antics" rather than a threat to the peace process and continue to support confidence-building efforts by northern Ugandans. A group of five northern Ugandan parliame [...]	2006-08-11 12:47:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV UG SU
06KAMPALA1540	NORTHERN UGANDA: GOU PRESENTS CEASE-FIRE PROPOSAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uganda formally presented its position paper on disarmament, amnesty, repatriation, demobilization, and re-integration of the Lord's Resistance Army on August 11 at the peace talks in Juba. Key provisions include the assembly of LRA forces within 14 days of [...]	2006-08-14 10:55:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV UG SU
06KAMPALA1601	NORTHERN UGANDA: VERIFYING JOSEPH KONY'S LOCATION [...] (C) We are following up on information that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) chief Joseph Kony may be in Central African Republic or headed there. Ugandan press reports said that Kony had asked CAR for asylum and that President Bozize's "chief of staff" Dr. Jebbari had traveled to Kampala to di [...]	2006-08-24 03:39:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV WCI UG SU
06KAMPALA1613	NORTHERN UGANDA: RETURNS OF DISPLACED PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In northern Uganda, humanitarian organizations are reporting increases in the numbers of internally displaced persons returning to their land. The process of "decongestion" of the camps has led to the spontaneous movement of IDPs from more crowded camps to areas where they can [...]	2006-08-25 12:34:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID PREF UG SU
06KAMPALA1615	NORTHERN UGANDA: CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES NOT A [...] The Government of Uganda has agreed to a cessation of hostilities--not a cease-fire--to allow members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to assemble at two sites. Rebels in northern Uganda will move to a site in southern Sudan. Rebels in Garamba National Park will go to a designated site i [...]	2006-08-28 03:47:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV WCI UG SU
06KAMPALA1616	NORTHERN 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 03:47:00	Embassy Kampala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV WCI UG SU
06KATHMANDU1000	WORRIED FORMER PM THAPA URGES KING TO ACT [...] (C) On April 17, the King expressed to former Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa a determination to hand over power to the political parties as quickly as possible. King Gyanendra had a similar conversation with royal confidant Prabhakar Rana, also on April 17. Both Thapa and Rana expressed [...]	2006-04-18 13:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1001	KING MAKES POSITIVE STEP, BUT THEN A REVERSAL? [...] (C) On April 18, the government temporarily released Madhav Kumar Nepal, President of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) from jail, while the Supreme Court ordered 172 Party cadre and human rights activists to be released from jail on April 17. As demonstrations [...]	2006-04-18 14:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1007	NEPAL'S G8 COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP [...] (SBU) On April 13, Russian Ambassador Andrey Trofimov organized a discussion among the local G8 Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) to discuss the terrorism threat in Nepal. (Note: Our discussion did not focus on "ideological radicalization," nor did any member promote a law-enforcement ap [...]	2006-04-19 06:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1013	PROTESTORS GEARING UP FOR LARGE APRIL 20 RALLY IN [...] (C) Large pro-democracy protests continued in terai cities on April 19, day fourteen of the seven-party alliance general strike. Security forces killed four demonstrators in Jhapa District in Eastern Nepal, bringing the total to ten the number of protesters killed during the general strike. T [...]	2006-04-19 13:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CASC ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU1019	CPN-UML LEADER MK NEPAL WAITING FOR KING TO ACT [...] (C) In an April 21 meeting with the Ambassador, the sixteenth day of the seven-party alliance's general strike/demonstrations and two days after he was released from detention, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal seemed to be waiting for the King to act. The Ambassador emphasized the [...]	2006-04-21 12:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1020	MASS GATHERINGS AS PEOPLE WAIT FOR KING'S MESSAGE [...] (C) On April 21, seven-party alliance leaders reported that the largest number of people to date took to the streets in Kathmandu in support of democracy, as people waited for a message from the King, expected at 1900 local time. Minendra Rijal, NC(D) Spokesman, noted that the mass demonstrat [...]	2006-04-21 13:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1030	AMBASSADOR URGING PARTIES TO DEVELOP GAMEPLAN, AND [...] (S) On April 23, the eighteenth day of the seven-party alliance general strike and demonstrations, the Ambassador contacted the Party leaders to urge them to develop a gameplan for transferring power, should the King publicly accede to their agenda. While the leaders were concerned about the [...]	2006-04-23 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1033	MAOISTS ATTACK DISTRICT NEIGHBORING KATHMANDU [...] (C) On April 23, Maoists launched simultaneous attacks on security forces deployed to guard a Nepal Telecom repeat tower, District Headquarters buildings, and a Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Battalion at Chautara, district headquarters of Sindhupalchowk District, northeast of the Kathmandu Valley. [...]	2006-04-24 06:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1034	PARTIES AND PALACE NEGOTIATING OVER ROYAL [...] (C) On April 23 and 24, the Palace and Nepali Congress leader GP Koirala and UML Secretary General MK Nepal exchanged notes on a possible text for a Palace Communique that would be acceptable to the seven-party alliance. Although the King at times indicated he was leaning toward more repressiv [...]	2006-04-24 09:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1042	JUBILATION AS KING REINSTATES PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Seven-Party alliance leaders and people on the street declared victory for democracy following the King's April 24 late night message announcing the reinstatement of Parliament and meeting all the Parties' demands (ref A). The King called on the seven-party alliance to follow its road map [...]	2006-04-25 12:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1052	MAOISTS LIFT BLOCKADE FOR NOW [...] (C) On April 26, the Maoists announced they had lifted their blockade of the capital and district headquarters until April 28, when the Parliament will convene. The Maoists say they will reinstitute their blockade, which had effectively stopped all goods coming up from India for the past three [...]	2006-04-26 10:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ECON NP
06KATHMANDU1063	MAOISTS ANNOUNCE THREE MONTH UNILATERAL CEASE-FIRE [...] (C) On April 27, Maoist leader Prachanda declared a three month unilateral cease-fire, calling for the new Parliament to announce unconditional elections to a constituent assembly. The Parties denied that they had reached a deal with the Maoists on a date for such elections. Instead, they sa [...]	2006-04-27 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU1068	POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS TAKE CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO [...] (C) In separate conversations with Nepali Congress (Democratic) (NC(D)) President Sher Bahadur Deuba on April 27 and CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal on April 28, the Ambassador emphasized that the U.S. looked forward to supporting the new government as it moved ahead, but cautione [...]	2006-04-28 09:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU107	MAOISTS REJECT "PEACE FETISHISM" AND RESUME ARMED [...] (U) Maoist deputy Dr. Baburam Bhattarai has publicly reiterated that "to achieve a democratic republic both armed and unarmed struggles" in the villages and cities must be used. In the op-ed "Question of Armed and Unarmed Struggle," dated January 4, 2006, in the January 6 Nepali-language week [...]	2006-01-11 09:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1074	OHCHR LOOKING AT TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE ISSUES IN [...] (C) On April 27, Ian Martin, Representative of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),told representatives of OHCHR donor Embassies that, following the King's April 24 announcement to hand power back to the Parties and the Maoists' April 27 announcement of [...]	2006-04-28 10:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU1087	MAOISTS ASSERT THEIR PRESENCE [...] (C) Following their three month cease-fire announcement on April 27, the Maoists have been organizing mass meetings openly in Kathmandu (ref A) and the western terai, presumably to remind the seven-party alliance of their power and support in rural areas, and to pressure the Parties to meet th [...]	2006-05-01 11:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1128	CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with SCA Assistant Secretary Boucher, NSC Senior Director Millard and the Ambassador, Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa stressed that the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) would welcome, and work with, a civilian, democratically-elected government. General Thapa said [...]	2006-05-04 08:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PGOV PTER MCAP NP
06KATHMANDU1129	GOVERNMENT RECIPROCATES CEASE-FIRE, LIFTS MAOIST [...] (C) The Cabinet on May 3 declared an indefinite cease-fire, and announced it would remove the terrorist label, allowing the Maoists to operate above ground throughout the country, all with the purpose of preparing for talks with the Maoists. The Cabinet also annulled the February 8 municipal [...]	2006-05-04 10:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1157	MAOISTS ACCEPT GOVERNMENT'S OFFER OF TALKS [...] (U) Maoist leader Prachanda on May 4 said his party would sit for talks with the government. Prachanda's statement came in response to the Cabinet's invitation to talk on May 3 (reftel). Prachanda welcomed other government actions, including the government's May 3 announcement of an indefinit [...]	2006-05-05 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1185	JUBILANT POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS STILL WORRIED [...] (C) During separate May 2 discussions with SCA Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher, NSC Senior Director Elisabeth SIPDIS Millard, and the Ambassador, political party leaders explained that the government was taking preliminary shape and moving toward constituent assembly elections. CPN-UML [...]	2006-05-09 02:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL EAID MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1186	CIVIL SOCIETY WARNS A/S BOUCHER OF MAOIST THREAT [...] (C) In a May 2 meeting with SCA A/S Boucher and NSC Senior Director Millard, Nepali civil society and human rights organization representatives voiced concern over the continuing Maoist threat as Nepal transitioned to a democratic government. A/S Boucher stressed the need for the political pa [...]	2006-05-09 02:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1189	STUDENT POLITICAL LEADERS WANT INTRA-PARTY [...] (C) Student political leaders representing all major political parties met with the Ambassador on May 5 to discuss Nepal's transition to democracy and their hopes for the future. A dynamic group, the students demonstrated a keen understanding of the difficulties faced by their party leaders. [...]	2006-05-09 06:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
06KATHMANDU1190	PM KOIRALA TO U.S.: WE WELCOME SUPPORT AND HELP [...] (C) PM Koirala thanked A/S Boucher and NSC Senior Director Millard for U.S. support, and said more help would be needed as Nepal tries to become peaceful and prosperous. He agreed that the government needed to find a way to institute a ceasefire that will hold, and to get the Maoists to turn [...]	2006-05-09 07:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID NP IN UK
06KATHMANDU1191	INDIAN AND UK AMBASSADORS BRIEF BOUCHER AND NSC [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with A/S Boucher, NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millard, the Ambassador and Acting DCM, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee and U.K. Ambassador Keith Bloomfield said they expected the remaining seats in a 21-member cabinet would be filled May 3 or 4. Mukherjee s [...]	2006-05-09 08:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PTER NP IN UK
06KATHMANDU1195	PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA ON THE WAY AHEAD [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala appealed May 10 to the Ambassador for assistance in gaining Indian support for a third party witness for negotiations with the Maoists and for international monitors of the cease-fire. Koirala liked the suggestion of having two witnesses - perhaps an Indian and an o [...]	2006-05-10 11:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL MASS PINR IN NP
06KATHMANDU1200	MINISTERS ON CONTROLLING THE KING, MAOISTS, AND [...] (C) In separate May 9 meetings with the Ambassador, Minister of Finance Ram Sharan Mahat and Minister of Physical Planning and Works Gopal Man Shrestha both expressed concern that the King might try to reassert himself in the future. Shrestha noted that the Parliament was considering how to br [...]	2006-05-11 06:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1203	INSINCERE MAOISTS ABDUCT AND EXTORT, ANNOUNCE [...] (C) At the same time that the Maoists reportedly formed a team to hold talks with the government, they abducted five Armed Police Force members and intensified extortion nationwide. Seven-party alliance leaders urged the Maoists to end extortion and stop terrorizing civilians. M.K. Nepal, CP [...]	2006-05-11 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1238	UML LEADER SEEKS GREATER INTERNATIONAL INVOLVEMENT [...] (C) CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal told the Ambassador in a May 11 meeting that the government needed the international community to continue to play a positive role in dealing with both the King and the Maoists. He hoped to have international observers monitoring the cease-fire, [...]	2006-05-12 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1239	DEFENSE SECRETARY: GOVERNMENT'S RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) Bishnu Dutta Uprety, Ministry of Defense Secretary, told A/DCM and Pol/Econ Chief May 12 that the Ministry of Defense would soon become a "player." Uprety said that Prime Minister Koirala had stressed to him that the focal point for military policy issues must be the Ministry of Defense, a [...]	2006-05-12 11:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR NP
06KATHMANDU1248	GOVERNMENT ARRESTS FORMER MINISTERS, SUSPENDS [...] (U) The government arrested five former ministers in the King's government and suspended the heads of three of Nepal's security agencies on May 12. Cabinet sources told the press that the government acted on the recommendation of the newly-appointed Rayamajhi Commission, formed to investigate [...]	2006-05-15 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1251	MAOIST TEN POINT ROAD MAP [...] (C) The Maoists on May 13 laid out a ten-point road map and announced that Prachanda, CPN-Maoist Chairman, would lead the Maoist's dialogue team in the top-level negotiations with the government. Prachanda stressed the need to follow the 12-point understanding and cautioned the political parti [...]	2006-05-15 11:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1258	MESSAGE TO PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the message from President Bush to Prime Minister Koirala (reftel) on May 17. The Ambassador extended the President's offer of congratulations and assistance to Nepal during this historic, hopeful, but difficult time. The Prime Minister expressed his appreciation [...]	2006-05-17 06:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1262	PROTESTORS CALL FOR CIVILAN CONTROL OF MILITARY [...] (U) Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Kathmandu on May 16 to protest the House of Representatives' delay in announcing a proclamation to bring all political and military powers under the Parliament. The expected proclamation was delayed because seven party alliance leaders wer [...]	2006-05-17 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1267	POWER PLAY TO WATER DOWN PROCLAMATION FAILS [...] (C) Just a few hours before the Prime Minister's planned May 18 3:00 pm proclamation to limit the King's power and place the army under civilian control, rumors swirled around Kathmandu that the Army and the King were planning a preemptive coup. The leaders of two of Nepal's biggest parties, [...]	2006-05-18 11:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1268	PARLIAMENT ASSERTS SUPREMACY [...] (U) Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala presented the much-awaited Declaration limiting the power of the King to the House of Representatives on May 18. Despite rumors that the language would be muted (ref A),the Declaration stated that Nepal was now a secular state, with the Parliament hav [...]	2006-05-18 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1281	NEPAL: SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (C) I believe we have a four-six month window to use our assistance to consolidate recent gains in democracy in Nepal. While some argue that development and governance should take a back seat to peace, I disagree. We need to help the government show it is making a difference in people's lives [...]	2006-05-19 11:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1282	EUPHORIA, BUT SOME QUESTIONS, OVER PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Nepalese throughout the country took to the streets on May 18 and 19 to peacefully celebrate the May 18 "historic" Declaration of the sovereignty of Parliament (reftel). Civil society leaders welcomed the Declaration, but privately worried about its implementation and legality. Business p [...]	2006-05-19 11:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM ECON NP
06KATHMANDU1284	PRIME MINISTER APPROVES USG PROVIDING TRAINING TO [...] (C) On May 19, Dr. Suresh C. Chalise, the Prime Minister's External Affairs Advisor, told us that the Prime Minister had approved all the courses, seminars, and conferences we had planned as part of our FY 06 security assistance program. He indicated that we should take a quiet approach. He s [...]	2006-05-19 12:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1285	EUPHORIA, BUT SOME QUESTIONS, OVER PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Nepalese throughout the country took to the streets on May 18 and 19 to peacefully celebrate the May 18 "historic" Declaration of the sovereignty of Parliament (reftel). Civil society leaders welcomed the Declaration, but privately worried about its implementation and legality. Business p [...]	2006-05-19 12:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM ECON NP
06KATHMANDU1287	CONSOLIDATING NEPAL'S FRAGILE DEMOCRACY [...] (S/NF) Nepal is transforming. The May 18 proclamation of Parliamentary supremacy by Nepal's House of Representatives has clipped the King's wings; the three-corner struggle of Nepal's politics in recent years (the King versus the parties versus the Maoists) should turn into a more straightfor [...]	2006-05-19 13:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MCAP IN NP
06KATHMANDU1299	MAOISTS ATTEMPT TO RAISE PROFILE, BUT GET PUSHBACK [...] (U) Maoists continued to raise their profile by organizing mass gatherings throughout the country, bombing the house of a Nepali Congress party member, recruiting new fighters, and extorting businesses. Businessmen in central Bara District pushed back, and threatened to close their businesses [...]	2006-05-23 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU13	MAOISTS END CEASE-FIRE [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 9. Summary ------- 2. (C) On January 2, the Maoists announced the end to their four month unilateral cease-fire, claiming the government "compelled" them to do so in "self-defense." The Maoists said action would be directed tow [...]	2006-01-03 11:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU1340	MAOISTS PROJECT POWER IN MID-WESTERN DISTRICTS [...] (C) During a May 22-24 visit to the mid-western districts of Bardiya and Banke, Emboffs found an atmosphere of fear instilled by the Maoists, despite the cease-fire and 12-point understanding with the seven-party alliance. The Maoists continue to extort, kidnap, train and recruit, while claimi [...]	2006-05-26 09:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM NP
06KATHMANDU1345	PARTY LEADERS WORRIED ABOUT MAOIST ACTIVITIES [...] (C) In separate meetings, Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal both shared the USG's concern SIPDIS about Maoist activities, particularly the threat that the Maoists were undermining the government's legitimacy. They [...]	2006-05-26 10:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1373	GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN CODE OF CONDUCT [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists on May 26 announced a 25-point Code of Conduct governing the cease-fire. There is talk about the United Nations monitoring the cease-fire. In the House of Representatives on May 29, Parliamentarians questioned the Maoist commitment to the Cod [...]	2006-05-30 12:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1376	OHCHR REPORTS 49 PEOPLE "LOST" IN NEPALESE ARMY [...] (U) The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Nepal on May 26 recommended that the government "establish a credible, competent, impartial and fully independent investigation" into the arrest, detention, torture, and ultimate fate or whereabouts of people who [...]	2006-05-31 08:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU1391	PREDICT LARGE BUT PEACEFUL MAOIST RALLY IN CAPITAL [...] (C) Leaders of two "royalist" parties separately told the Ambassador that the Maoists were gathering large numbers of people for the planned June 2 rally in Kathmandu as a show of strength; as the Maoist goal was to pave the way for a "second revolution" if they were unable to achieve power th [...]	2006-06-01 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1426	LEAHY VETTING OF NEPALI UNDERGOING TRAINING IN THE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para. 7. Summary ------- 2. (C) Post recently determined that a Nepalese Army officer, who had undergone Leahy vetting (refs B-D) and who is currently in the U.S. for training, served - and continues to serve - in a unit alleged to have been invo [...]	2006-06-05 11:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1432	PRIME MINISTER BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON UPCOMING NEW [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Moriarty, accompanied by A/DCM Schwartz met June 5 with Prime Minister G.P Koirala and Senior Foreign Policy Adviser Chalise on the eve of the Prime Minister,s upcoming visit to New Delhi. Although press accounts have speculated that the trip will focus on economic and trade [...]	2006-06-05 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER IN NP
06KATHMANDU1434	DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON MAOISTS; ON BHUTANESE [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister KP Oli told the Ambassador and Pol/Econ Chief June 5 about his concerns regarding Maoist activities. The Ambassador saluted the Deputy PM for his recent statements in Parliament calling the Maoists to account for their violation of the Code of Co [...]	2006-06-06 02:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF NP
06KATHMANDU1435	PM'S NEW MILITARY ADVISOR REQUESTS HELP FOR [...] (C) Newly-appointed Military Advisor to the Prime Minister Ramesh Jung Thapa explained to the Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief that, in his position as the Prime Minister's Military Advisor, he would act as "coordinator" between the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Defense and the Nepalese Army [...]	2006-06-06 02:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1464	MAOISTS 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 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1471	UNHCR 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 07:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1477	MAOIST SUPREMO MAKES THREATENING NOISES DURING [...] (SBU) In his first-ever Nepali television interview, aired June 8, Maoist commander-in-chief Prachanda emphasized the Maoist road map: that Parliament should be dissolved; an interim government, including the Maoists, should be formed; and constituent assembly elections should be held. He str [...]	2006-06-09 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1494	PARLIAMENT'S NEW REGULATIONS FURTHER CURB KING'S [...] (C) The House of Representatives on June 10 passed "the House of Representatives Regulations 2006" further limiting the King's powers. While hailed by the seven-party alliance as a "landmark for democracy" and meant to move toward implementing the Parliament's May 18 Proclamation (reftel),c [...]	2006-06-12 09:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1504	CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF ON HUMAN RIGHTS; MAOISTS [...] (C) On June 12, the Charge d'Affaires, accompanied by A/DCM and ODC Chief, met with Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa to inform him of the USG decision to return Captain Indiver Rana to Nepal from U.S-based training due to our concerns that he was serving in a unit currently facing s [...]	2006-06-12 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1510	CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF TO RETIRE [...] (C) Defense Secretary Bishnu Datta Uprety told A/DCM Shelton June 13 that Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa will take official leave starting August 9 and retire from duty as scheduled on September 9. Uprety said that although other rumors were swirling about as to Thapa's successor [...]	2006-06-13 08:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MCAP PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1522	HOPE AND CONCERN IN WESTERN NEPAL [...] (C) During a June 6-7 trip to Western Nepal, civil servants, political and business leaders, military officials, and human rights workers all expressed to the Ambassador their continued concern about Maoist activities; their concern was tempered with hope for peace. Surprisingly, and perhaps [...]	2006-06-14 04:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID MASS MOPS NP

06KATHMANDU1532	MAOIST VIOLATIONS OF CODE OF CONDUCT OBSERVED [...] (C) RSO James Gayhart and USAID Director Donald Clark recently traveled separately in eastern and mid-western Nepal, respectively, where they observed widespread violations of the twenty-five point Code of Conduct entered into by the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists (Reftel). The Mao [...]	2006-06-14 11:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM EAID NP
06KATHMANDU1562	PARLIAMENT TAKES FINAL ACTIONS BEFORE RECESS [...] (SBU) On June 15, the Government of Nepal (GON) took further actions to curb the powers of the King. The House of Representative passed a regulation that took away the King's power to appoint the Chief of Army Staff, putting the Nepal Army completely under civilian control. The House also t [...]	2006-06-16 11:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1576	MAOISTS-PARTY AGREEMENT ON INTERIM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Just one day after a Government-Maoist announcement that summit talks between Maoist leader Prachanda and Prime Minister G.P. Koirala would happen soon (reftel),the two leaders met and Maoist and Party negotiators announced an eight-point agreement on June 16. While the eight points are [...]	2006-06-19 13:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1578	NEPAL ARMY SHARES ITS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL REPORT [...] (C) The Nepal Army (NA) will present its human rights report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva during the upcoming session. The Army is aware that it has problems with human rights abuse and alternates between trying to explain the reasons for violations and trying to addr [...]	2006-06-19 13:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1582	FORMER PM DEUBA COMPLAINS PARTIES LEFT OUT OF [...] (C) On June 19, Charge D'Affaires Larry Schwartz met with former PM Sher Bahadur Deuba, President of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D),to seek his impression of the eight-point agreement reached between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists on June 16 (Septel). Deuba replied that [...]	2006-06-20 02:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1617	GOVERNMENT TRYING TO WALK BACK THE EIGHT-POINT [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor, Dr. Suresh Chalise, told the Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief June 21 that the Government of Nepal (GON) now had to work on "damage control," following the June 16 eight-point agreement with the Maoists (ref A). Chalise agreed with the Ambassad [...]	2006-06-21 11:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU1663	FORMER PRIME MINISTER SURYA THAPA WORRIED ABOUT THE EIGHT-POINT AGREEMENT AND POSSIBLE MAOIST-LED GOVERNMENT [...] (C) In a June 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Surya Bahadur Thapa, chairman of the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) and five-time Prime Minister, condemned the eight-point agreement that Prime Minister G. P. Koirala had signed with Maoist chairman Prachanda on June 16. He stressed that the po [...]	2006-06-23 12:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR NP PREF
06KATHMANDU1678	MAOIST CONFUSION REIGNS: INCHING CLOSER TO [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) continues to issue vague statements about Maoist arms and an interim government. Home Minister Krishna Sitaula announced that the Maoists would join the government as soon as the UN started monitoring weapons, explaining that an interim government and arms [...]	2006-06-26 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1714	JANUARY POLITICAL POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY [...] (U) In May 2006, the Asia Foundation and a group called Interdisciplinary Analysts released the results of a poll, "Nepal Contemporary Political Situation -- II," conducted across Nepal in January, which showed that the overwhelming majority of Nepalese thought democracy was right for Nepal. P [...]	2006-06-29 08:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU172	MAOISTS BOMB CAPITAL, GOVERNMENT BANS GATHERINGS [...] (C) On January 14, the Maoists simultaneously attacked different police posts and government buildings in the Kathmandu Valley, detonating at least three bombs and raiding two police posts, killing at least twelve policemen. In reaction, the government issued a nighttime curfew with "shoot on [...]	2006-01-17 10:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1731	UN 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 13:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU1757	PRACHANDA SAYS WEAPONS WILL NOT BE DECOMMISSIONED [...] (C) Following the Ambassador's June 28 speech and subsequent public remarks on July 1, Prachanda gave a TV interview July 3 in which he stated that the Maoists would not give up arms before joining an interim government. In a somewhat contradictory July 3 press statement, he issued a directiv [...]	2006-07-05 12:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1794	NEPAL ASKS USG SUPPORT FOR UN ASSISTANCE [...] (C/NF) The GON shared with Post a copy of Prime Minister Koirala's letter requesting assistance from the United Nations (full text in para. 5) and asked for our support in getting the UN to give a prompt, positive response. The GON is worried that India is opposing UN action. According to th [...]	2006-07-10 10:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1797	NEPAL'S "STATE OF THE UNION" IMPRESSES FEW [...] (C) On July 9, Deputy Prime Minister K.P. Oli presented to Parliament the Government of Nepal's (GON) annual policy and program statement for the 2006-2007 fiscal year (full text emailed to SCA/INS). (Note: The Nepali fiscal year runs from July 15 - July 14. End Note.) The statement to Parli [...]	2006-07-10 12:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREF NP
06KATHMANDU1806	MAOIST DEPUTY: NO SURRENDER OF ARMS BEFORE [...] (U) The Maoists are publicly emphasizing their opposition to decommissioning their weapons before constituent assembly elections, despite increasing public pressure to do so. During a July 10 media interview, Maoist number two in command Baburam Bhattarai stated, "let everybody be clear -- we' [...]	2006-07-11 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1865	UML GENERAL SECRETARY CONCERNED ABOUT WAY FORWARD [...] (C) During a July 12 meeting, CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal told CDA he was worried about the way forward in the peace process. MK Nepal lamented the ground already lost to the Maoists in the eight-point agreement (ref A). He stressed the importance of achieving a consensus wi [...]	2006-07-13 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1925	TASK FORCE TO PRESENT UNIFIED VOICE FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) On July 18, the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) formed a 20-member task force to incorporate the differing opinions of the political party leaders into a unified agenda for the July 21 talks between the Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist negotiation teams. Nepal Sadbhavana Party - Anandi De [...]	2006-07-19 12:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1976	MK NEPAL DECRIES SLOW ARMS MANAGEMENT, PEACE [...] (C) In a July 21 meeting with CDA, CPN-UML Secretary General Madhav Kumar Nepal complained about the sluggishness in decision-making about managing Maoist and Nepal Army weapons, the interim constitution, the interim government, and the inability of the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and GON to a [...]	2006-07-24 12:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1983	HOME MINISTER SITAULA: NO DECISIONS BEFORE UN [...] (C) On July 24, Home Minister and GON negotiation team leader Krishna Sitaula told DCM that the GON and the Maoists would agree on an arms management strategy after meeting with the UN assessment team, scheduled to arrive on July 26. Home Minister Sitaula assured DCM that the Maoists would no [...]	2006-07-25 12:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1984	PRACHANDA STRIKES OUT AGAINST MAOIST-ONLY [...] (C) Maoist Supremo Prachanda sent a letter to United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan July 24 protesting that the Government of Nepal (GON) had sent its July 2 request for assistance (ref A) to the UN without consulting the Maoists. The Maoist letter denounced the GON letter for refe [...]	2006-07-25 12:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1994	DEPUTY PM SHERCHAN: ARMS MANAGEMENT A SECONDARY [...] (C) On July 25, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health Amik Sherchan told DCM that the issue of the management of Maoist arms was secondary to resolving the wider political conflict. Deputy PM Sherchan said that the GON and Maoists had reached a bottleneck over the matter of Nepal Army [...]	2006-07-26 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2003	NEPAL PARLIAMENT POISED TO RATIFY ROME STATUTE [...] (C) On July 25 the House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution directing the Government of Nepal (GON) to ratify the Rome Statute to become a member of the International Criminal Court. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs K.P. Oli pledged that the GON would rati [...]	2006-07-26 11:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2030	MAOIST ARMS ISSUE MUST BE SOLVED FIRST, CPN-UML [...] (C) On July 27 the Ambassador met separately with CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal and Speaker of the House Subash Nemwang (also CPN-UML) to discuss what the Government of Nepal could do to resolve the arms management issue. Both interlocutors agreed that the issue of Maoist arms h [...]	2006-07-28 12:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2089	NEPAL ARMY TORTURES NEPAL POLICE OFFICERS [...] (C) On July 29, dozens of soldiers from the Nepal Army's Bhairabnath Battalion in Kathmandu surrounded a local police station, abducted three police officers by force, and then allegedly beat and tortured the police officers in the battalion's barracks. The Bhairabnath Battalion is the same u [...]	2006-08-01 11:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU211	CITY QUIET DURING CURFEW, BUT PARTIES STILL [...] (SBU) The January 20 government-called curfew from 0800 to 1800 inside the ring road in Kathmandu and Lalitpur was strictly observed. The city was quiet and the seven-party alliance was unable to hold its planned mass demonstration against the King. INSEC, a reputed human rights NGO, report [...]	2006-01-20 09:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2110	NEPAL'S KING REMAINS ISOLATED [...] (C) King Gyanendra's confidant Prabhakar Rana told the Ambassador on August 3 that popular animosity against the King had not died down since the April "People's Movement." Rana had suggested in vain that the King give his testimony to the high-level Rayamajhi Commission. Rana denied that the [...]	2006-08-04 10:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU213	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION FOR RNA COL. [...] Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by Colonel Sudhir Shrestha of the Royal Nepalese Army, as of this date. Post has notified requesting agency. MORIARTY [...]	2006-01-20 09:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU2130	NEPALI CONGRESS-DEMOCRATIC LEADERS WORRIED ABOUT [...] (C) During an August 1 meeting with Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, Spokesperson Minendra Rijal and Central Committee Member Prakash Sharan Mahat, the Ambassador expressed his concern about the Maoists' expanded influence and stressed to the NC-D leaders that th [...]	2006-08-04 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU214	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION FOR RNA COL. [...] Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by Colonel Pramod Kumar Lama of the Royal Nepalese Army, as of this date. Post has notified requesting agency. MORIARTY [...]	2006-01-20 09:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU215	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION FOR LTC HIRA [...] Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by Lieutenant Colonel Hira Lal Joshi of the Royal Nepalese Army, or Senior Superintendent of Armed Police Lakshmi Prasad Bashyal, as of this date. Post has notified requesting a [...]	2006-01-20 09:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU2152	MAOIST LETTER DEMANDS U.S. REMOVAL OF TERRORIST TAG [...] (C) On August 7, a group of five individuals associated with the Magar National Liberation Front, an organization associated with the Maoists, appeared at the Chancery and delivered a letter to the U.S. President. The letter demanded that the USG remove the terrorist tag on the Maoists and st [...]	2006-08-08 11:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2166	GON AND MAOISTS KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD [...] (U) Nepali media have reported that negotiations between the GON and Nepal's Maoists on August 9 resulted in an agreed letter to the United Nations signed by Prime Minister G.P. Koirala and Maoist leader Prachanda. In a joint press conference, the two announced agreement on a 5 point request [...]	2006-08-09 13:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2167	NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 12-14 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (C) Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. The country is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader Prachanda signed a [...]	2006-08-09 14:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2174	REACTIONS TO GOVERNMENT-MAOIST AGREEMENT VARY [...] (C) Reactions to the August 9 agreement between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists outlining ideas for future United Nations (UN) involvement in Nepal's peace process (reftel) have varied. Political parties disagreed on whether the agreement was good or bad for the peace process, a [...]	2006-08-10 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2179	REVISED NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 12-14 VISIT [...] Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. The country is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader Prachanda signed a join [...]	2006-08-11 13:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2188	PRIME MINISTER TAKES A STRONG STANCE ON MAOISTS [...] (C) A spry Prime Minister Koirala thanked Senator Specter for continued support, explaining that United States financial assistance had helped stabilize the government. Koirala stressed his strong support of democracy, and emphasized that unless the Maoists gave up their weapons they could not [...]	2006-08-14 01:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2195	NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 25-28 VISIT OF CODEL [...] Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. Many in the country hope that Nepal is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader [...]	2006-08-14 12:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP
06KATHMANDU2253	UN TEAM EXPECTED IN KATHMANDU BY SEPTEMBER 1 [...] (C) UNDP Resident Representative Mathew Kahane told DCM August 18 that a small UN team will arrive in Kathmandu by September 1 to start work on the 5-point GON/Maoist request to the UN for assistance (ref A). Kahane said that the five-person team would include representatives of UN technical [...]	2006-08-18 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2255	NEPAL SUPPORTS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador explained the U.S. position on UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1701 on Lebanon to Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Oli on August 17. A senior Nepali Foreign Ministry (MFA) official told us August 18 that Nepal completely supports the resolution. Acco [...]	2006-08-18 12:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE NP
06KATHMANDU2269	OHCHR ACTIVE AND EFFECTIVE IN NEPAL [...] The work of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Nepal (OHCHR) has been effective and useful for Post's reporting. The office in Kathmandu is the largest UN human rights presence anywhere (ref A). OHCHR has played an active role in monitoring various aspects [...]	2006-08-21 12:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU228	PARTY DEMONSTRATIONS THWARTED; MAOIST VIOLENCE [...] (U) The demonstrations rescheduled by the Parties on January 21 led to clashes between demonstrators and security forces, disrupting the Parties' hopes for a mass turnout. The armed police force (APF) and civil police used tear gas, baton charges, and arrests to control demonstrators, who cha [...]	2006-01-23 12:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU2284	NEPAL: PUSHING BACK THE MAOIST TIDE [...] (C) We are reaching the crunch point in Nepal. Four months after Nepal's people's movement uprising, the Maoists appear intent on intimidating their way into power. Till now, the Seven Party Alliance government appears to have been more worried about alienating the Maoists than about preservi [...]	2006-08-23 11:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IN NP
06KATHMANDU2335	NEPALI INTERIM CONSTITUTION STILL HAS GAPS [...] (C) The committee of party and Maoist-affiliated representatives tasked with preparing an interim constitution for Nepal presented its draft to the Government and Maoist peace negotiating teams on August 25. The Interim Constitution Drafting Committee (ICDC) took a little more than two months [...]	2006-08-29 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2340	PEACE PROCESS MAKES PROGRESS - SLOWLY [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Olivier told the Ambassador August 24 that the peace process in Nepal seemed to be making progress. Nonetheless, Olivier said that the Maoists continued to exert pressure on the Prime Minister to dissolve the Parliament. He reported that the Maoists had [...]	2006-08-30 09:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2345	PM KOIRALA SEES UN AS THE PANACEA [...] (C) In an August 28 meeting, Prime Minister Koirala told House Foreign Operations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Kolbe that the United Nations would solve Nepal's problems and help to bring a lasting peace. The PM indicated that he would continue to hold the line against allowing the Maoists into [...]	2006-08-30 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2346	NEPAL TO SEND PKO FORCE TO LEBANON [...] (C) The cabinet of the Government of Nepal (GON) decided on August 29 to send a batallion of soldiers to Lebanon to join the UN peacekeeping force. Brigadier General Chand, Director of Public Relations for the Nepal Army, told the Defense Attache that there could be up to 860 soldiers sent to [...]	2006-08-30 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNIFIL IS LE NP
06KATHMANDU2348	NEW 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 11:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2349	GON STRUGGLES WITH MAOIST CHALLENGE [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor Dr. Chalise told DCM August 29 that the GON is acutely aware of stepped-up Maoist presence in Nepal's urban centers and the deteriorating law and order situation throughout the country. He said that the GON was trying to bind the Maoist ins [...]	2006-08-30 11:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2363	CODEL KOLBE STRESSES ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) During their August 25-28 visit, a four-member Congressional delegation led by Jim Kolbe, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, stressed to the Government of Nepal (GON) that arms management must occur before Maoists could be allowed into the government. [...]	2006-08-31 11:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON PREF NP
06KATHMANDU2425	MAOIST LEADERSHIP RATCHETS UP THE PRESSURE; SAYS [...] (C) The leadership of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) has decided after its recent Central Committee meeting to increase its pressure on the Government of Nepal. The most striking result of the August 27-31 meeting was the leaders' announcements September 2 and 3 that Maoist combatants w [...]	2006-09-07 12:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU2434	PRIME MINISTER PLANS TO APPOINT NEW HOME MINISTER [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador September 7 that Prime Minister Koirala is probably going to appoint a new Home Minister. Siebert expects incumbent Home Minister Sitaula to keep his position on the Government of Nepal's (GON) negotiating team with Koi [...]	2006-09-08 11:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU245	HEAVY FIGHTING IN WESTERN NEPAL; ELECTION [...] (C) Heavy fighting occurred when Maoist rebels attacked Nepalese security forces the evening of January 24 in the western border town of Nepalgunj. Reports indicated that fighting started around 8:15 pm local time and continued until approximately 10:00 pm. According to the press, there were [...]	2006-01-25 09:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU2463	DPM OLI WORRIED, BUT WILLING TO STAND UP TO THE [...] (C) After listening to DPM/Foreign Minister Oli's pitch to the diplomatic community for support for Nepal's bid for a UNSC rotating seat on September 8 (reftel),I asked for a few minutes of Oli's time. In a subsequent one-on-one meeting, I told Oli that the GON was losing the country to the [...]	2006-09-11 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU247	MUNICIPAL ELECTION PRIMER [...] (U) Fourteen percent of the total number of voters in Nepal live in the 58 municipalities. Voters must be at least 18 and candidates must be at least 21. In the 58 municipalities where February 8 elections are scheduled for over 4,000 seats, depending on population, there are between nine a [...]	2006-01-25 10:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS NP
06KATHMANDU2491	MAOISTS FLEX THEIR MUSCLES [...] (C) On September 13, the Maoists called a nationwide traffic strike to protest an alleged shipment of weapons from India to the Nepal Army in violation of the government-Maoist cease-fire Code of Conduct. The Government of Nepal (GON) denied these allegations. It said that no weapons had ent [...]	2006-09-13 12:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2495	UN REP MARTIN WAITING FOR COALITION TO AGREE ON [...] (C) Ian Martin, UN Secretary General Annan's personal representative for the peace process, told the DCM September 11 that in spite of their rhetoric, the Maoists were prepared to move ahead. He remarked that they had recently hammered out a unified position and had taken steps to ensure their [...]	2006-09-14 04:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM UN NP
06KATHMANDU2538	CALL FOR SEVEN-PARTY ALLIANCE UNITY RECEIVES WEAK [...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with President of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Party (NC-D) Sher Bahadur Deuba and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal on September 16 to deliver a message: unity among the seven politica [...]	2006-09-19 01:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU2539	MAOISTS ALLEGEDLY PLANNING URBAN REVOLUTION IN [...] (C/NF) On September 12, Chauyen Lai Shrestha, member of the Nepali Congress (NC) Party and assistant to Prime Minister Koirala's daughter, passed two Nepali-language documents to the Embassy. The documents, which appear to reflect the results of the recent Maoist Central Committee meeting, ou [...]	2006-09-19 01:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU255	RNA WORRIED THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO CONSENSUS ON HOW [...] (C) On January 20, Lt. General Katawal, Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Chief of General Staff, told the Ambassador he was worried that the government did not have a unified strategy for tackling the Maoist insurgency. Katawal reiterated that there was no purely military solution to the insurgency [...]	2006-01-26 10:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU2557	NEWLY APPOINTED ARMY CHIEF STILL FACING HUMAN [...] (C) PM Koirala swore in Rookmangud Katawal as the new Chief of Army Staff on September 18. Katawal, who has repeatedly affirmed his intention to loyally serve the democratic Government of Nepal (GON) received cabinet approval on September 5. The government's decision came in the face of com [...]	2006-09-20 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MARR NP
06KATHMANDU2573	PM TELLS AMBASSADOR: GIVE PEACE A CHANCE [...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala and Foreign Policy Advisor Dr. Chalise told the Ambassador September 21 that the Government of Nepal had to give the Maoists every chance to make peace. Maoist Supremo Prachanda had accepted the PM's demand in a meeting September 17 that Maoist arms management would h [...]	2006-09-21 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2587	CRUNCH TIME IN NEPAL? [...] (S/NF) It looks like we're getting to crunch time here in Nepal. The Maoists are still stringing along talks with the GON, hoping that the GON will follow up on its past four months of unilateral concessions by caving in and allowing an armed Maoist movement into an interim government. The Prime [...]	2006-09-22 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER IN NP
06KATHMANDU2589	SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASSERTS MINISTRY'S CONTROL OF [...] (C) Ministry of Defense Secretary Upreti invited Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief to a meeting on September 18 to learn more about U.S.- Nepal security assistance and agreements. ODC Chief emphasized U.S. security assistance hinged on the promotion of human rights. He asked if the M [...]	2006-09-22 11:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PHUM PINS NP
06KATHMANDU2590	FAR-WESTERN NEPAL: IN TROUBLE, BUT NOT HOPELESS [...] (SBU) During a trip to the far-western region of Nepal September 12-15, Ambassador Moriarty met with government and military officials, business and political leaders, human rights organizations, and USAID project partners to gauge the situation on the ground and the impact of U.S. assistance [...]	2006-09-22 11:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON MARR MCAP PHUM SENV EAID NP
06KATHMANDU2598	PARTIAL PEACE DEAL POSSIBLE BEFORE DASHAIN? [...] (C) On September 22, peace facilitator Hannes Siebert and UN Secretary General Annan's representative to the peace process Ian Martin told the Ambassador that the Government of Nepal and the Maoists were getting closer to agreement on several of the key peace documents. There were also, they [...]	2006-09-25 11:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2620	AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES SERIOUSNESS OF SITUATION [...] (C) During a September 25 meeting with the British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Dr. Kim Howells and British Ambassador Dr. Andrew Hall, the Ambassador strongly reinforced the need for the separation of Maoists from their weapons. The Ambassador stated that he thought [...]	2006-09-27 10:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UK NP
06KATHMANDU2673	LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS CERTIFICATION: BRIGADIER [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-10 09:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU2680	OUTCOME OF PEACE TALKS NOT YET CLEAR [...] (C) With the second day of the staggered peace summit between the governing Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) having drawn to a close, it is not yet clear where things stand. All the parties have agreed that constituent assembly elections should take [...]	2006-10-10 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU270	FEW CANDIDATES FILE FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) On January 26, the deadline to file for candidacy in the February 8 municipal elections, the government announced that 3,255 people had filed to run for 4,416 open seats. However, as there were multiple candidates for some posts, more than one-third of the seats had no registered candidate, [...]	2006-01-27 12:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2700	PEACE DEAL APPEARS UNLIKELY ON EVE OF THIRD DAY OF [...] (C) USAID contracted peace facilitator Siebert and leaders of two of the three major political parties in the Government of Nepal (GON) told the Charge d'Affaires and visiting SCA India, Nepal, Sri Lanka Office Director Bernicat in separate meetings on October 11 that they did not expect the GO [...]	2006-10-12 11:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2734	OCTOBER 15 PEACE AGREEMENT LIKELY [...] (C) It appears that agreement on Maoist entry into the interim government, arms management and the Constituent Assembly could be reached at the October 15 Summit Talks. October 13 discussions with USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert, the Prime Minister's (PM's) Defense Advisor Ra [...]	2006-10-13 13:31:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2735	PEACE FACILITATORS BRIEF ON STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert (please protect) told SCA PDAS Steven Mann and USAID Mission Director Don Clark on October 5 that the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-M) had narrowed their differences on key issues in the peace pro [...]	2006-10-16 08:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2738	CENTER-LEFT LEADER DESCRIBES CHALLENGES AS PEACE [...] (C) SCA PDAS Steven Mann heard October 4 from Madav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (UML),that success at the upcoming peace summit would depend in large part on reaching an agreement on the monarchy and Maoists arms management. MK Nep [...]	2006-10-16 08:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2743	CENTER-RIGHT LEADER CONCERNED AS PEACE TALKS DRAW [...] (C) Nepali Congress - Democratic President Sher Bahadur Deuba told visiting SCA PDAS Steven Mann October 4 that the Seven Party Alliance government would have to overcome considerable mistrust of the Maoists if it was going to reach a peace deal at the upcoming talks. The main question was Ma [...]	2006-10-16 08:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2749	PEACE PROCESS OBSTRUCTED BUT ONGOING [...] (C) Contrary to the indications we had on October 13, the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (CPN-M) did not reach a peace deal at their meeting on October 15. No new date for talks was announced. According to our sources, Maoist arms management was the princi [...]	2006-10-16 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2763	MAOISTS ACTIVE IN RURAL SOLUKHUMBU [...] (C) From September 29 to October 4, Emboffs traveled to southern portion of Solukhumbu District in eastern Nepal and observed and heard about the Maoist activities in that rural area. In Salleri, the district headquarters, the Maoists had established a "People's Government" office, complete wi [...]	2006-10-18 02:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2773	PM'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR UPBEAT ON PEACE TALKS [...] (C) PM Koirala's Foreign Policy Advisor, Dr. Suresh Chalise, was upbeat regarding the prospects for a peace deal between the (Government of Nepal) GON and Maoists in a meeting with CDA October 18. He said that the PM had instructed him to deliver a hard-line message to the UN peace team on t [...]	2006-10-18 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2774	NEW DELHI JOINS THE FRAY OVER NEPAL'S PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Siebert told Charge October 18 that the Government of India (GOI) has recently engaged in a powerful way in Nepal's peace process. Siebert said the intervention took place after a visit to New Delhi on October 13 by Indian Ambassador to Nepal Mukherjee. [...]	2006-10-18 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PARM UN IN NP
06KATHMANDU2776	INDIAN CHARGE ADAMANT ON MAOIST ARMS MANAGEMENT, [...] (C) CDA called on Indian Charge Dr. Kheya Bhattacharya October 18 to discuss UN Nepal peace team leader Ian Martin's trip to New Delhi the day before and the overall status of the peace process. She applauded Prime Minister Koirala's firm stance on the need for the Maoists to disarm before [...]	2006-10-18 12:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UN NP
06KATHMANDU2777	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Siebert highlighted the difficulties Government of Nepal (GON) and Maoist negotiators faced in addressing the Maoist militia and security issues in an update for Charge on October 18. Senior politicians in the center-right Nepali Congress (NC) and the cen [...]	2006-10-18 13:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PARM NP
06KATHMANDU2801	LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST: SSTR [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The candidates are scheduled to participate in Stability Security, Transition and Reconstruction (SSTR) trai [...]	2006-10-20 11:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU286	600 ELECTION CANDIDATES WITHDRAW; MORE MAOIST [...] (U) More than 600 people withdrew their candidacy between filing to participate in the municipal election on January 26 and the deadline to withdraw on January 28. Some people withdrew voluntary, others claim the government forced them, and still others wished to withdraw but security forces [...]	2006-01-30 11:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU2879	FINANCE MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT MAOIST INTENTIONS [...] (C) On October 26, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat expressed his concern to the Ambassador, World Bank Country Director Ken Ohashi and IMF Resident Representative Alexander Pitt that bilateral and multilateral donors not give legitimacy to the Maoists by signing assistance agreements with th [...]	2006-10-27 12:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EAID PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2880	INDIA SUPPORTS SEPARATION OF MAOIST ARMS [...] (C) During an October 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee reiterated that the Government of India (GOI) supported the separation of Maoists from their arms and enforcement of law and order by the Government of Nepal (GON). Ambassador Mukherjee acknowledged [...]	2006-10-27 12:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PTER IN NP
06KATHMANDU2904	CPN-UML AND NC-D WEIGH IN ON ARMS MANAGEMENT [...] (C) On October 27, the Ambassador met with General Secretary of the Nepal Communist Party - United Marxist SIPDIS Leninist (CPN-UML) MK Nepal and Nepal Congress-Democratic (NC-D) President Sher Bahadur Deuba to discuss the Ambassador's consultations in the U.S. and the status of peace tal [...]	2006-11-01 01:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR NP
06KATHMANDU2909	PRIME MINISTER'S CLOSE ADVISOR AND HOME MINISTER [...] (C) Over the recent Nepali holidays, Embassy LES discussed the arms management process with the Prime Minister's nephew and close advisor, Dr. Shekhar Koirala, as well as Home Minister Sitaula, the Government of Nepal's chief peace negotiator. Both argued for a phased strategy, highlighting [...]	2006-11-01 11:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR NP
06KATHMANDU2955	2006-2007 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 08:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU2962	PRIME MINISTER ANGRY INDIA AND EU COSYING UP TO [...] (C) The Ambassador stressed to Prime Minister Koirala in a meeting November 3 that any arms management agreement with the Maoists had to begin to drain the fear and would thus require substantial domestic and international monitoring. The Ambassador's third point was that the Government of Nep [...]	2006-11-03 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR EU IN NP
06KATHMANDU2971	NEPAL ARMY PUNISHES SOLDIERS WHO ABUSED POLICE [...] (U) According to an October 29 press release from the Nepal Army (NA),the General Military Court had issued sentences against four NA officers and 12 non-commissioned officers involved in the July 29, 2006 attack on a Nepal Police post in central Kathmandu (reftel). The soldiers had surround [...]	2006-11-06 11:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU2972	CHALLENGES FACING THE NEPALI POLICE: SECURING LAW [...] (SBU) From September 20 to 29, 2006 TDYers Christa Skerry and Holly Benner from the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) met with officials from the USG, Nepal security forces, Nepal government officials, journalists, local and international NGOs, the United [...]	2006-11-06 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR NP UN
06KATHMANDU2973	LAW AND ORDER DURING THE TRANSITION: CHALLENGES [...] (C) Interviewees, including Nepal security forces, Government of Nepal officials, journalists, local and international NGOs, UN agencies and the UK Embassy, who met recently with TDYers from the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) described a sharp downward [...]	2006-11-07 01:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UN NP MARR PREF PTER
06KATHMANDU2974	LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST: COMBINED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening Lieutenant Colonel Santosh Kumar Dhakal, who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The candidate has been nominated for a one-year0 posting as the Combined Planning Group Strate [...]	2006-11-07 01:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU2976	LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST: NESA [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. These candidates are scheduled to participate in the Near East and South Asia (NESA) course in Washing [...]	2006-11-07 01:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU2997	MAOISTS RUNNING THE SHOW IN BIRATNAGAR AND [...] (C) Recent visits to two towns on Nepal's southern border with India revealed a sharp deterioration in law and order with Maoist extortion, opportunistic violence, and intimidation interrupting the local economies while government security forces stood idly by. The South and Central Asia Bure [...]	2006-11-07 11:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PHUM PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3000	U.S.-NEPAL POLICY AT THE CROSSROADS: SUPPORTING A [...] (C) With the governing Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists in their second straight day of marathon peace talks, there is increasing expectation in Kathmandu that a peace deal might be on the way. While the text of an actual agreement or agreements could be delayed, the outlines of how Maois [...]	2006-11-07 11:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR EAID UN EU NP
06KATHMANDU3001	LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION: CSTR, [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-07 11:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU3013	GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN PEACE DEAL: WHERE'S [...] (C) Following two days of marathon talks and weeks of anticipation, the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists signed a package agreement in the early morning hours of November 8th (full text below). While punting many vital implementation details to a November 16 "comprehensive peace agreement [...]	2006-11-08 11:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR NP
06KATHMANDU3014	CORRECTED COPY: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN PEACE [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Kathmandu 3013 with text of the agreement attached. Summary And Introduction ------------------------ 2. (C) Following two days of marathon talks and weeks of anticipation, the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists signed a package agreement in the early mo [...]	2006-11-08 13:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR NP
06KATHMANDU3022	NEPAL ARMY: IMPROVING NEPAL'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD [...] (C) In a meeting on November 6 with Ramesh Jung Thapa, Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister, and Bishnu Uprety, Defense Secretary, the DCM delivered ref A talking points, strongly urging the Government of Nepal (GON) to take action on human rights abuses in the Nepal Army (NA). The DCM made [...]	2006-11-09 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MASS NP
06KATHMANDU3023	GETTING 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 10:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER UN NP

06KATHMANDU3033	FOREIGN MINISTER OLI PESSIMISTIC ON PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) In a November 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister KP Oli expressed strong personal reservations about the November 8 agreement between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists (ref A). Oli worried that the November 8 agreement set a bad example b [...]	2006-11-13 10:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PREF NP
06KATHMANDU3038	WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT IN NEPAL [...] On November 2, Emboff delivered reftel "Summary Recommendations of the Women's Empowerment Working Session" to Nepal's Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Urmila Aryal. The Minister welcomed the fact sheet and provided Emboff with a list of recent legislative efforts on behalf of [...]	2006-11-14 01:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL UNGA NP
06KATHMANDU3049	UN POLITICAL ADVISOR ON ARMS MANAGEMENT AND UNSC [...] (C) During a November 13 meeting with DCM, John Norris, political advisor to Ian Martin, the UN Secretary General's Personal Representative to Nepal, provided an update on progress toward a detailed arms management agreement among the governing Seven-Party Alliance (SPA),the Maoists, and th [...]	2006-11-16 08:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP UN
06KATHMANDU3055	LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 01:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU3060	MINISTRY OF FINANCE CALLS ON DONORS TO SUPPORT [...] (U) On November 14 at the Ministry of Finance's (MOF) bimonthly donors meeting, Finance Minister Mahat requested an increase/realignment of foreign aid to support the peace process. Minister Mahat and Finance Secretary Vidyadhar Mallik outlined four specific areas in need of international sup [...]	2006-11-17 09:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3061	NOW IS THE TIME FOR UN MONITORS IN NEPAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. State of Play On Expanded UN Role --------------------------------- 2. (C) On November 17, Acting Foreign Secretary Bhagirath Basnet confirmed to the DCM that Ambassador Acharya, Nepal's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, had del [...]	2006-11-17 11:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3062	UN REP. AND BRITISH AMBASSADOR DEALING WITH [...] (C) On November 15, the UN Secretary General's personal representative Ian Martin and UK Ambassador Andrew Hall gave their views on the Maoists, the peace process and challenges for Nepal to Assistant Secretary Boucher and the Ambassador. Martin was not willing to wager on the Maoist intentions [...]	2006-11-17 11:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR PREF UN UK NP
06KATHMANDU3064	NEW OHCHR HEAD NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT PEACE [...] (C) On November 17, Lena Sundh, the new Swedish head of the Nepal Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR),told the Ambassador that impunity remained a big problem on both sides of the conflict in Nepal -- for both the security forces and the Maoists. Sundh stated that she wa [...]	2006-11-20 10:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PTER MARR PINR NP
06KATHMANDU3076	LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION: COMBINED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 09:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU3078	LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CERTIFICATION: NESA [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-21 09:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS NP
06KATHMANDU3086	BOUCHER DISCUSSES THE FUTURE OF THE NEPAL ARMY [...] (C/NF) In a November 16 meeting with Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, Ramesh Jung Thapa, Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister, and Bishnu Uprety, Defense Secretary, described an improving relationship between the Nepal Army and the civilian leadership. [...]	2006-11-22 07:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL MASS NP
06KATHMANDU3091	NEPAL PEACE DEAL: TEETH, BUT NOT MUCH BITE [...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed a comprehensive peace accord on November 21, after finally coming to a consensus on the remaining sticking points (ref A). Although the accord calls for an end to violence and states that anyone found carrying weapons will be subject to [...]	2006-11-22 10:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3093	REACTIONS TO COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT: [...] (C) Reactions to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed on November 21 (ref A) have varied across sectors, although the majority of interlocutors have expressed cautious optimism. Political party leaders from the main Nepali Congress party worrie [...]	2006-11-22 10:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3097	BOUCHER STRESSES PARLIAMENT'S OVERSIGHT ROLE [...] (C) During November 16 discussions with Speaker of the House of Representatives Subash Nemwang, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher, accompanied by the Ambassador, stressed the important role Parliament must play in overseeing Nepal's democratic transition [...]	2006-11-24 00:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3103	UN PEACE TEAM CHIEF: UN MONITORS URGENTLY REQUIRED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 10:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3104	IMPLEMENTING NEPAL'S PEACE [...] (C) Three days after the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed the "Comprehensive Peace Agreement," the Government and the Maoists are moving to implement its provisions, but considerable challenges lie ahead. Maoist extortion and violence as well as illegal recruitment are continu [...]	2006-11-24 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR EAID UN NP
06KATHMANDU3115	FINANCE MINISTER WANTS UN TO SET STRICT STANDARDS [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador November 26, Finance Minister Mahat asked the United States to use its influence on the United Nations to ensure that only true Maoist combatants be permitted to go into cantonments. Mahat expressed concern that the latest draft of the tripartite (Governme [...]	2006-11-27 12:08:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3116	NEGOTIATORS FOCUSED ON HOW MANY COMBATANTS WILL [...] (C) The political adviser to the UN peace team told DCM November 27 that the Government of Nepal and the Maoists were arguing over how many combatants would get jobs in the security forces. John Norris said the issue preventing an arms management agreement was not who was a combatant. The po [...]	2006-11-27 12:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3118	PEACE AGREEMENT STICKING POINT: MILITARY TRAINING [...] (C) In a meeting on November 28, the lead UN negotiators told the Ambassador that an agreement on arms management between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists was stalled over the Maoist desire to conduct military training for their combatants in the cantonments. The Ambassador pushe [...]	2006-11-28 12:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3124	ARMS MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT: VAGUE WORDING, BUT [...] (C) On November 28, the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed an arms management agreement, in the presence of the UN, creating a concrete mechanism for the separation of Maoist combatants from their weapons. The agreement provides that all Maoist People's Liberation Army (PLA) mem [...]	2006-11-29 12:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3131	COAS KATAWAL DOWNPLAYS RUMORS OF ROYAL RESURGENCE [...] (C/NF) On November 28, Siddharta Rana, a prominent businessman and son of a close confidante of the King, told the Ambassador that the King believed he was going to make a comeback soon, and that he still did not realize he was responsible for his own downfall. Rana said the King blamed India [...]	2006-11-30 09:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3148	UN MOVING AHEAD ON CANTONMENT OF MAOIST COMBATANTS [...] (C) Key staff of the Office of Personal Representative of the UN Secretary General briefed members of the diplomatic corps and the donor community December 1 on the status of cantonment of Maoist combatants. Ian Martin's security advisor Dan Huntington, political advisor John Norris and milit [...]	2006-12-04 09:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3165	NEPAL'S NATIONAL PARKS MAY GET UPGRADE IN [...] (SBU) Barna Bahadur Thapa, Warden of the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in south-eastern Nepal, told Emboff on December 3 that poaching was a big problem in the park. Thapa stressed that most poaching was for food (wild buffalo, fish, or birds) or shelter (trees or thatch grass). Under Nepali l [...]	2006-12-06 09:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SENV MARR NP
06KATHMANDU3168	NEPAL: INDIAN AMBASSADOR WANTS TO GET THE PROCESS [...] (C/NF) In a December 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Indian Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee stressed that the logistical realities of the peace agreements between the Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists needed to move quickly in order to succeed. Mukherjee worried about continued Maois [...]	2006-12-06 10:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER NP
06KATHMANDU3175	TRIP REPORT: AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO POKHARA [...] (C) On December 1, in a speech in Pokhara, the Ambassador reaffirmed that the U.S. welcomed the signing of the recent peace deals and would now push for their successful implementation. Until Maoist actions matched their words, Maoists laid down their arms, and renounced violence and intimi [...]	2006-12-07 08:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU3178	SECURITY FORCES IN EASTERN NEPAL: MAOISTS HAVE TO [...] (C) In separate meetings on December 3, Nepal Army (NA) and Nepal Police (NP) contacts in Sunsari District in south-eastern Nepal told Emboff that the Maoists had to earn the trust of the public for the peace process to succeed. An NA Major told emboff that some soldiers believed the NA did n [...]	2006-12-07 09:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SNAR NP
06KATHMANDU3199	PEACE PROCESS: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS [...] (C) USAID-contracted peace facilitator Hannes Siebert told the Ambassador December 8 that the Government of Nepal (GON),the Maoists and the UN had established an effective working group to handle the nitty-gritty of the People's Liberation Army cantonments. The approximately USD 2.4 million i [...]	2006-12-11 10:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3207	POLITICAL LEADERS AGREE THAT MAOIST FEAR MUST BE [...] (C) In separate December 11 meetings with the Ambassador, MK Nepal, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Sher Bahadur Deuba, President of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D),agreed that effective management of Maoist weapons was critical to [...]	2006-12-12 10:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU321	ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF KING'S TAKEOVER [...] (U) On February 1, in a content-free speech marking the one-year anniversary of his takeover, the King announced no new initiatives, but highlighted the success of his plan to restore democracy to Nepal. He reconfirmed his intention to go ahead with municipal elections on February 8 and with [...]	2006-02-01 08:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU3210	NEPAL: UN SECY GENERAL'S REP. DISCUSSES NEED FOR [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador December 11, the UN Secretary General's personal representative Ian Martin SIPDIS welcomed the U.S. plan to provide assistance to Nepal's peace process in two principal areas: electoral support and local security and governance. He agreed it would be cru [...]	2006-12-13 07:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN IN UK NP
06KATHMANDU3216	NEPAL: NEXT STEPS ON INTERIM CONSTITUTION, [...] (C) Speaker of the Parliament Subash Nemwang informed the Ambassador December 12 that the current parliament should have five to six days to consider the interim constitution before the Parliament promulgated it. Nemwang also suggested that the current parliament could enact some of the requir [...]	2006-12-14 05:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3237	CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF COMMENTS ON THE KING [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on December 13, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Katawal dismissed the recent coup rumors sparked by the King's issuing commands to prepare his palace at Hetauda (reftel). The COAS said he had reassured Koirala of his and the Nepal Army's trustworthiness and had [...]	2006-12-18 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL IN NP
06KATHMANDU3238	CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF COMMENTS ON ARMS MANAGEMENT, [...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Katawal told the Ambassador December 13 that he had emphasized to Prime Minister Koirala earlier that day that the Maoists had to be completely separated from their weapons before they were included in the interim parliament and the interim government. K [...]	2006-12-18 09:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU3252	AMBASSADOR HEARS ABOUT MADHESIS AND MAOISTS IN [...] (C) Political leaders, business representatives, student leaders and government officials in Janakpur, southeast of Kathmandu, near the Indian border, expressed concern to the Ambassador over the lack of Madhesi representation in the Government of Nepal (GON) and their disadvantaged economic s [...]	2006-12-20 08:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PTER MARR PREF NP
06KATHMANDU3253	PRIME MINISTER TAKES FIRM STAND ON ARMS [...] (C) Prime Minister GP Koirala, who was recovering from a cold, stressed to the Ambassador December 20 that he would not permit the Maoists to enter the interim government until arms management was complete. He confirmed, however, that he had agreed to promulgate the interim constitution and st [...]	2006-12-20 08:41:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR PREF CASC UN BT NP
06KATHMANDU3256	NEPAL'S INTERIM CONSTITUTION INITIALED [...] (SBU) On December 16, the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) and the Maoists signed the much-anticipated interim constitution. While the 77-page document places the fate of the monarchy in the hands of the constituent assembly, it strips the King of all powers vested in the head of state and transfers [...]	2006-12-20 09:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR UN IN NP
06KATHMANDU3264	NEPAL NOT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN...YET [...] (C) Top GON security officials indicated to S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer December 15-17, that although non-Maoist terrorist activity was currently minimal, Nepal's troubled law and order situation offered potential safe haven conditions to such groups. Despite progress in the peace [...]	2006-12-22 02:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU3273	NEW COORDINATOR FOR CANTONMENT MANAGEMENT FACES [...] (C) On December 18 Sushil Rana, Coordinator of the newly formed Office of the Central Coordinator for Cantonment Management within the Home Ministry, told Emboffs that his office was working hard to get the People's Liberation Army (PLA) camps up and running. Rana's office is tasked with ma [...]	2006-12-22 06:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER UN
06KATHMANDU3275	NEPAL NOT INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST SAFE HAVEN...YET [...] (C) Top GON security officials indicated to S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer December 15-17, that although non-Maoist terrorist activity was currently minimal, Nepal's troubled law and order situation offered potential safe haven conditions to such groups. Despite progress in the peace [...]	2006-12-22 06:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EFIN KTFN NP
06KATHMANDU3283	NEW COORDINATOR FOR CANTONMENT MANAGEMENT FACES [...] (C) On December 18 Sushil Rana, Coordinator of the newly formed Office of the Central Coordinator for Cantonment Management within the Home Ministry, told Emboffs that his office was working hard to get the People's Liberation Army (PLA) camps up and running. Rana's office is tasked with ma [...]	2006-12-22 07:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER UN
06KATHMANDU331	MORE VIOLENCE AND PROTESTS ON "BLACK DAY" [...] (U) The one year anniversary of the royal takeover, termed "Black Day" by parties and journalists, saw continued Maoist violence and government arrests of politicos and journalists throughout the country. Political party leaders claimed that the King's address to the nation contained "nothing [...]	2006-02-02 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU3324	NEPAL: PEACE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD IN FITS AND [...] (C) PM Koirala's foreign policy advisor told Charge December 28 that the Government of Nepal would not promulgate the interim constitution until UN arms management had begun in earnest. Chalise noted that Koirala had charged Maoist Supremo Prachanda with undermining the planned June 2007 Cons [...]	2006-12-29 10:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU345	ADMIRAL FALLON TELLS NEPAL ARMY U.S. ASSISTANCE [...] (C) On February 1, Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, stressed to the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS),General Pyar Jung Thapa, that the U.S. military could not fully resume military assistance to Nepal absent movement toward representative g [...]	2006-02-06 12:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS MASS NP
06KATHMANDU346	RUN-UP TO ELECTION FILLED WITH MAOIST VIOLENCE [...] (C) Maoist violence, including bombings throughout the country and within the Kathmandu Valley, continued in the lead-up to the February 8 municipal election. Fear of Maoist violence kept many people indoors on the first two days of the Maoist's February 5-11 national general strike, and caus [...]	2006-02-06 12:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU348	PACOM ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES NEPAL WITH HUMAN [...] (C) During a meeting with PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon on February 2, human rights activists highlighted the distance between the King and the Parties and called for a consensus on a way forward, while noting the dangers of a Maoist takeover. They agreed that the King should reach out to th [...]	2006-02-06 12:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NP
06KATHMANDU349	PACOM ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES NEPAL WITH HOME AND [...] (C) In his meetings with the Foreign and Home Ministers on February 1, visiting PACOM Commander Admiral Fallon called for the King to begin reconciliation with the political parties. Foreign Minister Pandey assured the Admiral that Nepal was "ready to go to any extent" to improve relations wi [...]	2006-02-06 12:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
06KATHMANDU373	MAOIST VIOLENCE AND ALL-NEPAL STRIKE CONTINUE ON [...] (U) This cable is an action request, see paragraph 12. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Maoist-called nationwide February 5-11 strike continues to envelop the country in a state of fear highlighted by the Maoist murder of a taxi driver near Kathmandu and continued Maoist violence and multipl [...]	2006-02-07 13:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU379	MAOIST LEADER PLAYS GOOD COP, SORT OF [...] (SBU) Playing off a series of bloody interviews by his deputy, which have been matched by a lot of violence, Maoist leader Prachanda gave an interview in the country's largest daily on February 7, saying, "we are open to holding unconditional discussions on all issues including constituent ass [...]	2006-02-08 10:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU381	MOSTLY QUIET ELECTION DAY [...] (U) On February 8, for the first time since 1997, Nepalis were able to vote in municipal elections, though few chose to do so, due either to fear of Maoist violence, lack of candidates contesting the election, or calls by major Parties to boycott the elections. Kathmandu was quiet as the gove [...]	2006-02-08 12:54:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU390	LOW ELECTION TURNOUT; GOVERNMENT, PARTIES AND [...] (C) The February 8 municipal elections saw an average 20 percent voter turnout across the country. The Government proclaimed the polls a success. However, the Maoists and political parties separately claimed victory for the low turnout, believing their actions (Maoists used a campaign of vio [...]	2006-02-09 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU427	VIOLENCE CONTINUES ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (SBU) February 13 marked the 10-year anniversary of the beginning of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal. Following a major Maoist ambush on Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) troops attempting to remove a blockade across a key highway in Sunwal-Butwal in Nawalparasi District on February 10, in which 17 se [...]	2006-02-13 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU450	MAOIST LEADER CALLS U.S. THE ENEMY [...] (C) The Maoists appear engaged in a big push to declare the U.S. the enemy and India the good guy. In his early February interview with the Hindu, Maoist Chairman Prachanda contrasted the roles of India and the U.S since the King's February 1, 2005 takeover. Although he urged India to abando [...]	2006-02-15 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU465	BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE SKEPTICAL OF U.S. POSITION [...] (C) In a February 15 conversation, Anthony Stokes, head of the South Asia Group of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, questioned the Ambassador's urging reconciliation between the Parties and Palace before engaging the Maoists. Stokes pushed instead to start a three-way negotiation p [...]	2006-02-16 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU474	RELEASES CONTINUE AMID VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) The government has released more than 900 student leaders, political activists and others arrested in the days leading up to the February 1 anniversary of the King's takeover and the February 8 municipal elections, although 800 remain in detention. Maoist violence throughout the country, [...]	2006-02-17 12:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU558	U.S. POLICY RESULTS IN SLOW PROGRESS [...] (C) In the wake of the failure of the February 8 municipal elections Nepal's King Gyanendra might have to be more flexible. Up until now, the seven-party alliance is maintaining its 12-point understanding and remains locked in an increasingly dangerous embrace with the Maoists. Meanwhile, th [...]	2006-02-24 12:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU583	CRITICAL AMMUNITION SHORTAGE [...] (S) Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Master General of Ordnance Major General Prakash Bahadur Basnyat told Emboff on February 28 that the RNA was running critically low on almost all types of ammunition. The RNA had 16,800 rounds of M-16 ammunition remaining in the depots for its 16,000 M-16s. In othe [...]	2006-02-28 12:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL MOPS MASS PTER NP
06KATHMANDU597	FIGHTING IN WEST CONTINUES [...] (C) Since the January 31 Maoist attack on Tansen, headquarters of Palpa District (refs A and B),Embassy sources tell us up to 4,000 Maoists have remained in the area - Palpa, Rupandehi, Arghakhachi, and Nawalparasi Districts. The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched a counter-offensive, including [...]	2006-03-02 12:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER NP
06KATHMANDU633	SEVEN PARTIES URGE MAOISTS TO CALL OFF STRIKE [...] (U) As Maoist violence throughout the country continued, including an attack on the Ilam District headquarters killing 37 people, the leaders of the seven-party alliance urged the Maoists to call off their indefinite general strike planned to begin April 3. At the same time, the Parties reaffi [...]	2006-03-07 12:45:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS PREL NP
06KATHMANDU660	FOREIGN MINISTER PANDEY DEFENDS KING [...] (C) Foreign Minister Pandey assured visiting SCA PDAS Camp on March 9 that the King was committed to multiparty democracy. Camp emphasized the importance of the King reaching out to the Parties, but Pandey asserted that the King had reached out and was waiting for the Parties to respond. Pan [...]	2006-03-10 09:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF NP
06KATHMANDU689	PDAS CAMP VISIT: INDIAN, UK ENVOYS ON STATE OF [...] (S) Visiting SCA PDAS Camp and the Ambassador alerted the Indian and British ambassadors in a March 9 meeting that the Chief of Army Staff had acknowledged that the Royal Nepalese Army's stocks of ammunition were so low as to have reached a "crisis" point. Indian Ambassador Mukherjee maintain [...]	2006-03-15 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR NP
06KATHMANDU751	HUMAN RIGHTS: DRL VISITORS FIND MIXED REVIEWS [...] (C) In a February 26 - March 3 visit to Nepal, DRL officers Saba Ghori and Jennifer King met with local human rights groups, politicians, and government officials in Kathmandu and Pokhara to discuss human rights, democracy, and labor issues in Nepal. Human rights groups explained that followi [...]	2006-03-17 12:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER EAID NP
06KATHMANDU762	MAOISTS, PARTIES STICK TO UNDERSTANDING; BLOCKADE [...] (U) On March 19, as a result of negotiations between the Parties and the Maoists in New Delhi (ref A),leaders of the seven-party alliance and the Maoists signed separate documents reiterating their commitment to the 12-point understanding (ref B). Both sides stated they would continue dialog [...]	2006-03-20 12:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU766	FIGHTING WITH MAOISTS CONTINUES [...] (C) Early in the morning on March 21, Maoists attacked police stations in three areas across the country. They attacked an area police office in Birtamod, Jhapa District (southeastern Nepal). According to Jhapa Chief District Officer Bhola Shivakota, the Maoists killed nine policemen and inj [...]	2006-03-21 11:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS NP
06KATHMANDU768	CHINESE DELEGATION SUPPORTS DIALOGUE OF [...] (C) State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan led a Chinese delegation to Kathmandu from March 16-18 that expressed hope for unity among "constitutional forces" in Nepal and signed two financial agreements. Tang delivered the message of the need for unity to leaders of three major parties of the seven-par [...]	2006-03-21 12:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF NP
06KATHMANDU776	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH URGES MAOISTS AND GOVERNMENT TO [...] (C) Saman Zia-Zarif, Deputy Director Asia Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW),met with Emboffs on March 17 to outline the key human rights concerns related to the Maoist insurgency he encountered during his February 24-March 17 visit to Nepal. Major concerns included militarization of civil [...]	2006-03-23 06:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU814	NORWAY CREATING "ARENA" TO GET PEOPLE TOGETHER [...] (C) On March 24, Norwegian Ambassador Tore Toreng briefed the Ambassador on a Norwegian effort to bring a group of about 40 influential Nepalis from a broad spectrum together to share "Norwegian Experiences in Conflict Resolution and Mediation." Toreng, explaining this was not a "Norwegian in [...]	2006-03-27 10:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU819	MAOIST BOMBS AND KIDNAPPING OF POLISH CITIZENS; [...] (C) A Central Committee Member of the United Marxist-Leninist (UML) publicly urged the Maoists to declare a cease-fire to "open a door" for dialogue between the "three political powers." A Maoist bomb inside Kathmandu's Ring Road on March 25, another at a college campus in western Nepal on Ma [...]	2006-03-27 12:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CASC ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU830	RNA HUMAN RIGHTS CELL WORKING [...] (C) In a March 24 meeting, Col. Dharma Baniya, head of the Human Rights Cell of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA),and Brig. Gen. B.A. Kumar Sharma, Judge Advocate General, told Emboffs that the RNA was working hard to improve its human rights record. Baniya gave a point by point reply to the U.S. [...]	2006-03-28 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER MASS NP
06KATHMANDU833	PARTIES RESCHEDULE DEMONSTRATION [...] (C) According to Party contacts, the seven-party alliance canceled the mass demonstration set for April 8 in Kathmandu, and instead announced that the Parties would hold rallies in the districts April 6-9, in light of transportation difficulties associated with the general strike called during [...]	2006-03-28 13:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KATHMANDU838	UPBEAT CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SEES POSSIBILITY FOR [...] (C) In a March 28 meeting, Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa told the Ambassador that he thought Nepal could successfully address the Maoist insurgency if enough military, diplomatic, political and economic pressure could be brought to bear on the Maoists. He cited a number of recen [...]	2006-03-29 11:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM MASS MOPS MARR NP
06KATHMANDU863	POLICE PUNISH HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS [...] (C) On March 27, the police announced that they had taken departmental action against 996 police personnel for behaving "against the ethics of the police department" between April 2005 and March 2006. The Police Human Rights cell told Emboff that internal police investigations found 109 police [...]	2006-03-31 11:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM NP
06KATHMANDU911	SUDAN: LEVERAGING NEPAL TOWARDS DARFUR [...] (C) On April 5, the Ambassador discussed with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey Nepal's ability to contribute troops to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur (ref A). The Ambassador noted that he had talked informally with Chief of Army Staff General Pyar Jung Thapa, who had volunteered to [...]	2006-04-07 04:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU KPKO NP
06KATHMANDU928	PARTIES TERM DAY ONE OF GENERAL STRIKE "TOTAL [...] (U) On April 7, the second day of the Parties' announced April 6-9 nationwide general strike, demonstrations and arrests continued in parts of the Kathmandu Valley. Normal life in Kathmandu remained largely quiet, however, as virtually all shops remained closed and few private vehicles were s [...]	2006-04-07 12:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINS NP
06KATHMANDU931	DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST IN DEFIANCE OF GOVERNMENT [...] (C) On April 10, pro-democracy protesters took to the streets nationwide for the fifth day, in defiance of the third day of a government-called curfew, and despite security forces killing at least four protesters in the last two days. The seven-party alliance announced an indefinite continuat [...]	2006-04-10 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU944	MAOIST LEADERS' STATEMENT: WE'RE IN CHARGE [...] (C) In their April 9 statement (unofficial translation in para. 5),Maoist leaders Prachanda and Dr. Baburam Bhattarai appear as if they are trying to make it clear that the Maoists, not the political parties, have the upper hand in directing the current anti-King, pro-republic movement. Stres [...]	2006-04-11 11:23:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU948	PROTESTS CONTINUE AS PARTIES ENJOY MOMENTUM [...] (C) His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) announced a day-time curfew in Kathmandu for the fourth consecutive day in an attempt to deal with growing civil unrest on the sixth day of the Party-organized pro-democracy movement. Protests continued across the country while political party leade [...]	2006-04-11 13:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU958	DAY-TIME CURFEW IN KATHMANDU LIFTED; CURFEW [...] (U) On April 12, day seven of the seven-party alliance nationwide general strike and demonstrations, Nepalis across the country again took to the street to participate in pro-democracy protests. Following April 8-11 day-time curfews, which protesters had increasingly disregarded, the governme [...]	2006-04-12 13:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU962	POKHARA: STUNNED NEPALI TOURIST TOWN COPES WITH [...] (C) Summary: During an April 8-10 visit to the tourist city of Pokhara, A/DCM witnessed an almost total lockdown of the city in the wake of occasionally violent demonstrations, the fatal shooting of one protestor, vandalism of government property and widespread road blockages during a genera [...]	2006-04-13 11:11:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PINS PREL NP
06KATHMANDU992	FUEL SHORTAGES AND INCREASE IN FOOD PRICES GROWING [...] (C) Fuel has become increasingly hard to find in Kathmandu and may reach a critical shortage within ten days due to the Maoist road closures (ref A). Ikshya Bikram Thapa, Manager of Nepal Oil Corporation's (NOC) fuel depot in Thankot (western Kathmandu Valley) explained to Emboff that no new [...]	2006-04-17 13:35:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON AMGT NP
06KATHMANDU993	PARTIES TRYING TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON KING [...] (C) As pro-democracy demonstrations continued throughout the country and in Kathmandu on April 17, the twelfth day of the seven-party alliance general strike, media reported that the King had invited former Prime Ministers to the Palace to talk. Party leaders expected seven-party alliance memb [...]	2006-04-17 13:58:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER NP
06KHARTOUM1028	CG Juba Round-up - April 30 [...] CRS Officially Reopens Juba Office: The president of Catholic Relief Services (CRS) worldwide, Ken Hackett, was in Juba this week to officially reopen the CRS office in Juba, closed since 1976. CRS has maintained a continuous presence in Southern Sudan since 1973, [...]	2006-05-01 12:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI ECON PINR EPET SU
06KHARTOUM1072	Sudan - 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 14:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1088	Eastern 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 13:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1090	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrations at the Kalma IDP camp resulted in an attack on the African Union civilian police facility, with the UDSSS reporting with "near certainty" that an interpreter was killed and the AU facility being demolished. Fighting took place between the SLA and jinjaweed in Kh [...]	2006-05-08 14:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU 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 12:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1115	UN 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 14:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PREF EAID AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1116	GOSS CONTACTS WITH THE LORD,S RESISTANCE ARMY (LRA) [...] (C) Summary: UNMIS, UNHCR, and Ugandan consulate officials, among others, have confirmed at least two meetings between GoSS Vice President Riek Machar and Vincent Otti of the LRA. In April, Machar reportedly offered to mediate peace talks with Kampala, an offer that Otti did not refuse. A fo [...]	2006-05-11 15:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM UG SU CG
06KHARTOUM1134	Sudan - Cattle Rustling, Emerging Government, [...] From May 3 to 8, 2006, a USAID/DCHA program officer visited Eastern Equatoria State (EE) to assess humanitarian conditions in Southern Sudan. The greatest driver of conflict in EE is cattle rustling and retaliatory violence between tribes. Though all EE counties are absorbing returning inte [...]	2006-05-15 05:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1158	VICE PRESIDENT MACHAR ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE [...] (U) The following is an action request - see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: CG met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar and Minster for Parliamentary Affairs Gabriel Changson on May 12 to discuss the security climate in Southern Sudan. Machar spoke at length on his [...]	2006-05-16 07:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM MOPS PTER PEL SU
06KHARTOUM1168	SOUTHERN LEGISLATURE RECOMMENDS INCREASED [...] (U) On May 10, the Southern Sudanese Legislative Assembly (SSLA) convened to consider recommendations by the Standing Committee on Development, Finance and Economy to change portions of the 2006 budget submitted to the SSLA by the Ministry of Finance. The big winner was the Sudan People's Lib [...]	2006-05-16 17:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM1169	ATTEMPTS TO HALT CONFLICT IN UPPER JONGLEI [...] (SBU) Summary: There have been clashes between the SPLA and Lou Nuer herders associated with the White Army, a continuation of conflict that first erupted during attempts at disarmament last January (reftels). Recent attempts by the SPLA to again forcibly disarm the White Army militia near T [...]	2006-05-16 17:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PHUM MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1171	VICE PRESIDENT MACHAR SAYS UGANDA AGREES TO [...] (SBU) United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Operations Manager for South Sudan Bhairaja Panday told CG on May 16 that he had received a telephone call from GoSS Vice President Riek Machar informing him that the Government of Uganda (GOU) had declared itself open to a role for th [...]	2006-05-17 11:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1174	DR. KHALIFA: GNU TAKING ACTION TO WIDEN SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 17, Charge Hume requested a meeting with Government of National Unity (GNU) Presidential Advisor and Chief Darfur Negotiator Dr. Magzoub al-Khalifa to discuss the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). The Charge told Khalifa of U.S. plans to support the DPA by assisting the Africa [...]	2006-05-17 14:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1185	D-DAY+2: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The following outlines current activities and events relating to the implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA): -- UNICEF Engages SLA on Child Soldiers -- Janajaweed Attack AU Outside of Kutum -- Darfur Outreach Continues to Yield Benefits -------------------------- [...]	2006-05-18 14:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1308	SUDAN/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 11:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV 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 14:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM UG SU CG
06KHARTOUM1324	SOUTHERN SUDAN: A TENSE CALM RETURNS TO JONGLEI, [...] (SBU) Summary. Two security hotspots in Jonglei and Upper Nile have calmed, according to UNMIS security officers. Fighting between the SPLA and the Lou Nuer militia known as the White Army has abated, and GoSS-approved disarmament continues. In Fangak, a power struggle between the local SP [...]	2006-06-05 14:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1361	DARFUR - SLA HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR'S ARREST [...] On May 20, the Minni Minawi faction of the Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) faction allegedly arrested former SLA humanitarian coordinator Sulayman Jamus for the second time since February 2006. Initial conflicting reports on his arrest and speculation on his current situation are a main topic [...]	2006-06-08 10:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1362	SUDAN/UN SECURITY COUNCIL VISIT: STROKING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The UN Security Council held a series of meetings in Khartoum on June 6, including with President Bashir and FM Lam Akol. SRSG Jan Pronk counseled the group to be aware of Sudan's sensitivities with regard to international intervention and Sudan's sovereignty as it p [...]	2006-06-08 10:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC SU
06KHARTOUM1368	SOUTH SUDAN: VISIT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL TO JUBA [...] Summary. The UN Security Council paid a whirlwind visit to Juba on June 8. Led by UK Permanent Representative Emyr Jones Parry, the delegation spent much of its time in meeting with United Nations staff. The only other meetings were with GoSS President Kiir and Vice President Machar and sel [...]	2006-06-09 12:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM EPET SU UN PREL

06KHARTOUM1396	LRA 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 16:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM UG SU
06KHARTOUM1420	Update on Darfur IOM Detainees Case [...] Summary: Late on June 14, the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) released the remaining five of seven International Organization for Migration (IOM) staff detained on June 13 by a field commander loyal to the Abdel Wahid faction near Kutum, North Darfur State. The faction suspected the team of ser [...]	2006-06-15 12:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1427	SUDAN/DARFUR: CFC Meeting in El Fasher [...] (SBU) Summary and background: On June 13, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, Darfur, the first meeting following the May 5 signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Para 2 presents the notes of Lt. Col. Lee Manning, the U.S. CFC Observer; para 3 is the text of the [...]	2006-06-15 14:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1428	SUDAN/DARFUR: CFC Meeting in El Fasher [...] (SBU) Summary and background: On June 13, the Darfur Ceasefire Commission (CFC) met in El Fasher, Darfur, the first meeting following the May 5 signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). Para 2 presents the notes of Lt. Col. Lee Manning, the U.S. CFC Observer; para 3 is the text of the Ju [...]	2006-06-16 09:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1484	SOUTH SUDAN VP MACHAR OUTLINES TALKS WITH LORD'S [...] (C) Summary: Fifteen Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) negotiators in Juba are still awaiting the arrival of a Ugandan delegation for peace talks, Southern Sudan Vice President Riek Machar told the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) on June 23. The group -- which does not include any of t [...]	2006-06-25 14:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM1514	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian [...] Security Update: A. The security situation in North Darfur remains tense. Reports have been received of Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) factional clashes, confrontations between Zaghawa and Fur ethnic groups, and aggressive posturing of the SLA faction led by Abdul Wahid. B. On June 27, [...]	2006-06-27 14:49:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1515	SPLA SECRETARY-GENERAL SEES CRISIS BREWING IN [...] (C) Summary: The National Congress Party has lost the political will to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, while the Sudan People's Liberation Movement lacks the capacity to deliver a peace dividend, SPLM/A S ecretary-General Pagan Amum told the Charge on June 23. Though a crisis in [...]	2006-06-27 15:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1537	SOUTH SUDAN: ASSESSMENT COMMISSION FINDS [...] (C) Summary: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) found much frustration but some hope during a three day visit to Juba, June 22-24. Eleven Commission members, including CDA Hume, met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir, [...]	2006-06-29 10:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM1559	SUDAN/DARFUR: SPLM REJECTS BASHIR'S POSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: First VP Salva Kiir and other key leaders of the SPLM have publicly announced that they have no objection to UN peacekeeping in Darfur. They add that they were not consulted by the NCP with regard to President Bashir's enunciation of a strong rejection of a transition to the U [...]	2006-07-03 10:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI PINR PREL AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1563	MINNI 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 16:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SOCI AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1574	SLA/NRF Statement on Hamra al-Sheikh Attack [...] Reftel detailed the July 3 rebel attack on the North Kordofan town of Hamra al-Sheikh and the subsequent interest by the GNU to gain support in condemning the incident. On July 5, two Sudanese Liberation Army (SLA) field commanders associated with Abdel Wahid but claiming to speak for the Nat [...]	2006-07-05 14:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS SOCI AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1625	Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian Access - July [...] Security Update: A. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),on July 8, a G-19 (SLM/Minni Minawi breakaway faction) senior field commander reported that the towns of Birmaza and Um Sidir were under attack by Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/MM [...]	2006-07-11 09:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1643	UGANDA-LRA MEDIATION INITIATIVE INCHES FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar will return from Maridi on July 12, where he traveled to meet with Lord's Resistance Army leaders. Ugandan Consulate officials say that the Ugandan delegation is prepared to travel as soon as Machar returns and conf [...]	2006-07-12 11:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER UG SU
06KHARTOUM1650	SOUTHERN SUDAN: APPROXIMATE TROOP STRENGTH AND [...] (C) Summary: We have obtained from a contractor (strictly protect) involved in the Sudan People,s Liberation Army Transformation (SPLAT) Project the troop strength and heavy weapons inventory of the SPLA. As long suspected, SPLA numbers are far below those previously claimed by senior SPLM o [...]	2006-07-12 15:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1666	WORKING WITH CHINA TO SECURE A UN PEACEKEEPING [...] (C) Post welcomes USUN's suggestion to work with China on securing a UNSC resolution for peacekeeping in Darfur. We believe such an approach is best made in New York, but we are ready to work with our Chinese colleagues in Khartoum, and encourage similar U.S.-PRC discussions in Washington and [...]	2006-07-14 17:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO PHUM SU CH UN AU
06KHARTOUM1675	UGANDA-LRA MEDIATION INITIATIVE OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir hosted the formal July 14 opening of the GoSS mediation initiative between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU). The head of the Ugandan delegation delivered brief, conciliatory remarks that [...]	2006-07-16 11:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PTER UG SU
06KHARTOUM1682	SLM/A-MINAWI REQUESTS UN INTERCESSION ON BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: SLM/A leader Minawi reports that more forces are preparing to cross the Chadian border and move against his positions. Circumstantial evidence suggests fighting continues in North Darfur, although at a lower level of intensity that during the previous week. AMIS and UNMIS are u [...]	2006-07-17 11:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO PGOV US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1684	UPDATE ON UGANDA-LRA TALKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) mediation initiative between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) has made limited progress to date. On July 16 the parties agreed to basic ground rules and exchanged opening position papers, which were rep [...]	2006-07-17 13:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UG SU
06KHARTOUM1712	SUDAN: KEY ISSUES FACING SALVA KIIR ON THE EVE OF [...] (C) The following summarizes some key issues currently facing Government of National Unity (GNU) First Vice President and Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) President Salva Kiir on the eve of his Washington visit: -- Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) Implementation -- Darfur Involvement/U [...]	2006-07-18 09:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1716	DARFUR AND DPA IMPLEMENTATION ON THE EVE OF MINNI [...] (C) On the eve of Minni Minawi's visit to Washington, the security situation in Darfur is fragile, and DPA implementation is off to a slow start. The AU and AMIS are showing a disturbing lack of capacity and energy in security and political areas. The issue of transition to UN PKO still loo [...]	2006-07-18 15:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM1744	MAJOR SHORTFALL IN GOSS REVENUES LOOMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government of South Sudan (GoSS) revenues from petroleum transfers by Khartoum are falling far short of the projections used for the 2006 budget, leaving significant funding gaps. The proximate cause appears to be World Bank reliance on projected numbers for transfers containe [...]	2006-07-20 12:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM1755	SUDAN - ROGER WINTER'S VISIT TO UPPER NILE AND [...] (SBU) Roger P. Winter, Special Representative of the Deputy Se Xcretary of State for Sudan, traveled to Upper Nile and Southern Blue Nile from June 26 to 30 to assess progress in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Winter met the governors of Upper Nile and Unity states; the [...]	2006-07-23 09:16:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1771	UNDSS BRIEFS ON SECURITY SITUATION IN NORTH DARFUR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UNDSS) Coordinator continues to assess the current situation in North Darfur as volatile and unpredictable. Fighting in the north has fallen off; however, the UNDSS Coordinator believes this is due to militia consolidation a [...]	2006-07-24 09:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1775	SANT'EGIDIO ANALYSIS OF LRA/GOU TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Community of Sant'Egidio (CSE) assisting with the mediation of talks between the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement (LRA/LRM) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) have provided a detailed readout on where the talks now stand. After long discussions, the groups [...]	2006-07-24 12:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PREL UG SU
06KHARTOUM1778	SANT'EGIDIO ANALYSIS OF LRA/GOU TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Community of Sant'Egidio (CSE) assisting with the mediation of talks between the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement (LRA/LRM) and the Government of Uganda (GOU) have provided a detailed readout on where the talks now stand. After long discussions, the groups [...]	2006-07-24 12:35:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PREL UG SU
06KHARTOUM1780	VICE PRESIDENT MACHAR COMMENTS ON LRA MEDIATION, [...] (SBU) Summary: CG Juba met with GoSS Vice President Machar on July 21 to review Machar's mediation between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU),the strained GoSS relationship with the World Bank, and the need for GoSS cooperation in completing due diligence req [...]	2006-07-24 12:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ABLD EFIN IBRD UG SU
06KHARTOUM1789	Darfur - Supplemental Provides Opportunity to [...] From July 5 to 19, a USAID/OFDA Sudan Disaster Operations Specialist (DOS) traveled to Darfur to meet with USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) implementing partners and monitor existing programs. In addition to meeting the critical needs of newly displaced families, USAID [...]	2006-07-25 13:05:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1795	LRA'S KONY TO SEE HIS MOTHER [...] (SBU) CG spoke with two contacts involved in the GoSS mediation initiative between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda (GOU). They said that no session took place on July 24, but that local press reports stating the talks had broken down were overstated. There were t [...]	2006-07-26 10:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL UG CG SU
06KHARTOUM1808	Unaligned SSDF Lay Out Conditions for Peace [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 19, Embassy PolOff was invited to meet the leaders of the South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF) militia groups that did not align with the Sudanese Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) and will not be integrated into the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The meeting including all [...]	2006-07-27 13:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1811	CPA: JDB Working Well, OAGs Still a Problem [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 18, the Technical Committee of the Joint Defense Board (JDB) addressed the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) and reported that establishment and deployment of the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) was almost complete, although training remained an issue. The Sudanes [...]	2006-07-30 10:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM1824	Statement Ousting SLM/A Leader Abdel Wahid [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On July 28, members of the SLA/M "Military Council and Field Command" released a statement announcing the removal of Abdel Wahid as SLA/M Chairperson and appointment of Commander Ahmed Abdul Shafi as the new SLM chairperson and commander of the SLA. The statement is [...]	2006-07-31 14:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO PREF SOCI PINR UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1827	SITUATION REPORT FROM NORTH DARFUR [...] From July 12 to July 22, the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Humanitarian Protection and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Advisor provided field officer coverage in El Fasher, North Darfur. Intra-Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) fighting, an increase in numbers of new IDPs [...]	2006-07-31 15:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1832	KONY SEES HIS WIVES, AGREES TO MEET THE PRESS [...] (SBU) CG spoke with a journalist presently in Nbanga, a Sudanese village south of Maridi near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The journalist said that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony has been in Nbanga for several days. The journalist thought that Kony had se [...]	2006-08-01 09:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL UG SU
06KHARTOUM1836	KONY SEES HIS WIVES, AGREES TO MEET THE PRESS [...] (SBU) CG spoke with a journalist presently in Nbanga, a Sudanese village south of Maridi near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The journalist said that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony has been in Nbanga for several days. The journalist thought that Kony had se [...]	2006-08-01 11:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL UG SU
06KHARTOUM1852	GNU ADVISOR DETAILS HISTORY OF TROUBLED BILATERAL [...] (C) On August 3, Charge Hume briefed Yahya Hussein Babiker on the Washington visits of First Vice President Kiir and Sudanese Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minawi. He also noted USG efforts to convince Chad to end support to rebels operating along the Chad-Sudan border (reftel),as well as [...]	2006-08-03 13:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1881	LRA Talks: UN Begins Technical Assistance [...] (SBU) Summary: UNICEF and UN OCHA have begun providing limited support to the talks between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),currently being mediated by Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar. UNICEF has sent a protection officer to visit the LRA camps and [...]	2006-08-09 04:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID UG UN SU
06KHARTOUM1894	Sant'Egidio Returns From the Bush with Hope [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the negotiating team focuses on social issues and power sharing, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) cares only about his own fate and that of his commanders, according to mediators from the Communita' Di Sant'Egidio (CSE). Returning from a trip to the LRA camp, [...]	2006-08-09 13:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UG SU
06KHARTOUM1936	CDA HUME'S MEETING WITH GNU AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: During an August 14 meeting, Charge Hume noted the importance of building the U.S.-Sudan relationship and permitting a transition to a UN peacekeeping operation in Darfur. Deciding not to do so would involve significant risks, as Sudan would be solely responsible for the consequ [...]	2006-08-14 16:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1937	DARFUR: MINNI MINAWI SPEAKS HIS MIND [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging, two-hour meeting between Minni Minawi and the USG Senior Security Advisor, Tod Wilson, Minni discussed ideas on how to move forward with the DPA and his short-term concerns, particularly SLM capacity building. He asked for advice on how to improve the Ceasefire [...]	2006-08-14 16:27:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV PINR AU CH ER US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1938	DynCorp Article Resonates, Perhaps Badly [...] (U) This is an action request - see para 5. 2. (SBU) On August 12, the online news service Sudan Tribune carried an article titled, "US Firm to Turn South Sudan Rebels into Soldiers." The article states that Reuters interviewed DynCorp Vice President for International Business Development A [...]	2006-08-14 16:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR EAID PGOV KPKO US SU
06KHARTOUM1942	LRA Talks Remain in Limbo Due to Ceasefire [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) walked out of talks on August 9, demanding a ceasefire, consultations between mediators and the parties have continued and talks are resuming. Observers commented that the walkout was not a serious threat, only an attempt to gain levera [...]	2006-08-15 04:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM1943	JURY STILL OUT ON IMPLICATIONS OF SLA-ABDEL WAHID OUSTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Several Fur activists in South Darfur, including an SLA commander, justify Abdel Wahid's ouster as Chairman on the basis of his lack of leadership and increasing distance from Darfurian popular opinion. The SLA faction now led by Ahmed Abdul Shafi is organizing itself in Asmara [...]	2006-08-16 04:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM1958	UN WARNING THAT SECURITY IN NORTH DARFUR IS [...] (U) This is an action message - see para 5. 2. (C) After a briefing on Sudanese government-forced resettlement of IDPs from a camp south of Khartoum, UN Deputy Special Representative Manuel Da Silva described the dire situation that was developing in North Darfur. Da Silva said that increa [...]	2006-08-16 16:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF EAID MOPS PREL PGOV PINS UN SU
06KHARTOUM1961	SUDAN - SQUATTER VILLAGE DEMOLISHED IN GEZIRA STATE [...] This is an action cable - see para 9. 2. Summary: Heavily armed police surrounded a squatter village in El Gezira State and demolished several hundred houses early morning on August 16. Villagers had been in negotiations with the Government of National Unity, but disagreed on the assigne [...]	2006-08-17 04:03:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1976	PULLING PRESIDENT BASHIR BACK FROM THE DARK SIDE [...] (C) Summary: Over the past few weeks, President Bashir has turned away from his previous strategy of cooperation with the international community to resolve the conflict in Darfur and gone over to the dark side -- a unilateral approach relying on the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) to re-establis [...]	2006-08-19 16:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MOPS PGOV ETTC SCUL AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1978	LRA Talks Resume, New Position Papers Requested [...] (SBU) After taking a three-day break, talks between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) resumed on August 18. During the break, taken to mourn fallen LRA Commander Raska Lukwiya, Chief Mediator Riek Machar asked both parties to return with new position papers that had room for compromi [...]	2006-08-19 17:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM1981	SUDAN: NCP AND PRESS RHETORIC AGAINST DARFUR REHATTING [...] SUMMARY: Over the past two weeks, Sudanese press reports suggest that two lines of Arab-nationalist opinion in Sudan - focused on the Lebanese and Darfur crises, respectively - are tending to converge. A major link is provided by Omer al-Bashir himself, who is both Sudan's president and curr [...]	2006-08-20 08:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO OIIP PGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1982	SUDAN Q NORTH DARFUR UPDATE Q LAST [...] Organized banditry and clashes between various armed groups have forced the last two humanitarian agencies operating in Tawilah district, North Darfur to suspend activities and relocate staff. USAID Darfur Field Office (DFO) staff estimate that as a result of this withdrawal, 110,000 interna [...]	2006-08-20 09:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1987	MEETING WITH SLA,S MINAWI AND AU,S IBOK ON DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: On August 21, CDA Hume met SLA leader Minni Minawi and AU Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) implementation chief Sam Ibok, at their urgent request. Ali Traio (SLA) and Amb. Boubou Nhiang (AU) also attended the two-hour session. Ibok and Minawi expressed both fear about the deteriorati [...]	2006-08-21 13:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO PGOV AU CH UN SU
06KHARTOUM1996	Southern Sudan: Pangak Fighting Continues as UNMIS [...] (U) An UNMIS monitoring team was attacked while patrolling the Nile during a routine joint monitoring mission on August 17. The UNMIS boat patrol was fired upon by unknown forces an hour south of Malakal near New Pangak (Note: this is not the town of Pangak, which is further upriver. End not [...]	2006-08-23 16:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO UN SU
06KHARTOUM2023	SLM/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 14:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM SU AU
06KHARTOUM2036	LRA Talks: Workshops and then the Real Work [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the past week, the two delegations in the talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the government of Uganda have been presenting their new position papers and having workshops on various aspects of the talks. Once all the position papers are presented, likely by [...]	2006-08-28 08:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2038	LRA Talks: Cessation of Hostilities [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Using guidelines from their ceasefire workshop (reftel),intense negotiations between the Ugandan Government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) on a cessation of hostilities continued through the night of August 25 and into the morning of August 26. Once an agreement was rea [...]	2006-08-28 09:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2043	LRA Mediator: Justice Should be Universal [...] (SBU) One of the leading mediators in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) talks believes this process is the only way to avoid real impunity. He said that for justice to truly be served, all sides, including the Ugandan Government, must be held accountable for its actions. Hizkias Assefa, Riek [...]	2006-08-29 11:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2045	A/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 15:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM SU AU
06KHARTOUM2095	SUDAN SEEKS DELAY IN UNSC VOTE [...] (C) Summary: On August 31 Foreign Minister Lam Akol summoned CDA Hume to ask for a delay in the Security Council vote until September 8. Hume pointed out that only a decision to reverse Sudan's plans for military action and work out consent to a UN operation could justify such delay. Akol sai [...]	2006-08-31 11:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV 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 14:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2116	Minawi Letter - Ceasefire Violations & Displaced Civilians [...] (SBU) On September 4, post received a letter from SLM leader and Senior Assistant to the President Minni Minawi regarding ceasefire violations and displacements of civilians in Darfur. 2. (SBU) The text of the letter is as follows: (Begin text) To: The Embassy of the United States of Am [...]	2006-09-05 06:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPKO PREF SU
06KHARTOUM2140	SOMALIA: COMMUNIQUE FROM SECOND ROUND OF SOMALI [...] (C) Summary: The final communique released on September 4 by the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) at the closure of the second round of talks in Khartoum calls for peaceful co-existence between factions and the cessation of encouragement and assistanc [...]	2006-09-05 17:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IGAD MOPS EAID SU SO
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 15:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2185	DARFUR Q SECURITY ASSESSMENT OF USAIDQS DARFUR [...] From August 4 to 17, the USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Safety and Security Coordinator conducted a safety and security review of USAIDQs Darfur Field Office (USAID/DFO) operations in El Fasher, North Darfur and Nyala, South Darfur. U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, UN [...]	2006-09-11 12:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2224	LRA: UN Plans Regional Assistance, Talks Stall on ICC [...] As members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) move in greater numbers to their two rally points, the UN has begun planning for increased humanitarian aid in these areas. Due to instability caused by the LRA, there has been little assistance in the region surrounding Ri-Kwangba outside of Nba [...]	2006-09-14 12:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2227	Juba: Laws Needed So Legislature Puts Off Anti-Corruption [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 6, the second session of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA) opened with speeches by Speaker James Wani Igga and Government of Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir. While Kiir's speech officially kicked off the 200-day plan (septel),James Wani Igga focu [...]	2006-09-14 14:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR SU
06KHARTOUM2228	LRA Talks: Ceasefire Progresses, Egeland Asks for Help [...] As the ceasefire between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan government increasingly takes hold, UN Under Secretary General (UN/USG) for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland visited Juba to meet with the parties to the talks and assess ways that the UN could further support the peace [...]	2006-09-14 14:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID MOPS UN UG SU
06KHARTOUM2254	DARFUR - NORTH DARFUR SITUATION REPORT [...] (U) Beginning in May 2006, inaccessibility sharply increased in much of North Darfur for humanitarian workers. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has estimated that fighting and insecurity have displaced approximately 25,000 individuals since June. USAID reports [...]	2006-09-17 13:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF ASEC PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM229	FVP 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 08:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SU
06KHARTOUM230	UPDATE ON MASSING OF ARAB MILITIA NEAR GEREIDA [...] (C) An AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Incident Report dated January 28 states that hostilities between "janjaweed and SLA" took place on January 27 in Donkey Abiad, 17 kilometers northeast of Gereida in South Darfur state, and continued to the afternoon of January 28. The report states that "janj [...]	2006-01-30 09:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM2312	DARFUR: MINAWI MILITARY DELEGATION TO MEET G-19 [...] (U) This is an action request - see para. 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: Associates of Senior Assistant to the President and Sudanese Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) leader Minni Minawi believe they are close to an agreement with G-19/ National Redemption Front (NRF) commanders. However, this conc [...]	2006-09-21 09:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU
06KHARTOUM235	SUDAN - RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GATHERING [...] (C) Per Ref A, post has gathered all available information and AU reporting regarding individuals listed; new information on most individuals was limited. Post will send separately four DLO IIR logs that may facilitate review of relevant material. These include lists of the AMIS reports that [...]	2006-01-30 15:58:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU
06KHARTOUM240	UPDATE ON SOUTH DARFUR IDP SECURITY SITUATION [...] (C) According to the USAID Darfur Field Office, conflict in Mershing, South Darfur, led to approximately 40,000 ) 60,000 local residents and internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing 10 miles southeast to Menawashi. The events, triggered by jinjaweed and police harassment, attacks, and loot [...]	2006-01-31 12:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS PREF PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM2420	DARFUR - FIGHTING IN GEREIDA [...] (SBU) On September 29, unknown assailants attacked the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Minawi faction based in Gereida, South Darfur. Despite hosting the largest concentration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Darfur, the humanitarian impact of the attack in Gereida appears to be minimal a [...]	2006-10-02 14:32:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2443	DARFUR - MASS DISPLACEMENT NOT ANTICIPATED [...] Despite the reported fighting and reduced access for humanitarian assistance, none of the sources available to USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) anticipate massive population movements within Darfur, towards other states in Sudan, or across the border to Chad, as [...]	2006-10-04 06:38:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2448	SUDAN: UPDATE ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE IN SOUTHERN [...] (SBU) Visiting Sudan Programs Group (SPG) Director Lauren Landis briefed a range of Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials on current and prospective U.S. security sector assistance during her September 28-30 visit to Juba. Landis' discussions with GoSS President Salva Kiir are reported [...]	2006-10-04 12:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU
06KHARTOUM2451	DARFUR: CHAD AND SUDAN STILL PLAYING IN ONE [...] (C) Summary: Notwithstanding the August resumption of full diplomatic relations between Sudan and Chad, and promises to expel rebel groups from their respective territories, both countries appear to be continuing support for opposition movements as a means of maintaining political and militar [...]	2006-10-04 13:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU CH AU
06KHARTOUM2464	DARFUR: SOUTHERN SUDAN VP WARNS THAT DARFUR [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion September 29, Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar warned flatly that "Darfur can destroy the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA)." Machar spoke to Sudan Programs Group (AF/SPG) Director Lauren Landis, who was visiting Juba. Sudan Pre [...]	2006-10-06 09:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SU UG CG
06KHARTOUM2468	SUDAN/UGANDA: MONITORS SAY LRA HAS DISPERSED FROM [...] (C) Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) combatants who had assembled at Owiny-Kibul just north of the Sudan-Uganda border have now dispersed, according to Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) chief Gen. Oyai Deng. Deng said at least one LRA group, under senior commander "Dominic" was reported near [...]	2006-10-09 14:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SU UG CG
06KHARTOUM250	SPLA/SSDR CLASH IN THE UPPER NILE [...] (SBU) Senior UNMIS officials described to CG Juba a January 29 incident that occurred in the village of Ye, near Malakal, in the Upper Nile. The local SPLM Commissioner, who claimed to be accompanied by 2,000 SPLA troops (a figure that UNMIS doubts),embarked on what had theretofore had been [...]	2006-02-01 14:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM2507	SUDAN - BLUE NILE STATE SITUATION REPORT [...] On July 20, USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) staff traveled through southern Blue Nile State. The team assessed the progress of the USAID-funded Farmer-Nomad Peace Conference, the status of local government capacity, transfer of authority to local levels, and potential area [...]	2006-10-16 07:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2508	FM AKOL TELLS NATSIOS SUDAN IS OPEN FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudanese government wants to engage in more constructive dialogue and will show flexibility on international forces supplementing an African Union (AU) mission to improve bilateral relations, according to Foreign Minister Lam Akol. Special Presidential Envoy (SPE) Andrew Nat [...]	2006-10-16 11:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UN SU
06KHARTOUM251	CORRECTED: SPLA/SSDR CLASH IN THE UPPER NILE [...] (SBU) Senior UNMIS officials described to CG Juba a January 29 incident that occurred in the village of Ye, near Malakal, in the Upper Nile. The local SPLM Commissioner, who claimed to be accompanied by 2,000 SPLA troops (a figure that UNMIS doubts),embarked on what had theretofore had been [...]	2006-02-01 14:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM2518	FORMER JANJAWEED IN SAF CLASH WITH SLA-MINAWI AND OTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A series of conflicts has erupted in El Fasher between former Janjaweed integrated into the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and both SLA-Minawi members and other SAF forces. These Janjaweed, who have been absorbed into the SAF Border Guard and Intelligence Forces, have looted marke [...]	2006-10-19 10:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO SOCI AU SU
06KHARTOUM2527	LRA LEAVES CAMPS, ATTACKS NEAR JUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lord's' Resistance Army (LRA) combatants killed approximately 17 civilians in attacks on vehicles on major roads east of the southern Sudanese capital of Juba on October 18. Nine persons were confirmed killed on the Juba-Nimule road, a major transportation route between Juba and [...]	2006-10-19 15:04:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS ASEC UG SU
06KHARTOUM2558	VIOLENCE 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 10:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP ASEC UG SU
06KHARTOUM2559	SUDAN/UGANDA: MUSEVENI VISITS GOSS, MEETS LRA [...] (U) The Governments of Sudan and Uganda have traded accusations in the wake of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's one-day visit to Juba October 21. Khartoum says Museveni had no authorization to visit Sudan, and in any case should have first landed in the Sudanese capital. Ugandan officials [...]	2006-10-27 10:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UG SU
06KHARTOUM256	"COLD PEACE" -- SUDAN AND UGANDA FIND COMMON GROUND [...] (C) Summary: Until recently, relations between Sudan and Uganda had been marked by mutual suspicion and aggression through proxy forces. Uganda was a major supporter of the SPLM throughout the 20-year civil war, and Sudan countered this influence by providing weapons and bases to the Lord's [...]	2006-02-02 12:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL UG SU
06KHARTOUM2560	SUDAN: 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 10:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM2561	SENIOR 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 10:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP UG SU
06KHARTOUM2564	GOSS 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 05:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS UG SU
06KHARTOUM2572	SUDAN: FIVE MORE DEAD IN JUBA VIOLENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Five more persons were killed on the night of October 26-27 in fighting just east of Juba. Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) commanders once again pointed either to the -Sudan Armed Forces (SAF),Khartoum-backed militia, or the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) as r [...]	2006-10-29 14:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MCAP ASEC UG SU
06KHARTOUM2599	SUDAN/UGANDA: RENEWAL OF CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Government of Uganda (GoU),the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),and the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) renewed their Cessation of Hostilities Agreement (CHA) in Juba on November 1 after a night of intensive negotiations. The full text of the new agreeme [...]	2006-11-01 15:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPKO SU CG UG
06KHARTOUM2609	SO. 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 16:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV ASEC SOCI UG UN SU
06KHARTOUM2650	SUDAN/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 16:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CG UG SU
06KHARTOUM2665	SOUTHERN SUDAN: TENSIONS OVER CONSTRUCTION OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Approximately 20 men armed with machetes, knives, and other weapons stormed the construction site of the new interim general headquarters for the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) November 11 and threatened expatriate staff. An SPLA soldier on site responded and called in [...]	2006-11-14 12:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC MCAP SU
06KHARTOUM2666	SUDAN/UGANDA/DRC: PREPARATIONS FOR UN U/S EGELAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs (USYG) Jan Egeland departed Juba November 12 for a meeting with Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) chief Joseph Kony on the Sudan-Congo border. Before the meeting, Egeland had expressed serious doubt about whether it would actually [...]	2006-11-14 13:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI PGOV UN SU UG CG
06KHARTOUM2667	JUBA 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 13:39:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI PGOV UN SU
06KHARTOUM2682	SOUTHERN 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 15:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR SU
06KHARTOUM2687	CHAD MAY ACCEPT UN FORCES TO PREVENT WIDER WAR [...] (S) Summary: Blaming Sudan for the deteriorating security situation in his country, Chadian Embassy Security Chief Mohamad Tahir Tordjok (strictly protect) said the Chadian government would accept United Nations peacekeeping forces in Chad to secure its eastern border. Tordjok claimed that 30 [...]	2006-11-16 12:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KPKO SU CD NG SO UN
06KHARTOUM2694	Sudan/Uganda/DRC: UN Humanitarian Chief Meets Head of [...] (U) SUMMARY: Lord's Resistance Army LRA rebel chief Joseph Kony pressed for the withdrawal of Ugandan forces from Southern Sudan during a brief meeting with UN Under Secretary General (USYG) Jan Egeland on November 12 at the village of Nabanga on the Sudan-Congo border. Kony refused Egeland's [...]	2006-11-19 08:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI PGOV UN SU UG CG
06KHARTOUM2700	SOUTHERN SUDAN: CLASH BETWEEN SPLA AND ARMED [...] (U) A November 16 shooting on the edge of Juba resulted in two persons dying and approximately five being wounded in the latest incident of violence in Southern Sudan. The incident involved a Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) unit and another unidentified military or para-military unit. S [...]	2006-11-19 16:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR SU
06KHARTOUM2701	SUDAN/UGANDA/DRC: LAWYER BRIEFS LRA,S KONY ON ICC [...] (C) Ugandan human rights lawyer Barney Afako held a detailed one-hour discussion with LRA leader Joseph Kony November 14 about the role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the legal consequences of ICC indictments. Afako is a consultant to the UN mediation team assisting peace talks [...]	2006-11-19 16:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR SU CG UG

06KHARTOUM2721	DARFUR - INCREASED TENSION IN ABU SHOUK CAMP [...] (SBU) During the last five months, Abu Shouk - a 54,000 internally displaced person (IDP) camp on the outskirts of El Fasher, North Darfur - has been the scene of ethnic tension and clashes. Between November 12 and 15, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) suspended humanitari [...]	2006-11-22 12:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2748	National Assembly Calls for Non-Renewal of UPDF Military [...] On November 22, the National Assembly approved a resolution calling for the non-renewal of the protocol with the Ugandan People's Defense Force (UPDF) in Sudan. The original agreement, signed in March 2002, permitted the UPDF to operate in limited portions of Southern Sudan against the Lord's [...]	2006-11-27 16:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS UG SU
06KHARTOUM2772	Malakal Update: Ceasefire Holding [...] (U) Summary: A ceasefire in Malakal between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) appears to have held through December 1, although sporadic gunfire and looting continues. UN agencies and NGOs are providing initial humanitarian assistance, including assist [...]	2006-12-01 19:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS CASC EAID SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM2780	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR POLOFF NATHAN HOLT [...] (SBU) Nathan Holt, Embassy Khartoum Political Officer, requests country clearance to visit Embassy Nairobi for consultations with KUSLO on December 5. The purpose of the travel is to hold discussions with KUSLO, Kenya Department of Defense (KDOD) personnel, and representatives of the Sudan Peo [...]	2006-12-03 03:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA PREL SU KE
06KHARTOUM2804	Malakal Update: Fragile Calm Returning [...] (SBU) Summary: Malakal is returning to a fragile calm, with the possibility of violence still looming. The ceasefire is holding as of December 5, civilians are returning to the town, and humanitarian organizations are being encouraged to resume operations. The Sudan People's Liberation Army [...]	2006-12-06 11:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MARR EAID SU
06KHARTOUM2847	UNPAID SPLA TROOPS RIOT IN JUBA [...] (U) Approximately 100 armed Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) troops marched from Gumbo to the Garang Memorial in Juba on the morning of December 15, demanding payment for back wages. Some 80 soldiers then surrounded the Legislative Assembly building and fired several shots in the air. On [...]	2006-12-15 11:00:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS ELAB ASEC SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2863	DARFUR - VISIT OF THE USAID-OFDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR [...] From November 30 to December 2, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Deputy Director Greg Gottlieb and a team of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) field staff visited Nyala, South Darfur, to assess humanitarian conditions an [...]	2006-12-18 07:45:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2865	SE NATSIOS' VISIT TO MALAKAL [...] (C) Two weeks after violence erupted between the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in the Upper Nile capital of Malakal, SE Natsios visited the area on December 11 to highlight the first serious breach in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). UN offic [...]	2006-12-18 13:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO SU UN
06KHARTOUM2866	SUDAN: 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] (SBU) Sudan remains a cooperative partner in the Global War on Terror (GWOT). The Sudanese government has been a strong ally in the war on terrorism, aggressively pursuing terrorist operations directly involving threats to U.S. interests and personnel in Sudan. Sudanese officials have indicat [...]	2006-12-18 14:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN KCRM KPAO PTER KHLS AEMR
06KHARTOUM2867	SE NATSIOS' VISIT TO ABYEI [...] (C) Summary: During SE Natsios' December 11 to visit Abyei, UN officials and local leaders outlined the myriad problems facing the area as a result of territorial disputes between the Dinka and Massriya tribes, which international observers suggest make it the next potential flashpoint to dera [...]	2006-12-18 14:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU UN
06KHARTOUM2874	SULEIMAN JAMOUS STILL UNDER UN PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department has requested information regarding the status of Suleiman Jamous, former Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator for the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and an outspoken opponent of the Darfur Peace Agreement (Ref A). Jamous is currently living at a UN hospital [...]	2006-12-19 13:26:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PHUM PGOV CVIS
06KHARTOUM2876	DARFUR: NGOS RELOCATE STAFF FROM GEREIDA IDP CAMP [...] (SBU) At approximately 2130 hours on December 18, armed men believed to be Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/Minawi) elements stole 14 vehicles from three compounds in Gereida, South Darfur. As a result, all humanitarian organizations except the International Committee of the Red Cross [...]	2006-12-19 16:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP PGOV
06KHARTOUM288	DARFUR SITUATION UPDATE AND RECENT TRENDS [...] From April 2004 to November 2005, the number of people affected by the Darfur crisis has risen from 1.1 million to more than 3.5 million. While the response of the international humanitarian community has been successful in meeting critical humanitarian needs and saving lives in Darfur, the [...]	2006-02-07 14:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM289	Sudan: Source of Fragility - USAID visit to [...] From January 23 to 30, a USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) team visited Malakal town, capital of Upper Nile State, and the surrounding areas to discuss priority needs and plan immediate activities that will promote stability. The team traveled up [...]	2006-02-07 14:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2891	DARFUR: NGO PRESENCE UNDER THREAT [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Humanitarian conditions have declined markedly in the past few months, with several recent events, particularly in the Gereida area, representing a new threshold in what appears to be a concerted effort to chase NGOs out of Darfur. [...]	2006-12-21 16:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM ICRC UN SU
06KHARTOUM2892	DARFUR: UN STATES HUMANITARIAN STRUCTURE ON THE [...] (C) Summary: During a December 21 meeting with Charge Hume, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for the United Nations (UN) in Sudan Manuel d,Silva and Deputy Director for Sudan of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Michael McDonagh [...]	2006-12-21 16:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL SU UN
06KHARTOUM2894	DARFUR: NGO PRESENCE UNDER THREAT - CORRECTED COPY [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Humanitarian conditions have declined markedly in the past few months, with several recent events, particularly in the Gereida area, representing a new threshold in what appears to be a concerted effort to chase NGOs out of Darfur. [...]	2006-12-22 13:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET	EAID PGOV PREF PHUM PREL KCRM ICRC UN SU
06KHARTOUM2903	SUDAN: TERRORIST LISTS [...] (C) In response to reftel tasker, post notes that Sudan does maintain lists of terrorist groups. These lists are not published, and are not accessible by other than through direct, personal contact with National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) officials. In addition to terrorist gro [...]	2006-12-26 12:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC EFIN PREL KVPR KTFN SU
06KHARTOUM2916	SOUTHERN 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 16:06:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREF PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM2919	SUDAN - INCREASING DISCONTENT AMONG THE MISSERIYA [...] (C) Summary: On November 16, a crowd of 700 demonstrated in the Misseriya town of Al Fula, Southern Kordofan State, to protest the Government of National Unity,s (GNU) failure to provide the Misseriya people with their share of oil revenues. In a subsequent meeting on November 18, the Misser [...]	2006-12-28 10:29:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KDEM PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI SU KHDP
06KHARTOUM292	SOUTHERN SUDAN: Fighting in Jonglei State [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a meeting with CG Juba, Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports John Luc Jok spoke about the recent fighting in the Jonglei area. The minister is from Jonglei state, and has been in contact with all the parties involved. According to Jok, on [...]	2006-02-07 17:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PINR SU
06KHARTOUM316	ROUND ABOUT IN EL FASHER: CDA HUME GETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CDA Hume traveled to El Fasher, Darfur, on February 4-5 to meet with the new AMIS Force Commander and his staff, and to gain their views on peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. The trip also sought to review resources in El Fasher available for hosting high-level delegati [...]	2006-02-09 16:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL KPKO AU SU
06KHARTOUM363	A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: A/S Frazer and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit met in Khartoum outside the AU Summit on January 24. Aboul Gheit urged U.S.-Egyptian cooperation in Africa; he described the Nile River and countries adjacent to the Arab world as Egypt's priorities in Africa. He said th [...]	2006-02-14 15:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EG US AU SU
06KHARTOUM364	SLA COMANDERS CALL FOR A SINGLE LEADER [...] (C) (Note: this is a re-transmission of 05 Khartoum 01654 to reflect redrafting and reclassification of para 4 per AF/SPG request. End note.) Summary: The lack of a clearly defined leader at the top of the SLA has left field commanders with divided loyalties, hungry forces, and time on the [...]	2006-02-14 15:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MCAP PREL SU
06KHARTOUM394	FOUR TIMES A CHARM: PRESIDENT BASHIR VISITS [...] (U) Summary: On February 14, Government of National Unity President al Bashir paid a brief visit to Juba as part of a one-day swing through the South, including Bahr el Ghazal and Rumbek. Bashir addressed the population of Juba, promising to deal with the Lord's Resistance Army and provide v [...]	2006-02-15 09:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MARR SU
06KHARTOUM396	FOUR TIMES A CHARM: PRESIDENT BASHIR VISITS [...] (U) Summary: On February 14, Government of National Unity President Omer Hassan Ahmed al Bashir paid a brief visit to Juba as part of a one-day swing through the South, including Bahr el Ghazal and Rumbek. Bashir addressed the population of Juba, promising to deal with the Lord's Resistance [...]	2006-02-15 11:30:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MARR SU
06KHARTOUM402	SLA 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 15:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV KPKO ASEC SU
06KHARTOUM413	A/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 15:44:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL US AU LY SU
06KHARTOUM424	Darfur: Overview of Protection Trends in 2005 [...] This cable represents the third and final in a series to review the issue of protection and the related humanitarian response in 2005. In the Darfur crisis, humanitarian protection - defined as efforts to mitigate the risks of violence, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of vulnerable groups [...]	2006-02-18 11:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM452	Sudan: USAID Visit to Twic County, Warab State [...] From February 13 to 16, a USAID/Sudan Field Office (USAID/SFO) team visited Wunrok, Turalei, Mayen Abun, and Abindau Payams in Twic County, Warab State, to explore how USAID-funded programs could reduce the potential for conflict and promote a stabilizing influence in support of the Comprehen [...]	2006-02-22 10:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM474	DISPLACEMENT TRENDS IN DARFUR [...] After a relative lull in fighting and displacements for most of 2005, November and December marked an increase in the size and frequency of population movements within Darfur that has yet to subside. Many movements have resulted, in large part, from struggles for territory and influence betw [...]	2006-02-23 14:02:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM481	MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF MINES, ENERGY AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, CG Juba met with Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry Albino Akol Akol and his Under Secretary Chuor Deng Mareng. They discussed the outdated inventory of mineral and energy resources that Southern Sudan controls. The Minis [...]	2006-02-23 16:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET PGOV EAID SU
06KHARTOUM482	POST MORTEM ON CONFLICT IN JONGLEI, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 17, CG Juba met with Gatkuoth D. Kuich, Member of the Southern Legislative Assembly from the Waat Constituency in Jonglei State, where fighting broke out between the SPLA and Nuer militia two weeks past. Kuich had traveled to the area and interviewed civilians, SPL [...]	2006-02-23 16:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS PINS SOCI PINR PHUM 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 14:21:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS MOPS PREL SU
06KHARTOUM491	Sudan/Unity State: Sources of Fragility [...] USAID staff visited Rubkona/Bentiu from February 19- 22, 2006. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) has significantly improved security as the militia groups that dominated the area during the war have integrated into the SPLA. However, a number of factors threaten the uneasy peace: a di [...]	2006-02-27 06:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM499	DARFUR PEACE PROCESS: CHARTING A WAY FORWARD [...] Summary. The Darfur peace process needs to enter the endgame. The Abuja peace talks, despite gradual progress, have failed to deliver a deal between key rebel leaders and the Sudanese government. The African Union has yet to request the United Nations to take over the peace-keeping operati [...]	2006-02-27 09:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM528	SOUTHERN SUDAN: MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 28, CG Juba met with GoSS Presidential Security Advisor Samuel Abu John to discuss SPLA reform, military force structure, and CPA implementation modalities. Abu John said that the GOSS realizes the importance of paying the SPLA, but is still trying to get good rol [...]	2006-03-01 10:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINS PINR SU
06KHARTOUM545	UNMIS HEAD OF OFFICE ON SPLA, JONGLEI CONFLICT, [...] (SBU) Summary. UNMIS Head of Office in South Sudan James Ellory and CG met on February 24 to discuss security issues in South Sudan, including developments in the SPLA, how to keep a lid on the situation in Jonglei State, and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Ellory expressed frustration wit [...]	2006-03-02 13:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MOPS PGOV SU CG UG UN
06KHARTOUM561	MEETING WITH FORMER SPLM SECURITY CHIEF EDWARD LINO [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 28, CG Juba met with former SPLM External Security and Intelligence Chief Edward Lino. Discussion ranged over performance of the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS),developments in Lino's home state of Abyei, tardy salary payments for the SPLA, possible Sudanese Ar [...]	2006-03-06 13:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS ECON EAGR SU
06KHARTOUM572	MOD RESTRUCTURES; FIRES 400, HIRES 600 [...] (C) The Ministry of Defense has undergone a re-structuring and a blood-letting of 400 serving officers. Almost simultaneously, 600 officers from the South Sudan Defense Forces will be integrated into the Sudanese Armed Forces. Retired officers say that those officers who have been cashiered a [...]	2006-03-06 15:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM573	GOS MOBILIZES PDF [...] (C) Local Arabic language press reported that the Ministry of the Interior had mobilized the Popular Defense Forces across Darfur in order to "confront foreign intervention." The move can be seen as a continuation of the full court press put on by the NCP against blue-hatting the African Union [...]	2006-03-06 15:13:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM579	U.N. SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Sudan, Dr. Sima Samar, briefed diplomats yesterday in Khartoum at the end of her week-long visit to Sudan. Though Samar reported little progress on national security reform or the creation of national human rights institutions, [...]	2006-03-07 06:54:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SU UN
06KHARTOUM598	GNU Forms DDR Council per CPA [...] On February 18, Government of National Unity (GNU) President Omar al-Bashir established the National Council for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Coordination. As outlined in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),Section 25.1 of the ceasefire agreement, this council wi [...]	2006-03-08 11:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM620	WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - SOURCES OF FRAGILITY [...] A team of USAID staff and key USAID partners visited Wau town in Western Bahr el Ghazal State and Aweil town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State from February 22 to 26. The trip was part of a series of visits to areas of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DC [...]	2006-03-09 06:23:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM627	SSDF UNIT ATTACKS SPLA NEAR ABYEI [...] (C) According to multiple sources, a Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) patrol moving between camps was attacked on March 8 leaving at least ten SPLA fighters dead. SPLM (Northern Sector) Political Secretary Agok Makur said that an SPLA patrol made up of integrated former South Sudan Defens [...]	2006-03-09 15:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS SU
06KHARTOUM631	CG Juba Round-up - March 10 [...] The following is a round-up of recent events in Juba and Southern Sudan. This cable covers SSDF clashes outside of Abyei, banditry in Yuai, continued disarmament in Jonglei, SSDF Warlord Gabriel Tang beginning peace talks, a land dispute in Bentiu, Multi-Donor Trust Fund activities, women's [...]	2006-03-10 13:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI ASEC ECON SU
06KHARTOUM633	SPLA's Cirilo: JIUs Not Operational Anytime [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 4, CG Juba Officials met with Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Brigadier General Thomas Cirilo, commander of the SPLA Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) and member of the Joint Defense Board (JDB). Cirilo said the JIUs still only exist on paper, and that the March [...]	2006-03-10 15:34:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM637	NORTHERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - SOURCES OF FRAGILITY [...] A team of USAID staff and key USAID partners visited Wau town in Western Bahr el Ghazal State (Ref a) and Aweil town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State from February 22 to 26. The trip was part of a series of visits to areas of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance [...]	2006-03-11 06:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM639	RETURNEES ARRIVING IN HUGE NUMBERS TO WESTERN [...] The USAID/Khartoum Senior Humanitarian Advisor and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Specialist visited Unity State from February 19 to 23 to review the IDP returns situation and examine sources of fragility. As reported reftels, the USAID Khartoum IDP Specialist also traveled with a USAID [...]	2006-03-11 10:07:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM675	ATTACK ON GRAIDA AMIS CAMP [...] (C) Civilians damaged equipment on an AMIS camp in Graida with SLA encouragement and support. The SLA has violated the Humanitarian Ceasfire Agreement (HCA) and personal agreements forged between its leaders and AMIS by refusing to vacate the town. Graida's importance is in its position along [...]	2006-03-16 14:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS AU SU
06KHARTOUM685	SLA INFIGHTING SPREADS [...] (C) SLA (Minawi) forces attacked Korma, a town under the control of SLA (Wahid),and drove Wahid's forces out on March 15. An SLA (Minawi) defector told AMIS that Minawi had planned the attack for months. Wahid's forces plan to counter-attack to regain Korma. This may be part of a land-grab [...]	2006-03-17 10:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS AU SU
06KHARTOUM688	KOSTI WHARF - BURSTING AT THE SEAMS [...] On March 9, the USAID/Khartoum Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Officer conducted a one-day visit to Kosti to investigate reports of huge crowds of returnees to Southern Sudan stranded at Kosti wharf for weeks. The 1,400 returnees at the wharf exceed its capacity of 750. USAID partner Adve [...]	2006-03-18 06:47:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM701	IDPs in Central and Eastern Equatoria: USAID [...] In February, two officials from the USAID Sudan Field Office (USAID/SFO) in Nairobi traveled to Juba, Kajo- Keji, Nimule, and Lobone in Central and Eastern Equatoria States of Southern Sudan. The USAID team met with government officials and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to discuss plan [...]	2006-03-20 07:37:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM710	SPLA,S CIRILO WORRIED ABOUT SAF MOVES, MOTIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from Consulate General (CG) Juba held a follow-up meeting on March 14 with Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) Brigadier General Thomas Cirilo, commander of SPLA Joint Integrated Unit (JIU) forces (reftel). General Cirilo said that all SPLA JIU troops had now rec [...]	2006-03-20 13:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PINR SU
06KHARTOUM711	IMAT UPDATE [...] (U) This is an action request ) see para 11. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Troika Plus representatives met in Khartoum on March 19 to discuss the current status of the International Military Advisory Team (IMAT). The UK Ministry of Defense is considering bilateral military advising to [...]	2006-03-20 13:42:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR MOPS SU
06KHARTOUM712	ABYEI MILITIA CLASH REMAINS CLOUDED [...] (C) The clash near Abyei on March 8 (reftel) between units of the South Sudan Defense Force (SSDF) remains contentious and unclear. PolMil officer and Defense Liaison Officer spoke to United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Force Commander (FC) LTG Lidder on March 18 to discuss (inter alia) t [...]	2006-03-20 13:48:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PGOV UN SU
06KHARTOUM713	SPLA CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS GOSS OFFICIALS KNOW WHERE [...] (S) Summary: During a meeting between Consul General (CG) Juba and SPLA Chief of Staff Oyai Deng on March 18, Deng said that the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) is in direct contact with Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) chief Joseph Kony. He said that GoSS Vice President Riek Machar is nego [...]	2006-03-20 13:50:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR MOPS PINS PGOV PINR SU UN
06KHARTOUM745	SUDAN: National Demining Authority Opens [...] (U) Sudan's Mine Action Authority opened with some fanfare in Khartoum on March 7. President Bashir, First VP Kiir, Defense Minister Hussein, and Humanitarian Affairs Minister Manibe all spoke to the crowd of 250 invited guests. The MNAA will oversee demining and ordnance disposal operations [...]	2006-03-24 12:19:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MARR KHDP UN SU
06KHARTOUM751	RETURNEES ARRIVING IN HUGE NUMBERS TO WESTERN [...] The USAID/Khartoum Senior Humanitarian Advisor and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Specialist visited Unity State from February 19 to 23 to review the IDP returns situation and examine sources of fragility. As reported reftels, the USAID Khartoum IDP Specialist also traveled with a USAID [...]	2006-03-26 05:33:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM759	LATEST TAKE ON YAMBIO CLASH, MORE ON LRA [...] (C) Summary: UNMIS sources described the defense of Yambio from a marauding LRA (Lord's Resistance Army) force as a botched job and questioned the ability of SPLA units in the area to make good on threats to take the fight to the LRA. UNMIS reports little cooperation from the DRC or MONUC in [...]	2006-03-27 07:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS MOPS PREL PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM763	A 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 10:28:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR ECON ASEC EAID SU
06KHARTOUM775	USAID MEETING WITH FOOD SECURITY AND [...] On March 9 and 10, USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) and USAID Sudan Field Office (USAID SFO) staff met with USAID/DCHA food security and agriculture partners and USAID SFO livelihoods partners in Rumbek to discuss the current status of the sectors [...]	2006-03-28 06:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM828	USAID RESPONSE TO GEREIDA DISPLACEMENTS [...] On April 2, a USAID Darfur Field Office representative participated in an interagency visit to Gereida, South Darfur. USAID is playing a key role in supporting expanded humanitarian assistance to the area, where interethnic fighting has caused the internally displaced person (IDP) population [...]	2006-04-04 12:51:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM832	LEGAL AFFAIRS MINISTER TAKES AIM AT KHARTOUM [...] (SBU) During a meeting with CG and USAID staff, a frustrated GoSS Minister of Legal Affairs Michael Makwei listed areas in which Khartoum had violated the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),or taken actions inimical to maintaining cordial relations with the South. Makwei cited examples of h [...]	2006-04-04 14:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL EFIN SU
06KHARTOUM850	MFA Paper Outlines Foreign Policy Objectives [...] Summary: During the April 1-5 MFA ambassadorial corps conference (reftel),the ministry circulated a thought piece on the future of Sudanese foreign policy. Its key points are as follows: Sudan is entering a new era following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Sudan must thus [...]	2006-04-06 15:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV US SU
06KHARTOUM861	THE ANGLOPHONES: SUDAN,S NEIGHBORS, PART ONE OF [...] (SBU) Introduction: Sudan, the largest and arguably the most ethnically complex country in Africa, has nine neighbors, tied with the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the most in Africa. This is the first of a series of four cables describing the bilateral relationship between Sudan and [...]	2006-04-09 14:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI SCUL ECON ETRD KEAI UG SU
06KHARTOUM884	SUDAN'S ANGLICANS STRUGGLE WITH A CHANGING CHURCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Episcopal Church of Sudan (ECS),a province of the Anglican Communion, has gone from being the church of the colonial establishment to a church of the poor and displaced. The Church estimates it has 5 million adherents, mostly in the South, though many of its struggles occur [...]	2006-04-12 13:14:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF SCUL SU
06KHARTOUM887	SOUTHERN SUDAN: POLITICAL FACTIONALISM WITHIN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Sudan People,s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has become the dominant single political movement in Southern Sudan, and the potential genesis of a one-party state. The July 2005 death of John Garang and the formation of the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) have given the SPLM opp [...]	2006-04-12 15:40:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL SU
06KHARTOUM897	Sudan Update: Chad, East, Intervention, [...] Sudanese Armed Forces claim they have driven all Chadian rebel forces out of West Darfur. There have been skirmishes along the Sudan-Chad border for two days, and MILOBS report hearing artillery firing on the morning of April 13. NGO workers confirm the reports, adding they believe the arti [...]	2006-04-13 11:22:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SU
06KHARTOUM936	SUDAN/CHAD: SOME FIGHTING IN BORDER AREA; MORE [...] (C) Some small-scale attacks took place along the Chad-Sudan border on April 16 and 17, perhaps by Sudanese Arab militias. Chadian rebels surrounding Adre returned to Sudan on April 17, apparently to rearm. The SAF is moving large quantities of what appear to be weapons, uniforms, and ammuni [...]	2006-04-18 15:31:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS CD AU SU
06KHARTOUM939	DARFUR: GEREIDA - AN UNEASY PEACE [...] On April 12, a USAID representative and colleagues from the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) and U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) Emergency Office visited Gereida, South Darfur, to determine what additional resources and partners are required to assist the Ge [...]	2006-04-19 05:52:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM942	Southern Sudan: Unidentified Militia Menaces [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The SPLA force commander in Pochalla told a WFP security officer that an unknown militia group attacked a small village between Akobo and Pochalla on the Ethiopian border on April 12. According to the commander, the group looted and occupied the village for three days and then [...]	2006-04-19 09:11:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR PREF 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 11:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CD SU
06KHARTOUM979	CG Juba Round-up April 24 [...] Ethnic Fighting in Western Equatoria: During a routine patrol, 11 police officers returning to Yambio were attacked by Dinka bandits about 30 kilometers west of the town. UNMIS has located the bodies of two of the officers, and it presumes the other 9 dead. Because the police officers were [...]	2006-04-25 10:15:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI EAID PREF SU
06KHARTOUM989	SOUTHERN SUDAN IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH LRA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) officials have confirmed newspapers reports that they have opened discussions with the Lord,s Resistance Army, which continues to terrorize the people of Southern Sudan. According to Minister for Culture, Youth, and Sports John Luk Jok, Riek Ma [...]	2006-04-25 15:08:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER UG SU
06KIEV1055	UKRAINE: ZAPORIZHZHYA PRE-ELECTION SNAPSHOT -- [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2004, the abuse of administrative resources by a coordinated "Blue" power "vertikal" and an extra 100,000 dead souls voting in the city of Melitopol delivered 70 percent of Zaporizhzhya oblast to Viktor Yanukovych. In 2006, the absence of administrative pressure from an "Or [...]	2006-03-17 14:28:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM
06KIEV1185	UKRAINE: POTENTIAL JOINT MANPADS EVENT: GOU [...] (S) PolOff and Army Attache provided ref A information on a potential joint MANPADS event March 28 to Oleksiy Melnyk, First Assistant to Defense Minister Hrytsenko. Melnyk noted the weeks of May 1 and May 8 could be problematic due to the number of holidays. (Note: May 1 and 2 are official [...]	2006-03-28 12:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL PARM
06KIEV1194	UKRAINE: RADA ELECTION TALLY AT 83 PERCENT; KIEV [...] (C) Summary: Official results continued to come in slowly but steadily through the day March 28, with relative percentages holding steady at Yanukovych 30, Tymoshenko 22 and Our Ukraine 15. Most parties have not voiced any significant complaints about the election, but Tymoshenko's bloc cont [...]	2006-03-28 16:03:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM RU
06KIEV2297	UKRAINE: FM TARASYUK ON COALITION NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's June 13 presentation of a copy of his credentials, Foreign Minister Tarasyuk said President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine bloc could not accept Socialist Party of Ukraine leader Moroz as parliamentary speaker, despite Moroz' insistence that this was his condition f [...]	2006-06-13 16:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AMGT PGOV PINR UP
06KIEV2962	UKRAINE: DAS KRAMER'S NATO-RELATED DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's relations with NATO in the context of ongoing domestic political roundtable discussions and fading chances for a Membership Action Plan (MAP) invitation at the Riga Summit were discussed in EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) David Kramer's July 28 meetings with Actin [...]	2006-07-31 14:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV3425	UKRAINE: ORANGE VS BLUE CASE STUDY: THE STRUGGLE [...] (C) Summary. The political struggle between Orange and Blue to define policy and make decisions in a government of uneasy cohabitation will unfold in the coming weeks and months on an issue by issue basis, particularly in areas and ministries currently controlled by "Orange" Ministers loyal t [...]	2006-09-06 12:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV3570	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO MIFFED ON MAP? KIEV'S REACTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the positive dynamics of PM Yanukovych's September 14 visit to NATO HQ (ref A),Yanukovych's declaration that Ukraine was not ready for a Membership Action Plan (MAP) drew swift public complaints from FM Tarasyuk and Defense Minister Hrytsenko September 15, followed by [...]	2006-09-18 15:04:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV589	UKRAINE: PRE-ELECTION PROVINCIAL SNAPSHOT: [...] (SBU) Summary: The north-central province of Chernihiv offers a snapshot of the changed Ukraine and of the fluid political dynamics between the 2004 Presidential contest and the upcoming March parliamentary (Rada) and local elections. In 2004, Chernihiv witnessed heavy administrative resource [...]	2006-02-14 13:10:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV
06KIGALI1027	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MONUC AND UN GROUP OF EXPERTS [...] (U) On 20 October Ambassador had separate meetings with the Chairman of the UN DRC Group of Experts (GOE) Ambassador Ibra Ka and MONUC Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG) Haile Menkerios. Ka and Menkerios SIPDIS updated Ambassador on the status of their respective [...]	2006-10-27 10:49:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PREL MCC RW CG UG UNSC
06KIGALI1110	PAUL RUSESABAGINA LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-17 12:54:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM RW
06KIGALI1133	FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEF DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON RUPTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 25, Foreign Minister Charles Murigande briefed the diplomatic corps on the GOR decision to break relations with France and expel French diplomats from Rwanda. The decision by a French judge to issue international arrest warrants for nine senior Rwanda officials (re [...]	2006-11-27 12:46:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC RW
06KIGALI1175	RWANDA: 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 15:26:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM RW
06KIGALI180	MEDIA COVERAGE OF BIZIMUMGU TRIAL REFLECTS [...] (U) Summary: Local and international media provided mixed commentary on the Bizimungu verdict announced February 17 (reftel). While some lauded the long-awaited decision of the Rwandan Supreme Court as a positive development in Rwanda's judicial reform process and an example of the judiciary [...]	2006-02-23 15:39:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM RW
06KIGALI228	HOTEL RWANDA MANAGER NO HERO TO GOR [...] (C) Summary. There has been an ongoing public campaign to discredit Paul Rusesabagina, the former manager of Hotel des Mille Collines during the 1994 genocide and current hero in the US and Europe due to the film 'Hotel Rwanda', in Rwanda. The efforts to damage the reputation of Mr. Rusesabagin [...]	2006-03-08 06:45:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR RW BG
06KIGALI270	US AMBASSADOR TO DRC VISITS RWANDA [...] (C) Summary. US Ambassador Meece visited Rwanda March 2-4. Highlights of the visit included a stop at Mutobo Demobilization Camp; a meeting with National Security Service (NSS) Secretary General Ndahiro; and a meeting with Foreign Minister Murigande and Ambassador Sezibera, Special Envoy for t [...]	2006-03-21 12:09:00	Embassy Kigali	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RW CG KE XA
06KIGALI291	GOR Discusses Human Rights Report, Promises [...] (SBU) Summary: During a candid meeting March 22 with Ambassador and Embassy poloffs and PD officer on the 2005 Human Rights Report, senior GOR officials raised several issues, including what they characterized as the report's accusatory tone and lack of context. Officials also voiced concern [...]	2006-03-29 10:12:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS RW
06KIGALI405	Embassy Comments on Vatican Note on Gacaca [...] Summary: Ref (A) Vatican note criticizes the gacaca tribunals in Rwanda for not serving the purposes for which they were created. It characterizes the gacaca process as politically manipulated and procedurally flawed, citing specific concerns. While Embassy recognizes, as does the GOR, tha [...]	2006-04-28 11:29:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS VT RW
06KIGALI517	U.S. TRIPARTITE DELEGATION MEMBERS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] Summary: During a May 24 meeting with Ambassador Arietti and visiting U.S. Tripartite Plus delegation members, Rwandan parliamentarians discussed the gap between perception and reality on Rwanda's performance on human rights. They asserted that outsiders criticize Rwanda without fully under [...]	2006-05-31 15:59:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KMCA RW
06KIGALI579	TRIPARTITE PLUS SUB-COMMISSION STRENGTHENS FUSION [...] Summary: The U.S.-facilitated Tripartite Plus Sub- Commission on Security and Defense met in Kigali May 26-27 to discuss ways to enhance the operational effectiveness of the Tripartite Fusion Cell (TFC) and to develop a consolidated "most wanted" list to submit to the Tripartite Plus Council [...]	2006-06-19 16:28:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR ETTC PTER PINR RW
06KIGALI607	ACOTA PROGRAM MOVES FORWARD IN RWANDA [...] SUMMARY. During 21-23 July 2006, representatives of the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) Program and the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF) collaborated on plans for near-term pre-deployment peace support operations (PSO) training for RDF battalions preparing to deploy t [...]	2006-06-26 12:24:00	Embassy Kigali	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR MASS PGOV PREL RW SU ACOTA ET
06KINGSTON1465	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Post urgently requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (U) Post regrets t [...]	2006-07-26 20:14:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM JM
06KINGSTON1485	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. (U) Names of proposed candi [...]	2006-07-28 20:24:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM JM
06KINSHASA100	GUATEMALAN PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN FIRE FIGHT WITH [...] (U) MONUC Director of Information Kemal Saiki confirmed to PAO that eight Guatemalan peacekeepers were killed on January 23 in an operation against Lord's Resistance Army forces in Garamba National Park near the Sudanese border. An additional fourteen peacekeepers were injured, and have been [...]	2006-01-23 14:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS KPKO PREL CG UG GT
06KINSHASA101	FARDC INSURGENTS ATTACK IN NORTH KIVU [...] (C) Summary: A crisis in North Kivu caused by attacks by insurgents on several towns north of Goma seems now to be under control. The attackers are most likely FARDC insurgents, not yet integrated into the Congolese army, not General Nkunda or his supporters as widely reported. By January 23 [...]	2006-01-23 14:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA105	EIGHT UN SOLDIERS, 14 LRA KILLED IN FIRE FIGHT [...] (U) As reported reftel, MONUC Director of Information Kemal Saiki confirmed that eight Guatemalan peacekeepers were killed January 23 in an operation against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Garamba National Park near the Sudanese border. 2. (C) In a separate conversation January 23, MON [...]	2006-01-23 17:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO CG UG SU GT UN

06KINSHASA1067	MEDIA CAMPAIGN IN THE DRC'S ELECTION OFFICIALLY BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The first, historic televised presidential debate, marking the June 29 opening of the official campaign, was a technical success, and it set an enviably moderate tone. Unfortunately, only two of the expected five candidates participated, and rather obscure ones at that. Elsewher [...]	2006-07-05 10:29:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CG KDEM KPAO
06KINSHASA1076	RCD/N PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ROGER LUMBALA, A [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, Pol intern met with Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie - National (RCD/N) Presidential candidate Roger Lumbala to discuss the candidate's presidential vision in the run-up to the elections. The meeting took place at Lumbala's house in Kinshasa, against the bac [...]	2006-07-06 10:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
06KINSHASA1080	NORTH 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 11:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1101	SOUTHERN ITURI BECOMING INCREASINGLY VOLATILE [...] (C) Summary: Since the June 30 capture of Tchei in southern Ituri District by the Patriotic Force of Resistance in Ituri (FRPI),militia activity has increased markedly in the area south of Bunia. The renewed fighting has led to the desertion of several villages and towns just outside Bunia an [...]	2006-07-10 11:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1119	MONUC BUKAVU BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON SOUTH KIVU [...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 16 visit to South Kivu, MONUC Bukavu Acting Head of Office Cheikh Bangoura and South Kivu Brigade Commander General Ahmed Maqsood briefed the Ambassador on the status of FDLR militia and the tactics used -- joint FARDC-MONUC operations and the DDRRR program -- to [...]	2006-07-12 08:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA1124	CAMPAIGN UPDATE: BEMBA'S MLC [...] (C) Summary: With the presidential campaign well underway, Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's campaign as the Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC)'s candidate is among the most visible in Kinshasa. The theme of Bemba's campaign posters, as well as his party literature, is "securit [...]	2006-07-12 10:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1145	ITURI UPDATE: DEMOBILIZATION DEADLINE PASSES; MORE [...] (C) Summary: More than 3,500 militia members have voluntarily surrendered in Ituri in the District's latest round of demobilization. Although the deadline for surrendering passed July 15, small numbers of militia members continue to turn in their weapons and join demobilization programs. Altho [...]	2006-07-17 15:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1186	ITURI UPDATE: MONUC SUSPENDS OPS FOR ELECTIONS; [...] (C) Summary: One week before the DRC's presidential and legislative elections, MONUC peacekeepers have suspended all offensive operations in Ituri District to focus on providing security and logistical support to election workers. Meanwhile, militia leader Peter Karim, who agreed earlier this [...]	2006-07-26 10:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1208	DRC ELECTIONS: POLITICAL LEADERS URGE CALM AFTER [...] (C) The atmosphere in Kinshasa is largely calm two days before the scheduled July 30 presidential and legislative elections, despite several outbreaks of violence in the city July 27. As reported reftel, some security forces of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba (Movement for the Liberation of C [...]	2006-07-28 13:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1260	NORTH KIVU FIREFIGHT SPOTLIGHTS PROBLEM OF [...] (C) Summary: On August 5, a firefight in Sake, North Kivu broke out between two Congolese army (FARDC) battalions, one integrated and one non-integrated. Both battalions suffered casualties -- at least three soldiers died and thirty-two were wounded, according to MONUC. Twenty-two civilia [...]	2006-08-10 08:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1265	DRC ELECTIONS: KABILA CONFIDENT, UPBEAT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and U.S. Congressman Donald Payne met with President (and presidential candidate) Joseph Kabila on August 5. Kabila noted that managing the responses of losing candidates and the high expectations from the Congolese people will be the most important challenges for th [...]	2006-08-11 08:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1302	THREE TV STATIONS SUSPENDED AFTER BROADCASTS RAISE TENSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Three television stations were suspended from broadcasting August 17 by order of the High Media Authority (HAM). The three are state-owned RTNC1, the MLC-affiliated CCTV, and the religious station RTAE, all of which have been showing violent scenes, notably from the pillaging wh [...]	2006-08-18 10:37:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO CG
06KINSHASA134	OFDA VISIT TO NEW IDPS IN DUBIE, CENTRAL KATANGA [...] In early December 2005, a new wave of internally displaced persons (IDPs) began arriving in the small town of Dubie in Pweto Territory in eastern Katanga as a result of a FARDC military offensive against the forces of Mai Mai leader Gedeon. By December 17, Dubie had received 10,000 new IDPs i [...]	2006-01-26 16:53:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV MARR CG
06KINSHASA1357	THE UNNECESSARY DRC CRISIS, AND BEYOND [...] (C) Summary: Kinshasa military clashes from Aug 20 - 22 represented arguably the biggest threat to date in DRC's difficult Transition process, although by Aug 24 the capital began resuming more normal activity. This crisis was confined exclusively to Central Kinshasa, in essence a clash betw [...]	2006-08-28 17:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1427	CIAT ISSUES STRONG STATEMENT AGAINST WEAPONS, [...] (U) With the approach of presidential (second round) and provincial elections, the International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) issued a strong statement of concern September 11 about the presence of weapons and armed men in Kinshasa. According to the statement, the CIAT and the [...]	2006-09-12 15:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS MARR PREL CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1523	KABILA AND BEMBA AGREE ON MOVES TO REDUCE ARMS ON [...] (U) Negotiators for President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba signed an agreement September 23 aimed at reducing arms on the streets of Kinshasa and the risk of further confrontations between their armed forces. The agreement aims to calm tensions in the wake of the August 2 [...]	2006-09-29 13:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF KDEM MARR CG
06KINSHASA1535	INTER-MILITIA CLASHES THREATEN ITURI,S SECURITY [...] (C) Summary: Rival FNI and MRC militia forces clashed last month in DR Congo's Ituri District. Precise reasons remain unknown, but appear to encompass elements of turf war, militia recruitment and ethnic protection. For now, the fighting is limited in area, but risks disturbing the delicate [...]	2006-10-03 14:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO ASEC CG
06KINSHASA1559	MONUC TO CONTINUE JOINT PATROLS IN KINSHASA AFTER [...] (U) In an October 7 interview with Radio Okapi, SRSG William Swing confirmed that MONUC will continue operating joint patrols in Kinshasa -- comprising MONUC peacekeepers and police forces, Congolese national police (PNC),and EUFOR troops -- beyond the October 29 election and the immediate p [...]	2006-10-11 11:41:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1622	DRC CAMPAIGN ELECTION UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of President Joseph Kabila and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba have signed an agreement detailing the code of conduct for the presidential campaign. There is not yet agreement, however, regarding the adoption of a post-electoral accord providing certain guarantee [...]	2006-10-20 11:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA164	NORTH KIVU: SERUFULI VERSUS NKUNDA? [...] (C) PolCouns spoke January 29 with North Kivu Governor Eugene Serufuli, immediately following a second and highly provocative attack against Serufuli's stronghold, Rutshuru, by disgruntled FARDC forces. Serufuli and MONUC sources agreed that the insurgent elements were taking advantage of a ta [...]	2006-01-31 17:11:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1664	NZANGA MOBUTU RETURNS TO KINSHASA AFTER VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: Nzanga Mobutu is reportedly safe and en route to Kinshasa following violence October 26 in Gbadolite in Equateur province. Congolese military forces and MONUC peacekeepers re-established order after some looting and civil unrest in the late afternoon. Gbadolite is calm on October [...]	2006-10-27 11:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1670	DRC ELECTIONS SITREP 10/28, 1200 [...] (U) Summary: The Democratic Republic of Congo remains calm on the eve of the October 29 presidential and provincial elections. Official campaigning ended at midnight October 27 and there have been no reports since of serious incidents in Kinshasa or elsewhere. Voting will begin at 0600 local ti [...]	2006-10-28 13:35:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1674	DRC 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 21:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1679	DRC ELECTIONS: MLC POST-ELECTION PRIORITIES [...] (C) Summary: Senior officials of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) party said before the October 29 election that a Bemba-led government would work closely with President Kabila's PPRD. They say the immediate focus would be on reform of the security [...]	2006-10-31 08:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1743	BEMBA FOCUSING ON POLITICAL FUTURE IN OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has effectively recognized he has lost the October 29 DRC elections, but is laying the groundwork for claiming electoral fraud. Nonetheless, he increasingly is focusing on his political future. He told the Ambassador he and his troops plan to m [...]	2006-11-14 13:59:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO AADP CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1777	VIOLENCE STRIKES COURTHOUSE, DELIBERATIONS AND [...] (U) Summary: Supporters of presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba clashed with police November 21 at the Supreme Court building on the initial day of hearings on Bemba's chalenges to provisional presidential election resuls announced on November 15. No American citizens ere involved, altho [...]	2006-11-22 11:50:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1779	MEDIA REPORT MISTAKES TRIBAL CONFLICT FOR [...] (U) Summary. A November 20 wire service report erred in describing a conflict in Bolobo, 175 miles north of Kinshasa, as fighting between Kabila and Bemba supporters. In fact, the violence was a flare-up of a longstanding inter-tribal dispute over land-use rights and had nothing to do with [...]	2006-11-22 16:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1781	BEMBA TOLD TO MOVE GUARD FORCES OUTSIDE CITY [...] (U) Approximately 50 members of Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba's personal guard were transported from Kinshasa to a military camp November 23. SRSG Swing confirmed to the Ambassador that the troops traveled in Congolese army vehicles from Bemba's private residence on the Congo River, and [...]	2006-11-24 09:57:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO ASEC CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1787	RENEGADE 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 12:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO ASEC CG
06KINSHASA1794	AREAS 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 13:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA1795	KINSHASA GOVERNOR PROMISES POLICE REFORMS [...] (C) Summary. Kinshasa Governor Baudouin Liwanga reviewed issues November 22 raised by the Supreme Court riot by Bemba supporters the day before. He acknowledged that the lack of discipline by police who fled the scene was a serious problem, and took note of the Ambassador's concern about the [...]	2006-11-28 13:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO ASEC CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1797	MILITARY JUSTICE REACTS QUICKLY TO DISCOVERY OF [...] (U) DRC military prosecutors have moved quickly in response to widely-publicized reports of three mass graves found near Bunia in Ituri District. The Military Prosecutor for Ituri, John Penza, arrested two senior officers of the Congolese national army's (FARDC) First Integrated Brigade (1s [...]	2006-11-28 14:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MOPS KPKO KJUS CG
06KINSHASA1815	PRESIDENT KABILA MAKES UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO NORTH [...] (SBU) President Joseph Kabila arrived in Goma, North Kivu in an unannounced visit November 30, accompanied by PPRD Secretary General Vital Kamerhe and advisor Marcellin SIPDIS Cishambo. Kabila traveled to Goma to address issues raised by fighting between forces loyal to renegade General La [...]	2006-12-01 11:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1834	FARDC CHANGES COMMANDERS IN NORTH KIVU AFTER SAKE [...] (C) Summary: The Congolese military (FARDC) has made a series of high-level changes in its leadership in North Kivu province following the November 25-27 fighting in Sake (reftels). The heads of two Integrated Brigades which had performed poorly against pro-Nkunda forces were relieved of comma [...]	2006-12-07 15:01:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG
06KINSHASA1835	FORMER NKUNDA OFFICERS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO [...] (C) Summary: MONUC military officials in North Kivu December 4 debriefed former top lieutenants to Laurent Nkunda after the two abandoned the renegade general's ranks earlier that day (ref A). Colonel Bernard Mbyamungu and Major Dieudonne Kabika told MONUC interrogators the November 25 fightin [...]	2006-12-07 15:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS ASEC CG RW UG
06KINSHASA1840	DRC: NYAMULAGIRA VOLCANO ERUPTING AGAIN, FIRST [...] (U) Summary. Mount Nyamulagira , a volcano some 30 kilometers (21 miles) north of Goma, began erupting on November 27 at 2000, the first time since 2004. One major lava flow from the active fissure at the southern base of the volcano was headed in a southwesterly direction towards Lake Kivu an [...]	2006-12-08 12:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREF CG
06KINSHASA1882	OPPOSITION LAWYER CHARGED WITH INSURRECTION, ARMS [...] (C) Summary: Marie-Therese Nlandu Mpolo-Mene, a senior official during the Mobutu regime and an ally of Jean-Pierre Bemba, was charged by a military court December 11 with incitement to overthrow the government and with possession of illegal firearms. Kinshasa Special Police had arrested Nl [...]	2006-12-20 14:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1922	ITURI UPDATE: SKIRMISH BETWEEN FNI AND FARDC [...] (SBU) A December 24 skirmish between Peter Karim's FNI and FARDC forces in Juba territory, Ituri District left at least one government soldier dead and caused some civilians to flee to the forest. It is unclear who fired first, but according to MONUC, FNI militia members took several FARDC [...]	2006-12-26 10:22:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MOPS KPKO CG
06KINSHASA208	FY06 ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Kinshasa is submitting the following proposed project and requests funding from FY2006 ESF Anti-Trafficking in Persons funds: A. TITLE OF PROJECT Support to the Reintegration of Abductees and other Victims of Sexual Violence and Trafficking. B. NAME OF RECIPI [...]	2006-02-07 17:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KCRM ASEC ELAB SMIG CG
06KINSHASA265	ITURI UPDATE: FARDC MOVING INTO POSITION AGAINST [...] (C) Following a three-week delay due to logistical problems in previously planned military operations against the Patriotic Force of Resistance in Ituri (FRPI),the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) is moving commando troops from their base in Aba to Tchei (with the help of MONUC),where remnant [...]	2006-02-16 16:02:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KPKO CG
06KINSHASA339	DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2006 TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) American Embassy Kinshasa provides the following information in accordance with reftel instructions. Responses are keyed to reftel,s numbered paragraphs (21-24). Begin responses: (21) Overview of country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. The DRC is not a majo [...]	2006-03-01 15:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CG
06KINSHASA382	OPERATION SOUTH SENTINEL ENDS WITH FARDC CONTROL [...] (SBU) Operation South Sentinel, a joint FARDC - MONUC mission against the FDLR in South Kivu (reftel),ended March 5 with 300-400 FDLR troops pushed out of the area and with government control established over Ekingi, Manga, and Chibiroro towns. The towns, all in the Bunyakiri area of South K [...]	2006-03-07 16:09:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA435	ITURI: FARDC AND MONUC SEAL OFF BUNIA FROM MILITIAS [...] (C) The Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC),with support from MONUC peacekeepers, have sealed off Bunia to prevent the infiltration of militia forces into the city. Following the cessation of Operation Ituri Engraver (reftels),militias have continued sporadic attacks against the FARDC and MONUC [...]	2006-03-14 16:39:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS CG UG
06KINSHASA444	OFDA VISIT TO SOUTH KIVU [...] (U) This is the first of two communications reporting observations made by the USAID/OFDA DRC team during a three-week visit tourneeto in eastern DRC in February of 2006. Discussed here is the team's visit to South Kivu province in early February. 2. (U) Traveling to first to Kitutu, in [...]	2006-03-15 14:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF KPKO CG
06KINSHASA446	OFDA VISIT TO MITWABA, CENTRAL KATANGA, [...] (U) An estimated 29,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have appearedare present in several towns in Mitwaba Territory, located in the center of Katanga Province province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These IDPs are fleeing conflict between government troops and Mai -Mai milit [...]	2006-03-15 15:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF CG
06KINSHASA450	OFDA VISIT TO MITWABA, CENTRAL KATANGA, [...] (U) An estimated 29,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are present in several towns in Mitwaba Territory, located in the center of Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These IDPs are fleeing conflict between government troops and Mai Mai militia, and have to date re [...]	2006-03-16 12:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF CG
06KINSHASA452	OFDA VISIT TO SOUTH KIVU [...] (U) This is the first of two communications reporting observations made by the USAID/OFDA DRC team during a three-week visit to eastern DRC in February 2006. Discussed here is the team's visit to South Kivu province in early February. Traveling first to Kitutu, in southern South Kivu, the USA [...]	2006-03-16 12:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF KPKO CG
06KINSHASA470	N. KIVU GOVERNOR POLITICAL POSITIONING [...] (C) During a February 28 dinner in Goma (North Kivu Province) Governor Eugene Serufuli asserted to the Ambassador his confidence about the electoral future of North Kivu. Serufuli indicated that he has been coordinating with President Kabila and his staff, ostensibly regarding handling of the [...]	2006-03-21 13:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA488	GDRC TERMS UGANDAN THREAT TO INTERVENE [...] (U) Summary: Press reports suggesting Uganda's possible intent unilaterally to pursue Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) militants into Congolese territory provoked a pointed response from the GDRC. The Ugandan charge was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 22 March where he was told by F [...]	2006-03-24 11:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CG UG
06KINSHASA56	FARDC-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 15:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PHUM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA573	KABILA'S MILITARY STATUS CLARIFIED [...] (U) The debate over President Kabila's military status has been clarified following the publication of an official government decree accepting Kabila's voluntary resignation from the Congolese Army. The decree, signed March 15 by Kabila himself, was not made public until it appeared in the Apr [...]	2006-04-12 17:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPKO KDEM CG
06KINSHASA574	ITURI UPDATE: MONUC MAY REVIEW ITS RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Senior MONUC military officials are expressing frustration regarding joint Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC)-MONUC military operations in Ituri. Faced with logistical roadblocks impeding the FARDC's ability to respond quickly to situations and the general unprofessionalism of the Co [...]	2006-04-12 17:21:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA620	KABILA 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 15:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM KPKO CG
06KINSHASA631	ITURI UPDATE: NEW ANTI-MILITIA CAMPAIGN IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary: MONUC and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) are making final preparations for a new anti-militia campaign in Ituri District. While no date for the operation has been set, MONUC commanders believe fighting will begin soon. Meanwhile, militia forces of the Congolese Revolutionary [...]	2006-04-20 16:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPKO MOPS CG
06KINSHASA643	GDRC OFFICIAL: NO TO UGANDA'S CALL FOR HOT PURSUIT [...] (C) During an April 20 demarche, MFA Chief of Staff Jacques Djoli raised with PolOff Uganda's recent call for the right of "hot pursuit" into the DRC to chase elements of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Garamba National Park. Djoli said the GDRC would never agree to such a request, and aske [...]	2006-04-25 14:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO CG UG
06KINSHASA661	UPDF FORCES REPORTEDLY CLASH WITH LRA, FARDC [...] (C) MONUC Eastern Division commanders report that elements of the Ugandan People's Defense Forces (UPDF) clashed April 26 with suspected rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) near the DRC border post of Lasso (approximately 12 miles northeast of Aba). MONUC commanders also told PolOff that [...]	2006-04-27 14:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG SU UG
06KINSHASA686	A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH NORTH KIVU GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 4 meeting, North Kivu Governor Eugene Serufuli told A/S Frazer and the Ambassador that the biggest problems facing North Kivu were continued insecurity, a lack of economic progress, and the challenge of establishing a democratic culture. End summary. 2. (C) S [...]	2006-05-02 14:47:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG
06KINSHASA700	MONUC INVESTIGATES UPDF INCURSIONS INTO DRC [...] (C) Summary: Following the reported April 25 incursion of Ugandan Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) troops into the DRC near Aba (reftel),MONUC dispatched a joint verification mission to the area to investigate. The MONUC team concluded that elements of the UPDF had infiltrated DRC territory, but [...]	2006-05-04 15:51:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MOPS CG SU UG
06KINSHASA703	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: EUGENE DIOMI [...] (C) Although there are 33 presidential candidates registered for the DRC's upcoming elections, there are only about a dozen who can actually be considered serious candidates. One of these is Eugene Diomi, head of the Christian Democrats, a party which has its roots in Bas Congo province (Diomi [...]	2006-05-05 09:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM CG
06KINSHASA704	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: EUGENE DIOMI [...] (C) Although there are 33 presidential candidates registered for the DRC's upcoming elections, there are only about a dozen who can actually be considered serious candidates. One of these is Eugene Diomi, head of the Christian Democrats, a party which has its roots in Bas Congo province (Diomi [...]	2006-05-05 09:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM CG
06KINSHASA705	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PROFILE: EUGENE DIOMI [...] (C) Although there are 33 presidential candidates registered for the DRC's upcoming elections, there are only about a dozen who can actually be considered serious candidates. One of these is Eugene Diomi, head of the Christian Democrats, a party which has its roots in Bas Congo province (Diomi [...]	2006-05-05 09:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM CG
06KINSHASA722	SUPREME DEFENSE COUNCIL MAKES KEY DECISIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a series of marathon meetings beginning May 6 and running through late evening May 8, the Supreme Defense Council, chaired by President Kabila and attended by senior GDRC officials, addressed serious shortcomings plaguing the FARDC, including human rights violations, and failur [...]	2006-05-09 11:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MARR KPKO CG
06KINSHASA788	ELECTIONS: ITURI POLITICS NOT YET IN FULL BLOOM [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast to the open displays of political showmanship elsewhere in the DRC, Ituri District has yet to see much public electoral campaigning within its borders. Political parties freely operate in the region, but the practice of politics remains largely out of public view, as [...]	2006-05-18 16:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG UG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA793	ELECTIONS: PPRD SURPRISINGLY COMPETITIVE IN GRAND [...] (C) Summary: North Kivu's "Grand Nord" region, the assumed stronghold of candidates and political parties of Nande tribal origin, is undergoing a political transformation of sorts in the months leading up to the DRC's July 30 presidential and legislative elections. Long a power base for nation [...]	2006-05-19 11:40:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG UG RW ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA859	FARDC 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 11:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPKO KDEM MARR CG UG
06KINSHASA942	UNSC SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE: ELECTIONS MUST TAKE [...] (U) Summary: Following a three-day visit in the DRC, a delegation from the UN Security Council (UNSC) announced it was "encouraged" by the country's political progress and rebuffed calls for a "dialogue" that would delay July 30 elections or lead to a re-negotiation of transitional institution [...]	2006-06-14 13:34:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPKO KDEM UNSC CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA984	FINANCE MINISTER RESPONDS TO PRESSURES [...] (C) Summary: Finance Minister Banguli organized a lunch June 19 involving Budget Minister Mwamba, Central Bank Governor Masangu, and the German, British, French, Belgian, and U.S. Ambassadors to discuss the GDRC's rather dire fiscal problems. Banguli focused on three issues, the GDRC,s excess [...]	2006-06-23 11:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EADI PREL CG
06KINSHASA987	CONTROVERSIAL SPIRITUAL LEADER SENTENCED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Kuthino Fernando, the spiritual leader of the Church of the Army of Victory, was sentenced June 16 to twenty years in prison on charges of masterminding a failed December 2002 assassination attempt on a fellow pastor. Kuthino was arrested at his church in Kinshasa where police r [...]	2006-06-23 14:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM CG
06KIRKUK104	KDP ASAYISH CHIEF ON SECURITY ISSUES IN KIRKUK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The chief of Asayish in Kirkuk said the Iraqi Army and police in Kirkuk were neither effective nor serious in their duties because their loyalties were based on ethnic bonds. He said Hawijah was a terrorist safe haven and that its poor security situation had a negative effect o [...]	2006-04-29 16:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PINS PINR PREL PTER PNAT IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK105	PUK ASAYISH CLAIMS SECURITY DOMINANCE IN KIRKUK [...] SUMMARY. The PUK chief of Asayish (internal security) in Kirkuk complained that the MNF-I and Iraqi Army did not recognize the Asayish as a formal security force below the greenline and expressed frustration that the Asayish had to obtain MNF-I permission prior to making an arrest. He claime [...]	2006-04-29 16:49:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PINS PINR PREL PTER PNAT IZ IR SY TU
06KIRKUK12	(C) KRG UNIFICATION: TWO YEARS TO FORM NEW SECURITY SERVICE [...] (S) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. Kurdistan Regional Government-Sulaymaniyah (KRG-S) PM Omar Fattah told RC and DRC January 26 he expected the two main Kurdish parties to name a PM and a Deputy PM for a unified KRG in the next few days so the Kurds could present a unified face in Baghdad. PUK De [...]	2006-01-28 20:03:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PGOV EAID PINR PINS KDEM IZ IS BAGHDAD FOR POL
06KIRKUK122	KIRKUK SUNNI ARABS ON KIDNAPPINGS AND ARTICLE 140 [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 22, Iraqi Republican Gathering's Kirkuk office head detailed a series of kidnappings between Kurds and Sunni Arabs in Kirkuk. He used the incidents as an example of how organized the Sunni Arab population would be against the annexation of Kirkuk. He warned that Isl [...]	2006-06-29 16:36:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
06KIRKUK135	(C) PUK ASAYISH HEAD - KIRKUK SECURITY WORSENING [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Asayish head, Hallkawt Abdullah Aziz, said on July 24 that the security situation in Kirkuk was getting worse. He said terrorists had sympathizers among the Iraqi Police (IP) officers and checkpoint guards who facilitated t [...]	2006-07-31 10:23:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PTER KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK136	(C) KDP KIRKUK ASAYISH HEAD ON SECURITY, MERGER WITH PUK, [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: KDP Kirkuk Asayish head, Hallo Najat Hamza, told IPAOs on July 25 that the terrorists were getting stronger and were targeting security forces in Kirkuk. Hamza said the open borders of Kirkuk and guards cooperating with the terrorists at checkpoints were pri [...]	2006-08-02 17:27:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PREL PTER KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK139	KIRKUK POLICE SAY SECURITY SITUATION DETERIORATING [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: According to police, the security situation in Kirkuk province has reached new lows. IP forces were taking major casualties and the Sadr group was encouraging movement from the south to areas in southern Kirkuk in an attempt to ignite tensions between Sunni and [...]	2006-08-15 11:31:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS PINR PREL PTER IZ KDEM
06KIRKUK147	(C) KRG MINISTER FOR PESHMERGA AFFAIRS ON MERGER, SECURITY, [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister for Peshmerga Affairs, Omar Osman Ibrahim, said on August 7 the KDP and PUK were ready to merge their Peshmerga forces within six months (Septel.). Ibrahim said Peshmerga were located below the 'Green Line' anywhe [...]	2006-08-22 09:00:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PNAT PREF PTER IZ TU KDEM
06KIRKUK179	ANOTHER ANTI-ISG DEMONSTRATION AT REO - KIRKUK [...] (U) On December 19, a group of about 100-150 demonstrators from the Turcoman People's Women Union assembled in front of the REO to express discontent with provisions of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) report. The Women Union is an affiliate of the Turcoman Brotherhood Party (led by Walid Sharika, a [...]	2006-12-21 14:20:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR PGOV PBTS IZ
06KIRKUK27	(S) KURDISH IA UNIT SPLITS OVER DEPLOYING OUT OF KIRKUK [...] (S) The 101st tells REO that the MOD ordered the 4th BN, 2nd BDE, 4th Iraqi Army DIV to deploy from Kirkuk outside of Kirkuk province to Bayji. We understand this IA unit is composed of Kurds, but was not a former Peshmerga unit. After the order was given, about half (50%) of the unit deser [...]	2006-02-05 06:40:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	MOPS PGOV KDEM PINS IZ
06KIRKUK31	TRAIN TO WORK PROPOSAL [...] This is a SET Tikrit cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. In Salah Ad Din Province, a group of men is trying to tackle part of the employment problem. They have devised a program very similar to the U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps, and hope to present it to the PRDC this month. Funding [...]	2006-02-08 16:52:00	REO Kirkuk	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV IZ
06KIRKUK40	(U) BA'QUBAH CARTOON DEMONSTRATION LARGEST IN OVER A YEAR [...] (U) This is a SET Ba'qubah cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. A February 19 demonstration in Ba'qubah protesting Danish cartoons and the alleged 2004 British beating of students in al-Amarah amassed one of the largest crowds Ba'qubah has seen in a demonstration to date. The numbers may imply a cons [...]	2006-02-22 09:50:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KDEM PINS IZ
06KIRKUK46	(C) ORGANIZED, WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION IN FUEL DISTRIBUTION [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: A highly organized corruption ring is running a black market for fuel in Kirkuk, manipulating fuel prices, and siphoning fuel to Iran and Turkey for profit. The organization parallels KDP and PUK party, Peshmerga and Asayish structures. Attempts to cover up its [...]	2006-02-26 19:06:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR EPET ECON PINS 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 19:13:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV 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 05:41:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KDEM MOPS KISL IZ IR
06KIRKUK59	SUNNI POLITICIANS SAY HAWIJAH PRIME FOR COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two members of the Iraqi Republican Gathering separately stressed the need to expand Coalition outreach to Sunni Arabs in Hawijah - a Sunni Arab city southwest of Kirkuk. They admitted the city was a Ba'athist stronghold, but claimed it had few foreign fighters, and recommended [...]	2006-03-10 14:02:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PINS PINR PTER IZ
06KIRKUK64	(S) OPERATION SWARMER UPDATE 0600 BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a SET Tikrit cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. OPERATION SWARMER began on March 16, Northeast of Samarra, Iraq to kill or capture AIF, to disrupt AI operations, and to capture weapons caches. The Governor of Salah Ad Din Province gave a news conference, and will give a second on March 17 [...]	2006-03-17 14:27:00	REO Kirkuk	SECRET	MOPS PINS PGOV PTER IZ
06KIRKUK72	IRAQI ARMY RAID ON TURCOMAN VILLAGE - TWO DEAD, SEVERAL [...] (C) Summary. A mid-march Iraqi Army (IA) raid in predominately Turcoman village near the At Tamim - Salah ad Din provincial border results in two deaths, several injuries, and alleged widespread destruction of property. Turcoman frustration increases to what they perceive as an excessive mil [...]	2006-03-29 04:39:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KDEM IZ
06KIRKUK83	ZEBARI SHAYKH SAYS TRIBES CONTROL SOCIAL AFFAIRS IN NORTHERN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of the Zebari tribe said he supported the Coalition presence in Iraq, but requested that the U.S. pay more attention to the tribes. He explained that while the Sunni Arabs of Iraq are demanding a U.S. withdrawal, the Kurds fear it. Zebari said Kurds blamed the U.S. fo [...]	2006-04-10 13:50:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PHUM PINS PREL PINR KDEM KWMN IZ IR
06KIRKUK9	(C) KRG-E INTERIOR MINISTER OFFERS POLICE HELP [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with Regional Coordinator (RC),Karim Sinjari, Minister of Interior for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil (KRG-E),said he agreed with the USG decision to make 2006 "the year of the police." He said Iraq's police force suffered f [...]	2006-01-23 12:28:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PREL MARR IZ
06KIRKUK98	BADR ORGANIZATION IN KIRKUK COOPERATING ON SECURITY AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Badr Organization claims to be a multiethnic group in northern Iraq. Badr representatives claim most Shia Arabs in Kirkuk are Ba'ath loyalists. The Badr representatives claimed to defer security responsibilities to the Iraqi Army and police. The Badr Organization is postp [...]	2006-04-25 13:34:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM PINS PINR PREL IZ IR SY TU
06KUALALUMPUR1977	MALAYSIA RELEASES 11 DETAINEES WITH PAST TERRORIST [...] (S/NF) Malaysia unexpectedly released 11 people, originally held for terrorist links, from ISA (Internal Security Act) detention on October 18. The eleven represent Malaysian citizens previously tied to the Malaysia Militant Group (KMM) or the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group. Local med [...]	2006-10-19 10:27:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINR ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR1996	MALAYSIA RELEASES SIX MORE ISA DETAINEES LINKED TO [...] (SBU) Following the unexpected October 18 release of 11 prisoners from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention (reftel),late on October 19 Malaysia freed an additional six detainees who had been held for suspected links to terrorism. The six men are all Malaysian citizens originally arrested [...]	2006-10-20 08:52:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINR ASEC MY
06KUALALUMPUR2054	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MALAYSIAN ARMY INQUIRIES [...] (S) We delivered reftel A demarche, concerning the Malaysian Army's attempts to purchase surveillance equipment from Iran, to Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary, Multilateral Political Division on November 3. We SIPDIS asked for the Malaysian Government to provide us with [...]	2006-11-03 06:50:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC IR MY
06KUALALUMPUR2198	NSD CHIEF DETAILS SECURITY DUTIES, THAI VISIT, [...] (C) The head of Malaysia's National Security Division (NSD),Ahmad Fuad, discussed NSD's broad duties, including its disaster management role, and inquired about U.S. technical assistance during a November 29 meeting with the DCM. Fuad said that Thai General Sonthi had used his visit to Kual [...]	2006-11-30 09:10:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EAID SENV RP TH MY
06KUWAIT1599	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] Saturday, 6 May, 2006 -- Ahmed Bu-Dostour wrote in the conservative Arabic-language daily Al-Watan under the title "Will Al-Maliki fix what Al-Jaafari ruined": "The first public statement made by Al-Maliki called for the dismantlement of armed militias and their integration into the army. Al [...]	2006-05-07 05:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT1980	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 2-3 VISIT TO KUWAIT OF NEA [...] (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait. Your June 2-3 visit follows the recent productive visits of other Department principals -- Under Secretary Joseph, Assistant Secretary Hillen, Counselor Zelikow, and Assistant Secretary Wayne. You will meet with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Post [...]	2006-05-30 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2066	NEA 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 20:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR IZ KPAL KU
06KUWAIT2116	FACE OFF--AMERICAN AND KUWAITI WOMEN MEET ON THE BASKETBALL [...] Summary: Embassy Kuwait arranged a rematch between Camp Arifjan's American military women's basketball team and Kuwait's Al-Fatat Sports Club women's team on Thursday, April 27, 2006. The American team defeated the Kuwaiti team on its home court in this second in a series of friendship games, [...]	2006-06-06 16:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL KISL PHUM KMDR ZP KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT2148	FREEDOM AGENDA AND JUNE 29 ELECTIONS: PROGRESS ON [...] (S/NF) Summary and comment: The June 29 Kuwaiti parliamentary election campaign has commenced. Some observers will be tempted to use votes for women and reform candidates as a litmus test for the pace and success of political reform in the Gulf region. A more nuanced view is required. The [...]	2006-06-07 17:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2266	(S) ARAB IRANIAN LEADER CALLS ON U.S. TO LAUNCH [...] (S) Abdullah Yaseen Asakera -- also known as Abu Sa'ad, Abu Hussein, and Abu Fatima -- contacted Post and requested a meeting to talk about the Ahwazi (Arab) community in Iran. (Note: The Arab-Iranians call themselves the Ahwazis, after Ahwaz, the Arabized name of the capital of the heavily [...]	2006-06-13 14:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR KU
06KUWAIT2295	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - ZARQAWI'S DEATH AND THE GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 16:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PTER PGOV KU TERRORISM

06KUWAIT2729	SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S [...] (U) See action request in paragraph 20. 2. (C/NF) Welcome to Kuwait, Secretary Gutierrez. Your visit comes after historic parliamentary elections in which women voted for the first time and pro-reform candidates won a clear majority. As required by law, the cabinet resigned following th [...]	2006-07-08 11:25:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	BEXP EINV KIPR OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT2813	SCENESETTER FOR JULY 21-22 VISIT TO KUWAIT OF [...] (C) Welcome to Kuwait, Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Counselor Zelikow, and delegation. Your visit comes during a period in which Kuwait has been active both domestically and regionally. Parliamentary elections, the first in which women participated as both voters and candidates, were held Jun [...]	2006-07-12 10:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PREL KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT2822	PARLIAMENT ESTABLISHES COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE [...] (U) In its inaugural session on July 12, Kuwait's new Parliament voted unanimously to establish a committee for dealing with the over 100,000 "Bidoon" -- Arabs with no legal documentation proving their citizenship -- living in Kuwait. The proposal for the committee was initiated by MP Khudair [...]	2006-07-12 15:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT2921	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON, ISRAEL, AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-22 09:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT2953	KIMMITT/ZELIKOW VISIT TO KUWAIT: GOK LEADERSHIP [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and State Department Counselor Zelikow, during a July 22 visit, briefed Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah, Deputy PM and FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed, Finance Minister Bader Al-Humaidhi, Fawzi Al-Hunaif of the Kuwait Fund, and Director General of the Arab [...]	2006-07-23 15:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
06KUWAIT3027	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-29 11:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3044	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-30 10:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3078	BIDOON ACTIVIST MP: BIDOON (STATELESS ARABS) ARE [...] (C/NF) After the recent announcement of the formation of a Bidoon Affairs Committee in the National Assembly, Poloff met with Committee Rapporteur Khodair Al-Enezi on July 29 to hear his views the Bidoon issue. (Note: The Bidoon -- which means "without" in Arabic -- are Arab residents whose [...]	2006-08-01 14:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PTER KU
06KUWAIT3135	TFLE01: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-05 11:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3205	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 08:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3227	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-12 09:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3269	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-13 09:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3283	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH, AMERICA, AND THE MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-14 07:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3320	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - INTERPRETING LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-16 09:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3379	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - LEBANON FALLOUT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-20 10:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3383	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH'S RESISTANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-21 09:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3418	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AFTER THE WAR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-22 11:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3444	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-23 11:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3528	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - AMERICA IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-30 10:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT3582	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN, LEBANON, AND IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-05 10:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT363	CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR KUWAIT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, at para 3. 2. (S) In a January 21, 2006 meeting with General Abizaid, Kuwait's Army Chief of Staff General Fahad Al-Amir asked that USG provide Kuwait a wide range of training and technical capabilities to deal with emerging nuclear issues posed b [...]	2006-02-01 10:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MARR ETTC MCAP ENRG SENV KU IR
06KUWAIT3638	COUNTRY 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 12:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC OTRA KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3641	COUNTRY 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 14:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC OTRA KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3817	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - HEZBOLLAH [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-24 07:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
06KUWAIT407	KUWAIT: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) Note on classification: Kuwait's extensive support for U.S. and Coalition troops in the country is sensitive both domestically and in the region. While all of the figures in the unclassified and the sensitive but unclassified sections of this report are from unclassified SIPDIS source [...]	2006-02-06 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL MCAP MOPS KU
06KUWAIT4173	KUWAIT-IRAQ BORDER VISIT: OCTOBER 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, Econoffs and DHS officer visited Abdaly Border Crossing, Coalition Crossing, and Navistar on the Kuwait-Iraq border. Despite a number of cross-border incidents in August and September 2006 (reftel),activity at the border appeared calm due in part to the decrea [...]	2006-10-18 10:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PBTS KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS KTFN PTER
06KUWAIT4509	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...]	2006-11-25 10:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU
06KUWAIT4512	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...]	2006-11-25 11:55:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU
06KUWAIT4562	CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: NEXT STEPS ON USG [...] (S/NF) On 29 November, Econoff met with Ali Al-Obaid, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait's Oil Sector Services Company (OSSCo) to discuss opportunities to expand USG-GOK cooperation to enhance the security of Kuwait's critical energy infrastructure. OSSCo is a new subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corpo [...]	2006-12-04 08:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PTER EPET KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT4568	GENERAL ABIZAID'S MEETINGS WITH THE KUWAITI AMIR, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 28 meeting, the Amir warmly welcomed General Abizaid back to Kuwait, noting the enduring friendship between his country and the United States. On Iraq, the Amir said the U.S. needs to quickly hand over authority to Iraqi security forces, and reduce its own exposur [...]	2006-12-04 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ IR
06KUWAIT4625	KUWAITIS TELL NEA PDAS JEFFREY INCREASED [...] (C/NF) Summary: During his December 9 visit to Kuwait, PDAS Jeffrey met with a number of prominent Kuwaitis to discuss Iraq and Iran. The Kuwaitis expressed concern about rising Iranian influence in the region and emphasized the need for international cooperation. They agreed that the GCC s [...]	2006-12-11 15:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN RELATIONS
06KUWAIT4638	EVOLVING IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER CROSSING PROCEDURES [...] (C/NF) Summary. On December 5, Kuwait Ministry of Interior (MOI) and United States Coalition Forces Land Component Command (CFLCC) officials accompanied by Emboff met and discussed Kuwait-Iraq border crossing issues arising from recently altered MOI procedures. The MOI began using new procedu [...]	2006-12-12 14:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PBTS KU IZ
06KUWAIT4687	BAH HUMBUG! SALAFI MP SLAMS CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR [...] (U) Salafi MP Waleed Al-Tabtabaei sent a formal question to the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor complaining about the "irresponsible violations" that occurred when an American army delegation delivered toys to an orphanage run by the Ministry on December 10, reported the Arabic daily Al- [...]	2006-12-20 13:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL KIRF KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT702	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] Thursday, 23 February 2006 -- Arab Times Front page "Urgent pleas against civil war" -- Al-Qabas Front page "Iraq races against sectarian violence" -- Al-Qabas p. 3 "The Amir denounces the explosion at the Imam Al-Hadi mausoleum: terrorist acts far from the teachings of our religion" [...]	2006-03-04 05:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KYIV4021	UKRAINE: WHO WERE THE FATHERLAND'S DEFENDERS? THE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Orthodox feast day of Pokrova (October 14),marked for centuries to honor defenders of the fatherland, occasioned three dueling marches in downtown Kyiv between elderly veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and nationalist supporters on the one hand and Communists [...]	2006-10-18 10:23:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ASEC UP
06LAGOS1021	JULY 11 NIGER DELTA INCIDENT SUMMARY [...] This is the biweekly roundup of security incidents in the Niger Delta. This roundup excludes "normal" street crime and concentrates on particularly serious incidents with a possible militant or political element. These incidents have not been reported in other cables or are updates of previ [...]	2006-07-24 10:01:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1078	ONE GERMAN, THREE FILIPINOS, KIDNAPPED IN RIVERS [...] (SBU) A German and three Filipinos kidnapped in Rivers State on August 3 and 4, respectively, are still being held hostage. Guido Schiffaiph, a German national working for German construction firm Julius Berger, was taken hostage in the city of Port Harcourt when reportedly a man dressed in [...]	2006-08-07 21:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER PINR NI
06LAGOS1136	MILITANTS TAKE TWO HOSTAGES AFTER FIGHT WITH [...] (SBU) The lull in kidnappings had a very brief life. Even before the six hostages released on August 23 could depart the country, another incident occurred in Port Harcourt. Two expatriates were taken hostage in Port Harcourt last night after fighting broke out between mobile police forces a [...]	2006-08-25 15:17:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1254	EIGHT EXPATRIATES KIDNAPPED IN AKWA IBOM STATE [...] (C) Summary: Eight expatriates, including four from the United Kingdom, two from Malaysia, one from Romania and one from India, were kidnapped October 3 in an attack on the residential compound of Bristow Helicopters, a contractor for ExxonMobil, in Akwa Ibom State. Two additional attacks on [...]	2006-10-04 18:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1419	BAYELSA SENIOR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES IJAW MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary. On November 20 Dr. Godknows Igali, Secretary to the State Government of Bayelsa, told the Consul General and British Deputy High Commissioner he has made headway establishing relations with several Ijaw militant leaders whereby he can now dissuade them from disruptive violence. H [...]	2006-12-12 16:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS235	AN NGO HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR'S TALE [...] (C) In a recent meeting with Poloff, Ledum Mitee, President of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP),described his role in the recent Delta hostage crisis involving four oil service company workers, including one Amcit. Mitee described the kidnappers as well-armed and su [...]	2006-02-16 15:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS250	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #2 [...] (SBU) Willbros will contact the next-of-kin for all of their employees, and have already made contact with the family of AmCit Macon Hawkins. Shell reports Hawkins has hypertension, as does Russell Spell. 2. (U) Aside from the three Americans reported reftel B, the other captives have [...]	2006-02-18 17:45:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS286	ONITSHA RIOTS UPDATE:POLICE KEPT ON ALERT [...] (SBU) Violence in Onitsha, Nnewi and other cities in Anambra State has subsided following the February 21-22 riots. But police in Anambra and several other southeastern states remain on high alert. Anambra State government media spokesman said he expected police to remain deployed in various c [...]	2006-02-24 17:25:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS289	VIOLENT CLASHES IN ENUGU, KONTAGORA, AND MINA [...] (SBU) In continuing sectarian violence in the south of Nigeria, Nigerian Red Cross Disaster Management Officer Adeyemo Andronitus told us his volunteers reported two Hausa Muslims killed and several injured in Abakpa settlement in Enugu, Enugu State at 7:30 am February 25. Muslim traders in l [...]	2006-02-25 16:37:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS291	ONITSHA UNREST: RED CROSS REPORTING THOUSANDS [...] (SBU) Following three days with no reports of violence in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigerian Red Cross reported three Hausa Muslims and one Igbo man were killed in a skirmish outside a hotel on February 25. A police officer escorting Hausas from the hotel allegedly shot and killed an Igbo man a [...]	2006-02-26 15:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
06LAGOS297	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #11 [...] (C) Chief Edwin Clark, a member of the Delta State negotiating committee, told Econoff more medicine was dispatched for the hostages on Saturday. ------------------- Negotiations Update ------------------- 2. (C) Clark and other sources around Warri told Econoff some of the hostages [...]	2006-02-27 16:21:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS298	NO NEW REPORTS OF SECTARIAN VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Violence in Onitsha, Nwei and other cities in Anambra has subsided. However, police in Anambra remain on high alert and a curfew remains in place. The Nigerian Red Cross reported 8,600 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) remain in an army barracks in Onitsha, the most populous city in [...]	2006-02-27 16:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS317	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #13 [...] (C) AmCit hostage Macon Hawkins was released this evening to two foreign journalists and is currently at Delta State Governor Ibori's mansion. Econoffs are accompanying Hawkins and plan to remain with him overnight at the Shell medical clinic in Warri. Shell will bring him to Lagos tomorrow b [...]	2006-03-01 18:37:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS363	NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 20 [...] (C) Delta State Government officials had no updates on hostage welfare except to say that they are in good health. Conoff in Warri continues to ask for recent proof of life. Shell reports there will be another visit to the camp by journalists with a good track record of access to the Movemen [...]	2006-03-09 16:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS478	CHEVRON NIGERIA SEEKS LONG-TERM SOLUTION TO DELTA [...] (C) Chevron Nigeria security consultant Hamish MacDonald shared concerns that a large amount of money was paid for the release of the Delta hostages and an industry of hostage-taking may be in the offing. Chevron has managed thus far to stay out of harm's way, but MacDonald feels the urgent [...]	2006-04-03 06:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENERG ASEC EAID NI
06LAGOS48	OIL WORKER HOSTAGE SITUATION SITREP #4 [...] (C) The British High Commission, in conversation with PolCouns Abuja, confirmed the identity of the person whom Reuters correspondent Tom Ashby interviewed on January 16 as British citizen Nigel Watson Clark. During the interview, the perpetrators give a two-day deadline for complying with [...]	2006-01-17 08:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR CASC NI
06LAGOS596	HEAD OF NORTHERN ELDERS SPEAKS ON 3RD TERM [...] (C) Summary. Former presidential aspirant and father of the Kwara State Governor, Sola Saraki, told the Consul General (CG) President Obasanjo is determined to remain in power by any means. Saraki emphasized that the 2007 election will go to one of Nigeria's more established figures--the next [...]	2006-05-04 07:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS653	SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE JAN TO APR [...] This is a roundup of various recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables or are updates of previously reported [...]	2006-05-15 08:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KIRF NI
06LAGOS701	SENIOR BAYELSA OFFICIAL SEES MILITANTS AS A [...] (C) Summary: During a series of April 28-29 discussions with the Consul General, Bayelsa State Secretary of State Government, Dr. Godknows Igali, described militant activity in the Delta region as an inchoate "civil insurrection" that promised to expand. He emphasized the Ijaw militants re [...]	2006-05-23 11:55:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET PINS PTER NI
06LAGOS743	THE NIGER DELTA: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY [...] SUMMARY (C) (Note: This cable was drafted prior to the latest hostage-taking which occurred off the coast of Bayelsa State during the early morning hours of June 2. A more detailed report of that incident will be provided Septel. At this juncture, most of the evidence suggests this hostage [...]	2006-06-02 13:20:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	PGOV EPET PINS PTER NI
06LAPAZ167	MORALES INAUGURATION SPEECH: A MIXED BAG [...] (SBU) Summary. Evo Morales' January 22 inauguration speech was many things: long, rambling and inconsistent, but also direct, passionate and heartfelt. He celebrated international support for his government from the United States, Venezuela and Cuba. But in a less-than-presidential manner, [...]	2006-01-23 21:00:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ1729	HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF? [...] (C) Summary: Bolivia's 1952 revolution, led by the National Revolutionary Movement (MNR),redistributed land and nationalized mining resources (including tin, Bolivia's principal export at the time) in an effort to correct economic disparity and established universal suffrage to promote greate [...]	2006-06-27 14:30:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ180	GOB NAMES LEFTIST CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary: President Morales announced the 16 members of his cabinet January 23, the majority leftist, indigenous and from the altiplano. Morales exhorted the new cabinet to change Bolivia, integrate marginalized members of society, eliminate corruption, and serve -- not exploit -- the peo [...]	2006-01-24 19:41:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV TBIO BL
06LAPAZ2557	GARCIA LINERA URGES CAMPESINOS TO TAKE UP ARMS [...] (SBU) Although Acting President Alvaro Garcia Linera met with all nine prefects (governors) September 19 in an effort to resolve continuing stalemate over the Constituent Assembly's rules of order and to express the GOB's willingness to negotiate, he sent a very different message September 20 [...]	2006-09-21 18:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2718	AYMARA HEARTLAND PREPARED TO MOBILIZE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28, leaders from Omasuyos Province in La Paz department, a majority Aymara area, threatened to march to Sucre or Santa Cruz to pressure Constituent Assembly members to agree to the MAS' agenda. Leaders from the province told Emboff on October 4 that they had not yet [...]	2006-10-06 21:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2946	AMBASSADOR, MOD DISCUSS WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel October 30, discussing a wide range of military issues. San Miguel told the Ambassador that the F-10 weapons have been moved to the army depository in La Paz, and that his ministry would coordinate with [...]	2006-10-30 22:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PARM PGOV PREL SNAR
06LAPAZ3062	GARCIA LINERA'S RADICAL PAST RESURFACES [...] (SBU) Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera's membership in the indigenous-based terrorist group the Tupak Katari Guerilla Army (EGTK),the armed wing of the Tupak Katari Revolutionary Liberation Movement (MRTKL),resurfaced recently as press reports focused on the progress of his petition with [...]	2006-11-14 21:51:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM BL
06LAPAZ3301	HUNGER STRIKES TURN VIOLENT, PRESSURE MOUNTS [...] (C) Violence erupted during the afternoon of December 5 when Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) militants confronted a group of hunger strikers in La Paz's historic San Francisco church. Meanwhile, the hunger strike in support of a two-thirds voting mechanism in the Constituent Assembly (CA) is [...]	2006-12-06 21:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL ECON PGOV PHUM PREL
06LAPAZ3324	SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT [...] (SBU) The Second Summit of the Community of South American Nations (CSN) is scheduled to take place December 8-9 in Cochabamba. Reports differ on how many presidents will attend, but on December 7, the GOB claimed that 11 South American presidents have confirmed their attendance, although we [...]	2006-12-08 15:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BL
06LIBREVILLE196	LONG-TERM REPUBLICAN GUARD COMMANDER REMOVED [...] (C) General of the Army Andre Oyini, the commander of the Gabonese Republican Guard for more than twenty years, was quietly removed from his post along with several other senior officers. Oyini was replaced by former Deputy Commander Brigadier General Gregoire Kouna. The shakeup is signifi [...]	2006-03-30 11:44:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR GB
06LIBREVILLE217	GABONESE DEFENSE MINISTRY SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (U) Minister of Defense Ali Bongo elevated General Robert Mangollo M'voulou to the post of Secretary General at the Ministry of National Defense April 4, replacing General of the Army Jean-Remy Ondo, who was appointed Secretary General for National Defense at the Presidency. The Ministry of [...]	2006-04-05 16:36:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GB
06LILONGWE1040	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Lt. Ngatwali MWANJA, Service no. 0952, Second BN Malawi Rifles Unit, Military police, International Student Detachment School, Ft. Leonard wood MO11 Dec 2006 Q 11 May 2007 2. Lt. Mjanike NUNDWE, Service no. 0945, Cobbe Barracks, Military police, International Student Detachment School, Ft. L [...]	2006-11-30 06:05:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
06LILONGWE167	ACOTA VIP DAY A SUCCESS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-17 13:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE566	IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification [...] Capt. Brightie Stegs Winston Mkomba, Service No. 0871, Moyale Barr Chaplain Officer Basic Course, US Army Chaplain Center and School, 10 Hamptom Parkway, Ft. Jacson SC 29207-7025, July 3-September 8, 2006 Post requests that the department issue similar clearance. EASTHAM [...]	2006-06-30 08:17:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MASS MI
06LIMA1065	VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: ANDRADE GLUM ON [...] (C) Centrist Front First Vice President candidate Alberto Andrade continues to blame his alliance's presidential candidate Valentin Paniagua for their campaign's shortcomings and lack of success in the polls. Andrade seems to be focusing on the congressional race, in which he believes the C [...]	2006-03-17 18:56:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1154	VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: AREQUIPA IS HUMALA [...] (SBU) In traditionally idiosyncratic, independent-minded Arequipa, business, media, and University leaders told Poloff, during a 3/16-19 visit, that Ultra-nationalist, "outsider," Union por el Peru (UPP) presidential candidate Ollanta Humala would decisively win in Arequipa Department as well [...]	2006-03-23 22:38:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA123	RECORD 24 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES REGISTERED; [...] (U) A record 24 parties/alliances met the 1/9 deadline to apply to register their presidential tickets for the April election. Ex-President Alberto Fujimori's bid to head the Si Cumple party ticket was rejected by the Lima Special Electoral Board, but is being appealed to the National Electo [...]	2006-01-12 14:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1247	HUMALA'S LIAISON TO BUSINESS SECTOR MEETS WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Salomon Lerner Ghitis, ultranationalist "outsider" Union por el Peru (UPP) party presidential candidate Ollanta Humala's unofficial liaison to the business community, provided his impressions of Humala's policies, personality and advisors during a meeting with the Ambassador on [...]	2006-03-30 21:52:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ETRD PE
06LIMA1303	CANADIAN INVESTORS WARY OF HUMALA [...] (C) Summary. During a March 31 meeting, Canadian Ambassador Genevieve Des Rivieres provided Ambassador Struble with a readout of the nearly two hour meeting she hosted the day before between Ollanta Humala and Canadian investors. Ambassador Des Rivieres shared two impressions: first, that H [...]	2006-04-05 16:47:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EINV PE
06LIMA1346	ELECTION UPDATE: CAMPAIGNS HOLD FINAL RALLIES; [...] (U) Presidential hopefuls ended their campaigns with a flourish, holding massive closing rallies on 4/6, the final day for campaigning before the 4/9 general elections. Two of the three leading candidates, Unidad Nacional's Lourdes Flores and APRA's Alan Garcia, addressed their supporters in [...]	2006-04-07 18:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1637	GARCIA OFF TO GOOD START, SAYS APRA INSIDER DEL [...] (C) Summary: APRA insider Jorge del Castillo told the Ambassador April 25 that Alan Garcia is steering clear of public discussion of coalitions until after the second round of Presidential elections; Garcia feels (correctly, we judge) that opening talks with the Flores and Paniagua camp would [...]	2006-04-27 22:04:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA1852	HUMALA VISA ISSUE FOCUSES ATTENTION ON HIS ROLE IN [...] (U) Union por el Peru (UPP) presidential candidate Ollanta Humala and his campaign spokesmen continue to characterize the January 2005 revocation of Humala's U.S. visa as an attempt by the U.S. to destabilize his campaign. About 150 Humala supporters staged a protest demonstration outside the [...]	2006-05-12 20:44:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2070	WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH COMMENTATORS/MEDIA [...] Summary: (C) Visiting WHA PDAS Shapiro met with Peruvian news media figures in an off-the-record encounter at the Ambassador's Residence on 5/16. Participants described the appeal that Union Por el Peru (UPP) candidate Ollanta Humala's plainspoken authoritarian style had for rural inhabitant [...]	2006-05-25 18:20:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA248	OLLANTA HUMALA: KEYS TO HIS CHARACTER, LIKELY [...] (C) Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has offered little direct information about his attitudes toward the United States. The absence of direct criticism of the U.S. might lead some to conclude that his ideas about the U.S. are still gestating and possibly could be t [...]	2006-01-23 11:58:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA3103	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE, [...] (C) President Uribe expressed interest in both early approval of the proposed U.S.-Colombian FTA and, barring that, in a possible extension for APTDEA. Secretary Gutierrez described how both Ecuador and Bolivia had almost certainly scotched any chance for APTDEA extension through recent acti [...]	2006-08-08 19:18:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PINR PE
06LIMA3105	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS URUGUAYAN VP RODOLFO NIN [...] (C) Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and Ambassador Struble met with Uruguayan Vice President Rodolfo Nin and Uruguayan Ambassador to Peru Juan Oddone on 7/27. Nin said the GOU was most interested in an FTA with the U.S. He dismissed radical gestures by Hugo Chavez, stating that the new left in [...]	2006-08-08 19:20:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PINR PE
06LIMA3487	HUMALA FORMALLY CHARGED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] (SBU) Summary: Former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala was formally charged with human rights violations, and prohibited from leaving the country. While Humala has claimed the accusations are politicized, human rights representatives say they are credible and likely to stick. Humala's le [...]	2006-09-01 21:29:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PE
06LIMA3876	PERU TO FARC WEAPONS SMUGGLING RING BROKEN-UP [...] (U) Summary: Peruvian police have busted an arms smuggling ring that planned to ship weapons and munitions to the FARC in Colombia. During the operation, authorities confiscated over 3,500 rounds of ammunition and five air-to-surface missiles reportedly diverted from Peruvian military stockpi [...]	2006-09-28 22:06:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER CO PE
06LIMA4149	PERU DEFENSE MINISTER: PROBLEMS CREATE U.S. [...] (C) Minister of Defense Alan Wagner told Ambassador on 10/16 that he sees severe problems in the Army, including politicized promotions, a legacy of narco-corruption from the Montesinos era, and downright incompetence in weapons and munitions storage. He requested U.S. technical assistance in [...]	2006-10-23 13:53:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MARR PE
06LIMA4246	NEW HORIZONS A SUCCESS [...] Ambassador Struble traveled on 9/15 with government Ministers, Congresspersons and local leaders to close the bilateral New Horizons Humanitarian Exercises in Lambayeque Province. The group visited a medical readiness site, a school, and a well drilling project, all built compliments of New [...]	2006-10-31 19:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA4698	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REID [...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes at a moment when the new government led by President Alan Garcia is emerging from its honeymoon period and is beginning to feel popular pressure for action. The message from the June presidential election -- a contest in which Hugo Chavez protege Ollan [...]	2006-12-15 22:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OTRA PVIP PHUM PE
06LIMA494	HUMALA DOGGED BY ALLEGATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Ultra-nationalist, anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has recently been dogged by allegations that he committed human rights violations while serving as a Peruvian Army Officer in the Upper Huallaga Valley in the early 1990s. The Human Rights Coordinator, an umbrella group [...]	2006-02-06 23:38:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA622	NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR'S BRIEFING ON [...] (S) SUMMARY. National Intelligence Directorate Chief Julio Raygada sees SL as collaborating with the narcotics trade, but does not consider the Senderistas to be simply "narco-terrorists;" he asserts that the group remains ideologically focused in its activities. Raygada points out that in recent f [...]	2006-02-14 18:09:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET	PTER PGOV PE
06LIMA644	ELECTION UPDATE: CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE FILINGS [...] (U) Twenty five political parties met the 2/8 deadline for filing their congressional lists, resulting in some 3,000 Congressional candidates for 120 seats. The two leading presidential contenders, center-right Lourdes Flores and ultra-nationalist, anti-system candidate Ollanta Humala were bo [...]	2006-02-15 21:20:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR PREL ECON PE
06LIMA658	HUMALA DOWN BUT STILL AHEAD IN PUNO [...] A recent trip to Puno provided insights into ultra-nationalist, radical, anti-system candidate Ollanta Humala's support in this rural and traditionally more radical region of Peru (Ref C). Humala's popularity in Puno has been dented but not fatally damaged by political problems within his pa [...]	2006-02-16 21:49:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA728	FLIRTING WITH DISASTER? OLLANTA HUMALA'S ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The rise in the polls of the ultra- nationalist, anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has created considerable interest and concern about the kinds of economic policies he would implement as President. He has not yet offered an economic platform, and it is not cle [...]	2006-02-23 22:15:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SOCI PGOV PE
06LIMA86	HUMALA PERFORMS AT POST-CARACAS PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala held a sometimes-raucous press conference on 1/5/06 to explain his recent trip to Caracas. The event showcased Humala's ability to project a plainspoken "country boy" image and to use effective folksy sound bites to answer often- [...]	2006-01-09 22:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA9	PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS, DECEMBER 2005 [...] (SBU) The Government of Peru (GOP) eradicated close to 9,000 hectares of coca in 2005, far surpassing its goal of 8,000 hectares. This achievement was accomplished through the strong commitment of the Ministry of Interior's eradication force (CORAH) and the drug police (DIRANDRO) that provid [...]	2006-01-03 21:20:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LISBON1743	PORTUGAL READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNIFIL MISSION, [...] (C) UNIFIL's mandate, still under discussion, will determine the type and size of Portugal's contribution to the force. Portugal has the political will to participate, with Prime Minister Socrates and his cabinet awaiting clarification of the mandate before deciding on its force's composition [...]	2006-08-17 16:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE PO
06LISBON1861	PORTUGUESE CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL [...] (U) The Portuguese Superior Council on National Defense (CSDN) held an extraordinary session on August 29 and unanimously voted to send an Army Engineering and Construction Company with up to 140 personnel in mid-October to support UNIFIL. During the same meeting, the CSDN also announced the [...]	2006-08-31 14:17:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL LE PO
06LISBON2366	SCENESETTER FOR FM AMADO'S OCT 24 MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Luis Amado's visit with you is part of Portugal's effort to raise its profile in the international arena, particularly in the run-up to its EU Presidency which it will assume in the latter half of 2007. Although Prime Minister Socrates focused primarily on domestic issues du [...]	2006-10-20 17:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PREL PO
06LISBON2562	PORTUGAL ON GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the GAERC, Portuguese interlocutors provided a brief on the relevant issues. Amongst other issues, Portugal believes that Kosovo should not have an army, Israel needs to cooperate with the Rafah crossing project, EU support for the Lebanese Armed Forces is mired in [...]	2006-11-13 16:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM YI SR BK IS LE IR RS UZ CU
06LJUBLJANA272	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR ROBERT LOFTIS [...] (SBU) Ambassador Loftis: We welcome your visit to Slovenia to hold bilateral Pol-Mil talks. These talks will provide an excellent opportunity to: - Thank Slovenia for its robust contributions to ongoing NATO operations such as NTM-I, ISAF, and KFOR, as well as the completed Hurricane Katrin [...]	2006-05-05 05:05:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER SI
06LJUBLJANA32	ODC SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT, [...] SUMMARY: - THE IFF (S3-B-UAK) AND TALON RADIO (S3-B-UAJ) FMS CASES ARE NEARING COMPLETION. - PLANNING CONTINUES FOR THE 8-WEEK DEPLOYMENT LOGISTICS MTT SCHEDULED FOR THIS SPRING. - ODC CHIEF WILL VISIT OUR STATE-SIDE SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAM POINTS OF CONTACT FROM 30 JANUARY TO 3 [...]	2006-01-19 05:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR SI
06LJUBLJANA346	SLOVENIA: LTG ALBIN GUTMAN NAMED NEW CHOD [...] (U) On June 1, Minister of Defense Karl Erjavec named Lieutenant General Albin Gutman as the new Chief of Defense, to replace Major General Ladislav Lipic. The appointment officially became effective on June 2. 2. (U) Gutman,s military career began in Slovenia,s Territorial Defense Force, [...]	2006-06-02 05:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINR PREL SI

06LJUBLJANA414	SLOVENIA: COM AND PM JANSA MEET PRIOR TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-04 23:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR ENRG SI
06LJUBLJANA483	SLOVENIA: COM CALLS ON NEW CHIEF OF DEFENSE GUTMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 20 July COM paid a courtesy call on the new Chief of Defense (CHOD) of the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) Lt. General Albin Gutman. Gutman, returning to the CHOD position for the second time, was well prepared and talked at length about the entire slate of U.S.-Slovenia militar [...]	2006-07-26 04:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	SI
06LJUBLJANA611	SCENESETTER: SECDEF'S SEPTEMBER 27-29 TRIP TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mr. Secretary, we welcome your visit to Slovenia for the NATO Defense Ministerial in Portoroz, September 27-29, 2006. Since your November 2002 visit, Slovenia has assumed greater responsibility for the projection of security and promotion of democracy abroad and has emerged as [...]	2006-09-21 12:01:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER SI
06LJUBLJANA612	SLOVENIA: SLOVENIAN ARMED FORCES BACKGROUNDER [...] (U) In preparation for the Secretary of Defense's visit to Slovenia for the NATO Defense Ministerial in Portoroz, September 27-29, 2006, and his bilateral discussions with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Minister of Defense Karl Erjavec, please find below a current summary of Slovenia [...]	2006-09-21 12:02:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER SI
06LJUBLJANA745	SLOVENIA: SATISFIED THAT IT IS PULLING ITS WEIGHT [...] (SBU) On November 15 PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek, a staffer in the NATO Office of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PolMilOff also acknowledged Slovenia's long-standing commitment to Afghanistan, praising the 54 troops Sloveni [...]	2006-11-17 05:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS SI
06LJUBLJANA786	SLOVENIAN CHIEF OF DEFENSE TACKLES HOST OF HOT [...] (C) Summary. Slovenian Defense Chief Gutman told COM the MoD is working to lift caveats, eager to take on troop deployment in Kosovo, enthusiastic about USG military education programs, and committed to realizing its spending target of 2% of GDP soon. Gutman shied away from discussing defense [...]	2006-12-07 12:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SI
06LOME452	LUNCH WITH TOGO'S OPPOSITION THE DAY BEFORE THE [...] (U) Summary. On April 20, the day before the opening of the long-awaited re-launch of the national dialogue, the Ambassador held a luncheon meeting with four high-level members of the three principal opposition parties. The guests were wary but hopeful that the dialogue, based on an eight poin [...]	2006-04-24 17:38:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TO
06LOME474	GILCHRIST OLYMPIO IN TOGO, TALKS ABOUT NATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Gilchrist Olympio, the absentee head of the principal Togolese opposition party, the Union des Forces de Changement (UFC) called on the Ambassador on April 28 during a rare visit to Togo. Olympio was in Togo to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of Togolese independence April 27. [...]	2006-05-03 15:16:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TO
06LOME558	SRSG OULD-ABDALLAH VISITS TOGO [...] (U) Charge met May 26 with Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah along with French Ambassador Alain Hohleville, German Ambassador Klaus-Guenther Grohmann, EU Delegation Charge Gilles Desesquelles and UNDP Resident Representative Rosine Sori-Coulibaly to discuss the political situation in Togo. Ould-Abdallah i [...]	2006-06-01 16:42:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM TO
06LOME800	TOGO: FINAL NEGOTIATIONS OF THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (U) Summary. This cable continues reporting from ref A. Although talks in Ouagadougou were difficult, the Togolese ruling party made significant concessions, and Blaise Compaore proved a worthy facilitator. Provisions of the comprehensive poltical agreement that emerged in Ouagadougou a [...]	2006-08-22 18:22:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TO KDEM
06LONDON7124	(C) SUDAN: UK AGREES TO DELETION OF LRA LANGUAGE [...] (U) Action Request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The UK agrees "somewhat reluctanctly" to accept a UNSCR on UNMIS without reference to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). FCO-DFID Sudan Unit Deputy Head James Thornton told Poloff this in response to reftel demarche, adding that the UK wo [...]	2006-10-04 12:11:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO SU UK
06LONDON8066	(C) SOMALIA: MUSEVENI TELLS A/S FRAZER UGANDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Uganda's President Museveni told AF A/S Frazer November 21 that he is ready to send a battalion to Baidoa to protect the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions, provided there is a clear UNSCR, adequate funding and a tacit agreement with Ethiopia. He was expecting Ethiopia to [...]	2006-11-22 15:17:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER UNSC SO UG ET
06LUANDA342	AMBASSADOR EFIRD MEETS WITH NEW ANGOLAN MINISTER [...] (SBU) New Angolan Interior Minister Ngongo told Ambassador Efird that he supports human rights and free elections, and accountability and transparency in police actions. He hopes to continue close cooperation with the USG in ILEA training programs, and engage in the newly funded civilian small [...]	2006-04-06 16:46:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PARM AO
06LUANDA673	ANGOLA - GRA READY TO SIGN PEACE ACCORD IN CABINDA [...] (C) Summary: Negotiations for a peace agreement between the GRA and the Cabindan Forum for Dialogue (FCD) are set to conclude on June 30, 2006. The agreement recognizes Cabinda as a part of Angola, grants special economic status and local governance powers to Cabinda, and condemns further act [...]	2006-06-30 13:26:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER AO
06LUXEMBOURG423	LEBANON: LUXEMBOURG AGREES WITH UNSCR DRAFT, [...] (C) CDA delivered reftel points to Stephan Muller, Deputy Political Director at the MFA, on August 6. Muller stated that FM Asselborn had argued stridently for such a 2-step approach at the extraordinary August 1 GAERC, and that Luxembourg's priority is an immediate cessation of hostilities to [...]	2006-08-08 08:01:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS LU
06LUXEMBOURG471	UNIFIL: LUXEMBOURG TO CONTRIBUTE 3 TROOPS [...] (C) MFA Deputy Defense Director Serge Alzin informed charge of Luxembourg's decision to participate in UNIFIL-plus, by contributing a senior army officer and two non-commissioned officers (NCOs),on August 25. A formal announcement is planned at a press conference scheduled late in the day. Th [...]	2006-08-25 14:57:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL UN LE LU
06MADRID1261	SPANISH GOVERNMENT DRUMS UP SUPPORT FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. Citing barely 50 percent public approval for Spanish participation in ISAF, the GOS took the offensive on May 18, holding a high visibility public discussion of its efforts in Afghanistan. GOS speakers, including the Defense and Foreign Ministers, hammered on several key justifi [...]	2006-05-19 14:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF SP
06MADRID2261	SPANISH MILITARY ON CURRENT DEPLOYMENTS, NATO/RIGA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dan Fata discussed the NATO Riga Summit, Defense Minister Alonso's upcoming meeting with Secretary Rumsfeld, current Spanish deployments, and the NCIS/OSI issue with top Spanish military and defense leaders on Sept 5-6. Fata praised Spain' [...]	2006-09-11 13:33:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
06MADRID2657	SPAIN: UPDATE ON KEY TERRORISM-RELATED CASES [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the October 24 visit to Madrid of US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, Post presents a brief update on several of the most important pending or recently completed terrorism or criminal cases in the Spanish judicial system. Spain has made great strides in disrupting terro [...]	2006-10-20 12:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER SP
06MADRID2956	SPAIN: ACTIVE SUPPORT ON TURKEY/EU; WILL SEEK [...] (C) DCM met with Alberto Navarro, Spanish Secretary of State for the European Union, on November 24 to discuss the future of Turkish accession into the EU. DCM asked Navarro if Spain would be an active supporter of Turkey at the December European Council and also asked what role France and [...]	2006-11-27 16:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL NATO SP
06MADRID2978	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT [...] Agriculture: Wheat product import and export 2. KIPR: pursuit of possible patent law change 3. Biotech site visit 4. Basrah Childrens Hospital funds 5. Spain Grants A&T Status to CSI Agents Agriculture: Â [...]	2006-11-30 14:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR EAGR EAID TBIO SP EAIR EINV
06MANAGUA1002	NICARAGUA'S MOST WANTED PART I: THE CRIMES OF [...] (SBU) In preparation for the November 2006 national elections in Nicaragua, post has developed three "rap sheets" on the records of Daniel Ortega, the Sandinista party (FSLN) and Arnoldo Aleman, highlighting their systematic crimes and abuses. The rap sheets contain short summaries of the crime [...]	2006-05-05 15:56:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KCRM SOCI ECON EAID NU
06MANAGUA1003	NICARAGUA'S MOST WANTED PART II: THE CRIMES OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 17:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KCRM SOCI ECON EAID NU
06MANAGUA1023	EX-NICARAGUAN MOD BIDDING ON REGIONAL UNDP ARMS [...] (C) Poloff met with local UNDP official Felipe Molina on May 5 to discuss the UNDP's five-year, $5 million project to reduce small arms in Central America. Molina explained that the plan will cover "all types of weapons transportable by one person" -- including MANPADS. "Arms in poor countrie [...]	2006-05-09 22:18:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR PREL NU
06MANAGUA1105	NICARAGUA: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION PROGRESS REPORT [...] (C) Summary: This cable update's post's democracy promotion strategy submitted in October and reviewed in December 2005 (refs B and C). Now that the executive will in all likelihood remain in place through the end of President Bolanos' term, we must focus on the results of Nicaragua's nationa [...]	2006-05-19 19:05:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KCOR NU
06MANAGUA119	CPDH HUMAN RIGHTS NGO REVIEWS EFFORTS TO HOLD FSLN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders of the Nicaraguan Permanent Human Rights Commission (CPDH),a prominent human rights NGO, have informed the Ambassador that they are moving forward with two projects to hold Sandinista (FSLN) leaders accountable for abuses of power committed in the 1980s. They are also i [...]	2006-01-23 15:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM NU
06MANAGUA1383	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STATE DEPARTMENT [...] (S) Summary/Introduction: Your visit to Nicaragua allows you to reiterate U.S. opposition to the Sandinista (FSLN)-Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) pact and assure the Nicaraguan people that we share their desire for free, fair, credible, and inclusive elections. Your presence will also co [...]	2006-06-23 17:16:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM MARR MOPS KDEM ECON EFIN
06MANAGUA1695	NICARAGUA: PROVISIONAL RESPONSE TO DRAFT LIMITED [...] Embassy received the following diplomatic note in response to reftel. As stated in the note, the GON has not yet completed internal consultations, but Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacts do not predict any major difficulties. Post has faxed a copy of the note to WHA/CEN will report final GON [...]	2006-08-04 15:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PARM MARR NU
06MANAGUA1802	NICARAGUAN CIVIL AVIATION BILL TAKES OFF [...] (C) Summary: On August 3, the Nicaraguan National Assembly passed a Civil Aviation bill, pending since 2004. The new law establishes an independent civil aviation authority, named the Nicaraguan Civil Aviation Institute (INCA),which will be governed by a board of directors. In the final dra [...]	2006-08-17 18:22:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON NU
06MANAGUA2093	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF RUMSFELD [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post welcomes the Secretary of Defense, the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, to Nicaragua for attendance at the Seventh Defense Ministerial of the Americas. In conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Minister of Defense of Nicaragua and the United States Defense A [...]	2006-09-22 16:44:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR OVIP KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2161	NICARAGUAN POLITICAL PARTIES PLEDGE TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of four political parties contesting Nicaragua's November 5 national elections pledged to support (more or less) the Nicaraguan Defense White Paper should their party come to power. Enthusiasm for White Paper policy goals varied, however, between officials of the [...]	2006-09-29 22:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MARR NU
06MANAGUA2377	NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS: THE SCENE ON THE GROUND TEN [...] (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: With ten days remaining before Nicaragua's November 5 elections, three presidential candidates are scrambling to convince voters that they are best suited to beat Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega. Ortega remains the frontrunner in [...]	2006-10-25 22:46:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2584	NICARAGUA: INTEROCEANIC CANAL PROPOSALS MIRED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In early October, President Bolanos unveiled the "Grand Interoceanic Canal for Nicaragua (GNIC)" project, a proposed $18 billion, 172-mile long, trans-isthmus "wet canal." The GNIC will compete with three more modest "dry canal" proposals also under consideration. The most adva [...]	2006-11-27 21:32:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EIND ELTN EWWT NU
06MANAGUA32	RAMIRO CONTRERAS ESCOBAR: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) The following comments are submitted in response to A EB/IFC/OIA request for additional details to supplement previously submitted Reftel C. 2. (SBU) Composition of Magnum Company: Corporacion Nucleos Urbanos Magnum, S.A. ("Magnum") ownership is divided equally among Barreto's fa [...]	2006-01-06 16:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIDE CVIS ECON EINV NU
06MANAGUA432	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF STATE DEPARTMENT [...] (S) Summary: Your visit to Nicaragua allows you to reiterate U.S. opposition to the PLC-FSLN pact and assure the Nicaraguan people we share their desire for free, fair, credible, and inclusive elections. Your engagement will also facilitate progress on CAFTA-DR implementation and MANPADS des [...]	2006-02-24 22:54:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET	KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL ECON ETRD MARR
06MANAGUA519	INVESTIGATION OF FSLN ABUSES HAS ORTEGA ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The CPDH human rights organization has completed its initial trip to the Atlantic coast to investigate and document 1980s Sandinista human rights abuses in the region. The group's initial findings received widespread media attention immediately prior to the March 5 Atlantic coa [...]	2006-03-08 20:46:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM NU
06MANAGUA710	CPDH FINDS MORE EVIDENCE OF SANDINISTA 1980S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Between March 14-23, representatives of the Nicaraguan Permanent Human Rights Commission (CPDH) NGO carried out the second of three planned trips to Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast to document charges of crimes against humanity and genocide brought against Sandinista leaders for acts [...]	2006-03-29 14:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM NU
06MANAGUA806	VISAS DONKEY: REQUEST FOR CORRUPTION 212(F) VISA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Embassy is seeking a security advisory opinion under section 212 (f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United States of Tomas Eduardo Cortez Mendoza, born in Nicaragua on November 30, 1971. Cortez is curre [...]	2006-04-10 20:24:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM EFIN NU
06MANAGUA885	EX-MINISTER OF DEFENSE CRITICIZES PRESIDENT AND [...] SUMMARY: (C) Ambassador and poloff held a wide-ranging discussion with Nicaraguan ex-Minister of Defense Jose Adan Guerra on April 19. Guerra strongly criticized President Bolanos' handling of the MANPADS issue, and commented that the Nicaraguan Army leadership will resist MANPADS destruction [...]	2006-04-24 14:42:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM KDEM NU
06MANAGUA95	AMENDING THE 505 AGREEMENT FOR GPOI AND OTHER [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 17:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PGOV KTIA NU
06MANAGUA964	MOVING CLOSER TO MANPADS DESTRUCTION? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conversations with representatives of the different political parties represented in Nicaragua's National Assembly reveal a claimed willingness from all sides to approve the destruction of another 651 MANPADS (leaving Nicaragua with an official stock of 400 MANPADS). Nicaraguan [...]	2006-05-03 14:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM KDEM SOCI
06MANAGUA969	LEWITES WARNS DAS MADISON THAT AN ORTEGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Sandinista (FSLN)-dissident Herty Lewites' April 24 meeting with DAS Madison, USAID DAA Mike Magan, and Ambassador, Lewites warned that if FSLN leader Daniel Ortega wins the November elections, Ortega will impose a dictatorship on the Nicaraguan people and assume total contro [...]	2006-05-03 18:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
06MANAMA1277	FRACTIOUS IRAQI PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS [...] (C) Summary. A diverse group of Iraq parliamentarians, led by Speaker Mashadani, visited Bahrain July 9-11, meeting with a range of officials, parliamentarians, and business leaders. Before visiting Bahrain, the delegation stopped in Iran, where they found a confident Iranian leadership that [...]	2006-07-12 15:12:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IZ REGION
06MANAMA1313	TFLE01: FM SHAIKH KHALID ON LEBANON, ROADMAP [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador July 18, Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid was clearly anguished about the hostilities in Lebanon. The Lebanese have worked so hard to bring their country back from civil war, but now there is much destruction and many civilian deaths. Shaikh Khalid voiced [...]	2006-07-19 11:29:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER BA REGION CTR OFFICIALS
06MANAMA138	BAHRAIN: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) SUMMARY: In contrast with its size, Bahrain makes an invaluable contribution to U.S. security objectives in the Gulf region by hosting and providing support to the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Fifth Fleet and the Naval Support Activity. In 2004 Bahrain was an important coalition partn [...]	2006-01-30 14:37:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MCAP PREL BA ECTRD BILAT
06MANAMA1473	TFLE01: BAHRAINIS RALLY, RAISE MONEY IN SUPPORT [...] (C) The conflict in Lebanon continues to move Bahraini citizens and political, religious, and civil society organizations into action in support of the people of Lebanon and Hizballah. With the notable exception of some hard-line Salafis, most segments of Bahraini society are united in their [...]	2006-08-09 09:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC EAID BA LE REGION POL
06MANAMA1513	BAHRAINIS REACT WITH JOY AND RELIEF TO END OF [...] (C) Bahrainis have greeted the implementation of a cessation of violence in Lebanon with joy and relief - joy at what many view as Hizballah's "historic victory" and relief that they are no longer viewing daily images of Lebanese civilian casualties and destruction. The Cabinet August 13 rel [...]	2006-08-15 16:27:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PTER BA REGION POL
06MANAMA1851	MFA PLEASED WITH SUBSTANCE OF GSD INITIATIVE [...] (S) MFA Assistant Under Secretary Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak told the interagency Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) delegation October 18 that the Dialogue is a serious effort with "substance, not just ideas" to deal with regional security. He sees U.S. proposals to improve bilateral military [...]	2006-11-01 07:52:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM BA IR REGION BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA264	ASHURA PROCEEDS SMOOTHLY; CONTROVERSY ERUPTS IN [...] (SBU) An estimated 150,000 people participated in Ashura events in downtown Manama on February 8, the climax of the ten-day period during which Shia commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein in Kerbala in 680 AD. By all accounts, activities went very quietly and smoothly with no reports of v [...]	2006-02-22 12:08:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM KIRF BA POL
06MANAMA288	BAHRAIN REACTS TO SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN IRAQ [...] (C) Tens of thousands of Bahrainis, mostly Shias, participated in peaceful and orderly demonstrations over the weekend protesting the attack on the Imam Al Hadi Shrine in Samarra. Officials, politicians, and religious leaders denounced the Samarra bombing and revenge attacks on Sunni targets [...]	2006-02-27 13:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PTER BA IZ REGION POL
06MANAMA443	COUNSELOR ZELIKOW DISCUSSES IRAN AND IRAQ WITH [...] (C) Summary: State Department Counselor Zelikow met March 12 with Shura Council members Dr. Khalid Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and Ibrahim Mohamed Bashmi, both of whom are on the Foreign Affairs, Defense, and National Security Committee, to discuss Iraq, Iran and domestic issues in Bahrain. Dr. [...]	2006-03-20 05:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER MARR EFIN KISL KNNP BA IR IZ BILAT OFFICIALS REGION
06MANAMA530	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY JOSEPH'S APRIL 8 [...] (C) We warmly welcome Under Secretary Joseph's April 8 visit to Bahrain. The visit comes during a period of high-level bilateral engagement, which the Bahrainis seek and appreciate. In the past six weeks, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and State Department Counselor Zelikow came to Bahrain (R [...]	2006-03-29 14:22:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PARM PTER BA BILAT CTR OFFICIALS
06MANILA1	MOVING FORWARD ON USG PRIORITIES IN THE [...] (C) Summary: While still facing serious political obstacles, President Arroyo has recovered some of her equilibrium after surviving impeachment charges and severe domestic turbulence in 2005. The relative pause in the political wars provides an opening for the USG to move forward with key b [...]	2006-01-03 01:55:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID MARR MOPS PHUM RP
06MANILA1110	PHILIPPINE OPPOSITION: BITTER TOWARD PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings, Opposition politicians told poloffs that they will continue to denounce President Arroyo for her recent imposition (since rescinded) of a State of National Emergency, asserting that it was poorly calibrated to meet the nature of any threat posed at the time. [...]	2006-03-10 07:41:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL RP
06MANILA1162	GRP KEEPS UP PRESSURE ON ACCUSED LAWMAKERS [...] (C) Summary: The GRP has presented its first witness in a prosecution probe of five left-wing lawmakers accused of sedition in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow the government in February. The five remain ensconced at the House of Representatives. On March 13, a trial court order [...]	2006-03-14 09:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM RP
06MANILA1179	"CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER": THE GRP PRESENTS ITS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 9 diplomatic corps briefing, senior GRP officials laid out the case in support of the February 24 declaration of a State of National Emergency through Proclamation 1017. The GRP maintains that an "unholy alliance" of three groups -- Communist rebels and political [...]	2006-03-15 10:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS MOPS RP
06MANILA1259	LOCAL ISSUES -- NOT MANILA POLITICS -- DOMINATE [...] (C) Summary: Based on emboffs March 16-17 visit, recent political turbulence in Manila appears to have garnered little attention in Isabela Province in northeastern Luzon. Governor Grace Padaca, the 2006 Ninoy Aquino Award for Public Service winner, remains popular, but faces entrenched oppo [...]	2006-03-21 07:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ECON PREL PINR SOCI RP
06MANILA1452	LEFT-WING ACTIVISTS REMAIN A TARGET IN THE [...] Summary: Since Mission's last message dated November 15, 2005, attacks on left-wing activists have continued unabated, with seventeen killed and one wounded. Some observers allege the Arroyo Administration, Philippine National Police, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines are behind the ki [...]	2006-03-30 10:04:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PTER PINS PREL PINR RP
06MANILA171	PHILIPPINES: COUNTERTERRORISM TRAINING [...] (C) Summary. The Philippines faces multiple terrorist threats. The US Mission in Manila coordinates a robust interagency program of counterterrorism training and technical assistance, and hopes further to expand such efforts in FY 2006-2008, if additional funds are available. As part 1 of a [...]	2006-01-12 10:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON PGOV KCRM KTFN RP
06MANILA1792	REBELLION CHARGES AGAINST SUSPECTED COUP PLOTTERS [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-25 10:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PTER RP
06MANILA190	PHILIPPINES: COUNTERTERRORISM ASSISTANCE (PART 2) [...] (C) Summary. The Philippines faces multiple terrorist threats. The US Mission in Manila coordinates a robust interagency program of counterterrorism training and technical assistance, and hopes further to expand such efforts in FY 2006-2008, if additional funds are available. As part 2 of a [...]	2006-01-13 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON PGOV KCRM KTFN RP
06MANILA1903	GMA OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MILF PEACE PROSPECTS; [...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 28 event with the Ambassador, President Arroyo reiterated optimism about prospects for peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in 2006. Senior GRP officials commente [...]	2006-05-04 01:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PARM RP
06MANILA2096	GRP FORMS TASK FORCE TO INVESTIGATE KILLINGS OF [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Eleven more leftist activists have been killed in attacks since late March. President Arroyo has formed a police task force to investigate the killings. Some GRP officials are suggesting that [...]	2006-05-17 06:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PTER PINS PREL RP
06MANILA2154	THE "LEGAL" LEFT: SMALL, BUT DEDICATED [...] (C) Summary: The so-called "legal" left parties, which include Bayan Muna, Gabriela, the KMU, and Migrante, are an important aspect of the Philippine political scene. Most are linked with the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA) and, along with the mainstream Oppos [...]	2006-05-23 03:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM RP
06MANILA2193	PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS DENOUNCES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Commission on Human Rights has announced plans to hold a public hearing to investigate the recent murders of journalists and leftist activists. In response, President Arroyo has called for an end to the killings. Meanwhile, a popular radio commentator was kil [...]	2006-05-26 04:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PTER PINS PREL RP
06MANILA2199	FIVE ESTRADA SUPPORTERS ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 22, Philippine military and police forces arrested five supporters of former President Joseph Estrada, charging them with rebellion and accusing the group of plotting to assassinate four members of President Arroyo's Cabinet. Due to a lack of evidence, the men were late [...]	2006-05-26 08:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PHUM PTER RP
06MANILA2273	ANATOMY OF AN EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLING [...] (C) Summary: During POL team's recent visit to Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan in the western Philippines, contacts expressed their deep concern about the brazen daytime killing of a well-known radio broadcaster and former politician on May 22. GRP authorities arrested a serving mem [...]	2006-06-01 06:24:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SOCI RP
06MANILA2302	PALAWAN: CONFIDENCE ABOUT SECURITY FIVE YEARS [...] (C) Summary: During POL team's recent visit to Palawan in the western Philippines, GRP officials expressed confidence about the security situation there five years after the terrorist raid on the Dos Palmas Resort in May 2001. The officials said military assets in the area had been reinfor [...]	2006-06-02 06:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER MOPS RP
06MANILA2636	GRP EFFORTS AGAINST EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (U) Summary: The GRP has geared up to focus more concerted attention on the troubling problem of extra-judicial killings, notably of leftist activists, journalists, judges, and suspected criminals. A month-old overall task force incorporates two existing subsidiary task forces within the Ph [...]	2006-06-23 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL RP
06MANILA2680	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE [...] (U) Summary. In a June 23 courtesy call on the Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General, the Ambassador expressed the U.S. Mission's appreciation for PNP contributions to our security, encouraged good coordination between the PNP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines as they battl [...]	2006-06-27 06:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM RP
06MANILA2697	GRP EFFORTS AGAINST EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (U) Summary: The GRP has geared up to focus more concerted attention on the troubling problem of extra-judicial killings, notably of leftist activists, journalists, judges, and suspected criminals. A month-old overall task force incorporates two existing subsidiary task forces within the Ph [...]	2006-06-28 00:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL RP
06MANILA2777	GRP LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST COMMUNIST INSURGENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In In June 2006, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo approved a new strategy for defeating Asia's longest-running communist insurgency by the Communist Party of the Philippines and its New People's Army (CPP/NPA). Under this plan, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP),with [...]	2006-06-30 09:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA2831	POSSIBLE COURTS MARTIAL FOR FEBRUARY 24 "COUP [...] (SBU) Summary: A committee investigating an alleged failed February 24 coup d'etat may soon recommend that at least three senior military officers and perhaps dozens of junior officers face military courts on charges ranging from conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman to mutiny and sedi [...]	2006-07-06 08:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV MARR RP
06MANILA2833	MAGUINDANAO CLASHES UNLIKELY TO UPSET PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. Armed clashes erupted between GRP security forces and elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on June 28 when police officials attempted to serve arrest warrants on two MILF commanders related to a June 23 bombing in Shariff Aguak that left seven dead. While members [...]	2006-07-06 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS KISL RP
06MANILA2973	CPP/NPA - THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to a renewed campaign by the Philippine Government (GRP) to defeat Asia's longest-running communist insurgency, the New People's Army (NPA) has continued its low intensity attacks throughout the country. At the same time, the National Democratic Front (NDF) is push [...]	2006-07-17 09:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA3064	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chris, the entire US Mission welcomes you back to the Philippines! We have been busy emphasizing our partnership in this historic year; upcoming Codels will be a next stage as will President Arroyo's September trip to Hawaii. Your visit focuses on outreach in two key areas -- [...]	2006-07-21 09:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR ECON PGOV ETRD ECIN EAID RP
06MANILA3066	DEFENSE SECRETARY SEES KAPIT BISIG AS "BIG PLUS" [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Secretary Cruz views the Kapit Bisig framework as a "big plus" for US-RP counterterrorism cooperation, is focused on neutralizing High Value Targets, and believes the Kapit Bisig implementing guidelines are flexible enough to accommodate a variety of circumstances. He tak [...]	2006-07-21 10:05:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MCAP MARR PTER PREL RP
06MANILA3068	PHILIPPINE DEFENSE REFORM HELPING TO COUNTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) has produced concrete results and is becoming institutionalized within the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). PDR is also helping counteract restiveness among some mid- and junior officers, which contributed to the coup attempt of February 24 [...]	2006-07-24 00:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MOPS PREL PINS RP
06MANILA3095	ESPERON - THE BATTERING RAM [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lieutenant General Esperon succeeded General Senga as the 35th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on July 21. He has a reputation as a tough combat soldier, and has pledged both to crush Communist rebels and put down any attempt to unseat the Arroyo governmen [...]	2006-07-24 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINR RP
06MANILA3203	AMBASSADOR'S DINNER WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (C) Summary. President Arroyo promised the Ambassador that her Administration would push ahead with counterterrorism efforts, especially against the ASG and JI. She will also push for new counterterrorism legislation with the Senate. She reiterated her opposition to extrajudicial killings. [...]	2006-08-01 05:55:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PTER PHUM RP
06MANILA3346	CENTRAL LUZON REACTIONS TO EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary. At least some NGO and party activists in Central Luzon are scaling back their rural activities in response to an increased number of extrajudicial killings (EJKs). Some place the blame for the recent rise in EJKs squarely on the 7th Infantry Division of the Armed Forces of the [...]	2006-08-09 07:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA3356	NPA - TRENDS IN RECENT ATTACKS [...] (U) Summary: The Communist Party of the Philippines-Military Commission (CPP-MC) has directed the New People's Army (NPA) to concentrate on new offensives against the "key loyalist and fascist officials of the Arroyo regime." The number of NPA attacks nationwide appears to have increased sin [...]	2006-08-10 02:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA3369	EXPLOSIONS IN CENTRAL MINDANAO LEAVE TWO DEAD AND [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) An explosion from a hand grenade occurred at approximately 1:55 p.m. local time at the main gate of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor's Office in Cotabato City, reportedly killing t [...]	2006-08-10 10:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS ASEC PREL KISL MOPS RP
06MANILA3401	AFP ANTI-TERRORISM OPERATIONS ADVANCE ON JOLO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is continuing operations against Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leaders on the island of Jolo. AFP units now control the high ground around Mt. Tumatangis in western Jolo and have shrunk the no-fire area under the cont [...]	2006-08-14 10:35:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA3404	ONGOING GRP EFFORTS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] Summary. In response to a deadline from President Arroyo to solve at least ten cases of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) before October 15, Task Force Usig of the Philippine National Police (PNP) held its first monthly "multisectoral meeting" with NGO, media, church, and community leaders on Aug [...]	2006-08-15 03:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PREL RP
06MANILA350	"COUNCIL OF STATE" MEETING: MUCH HYPE, BUT LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: A Malacanang-sponsored Council of State meeting took place on January 24. The meeting brought together some 75 notables to discuss "issues of national interest," though the Opposition largely boycotted the meeting. The group agreed to create a commission to advocate for Consti [...]	2006-01-25 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM SOCI RP
06MANILA364	DISCREPANCIES IN OFFICIAL CASUALTY FIGURES [...] (S/NF) Summary: A total of 2,838 persons were killed in calendar year 2005 during encounters between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and insurgents/terrorists. The majority (2,268) of these casualties were AFP soldiers (458) and NPA members (1,810),according to AFP statistics rece [...]	2006-01-26 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS PINS PTER PREL PHUM RP
06MANILA3779	CHARGE UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF EJK RESOLUTION TO [...] (C) Summary. Charge d'Affaires Jones reinforced the importance of Philippine Government (GRP) action in solving the recent spate of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) of leftist activists in the Philippines to current and former Filipino leaders, including National Security Advisor Gonzales, Fore [...]	2006-09-08 08:37:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MOPS KCRM PINS RP
06MANILA3914	SEPTEMBER 15 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) SUMMARY. The Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) is showing no let-up in its seven-week old effort to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist leadership on the island of Jolo. While the operation is far from over, the Filipino military can point to s [...]	2006-09-15 09:56:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP
06MANILA3915	AFP OPERATION AGAINST ASG/JI TERRORISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Armed Forces of the Philippines operations on Jolo have provided indisputable evidence, including sophisticated improvised explosive devices similar to what U.S. troops have encountered in Iraq and Afghanistan, of the Abu Sayyaf Group's and Jemaah Islamiyah's transnational terror [...]	2006-09-15 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP
06MANILA3959	PHILIPPINES WATCHING CLOSELY THE SITUATION IN [...] (C) We are monitoring closely the reaction of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to the coup in Thailand. The Philippines has experienced numerous cases of military unrest, the most recent being the failed coup attempt of February 2006 (ref A). The government is currently preparing courts [...]	2006-09-20 09:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA3999	MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...]	2006-09-21 10:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA4000	MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...]	2006-09-21 10:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA4001	MARTIAL LAW IN THAILAND REVERBERATES IN THE [...] (SBU) The declaration of martial law in Thailand has captured public attention in the Philippines, dominating the radio and television and making headlines in all the major dailies. It was the topic of the evening at a reception hosted by the Ambassador last night, with journalists and gover [...]	2006-09-21 10:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINS MARR MOPS TH RP
06MANILA4126	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS STABILITY AND ECONOMIC SUCCESSES IN [...] During a visit on September 22, Ambassador gained a firsthand look at the economic successes in General Santos City and the surrounding area. USG investment in the region's infrastructure has transformed the economy. Investments have dramatically increased, particularly in the tuna and agric [...]	2006-09-27 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL EAID RP JA
06MANILA4218	DEFENSE SECRETARY CRUZ DISCUSSES STATE OF THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Secretary of National Defense Cruz in a major policy speech to the Manila Overseas Press Club stressed the seriousness of the domestic terrorist threat and the importance of Philippine Defense Reform. He said a successful counterterrorism effort had to also incorporate social an [...]	2006-10-04 08:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS MCAP PREL PTER PINS PINR RP
06MANILA4323	SENIOR PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS ON EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) In an October 11 meeting with Ambassador and DCM, Foreign Secretary Romulo and National Security Advisor Gonzales expressed concern over the impact of extrajudicial (or "unexplained") killings both on domestic stability and on the Philippines' international image. They reiterated the go [...]	2006-10-12 06:52:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV RP
06MANILA4359	ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS OF EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS [...] (C) Summary. Justice Melo, chairman of the new Presidential commission investigating the recent spate of extrajudicial killings, expressed appreciation for an Embassy offer to provide guidelines toward achieving successful prosecutions of human rights violations involving police and military [...]	2006-10-16 01:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4396	BOLSTERING THE CT FIGHT IN THE PHILIPPINES: [...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippines is the easternmost front line of the Global War on Terrorism. It faces multiple threats, ranging from the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah to the local terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group and Rajah Solaiman Movement. Quick-disbursing 1206, 1207, and 1208 funds that pr [...]	2006-10-18 03:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MARR MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA4522	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (SBU) John, a warm welcome to the Philippines! I am looking forward to seeing you. We have a packed program ready for you, including meetings with Foreign Secretary Romulo, Secretary of National Defense Cruz, and Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Esperon and a trip to Jolo to see first-ha [...]	2006-10-30 06:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL OVIP HILLEN RP

06MANILA4553	AMBASSADOR'S OUTREACH TO MUSLIM AUDIENCES IN MARAWI CITY, [...] Summary. During an October 26 visit to "The Islamic City of Marawi," the Ambassador and senior Embassy officials emphasized the U.S.-Philippine partnership in promoting peace and prosperity in Muslim Mindanao in an address to a Muslim Women's conference on the environment, a radio interview, [...]	2006-11-02 09:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
06MANILA4568	PHILIPPINES 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] The following text is keyed to questions posed in the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control (ref). I. SUMMARY 2. Philippine law enforcement authorities continued to focus efforts on disrupting major trafficking organizations and [...]	2006-11-03 08:00:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV RP
06MANILA4628	NEW EFFORTS TO COUNTER COMMUNIST INSURGENCY [...] (C) Summary. A recent Executive Order 546 directed the Philippine National Police actively to support the military in combat operations against the Communist New People's Army. One already controversial provision is the arming of civilian volunteer organizations at the local level, beginnin [...]	2006-11-08 01:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA4638	DEFENSE SECRETARY CRUZ' "WAY FORWARD" ON PDR AS [...] (C) Summary. Defense Secretary Cruz admitted to Ambassador that long-standing disagreements with President Arroyo over the pace of Philippine Defense Reform and the campaign against the New People's Army, as well as over constitutional change, had led to his regrettably public resignation. [...]	2006-11-08 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV RP
06MANILA472	AFP SEPARATELY ENGAGES MILF, NPA IN WEEK OF [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) On January 29, sporadic fighting broke out between elements of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and local Civilian Army Geographical Armed F [...]	2006-02-02 09:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS MOPS MARR MCAP RP
06MANILA4749	ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN MEETS WITH FOREIGN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Affairs Secretary Romulo reiterated to Assistant Secretary Hillen and Ambassador the Philippine offer to host a round of Six Party talks on the margins of the mid-December ASEAN/East Asian Summits in Cebu, if that would be helpful to the United States. Romulo is optimist [...]	2006-11-20 00:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS PHUM PGOV EAID KN RP
06MANILA4808	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINE ARMED FORCES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Esperon is pleased with the success thus far of ongoing counterterrorism operations on the island of Jolo. He intends to enforce military discipline by court-martialing officers accused of involvement in the aborted February [...]	2006-11-24 04:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PGOV RP
06MANILA4861	NOVEMBER 30 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS [...] (C/REL AUS) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is now ending its 18th week of operations against the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah leadership on the southern Mindanao island of Jolo. It has suffered 22 killed and 103 wounded since the August 1 onset of "Operation Ultimatum," and show [...]	2006-11-30 09:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA4971	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS IN MAJOR [...] Ambassador publicly highlighted the importance of human rights during a visit to the northern Philippine city of Baguio December 8-9. In remarks to the cadets at the Philippine Military Academy, the Ambassador underscored the importance of respect for human rights as they advance through the [...]	2006-12-13 02:44:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO RP
06MANILA5003	DCM SPOTLIGHTS U.S. PROGRAMS IN PROSPEROUS PROVINCIAL [...] SUMMARY. Deputy Chief of Mission Paul Jones visited Iloilo City, the relatively prosperous capital of pastoral Iloilo province on the Visayan island of Panay, December 7-8. He toured a U.S. Department of Agriculture funded dairy plant which supplies milk to more than 2,000 undernourished chi [...]	2006-12-14 09:43:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR RP
06MANILA5038	PHILIPPINES: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Summary. The Philippines, one of the earliest supporters in the global coalition against terrorism, continues to cooperate with the United States on bilateral and multilateral counterterrorism efforts. In 2006, ninety-three bombings occurred in the Philippines from improvised explosive [...]	2006-12-20 06:17:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC RP
06MANILA5095	Country Clearance Granted for A/S Raj Chellaraj, Jennifer [...] Embassy Manila warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Assistant Secretary Chellaraj, Jennifer Wicks, Kenneth Wilkinson, Alan Greenfield, and Frederick R. Cook for January 23-25, 2007. 2. Contact Information: Reservations have been made at the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati. - The ho [...]	2006-12-28 05:22:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA RP
06MANILA5097	LATEST DRIVE AGAINST THE NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY [...] (C) SUMMARY. "Freedom Watch II," the latest campaign by the Armed Forces of Philippines against the terrorist New People's Army will include a hearts and minds campaign aimed at building the people's trust in local security institutions as well as utilization of civilian militia. The AFP and [...]	2006-12-28 07:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM MOPS KCRM RP
06MANILA5108	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] A warm welcome to the Philippines! We are developing a dynamic program for your January 23-25 visit, to include a tour of the Regional Printing Center and Regional Training Center on the Mission's Seafront Compound, an ICASS Council Meeting and events with Mission personnel at the Chancery, [...]	2006-12-29 08:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA PREL ECON RP
06MANILA641	HOUSE SPEAKER AND SENATE PRESIDENT ON "CHA-CHA," [...] (S) Summary: In a January 30 meeting with Charge, House Speaker De Venecia expressed confidence that the GRP would amend the Constitution and switch to a parliamentary form of government by July 2006 by means of a referendum. De Venecia was optimistic that the House would pass an anti-terror [...]	2006-02-13 06:00:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER MARR PINR RP
06MANILA755	FUNERALS FOR FIL-AM SOLDIERS UNDERSCORE CLOSE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Military funerals for two Filipino-American soldiers killed in Iraq were recently held in the Philippines. The funerals drew large crowds and generated highly positive local press play. In sp [...]	2006-02-22 03:38:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI MOPS KPAO RP IZ
06MANILA830	SITREP 1: MALACANANG DECLARES "STATE OF EMERGENCY" [...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo declared a "State of Emergency" in a TV address at 1120 hrs (local). Arroyo's formal proclamation of national emergency blamed a conspiracy between the "extreme Left" and "military adventurists." Based on Mission information, there does appear to have been som [...]	2006-02-24 07:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR ASEC CASC PREL RP
06MANILA889	SITREP 14: GRP FILES SEDITION CHARGES AGAINST 15 [...] (C) Summary: The police filed sedition charges with the Department of Justice (DoJ) on February 27 against 15 Opposition figures, including six leftist lawmakers. President Arroyo, in a TV interview given mid-day, lauded the performance of the economy and defended her State of Emergency decl [...]	2006-02-27 11:28:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS EFIN ASEC CASC PREL KPAO RP
06MANILA914	SITREP 17: SENAT CONDEMNS GRP ACTIONS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclasified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU)Summary: The Senate has adopted a resolution conemning GRP actions (pressure on media, arrests) uner the State of Emergency (Proclamation 1017). similar resolution filed by Opposition members s under co [...]	2006-02-28 09:09:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS ASEC ECON RP
06MANILA934	SUBJECT: A/S HILL MEETS WITH GRP OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 meeting with A/S Hill, Charge Jones, and DAS John, Philippine Defense Secretary Cruz, National Security Advisor Gonzales, and National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Director Garcia said there were three distinct elements to the government's response to threat [...]	2006-03-01 06:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ASEC CASC PREL RP
06MANILA945	SITREP 20: PRESIDENT MULLS LIFTING OF STATE OF [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a brief televised address mid-day on March 1, President Arroyo said she wanted to lift the State of Emergency at "the soonest time possible." She asked for reports from key offices on the s [...]	2006-03-01 09:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS ASEC ECON RP
06MAPUTO1209	TURMOIL IN MOZAMBIQUE'S POLICE FORCE [...] (C) Summary: In the latest in a string of shootings, on September 4 two riot policemen moonlighting as bodyguards were gunned down by other police while sitting in a car. Minister of Interior Pacheco first said the two were wanted criminals and then the next day admitted that they were riot p [...]	2006-09-21 10:27:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MASERU507	SENIOR GOL OFFICIAL QUITS CABINET, FORMS NEW PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Senior GOL official Thomas Thabane, a veteran of successive Lesotho governments since independence, sent shockwaves throughout Maseru on October 9 by resigning from the governing LCD party and quitting his post as Minister of Communications. Thabane announced the formation of a [...]	2006-10-11 15:22:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ECON LT
06MASERU59	UPDATE ON LESOTHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Information on the January 29 shooting of Foreign Minister of Lesotho, Monyane Moleleki, continues to develop. Drawing on our discussions with the Commander of the Lesotho Defense Force, the Minister of Finance and private individuals, the following information has been provided by governme [...]	2006-02-01 11:19:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR LT
06MEXICO3148	PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE: CALDERON ON POINTS, AMLO ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the second and final of the presidential debates, front-running candidates Felipe Calderon of the National Action Party (PAN) and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) of the Party of the Democratic Revolution were widely perceived to have debated to a near draw. The debate f [...]	2006-06-07 23:19:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MX
06MEXICO3296	ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON [...] (C) Summary: This is the first in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. We have an effective relationship with Mexico when it comes to counter-terrorism, particularly on special interest aliens (SIAs) and alien smuggling. The first transition challenge will be to make the n [...]	2006-06-15 00:44:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MX
06MEXICO4654	THE MAKING OF THE SHADOW PRESIDENT? [...] (C) Summary: Several leading Mexican political observers largely concurred that the evolution of the current political stalemate would continue to be largely a function of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) personality. They believed that his manner of thinking was so rigid and self-righte [...]	2006-08-18 21:55:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO4987	MEXICO'S DRAMATIC POLITICAL WEEKEND [...] (C) Summary: On Friday, September 1, the Revolutionary Democratic Party (PRD) made good on its promise to prevent President Fox from delivering his final annual report to the Mexican Congress, part of the PRD's commitment to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO's) plan to humiliate the Presiden [...]	2006-09-05 20:34:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO6278	THE RADICALIZATION OF AMLO? [...] (SBU) After virtually two weeks of silence, defeated presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) took a more radical line in a speech to supporters of the Popular Assembly for the People of Oaxaca (APPO),backing the protests in Oaxaca and criticizing President Fox's decision to [...]	2006-11-04 01:57:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON FBI DHS PAS DAO CONS OPAD DCM POL AID
06MEXICO6871	CALDERON'S SECURITY CABINET [...] (SBU) Felipe Calderon security cabinet appointments, made the day before his December 1 presidential inauguration, include: Guillermo Galvan Galvan as Secretary of Defense, Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza as Secretary of Navy, Genaro Garcia Luna as Secretary of Public Security, and Eduardo Me [...]	2006-12-11 21:41:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MX
06MINSK1225	INDEPENDENT POLLING REPORTS INCREASE IN INDEPENDENT RADIO [...] Independent Belarusian pollster Manaev November 21 gave Ambassador the results of his sixth and final post election survey. According to his results, both the amount of Belarusians who listen to foreign radio broadcasts and who use the internet continue to increase. Support ratings decreased s [...]	2006-11-29 11:25:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MINSK1290	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 15, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lukashenko, Putin Meet in Moscow (para. 2) - Sudanese Foreign Minister to Visit (para. 3) - Chinese Military Delegation Arrives in Minsk (para. 4) [...]	2006-12-19 05:30:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK281	BKGB Claims USG Terrorism on Election Day [...] At 1100 local on March 16, chairman of the BKGB Stepan Sukhorenko held a press conference to claim the BKGB had uncovered a plot by the Belarusian opposition, funded and organized by Georgia and the United States, to bomb four schools on Election Day (March 19) as part of a coup against Lukashe [...]	2006-03-16 14:40:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER PHUM CASC BO
06MINSK290	Minsk Election Weekly XIII (March 11-March 17) [...] This is the thirteenth in a weekly series of election- oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19 presidential elections. --------- Observers --------- 2. OSCE PA and ODIHR Launch Short-Term Observer Mission On March 16, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Pr [...]	2006-03-17 14:24:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK397	LUKASHENKO INAUGURATED: A PALE IMAGE [...] (C) Summary: Belarusian dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko was inaugurated in a brief, highly orchestrated and sparsely attended ceremony in Minsk April 8. In an unusually short speech, a depressed looking Lukashenko stressed his re-election represented the people,s will and lashed out at outside [...]	2006-04-12 15:21:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK427	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - April 18, 2006 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. -------------- Post Elections -------------- 2. Milinkevich in Germany Former 10+ Coalition presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich on an April 7 trip to Berlin met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Deputy [...]	2006-04-19 13:19:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK443	BELARUS, RUSSIA, S-300S AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: A prominent British journal recently wrote that Moscow might be selling S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran, using Belarus as a middleman to hide the sale. Although all three governments have denied such a sale, on April 21 Minsk received its first delivery of Russian S-3 [...]	2006-04-24 13:41:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETRD ETTC MARR IR BO
06MINSK599	BELARUS: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Post submits its annual contribution for the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. During the year the Belarus Government continued with its policy of fundraising through confiscation of transiting goods, although this process appears to be declining. The State Cu [...]	2006-06-09 04:44:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BO
06MINSK605	CZECHS BLOCK SENIOR GOB VISAS, PASS [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Embassy recently passed over information that Lukashenko's son, Dmitry, and Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky and his family all applied for Czech visas. The Czechs did not issue to Dmitry or Sidorsky, even though neither is on the EU's visa ban list. The Czech Charge also [...]	2006-06-09 12:57:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM BO
06MINSK758	IISEPS Polling: Lukashenko Still Enjoys Popular Support [...] SUMMARY: On July 10, Director of the independent polling service IISEPS Oleg Manaev gave Ambassador the results of two opinion surveys conducted in June. Lukashenko maintains a high support rating, with 55 percent of those polled claiming they would vote for Lukashenko again should elections b [...]	2006-07-21 05:35:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MONTEVIDEO1012	VAZQUEZ' HONEYMOON IS OVER [...] (C) Summary: President Vazquez' approval rating dipped below fifty percent for the first time according to an October poll. When he was sworn in eighteen months ago, his approval rating stood at sixty-nine percent. The anti-climax surrounding a possible Free Trade Agreement (reftel),a worsen [...]	2006-10-25 18:47:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI ELAB MARR UY
06MONTEVIDEO1122	URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON GPOI/CFAC PARTICIPATION [...] On November 17, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director for Mulilateral Affairs Beatriz Nunez. The Charge also raised the issue with the MFA's Director General Jose Luis Cancela on November 21. Both officials responded favorably to the proposals for sending at least one Uruguay [...]	2006-11-27 20:01:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL GT CI AR UY
06MONTEVIDEO1143	UY MOVES TO PREVENT DAMAGE FROM PROTESTS [...] (U) Summary: November 29, President Vazquez ordered the Uruguayan military to create a protective ring around the controversial Botnia paper mill in order to prevent possible acts of sabotage. The GOU also filed a complaint against Argentina with the International Court of Justice demanding a [...]	2006-12-01 10:36:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI UY
06MOSCOW10324	RUSSIAN COMMUNISTS PROTEST MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Russia's Communist Party (KPRF) followed through September 14 on its promise to demonstrate against military cooperation with NATO and the U.S., including the now-postponed Torgau '06 exercise (reftel). According to media reports, demonstrations took place in Moscow, Saratov, Omsk, Yar [...]	2006-09-15 13:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV RS
06MOSCOW10720	EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: VF COMPANY, [...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Vtoroy Front Company (VF Company),Moscow, Russia. The company is li [...]	2006-09-25 10:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW11024	INITIAL REACTION TO 2006 IRF REPORT [...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Mikhail Kaminin told reporters that the 2006 International Religious Freedom Report amounted to a repetition of groundless claims that there are restrictions on religious freedom in Russia. He said that U.S. officials had repeatedly ignored GOR explan [...]	2006-09-29 14:00:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM RS
06MOSCOW11773	A/S BOUCHER HEARS RUSSIAN WORRIES ABOUT AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: During October 9 consultations in Moscow, A/S Boucher outlined U.S. intentions in Central Asia, stressed steps we were taking to address terrorism and narcotics trafficking in Afghanistan, and reviewed U.S. nuclear policies in South Asia. Foreign Ministry officials and the Rus [...]	2006-10-19 15:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR ENRG XD ZK RS
06MOSCOW12257	GEORGIA-RUSSIA: FM BEZHUASHVILI GETS RUSSIA'S [...] (C) Georgian FM Bezhuashvili told Ambassador November 2 that he "got the message" passed to him bluntly November 1 by FM Lavrov and Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov: that the Russians believe Georgia will begin military action in Abkhazia or South Ossetia; that Russia will confront Georg [...]	2006-11-02 14:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ETRD GG RS
06MOSCOW12528	A/S FRIED CONVERSATION WITH RUSSIAN DFM KARASIN, [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin focused on Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova in a two hour discussion November 15. Karasin dismissed Georgian conciliatory steps as cosmetic; Fried said they are real and Russia should respond by ending sanct [...]	2006-11-20 13:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PBTS ETRD GG MD UP RS
06MOSCOW12557	UNITED RUSSIA STUMBLES ON REGIONAL LEGISLATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: United Russia is far from united on the direct election of mayors. United Russia Duma members introduced legislation to eliminate the direct election of mayors, in what may have been a misguided attempt to implement Putin's call to transfer more authority to the regions. Predict [...]	2006-11-21 13:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KDEM PGOV RS
06MOSCOW12595	PRESIDENT PUTIN, DEFMIN IVANOV ADDRESS RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Putin and Defense Minister Ivanov candidly acknowledged many of the military's internal problems during a 16 November senior commanders conference in Moscow. The two leaders promised various remedies ranging from higher salaries and better treatment for soldiers to steep increas [...]	2006-11-22 15:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PREL PGOV PHUM RS
06MOSCOW12709	A GUIDE TO RUSSIAN POLITICAL YOUTH GROUPS: PART 1 [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is part one of a two-part message describing Russian political youth groups. This cable contains a summary of the major political youth movements in Russia. Russian political youth groups can be broadly divided into two categories: grassroots organizations driven by idealis [...]	2006-11-30 13:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL RS
06MOSCOW12717	RUSSIAN YOUTH POLITICS, OR LACK THEREOF: PART 2 OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is the second part of a two-part message describing Russian political youth groups. Russia's youth is overwhelmingly apolitical, and youth groups in general have very little impact on political life in Russia. The small bit of political life that does exist is restricted to t [...]	2006-11-30 17:10:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR RS
06MOSCOW12897	AMBASSADOR VISITS NORTH CAUCASUS, DECEMBER 4-5 [...] (C) Ambassador Burns traveled to the North Caucasus December 4-5 -- the first American Ambassador to visit the region in fifteen years. In Kabardino-Balkaria he discussed with President Kanokov prospects for economic development and political reform. Kanokov provided regional views on frozen [...]	2006-12-12 14:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETRD PINR GG RS
06MOSCOW1324	PRESSING RUSSIA FOR RESTRAINT ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: In a February 9 meeting with Chief of Defense General Baluyevskiy, Ambassador Burns urged that Russia exercise restraint in its dealings with Georgia. Baluyevksiy was blunt in complaining about Georgian demands to withdraw peacekeepers from Georgia and charged Tbilisi with inte [...]	2006-02-11 14:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PBTS GG RS
06MOSCOW19	2006 DEFENSE BUDGET AND PROPOSED DEFENSE REFORMS - [...] (C) Summary. On December 27 President Putin signed a defense budget of 666 billion rubles (23 billion dollars) for 2006, a nominal increase of nearly 26 percent. It is not clear, however, what if any impact on Russian military capability that allocation towards defense will have. The highe [...]	2006-01-09 12:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PARM EFIN ECON RS XB
06MOSCOW3218	THE "FEBRUARY THESES": SURKOV'S PRIMER ON PUTINISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. A February speech by Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Vladislav Surkov to a United Russia conference sketched out "basic ideological theses" of the Putin Administration. While not attempting to break new ground or crystallize a doctrine of "Putinism," the speech p [...]	2006-03-30 10:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS
06MOSCOW3362	P-5 HOLD UN CONSULTATIONS MARCH 2 IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Russia hosted a meeting of P-5 IO Directors March 2 in Moscow to discuss UN Security Council and management reforms, the proposed Human Rights Council, the Peacebuilding Commission, and other issues related to implementation of the World Summit Outcome Document, as well as appoin [...]	2006-03-31 12:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC RS
06MOSCOW4265	A/S RADEMAKER'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH DVBR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 12 meeting with Anatoliy Antonov, Director of the MFA's Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs, ISN Assistant Secretary Stephen Rademaker explained that U.S. concerns about Russian treaty compliance were the main obstacles to U.S. support for Russian members [...]	2006-04-21 06:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC RS
06MOSCOW5557	AMBASSADOR'S MAY 23 MEETING WITH DUMA FIRST DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met May 23 with Duma First Deputy Speaker Oleg Morozov, who agreed that inter-parliamentary exchanges should be encouraged. He noted that a newly created Duma working group will address legislative initiatives proposed by President Putin in his Annual Address. Morozo [...]	2006-05-26 07:33:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL RS SOCI
06MOSCOW5645	CHECHNYA: THE ONCE AND FUTURE WAR [...] (C) Introduction: Chechnya has been less in the glare of constant international attention in recent years. However, the Chechnya conflict remains unresolved, and the suffering of the Chechen people and the threat of instability throughout the region remain. This message reinterprets the history of [...]	2006-05-30 09:27:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS
06MOSCOW9533	A CAUCASUS WEDDING [...] (C) Weddings are elaborate in Dagestan, the largest autonomy in the North Caucasus. On August 22 we attended a wedding in Makhachkala, Dagestan's capital: Duma member and Dagestan Oil Company chief Gadzhi Makhachev's son married a classmate. The lavish display and heavy drinking concealed the deadl [...]	2006-08-31 06:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR RS
06MOSUL10	NINEWA IECI DIRECTOR CLAIMS EVIDENCE OF MISSING VOTERS COULD [...] (C) REO Poloff met with Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq (IECI) Ninewa Governate Electoral Office (GEO) director Oday Abed at his headquarters office at the PJCC on February 6. Abed claims an internal study he is conducting has revealed that over 4,000 families (potentially 15,000 to 1 [...]	2006-02-07 15:59:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MOSUL11	SHABEK NATIONAL ASSEMBLYMEMBER ASKS FOR MORE "VISIBLE" USG [...] (C) PRT Leader and REO Poloff met with Shabek national assemblymember Dr. Haneen Al Qado in Mosul on February 8. Al Qado thanked the USG for ongoing assistance but said USG development projects in Ninewa need to be "more visible." Al Qado said he is working with other members of the national [...]	2006-02-10 18:24:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT
06MOSUL16	NINEWA JUDGES FIRE BACK AT DETRACTORS, BLAME SYSTEM FOR [...] (C) Ninewa's judges are having difficulty with the public's negative perception of their work. In part, they blame Iraqi Army (IA) and Iraqi Police (IP) officials for "public statements" made to the press that condemn the judges for faults in the system. The judges make clear, however, that [...]	2006-02-16 18:10:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT
06MOSUL17	NINEWA POLICE CHIEF CLAIMS REPORTS OF A RISE IN KIDNAPPINGS [...] (C) Provincial Chief of Police Wathiq Al Qudir told PRT Poloff that reports of an increase in the number of kidnappings and extortions in Mosul are exaggerated. He said rumors that the crimes are targeted specifically against Kurds and Chaldo/Assyrians are false, and denied that incidents are [...]	2006-02-18 12:46:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MOSUL20	NINEWA ISLAMIC PARTY REPS CALL FOR PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS NOW [...] (C). Ninewa Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) representative Younis Hashim called for provincial elections immediately. He accused the Kurds (which control the provincial government) of not doing enough to address the lack of basic social services and improve security in Mosul. Hashim said before t [...]	2006-02-22 17:51:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL23	NINEWA: TAL AFAR SHEIKHS WANT MORE ASSISTANCE FROM USG ON [...] (C) Recent U.S. press coverage has painted a positive picture of Tal Afar's security situation. But some locals see it otherwise. Sunni Arab tribal leaders are upset by what they claim are poor security conditions in Tal Afar. Local sheikhs threatened that Sunnis would leave the city if the [...]	2006-02-24 16:58:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL24	KURDISH VIEWS FROM NINEWA [...] (C) PRT Mosul had lengthy discussions with three Kurdish leaders in late February: two top Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) officials and one from the rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). All were united in their support for continued American presence in Iraq, the difficulties Ja'afari [...]	2006-03-01 08:54:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL30	NINEWA: THE HERO OF TAL AFAR [...] (C) Mayor of Tal Afar Najim Al Jubouri -- the hero of President Bush's March 20 speech in Cleveland -- is a rare leader in a country fraught with fear and uncertainty. His strong leadership, both as chief of police and mayor, helped clean up this city of a quarter-million people in northwest [...]	2006-03-22 14:52:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL33	NINEWA: TAL AFAR AND RABIYA CITY COUNCILS SEARCHING FOR [...] (C) The city councils of the west Ninewa towns of Tal Afar and Rabiya seek to improve security and basic services to their communities. While both councils are pleased with improved security, they realized more work would need to be done to shore up Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in number and t [...]	2006-03-24 14:27:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL35	NINEWA: "CIVIL WAR IS NOT ON THE AGENDA" [...] (C) Since the bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra on February 22, we have asked contacts if they believe civil war is imminent. Several point to areas with high populations of Shia, such as Tal Afar, as ripe for civil war once Coalition Forces are drawn down. Actual incidents range from [...]	2006-03-26 16:38:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL36	KURDS IN NORTHERN IRAQ: PUK REP CLAIMS NINEWA "HANGS IN THE [...] (C) According to the Western Ninewa director of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Mustafa Khokhe, Ninewa province "hangs in the balance." Ethnic tensions and the flow of terrorism from Iraq's neighbors are all contributing to a potentially combustible situation, he claims. He says Tal Afar, [...]	2006-03-30 14:04:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL37	NINEWA RULE OF LAW ISSUES PART I: NINEWA CRIMINAL JUSTICE [...] (C) In recent months we have heard criticism of the Iraqi criminal justice system in Ninewa. Even officers at the Provincial Joint Coordination Center (PJCC) say they are "tired" of seeing terrorists released by "cowardly judges" or "corrupt" military and police officials. Corruption and cow [...]	2006-03-30 14:31:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR KCRM
06MOSUL39	NINEWA RULE OF LAW ISSUES PART I: NINEWA CRIMINAL JUSTICE [...] (C) In recent months we have heard criticism of the Iraqi criminal justice system in Ninewa. Even officers at the Provincial Joint Coordination Center (PJCC) say they are "tired" of seeing terrorists released by "cowardly judges" or "corrupt" military and police officials. Corruption and cow [...]	2006-04-01 12:22:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR KCRM
06MOSUL4	NINEWA KURDS FOCUSING ON PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) REO Poloff met with members of the Kurdish Alliance (KA) to discuss national election results, the new government, security, and the future provincial election. PUK member Abdulbari Al-Zebari claims KA did not perform as well as they should have due to improprieties by local IECI. He sai [...]	2006-01-30 13:39:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ PINT
06MOSUL42	NINEWA: IRAQI ISLAMIC PARTY ON SECURITY [...] (C) Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) leaders in Ninewa want a more representative Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and a reduced role of Coalition Forces (CF). They claim the Kurds are meddling with security and politics in the province. IIP reps believe they should play a larger role with helping CF an [...]	2006-04-08 16:05:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL43	NINEWA: PROMINENT - AND SHADY - SUNNI SHEIKH ON SECURITY AND [...] (C) With the advent of democracy in Iraq, Ninewa's tribal leaders in the Sunni Arab community fear losing their traditional influence. However, there are tribal leaders working behind the scenes who still hold sway over politics and business affairs, especially such persons with strong ties t [...]	2006-04-08 16:13:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL45	NINEWA: SHAMMAR TRIBAL LEADER ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION, [...] (C) Western Ninewa Sunni Arab tribal leader Sheikh Abdullah Al Yawar believes all ethnic and political groups in Baghdad are responsible for failings with the new government formation. He believes the last government's problems were not only the fault of Prime Minister Al Ja'afari, but also t [...]	2006-04-14 12:00:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL47	NINEWA: TURKOMAN TRIBAL LEADER ON TURKEY, RELATIONS WITH THE [...] (C) Sheikh Seyh Beyatli, leader of the Turkoman Beyatli tribe, believes Turkey is meddling in Turkoman affairs in Iraq. He claims Turkey's main goal is to remove any sort of historical allegiances between the Kurds and Turkoman people to keep federalism from taking hold in Iraq. Beyatli claim [...]	2006-04-20 11:51:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL51	NINEWA: PROVINCIAL CHIEF OF POLICE CONFIRMS SECTARIAN STRIFE [...] (S) Provincial Chief of Police Wathiq al-Qudir confirms recent violence in the western Ninewa city of Tal Afar is due to sectarian strife. President Bush mentioned Tal Afar in a speech this year as a beacon of hope after successful counterinsurgency efforts last September helped bring stabili [...]	2006-05-20 16:17:00	REO Mosul	SECRET	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL53	NINEWA PRT RULE OF LAW: NINEWA CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE [...] (C) Rule of law is the foundation of an effective criminal justice system that empowers governments to provide security and stability. Using this concept, the PRT Rule of Law Team is working with local officials on the establishment of the Ninewa Criminal Justice Committee (NCJC). The NCJC a [...]	2006-05-25 12:20:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR KCRM
06MOSUL55	NINEWA: SOURCES CITE SECTARIAN STRIFE IN TAL AFAR [...] (C) Tal Afar is frequently cited in the western media and by USG officials as a good news story in Iraq. Recently, however, we have also heard reports of increased sectarian strife. Some sources say Sunni and Shia conflict in southern Iraq and Baghdad has influenced relations between the two [...]	2006-05-31 06:14:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL57	CHRISTIAN MILITIAS IN NINEWA PLAINS [...] (C) Christian religious and provincial government officials report Christian militias are operating in minority areas east of Mosul ("Ninewa Plains"). According to Dr. Lalo, assistant governor for the province, Christian forces in Ninewa Plains number approximately 1,250 and are personally be [...]	2006-05-31 07:33:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MOSUL7	NINEWA VICE GOVERNOR REQUESTS MORE AUTHORITY FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (C) PRT TL and REO Poloff met with Vice Governor Khessro Goran and KDP headquarters in Mosul in February 1. Goran believes the new federal government should "give more authority" to provincial governments to help address the needs of the people. Goran spoke at some length about an increase i [...]	2006-02-03 16:58:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MOSUL8	TAWAFOQ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATES HOPE TO "REFORM" THE [...] (C) REO Poloff met with Tawafoq Iraqi Front (#618) national assembly delegates at the Provincial Joint Command Center (PJCC) on February 2. Tawafoq members said they have many plans to help Ninewa from their positions in the federal government. Izzi Adola said Tawafoq would like to push for a [...]	2006-02-04 06:49:00	REO Mosul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM IZ MARR PINT
06MUMBAI1986	GUJARAT CHIEF MINISTER MODI SETS HIS SIGHTS ON NATIONAL [...] (C) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has his sights on national politics. Everyone we spoke to during a recent trip to Ahmedabad told us that Modi will use an expected state election victory next year to make a bid for the national presidency of the BJP. RSS and BJP leaders in Delhi echo thes [...]	2006-11-02 12:42:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CVIS PHUM KIRF KISL ECON IN
06MUNICH437	EADS/AIRBUS CRISIS -- THE VIEW FROM EADS' MUNICH [...] (SBU) Senior German EADS officials told the Consulate that Noel Forgeard's departure was necessary for EADS to move beyond its current mess, and the Forgeard affair was but one example of the challenges of dealing with spotlight- seeking French partners. As for BAE's divestiture of its EADS [...]	2006-07-13 12:41:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM
06MUNICH558	EADS' EUROCOPTER -- WHAT AIRBUS WOULD LIKE TO BE [...] (U) Eurocopter, enjoying rising market share, is particularly exuberant over the recent decision by the U.S. Army to purchase up to 352 UH-145 helicopters, the firm's first U.S. defense contract. Eurocopter officials said this would put greater pressure on colleagues at Eurocopter parent EADS [...]	2006-08-23 16:31:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM
06MUNICH715	EADS/AIRBUS CRISIS -- THE SAGA CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Amid a flood of bad news, a senior EADS official told the Consulate the A380 would, despite delays, be certified for flight. However, the A380's drain on resources was adversely impacting programs such as the A350 and the A400M, possibly resulting in a postponement of the A350 program. [...]	2006-10-13 13:57:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR ETRD PGOV EINV PREL EUN FR GM
06MUSCAT1151	MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON; DANGER OF REGIONAL [...] SUMMARY: "Lebanon is burning, and the whole world is standing still watching," according to government-owned daily "Oman," which also calls for a ceasefire to stop "Zionist aggression." A columnist for "Oman" condemns Arab governments for "acting against the will of their citizens." Privatel [...]	2006-07-24 13:04:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT122	2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (SBU) ECONOMIC/POLITICAL FACTORS: There have been no major policy changes since the 2004 report (ref B). Oman remains a stalwart ally in the global war on terrorism and key Arab proponent of regional stability, including USG stabilization efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Long-standing milita [...]	2006-01-31 06:48:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MASS MARR MU
06MUSCAT1222	MEDIA REACTION: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF [...] SUMMARY: Government daily "Oman" is skeptical that UN Resolution 1701 meets Arab demands, but also says the resolution "restores hope for peace." Private daily "Al Watan" hails the Lebanese military "victory" against Israel, but is wary that Israel's "manipulations" will reduce the potency of [...]	2006-08-14 12:26:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1249	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY'S OP-ED, LEBANESE DEPLOYMENT, [...] SUMMARY: Arabic- and English-languages dailies carry Secretary Rice's op-ed, "A Path to Lasting Peace." The Arabic-language state-owned daily says Lebanese unity is "essential." A private Arabic daily, decrying Israeli "terrorism," calls for a strong Lebanese army, navy, and air force. END [...]	2006-08-22 03:50:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1277	MEDIA REACTION: UNSCR 1701, AMNESTY LEBANON REPORT, IRAN, [...] SUMMARY: Government-owned, Arabic-language daily "Oman" worries about renewed conflict in southern Lebanon, lauds Iran's "positive" response on its nuclear capabilities, and reprints excerpts of Seymour Hersh's "New Yorker" article alleging Israeli-U.S. collusion over the conflict in Lebanon. [...]	2006-08-28 13:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1310	MEDIA REACTION: VIOLENCE IN IRAQ, UNSCR 1706, ANNAN'S [...] On September 3, government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" (circulation 38,000) carried an editorial, "Control of Violence in Iraq, the Responsibility of all Parties:" "Despite all the loud cries that warned against the continuation of the slaughter and assassinations in Iraq and the severe blood [...]	2006-09-04 13:03:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1451	MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY'S MIDDLE EAST VISIT, NORTH KOREAN [...] SUMMARY: "Oman" columnist alleges that one aim of Secretary Rice's visit is to divide the Middle East into Arab versus Persian, Sunni versus Shia; "Al-Watan" notes that North Korea's nuclear test coincides with the West's "carrot and stick" policy towards Iran. A columnist in "Al-Watan" call [...]	2006-10-09 12:39:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1580	BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR APPLICATION 050016241 [...] (U) Per reftel, the Political/Economic section, in conjunction with the Office of Military Cooperation, conducted a pre-license check on Muscat-based General Stores Trading, LLC. On October 29, Econoff met with Mohamed al-Zaabi, the company's managing director. Zaabi, educated at San Diego S [...]	2006-11-14 06:22:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC MU
06MUSCAT1600	SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER GENERAL JOHN P. [...] (S) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your return to Oman. Oman remains a strong friend and ally in the Global War on Terrorism, but prefers to maintain a low profile and is reluctant to deploy its forces in support of OIF or OEF. Our continued engagement with the Omani security forces cont [...]	2006-11-15 14:11:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER KNNP MARR MASS MNUC MOPS OVIP
06MUSCAT687	SOMALI MIGRANTS: SMALL PROBLEM, BUT INCREASING [...] (U) Somali migrants infiltrating Oman from Yemen or by sea, often engaged in unskilled labor but sometimes accused of theft and confrontations with police, have sparked calls for government action from angry local residents and farmers in Southern Oman. Army patrols and police checkpoints have [...]	2006-05-02 05:27:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PREF PGOV PREL PINR SO MU

06MUSCAT792	MILITARY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN AGAINST SOMALI [...] (C) Reflecting growing public concern over violent incidents involving infiltration by Somali and Yemeni illegal migrants across the Oman-Yemen border, the Omani army, air force, special forces and police have launched operations in Oman's southern Dhofar region that have reportedly already sw [...]	2006-05-17 13:47:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PINS PREF MOPS PREL SMIG KCRM SENV SO MU
06MUSCAT952	MILITARY'S ANTI-INFILTRATOR OPS END IN SOUTH [...] (S) According to senior military officials in the Royal Oman Army and Sultan's Special Force, military operations in Oman's southern Dhofar region to sweep up illegal Somali and other infiltrators have ceased as of early June. When they began in late April, the operations were primarily focuse [...]	2006-06-12 11:26:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PINS PREF SMIG MOPS KCRM SO MU
06MUSCAT991	MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR POLLUTION IN THE GULF, IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: Government-owned daily "Oman" worries about nuclear pollution in the Gulf and supports Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's reconciliation initiative. "Al-Watan" is skeptical about prospects for an international investigation into the alleged Israeli shelling of a Gaza beach. Online discu [...]	2006-06-19 13:01:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06NAHA103	OKINAWAN EXCEPTIONALISM: THE CHINA THREAT OR LACK THEREOF [...] (C) Summary: Despite China's rapidly expanding economic and military activities, including in waters near Okinawa, Okinawans claim they do not share America's or Japan's sense of threat from China. While many mainland Japanese officials and influentials say they recognize China as a potent [...]	2006-04-26 01:20:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINS JA CH TW
06NAHA227	SURVEY OF PAST OKINAWAN POLLS SHOWS INCREASING ACCEPTANCE [...] (C) Summary. In the upcoming November 19 gubernatorial election, the reformist camp, led by candidate Keiko ITOKAZU,has made opposing the relocation of Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Futenma within Okinawa and pushing for withdrawal of US bases from the prefecture its primary focus for the elec [...]	2006-10-16 08:40:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	JA PREL MARR
06NAHA228	PAC3 SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED TO OKINAWA [...] (C) Summary: The introduction of the Patriot PAC-3 Air Defense Battalion into Okinawa is a success, with the locally (in Okinawa) most difficult part, the ground movement of sensitive equipment from port and pier to its destination within Kadena AFB, completed October 13. Despite some miscalc [...]	2006-10-16 10:19:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PINS JA
06NAHA229	OKINAWA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES ANNOUNCE PLATFORMS, [...] (C) Summary: Recently both Okinawa gubernatorial candidates have announced their policy platforms, which are long on aspirations and short on details. Reformist candidate Keiko ITOKAZU declared her top issue to be opposing the relocation within Okinawa of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futen [...]	2006-10-18 08:41:00	Consulate Naha	CONFIDENTIAL	JA PREL MARR
06NAIROBI106	KENYA: 2005 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT (CORRECTED) [...] (U) This is post's submission for the 2005 Annual Terrorism Report. The first section updates the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism section on Kenya. The second section provides supplemental information. Proposed Text for Patterns of Global Terrorism Report ------------------------------- [...]	2006-01-10 05:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC MARR EFIN KE
06NAIROBI1651	HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...]	2006-04-13 14:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1652	HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN [...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...]	2006-04-13 15:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI2141	SOMALI PARLIAMENT SPEAKER KEEN FOR U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Somalia's Parliament Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden May 11 to discuss current developments in Somalia. The conversation particularly focused on the fighting in Mogadishu and possible ways to bring it to an end, with the Speaker agreeing that he may be i [...]	2006-05-16 14:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS CVIS PTER SO KE
06NAIROBI2166	SOMALIA: UPDATE ON DISPOSITION OF DECEASED [...] (C) Pursuant to ref A, Post requested the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convey the message to the deceased Somali's next of kin their two options: that they can either accept the remains without any form of compensation from the USG or that the body will be properly disposed [...]	2006-05-17 13:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PHSA ICRC ASEC MARR PREL KE SO
06NAIROBI2842	LEAHY HR VETTING FOR NEXT GENERATION LEADERS [...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following two candidates of the Kenyan Army, nominated to participate in a Next Generation African Military Leaders Course to be held July 10 to August 4, 2006 in Washington, D.C., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Pos [...]	2006-06-29 04:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR KE
06NAIROBI327	NAIROBI BUILDING COLLAPSE: US ASSISTANCE UNDERWAY [...] SUMMARY: A four-story building under construction in central Nairobi collapsed mid-day January 23, injuring 105, and killing 20, with an unknown number unaccounted for, according to on-site press reports as of January 24 afternoon. Responding to the Kenyan government's request for assistance [...]	2006-01-24 13:06:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MASS PREL AMGT KE
06NAIROBI5076	DECLARATION OF DISASTER FOR KENYA FLOODS [...] Summary: The October to December 2006 rains have been exceptionally heavy throughout Kenya resulting in serious flooding in the Coast, Western and Northeastern Provinces directly affecting approximately 300,000 persons and with 23 recorded deaths so far as reported by Kenya Red Cross (KRC) a [...]	2006-11-28 13:23:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PREL SO KE
06NAIROBI799	KIUNGA: A BORDER TOWN WITHOUT A BORDER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The impoverished hamlet of Kiunga is where Kenya ends -- and Somalia and the Indian Ocean begin. Security, especially cross-border banditry by Somalis, is the prime concern of local officials. USG-provided assistance is designed to enhance security, border controls and maritime [...]	2006-02-23 09:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PINS KISL KE
06NAIROBI950	KENYA AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS UPDATE [...] Summary: To date, Kenya has no confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza, but suspect samples from flamingos, as well as poultry samples from Uganda, are being analyzed by CDC-Kenya. Kenya does have a valuable interagency AI Task Force, and a cadre of well-trained technical officials who shou [...]	2006-03-03 01:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV KE
06NASSAU1616	RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL GUARD PARTNERSHIP FORGES [...] Since its inception in December 2005, the Bahamas-Rhode Island National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) has helped forge new avenues of cooperation between the United States and the Bahamas. These SPP initiatives have supplemented Embassy efforts to build local capacity and have helped [...]	2006-10-24 21:29:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MASS PHUM BF
06NASSAU358	BAHAMAS: SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) A,B: There have been no substantiated reports of specific instances indicating that The Bahamas is a country of origin, transit or destination for trafficking in persons. However, general reports regarding potential trafficking, especially in the vulnerable Haitian communities, are st [...]	2006-03-02 14:29:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG PREF ELAB ASEC BF KCRM KWMN KFRD
06NASSAU442	SCENESETTER FOR NASSAU CARICOM MINISTERIAL: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary's March 21-22 meeting in Nassau with CARICOM foreign ministers offers an opportunity to frame a positive, forward-looking agenda for our relations with the Caribbean. With the Haitian elections behind us, the ministerial will allow us to reinvigorate our cooperation [...]	2006-03-14 21:10:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	BF ECON ETRD OTRA PGOV PREL SNAR XL
06NASSAU862	FM MITCHELL AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell asked to meet with the Ambassador May 24 to coordinate management of mounting public concerns about sonar testing at the Atlantic Undersea Testing and Evaluation Center (AUTEC). During the meeting Mitchell also sought to defend The Bahamas' vote for [...]	2006-06-01 19:59:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR KUNR CU BF
06NDJAMENA1006	FRANCE REFUTES OFFICIAL CHAD SUPPORT FOR DPA [...] (C) Summary. Allegations by SLA leader Minni Minawi concerning Chad's support for DPA spoilers are false, according to the French Ambassador to Chad. He understands that President Deby's brother Daoussa Deby, and Mahamat Ali Nasser, Minister of Territorial Administration, are (with Libyan sup [...]	2006-07-31 16:22:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	CD PGOV PREL SU
06NDJAMENA1014	CHAD: CHADIAN REBEL PRESENTS GLOOMY OUTLOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former GOC loyalist, current opposition member and ethnic Zaghawa Tom Erdimi paints a troubling near-term future for Chad. He claims that rebel groups consider the possibility for political dialogue with President Deby as dead, leaving the military solution as the only way to cha [...]	2006-08-01 17:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1073	CHAD SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Chad sits precariously between the Darfur conflict to its East, the chronically unstable Central African Republic to its South, and Niger, an equally impoverished neighbor to the West. Past a vast mine-pocked desert -- home to a tenacious but isolated Chadian insurgency -- li [...]	2006-08-18 11:22:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM PGOV CD SU
06NDJAMENA1127	SIGNS OF INSECURITY IN EASTERN CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Clashes between Chadian government forces amd rebel groups have occured in eastern Chad, following two days of a visible military buildup by the Chadian National Army and the movements of rebel groups inside eastern Chad. There are also signs of possible infiltration by Darfur Pe [...]	2006-09-11 09:56:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1166	FIGHTING ESCALATES IN EASTERN CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Chadian forces launch an offensive against rebel groups in eastern Chad, President Deby himself has gone out to the battlefield to oversee the operations. Chadians are suspicious of French military involvement against the rebel movements, who are being reinforced by a prominen [...]	2006-09-21 17:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1167	FIGHTING ESCALATES IN EASTERN CHAD (CORRECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Chadian forces launch an offensive against rebel groups in eastern Chad, President Deby himself has gone out to the battlefield to oversee the operations. Chadians are suspicious of French military involvement against the rebel movements, who are being reinforced by a prominen [...]	2006-09-21 17:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1173	NMRD REPRESENTATIVE ON SITUATION IN DARFUR, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of the NMRD, a non-signatory to the Darfur Peace Agreement, still wish to be involved in the Darfur Peace Agreement's implementation, but point to the need for dialogue among the non-signatories of the DPA and their inclusion into the implementation of the agreemen [...]	2006-09-25 16:35:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1178	CHAD OPPOSITION SEEKS INTERVENTION IN WAKE OF [...] (C) Summary. In the wake of reported heavy fighting in eastern Chad, opposition leaders called on the Ambassador to urge the international community to impose a cease-fire and force President Deby to hold a national dialogue which included the rebel factions. The Ambassador assured them of [...]	2006-09-27 14:58:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA1182	NEW DIRECTOR OF CHAD PRESIDENT'S CIVIL CABINET [...] (C) Summary. The new Director of President Deby's Civil Cabinet told the Ambassador that Chadian rebels in the east were effectively confined to a zone near the border and would not venture further into Chad. He spoke frankly of ongoing negotiations with the rebels and reported some success [...]	2006-10-02 11:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA1183	UNHCR'S SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR still remains concerned that it will not have the capacity to cope with a refugee influx, and new IDP movements should violence in eastern Chad escalate after the end of the rainy season. Chadian government representatives are absent from a number of areas where UNHCR op [...]	2006-10-02 16:31:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1184	SECURITY IN EASTERN CHAD FOLLOWING GOC-REBEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the most recent clashes in eastern Chad between GOC forces and Chadian rebels, President Deby has returned to N'Djamena and is trying to negotiate with individual rebel factions, but still appears to be reinforcing his military along the eastern front. The rebels appea [...]	2006-10-02 16:53:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1199	CHAD CONSIDERING ATTACK ON REBELS IN SUDAN [...] (S) General Ismail Chaibo, director general of Chad's National Security Agency, told the Ambassador October 3 that an attack by the Chadian army against Chadian rebel positions in western Sudan is likely in the period after Ramadan and the end of the rainy season in early November. Chaibo sa [...]	2006-10-03 12:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL CD
06NDJAMENA1205	CHAD: MORE TROUBLES AHEAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: The respite President Deby enjoyed after his inauguration on August 8 for another five-year term in power did not last long. Last month he had to intervene personally in campaigns to rout out Chadian rebel forces from their strongholds in eastern Chad. The failure of his offe [...]	2006-10-04 12:34:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD
06NDJAMENA1215	CHAD REFUGEES CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SUDANESE [...] (SBU) Less than 24 hours after UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative informed Charge that Sudanese refugees in camps along the northern Chad border with Sudan were in imminent danger, fighting broke out in and around the camps between Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) non-signat [...]	2006-10-08 14:29:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA1232	SLM ON CHAD BORDER CLASH [...] (C) Summary. Adam Shogar, the Sudanese Liberation Movement,s N,Djamena representative, told Poloff in a 10/12 meeting that the SLM had beaten Sudanese government forces in Darfur in a battle on 10/07 near the Chadian border, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing many soldiers and a gr [...]	2006-10-13 10:29:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL MOPS CD SU
06NDJAMENA1249	SUDANESE REBELS CALL THE SHOTS IN CHADIAN TOWN OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The northeastern Chadian town of Bahai was revealed to be a JEM-controlled stronghold following the clash between the National Redemption Front (NRF) and Sudanese Government forces October 7-8. Following that battle, numerous Sudanese soldiers remain in Chadian custody and the [...]	2006-10-19 13:07:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PGOV SU CD
06NDJAMENA1259	N'DJAMENA ON HIGH ALERT [...] (U) Summary. N'Djamena is on high alert as rebel forces have moved into central Chad. End summary. 2. (SBU) With the end of Ramadan and the beginning of the dry season, rebel activity, as expected, has increased in eastern Chad. Embassy contacts are reporting that rebel forces entere [...]	2006-10-24 16:35:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MOPS PREL CD
06NDJAMENA1268	CHADIAN REBELS PULL BACK [...] (U) There were no reported rebel advances today (10/25). Rumors have the rebels located anywhere within the Chari Baguimi district (11,00 N; 17,00 E),as well as near Mongo (12,11 N; 18,42 E) and Am Timan (11,02 N; 20,17 E),from 200 to 400 KM from N,Djamena. Embassy sources, including a w [...]	2006-10-25 17:11:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MOPS PREL CD
06NDJAMENA1272	CHAD DIMENSIONS OF UNSC 1706 [...] (SBU) Summary. There is an acute need for an international presence on the Chadian side of the border, according to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) N'Djamena. UNHCR reports a fledgling collaboration with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in implementin [...]	2006-10-26 15:40:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PREL PHUM PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA1273	CHADIAN REBELS LEAVE--INTACT [...] (U) Rebel forces continue their withdrawal, so far eluding any attempt by the Chadian National Army (ANT) to intercept them. Reports indicate that this morning they were only 90 KM from the Central African Republic and were heading toward CAR rather than directly back to Sudan, thus avoiding [...]	2006-10-26 16:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MOPS PREL CD
06NDJAMENA1276	CHADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON REBELS AND DARFUR [...] (C) Summary. In a 27 October meeting with the Ambassador, Chadian Foreign Minister Allam-Mi contended that Chadian rebels are an extension of the Sudanese government's policy of destabilizing Chad. The Foreign Minister stated that Chad favors an international peacekeeping force on Sudan's [...]	2006-10-27 15:00:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF CD SD
06NDJAMENA1281	CHAD GENERAL KILLED IN AMBUSH BY REBELS [...] (SBU) Summary: A leading Chadian general died of his wounds after being ambushed by the rebel group Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD). Government of Chad reports of Sudanese bombing in Chad's north eastern border region were contradicted by humanitarian groups on the ground [...]	2006-10-30 13:55:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA1306	DPA DISENCHANTMENT AMONG CHADIAN OFFICIALS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representatives of both the Chadian Government refugee agency (speaking unofficially) and a Chad-based Darfur rebel group had common interpretations of the ineffectiveness of the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) and of the responsibilities of the international community, namely the [...]	2006-11-06 15:46:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PGOV PREF PREL SU KPKO
06NDJAMENA1307	IMF-WORLD BANK TEAM PRESENTS GLOOMY REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IMF-World Bank joint mission is facing challenges in its attempts to work with Chadian authorities to develop a medium-term expenditure framework for oil revenue management, according to the mission's team leaders. The GOC's inability to accept the realities of dwindling o [...]	2006-11-07 07:53:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
06NDJAMENA1318	NEW CHADIAN REBEL ALLIANCE--UFDD [...] (C) Summary. Three Chadian rebel groups formed a new alliance in October 2006. According to its communique, the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) wants to organize transparent elections and abhors taking power by force. Nonetheless, it sent an armed column into central [...]	2006-11-09 07:11:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RREL PINR CD SU
06NDJAMENA1320	BORDER TENSION BETWEEN CHADIAN AND SUDANESE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite talk of reconciliation between Chad and Sudan, the Chad/Sudan border north of the Abeche corridor appears to be the scene of continued tension between Chadian and Sudanese forces. End Summary. GOS VS GOC AT THE BORDER ------------------------ 2. (SBU) The Head of [...]	2006-11-09 14:30:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA1321	INTER-ETHNIC FIGHTING IN CHAD & POSSIBLE SUDAN [...] (C) Summary. Ethnic violence has broken out along the southeast Chad-Sudan border south of Goz-Beida in the Salamat region. According to our contacts, more than 100 individuals have been killed in fighting between Arabs and non-Arabs; and senior Chadian officials are linking the violence to [...]	2006-11-09 18:22:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA1343	CHADIAN REBEL GROUP UFDD ESTABLISHES POLITBURO [...] In a communique dated November 12, 2006, the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) named its politburo. An informal translation follows: Quote Republic of Chad Political Military Opposition Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) After consultations amon [...]	2006-11-21 08:22:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINR CD
06NDJAMENA1356	CHADIAN REBELS LAUNCH OFFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary. Chadian rebels may have taken the important regional capital of Abeche and appear to have taken Biltine. Looting is reported in Abeche, though the French garrison has secured the airport and is offering sanctuary to civilians. Two major rebel groups appear to be cooperating i [...]	2006-11-25 15:54:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PREF CD MOPS
06NDJAMENA1357	NDJAMENA EAC FOLLOW UP [...] (C) On November 25, 2006, the EAC reconvened at 1600 to reassess the reports of the Chadian rebel attacks on Abeche and in the East. Those present were the Ambassador, DCM, DAO, RSO, CONS, POL, ECON, GSO, MGT, MO, POL/MIL. 2. (C) US Embassy EAC met previously at 0900 (REFTEL). The situation [...]	2006-11-25 16:16:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC
06NDJAMENA1358	UPDATE ON CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE [...] (C) The Chadian National Army (ANT) reoccupied the regional capital of Abeche this morning, 11/26, after the rebel United Front for Democracy and Development (UFDD) pulled out at about 0400 hours local heading east with 180 vehicles in the direction of the Sudan border. The World Food Progr [...]	2006-11-26 16:11:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD
06NDJAMENA1359	EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS REBEL ADVANCE [...] (C) On November 26, 2006, the N,djamena EAC reconvened at 1300 and later, 1900 to discuss the movements of the Chadian rebels moving west towards N,djamena. Those present were the Ambassador, DCM, DAO, RSO, CONS, POL, ECON, GSO, MGT, MO, POL/MIL. 2. (C) When the US Embassy EAC met 1300, the [...]	2006-11-26 19:40:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC
06NDJAMENA1360	CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE--EVENING UPDATE [...] (C) As of 1900 hours local, the French Ambassador reported that the UFDD rebel column which withdrew from Abeche (13,49 N; 20,49 E) this morning, 11/26, was approximately 100 KM northeast of Abeche and that the northern SCUD (RaFD) column was approximately 100 KM west of Biltine, significant [...]	2006-11-26 20:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD
06NDJAMENA1368	CHADIAN FM ACCUSES SAUDIS OF AIDING REBELS [...] (U) Chadian Foreign Minister Allam-Mi called in the Ambassador this morning, 11/27, to discuss the current rebel attacks in Chad and the GOC's public allegation that Saudi Arabia is supporting the rebellion. The FM was meeting with each Chief of Mission individually. 2. (C) The FM stat [...]	2006-11-27 16:04:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PREF CD SU SA LY
06NDJAMENA1369	UPDATE ON CHADIAN REBEL OFFENSIVE [...] (U) Mahamat Nouri, leader of the United Front for Democracy and Development (UFDD),told BBC that rival rebel forces (read Timan Erdimi's RaFD/SCUD) were located in Kanem Region northeast of Moussoro (13,39 N; 16,29 E) about 200 Km from N'Djamena. The Chadian Defense Minister denied Nouri's [...]	2006-11-27 17:08:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD
06NDJAMENA1370	N'DJAMENA EAC FOR NOV 27, 2006 [...] (C) On November 26, 2006, the N,djamena EAC convened at 1600 to assess the movements of the Chadian rebels moving west towards N,djamena. Those present were the Ambassador, DCM, DAO, RSO, CONS, POL, ECON, GSO, MGT, MO, POL/MIL. 2. (C) The situation remains stable for now as no confirmed mov [...]	2006-11-27 18:10:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC
06NDJAMENA1371	CHADIAN UPDATE [...] (C) There are no reports of new rebel movements today, 11/28. There are unconfirmed press reports that Mahamat Nouri's United Front for Democracy and Development rebels shot down a Chadian military aircraft northeast of Abeche with a SAM-7 missile taken from Chadian army stores in Abeche. [...]	2006-11-28 17:38:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF MOPS CD
06NDJAMENA1372	N'DJAMENA EAC CONVENE FOR NOV 28 [...] (C) On November 28, 2006, the N,djamena EAC convened at 1730 to assess the movements of the Chadian rebels moving west towards N,djamena. Those present were the Ambassador, DCM, DAO, RSO, CONS, POL, ECON, GSO, MGT, MO, POL/MIL. 2. (C) The situation in the East is still uncertain with the re [...]	2006-11-28 17:54:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC
06NDJAMENA1376	INTER-ETHNIC VIOLENCE IN SOUTHEASTERN CHAD: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The recent inter-ethnic violence in southeastern Chad, which has its roots in historical divisions and competition for land resources, has been amplified by deteriorating relations between Chad and Sudan, according to human rights researchers groups visiting the region. While [...]	2006-11-29 14:47:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1381	CHAD 11/30 UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. The Government of Chad remains jumpy about rumors of rebel activities. It appears that rebel forces have not withdrawn to Sudan. At a convocation of ambassadors on 11/28, Chad's Foreign Minister issued a statement about the state of war that exists between Chad and Sudan. Pre [...]	2006-11-30 18:07:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF CD
06NDJAMENA1402	JEM'S KHALIL IBRAHIM VISITS CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Instability in Chad is a result of the Government of Sudan's plans to destabilize the Deby regime, destroy indigenous populations, and permit the migration of Arab communities to these areas, according to Justice and Equality Movement's Khalil Ibrahim. Khalil would not openly ad [...]	2006-12-07 11:14:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA1404	UN DRAWDOWN IN EASTERN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN convoked donors and UN agencies to describe the deteriorating security situation in eastern Chad and steps the UN has taken to protect staff and ensure the delivery of essential services. Refugee camps in northern Chad are essentially being run by refugee committees with [...]	2006-12-07 20:10:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PGOV SU CD
06NDJAMENA1411	CHAD SCENESETTER [...] (C) Summary: N'djamena today is a tank-ringed garrison town as President Idriss Deby Itno defends his 16-year regime against increasingly emboldened rebels -- many of them from his own clan. Civil society and the opposition political parties have called for an inclusive dialogue and an end t [...]	2006-12-12 06:50:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PGOV CD SU
06NDJAMENA1416	CHADIAN ARMY PURSUES REBELS INTO SUDAN [...] (C) Chadian army units crossed into Sudanese territory late on December 12 in pursuit of Chadian rebel forces, according to Acting Foreign Minister Hourmadji Moussa Doumgor in a brief meeting held at his request with the Ambassador December 13. Doumgor said he was under instructions from Pr [...]	2006-12-13 14:04:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU CD
06NDJAMENA1423	CHAD:MAJOR BATTLES FOUGHT IN EAST [...] (C) Summary: The Chadian government has announced that Chadian rebels have been decisively vanquished in the latest round of battles in Biltine and Hadjer Marfaine and pushed back into Sudan. French Ambassador Foucher seconded the GOC's claim that the opposition had been crushed in a conve [...]	2006-12-14 15:58:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV CD SU
06NDJAMENA1431	CHADIAN OPPOSITION LEADER FLOATS IDEAS FOR DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Southern Muslim opposition leader Saleh Kebzabo told Ambassador that he is floating ideas with President Deby, the French and leaders of Chad,s political and armed opposition for a dialogue that could lead to comprehensive internal and regional peace. More flexible than the pr [...]	2006-12-18 14:09:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PGOV PHUM PREL SU
06NDJAMENA1433	TENSIONS MOUNTING IN GOZ BEIDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As UNHCR prepares for the High Commissioner's visit to IDP camps near Goz Beida, there are a number of reports of Janjaweed activity in the vicinity; the Chadian military and local self-defense militia appear to be reinforcing their elements for a possible defense. UNHCR expect [...]	2006-12-18 18:09:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREF SU PGOV CD
06NDJAMENA1444	LULL IN CHAD REBEL ACTIVITY; GOC TRIES NEW TACK IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting between Chadian rebel forces and the Chadian Army (ANT) has subsided since December 18. Reports of a rapprochement between rebel FUC (United Front for Change) leader Mahamat Nour and President Deby providing for the integration of Nour forces into the ANT have not been [...]	2006-12-22 12:20:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREF PREL SU CD
06NDJAMENA300	DARFUR/CHAD: JEM'S KHALIL SKEPTICAL ON UN FORCE [...] (C) Summary: In February 25 conversation with Ambassador Wall, JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim lamented the international community's focus on mounting a UN force in Darfur, when security, he claimed, was better than at any time since the rebellion began, even with intra-Sudan Liberation Movement/A [...]	2006-02-27 17:42:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA427	CHAD: UNDP CONVENES OPPOSITION AND AMBASSADORS [...] (SBU) Summary: UNDP resrep invited hand-picked key opposition leaders for an unprecedented discussion March 16, with U.S. and French ambassadors present. CPDC members and Yorongar stated their willingness to engage in national dialogue but emphasized that the blame lay on President Deby fo [...]	2006-03-17 16:11:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA431	CHAD: FRENCH VERSION OF COUP ATTEMPT, DEBY'S [...] (C) Summary: According to the French Ambassador, the March 14 coup activity involved another member of Deby's extended clan and has made him more paranoid and less amenable to reason. The supposed coup leader, commander of an armored squadron in the presidential protective reserve force, i [...]	2006-03-20 11:41:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA433	CHAD: SEBY AGUID AND THE ZAGHAWAS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Deby's Zaghawa clan is severely divided, a result of his insufficient support for the Darfur rebellion and fears of tribal retribution against his rule, according to the son of the Sultan of Iriba. Recent conversations with him provided insights into the Zaghawa and [...]	2006-03-20 17:08:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA443	CHAD: GOVERNMENT TROOPS TAKE ON REBELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chadian armed forces, led by President Deby, moved against a Zaghawa rebel group on Chad's eastern border on March 20-21. Both sides claimed victory and it is doubtful that Government of Chad (GOC) action dealt a death blow to the rebels. Deby has bolstered his image -- but hi [...]	2006-03-23 14:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL CD SU
06NDJAMENA462	CHAD: INTERIOR MINISTER SEES DEBY AS "LEAST BAD," [...] (SBU) Summary: Close Deby advisor and fellow Zaghawan Interior Minister Mahamat Ali described Deby as the "least bad" option for Chad, in conversation with Ambassador March 28. Claiming total victory in the March 20 battle against the Chadian Zaghawa rebels, he downplayed anxieties over in [...]	2006-03-29 14:07:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CD SU
06NDJAMENA463	CHAD'S TROUBLES ON ELECTION'S EVE AND WHAT WE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Troubles are ahead in the run-up to the presidential elections on May 3. The opposition parties are calling for obstructing them outright as well as for a boycott. Security is under strain, but President Deby is fighting back, with resolute support from the French. The belea [...]	2006-03-29 14:56:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CD KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
06NDJAMENA520	CHAD: ANOTHER PLEA FROM CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) Summary: A leading civil society activist, urging a national forum for reconciliation, painted a bleak picture for Chad and the region if the U.S. did not take a strong stand against the May 3 election. The Ambassador was sympathetic but doused expectation of U.S. support for her prop [...]	2006-04-08 11:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA526	CHAD: A WARY CALM IN NDJAMENA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a sequence of events which appeared to surprise both the Chadian government as well as the French forces in Chad, rebel forces under the loose umbrella group FUC, possibly in conjunction with southern rebel group led by Djibrine Dassert, penetrated Chad's eastern border with [...]	2006-04-12 09:12:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CD
06NDJAMENA545	DASH ACROSS CHAD: FRENCH VERSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The French, according to Ambassador Bercot and his Defense Attache, only became aware two days before the fight in Ndjamena on April 13 that the rebel force was aiming at the relatively undefended city. The city and government were saved, they say, because the rebels stalled [...]	2006-04-16 06:51:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PREL SU FR CD
06NDJAMENA57	PROMOTING A PEACEFUL TRANSITION IN CHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: As we define a strategy for advancing our growing interests in Chad, it is important that we work to convince President Deby to arrange for a peaceful handover of power. Our interests would be damaged by the spread of violent civil unrest, a prospect that is becoming dangerousl [...]	2006-01-18 07:09:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EPET KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL CD
06NDJAMENA591	DARFUR REBEL LEADER COMFORTABLY HOUSED IN CHAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim received the Ambassador April 22 at his temporary quarters in Ndjamena (home belonging to President Deby's half-brother) and expressed unhappiness at the negotiations in Abuja and, in particular, the close relationship between the Americans a [...]	2006-04-23 17:34:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CD SU
06NDJAMENA618	SLM EXCLUDED FROM ABUJA WARN OF CIVIL WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: As peace negotiations enter an extra 48-hour inning in Abuja, three Chad-based Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) representatives told the Ambassador during a May 1 meeting that their delegation had been effectively excluded from the Darfur peace talks in Abuja by the AU, which inst [...]	2006-05-01 17:52:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SU
06NDJAMENA646	CHAD-BASED SLM LEADERS URGED TO SUPPORT PEACE [...] (SBU) In a meeting May 5 with Chad-based SLM leaders Dr. Sharif Hariri and Adam Shogar, the Ambassador urged them to help keep the peace process on track -- and at a minimum, not undermine it. Shogar and Hariri responded that they had been sidelined by the African Union, but were not obstruct [...]	2006-05-05 14:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SU
06NDJAMENA705	CHAD'S ARCHBISHOP GIVES STARK [...] (SBU) Summary: There is no hope for a dialogue on Chad's political future as long as President Deby remains in power, according to Chad's influential Archbishop. In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 17, the religious expressed his view that, although President Deby had more material wit [...]	2006-05-18 14:45:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CD ASEC
06NDJAMENA706	DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT UPDATE: N'DJAMENA ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction leader Minni Minnawi was warmly welcomed in N'Djamena, where he is consulting with the Chadian Government, SLM followers in Chad, non-governmental organizations, and the media. Minni described his meetings with President Idriss Deby as p [...]	2006-05-18 15:17:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA737	CHAD: OPPOSITION MEMBERS HOPE U.S. WILL PLAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent meetings two opposition leaders of the CPDC coalition reiterated that the May 3 presidential election was a farce and said it was "too late" to negotiate with President Idriss Deby Itno, at least without the significant involvement of and pressure from the interna [...]	2006-05-23 06:41:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EPET CD
06NDJAMENA745	N'DJAMENA EAC [...] (U) U.S. Embassy N'djamena convened an EAC on May 24. The EAC discussed the currently security environment in N'djamena following the May 3 Chadian Presidential elections. The EAC agreed that the situation continued to be stable and reiterated recommendation (reftel) to lift Authorized Depar [...]	2006-05-24 15:00:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV CASC CD
06NDJAMENA775	CHAD: FRANCE CITES CHADIAN INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting May 29, French Ambassador Jean-Pierre Bercot made a pitch to Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Yamamoto for USG efforts in the UN Security Council for sanctions against individual Chadian political and armed opposition leaders whom he called directly engaged in activit [...]	2006-06-01 14:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA779	CHAD: FRANCE ON POST-ELECTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador Wall, French Ambassador Bercot outlined the Paris-blessed strategy for expanding a political dialogue and establishing the foundations for better economic and political governance in Chad after elections. He cautioned that the regime's ongoing effort [...]	2006-06-02 10:37:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KCRS CD
06NDJAMENA788	CHAD: UNDP ON POST-ELECTION "FRAMEWORK" [...] (SBU) Summary. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Coordinator Amaning sees a two-month window for the government and the opposition to agree to a framework for shared supervision of political and economic reforms. He was concerned that the government might succeed at co-opting [...]	2006-06-05 14:26:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UNDP CD
06NDJAMENA826	CHAD: POLITICAL OPPOSTION PROPOSES UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Chad's political opposition's ideas for a non-exclusive political dialogue would emasculate President Deby inside a multi-headed executive structure as part of a "Government of Broad Union", created to implement a "National Pact for Peace, Unity and Democracy" aimed at a root-and-branch re [...]	2006-06-12 09:55:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS CD
06NDJAMENA831	PRESIDENT DEBY TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL: STOP [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Deby made an impassioned plea for UN intervention in Darfur and along Chad's border in a meeting with members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) June 10. He accused Sudan of aggression against Chad and warned that Chad's collapse would spread chaos in the [...]	2006-06-12 15:31:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CD SU
06NDJAMENA87	CHAD AND JUSTICE AND EQUALITY MOVEMENT MAKE UP [...] (C) Summary: During a two-week stay in N'Djamena, the President of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Dr. Khalil Ibrahim, shared his thoughts on the normalization of relations between Chad and the JEM, the Chadian-Sudanese conflict, prospects for peace at the negotiating table in Abuja [...]	2006-01-24 12:03:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF ASEC CD SU
06NDJAMENA950	CHAD/DARFUR: FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS ON KHARTOUM [...] (SBU) Chad's Foreign Minister says he proposed to Khartoum a kind of reciprocal withdrawal of sanctuary for armed groups. Sudan suggested joint Chad/Sudan patrols of the common border. Neither side gave formal responses to the other's proposals. Chad awaits a follow-on mission from Khartoum [...]	2006-07-13 16:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS PHUM CD
06NDJAMENA968	CHAD/DARFUR: NMRD CLAIMS CHADIAN PRESSURE TO JOIN [...] (C) The Darfur rebel group National Movement for Reform and Development (NMRD) has indicated a desire to revisit its objections to the DPA, and implied a readiness to support DPA implementation. The group's General Secretary has stated that the group must be recognized as a valid interlocutor [...]	2006-07-19 14:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KCRS PHUM CD SU
06NEWDELHI1169	NEW INDIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS BACKS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on February 14 to review plans for the President's visit, push for an Indian reply on our proposal for a democracy initiative (Ref B) and present the US appeal for further Indian assistance equ [...]	2006-02-15 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM UNSC PHUM PTER MARR MASS MOPS KNNP
06NEWDELHI1171	AFGHAN MILITARY DONATIONS: GOI READY BUT NEEDS A [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Ambassador presented reftel appeal for assistance to the ANA to Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma on February 14 (septel),noting India's generous contribution of vehicles for the ANA and suggesting that New Delhi [...]	2006-02-15 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL MARR MOPS PINS IN AF
06NEWDELHI1174	PRESIDENT KALAM LOOKS FARTHER EAST FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary: Giving new reach to India's "Look East" policy, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's January 31 to February 9 visit to Singapore, the Philippines and South Korea produced new education, defense and economic initiatives in a region whose importance to the GOI is growing steadily. Durin [...]	2006-02-15 14:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEAN ENRG KNNP ETRD ECON SOCI SCUL MASS
06NEWDELHI1175	PM REACHES OUT TO ARRAY OF KASHMIRI LEADERS AS J&K [...] (C) Summary: Mixed private reaction, ranging from support to suspicion, greeted the GOI announcement that PM Singh would, on February 24, bring together moderate Kashmiri separatists and J&K elected political leaders for a roundtable conference in New Delhi. The event appears designed by the [...]	2006-02-15 14:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM MOPS PBTS IN PK
06NEWDELHI1269	INDIAN ARMY CHIEF DEMANDS END OF CUSTODIAL DEATHS [...] (SBU) Custodial deaths will no longer be tolerated in the Kashmir Valley, Indian Chief of Army Staff General J.J. Singh told his field commanders on February 9. "Singh convened a meeting in Baramulla (approximately 30 miles from Srinagar) and categorically told his subordinates that custodial [...]	2006-02-17 15:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS KISL IN PK

06NEWDELHI1445	KASHMIRIS SPOIL PM'S DELHI DIALOGUE BUT INDIA [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister continues to try to implement his vision of reconciliation in Kashmir, despite much political turbulence there and criticism from the BJP. PM Singh's February 25 roundtable on Kashmir attracted mainstream politicians, academics, and intellectuals, but none of t [...]	2006-02-27 15:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM PBTS KISL IN PK IZ

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