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06TELAVIV3220	CODEL MILLER HEARS VIEWS ON WAR FROM ISRAELI MFA [...] (C) On August 9, Israeli MFA Deputy Director General Yoram Ben Zeev hosted CODEL Miller to lunch in the Israeli Arab town of Abu Ghosh, using the opportunity to convey GOI views on the ongoing war against Hizballah, and stressing that Arabs and Israelis can live side-by-side in peace and harmo [...]	2006-08-15 12:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP ASEC MOPS MASS PTER LE IS

06TELAVIV3245	ISRAELI MOD PRESSED TO TAKE QUICK STEPS TO HELP [...] (C) Responding to the Charge's urgings that Israel act quickly to end the sea blockade of Lebanon, re-open Beirut International Airport, and allow mobile bridges to be erected in southern Lebanon to facilitate shipments of outside assistance to needy Lebanese, Israeli MOD POL-MIL Bureau Head Amos G [...]	2006-08-16 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM PTER KPAL KWBG MASS LE SY IL
06TELAVIV3316	DEFMIN PERETZ AND CODEL SPECTER DISCUSS LEBANON, [...] (C) Summary: In an August 20 meeting with Senator Arlen Specter in Jerusalem, Israeli Minister of Defense Amir Peretz claimed victory against Hizballah, raised the possibility of talks with Syria, and expressed concern that the international community is not keeping its commitment to deploy a robus [...]	2006-08-21 16:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EG IS IR LE SY
06TELAVIV3317	OLMERT TELLS CODEL SPECTER IT WILL BE "AMERICA'S [...] (C) Israeli Prime Minister Olmert stressed to U.S Senator Arlen Specter August 20 that the robust international force called for in UNSCR 1701 is an American concept and that the United States would bear responsibility should it fail to materialize and fighting resume between Israel and Hizballah. [...]	2006-08-21 16:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS LE SY IS KPAL KWBG
06TELAVIV3369	UN ENVOYS AND GOI DISCUSS UNSCR 1701, DISAGREE ON [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen and UN Under Secretary General Vijay Nambiar met with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, FM Tzipi Livni, DefMin Amir Peretz, Vice PM Shimon Peres, PM Chief of Staff Yoram Turbowicz, and PM Prisoners Envoy Ofer Deckel during a visit to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on A [...]	2006-08-24 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER UN LE IS
06TELAVIV3390	IS ISRAEL CONSIDERING NEGOTIATIONS WITH SYRIA? [...] (C) Summary and comment: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's decision to name a mid-level MFA official to study options for breaking the Syrian-Iranian link have fueled press speculation on the possibility of renewed Syrian-Israeli negotiations. The story received a boost when Internal Security Mi [...]	2006-08-24 16:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY IS
06TELAVIV3399	INITIAL IMPACT OF ISRAEL-HIZBALLAH WAR ON ISRAEL [...] (C) In the wake of the 34-day Israel-Hizballah War, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are reviewing their performance across the board, and taking stock of achievements and mistakes with an eye towards assigning blame, where necessary, and gathering lessons learned for application in future suc [...]	2006-08-25 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINR LE IS
06TELAVIV3431	(C) STEINITZ'S MEETING WITH CODEL SHAYS: URGES [...] (C) Summary: In a August 17 meeting with Codel Shays, Likud Knesset member Yuval Steinitz expressed disappointment with the GOI handling of the recent conflict in Lebanon. Steinitz holds the Lebanese government responsible for neither stopping Hizballah nor offering to intervene when only sout [...]	2006-08-28 15:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PREL KWBG LE IR IS
06TELAVIV3432	FORMER PM ADVISER ON GOI POLITICAL FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In an August 25 luncheon meeting former PM Advisor Dov Weissglas told the Ambassador that the GOI is in political trouble because it placed too much faith in military advice and set overly ambitious goals, which were impossible for it to achieve and trapped it into continuing the war a [...]	2006-08-28 15:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS LE IS PGOV
06TELAVIV3433	OLMERT AND LIVNI TO CODEL LANTOS: CONTROLLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In brief, separate meetings August 27, Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told the Ambassador and CODEL Lantos that controlling the border between Lebanon and Syria was the "most crucial" issue for proper implementation of UNSCR 1701. Congressman Lantos informed Olm [...]	2006-08-28 16:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS LE IS PHUM UN
06TELAVIV3440	NEW ISRAELI MOD DG ASHKENAZI OUTLINES HIS GOALS [...] (C) New Israeli MOD Director General MGEN (Ret.) Gabi Ashkenazi told the Ambassador August 24 that his first priority is complete transformation of Israel's export control system and restoration of U.S. trust in it. He promised to personally involve himself in the legislative process so that Israel [...]	2006-08-29 16:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC MOPS MASS PINR SY LE IS
06TELAVIV3441	ISRAELI DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS ON THE [...] (S/NF) On August 24, a group of Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI) analysts briefed visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee senior staffer Puneet Talwar on the IDI's preliminary assessment of the 34-day war between Israel and Hizballah in southern Lebanon. The IDI team was lead by Colonel [...]	2006-08-29 16:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MASS SY LE IS
06TELAVIV3485	UNSYG ANNAN IN ISRAEL: POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE BUT NO [...] (C) Summary: United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan met with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, FM Tzipi Livni, DefMin Amir Peretz, Vice PM Shimon Peres, and the families of missing IDF soldiers during a visit to Jerusalem on August 29-30. Both sides characterized the talks as positive and producti [...]	2006-08-31 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN LE IS
06TELAVIV3561	TOURGEMAN AND STAFFDEL TALWAR DISCUSS LEBANON, [...] (C) Summary: In an August 24 meeting, Shalom Tourgeman, foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, predicted to Staffdel Talwar that budget wrangling will be taking place between the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the Ministry of Finance (MOF) over the next few months as usual. The [...]	2006-09-07 13:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL KWBG IS LE SY
06TELAVIV3607	MFA DG ABRAMOVITCH DISCUSSES ABBAS, LEBANON AND [...] (C) In a September 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Israeli MFA Director General (DG) Aharon Abramovitch confided that Foreign Minister Livni's recent public remarks encouraging a renewed dialogue with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas should not be interpreted as internal GOI p [...]	2006-09-11 13:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PTER PREL LE SY IS
06TELAVIV3691	(C) SNEH: SOLVE ISRAEL-PA CONFLICT BEFORE WAR WITH [...] (C) Summary: In an August 24 meeting with Staffdel Talwar, MK Ephraim Sneh said that that Israel needs to settle the decades-long conflict with the Palestinians in the next two or three years. Sneh stated that after the conflict with Hizballah the concept of unilateral disengagement from the [...]	2006-09-15 14:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG LE IR SY IS
06TELAVIV3692	MFA'S BARKAN SEES A GROWING CHANCE OF WAR IN THE [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director of Strategic Affairs Nimrod Barkan told Staffdel Talwar that Iran was not behind the timing of the recent conflict with Hizballah, as Iran had deployed missiles to Lebanon for use on a future "D-Day." He said that the most significant strategic development this year [...]	2006-09-15 14:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG SY IS
06TELAVIV3732	ISRAELI CT OFFICIALS DISCUSS ISRAEL-HIZBALLAH WAR, U.S.-ISRAEL CT COOPERATION [...] (S) Israeli counterterrorism (CT) officials were anxious to convince visiting S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer that IsraelÂ´s 34-day war with Hizballah in July and August had weakened the terrorist group and given Lebanese PM Siniora greater political will to take on Hizballah, but Israeli [...]	2006-09-19 13:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER PREL SY LE IS
06TELAVIV3784	ISRAELI MOD ON LEBANON WITHDRAWAL, OVERFLIGHTS, [...] (C) Summary: Amos Gilad, the director of the military-political division at the Israeli Ministry of Defense, told the Ambassador September 21 that Israeli forces would need another one-to-three weeks to complete their withdrawal from Lebanon. He stressed that this delay is for purely technica [...]	2006-09-21 15:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS PARM ASEC LE IS
06TELAVIV3844	GOI PERSPECTIVE ON WAZZANI SPRINGS [...] (C/NF) Summary: According to an MFA official, the villagers of Rajar (aka Ghajjar) resumed using piped water from the nearby Wazzani Springs after the IDF drove Hizballah fighters away from the area during the recent conflict. Armed Hizballah fighters had stopped the villagers from using the [...]	2006-09-28 09:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV PREL PGOV KPKO LE IS
06TELAVIV3909	PM OLMERT TO CODEL WARNER: ISRAEL READY TO SUPPORT [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Warner met with Prime Minister Olmert at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on October 3. (Septels to report the CODEL's meetings with Foreign Minister Livni and Defense Minister Peretz.) Olmert provided his assessment of the results of the war with Hizballah. He i [...]	2006-10-04 14:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP IS IR LE KPAL
06TELAVIV391	SHIMON PERES ON THE PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] Former Vice Premier Shimon Peres discussed Hamas with Senator Joseph R. Biden, SFRC Democratic Staff Director Antony Blinken and SFRC Professional Staff Member Puneet Talwar on January 25. Commenting before the vote tallies were in, Peres put a positive spin on the Palestinian elections, whic [...]	2006-01-27 17:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IS PINR KPAL ETRD EG JO KISL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV3952	PRM PDAS GREENE MEETINGS WITH ISRAELI AND NGO [...] (C) Summary: On September 28-29, PRM PDAS Richard Greene had wide-ranging discussions with GOI and International Organization (IO) officials pertaining to: access barriers facing IOs and NGOs implementing humanitarian programs in the West Bank and Gaza; coordination efforts between the GOI and [...]	2006-10-06 11:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PHUM IS LE KWBG PREF IZ
06TELAVIV3957	AVI DICHTER BRIEFS CODEL PRYOR ON STATE OF ISRAELI [...] (C) In an October 3 meeting with Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR),Public Security Minister Avi Dichter attributed Israel's relative success in stopping West Bank suicide bombers to the separation barrier and to "actionable intelligence" provided by an extensive network of informants. Commenting on [...]	2006-10-06 15:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EG IS LE KPAL KWBG PTER PREL IR
06TELAVIV4001	CODEL WARNER'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER LIVNI [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Warner met with Foreign Minister Livni at MFA October 3 (reftel reports the CODEL's meeting with Prime Minister Olmert). Asked whether Israel's war with Hizballah and moderate Arab fear of Iran had created new opportunities, Livni said Israel had some common interests wit [...]	2006-10-11 12:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OREP IS LE KWBG
06TELAVIV4002	ISRAELI ACADEMICS OFFER POST-LEBANON WAR [...] (C) Summary: The Charge, Political Counselor and PAO recently discussed Israeli politics and regional developments in the aftermath of the Lebanon war with leading academics and area experts from Israeli universities and think tanks. These academics, who spoke to us under the Chatham House ru [...]	2006-10-11 13:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS LE SY IR IZ
06TELAVIV4037	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that a total of 8 or 9 Palestinians, including two children, were killed Thursday in two IDF operations in the Gaza Strip. Five Qassam rockets landed [...]	2006-10-13 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4042	CODEL WARNER'S MEETING WITH ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ [...] (C) CODEL Warner's October 3 meeting with Israel Defense Minister Amir Peretz focused on lessons learned from Israel's war with Hizballah in southern Lebanon, and missile defense. (Reftels report on the CODEL's meetings with Prime Minister Olmert and Foreign Minister Livni.) Accompanied by MOD [...]	2006-10-13 14:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS PGOV OREP KWBG LE IR SY IS
06TELAVIV4047	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, The Jerusalem Post reported that Internal Security Minister Avi Dichter will leave on Sunday for an official visit to the US, during which he will meet with top law enforcement o [...]	2006-10-16 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4069	TWO FORMER IDF CHIEFS OF STAFF OFFER OPPOSING [...] (C) In separate meetings September 22 and October 10, former IDF Chiefs of Staff Amnon Lipkin-Shahak and Moshe Yaalon provided POL and DAO sharply differing assessments of how Israel should deal with Syria. These assessments mirror a broader debate in Israel, with political commentators and [...]	2006-10-16 13:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS SY LE IR IS
06TELAVIV4086	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that in a speech at the opening of the Knesset's winter session, PM Ehud Olmert said that the "Lebanon campaign" underlined the threat a nuclear Iran would pose for the " [...]	2006-10-17 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4111	DRUZE ELDERS: TIRED OF BEING TAKEN FOR GRANTED, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a meeting October 6, Druze leaders told PolCouns and poloffs that after almost sixty years, Druze loyalty to Israel had still not been rewarded. They cautioned that unless conditions in their communities improved soon, young Druze would begin sliding toward extremism. Th [...]	2006-10-18 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL LE SY IS
06TELAVIV4162	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. PM Olmert Visit to Russia ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz headlined that the US and Israel see eye to eye regarding the Syrian option and are both against opening a separate Israel-Syrian track. This tendency comes a [...]	2006-10-20 10:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4247	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Internal political issues continued to dominate the Hebrew language newspapers. All media estimated that Defense Minister Amir Peretz will inform Prime Minister Ehud Olmert tha [...]	2006-10-25 09:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4256	LIEBERMAN JOINS THE COALITION [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 24, Yisrael Beiteinu (YB) party leader Avigdor Lieberman confirmed that he would join the governing coalition with the titles of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Strategic Threats, perhaps as early as October 25. Lieberman would [...]	2006-10-25 16:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KPAL KWBG IS IR EG JO LE SY
06TELAVIV4262	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US Israel Relations 3. UNIFIL in Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported estimations of military sources indicating the Defense Minister Peretz does not intend to evacuate whole settlements. According to t [...]	2006-10-26 09:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4281	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ----------- Summary: -------- Independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized: "Peretz relinquished the last remnants of his influence over diplomatic-security affairs when he agreed to place the sensitive matter of strategic threats in the hands of the least appropriate perso [...]	2006-10-27 10:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4303	THE LIEBERMAN FACTOR IN ISRAEL POLITICS AND U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu (YB) party is poised to formally join the governing coalition on October 30, following negotiations with PM Olmert and the grudging acceptance of this deal by Labor Party chairman Amir Peretz. Although several Labor MK's have made their vocife [...]	2006-10-27 16:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KPAL IS US
06TELAVIV4306	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. US Israeli Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that the police will begin an initial examination to determine whether to open a criminal investigation against Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on his role i [...]	2006-10-30 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4330	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that the Bush administration is making efforts to train the Presidential Guard of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in order to prepare it for a potential violent [...]	2006-10-31 11:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4354	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ Yediot reported that that US Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Wednesday after visiting Egypt. According to the paper Negroponte's visit has [...]	2006-11-01 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4368	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ All media reported that the diplomatic-security cabinet decided on Wednesday to continue military pressure on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but not to expand the operation. However, [...]	2006-11-02 11:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4375	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ All media reported that the diplomatic-security cabinet decided on Wednesday to continue military pressure on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but not to expand the operation. However, [...]	2006-11-03 05:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4376	ISRAELI MFA ON IMPROVING UNSCR 1701 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials have outlined for poloffs their "initial thinking" on possible ways to improve implementation of the UN arms embargo contained in UNSCR 1701. The MFA would prefer to establish a UN sanctions committee to deal with Lebanon, but realizes that such a move is unlikely [...]	2006-11-03 07:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC PTER SY LE IS UN
06TELAVIV4387	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Israeli Relations 2. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ Leading media reported that US top envoys Elliot Abrams and David Welsh met Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday. According to the media the two envoys demanded that Israel [...]	2006-11-03 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4473	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Midterm Elections 2. Beit Hanun Attack 3. Mideast 4. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ Please note: block quotes only, Thursday, November 9, 2006. ----------------------------- Â [...]	2006-11-09 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4481	ISRAELI REGIONAL EXPERTS SHARE VIEWS ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: During his recent visit to Israel, the Ambassador hosted a dinner at which DNI Negroponte asked a diverse group of Israeli experts to share their views on Iran, particularly Israeli perspectives on the intentions of the Iranian leadership. The DNI also solicited views on the pos [...]	2006-11-09 16:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS IR IZ SY KPAL
06TELAVIV4486	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] US Midterm Elections 2. Beit Hanun Attack 3. Mideast 4. Syria ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ Please note: block quotes only, Thursday, November 9, 2006. ----------------------------- Â [...]	2006-11-13 09:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4491	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Prime Minster Olmert Visit to the US 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------ All media reported that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert began his visit to Washington on Sunday. Israel Radio reported that PM Olmert had met Secretary of State Cond [...]	2006-11-13 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV45	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Prime Minister Sharon's Health: 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Sharon is fighting for his life after suffering a significant stroke with massive bleeding in his brain last night. He was rushed from [...]	2006-01-05 11:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV4508	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in Ha'aretz) reported that President Bush, speaking after a meeting at that White House with PM Ehud Olmert, called Monday for the world to unite in [...]	2006-11-14 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4521	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Lebanon ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying last night in Los Angeles that the moment of truth has arrived regarding Iran's nuclear program. Olmert was quoted as saying that "no longer ca [...]	2006-11-15 10:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4534	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Global War on Terror ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media bannered the killing of a Muslim Israeli woman married to a Jewish man and the serious wounding of two men -- one of them a bodyguard for Defense Minister Amir Per [...]	2006-11-16 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4603	FRANCES TOWNSEND'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH ISA CHIEF DISKIN FOCUSES ON THE PALESTINIANS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 12:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	AMGT ASEC ECON KHLS KPAL KWBG OTRA OVIP PTER
06TELAVIV4604	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH MOSSAD CHIEF FOCUSES ON LEBANON, SYRIA AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 13:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER ECON OVIP AMGT ASEC SY LE IR IS
06TELAVIV4605	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH ISRAEL [...] (C) Israeli MOD Director General Gabi Ashkenazi told Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend November 12 that although Israel does not expect another war with Hizballah in the near future, the MOD is studying what it could have done bet [...]	2006-11-24 13:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ECON SY LE IR IS
06TELAVIV4606	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH ISRAELI [...] (C) Israeli Director of Military Intelligence MGEN Amos Yadlin told Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend November 12 that Israel distrusts Bashar Asad's overtures regarding peace with Israel. Yadlin believes Asad is actually preparin [...]	2006-11-24 13:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON PREL OVIP AMGT ASEC SY LE IS
06TELAVIV4649	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 10:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4662	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4679	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4699	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported on, and Ha'aretz (English Ed.) led with, praise lavished on Thursday by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on PM Ehud Olmert for his address on Monday at a memorial ev [...]	2006-12-01 11:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR
06TELAVIV4713	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Lebanon 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that on Sunday the diplomatic-security cabinet adopted PM Ehud Olmert's view that the cease-fire must be reinforced. Ha'aretz cited the cabinet's decision that the [...]	2006-12-04 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
06TELAVIV4730	AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN'S THOUGHTS ON PALESTINIAN ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams discussed Israeli-Palestinian relations with Minister for Strategic Threats Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) on November 29. Lieberman had requested the meeting to share his latest thinking on the Palestinian question ahead of his pl [...]	2006-12-05 07:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR EG CY JO
06TELAVIV4752	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iraq Study Group Report 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media (banner in Ha'aretz) cited the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group (a.k.a. Baker-Hamilton committee),which were made public at the US Senate on Wednesday. [...]	2006-12-07 10:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
06TELAVIV480	RIGHT-WING LIEBERMAN UNABASHEDLY ADVOCATES [...] (SBU) Summary: Right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Lieberman told the Ambassador January 31 that separation of Israeli Jews from Israeli Arabs is necessary in order to promote Israeli security and maintain Israel's Jewish identity. To accomplish this, Lieberman proposes that Isr [...]	2006-02-01 17:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL KISL EG IR IS JO ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL SETTLEMENTS
06TELAVIV4890	CODEL MCCAIN MEETS PM OLMERT: IRAQ SITUATION, [...] (C) Summary. CODEL McCain, made up of Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman, Susan Collins, John Thune, and Representative Mark Kirk, called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert December 18. Charge and Pol Couns attended the meeting, as did Olmert's senior advisers and the MFA's Deputy Director G [...]	2006-12-20 07:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IS IR IZ AF
06TELAVIV4892	CODEL NELSON AND ISRAEL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: On December 12, Colonel Amit Aviram of Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI) briefed Senator Bill Nelson (FL) on regional security threats facing Israel. Aviram described the Middle East as caught in a struggle between moderates and Iranian-backed extremists, and said the growing Iranian [...]	2006-12-20 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR KPAL IR SY LE IS
06TELAVIV4897	FORMER PM BARAK DISCUSSES REGIONAL CHALLENGES WITH [...] (C) Summary: Senators John McCain (AZ),Joe Lieberman (CT),Susan Collins (ME) and John Thune (SD),as well as Representative Mark Kirk (IL) met with former Prime Minister Ehud Barak on December 17 to discuss developments in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon and the Palestinian Authority. Ba [...]	2006-12-21 09:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPAL IZ IR US RU CH IN
06TELAVIV4914	OLMERT TELLS CODEL DODD/KERRY HE IS READY TO MEET [...] (C) SUMMARY: SENATORS CHRISTOPHER DODD (CT) AND JOHN KERRY (MA) DISCUSSED THE CHALLENGE FACED BY THE U.S. AND ISRAEL IN DEALING WITH EXTREMISTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER EHUD OLMERT ON DECEMBER 21. AT THE TOP OF THEIR MEETING, SENATORS DODD AND KERRY AND PRIME MINISTER [...]	2006-12-22 11:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR SY LE IZ
06TELAVIV4929	SENATOR NELSON'S MEETING WITH LIKUD LEADER [...] (C) Summary: Senator Bill Nelson (FL) and his senior staff met with former prime minister (PM) and current Likud Party leader Binyamin Netanyahu on December 12 to discuss the Iranian nuclear threat. Netanyahu urged the U.S. to mobilize all its diplomatic and national efforts against Iran. [...]	2006-12-26 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER IS IR IZ SY KPAL US
06TELAVIV4971	CODEL DODD AND KERRY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Dodd and Kerry discussed their visit to Syria, Israel's relations with the Palestinians, the rising power of Islamic radicalism, and the effect of sanctions on Iran during their December 21 meeting with Foreign Minister Livni. Livni stressed the GOI's reasons for rejecting [...]	2006-12-28 08:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY IR KWBG IS
06TELAVIV5003	DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER SNEH COMMENTS ON THE MOD [...] (S) During a December 26 meeting with the Ambassador (discussion of efforts to remove obstacles to movement in the West Bank and other issues reported reftel),Deputy Defense Minister Efraim Sneh candidly discussed the MOD's dissatisfaction with the 2007 budget as well as the IDF's lessons le [...]	2006-12-29 14:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IS LE
06TELAVIV5004	OLMERT TELLS CODEL SPECTER HE IS SKEPTICAL ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Senator Arlen Specter (PA) briefed Prime Minister Olmert on President Asad's willingness to negotiate with Israel. Specter noted that Asad had expressed a willingness to exert Syrian influence over Hamas, and pledged to cooperate with the Hariri assassination investigation and UNSCR 17 [...]	2006-12-29 14:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IS KPAL SY ECON IR IZ GE
06TELAVIV5005	SENATOR SPECTER'S MEETING WITH LIKUD LEADER [...] (C) Summary: Senator Arlen Specter (PA) and the Ambassador met with former prime minister (PM) and current Likud Party leader Binyamin Netanyahu on December 27 to discuss Syria and the Iranian nuclear threat. Senator Specter reported on Syrian President Asad's interest in negotiations with [...]	2006-12-29 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IS IR SY KJUS IN
06TELAVIV5007	FM LIVNI URGES CAUTION ON SYRIA IN MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) discussed Syria, Iran and efforts to revive the Israeli-Palestinian Roadmap with FM Tzipi Livni on December 27. Describing his recent trip to Damascus, Senator Specter said Syrian President Bashar al-Asad had expressed an interest in negotiating with [...]	2006-12-29 15:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IS KPAL IR SY LE
06TELAVIV535	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Muhammad Cartoon Controversy 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that FM Tzipi Livni, who leaves for the U.S. today, will meet with Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State [...]	2006-02-06 12:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV623	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President Putin's Announcement 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media headlined Russian President Vladimir Putin's invitation to Hamas leaders to visit Russia. Putin was quoted as saying that Russia never considered Hamas a [...]	2006-02-10 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV638	ISRAELI REACTTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S STATEMENT [...] (C) Over the past week, GOI officials have commented without solicitation on President Bush's February 2 remarks to Reuters to the effect that the U.S. would defend Israel in a crisis with Iran, saying Israel welcomes America's support, but is prepared to defend itself. These comments reflect [...]	2006-02-13 08:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MARR MASS IS ISRAEL RELATIONS MILITARY
06TELAVIV662	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 11:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV678	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-15 11:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV683	ISRAELI MOD DG TOREN FORCEFULLY OBJECTS TO U.S. [...] (S) Responding to ref A points, MOD DG Jacob Toren told the Ambassador on February 8 that: -- He cannot agree with the U.S. position and urges the U.S. to re-examine its objections. Agreeing to the U.S. position on the ELTA radar transfer to Russia sets another precedent that Israel cannot [...]	2006-02-15 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MASS MARR RS IS IN MILITARY RELATIONS ISRAEL
06TELAVIV689	ISRAELI MINISTER OF HEALTH ON IPR ISSUES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador raised intellectual property concerns with newly appointed Health Minister Yaakov Edery. Edery told the Ambassador that he is working to establish a "green line" system for FDA-approved pharmaceuticals. The MOH is looking to renew its cooperative agreement with [...]	2006-02-16 06:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ETRD KIPR PREL SENV KPAL KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV700	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Muhammad Cartoon Controversy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz is expected to present to Acting PM Ehud Olmert today recommendations formulated by the defense establishment [...]	2006-02-17 11:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV751	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Muhammad Cartoon Controversy 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Israel's representative to the UN Danny Gillerman as warning at the UN Security Council Tuesday that an Iran-Syria-Hamas "terror ax [...]	2006-02-22 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV785	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Secretary Rice's "Transformational Diplomacy" Plan 2. Iran: Nuclear Program 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that A/S David Welch will visit Israel during the weekend and meet with Acting PM Ehud Olme [...]	2006-02-24 14:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV806	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-27 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV826	ISRAELI MILITARY INTEL CHIEF'S 2/23 MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) In a February 23 meeting at the MOD, Israeli Director of Military Intelligence (DMI) Major General Amos Yadlin discussed with State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism (CT) Henry Crumpton (A) USG and GOI priorities in the war on terror; (B) ways to coordinate between the intelli [...]	2006-02-27 16:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR PTER PINS PGOV KWBG KPAL MARR MCAP MOPS ASEC EG IS JO COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS
06TELAVIV851	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Global War on Terror 2. Mideast 3. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media -- lead story in Ha'aretz (Hebrew Ed.) -- cited a report put out by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which found that Iran i [...]	2006-02-28 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV853	ISRAELIS TELL CODEL SHAYS THEY WON'T TURN OUT THE [...] (C) Summary: Senior Foreign Policy Advisor Shalom Tourgeman assured CODEL Shays that the GOI would not withold electricity or take purely punitive economic measures against the Palestinian people, but did say that the GOI believes that all other US, European and Israeli economic assistance sho [...]	2006-02-28 13:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV869	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-01 11:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV877	ABBAS AND HAMAS: LEFT-OF-CENTER ISRAELI LEADERS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a February 28 discussion hosted by the Ambassador, left-of-center Israeli politicians and advisers advocated support for Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and criticized the GOI's refusal to deal with him. The group generally agreed that the GOI should take a "wa [...]	2006-03-02 09:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG KPAL IR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV881	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv and Ha'aretz led with developments on the political scene. The media reported that Likud Party Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu's proposal to have the party's central committee hold pri [...]	2006-03-02 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06TELAVIV914	ISRAEL: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-06 15:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
06TELAVIV92	SCENESETTER FOR JANUARY 11, 2006 JOINT POL-MIL [...] (C) The Joint Pol-Mil Group (JPMG) meeting will be taking place at a time when Israel's domestic political situation is in flux and recent progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has stalled. PM Sharon suffered a significant brain hemorrhage on January 4, and is now in critical condition, [...]	2006-01-06 16:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINR PGOV PTER MASS OTRA PARM ISRAEL RELATIONS MILITARY GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV922	U.S.-ISRAEL JOINT COUNTERTERRORISM GROUP (JCG) [...] (C) On February 22, the Israeli MFA hosted the latest session of the U.S.-Israel Joint Counterterrorism Group (JCG) -- the prior one having occurred over a year and a half earlier. The Israeli side stressed the importance it placed on the JCG's resumption (following the January meeting of the [...]	2006-03-07 05:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PINS PGOV KPAL KWBG ASEC EG JO IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
06TELAVIV989	EMBLEM: GOI STANDS STILL; ICRC DELEGATION CONCERNED [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) Aharon Leshno Yaar told PRM Director for Asia and the Near East Richard Albright March 2 that the GOI plans to delay implementing the December agreement between Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS). ICRC Head of [...]	2006-03-10 16:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PREF PREL SZ ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV991	ISRAELI MOD'S AMOS GILAD ON GAZA-WEST BANK [...] (C) Israeli MOD Political-Military Bureau Chief Amos Gilad requested an urgent meeting with Ambassador Jones on March 10, stressing that he had been instructed to personally deliver messages from DefMin Mofaz to the Ambassador. In the meeting, he relayed DefMin Mofaz's decision to open the Kar [...]	2006-03-10 17:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PINR KWBG KPAL IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
06TELAVIV997	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran: Nuclear Program ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On Sunday, Ha'aretz reported that Acting PM Ehud Olmert briefed the US administration last week on the main thrust of his political plan before he delivered it to the loca [...]	2006-03-13 12:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KMDR MEDIA REACTION REPORT
06THEHAGUE1043	NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA GROUP: RESPONSE ON PLENARY [...] (S) Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Affairs Ceta Noland on May 9. Noland said the Dutch plan a presentation on Iran and Syria, but not/not Russia, during the information exchange of the upcoming Australia Group plenary. She explain [...]	2006-05-09 16:47:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL AG ETTC NL

06THEHAGUE1097	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: ADDRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-15 15:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PREL SY NL
06THEHAGUE120	DUTCH SAY TOO LATE TO REVERSE EIB ACTION ON SYRIA [...] (C) Post conveyed reftel demarche January 4 to officials at the Dutch Ministries of Foreign Relations and Finance. On January 17, Econoffs followed up with Stefan van Wersch, Director of the Office for EU External Affairs, Directorate for European Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MF [...]	2006-01-19 08:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV SY EUN NL
06THEHAGUE1411	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): UNDER SECRETARY [...] (U) In his June 21 meeting with Rogelio Pfirter, Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),Under Secretary Joseph reaffirmed that the U.S. is working to complete destruction of its CW stocks as soon as possible. He also emphasized to Pfirter the imp [...]	2006-06-23 12:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1431	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) In preparation for Executive Council 46 and beyond, del continued to work with other delegations to build support for the U.S. extension request draft decision. After initial discussions with allies, del offered general points on the elements of the extension request, and the fact that th [...]	2006-06-27 12:53:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1433	DUTCH OFFICIALS OUTLINE TRADE PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Dutch trade officials recently outlined current Dutch trade priorities: completion of Doha (WTO) talks, energy security, balancing of trade and security needs, and the export of Dutch water management expertise. A February 2007 High Tech Connections mission to San Francisc [...]	2006-06-27 15:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	WTRO EAGR ETRD EU NL
06THEHAGUE1457	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): LETTER TO [...] (U) The following is the text of a June 23 letter from Rogelio Pfirter, Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to Secretary Rice regarding an OPCW workshop to be held in Rome on October 25-27. 2. (U) Begin text. Excellency, A Regional Wor [...]	2006-06-29 10:32:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE1530	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (SBU) It has been clear for some time that EC-47 in November would be a crucial (and difficult) session. The twin goals for EC-46 were to 1) lay a solid foundation for EC-47 approval of the U.S. request for an extension of its 100% destruction deadline, and 2) establish an atmosphere and fram [...]	2006-07-11 10:46:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2000	NETHERLANDS/EU: SEPTEMBER 15 GAERC TO FOCUS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The September 15 GAERC will focus exclusively on "external" issues rather than "general" issues such as enlargement, according to Dutch MFA contacts. The Dutch will continue to push for Serbian cooperation with ICTY but believe it is too early for a meaningful GAERC discussion o [...]	2006-09-13 14:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NL
06THEHAGUE2023	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: DUTCH AVOID HIGH LEVEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-15 15:04:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER USUN EU LE SY NL
06THEHAGUE2047	NETHERLANDS/U.S.: PDAS VOLKER DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: During his September 12 visit to The Hague, EUR PDAS Volker discussed the road to Riga, detainee policy, Lebanon, ICTY compliance (septel),Guatemala's UNSC bid, contacts with Syria (ref b),OSCE reform and presidency, the Arms Trade Treaty concept, JSF, and energy security. He met wit [...]	2006-09-20 05:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG MASS NATO OSCE PHUM UN NL
06THEHAGUE2067	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF OPCW [...] (U) Ambassador Javits recently held extensive discussions with OPCW Director General Pfirter on the prospects for the workshop on the universality of the Chemical Weapons Convention to be held in Rome on October 25-27. Pfirter said he had been reflecting on the value of the conference and re [...]	2006-09-22 10:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2186	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Although there have been relatively few indications of renewed interest in the U.S. draft decision, several recent conversations are worth noting. First, Ambassador Petri of Germany has, in his role as WEOG Vice Chair of the CW Cluster, told Ambassador Javits that he has recently been ap [...]	2006-10-06 09:02:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE2262	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA/LEBANON: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (S) Ambassador Arnall discussed reftel points with MFA Head of Middle Eastern Affairs Henriette van Lynden-Leijten on October 17. Van Lynden-Leijten said she had heard "similar echoes" from the Dutch embassy in Damascus, especially regarding the fragility of the Siniora government and Syrian [...]	2006-10-18 12:50:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS NL
06THEHAGUE2282	NETHERLANDS/SCENESETTER: FOREIGN MINISTER BOT'S [...] (C) Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot's upcoming visit to Washington DC comes just one month before national elections. It therefore provides an excellent opportunity to move some difficult issues forward in a way that helps ensure that the next Dutch government, whatever its configuration, co [...]	2006-10-20 11:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PHUM NL
06THEHAGUE2543	NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH SUPPORT ENGAGING WITH [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Dutch will continue to press Syria to become a more responsible actor and believe the international community should hold Damascus strictly accountable for its actions. The international community, however, should also be prepared to engage positively with Syria if/when it ac [...]	2006-12-04 12:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE SY NL
06THEHAGUE2579	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH ON DECEMBER 11-12 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 7, POLCOUNS was briefed by Jeroen Boender (Deputy European Correspondent, MFA) and Koes Dijkstra (MFA Department of European Integration) on Dutch positions for the upcoming December 11-12 GAERC (ref A). Boender and Dijkstra anticipated enlargement questions, particul [...]	2006-12-08 14:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN NL
06THEHAGUE2619	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: BOT'S ROAD TO DAMASCUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch Foreign Minister Bot used his December 12 visit to Damascus to press for quick resolution of a controversial child custody case as well as to discuss broader regional issues, including Iraq, Lebanon, and Israeli-Palestinian relations. Bot's Syrian interlocutors, including [...]	2006-12-15 11:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN SY NL
06THEHAGUE462	EIB/SYRIA: DUTCH WILL NOT BLOCK WATER LOAN [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points February 23 to officials at the Dutch Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance. On March 1, Econoffs followed up with Gita Salden, Director of the Office for International Economy and Financial Institutions, Foreign Financial Relations Directorate, Ministry [...]	2006-03-02 17:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV SY EUN NL
06THEHAGUE534	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR [...] (U) Russia hosted a March 7 meeting of the P-5 ambassadors. The Director General made a presentation on universality-related efforts of the OPCW. He noted that much has been achieved, membership now stands at 178 states, and the organization rapidly is being faced with approaches to just th [...]	2006-03-13 12:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
06THEHAGUE564	NETHERLANDS DEMARCHE: URGING THE EU TO SPEAK OUT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 15 to MFA Political Affairs Department Director Pim Dumore. Poloff also followed up with MFA human rights policy officer Eric Litver on March 17. 2. (C) Litver confirmed the EU is raising through diplomatic channels the closing of the European Com [...]	2006-03-17 10:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY NL
06THEHAGUE763	NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 7 to MFA European Correspondent Desiree Kopmels and Deputy Correspondent Bahia Tahzib-Lie. The Dutch do not expect the Balkans to be on the GAERC agenda and are content to let UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari set the pace for future status talks. [...]	2006-04-07 16:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EUN YI MW SR BK BO IR UP SY
06THEHAGUE834	AIVD REPORT... [...] (U) SUMMARY. The AIVD, the Dutch civilian intelligence service, issued a report March 30 on the terrorist threat in the Netherlands, entitled ""Violent Jihad in the Netherlands: Current Trends in the Islamist Terrorist Threat."" The report concludes that the terrorist threat in the Netherlands now [...]	2006-04-18 05:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINR PINS PGOV NL
06TIRANA1209	IMPASSE ENDS AFTER ISLAMIC COUNCIL VOTES TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After losing a vote of confidence in a meeting of the National Islamic Council on November 25, Bashkim Bajraktari, the Mufti of Shkoder, agreed to step down. His resignation ended a weeklong impasse during which Bajraktari, who had been fired earlier in the week by Selim Muca, h [...]	2006-11-27 17:17:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF AL
06TOKYO1096	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/02/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 01:52:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO1587	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/27/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-27 07:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO2573	JAPAN WILL LIKELY SUPPORT SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-11 09:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC SY LE JA
06TOKYO3454	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/21/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-21 08:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO3931	MEDIA REACTION Q G-8 SUMMIT/MIDDLE EAST [...] "Nuclear and Missile Threats Will Test Unity at G-8 Summit" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/14): "The G-8 summit that begins this weekend in St. Petersburg, Russia, will be a major test of the Group's unity. In addition to the Iranian nuclear issue, North Korea's missile la [...]	2006-07-14 04:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO3998	MEDIA REACTION Q MIDDLE EAST - TOKYO [...] "Lebanon Crisis: Syria's Isolation Deepening" The liberal Asahi's Cairo correspondent Tachino commented (7/19): "The deepening crisis in Lebanon has driven Syria into a tight corner. Syria has drawn criticism not just from the US but also from neighboring Arab countries for its role in support [...]	2006-07-19 04:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4134	MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO [...] "Dispatch of European Troops the First Step to Resolving Lebanon Crisis" An editorial in the conservative Sankei commented (7/25): "Though it has been two weeks since the Israeli military began action against Hezbollah in Lebanon, the situation appears to be taking a turn for the worse rather [...]	2006-07-25 04:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4224	MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON CRISIS - TOKYO [...] "Lebanon Crisis: US-EU Discord Delays Ceasefire" The business-oriented Nihon Keizai editorialized (7/28): "The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has left Lebanon facing a national crisis. Secretary of State Rice and the foreign ministers from European and Arab nations, joined by UN Secreta [...]	2006-07-28 05:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4273	JAPAN TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID TO LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will provide two million USD in emergency humanitarian aid to Lebanon, according to a July 29 MOFA announcement. Japan has taken a low-key approach to current events in Lebanon, issuing three official statements concerning the ongoing hostilities. The Japanese press is pr [...]	2006-07-31 10:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM LE JA
06TOKYO4417	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/07/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-07 04:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO4691	MEDIA REACTION Q LEBANON - TOKYO [...] "Ceasefire Must Not be Reversed" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (8/17): "In order to implement the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a 15,000-strong Lebanese Army unit and a similar-sized UN force must be quickly deployed in southern Lebanon.... With the warring parties still sq [...]	2006-08-17 02:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO4913	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR VISITS JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie visited Japan August 22-26. In Tokyo he met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso, Minister of State for Defense Fukushiro Nukaga, and briefed MOFA officials on the situation in Iraq. He also met with press representativ [...]	2006-08-28 07:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ JA
06TOKYO5143	LEBANESE "DISAPPOINTED" BY JAPANESE CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Lebanon is "disappointed" by the small amounts pledged by Japan for reconstruction and humanitarian relief, Lebanon's Charge d'Affaires in Tokyo, Toufic S. Jaber, recently told Embassy Tokyo Political Officer. Japan initially pledged and has disbursed $2 million in humanitarian assistanc [...]	2006-09-08 06:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR LE JA
06TOKYO5250	MEDIA REACTION Q ATTEMPTED ATTACK ON US EMBASSY [...] There were no immediate editorials or commentaries concerning the attack on the US Embassy in Damascus. 2. "Attack on US Embassy in Damascus: Threat of Terrorism Reemerges" Washington correspondent Kasahara of the liberal Mainichi wrote (9/13): "The attempt by Islamic militants to storm the [...]	2006-09-13 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5330	JAPAN ON MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan agrees that momentum must be maintained promoting peace in Lebanon and fully supports the implementation of UNSCR 1701. Tokyo is hesitant to contribute additional funds, however, citing Lebanon's wealth and the fact that assistance pledges at the Stockholm Conference yield [...]	2006-09-15 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECON IS LE JA
06TOKYO561	MEDIA REACTION STATE OF THE UNION [...] "'Democratization' at the core of US diplomacy" The top-circulation, centrist Yomiuri's Washington-based reporter observed: "President Bush stressed the importance of promoting liberty and democracy by setting an end to tyranny as the goal of US diplomacy. Given that democratic elections have [...]	2006-02-01 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO5988	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/13/06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-13 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TOKYO6318	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA/IRAN - TOKYO [...] "Sanctions Pushed North Korea to Return to the Six- Party Talks" An editorial in the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (11/1): "We believe Resolution 1718, adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council (UNSC),was instrumental in getting the DPRK to decide to return to the six-party ta [...]	2006-11-01 04:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6330	MEDIA REACTION Q NORTH KOREA/IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Sanctions Pushed North Korea to Return to the Six- Party Talks" An editorial in the business-oriented Nihon Keizai commented (11/1): "We believe Resolution 1718, adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council (UNSC),was instrumental in getting the DPRK to decide to return to the six-party ta [...]	2006-11-02 00:47:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6404	U.S.-AUSTRALIA-JAPAN SECOND TRILATERAL [...] (S/REL AUS) Summary: U.S., Australian, and Japanese Ambassadors for Counterterrorism and their interagency delegations held the second round of trilateral counterterrorism consultations in Tokyo on October 24. Participants offered general threat assessments for Indonesia, the Philippines, an [...]	2006-11-07 22:56:00	Embassy Tokyo	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER AS ID RP TH AF PK IZ JA KN
06TOKYO6673	MEDIA REACTION - SYRIA-IRAQ-IRAN RELATIONS - [...] "Syria, Iran Improving Ties with Iraq" The liberal Mainichi's Cairo correspondent Takahashi commented (11/22): "Syria restored diplomatic relations with Iraq Tuesday, a move that is believed to be a big step toward improving ties with the US and Europe. Iranian President Ahmadinejad also propo [...]	2006-11-22 02:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6694	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ - TOKYO [...] "Review US Middle East Policy Thoroughly" The liberal Mainichi's editorial writer Fuse commented (11/24): "The bipartisan 'Iraq Study Group,' led by former Secretary of State James Baker, is reviewing the US Iraq policy. Although it is not known what proposal the group will come up with, the B [...]	2006-11-24 00:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6754	MEDIA REACTION - BUSH MEETING WITH IRAQI PRIME [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 02:12:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6800	MEDIA REACTION - BUSH-MALIKI MEETING - TOKYO [...] "Bush-Maliki Meeting: US Looking for Way to Withdraw Troops from Iraq" Amman correspondent Sadahiro of the top- circulation, moderate Yomiuri commented (12/1): "President Bush's meeting Thursday with Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki indicates that the Bush administration, which has previously insis [...]	2006-12-01 04:14:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO6903	MEDIA REACTION - ISG REPORT - TOKYO [...] "President Bush Should Immediately Act on ISG Report" The liberal Asahi editorialized (12/8): "While pointing out numerous US policy mistakes committed since the start of the war, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group (ISG) proposed that President Bush should change his policy in that country.... We [...]	2006-12-08 06:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
06TOKYO7047	NO HIGH LEVEL SYRIAN VISITS TO JAPAN PLANNED [...] (C) Japan has no plans to host any high-level Syrian visits in the foreseeable future, according to Hitoshi Ishizuka of MOFA's First Middle East Division. Embassy Tokyo Political Officer told Ishizuka we would be interested in knowing in advance if any such visits do come onto the calendar. [...]	2006-12-19 02:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY JA
06TOKYO749	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02//06 [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-10 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
06TRIPOLI198	QADHAFI INCORPORATED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Qadhafi often speaks out publicly against government corruption, but the politically-connected elite has direct access to lucrative business deals. This commercial access can easily be cut off when individuals fall out of favor. The Qadhafi family and other Jamahiriya political favorit [...]	2006-05-10 09:26:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	ECON ECIN ETRD PGOV LY
06TRIPOLI383	GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA ANNOUNCES EFFORTS TO SUPPORT LEBANON [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. The Government of Libya announced on Monday a three-step initiative to express its solidarity with the people of Lebanon and denounce Israeli attacks in the country. 1) The General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation was instructed to [...]	2006-08-01 15:47:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL LY IS LE
06TRIPOLI453	CONGRESSMAN LANTOS STRESSES BILATERAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with senior Libyan officials during his August 22-24 trip to Libya, Congressman Tom Lantos, ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Relations Committee, reviewed bilateral achievements since his first visit to the country in January, 2004 and set new goals for enhanc [...]	2006-08-31 15:02:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	OREP PREL PTER PGOV LY
06TUNIS1402	SENIOR MOI OFFICIAL REMOVED: SIGN TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 5, President Ben Ali unexpectedly announced the dismissal of a senior Ministry of Interior (MOI) official who some believe to be responsible for an uptick in the GOT's harsh repression of Tunisian civil society. As Secretary of State for National Security, Mohamed Ali Gan [...]	2006-06-08 11:23:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC TS
06TUNIS1599	USTR TIFA LETTER DELIVERED TO MDIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Hudson paid a farewell call on Minister of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC) Mohamed Nouri Jouini on June 20, 2006. The Ambassador delivered a letter from USTR concerning a proposed June 30, 2006 meeting between the minister and Assistant United States [...]	2006-06-27 13:24:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD KTIA TS
06TUNIS1816	EUROMED ECONFIN MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE JUNE 25-26, [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On June 25-26, 2006, economic and finance ministers (ECOFIN) of the 35 countries of the Euromed zone met in Gammarth, Tunisia to discuss the future of the European Investment Bank's (EIB) Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership (FEMIP) and the poss [...]	2006-07-18 09:49:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EU TS
06TUNIS1847	TFLE01: TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES [...] (C) In a July 18 farewell call by the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Abdallah expressed concern about the "grave" humanitarian situation in Lebanon, noting his impression that the violence was not going to end soon. As a jurist, he said, he was "shocked" that an armed group could be allowed to [...]	2006-07-19 14:30:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM LE IS TU
06TUNIS1924	TFLE01: TUNISIAN REACTION TO EVENTS IN LEBANON AND [...] (C) Summary: Since the beginning of the current Lebanon/Israel/Gaza crisis, the GOT has stood firmly in support of its "Palestinian and Lebanese brothers", releasing statements of support, sponsoring press articles critical of Israel, and in demonstration-free Tunisia, sanctioning and partici [...]	2006-07-28 14:31:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO TS
06TUNIS1988	TFLE01: SITREP ON TUNISIAN SOLIDARITY WITH [...] (C) Summary. Media reports and anecdotal information from the past week suggest that Tunisians increasingly are viewing Hizballah as the underdog freedom fighter successfully standing up against the Israeli bully. The Qana attack stoked a round of news-driven anger against Israel. U.S. supp [...]	2006-08-04 14:46:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO TS
06TUNIS2084	TFLE01: TUNISIAN REACTION TO LEBANON/ISRAEL/GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The general Tunisian public perception of current events in Lebanon and Gaza, fueled by local and pan-Arab media, is that the U.S. is offering unlimited support to Israeli "aggression." A broad range of Tunisian contacts, who share this perception, tell us that this is consequent [...]	2006-08-11 14:23:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO ASEC TS
06TUNIS223	ARAB INTERIOR MINISTERS JANUARY 30-31 MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The 23rd session of the Arab League Interior Ministers took place in Tunisia on January 30 and 31. According to press reports, ministers examined the security situations in Arab countries and discussed ways of combating terrorism, extremism, violence and organized crimes. Par [...]	2006-02-03 13:58:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER TS
06TUNIS252	BEN ALI'S NEW YEAR'S SPEECH TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 2, Ambassador, along with the entire resident and non-resident Diplomatic Corps, was invited to present New Year's greetings to President Ben Ali. In addition to personally greeting all ambassadors, Ben Ali delivered a speech outlining GOT political priorities. The [...]	2006-02-06 15:08:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PINR TS
06TUNIS2565	TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON HIJAB [...] (C) Summary: By all accounts, the number of women wearing the hijab or adopting some Islamic-inspired headdress in Tunisia has skyrocketed in recent years. In response, the GOT's periodic campaign of words and actions against Tunisian women wearing the hijab has increased in intensity. A 198 [...]	2006-10-13 15:17:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO TS
06TUNIS2911	TUNISIAN INTERACTION WITH SYRIA [...] (C) During his December 14 courtesy call with M'hamed Chelaifa, Director General for Asia and the Americas, Ambassador raised reftel demarche regarding Tunisian interaction with Syrian officials. Chelaifa said he was not aware of any high-level visits scheduled between Syria and Tunisia. He [...]	2006-12-14 15:59:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER SY TS
06TUNIS637	Special Media Reaction: A/S Welch visit to Tunis [...] (SBU) Summary. Tunisian media provided wide and positive coverage of the March 14 -16 visit of Assistant Secretary Welch. Headlines in all papers focused on the SIPDIS strength and "excellence" of U.S.-Tunisian relations and referred to "discussions of international issues of mutual concer [...]	2006-03-17 15:54:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO OIIP TS
06TUNIS647	A/S WELCH AND FM ABDALLAH ON IRAN, ISRAEL, SUDAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting March 15 in Tunis, FM Abdallah told A/S David Welch that during a recent trip to Iran he reinforced Tunisia's position supporting the peaceful use of nuclear energy, but condemning any proliferation of nuclear or chemical weapons. Abdallah claimed he petitioned his [...]	2006-03-21 09:24:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO KMPI TS
06TUNIS973	TUNISIA ADVERTISES GOOD TIES WITH IRAN, SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. Through its mostly-government controlled press, Tunisian officials are playing up positive economic and cultural exchanges between Tunisia and officials in Iran and Syria. Two visits to Tunis within a week--Iranian Vice President for Tourism and Heritage on April 15, and Syrian P [...]	2006-04-24 15:00:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ETRD SY IR TS
06UNVIEVIENNA500	IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO [...] (SBU) At the June BOG, mission, per reftel, accomplished its objectives of underscoring the absence of confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, stressing Iran's need to halt enrichment-related activities, and re-dividing the NAM. Iran was dealt with under agenda item 8 (g) [...]	2006-06-16 09:29:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA IR KNNP
06UNVIEVIENNA511	IAEA/BOG/IRAN: STATEMENTS CALL ON IRAN TO [...] (SBU) Further to Reftel, this message provides detailed information on the June 15 IAEA Board of Governors debate on Iran. During that discussion, 33 countries delivered statements, with a preponderance calling on Iran to cooperate with the IAEA to resolve the outstanding issues identified in [...]	2006-06-23 13:39:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA IR KNNP
06USEUBRUSSELS4207	EU PRESIDENT BARROSO'S JANUARY VISIT: THE VIEW [...] (C/NF) European Union Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso's January 8 trip to Washington is an opportunity to marshal Commission support for action over the next six months in accelerating political and technical cooperation on energy and climate change, completing the Doha Round, and ma [...]	2006-12-22 11:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CVIS EAID ECON ELAB ENRG EUN PGOV PHUM PREL
06USUNNEWYORK1008	UN/IRAQ: S/I AMBASSADOR JEFFREY ON AN IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) Begin Summary. S/I Ambassador Jim Jeffrey briefed UN U/SYG Gambari and SRSG for Iraq Qazi May 9 on the proposal to develop an "Iraq Compact," whereby UNAMI would work closely with the newly elected Iraqi government to help al-Maliki's cabinet expand Iraq's partnership with the internation [...]	2006-05-18 09:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK1013	UNSC: SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS FOLLOW-ON [...] The Security Council May 17 adopted a follow-up resolution to urge progress on the implementation of UNSCR 1559 (2004). Drafted by the UK, U.S. and France and co-sponsored by Slovakia and Denmark, UNSCR 1680 (2006) was adopted by a 13-0-2 vote, with Russia and China abstaining. 2. Reflectin [...]	2006-05-18 17:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1040	COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WHERE ARE THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Discussion of the Secretary General's counter-terrorism strategy (ref A) continued May 15-18 in General Assembly informal consultations. Delegations were divided among those who urged the Assembly to craft a strategy from the elements on which all could agree and those who s [...]	2006-05-23 13:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1073	EGYPT AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT REFLECTED [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The prevailing atmosphere at the UN is one of increasing polarization between the UN's top donors (chiefly the U.S., Japan, Europe and CANZ) and the G-77. This sharpening divide manifests itself in debates across the full spectrum of reform issues: administrative, bu [...]	2006-05-25 21:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM ECON AORC KUNR EG
06USUNNEWYORK1137	UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: The Chairs of the UN Security Council's three subsidiary counterterrorism committees (the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),the 1267 or Al-Qaida/ Taliban Sanctions Committee, and the 1540 Committee on nonproliferation) briefed the Council for the fifth time on their committees' a [...]	2006-06-05 15:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC ETTC PGOV PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1154	PAKISTAN AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT [...] (C) Summary and Comment: This cable, which focuses on Pakistan's opposition to U.S. positions and interests at the UN, is the second in a series. Like Egypt -- the first UN member state reviewed by USUN (reftel) -- Pakistan is one of a handful of countries (including India, Brazil, and South Afri [...]	2006-06-06 21:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PHUM ECON AORC KUNR UNGA UNSC PK
06USUNNEWYORK1226	UNSC EXTENDS UNIIIC MANDATE AND ALLOWS BRAMMERTZ [...] (SBU) Summary. The UN Security Council voted unanimously on June 16 to adopt UNSCR 1686 (text contained in ref A),which extends the mandate of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) until 15 June 2007 and "supports the Commission's intention" to extend further its [...]	2006-06-16 21:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1254	INDIA AND THE U.S.: BILATERAL TIES NOT REFLECTED [...] (C) Summary and Comment. India's positions on key issues of importance to the U.S. in New York do not appear to have kept pace with the increasingly strong bilateral ties developing in New Delhi and Washington. India is perceived as one of a handful of countries (which includes Egypt, Pakistan, B [...]	2006-06-21 22:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON AORC KUNR UNSC IN
06USUNNEWYORK1268	UNSC: JUNE MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING [...] Summary: During the monthly briefing on Middle East issues to the Security Council June 21, UN U/SYG Ibrahim Gambari reviewed recent events, including intra-Palestinian political developments and the welcome prospect of an imminent Olmert-Abbas meeting; an increase in violence resulting in dea [...]	2006-06-23 22:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1297	UNGA: JUNE 28-30 INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE UN [...] Summary: General Assembly members gathered for informal consultations on the draft UN Global Counter-Terrorism strategy from June 28-30. Many had detailed line-in, line-out comments while reserving the right to provide additional comments separately to the co-chairs of the discussion. The [...]	2006-07-03 18:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PTER
06USUNNEWYORK1323	WRAP-UP OF UN CHARTER COMMITTEE MEETING APRIL [...] SUMMARY: The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization ("Charter Committee") held its annual meeting at UN Headquarters from April 3 to 13, 2006. The Charter Committee adopted a Japanese working paper regarding the Commit [...]	2006-07-06 21:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1366	LEGAL COUNSEL MICHEL REPORTS OLA/LEBANESE NEAR [...] (SBU) Begin summary: UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel told the P-3 on July 12 that UN lawyers and Lebanese judges Ralph Riachy and Choucri Sadr achieved progress last week in negotiating a draft agreement and statute to establish a tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of fo [...]	2006-07-14 21:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1367	US VETOES DRAFT RESOLUTION ON MIDDLE EAST SITUATION [...] The U.S. July 13 cast a no vote -- its first in nearly two years -- to veto an unbalanced Qatari-sponsored resolution on the current Palestinian-Israeli situation in the Middle East. The final vote was 10-1(US)-4(UK, Denmark, Slovakia and Peru). Ambassador Bolton's Statement ---------------- [...]	2006-07-17 15:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1392	SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES LEBANON; SEVERAL [...] (C) Summary. During closed consultations on July 17, the UN Security Council heard briefings from DPA U/SYG Gambari and DPKO A/SYG Lute on the situation in Lebanon and discussed possible reaction from the Council. Gambari and Lute condemned Hizballah attacks on Israel, expressed concerns abo [...]	2006-07-19 15:35:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER UNSC KPKO LE IS
06USUNNEWYORK1544	UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) chaired a meeting of UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) on Friday August 11 and two follow-on "technical meetings" on Saturday August 12 and Monday August 14 with both current and potential contributors. The purpose of these [...]	2006-08-15 22:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1545	UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) chaired a meeting of UNIFIL Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) on Friday August 11 and two follow-on "technical meetings" on Saturday August 12 and Monday August 14 with both current and potential contributors. The purpose of these [...]	2006-08-15 22:16:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1597	UN PRESENTS SYG,S 1701 REPORT ON THE FIRST WEEK [...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations August 21 on SYG Annan,s report on the first week of implementation of UNSCR 1701, UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi reported on the "encouraging" deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) [...]	2006-08-21 23:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1611	UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST FOCUSES ON [...] (U) Summary. Recalling recent UNSC focus on Lebanon, UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Under Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari used a monthly UNSC public debate on the Middle East held on August 22 to call for a renewed international effort to advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace proc [...]	2006-08-23 00:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1622	UNIFIL FORCE GENERATION UPDATE: A/S HILLEN PRESSES [...] (C) Summary. During separate meetings with UN Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown and Department of SIPDIS Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi on August 24, PM A/S Hillen emphasized the importance of ensuring that the international community helps [...]	2006-08-25 18:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1816	UNGA ADOPTS COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. Implementing the mandate contained in the Summit Outcome Document (para 82),the General Assembly adopted September 8 a resolution entitled, "The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy." The draft was presented by the General Assembly President and adopted without a vo [...]	2006-09-14 15:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK1856	A/S FRIED'S 9/20 MEETING WITH TURKISH PM CHIEF [...] (U) EUR A/S Daniel Fried and NSC Director Judy Ansley met with Ambassador/Chief Advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu September 21 for 90 minutes on the margins of the UNGA general debate in New York. Following recounts the meeting's substance by theme. PKK ------ 2. (C) [...]	2006-09-25 17:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PREL PTER TU UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1860	LUKEWARM UNSC RESPONSE TO ANNAN'S 30 DAY REPORT ON [...] (SBU) Summary. During closed UNSC consultations on September 18, UN Secretary-General Annan outlined his one-month report on the implementation of UNSCR 1701, which led to a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hizballah, and reviewed the results of his recent visit to the region. Pra [...]	2006-09-26 16:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPKO KPAL IS LE
06USUNNEWYORK1865	UN LEGAL COUNSEL MICHEL REVIEWS STATUS OF TREATY [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with UN Legal Adviser Nicolas Michel on September 25 to review progress towards a draft treaty establishing a tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese PM Hariri, Ambassador Wolff praised the efforts of the UN Office of Legal Affa [...]	2006-09-26 22:56:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK1880	61ST UNGA LAUNCHES GLOBAL COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] On September 19, the UN launched the "Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy" at a meeting chaired by General Assembly President Khalifa. The "launch" attracted a number of Foreign Ministers and Ambassadors. The strategy, called for in the 2005 World Summit Outcome document was the result of se [...]	2006-09-29 20:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK1899	ACTION REQUEST: FINALIZING THE UN-LEBANON TREATY [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a meeting between P-3 legal and political officers on October 2, French experts reported that the UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) had revised the draft treaty establishing the Hariri tribunal to delete any re [...]	2006-10-03 13:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1900	UNSC WELCOMES LATEST BRAMMERTZ REPORT BUT DIFFERS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-03 13:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC IS SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1907	UNSC WELCOMES LATEST BRAMMERTZ REPORT BUT DIFFERS [...] (SBU) Summary. During a public briefing to the UNSC on September 29, UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Head Serge Brammertz hewed closely to the contents of his latest report to the UNSC to document progress in the investigation into the murder of former Lebanese [...]	2006-10-04 14:08:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC IS SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK1939	PROCESSING OF G VISAS AND MEETING U.S. HOST [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. The USG's time frame for responding to SAO clearance requests for G visa applicants appears to some governments and UN lawyers to conflict with USG obligations as host country to the UN not to impede travel of individuals coming to the UN on official business [...]	2006-10-11 19:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OFDP CVIS UN
06USUNNEWYORK2046	UN LEGAL COUNSEL REPORTS ON EFFORTS TO CONCLUDE [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: Legal Adviser John Bellinger and Ambassador Wolff met with UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel and his deputy, Larry Johnson, October 25, to discuss Lebanese and key Council members' views on the draft statute and agreement to establish a tribunal to try those responsible for [...]	2006-10-26 20:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PGOV PREL PTER KCRM SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK2085	SECURITY COUNCIL REAFFIRMS UNSCR 1559 GOALS AMID [...] (SBU) Summary. During an October 30 closed-door briefing to the Security Council on the SYG's latest report on UNSCR 1559 implementation, SYG Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen praised the "historic" deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to south Lebanon, but highlighted the unfulfilled [...]	2006-11-02 20:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPKO IS LE SY

06USUNNEWYORK2107	JUMBLATT PRESSES FOR QUICK ESTABLISHMENT OF HARIRI [...] (C) During a meeting with Ambassador Bolton and USUN officers on November 2, Lebanese Druze leader and MP Walid Jumblatt and two aides argued that the tribunal to try those responsible for the assassination of Rafiq Hariri must be established by November 13, at which point Hizballah SYG Nasral [...]	2006-11-03 15:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK2112	UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 20:25:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AFIN UNRWA
06USUNNEWYORK2156	AUSTRALIAN AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTION AGAINST CUBA [...] (C) Summary: Australia's push to amend the 61st General Assembly (GA) Resolution on "The Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America Against Cuba" failed due to a no-action motion raised by Cuba with a 127-50-5 vote. The GA adopt [...]	2006-11-15 01:24:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA ETRD PGOV PREL EUN CU
06USUNNEWYORK2169	U.S. CANDIDATE NOT ELECTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary. In a General Assembly election, November 16, the U.S. candidate missed being elected to the International Law Commission by eight votes. Michael Matheson placed ninth among 11 candidates seeking to fill eight Western seats on the Commission. European Union candidates took six of the [...]	2006-11-18 00:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ILC ODIP UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK2223	UN CAPITAL MASTER PLAN: INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS [...] SUMMARY: On December 4, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) continued informal consultations on the Capital Master Plan. Delegations raised questions regarding cost increases since least year, in particular with regard to swing space and scope options. On financing, Switzerla [...]	2006-12-06 23:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK2265	BRAMMERTZ PRAISES SYRIAN COOPERATION WITH HARIRI [...] (C) Summary. During an open meeting of the UNSC on December 18, UN International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) Head Serge Brammertz noted that his work had reached a "critical stage" which would prevent him from placing sensitive information about witnesses and suspects in the [...]	2006-12-19 20:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
06USUNNEWYORK2278	FINAL UNGA PLENARY ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS OF THE [...] (U) Summary: The UN General Assembly took final action December 20 on all the resolutions of the Second Committee. As is customary, final action in the Plenary was virtually identical to that taken previously when the Second Committee adopted each resolution. For the sake of brevity, this cabl [...]	2006-12-22 19:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AORC UNGA ETRD SENV KPAL LE
06USUNNEWYORK2298	UNGA 6TH COMMITTEE DEBATES NEW TOPIC -- THE RULE [...] (U) Summary. On November 16, the Sixth (Legal) Committee adopted without a vote the draft resolution on the "Rule of law at the national and international levels" (A/C.6/61/L.18) (as verbally amended). The U.S. joined consensus (REFS A, B). The resolution places the rule of law item on the [...]	2006-12-27 23:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK402	MEETING WITH LEBANESE TO DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Ralph Riachy, Chief Justice of Lebanon's Supreme Court, and Choucri Sader, President of the Legislative Service of Lebanon's Ministry of Justice, discussed options for trying the persons responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri with USUN [...]	2006-03-03 16:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC LE
06USUNNEWYORK413	UNSC: UNSCO DE SOTO DISCUSSES CONUNDRUM OF [...] (C) Begin Summary: During his monthly briefing February 28 to the Security Council, the UN Special Coordinator on the Middle East Alvaro de Soto discussed the determinants of the current Palestinian assistance conundrum and the consequences of international inaction. Reporting that it is too s [...]	2006-03-03 19:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL
06USUNNEWYORK432	AD HOC COMMITTEE CONTINUES STALEMATE ON [...] (U) Summary. The Ad Hoc Committee (AHC),established by General Assembly resolution 51/210 of 17 December 1996, met at UN Headquarters February 27-March 3, 2006 to continue negotiations on the CCIT. Deep-seated differences over key text between member States of the Organization of the Isla [...]	2006-03-07 18:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK538	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: As reported reftel, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on establishment of the Human Rights Council (HRC) by a vote of 170-4(U.S.) with 3 abstentions. Reftel reported on the presentation of the resolution text and Explanations of Vote (EOVs) delivered in [...]	2006-03-20 14:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK549	BRAMMERTZ SAYS HARIRI INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: Ambassadors Bolton and Sanders met March 15 with Serge Brammertz, Commissioner of the International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC). Brammertz issued his first UNIIIC interim report on March 14, met with other P-5 ambassadors March 15, and briefed the Securit [...]	2006-03-21 11:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KCRM UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK589	UN/IRAQ: UNSC QUARTERLY MEETING ON UNAMI AND MNF [...] (C) Begin Summary. In the March 15 UNSC meeting on Iraq, SRSG Qazi expressed concerns about sectarian violence and the human rights situation in Iraq, but described success in meeting the benchmarks in the political process. On behalf of the MNF, Ambassador Bolton briefed progress in trans [...]	2006-03-23 23:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK643	UNSC: HEARS BRAMMERTZ, ISSUES STATEMENT ON THIRD [...] In his March 16 briefing to the Security Council on the "Third report of the International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) established pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1595 (2005),1636 (2005),and 1644 (2005)" that included both his open briefing and his comments in close [...]	2006-03-30 22:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK762	UNSC: MARCH MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING [...] (U) In his March 30 briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tuliameni Kalomoh discussed the new Palestinian government, the just-completed Israeli elections, security issues, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and [...]	2006-04-11 15:18:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK830	UNDP FUNDING SYRIA AIRCRAFT STUDY [...] (C) Following up on reftel, USUN contacted UNDP at a high level on April 7 for further information. 2. (C) The project,funded by UNDP with the participation of ICAO,is a study to look at two issues: An expert from ICAO is doing a technical evaluation of Syrian Airlines so they can better [...]	2006-04-20 23:41:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON SY UNDP ETTC
06USUNNEWYORK885	UNSC: LEBANESE PM FOUAD SINIORA BRIEFS SECURITY [...] Summary: Before a public meeting of the Security Council April 21, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora briefed on the Lebanese National Dialogue and delivered a strong message in support of Council actions and the recently released Secretary General's third report on UNSCR 1559. Siniora [...]	2006-04-27 22:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK891	UN ON LEBANESE TRIBUNAL, BRAMMERTZ EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) says it is bewildered by the request of Lebanese Justice Minister Charles Rizk to appoint a prosecutor-general now for the tribunal to be established to try any suspects in the murder of Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. OLA's Mark [...]	2006-04-28 22:33:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK911	UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES RESOLUTIONS [...] SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee, at its meetings on April 11 and April 24, adopted resolutions approving additional funding for special political missions, the Peacebuilding Support Office (reported septel),and the UN Capital Master Plan. In addition, the Committee adopted resolutions on the a [...]	2006-05-04 12:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK915	LARSEN TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL WHY SYRIA NEEDS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. During private consultations with the UNSC on April 26, UN Special Envoy Terje Roed-Larsen robustly argued that full implementation of UNSCR 1559 would not be achieved until Syria responded to Lebanon's offer to demarcate their shared border and establish diplomatic relations. [...]	2006-05-04 13:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC LE SY
06USUNNEWYORK979	HARIRI INVESTIGATION GOING WELL, BRAMMERTZ WILLING [...] (C) Summary: UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz told Ambassador Bolton May 10 that the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri is "going well" although he will not be ready to announce major developments when he next reports to the Security Counci [...]	2006-05-15 17:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE
06VATICAN123	HOLY SEE DEPUTY FM DISCUSSION WITH EUR/WE DIRECTOR -- IRAN, [...] (C) Summary. Holy See deputy FM Parolin discussed a number of topics with visiting EUR/WE Director on June 22. He portrayed an essentially stable Holy See foreign policy despite some reorganization of the Curia; continuing concern over the flight of Christians from the Holy Land, doubt over t [...]	2006-06-27 07:59:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN149	LEBANON: POPE SPEAKS OUT AGAIN; HOLY SEE RESPONDING TO [...] (C) Benedict XVI emphasized the rights and plights of Lebanese and Israelis July 23 while addressing the current crisis in the Middle East. Though the Holy See has expressed to us privately its support for a "robust" multi-national force, the pope stopped short of saying so Sunday. The Hol [...]	2006-07-24 12:26:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS LE IS PHUM VT
06VATICAN154	LEBANON: VATICAN PUSHES CEASEFIRE, BUT STAYS POSITIVE [...] (C) Holy See FM Lajolo told the Charge July 28 that the Vatican still placed top priority on an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Lebanon conflict, but also acknowledged the good with regard to the Rome conference. Lajolo also emphasized "the positive aspects" of the summit in his comme [...]	2006-07-28 15:39:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN160	HOLY SEE: FURTHER DISCUSSION ON LEBANON [...] (C) Summary. Vatican acting FM Parolin called in charge for further discussion on Lebanon. Charge reviewed USG position and confirmed that Parolin's request for USG support of an extension to the 48-hour pause had been relayed to Washington. The Vatican has twice spoken to Israel about this [...]	2006-08-01 17:45:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN162	TFLE01: HOLY SEE ASKS USG TO PREVENT INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) Summary. Holy See acting foreign minister called Charge d'affaires August 3 to express concern over remarks attributed the the Israeli army chief of staff in which he threatened to destroy Lebanon's infrastructure (including in Beirut). The acting FM urged the USG to prevent such destruct [...]	2006-08-03 15:03:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN178	HOLY SEE: DIPLOMATIC NOTE EXPRESSES CONCERN FOR [...] (SBU) Embassy has received a diplomatic note (N.5783/06/RS, in English) dated August 26 from the Holy See, concerning the humanitarian consequences of the embargo on Lebanon. Text follows in para 2. 2. (SBU) Begin text. The Secretariat of State, Section for Relations with States, presen [...]	2006-08-29 09:59:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VT LE
06VATICAN181	CHALDEAN IRAQI CHURCH CONTINUES TO SUFFER LOSSES [...] (S) Summary: Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Catholic Church to the Holy See and the Chaldeans' European representative, told PolOffs in an August 28 meeting that the Chaldean Church continues to lose many of its faithful due to the deteriorating security situation in Ir [...]	2006-08-30 18:32:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KIRF PHUM IZ VT
06VATICAN226	VATICAN: NGO CONSIDERS CHRISTIAN RESETTLEMENT IN NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary: Chaldean and Syrian Church Leaders in Mosul, Iraq have proposed resettling displaced Iraqi Christians in an area of Northern Iraq. Vatican-affiliated NGO the Community of Sant'Egidio plans to visit Northern Iraq in November to meet with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) leaders [...]	2006-10-24 13:21:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM IZ VT
06VATICAN229	VATICAN: CONSULAR ISSUES AND IRAQI CHRISTIANS [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 4. --------------------------------------------- ---- Iraqi Christian Refugees Face Immigration Hurdles --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. (SBU) As delineated in reftel, Monsignor Philip Najim, Representative of the Chaldean Ca [...]	2006-10-25 15:55:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PGOV KIRF PHUM IZ VT
06VATICAN239	NEA DAS GRAY'S NOVEMBER 15 MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM PAROLIN [...] (C) Summary. During a November 15 meeting, NEA DAS Gray discussed Lebanon, Syria, Iran, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with Holy See deputy foreign minister Parolin. Parolin reminded Gray of the Holy See's great concern for Lebanon, which it had expressed consistently during the conflic [...]	2006-11-21 14:11:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VT
06VATICAN240	HOLY SEE: MARTINO DISCUSSES NICARAGUA, SECURITY WALL WITH [...] (C) Cardinal Renato Martino (please strictly protect here) told the Ambassador November 16 that the Holy See had attempted to get Cardinal Obando y Bravo out of Nicaragua in the run-up to the recent elections, but that Obando y Bravo had not acted on the Vatican's "invitation" for him to come [...]	2006-11-21 14:32:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI NU CU MX VT
06VATICAN253	LEBANON CRISIS: REQUEST FOR HIGH-LEVEL CALL TO HOLY SEE [...] (S) Summary. The Holy See is struggling to determine the best course of action in Lebanon, and we may be able to tip the balance if we act promptly. Deputy FM-equivalent Parolin and the papal nuncio in Washington seem ready to raise the level of the Vatican's role in bringing the Lebanese Chr [...]	2006-12-06 18:10:00	Embassy Vatican	SECRET	PREL LE VT
06VATICAN260	LEBANON: JESUIT SCHOLAR DISCUSSES CHRISTIAN SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary. A Beirut-based Jesuit scholar, Father Samir, shared his view of the sitution in Lebanon, including the attachment Christians there feel for General Aoun. Samir supports Siniora and a strong US role, is critical of Israel, and feels the Holy See will continue to work through the [...]	2006-12-13 16:53:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE VT
06VATICAN261	LEBANON: VATICAN FOCUSED, ENVOY NOT YET NAMED [...] (C) As discussed (ref a),the Holy See should shortly name a special envoy to Lebanon, most likely former Secretary for Relations with States and experienced Lebanon hand Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran. Meanwhile, Department calls to Papal Nuncio Sambi in Washington and current Secretary for Rel [...]	2006-12-13 17:06:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	LE SOCI PREL VT
06VATICAN264	LEBANON: HOLY SEE ENVOY PROPOSAL ON HOLD [...] (C) Holy See FM equivalent Mamberti told the Ambassador December 18 that the Vatican had decided to hold off on sending an envoy to Lebanon (ref a),saying that circumstances were not right for such a mission. In a separate conversation, a Vatican official implied that the Holy See was waiti [...]	2006-12-18 17:40:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	LE PREL SOCI PHUM SY VT
06VATICAN265	POPE, OLMERT DISCUSS LEBANON, POSSIBLE VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Referring to last summer's Lebanon conflict, Pope Benedict emphasized the need to protect civilians during his December 13 meeting with Israeli PM Olmert. The pope asked Olmert to ease obstacles for pilgrims traveling to Bethlehem during the Christmas season and said he was open to visit [...]	2006-12-18 17:50:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PHUM SOCI LE IS VT
06VIENNA1482	AUSTRIAN EU PRESIDENCY ISSUES DECLARATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Vienna delivered ref demarche to Austrian Foreign Ministry May 18. 2. (U) On May 19, the Austrian EU Presidency issued a declaration urging the Syrian authorities to reconsider all cases of political prisoners and immediately release all prisoners of conscience. The text [...]	2006-05-19 15:13:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL SY AU
06VIENNA1552	May 4 EU Ministerial on the Role of Internal [...] (SBU) Summary. Over 50 states and international organizations attended the May 4-5 Austrian Presidency sponsored Internal Security Ministerial, designed in part to implement the EU JHA External Strategy paper adopted in December 2005. A U.S. delegation led by Attorney General Gonzales, who [...]	2006-05-31 11:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA1939	GOVERNMENTS COMMIT TO NABUCCO PIPELINE -- INDUSTRY [...] (C) At a June 26 conference, senior government officials from Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey, as well as EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, signed a joint declaration to initiate the Nabucco pipeline project. Construction of the Euro 4.6 billion ($5.8 billion) pipeline s [...]	2006-06-30 10:59:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV EUN AU
06VIENNA2313	AUSTRIAN REACTIONS TO THE LEBANESE CRISIS [...] (SBU) Austrian leaders remain divided over whether the country should participate in a UN-led intervention force in Lebanon. Meanwhile, public opinion, outraged over the death of an Austrian UN observer and the civilian casualties in Lebanon, is clearly tilting against such engagement. Defens [...]	2006-08-01 15:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS UN LE AU
06VIENNA2318	AUSTRIA TO ATTEND FORCE GENERATION MEETING IN NEW [...] (C) Summary. Acting Economic-Political Counselor discussed reftel demarche on August 1 with Austrian Foreign Ministry officials Thomas Hajnoczi, Director for Security Policy and GASP issues, and Peter Huber from the International Organizations desk. The Austrian Permanent Mission to the UN [...]	2006-08-02 15:54:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPKO LE AU
06VIENNA2349	LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION: AUSTRIAN [...] (U) Charge d,Affaires and Acting EconPolCouns met with Foreign Ministry Secretary General Johannes Kyrle and Helfried Carl from the Foreign Ministry's Office of Middle East Affairs to discuss the reftel demarche and draft Security Council resolution on Lebanon. Kyrle stated that Austria's cu [...]	2006-08-07 15:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS UN LE IS AU
06VIENNA2712	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 12, 2006 [...] Investment banker Wolfgang Floettl, who has come under fire in connection with the scandal surrounding union-owned bank Bawag, claims he also transferred "several tens of thousands of Euros" to the SPOe and former Chancellor Franz Vranitzky in 1999. Vranitzky has confirmed the receipt of the mo [...]	2006-09-12 14:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA2713	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA ON SYRIA [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered refetel demarche on September 12 to Wolfgang Lapuh, the Austrian MFA's DAS-level Middle East Director. 2. (C) Lapuh agreed with our assessment of Syrian policy. However, he noted that the EU had taken the general position that it was necessary to press our com [...]	2006-09-12 14:56:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU AU
06VIENNA2740	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 13, 2006 [...] Bartenstein and Westenthaler came across as "buddy-buddy" in the debate, ORF online news comments. The coalition partners were "at pains to emphasize their joint successes of the past six years and to stress common goals, such as preventing a SPOe-Greens coalition government" after the October [...]	2006-09-14 07:53:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA2823	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: September 21, 2006 [...] Greens leader Alexander Van der Bellen and BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler clash over immigration policy during Wednesday's televised debate. ORF online news notes that in last night's TV debate, Greens leader Alexander Van der Bellen and BZOe boss Peter Westenthaler "refused to agree on a single [...]	2006-09-22 07:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3093	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: PRESERVING LEGANESE PM [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on October 17 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Assistant Secretary-level Director for the Middle East and North Africa. SIPDIS 2. (S) Scheide took careful note of our points. He said the Austrian Embassy in Damascus had engaged with the [...]	2006-10-18 13:28:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE AU
06VIENNA3264	AUSTRIA ON NOVEMBER 13-14 EU FOREING MINISTERS [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel points on November 7 to Andreas Riecken, the Austrian MFA's European Correspondent. 2. (C) Riecken made the following substantive comments: -- Western Balkans: Kosovo will be a lunch topic, and Serbia will be a topic during the regular meeting, Riecken said. [...]	2006-11-08 09:19:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN AU
06VIENNA3296	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 09, 2006 [...] SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer and Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel will meet in Parliament Friday to discuss again whether there is still a chance for a grand coalition. In the meantime, Federal President Heinz Fischer has indicated he is prepared to give the two parties "one or two weeks" to come t [...]	2006-11-09 14:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3303	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 13, 2006 [...] The People's Party resents SPOe's demands that negotiations be resumed by Wednesday or not at all. SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer has threatened that he will "talk to the Federal President about alternatives," unless the OeVP returns to the negotiation table - the latter maintains that such an ult [...]	2006-11-13 15:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3326	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 14, 2006 [...] Speaking on ORF TV yesterday, former Parliamentary President Andreas Khol said a minority government for Austria would be "a disaster." He expects a "signal" for the OeVP from SPOe leader Alfred Gusenbauer regarding the suspended coalition talks. Speaking on ORF TV's late night news program Zei [...]	2006-11-14 15:52:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3355	AUSTRIA: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Per reftel, Post is submitting Part I of the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INSCR) on Drugs and Chemical Control. Post will provide updates as they become available. Embassy POC for the INCSR Part I is Economic-Political Officer Dayna R. Robison, office phone: 43 [...]	2006-11-20 07:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM AU
06VIENNA3373	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 20, 2006 [...] Austrian media speculate that Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel may be planning a continuation of the OeVP-FPOe coalition. Following his "amicable" talks with Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache last week, the Conservatives could be exploring the possibility of forming a three-party govern [...]	2006-11-20 15:50:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3382	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 21, 2006 [...] Coalition talks between the People's Party and the Social Democrats resume on Wednesday, but speculation continues about what the next government will look like. Austrian President Heinz Fischer is calling for "serious and focused" coalition talks, adding he would welcome a deal by Christmas. [...]	2006-11-21 15:47:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3392	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 22, 2006 [...] Coalition negotiations resume today between the Social Democrats and the People's Party. Party leaders Alfred Gusenbauer and Wolfgang Schuessel are to discuss issues aimed at paving the way for a grand coalition. Although Schuessel in an interview ruled out a coalition with the FPOe, Austrian m [...]	2006-11-24 07:11:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3410	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 27, 2006 [...] The investigative committee looking into recent banking scandals in Austria continues to strain domestic politics. Following publication of an expert opinion last week, which found the banking committee is not authorized to investigate the Austrian Financial Markets supervisory Agency, informat [...]	2006-11-27 15:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3433	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 29, 2006 [...] Ahead of the next round of coalition talks on Thursday, the Social Democrats and the Conservatives have reached a compromise on the issue of pension increases: Both sides approved raising pensions next year by 1.6 percent and providing a single payment between 25 and 60 Euros. Minimum pensions [...]	2006-11-29 16:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3459	DEAMRCHE TO AUSTRIA ON PRESERVING THE [...] (SBU) A/DCM presented reftel demarche on November 30 to Austrian MFA Middle East and Africa Director Ralph Scheide. 2. (S) Scheide said Austria, like the rest of the EU, had a clear position in supoprt of the UN Security Council resolutions on Lebanon. Austria will support Lebanese sover [...]	2006-12-01 13:21:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE AU
06VIENNA3460	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 01, 2006 [...] The SPOe and the OeVP have reached an agreement on the so-called "basic security payments" -- a clear sign of progress in the negotiations between the two parties on the formation of a coalition government, Austrian media say. According to the Social Democrats chief coalition negotiator, the d [...]	2006-12-01 13:37:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3475	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 04, 2006 [...] The next round of talks between representatives from the SPOe and the OeVP to form a grand coalition begins today. At the top of the agenda are issues including government and administrative reforms, as well as social affairs, such as the details and financing of the proposed basic security pay [...]	2006-12-04 15:20:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3503	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 06, 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 11:57:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3504	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: December 07, 2006 [...] President Heinz Fischer has harshly criticized a Social Affairs Ministry decree denying family benefits to the children of some foreign-born women in Austria as "untenable." In a speech Wednesday, Fischer called for the regulation to be taken back. He pleaded for "fairness instead of unfairness [...]	2006-12-07 14:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA506	AUSTRIAN, DANISH FMS MEET WITH MUSLIM [...] (U) Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, in her capacity as EU Council President, and Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller held an informal meeting with leading Muslim Representatives in Vienna on February 16. Participants included the leader of the Islamic Faith Community in Bosni [...]	2006-02-17 16:01:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EUN SY DA BK TU SP AU
06VIENNA514	USG CONCERNS OVER AUSTRIAN BANKING OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) In view of continued Washington questions about the operations of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) and Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA/CA) in several areas, this cable attempts to consolidate all the information that this Mission has regarding allegations and GoA responses. Embassy would [...]	2006-02-17 19:38:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL EFIN MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP AU
06VIENNA515	USG CONCERNS OVER AUSTRIAN BANKING OPERATIONS [...] (S/NF) In view of continued Washington questions about the operations of Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB) and Bank Austria Creditanstalt (BA/CA) in several areas, this cable attempts to consolidate all the information that this Mission has regarding allegations and GoA responses. Embassy would apprecia [...]	2006-02-17 19:38:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	PARM PREL EFIN MNUC KCRM KTFN KNNP AU
06VIENNA576	EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK LOAN TO SYRIA: AUSTRIAN [...] (C) On February 24-25, post met separately with the following GoA officials to underscore reftel concerns with European Investment Bank (EIB) loans to Syria: Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Assistant Secretary-level Director for the Middle East and Africa; Melitta Schubert, Head of the MFA's [...]	2006-02-24 16:34:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV SY AU
06VIENNA651	CODEL WEXLER DISCUSSIONS ON ANTI-SEMITISM, DANISH [...] (U) Congressman Robert Wexler (D-Florida) visited Vienna February 22-23 to meet with Austrian and OSCE officials on a variety of topics, including religious tolerance and the controversy over cartoons depicting Mohammed in Danish newspapers with Austrian and OSCE officials. Septels report Con [...]	2006-03-03 10:48:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR GM DA AU
06VIENNA833	HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Pol Unit Chief conveyed reftel points on March 17 to MFA DAS-equivalent for Middle East affairs Wolfgang Lapuh. Lapuh said the timing of the demarche was excellent. The MFA had received an EU report (note: presumably either from the EU Commission or Council Secretariat) detailing the sam [...]	2006-03-20 14:38:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY AU EUN
06VIENNA956	U.S.-EU TROIKA ON NONPROLIFERATION, ARMS CONTROL [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: ISN Acting DAS Andrew Semmel and Acting Permanent Representative to Geneva Conference on Disarmament Thomas Cynkin met representatives of the Austrian EU Presidency, the future Finnish Presidency, the European Commission's delegation to IAEA, and the EU Council Secretariat [...]	2006-03-31 12:00:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER MARR MNUC ETTC EFIN KNNP EUN
06VILNIUS136	IRAN PROTESTS LITHUANIA'S REPRINTING OF MUHAMMAD [...] (SBU) The Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a diplomatic note from Iran on February 9 protesting the publication in the Lithuanian press of cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad. On February 8, Lithuania's infamous daily "Respublika," which has repeatedly printed hateful cartoo [...]	2006-02-10 16:33:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM IR LH
06VILNIUS789	PM AND FM UNDECIDED ON LEBANON; SEE OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador John A. Cloud for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: PM Kirkilas and FM Vaitiekunas both told the Ambassador in initial courtesy calls that Lithuania's likely contribution to UNIFIL would be small, given its commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq. They said [...]	2006-08-23 12:37:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM ENRG ECON LE LH
06VILNIUS852	SEPTEMBER GAERC AND LITHUANIAN VIEWS ON GYMNICH [...] (C) We delivered reftel points September 13 to Tomas Gulbinas, head of MFA's Common Foreign Policy and Security Division who is responsible for briefing the FM for the GAERC. Gulbinas said that the Lithuanian FM does not plan any interventions in the September 15 GAERC, which focuses on issue [...]	2006-09-14 13:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LH EUN RS UP
06WARSAW1763	POLAND: URGING IRAN-SYRIA TO RESPECT ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) Pol External Chief delivered reftel demarche August 22 to Krzysztof Plominski, MFA Director for ME-Africa. Plominski acknowledged the points and agreed that Iran and Syria had to be held to their obligation under UNSCR 1701. He also said that the GOP planned no delegations to either Tehera [...]	2006-08-22 15:23:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL LE PL
06WARSAW2246	DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE - PRESERVING LEBANESE PM [...] (S) Pol External Chief delivered reftel talking points on Syrian efforts to destabilize the Lebanese political situation October 20 to MFA Middle East & Africa Department Director Krzysztof Plominski. According to Plominski, MFA U/S Witold Waszczykowski (de facto PolDir) was planning to visit [...]	2006-10-20 15:01:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM PLN LE SY
06WARSAW2546	POLAND'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON PRESERVING THE [...] (C) PolExt Chief delivered Ref A demarche December 1 to Krzysztof Plominski, Acting Director of MFA Middle East Africa Department. Plominski responded that the GOP was watching closely the situation in Lebanon following the assassination of Pierre Gemayel. Poland continued to support the de [...]	2006-12-11 08:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS PL
06WARSAW2636	S/CT CRUMPTON HEARS POLISH PERSPECTIVES OF THE GWOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings on December 13, Deputy Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski, and Chief of the National Security Bureau, Wladyslaw Stasiak, conveyed their thoughts on counterterrorism to Ambassador Henry Crumpton, State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism. In his si [...]	2006-12-22 09:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PL
06WARSAW348	POLAND WILL PROPOSE POSTPONEMENT OF EIB LOAN TO [...] (C) Begin Summary. Poland's MFA reported that it will recommend postponing a final decision on the EIB loan to the Syrian government until after a report on Syria's cooperation on the Rafiq Hariri assasination is provided to the UNSC in late March. Poland is uncertain that the postponement [...]	2006-03-01 16:19:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV SY PL
06YEREVAN1263	DEMARCHE ON SYRIA DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 05:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU AM
06YEREVAN1388	GUAM ALLIES GANG UP ON RUSSIA DURING THINKTANK [...] (U) A Russian analyst who spouted anti-Western rhetoric at a local thinktank seminar this week in Yerevan found himself outnumbered when panelists from Georgia (including a former foreign minister),Ukraine and Azerbaijan ganged up on him during their speeches and particularly during the quest [...]	2006-10-05 12:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UK GG RU AZ AM
06YEREVAN1424	PUSHING ARMENIA TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST KONGRA GEL [...] (S) The Government of Armenia has taken little action to respond to USG requests to address concerns about the possible presence and activity of Kongra Gel in Armenia. A recent high-level push by visiting DAS Matt Bryza got a more positive response, but it is too soon to tell if the GOAM will [...]	2006-10-11 12:25:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER AM
06YEREVAN1484	ASSESSING KURDISH MILITANCY IN ARMENIA -- SO FAR, [...] (S) PKK activities in Armenia seem thus far to be fairly low-level, though Armenia's Yezidi community -- an ethnic minority related to Kurds by blood and language -- may be receptive to PKK outreach. Among other things, we have heard reports that the PKK sends money to some Armenian Yezidi a [...]	2006-10-24 09:01:00	Embassy Yerevan	SECRET	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER PHUM AM
06YEREVAN1726	ARMENIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] SUMMARY: There have been no major terrorism-related developments in Armenia in 2006. Per reftel instruction, the following is an update of Armenia's 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. END SUMMARY. 2. With substantial U.S. assistance, Armenia continues to strengthen its capacity to counter th [...]	2006-12-18 13:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC AM
06YEREVAN560	CODEL KOLBE: KOCHARIAN REQUESTS BENCHMARKS TO [...] (C) During their April 10-12 visit to Yerevan (ref A),Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Appropriations Subcommittee for Foreign Operations Jim Kolbe, Congressman Scott Garrett and Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) CEO Amb. John Danilovich discussed developments related to im [...]	2006-04-18 13:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID AM
06YEREVAN985	DEFENSE MINISTER SARGSIAN OFFICIALLY ENTERS THE [...] (C) Although parliamentary elections are still nearly a year away and presidential elections are almost two years off, Armenia's political scene has begun to coalesce. Defense Minister Serzh Sargsian has long been tipped as the likely successor to President Kocharian, and on July 14, he declar [...]	2006-07-21 13:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AM
06ZAGREB461	VPOTUS SCENESETTER: PUSHING CROATIA'S INTEGRATION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Vice President Cheney will visit Croatia at a time of political optimism following the opening of accession negotiations with the European Union in October 2005, the arrest of war crimes suspect Ante Gotovina in December 2005, and the prospect of NATO membership growing [...]	2006-04-11 12:59:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC SIPDIS HR
06ZAGREB542	CROATIA PROACTIVE ON ARMS CONTROL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Over the past year (refs) the Government of Croatia has quietly but steadily built a track record of proactive cooperation and coordination with the USG on concrete arms control cases. Croatian industry has a long history of business ties to problematic Middle Eastern [...]	2006-04-27 14:05:00	Embassy Zagreb	SECRET	PARM ETTC PREL HR
06ZAGREB823	CROATIA SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRIED [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During your July 9-10 stop in Dubrovnik for the conference "Completing Europe's Southern Dimension: The Values that Bind Us," you will witness firsthand the GoC's unshakable enthusiasm for promoting Euro-Atlantic integration. Still paddling on the wave of political op [...]	2006-07-07 11:49:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC SIPDIS HR
06ZAGREB861	MFA CONDEMNS HEZBOLLAH ATTACKS, SYRIAN COMPLICITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The MFA condemned Hezbollah attacks on Israel from Lebanese territory in a July 17 statement and called on the international community to facilitate a quick calming of the crisis. The MFA's director of middle eastern affairs told PolOff that the GoC fears the confli [...]	2006-07-19 13:44:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HR
07ABUDHABI103	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS TO [...] Summary: Print and electronic media gave extensive coverage to the visit of Under Secretary Nicolas Burns to the UAE January 22-23. 2007. The Arabic and English print media prominently carried photos and news agency story of Ambassador Burns meeting with Mohammed Bin Rashid (1/23) and Moha [...]	2007-01-25 13:17:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI1119	FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON SYRIA, IRAQ, FOREIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah (AbZ) on July 2 to urge UAEG measures to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and to persuade the Syrian government to do more on this matter. AbZ undertook to engage Bashar al Assad on taking action against the travel o [...]	2007-07-03 11:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER KNNP MCAP PINS PARM CJAN ETRD ETTC KPAO
07ABUDHABI1154	DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR THE UAE: ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: This message updates the Mission's first Democracy Strategy dated May 2005 (Ref A). Despite progress made over the last two years in the area of democratic reform )- including the country's first limited election of half of the advisory Federal National Council (FNC) -) the UAE [...]	2007-07-11 11:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	KDEM KMPI PGOV ELAB PHUM KPAO AE
07ABUDHABI1177	FOREIGN MINISTER ABDULLAH ON GCC +2, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) on July 14 evening to discuss the planned GCC 2 meeting (Ref A),his upcoming trip to Syria with UAE President Khalifa, and Pakistan. END SUMMARY. GCC 2; Israeli-Palestinian Issue ----------------------- [...]	2007-07-16 12:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ IS SY PK AE
07ABUDHABI1180	DUBAI RULER/UAE PM MOHAMMED BIN RASHID ON IRAQ, [...] (S) Summary: On July 15, Ambassador met with UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR). MbR complained about the Iranian influence in Iraq and voiced his belief that the current situation in Iraq is a civil war which w [...]	2007-07-16 15:05:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PARM EAID IR IZ LE AF PK SY
07ABUDHABI1214	SCENE SETTER - SECDEF GATES VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) Secretary Gates: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to Abu Dhabi. Your principal interlocutor will be Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ),whom you met at the Pentagon on May 16. The U.S. [...]	2007-07-19 12:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUDHABI1257	PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF THE [...] (SBU) On July 25 Emboff met with Anwar Barout, MFA Deputy Director for International Organizations, to urge UAEG adoption of the Nuclear Terrorism Convention (NTC) at its earliest opportunity. Emboff noted that other states in the Gulf region including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar (also Eg [...]	2007-07-26 13:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL AE
07ABUDHABI1273	UAE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HAZZA DISCUSSES [...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 29, UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Hazza and USSC LtG Dayton discussed efforts to support the Palestinian Authority. USSC Dayton urged the UAE to coordinate its security assistance efforts with the USG and stated that he would be coordinating Palestinian security [...]	2007-07-30 10:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	KPAL MASS MARR PTER IS IR AE
07ABUDHABI1292	SCENE SETTER FOR VISIT TO UAE BY U/S BURNS AND U/S [...] (S) U/S Burns and U/S Levey: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your upcoming visit to the UAE. Your meetings with UAE's leaders come at a time when their attention is focused on U.S. policy in the Middle East and what this might mean to the UAE in the context of the violence in Iraq and Ira [...]	2007-08-01 13:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR LE AE
07ABUDHABI1377	ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE SENIOR ADVISOR REVIEWS [...] (C) CODEL Graham (Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rep. Henry Wood, and Rep. Robert Ingilis -- all R-SC) discussed Iran, Iraq, and economic issues August 12 with Yousef al-Otaiba, International Affairs Director for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ). Citing the mutual benefits of UAE invest [...]	2007-08-16 15:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF ETRD IZ AE

07ABUDHABI1413	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ AND THE U.S. OCCUPATION; REPORT ON [...] SUMMARY: A UAE writer in "Al-Khaleej" opines that America has become bored as a result of its failure to accomplish its objectives in Iraq. "Al-Khaleej" does not believe that dragging other countries, such as Britain, the U.N. and recently France, into Iraq will help solve the Iraqi crisis an [...]	2007-08-23 13:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI1479	SCENE SETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON'S SEPTEMBER VISIT [...] (S) Admiral Fallon, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for your second visit to the UAE as CENTCOM commander. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and the relationship that most matters on the military front is that with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zaye [...]	2007-09-05 13:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE SY AE
07ABUDHABI1564	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL-U.S., SYRIA AND IRAN [...] SUMMARY: An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" compares U.S. and Israeli claims about Syrian nuclear weapons/technology to statements about Iraqi WMD, and wonders whether the U.S. is lying, "again". A columnist in "Al-Bayan" views the U.S. and Israel as collaborating to weave around Syria the same pa [...]	2007-09-19 12:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI1565	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: US AND IRAQ [...] SUMMARY: An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" suggests that the objectives of America's war in Iraq will not be satisfied until the country is divided, its oil put under U.S. control and the entire region disrupted. A Kuwaiti writer in "Al-Ittihad" urges Gulf States to unite against what may happen [...]	2007-09-19 12:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI168	PSI: SHIPMENT OF U.S.-ORIGIN TEST EQUIPMENT TO SYRIA VIA [...] (SBU) Post delivered non-paper with container numbers to MFA on Sunday, February 3, DCM raising subject with Asst U/S for International Cooperation. Econchief followed up with the Ministry of Interior's coordinator for combating trafficking in WMD Major Mohamed Al-Kitbi and the MFA represent [...]	2007-02-04 13:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC CA SY AE
07ABUDHABI1699	SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' OCTOBER VISIT TO UAE [...] (S) General Petraeus: Embassy Abu Dhabi and Consulate General Dubai welcome your visit to the UAE, where we look forward to supporting your media appearances and meetings with senior Emirati officials. Our most valuable senior interlocutor on defense issues and regional security is Abu Dhabi [...]	2007-10-10 14:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUDHABI1700	UAE SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL WHITCOMB [...] (S) General Whitcomb: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes you for what we understand will be your final visit to the UAE in your current capacity. As you are aware, deepening ties with the UAE is all about relationships, and we appreciate the effort you have made to keep your UAE counterparts engaged [...]	2007-10-10 14:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR IR IZ AF LE AE
07ABUDHABI1776	UAE CENTRAL BANK AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO MENA-FATF [...] (S//NF) Summary. On 23 October 2007, Treasury Attach Matthew Epstein and Econ Chief Oliver John met with UAE Central Bank official Abdulrahim al Awadi, head of the Anti-money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit. Treasury Attach and Econ Chief inquired about the ongoing MENA-FATF review of the [...]	2007-10-25 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER
07ABUDHABI1822	UAE RECEIVES ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT DEMARCHE [...] (C) On November 1, Econchief raised the issue of the Arab League Boycott with Ministry of Economy Under Secretary Abdullah Al-Salah and stressed the USG view that the Arab League Boycott was an obstacle to peace and a barrier to participating in the global economy. Al-Salah reiterated the UAE [...]	2007-11-01 13:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KBCT AE
07ABUDHABI1854	UAE APPRECIATES AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S ENGAGEMENT ON [...] (S) Ambassador Crocker met November 1 with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) and Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan. Both expressed appreciation for USG engagement on Iraq and the Ambassador's visit to consult with them. Crocker told the UAE leaders he had come not [...]	2007-11-06 15:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM MOPS IR IZ AE
07ABUDHABI1864	ASSESSMENT OF UAE TOOLS FOR USE AGAINST IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) Summary. In response to ref A, Embassy provides the following assessment of UAE tools that could be used against Iranian financial institutions. Responses are keyed to reftel, to the extent possible. End summary. Regulatory Regime ----------------- Â [...]	2007-11-08 04:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KTFN KNNP AE
07ABUDHABI187	ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE TALKS IRAN CONCERNS WITH [...] (S) Summary. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) Al Nahyan hosted Chief of Staff USAF General T. Michael Moseley on February 1, 2007. MbZ warned Moseley of the growing threat from Iran, stating that they (Iran) "can't be [...]	2007-02-07 06:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI1944	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ANNAPOLIS (1) [...] SUMMARY: A Lebanese columnist in "Al-Khaleej" writes that wars have historically been waged under the umbrella of peace slogans and that Annapolis' real objective is to pave the way for wars in Iran, Syria, Lebanon and Gaza. A Jordanian columnist in "Al-Khaleej" opines that Arab participatio [...]	2007-11-29 08:19:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI1999	UAE Foreign Minister on Paris Donors' Conference, Iran, and [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting with Ambassador December 13 afternoon, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) covered regional issues, including support for the Palestinian Authority, the Iranian President's appearance at the recent GCC Summit, the NIE, and the need to encourage rapid Lebanese p [...]	2007-12-13 13:40:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL PARM MNUC KNNP IS IR AE
07ABUDHABI209	DEMARCHE ON ARABSAT BROADCASTING OF AL-ZAWRAA TV [...] (C) On February 8 DCM expressed U.S. deep concern about "Al Zawraa" to MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan, who was already well informed on the Iraqi pro-insurgency station's activity. Al Haidan took points on board but said the U.S. must deal with station owner Misha'an Al Juburi, member of Ira [...]	2007-02-11 06:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KPAL KPAO ETTC AE
07ABUDHABI268	PSI: SHIPMENT OF U.S.-ORIGIN TEST EQUIPMENT TO SYRIA VIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-15 13:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC CA SY AE
07ABUDHABI275	UAE CREATES "COMMODITY CONTROL COMMITTEE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 14 February, the UAE provided a letter outlining the creation of a federal "Executive Committee on Commodity Control Procedures" to manage and oversee UAE export controls. The committee shares most of its objectives and many of its members with the existing Counterproliferatio [...]	2007-02-15 14:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC IR AE
07ABUDHABI276	SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROOD: THE US-UAE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rood, Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE for the third meeting of the US-UAE Counterproliferation Task Force (CTF) on March 1. The UAE CTF Chair, Brigadier General Mohammad Al Qemzi -- Dubai's General Department of State Security Direc [...]	2007-02-15 14:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	AE ETTC IR PGOV PREL
07ABUDHABI333	IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737 [...] (C) On February 25, DCM raised reftel points on Iran,s noncompliance with UNSCR 1737 with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan, who gave strong assurances that the UAE Government is "all the way with you on this." Al Haidan said the UAE has repeatedly talked to the Iranians, but characterized their [...]	2007-02-26 13:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	KNNP IR AE
07ABUDHABI368	UAE 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of April 2006 through March 2007. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of reftel paragraphs 27-30. Embassy TIP point o [...]	2007-03-05 15:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE
07ABUDHABI422	MARCH 1 US-UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 13:16:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM PGOV ETTC ETRD ECIN AE IR
07ABUDHABI479	TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (S) Summary. On March 6, 2007 Treasury U/S Levey met with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) to encourage the UAE to apply financial pressure to Iran. U/S Levey discussed Iran,s financing of terrorism, WMD proliferation and its deceptive financial practices. Levey emphas [...]	2007-03-20 13:21:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL KTFN ECON PTER IR AE
07ABUDHABI507	ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL AND SUMMIT IN RIYADH -- UAE [...] (C) On March 25 DCM discussed reftel points with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan. On Iraq, Al Haidan predicted the Arab League meeting in Riyadh would issue a communique based on the following four principles: (1) Unity of Iraq for all Iraqis; (2) Dissolution of all Iraqi militias includin [...]	2007-03-26 11:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL AE
07ABUDHABI51	MEDIA REACTION: NEW STRATEGY FOR IRAQ; RICE'S TRIP TO [...] Summary: "Al-Khaleej" believes that the U.S. will continue its "colonial onslaught", in spite of the disasters that it has caused, as the price is only at the expense of Arabs. A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" views American foreign policy as very dangerous against the unity of Arab countries, wh [...]	2007-01-15 12:29:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI517	PSI: SHIPMENT OF U.S.-ORIGIN TEST EQUIPMENT TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-27 12:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC CA SY AE
07ABUDHABI702	CENTCOM COMMANDER ADMIRAL FALLON APRIL 24 MEETING [...] (S) Summary. On April 24 Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) hosted CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon for an introductory lunch, in what was the Admiral's first visit to the UAE since assuming command [...]	2007-04-26 15:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PARM IZ IR AF PK SY LE IS AE
07ABUDHABI778	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CHENEY'S VISIT TO REGION [...] SUMMARY: Vice President Cheney's visit to the UAE enjoyed widespread coverage in both the Arabic and English language press. This included several pages of photos covering bilateral meetings. Editorials and opinion pieces were generally skeptical of Vice President Cheney's visit to the region [...]	2007-05-14 11:08:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI788	MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM OF OPINION IN THE [...] SUMMARY: A UAE intellectual in "Al-Khaleej" wonders if it is violence that impedes political reform or the absence of democracy that breeds violence in the Arab world. A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" is critical of Syria's imprisonment of Michelle Kilo and other prisoners of conscience. A Qa [...]	2007-05-15 13:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI97	U/S BURNS' JANUARY 22 MEETING WITH ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE [...] (S) Summary. UAE FM Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) sketched for U/S Burns his impressions during a January 9 visit to Tehran. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ) in a wide-ranging discussion expressed strong reservations about free elections in the Middle East, stating that greater democra [...]	2007-01-24 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER KPAL ETTC IZ IR IS SY LE AE
07ABUJA1948	GON CRITICIZES EMBASSIES FOR NOT GETTING OUT THE [...] (C) Summary. In a September 5 briefing for the Diplomatic Corps in Abuja, Foreign Minister Maduekwe and other senior officials described the GON's efforts to address the problems of the Niger Delta and improve the security situation there. The officials described the government's "holistic app [...]	2007-09-07 09:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
07ADANA1	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27, 2006 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for December 27, 2006. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. CUMHURIYET / TOPLUMSAL DEMOKRASI: [...]	2007-01-08 11:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA10	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-17 07:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA100	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 28-31, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 28-31, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET/SABAH/CUMHURIYET/YENI SAFAK [...]	2007-08-01 14:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA102	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 01 -03, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 01-03, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. GUNDEM: The DTP-supported parliame [...]	2007-08-06 07:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA104	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9-10, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 9-10, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The Turkish Foreign Minis [...]	2007-08-13 11:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA107	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 28, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: Turkish General Staff [...]	2007-08-29 11:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA114	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 26, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: Iraqi Interior Mini [...]	2007-09-26 13:41:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA115	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for September 27, 2007. Please note Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized herein. POLITICAL: 2. ZAMAN: In remarks delivered [...]	2007-09-28 12:31:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA122	TURKEY'S SOLE ETHNIC ARMENIAN VILLAGE SAYS IT'S TIME TO MOVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Turkey's only remaining Armenian village, Vakifli, is fighting demographic and social pressures by developing niches in organic farming and religious tourism. The Village elders said Turkish officials treat Vakifli well, including providing help with church renovations. Whil [...]	2007-10-30 14:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU AM PGOV PHUM PREL
07ADANA13	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 06:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA24	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 20, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. EVRENSEL / GUNDEM / ZAMAN: Prep [...]	2007-02-21 10:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA25	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for February 21, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. BOLGE: Eric Green, U.S. Consul to A [...]	2007-02-22 07:17:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA27	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 09:16:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA31	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR 7 MARCH 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 10:42:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA32	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for March 7, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL 2. EKSPRES / SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE / EVREN [...]	2007-03-08 10:43:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA38	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 13:51:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA39	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-14 10:39:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA49	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 04, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 05:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA50	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 05, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 05:29:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA51	TURKEY-IRAQ TRADE SUFFERING FROM INSTABILITY AND A CONGESTED [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's trade with Iraq has suffered in recent months due to increased instability in Iraq, continuing problems at Habur Gate and inadequate banking services. The situation at Habur dismays many businessmen since, even though the facilities there have been upgraded, it still t [...]	2007-04-06 06:27:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON TU
07ADANA52	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 06, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 12:18:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA53	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 05:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA61	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25, 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-26 10:01:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA67	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 07, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 07, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. GUNDEM: The daily claims that, after AK [...]	2007-05-08 05:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA73	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 24, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 24, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY): Initial studies were co [...]	2007-06-04 09:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA76	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 05, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 05, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EVRENSEL / GUNDEM: The Gundem dai [...]	2007-06-07 05:25:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA84	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 20, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 20, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES: MHP Adana part [...]	2007-06-20 14:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA86	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 22, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 22, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES: CHP National L [...]	2007-06-22 11:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA88	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 26, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 26, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE: Kursat Tuzmen, [...]	2007-06-27 11:40:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA89	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 26, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 26, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY) / BOLGE: Kursat Tuzmen, [...]	2007-06-27 12:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA92	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 12, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 12, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / HURRIYET: CHP na [...]	2007-07-18 05:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA95	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 12, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 12, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. BOLGE / EKSPRES / HURRIYET: CHP na [...]	2007-07-18 11:10:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADDISABABA1105	AMIR MESHAL: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: see paragraph 6. 2. (S/NF) The Government of Ethiopia plans to hold an initial hearing on Friday, April 13, for most of the remaining suspected foreign fighters caught in Somalia by Ethiopian troops, or transferred from Kenya to Ethiopia via Somalia's Transitional Federa [...]	2007-04-12 15:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR CASC PTER ET SO KWCI KJUS KHLS
07ADDISABABA1578	MINISTER DIRIR DISCUSSES ETHIOPIAN INTERESTS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In May 15 consultations with visiting Special Envoy to Somalia-designate Ambassador John Yates and deputy pol-econ counselor (note-taker),Ethiopia's Minister for Culture and Tourism, Ambassador Mohamoud Dirir (the most prominent ethnic Ethiopian-Somali in Ethiopia's federal gove [...]	2007-05-23 12:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SO ET DJ
07ADDISABABA2606	ADDIS ABABA RESPONSE - SECURITY ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS ----------------------- A. Yes, there is a sizable Muslim population throughout Ethiopia as well as ethnic Somalis. Generally, there is very little if any anti-American sentiment among the majority of the population in Ethiopia. Only small segments of the general pop [...]	2007-08-22 05:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER ET
07ADDISABABA2944	Meskel: Crowds Celebrate a New Beginning for the Government [...] "Meskel", one of the most important Ethiopian Orthodox religious festivals, was celebrated on September 28. It attracted over 500,000 people in and near Meskel Square in the heart of Addis Ababa, with reports from the Ethiopian press that as many as one million people throughout the city celeb [...]	2007-10-01 11:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA813	ETHIOPIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART 1 - OVERVIEW [...] (U) Per reftel, Post provides the following input on trafficking in persons issues in Ethiopia. (Due to length of information reported, responses are being reported in two complementary cables.) 2. (U) Embassy point of contact: Pol/Econ Officer Kimberly E. Wright, office: +251 (11) 517-41 [...]	2007-03-16 06:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ET
07AITTAIPEI465	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CHINA'S HUMAN RIGHTS, SIXTIETH [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage February 28 - March 1 on the sixtieth anniversary of the 2-28 Incident, on the sudden tumble of China's stock market Tuesday, and on the 2008 presidential elections. The pro-status quo "China Times" carried the results of [...]	2007-03-01 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI789	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, IRAQ [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage April 10 to the Executive Yuan's disciplinary action against the National Communications Commission (NCC) Monday by suspending two of its commissioners pending an investigation. News coverage also focused on the 2008 pr [...]	2007-04-10 09:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI845	MTAG: MACHINE TOOL EXPORT BY A TAIWAN COMPANY TO [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-16 03:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC TW SY
07AITTAIPEI943	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: All Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant coverage on April 27 to the Taiwan authority's announcement Thursday evening that they were rejecting China's proposed route for the 2008 Olympic torch relay. News coverage also focused on the 2008 presi [...]	2007-04-27 07:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI98	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to give extensive reporting and editorial coverage January 12 to the alleged violation of securities transaction regulations of the Rebar Asia Pacific Group. News coverage also focused on President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Nicaragua a [...]	2007-01-15 22:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07ALGIERS1475	ALGERIA WRITES OFF TEXTILE INDUSTRY [...] SUMMARY: An estimated 95 percent of apparel in Algeria is imported and the remaining few home-grown firms in this sector are nearing extinction in the face of cheaper imports, both legitimate and counterfeit. As Algerians' cost of living rises faster than wages, consumers have flocked to inex [...]	2007-10-10 14:32:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX AG
07ALGIERS249	ALGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BEDJAOUI CRITICIZES U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Bedjaoui and U/S Hughes agreed February 24 on the need to work in partnership with the U.S. in finding solutions to the problems of the region. While agreeing on the importance of fighting terrorism across borders, Bedjaoui and Hughes parted ways on how best to bring about vi [...]	2007-02-27 10:30:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SCUL KDEM AG
07ALGIERS791	SENATOR NELSON HEARS ALGERIAN VIEWS ON IRAQ AND [...] (C) In separate June 3 meetings with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL),Prime Minister Belkhadem and President Bouteflika reviewed Algerian thinking on Iran (septel),Iraq, and bilateral relations. Belkhadem encouraged Nelson to spread the word that U.S. non-hydrocarbon investment in Algeria was wel [...]	2007-06-05 16:23:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM AG
07AMMAN1005	NEA DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUTLER,S MEETINGS [...] (C) In separate meetings in Amman with the Jordanian Foreign Minister and the Amman-based Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, DAS Butler discussed perceptions of the Iraqi government, the Baghdad Security Plan, the International Compact for Iraq, and displaced Iraqis. [...]	2007-03-06 06:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF JO IZ
07AMMAN1031	JORDAN'S SECURITY SERVICES [...] (C) The security services, made up of the Royal Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF),the Public Security Directorate (PSD),and the General Intelligence Directorate (GID),together constitute a vital and solid pillar of the Hashemite monarchy. The security services, along with the tribes (Ref E and [...]	2007-03-07 13:31:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV MARR MASS PINR SNAR KPAL JO
07AMMAN1064	SCENESETTER FOR PRM A/S SAUERBREY'S MARCH 13-16 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman welcomes your visit, and looks forward to building upon your discussions with key Jordanian officials and Ambassador Hale in recent days in Washington to advance our dialogue with the GOJ on the needs of Iraqis in Jordan, as well as the other refugee issues of mutual [...]	2007-03-08 12:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREG PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1067	FEBRUARY PRM VISIT TO SYRIA AND JORDAN FOCUSED ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 12:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1150	JORDANIAN VIEWS ON JAPAN'S "CORRIDOR OF PEACE AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan has been discussing a number of Jordan Valley projects with the Israelis over the past several years. Several would be contingent upon financial support from Japan. All are likely to be discussed in the four-party talks between Japan, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian T [...]	2007-03-13 14:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR ELTN PREL KPAL IS JO JP
07AMMAN1276	Embassy AI Task Force Meets With Diplomatic Community, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met with representatives from other embassies, Amman-based UN organizations, and Government of Jordan (GoJ) officials on March 7 to share information on avian flu preparedness. The GoJ is focusing now on pandemic preparedness, and [...]	2007-03-21 04:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN1380	A/S SAUERBREY'S MEETINGS WITH UN AND NGO OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey visited Jordan March 13-16 on the final leg of a regional tour focused on ensuring that displaced Iraqis receive effective protection and assistance, including expanded resettlement. Her meetings wit [...]	2007-03-28 13:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL PTER PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN1508	KING AND SENIOR OFFICIALS GREET [...] (C) Summary: The King and senior GOJ officials told a Jordanian-sponsored staffdel that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the core issue in the Middle East. They described the burden large numbers of Iraqis impose on Jordan. The Minister of Labor explained the GOJ's plan to address repo [...]	2007-04-09 14:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ELAB IS JO IZ IR SY
07AMMAN1541	SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF GATES' VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (C) King Abdullah and the Jordanian government are looking forward to your visit here. The Jordanian government plays a key role in the administration's top priorities in the region, including the effort in Iraq, reviving progress toward a Palestinian-Israeli settlement and broader Arab-Isr [...]	2007-04-11 14:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR JO
07AMMAN1629	FORMER IRAQI DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF REQUESTS [...] (S) Emboff met on April 3 with retired Iraqi Lt. General Khalid al-Jibouri, chief of Iraqi military intelligence from 1991-1995, at the latter's request. Jibouri explained that he came to Jordan from Syria in November, 2006, after leaving Baghdad due to repeated death threats. Noting that h [...]	2007-04-17 14:18:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREF PINR IZ SY JO
07AMMAN1697	5TH MENA-FATF PLENARY [...] (U) Summary: Jordan hosted and presided over the fifth plenary of the Middle East North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENA-FATF) from April2-4 at the Dead Sea. Over the course of the plenary, delegates endorsed a World Bank anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (A [...]	2007-04-19 12:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER PREL XF JO
07AMMAN1801	STATE SECURITY COURT UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) sentenced Ziad al-Karbouli and three others to death and handed down prison sentences in three other terrorism-related cases, while Jordan's Court of Cassation upheld the SSC's death penalty verdict for would-be suicide bomber Sajida Rishawi. Meanw [...]	2007-04-26 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
07AMMAN2017	Developing Aqaba - The Gateway to Jordan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a May 2-3 trip to Aqaba, the Ambassador discussed the significant achievements in development of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) with local officials, shipping agents, students, young entrepreneurs, scientists, and environmental activists. The private sector has i [...]	2007-05-13 09:29:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV SENV SOCI JO
07AMMAN222	TERRORISM TRIALS UPDATE [...] SUMMARY: JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT (SSC) SENTENCED ROMAN AMPHITHEATER SHOOTER NABIL JAAOURA TO DEATH AND HANDED DOWN PRISON SENTENCES IN TWO OTHER TERRORISM-RELATED CASES. THE COURT CONTINUED PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THREE HAMAS MILITANTS WHO PLANNED ATTACKS IN JORDAN, AND ZIYAD KARBOULI, AN IRA [...]	2007-01-18 14:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM ASEC IZ SY JO
07AMMAN2341	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - MAY 31 [...] (C) On May 29, Poloff met with a counterpart from the Norwegian Embassy, which is funding the FAFO study to assess the numbers and conditions of Iraqis currently living in Jordan. The Norwegian Embassy expects FAFO to be ready to brief at least preliminary findings to interested governments i [...]	2007-05-31 14:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN2457	PREVENTING IRANIAN ARMS TRANSFER: JORDAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A points on June 7 to Muheeb Nimrat, a senior official in the Foreign Minister's private office. Nimrat commented that it was unlikely that Iran would attempt to transfer weapons to Syria via Jordan but appreciated the warning nonetheless. Nimrat undertook to pass ou [...]	2007-06-07 14:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM MOPS ETTC JO
07AMMAN2464	KING AND SENIOR OFFICIALS WELCOME CODEL LEAHY [...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah told Codel Leahy that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the key issue facing Jordan, time was running out to make progress, and soon a two-state solution may not be perceived as feasible. The King urged Democrats and Republicans to present a unified position on [...]	2007-06-10 06:36:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KPAL IS JO IZ IR SY
07AMMAN251	OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR JORDAN IN 2007 [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Both the GOJ and oppositionists view the two elections expected in 2007 as the chief challenges - and opportunities - of the coming year. Both camps are already framing their positions on foreign and domestic issues with an eye toward the polls. Islamists and o [...]	2007-01-21 16:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
07AMMAN2640	UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO EDUCATE ADDITIONAL IRAQIS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman remains actively engaged with the GOJ, UNICEF, UNHCR, and key NGOs in preparing programs that will enable Jordanian public schools to accept additional Iraqi students. While all parties await the results of the FAFO survey (ref a) on the demographics of Iraqis in [...]	2007-06-20 14:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN2697	UNRWA ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING READOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: UNRWA's Advisory Commission met June 17-18 at the Dead Sea in Jordan. Representatives from over 20 refugee host and UNRWA donor countries and senior UNRWA staff participated in the meeting. PRM/ANE Office Director Richard Albright accompanied by Acting Regional RefCoord an [...]	2007-06-25 09:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KPAL PREL IS KWBG JO IZ LE
07AMMAN2752	Jordan's Electricity Sector Prepares to Meet Increasing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's national electric utility expects the country's electricity needs to grow by 10 percent annually due to increases in real economic growth and population (especially of Iraqis),and a rising standard of living for some Jordanians. To meet growing demand, electricity tra [...]	2007-06-26 11:53:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON JO
07AMMAN2964	IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JULY 10 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ is still planning for an Iraq Neighbors conference on refugee issues July 22, although concerns about Syrian and Iranian participation seem to be slowing the decision-making. Meanwhile, the GOJ is working to clarify its policy on enrollment of Iraqi children in schools, [...]	2007-07-10 10:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN2980	STAFFDEL SOCHA TOLD THAT PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings with Christopher Socha, Senior Policy Advisor to Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC),Jordanian interlocutors stressed the urgency for movement toward a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and that Jordan was not able to further accommodate Iraqi [...]	2007-07-11 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO
07AMMAN2981	PRIVATE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT RESTRICTIONS AFFECT [...] (U) On June 26, Jordan's Ministry of Education (MoE) issued its annual letter to Jordanian private school principals advising them which students would be permitted to enroll in private schools for the 2007/2008 academic year. The letter stated that non-Jordanian students could register for sc [...]	2007-07-11 14:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN2989	QUEEN AND SENIOR OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Queen and senior GOJ officials told a GOJ-sponsored staffdel that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was the core issue facing the Middle East. They warned against a sudden withdrawal from Iraq and discussed key challenges they perceive as facing Jordan: extremism, Syrian and [...]	2007-07-12 12:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL KPAL IS JO IZ IR SY

07AMMAN3043	GENERALLY POSITIVE JORDANIAN REACTION TO POTUS [...] (C) Summary. Jordanian reaction to the President,s speech among political contacts has been generally positive, with a strong emphasis on the call for an international conference. Those we canvassed were hopeful, although with a definite "wait-and-see" approach on the parts of some and outri [...]	2007-07-17 13:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO
07AMMAN3083	JORDAN PREFERS BUT CANNOT AFFORD U.S. WHEAT [...] (U) Secretary General of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Montaser Oklah reiterated Jordanian interest in purchasing U.S. wheat during a July 9 meeting with Econoffs and Shannon Schlect, the U.S. Wheat Association's Assistant Regional Director for the Middle East/East Africa. Schlect [...]	2007-07-19 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID JO
07AMMAN3085	UPDATE ON IRAQIS IN JORDAN - JULY 19 [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Jordan decision this week that Iraqi children - regardless of legal residency status - will be permitted to enroll in school for the coming academic year is a major breakthrough (ref A),but still unannounced and closely held. Although GOJ border tightening has [...]	2007-07-19 15:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN3100	ICRC ON PROTECTION OF IRAQIS IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides protection for Iraqis in Jordan by monitoring Iraqi detainees and conducting tracing activities to reunite families separated by conflict. ICRC conducts prison visits for Iraqis detained for reasons of state security, a [...]	2007-07-24 05:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN3102	ICRC ON PROTECTION OF IRAQIS IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides protection for Iraqis in Jordan by monitoring Iraqi detainees and conducting tracing activities to reunite families separated by conflict. ICRC conducts prison visits for Iraqis detained for reasons of state security, a [...]	2007-07-24 05:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREF IZ JO
07AMMAN3208	MODEST PROGRESS ACHIEVED AT JULY 26 RWG IN AMMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Modest progress was achieved during the July 26 Jordanian-Iraqi co-chaired Refugee Working Group (RWG) in Amman. In a significant breakthrough, the Government of Jordan announced the opening of its public and private schools to displaced Iraqis living in Jordan, regardless of t [...]	2007-07-30 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF SOCI EAID IZ JO SY EG IR TU
07AMMAN3242	REGENT TELLS STAFFDEL GROVE: NEED UNITED FRONT [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Regent stressed to STAFFDEL Grove the need for urgent movement toward a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in order to enable a united front against Iran to emerge. Discussions with interlocutors during the STAFFDEL's visit also focused on U.S. financi [...]	2007-08-01 16:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF JO KPAL IS IZ IR
07AMMAN3291	JORDAN SEEING INCREASE OF FAKE DRUGS IN ITS MARKETS [...] (U) Summary: Jordan has seen a disconcerting increase in fake medicine in its markets in 2007. Jordan Customs has made eight significant seizures of such products this year, the largest and most recent involving $500,000 worth of fake blood pressure pills. The Jordan Food and Drug Administrat [...]	2007-08-05 07:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR KTIA PGOV JO IPR
07AMMAN3579	SLOW BUT STEADY PROGRESS ON QIZ LABOR ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the Ministry of Labor (MOL) published a Plan of Action in March 2007, Jordan has been making slow but steady progress on labor issues in the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs). For the first time, a Jordanian court found supervisors in one factory guilty of physical abu [...]	2007-08-26 13:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD EAID JO QIZ
07AMMAN3752	A/S SAUERBREY CONGRATULATES GOJ ON PROVIDING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey congratulated the GOJ for its recent decision to expand enrollment of Iraqi schoolchildren, and focused local and international media attention on the broader needs of Iraqi refugees in the region during her August 26-29 visit. Her announceme [...]	2007-09-09 05:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KPAL IZ JO
07AMMAN3755	UNABLE TO OBTAIN ITS WHEAT NEEDS FROM SYRIA, JORDAN [...] (SBU) The Government of Jordan, represented by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT),signed an agreement with the Syrian government on September 5 to purchase 50,000 tons of Syrian wheat. This purchase is part of an ambitious January 2007 agreement between the two countries for GOJ purcha [...]	2007-09-09 14:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PREL JO SY
07AMMAN386	BURST OF PROGRESS AHEAD OF DEMINING MEETING [...] (C) Jordan cleared in 2006 nearly one-half of its minefields. However, the GOJ is concerned about conventional and terrorist threats from Syria, and may delay plans to remove mines along its northern border. Jordan will host the 2007 Meeting of States Parties to the demining treaty, at whic [...]	2007-01-30 11:26:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MCAP JO
07AMMAN3903	JORDANIAN MORAL SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the Director of the Foreign Minister's Office, Thamer Al-Adwan, on Steptember 18. Adwan noted that the GOJ supports the Tribunal, but because of regional sensitivities, is taking a wait and see attitude and wants its support to be as "neutral" as poss [...]	2007-09-20 10:46:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC LE PTER JO
07AMMAN3909	Jordan's Economic Zones Aim to Attract Investment and [...] Summary: Jordan has taken an approach of developing geographically delineated, policy-favored commercial zones to attract investment and promote economic development. In addition to industrial estates and free zones, King Abdullah recently announced the launch of a fourth economic developmen [...]	2007-09-23 04:51:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV JO
07AMMAN4015	FIRST UNSCR 1540 OUTREACH IN ARAB REGION PROMOTES [...] (U) Summary. The Regional Seminar, "Implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) for Arab States," took place on 4-5 September 2007 in Amman, Jordan. Jordan hosted the workshop jointly with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UN ODA) in close cooperation w [...]	2007-09-27 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP EU OSCE ARF
07AMMAN4074	GULF TRAVELERS CONTRIBUTE TO A SUCCESSFUL SUMMER TOURISM [...] (U) Summary: As of the end of August 2007, the number of Gulf state-based tourists visiting Jordan had increased 3.4% compared to the same 8-month period in 2006. Gulf tourists visit Jordan primarily in the summer for the relatively temperate weather, family entertainment, and common culture. [...]	2007-10-03 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EIND JO
07AMMAN4111	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD FISSURES SHOW AS ELECTION NEARS [...] (S) As Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) names its candidates for its party (the Islamic Action Front - IAF) for November parliamentary elections, rifts between hawks and doves in the movement emerged in the media, with the doves appearing to be gaining the upper hand. A moderate-laden party [...]	2007-10-08 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KISL KDEM JO
07AMMAN4174	Jordan Continues to Strengthen Avian Influenza [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman's Avian Influenza (AI) Task Force met October 9 with representatives from the Government of Jordan (GoJ) to share information on avian flu preparedness. The meeting focused on: tracking the progress of avian flu; surveillance and detection training; and preparedn [...]	2007-10-11 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU XF JO
07AMMAN4207	REMITTANCES EQUAL ONE-FIFTH OF JORDAN'S GDP [...] (U) Summary: An estimated 260,000 Jordanians currently work abroad, many in information technology (IT) in the Gulf due to more opportunities and higher salaries. In 2006, remittances totaled $2.54 billion, equaling 19.6% of Jordan's gross domestic product, more than any single industry, and a [...]	2007-10-17 11:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI JO
07AMMAN438	SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT FRANCES TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO [...] ( C ) The Jordanian government and Embassy Amman are looking forward to your visit February 3-5. Jordan is a key partner on counterterrorism and other top U.S. priorities. King Abdullah views U.S. success in Iraq as essential to his own success; he also shares our concerns on Iran and is look [...]	2007-02-01 10:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PTER PREL JO
07AMMAN4409	King Abdullah Publicly Declares His Optimism About [...] Summary: Jordan's King Abdullah has publicly expressed his full support and hope about the Annapolis conference on three different occasions recently. The first came following his October 18 meeting with the Secretary in London, followed by statements he made October 28 in Bahrain and October [...]	2007-11-01 07:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR PREL
07AMMAN4444	DESPITE CONCERNS, SENIOR OFFICIALS TELL AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of meetings with senior Jordanian government officials on October 28, Ambassador Crocker noted that the surge had been successful, stressed that opportunities remain to constrain Iran, and emphasized the importance and potential impact of an Arab diplomatic presence [...]	2007-11-01 18:13:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	IZ JO PGOV PREL
07AMMAN4453	UNHCR AND NGOS OUTLINE ADMISSIONS AND ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit to Amman, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues Ambassador James Foley, accompanied by DHS Senior Advisor for Iraqi Refugees Lori Scialabba, discussed admission and assistance priorities with senior United Nations refugee officials, NGOs, and Jordania [...]	2007-11-04 10:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID IZ JO
07AMMAN4622	JORDAN IN NEED OF GSM-102 PROGRAM OR OTHER EXPORT CREDIT [...] This message contains an action message for the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the Small Business Administration, and USDA. Please see paragraphs 3 and 6. 2. Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Secretary General Montasser Oklah told EmbOffs and visiting representatives from the Foreign Agricu [...]	2007-11-19 14:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON JO
07AMMAN4676	JORDAN'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER: SALAH BASHIR [...] (C) Summary. Jordan's new, young, U.S.-educated Foreign Minister, Salah Bashir, is one of Jordan's leading reformists, and therefore a controversial figure among traditionalists threatened by change. As a dynamic, reforming Justice Minister, Bashir suffered a backlash against his merit-based [...]	2007-11-25 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR JO
07AMMAN4678	U.S. Remains Jordan's Top Trading Partner as Jordan Builds [...] Summary: Jordan's trade deficit increased 12.3 percent to JD 3.807 billion (USD 5.377 billion) during the first nine months of 2007. Although exports to the United States have slightly decreased in 2007, Jordan has increased imports of American goods by approximately 8.1%, yielding an overa [...]	2007-11-25 14:03:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EAGR WTRO JO
07AMMAN4732	KING ABDULLAH UPDATES CODEL INOUYE ON SYRIAN [...] (S) CODEL Inouye accompanied by Ambassador met with King Abdullah on November 28 and discussed developments in Iraq, the Annapolis meeting and a potential opportunity to change Syrian behavior. End Summary. 2. (U) Senators Daniel Inouye and Ted Stevens, Ambassador, and Minority Staff Direc [...]	2007-11-29 15:43:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL SY JO
07AMMAN4736	Jordan Media Reaction to the Annapolis Meeting [...] "Annapolis: Before and After" Columnist Samih Ma'aitah in the independent, pro-business Arabic daily Al-Ghad commented November 29, "There is no need to fear that the Annapolis meeting will waste Arab and Palestinian rights. The meeting was not required to resolve the Palestinian issue but t [...]	2007-11-29 16:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO KMDR
07AMMAN4738	IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - NOVEMBER 28 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hale urged new Jordanian Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Minister of Planning Suhair al-Ali, and Chief of Royal Court Bassem Awadallah to regularize the status of Iraqis in Jordan. The Ambassador attended an Iraqi Chaldean mass on November 25 and offered continued embassy [...]	2007-11-29 17:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN4764	JORDANIANS ON ANNAPOLIS: WE WANT TO BELIEVE [...] (C) Jordanian reaction to Annapolis has been marked by the same mix of positive official comments and private cynicism and hope that was on display in the run-up to the conference (ref a). 2. (C) Public, official commentary has been positive, reflecting King Abdullah's strong public support [...]	2007-12-03 15:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS JO
07AMMAN4816	STAFFDEL WELLS EXAMINES CONDITIONS OF IRAQIS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During their five-day visit to Jordan, Staffdel Wells spoke with senior GOJ officials, refugee processing agencies, and NGOs in an effort to (1) better understanding the socioeconomic situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan; (2) review refugee processing efforts and outcomes; and [...]	2007-12-06 15:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV SOCI EAID JO IZ SY
07AMMAN4884	IRAQIS IN JORDAN UPDATE - DECEMBER 10 [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR signed a USD 11 million agreement with the Jordanian Ministry of Health to assist the GOJ in providing primary care services to Iraqis at equivalent costs to non-insured Jordanians. UNHCR hopes that increased Iraqi usage of Jordanian primary care facilities will allow the [...]	2007-12-11 16:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF SOCI IZ JO
07AMMAN4971	WHO'S YOUR DAHABI? [...] (C) Summary. There are now two Dahabis at the center of Jordanian political life. Nader Dahabi is the Prime Minister, and his brother Mohammed is entering his third year as director of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID). While there is little public conversation on the subject, it i [...]	2007-12-18 07:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
07AMMAN551	GOJ TO REQUEST SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: Increasingly concerned by violence in the Palestinian areas and in Iraq, and by prospects that both conflicts could further destabilize the region, senior Jordanian officials have told Ambassador that the GOJ will soon ask the U.S. for supplemental military and economic assistan [...]	2007-02-07 07:05:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL MASS EAID JO
07AMMAN668	Unity Dam on Syria-Jordan Border Storing 3 MCM of Water, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Al Wehdah (Unity) Dam on the Yarmouk River along the Jordan-Syria border was completed in November 2006. The dam can store 110 million cubic meters (MCM) of water, but it currently holds only 3 MCM. When filled, the reservoir is designed to supply 50 MCM of drinking water [...]	2007-02-13 06:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL PGOV SY JO
07AMMAN676	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (C) King Abdullah and Embassy Amman look forward to your return to Jordan. He welcomes your personal engagement on Israeli-Palestinian issues. He is also looking forward to his upcoming visit to the U.S., which will include an address to a joint session of Congress March 7. 2. (C) Since y [...]	2007-02-13 14:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF KPAL IS IR JO
07AMMAN679	IRAQIS SWAMP UNHCR OFFICES IN JORDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Crowds of Iraqis flocked to UNHCR offices in Amman February 12. Word appears to be spreading of UNHCR's recent policy shift, under which it now treats all south- and central-Iraqis outside Iraq as having a prima facie case that they are refugees, and as therefore eligible for refe [...]	2007-02-13 15:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PTER JO IZ
07AMMAN701	FURTHER RESPONSE FROM GOJ ON UNSCR 1727, IRAN AND [...] (C) Elaborating on the GOJ's response (ref a) to ref B demarche, Bassem Awadallah, the director of the King's office, told Ambassador February 14 that the King made it "quite clear" to visiting Russian President Putin that Iran was a threat to the region and not to be trusted. Putin reportedl [...]	2007-02-14 13:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR RU JO
07AMMAN702	REACTION TO PUTIN'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN MET WITH KING ABDULLAH ON REGIONAL ISSUES AND ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION DURING HIS VISIT FEBRUARY 12-13. PUTIN ALSO MET SEPARATELY WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) SEE SEPTEL FOR AN INITIAL READOUT ON PRESIDENT PUT [...]	2007-02-14 13:54:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KPAL IS RS JO
07AMMAN726	RUN ON UNHCR OFFICES IS REGIONAL [...] (U) This message was cleared with Embassies Beirut, Cairo and Damascus. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ref A reported that UNHCR's office in Amman is experiencing a spike in applications from Iraqis. UNHCR's offices in Damascus, Beirut and Cairo are also experiencing similar surges as UNHCR implements it [...]	2007-02-15 16:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV PTER SY LE EG IZ JO
07AMMAN786	LOCAL UNHCR OFFICIALS APPEAL FOR HELP ON IRAQIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR officials in Jordan and Syria warn that the surge of Iraqis approaching their offices is starting to overtax their capacity. Even with increased staff and resources, UNHCR Jordan was forced to turn away hundreds of Iraqis seeking to register on February 19 so it could focus [...]	2007-02-21 07:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PGOV SY IZ JO
07AMMAN873	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO JORDAN, FEBRUARY 3-5 [...] (C) SUMMARY: ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND COUNTERTERRORISM (APHSCT) FRANCES FRAGOS TOWNSEND AND HER DELEGATION MET SEPARATELY WITH PRIME MINISTER BAKHIT, PRINCE FAISAL, GENERAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR DAHABI, MAJOR GENERAL JAMAL SHAWABKAH (COMMANDER OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS [...]	2007-02-26 12:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR JO IS KPAL
07AMMAN898	SCENESETTER FOR JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT [...] (C) King Abdullah left Amman February 27 for London. He will arrive in Boston February 28, and in Washington March 4. He is scheduled to address a joint session of Congress March 7. He met with Secretary Rice February 20. 2. (C) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will again be at the top [...]	2007-02-27 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS IR IZ JO
07AMMAN968	JORDAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO SEVENTH ANNUAL [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is political officer Miriam Schwedt, phone number 202-536-4173, ext. 6597 or 962-6-590-6597, fax number 962-6-592-0159. Officer spent approximately 48 hours preparing the report. Political Analyst Manal Hashweh spent 16 hours preparing the [...]	2007-03-04 13:46:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JO
07ANKARA10	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-04 13:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1002	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 14:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1034	TURKEY AND SOMO TALK - BUT FUEL TRADE STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi SOMO and Turkish officials met in Ankara on April 16-18 and reached agreement to move forward in reinstating blocked fuel trade, albeit in a reduced amount, but next action steps lie with SOMO. Turkish suppliers are not optimistic about new contracts and question SOMO's i [...]	2007-05-02 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETRD PREL IZ TU
07ANKARA1085	TURKEY PLEASED WITH SHARM MINISTERIAL, SEEKS INPUT [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is generally happy with the Sharm ministerial but seeks clarification ASAP on Iraq's plans for follow-on working groups (WGs),GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told the Ambassador May 8. Celikkol asked for U.S. assistance in ascertaining what Iraq wants for the WGs -- e [...]	2007-05-08 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PREF PTER UN TU IZ SY
07ANKARA1092	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON/LOTT (MAY 25 - [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Nelson/Lott. Chris Friefeld, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Istanbul and Izmir. He can be reached at: Office 011-90-212-335-9288; Home: 011-90-212-351-0511; Cellular: 011-90-532-601-7779. Chris Krafft, Pol [...]	2007-05-09 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU RU EI
07ANKARA1102	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RANDALL E. DEPAUL AND [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Randall E. Depaul and William J. Tuttle. Christina Bobrow, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-457-7250; Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6803. Rusty [...]	2007-05-10 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU
07ANKARA1119	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/TNC ANALYST HEATHER [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to INR/TNC Analyst Heather Tsvaris. Post understands no assistance is requested. If assistance is required, you may contact the Political Counselor, Janice Weiner. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7220; Cellular: 011-90-5 [...]	2007-05-11 08:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PTER TU
07ANKARA1139	HOW TURKISH POLITICS REACHED ITS CURRENT IMPASSE - [...] (SBU) The following is a somewhat speculative appraisal of how Turkey -- its ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),the opposition and the military -- reached its current level of political turmoil. 2. (C) Power centers across the board made wrong-headed, if typically Turkish, decisi [...]	2007-05-11 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
07ANKARA115	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 10:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA1248	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KATZ (MAY 26-29) [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Staff Delegation Katz. Jeffrey Collins, Political Officer will be your Control Officer for Ankara, Turkey. He can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7191; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3849. Katharina Gollner-Sweet, Public Affairs Off [...]	2007-05-23 06:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM TU IS
07ANKARA1264	TURKEY'S PRESIDENT SEZER NOT A NEUTRAL PLAYER [...] (C) Summary and comment. President Ahmet Necdet Sezer remains in office indefinitely after Turkey's abortive presidential election, at least until a new parliament convenes after July 22 elections and attempts to elect his successor. Some give Sezer high marks as the last defense against th [...]	2007-05-24 05:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
07ANKARA1300	F-16 VIOLATION OF TURKISH AIRSPACE: PRESS [...] (C) The Turks first contacted us on May 24 to raise what they described as an obvious unintended violation of their airspace earlier in the day (ref a). In that discussion, D/CHOD Saygun told DCM that he was bringing the issue to our attention simply to avoid accidents in the future. We subs [...]	2007-05-29 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA1306	TURKEY REQUIRES SYRIAN CARGO PLANE TO LAND [...] (S/NF) MFA Deputy Director General for Maritime and Aviation Affairs Basat Ozturk told us late May 29 that Turkish authorities had required the Syrian cargo aircraft suspected of illicit arms transfers (reftels) to land for inspection at Diyarbakir in southeastern Turkey. The aircraft compli [...]	2007-05-29 16:20:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL TU IR SY
07ANKARA1316	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-30 14:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA132	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH TURKISH MFA U/S APAKAN -- [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting in Ankara, Turkish U/S Ertugrul Apakan told U/S Burns that Turkey supports the U.S. strategy of reinforcing Iraq with additional troops. He appealed for U.S. help on the PKK and for a delay in Kirkuk referendum. Apakan expressed concern about Iranian infl [...]	2007-01-24 08:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ IR
07ANKARA1326	TURKISH MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS ON IRAQI BORDER: [...] (S) Summary: The Turkish military has substantial forces in the southeastern region, as reported previously, and is using those forces aggressively in counter-terrorist operations against the PKK. In this highly charged pre-election atmosphere, exacerbated by the May 22 Ankara bombing and the [...]	2007-05-31 11:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA1337	GOT IRAQ ENVOY SEES POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM GOI ON [...] (S/NF) Summary: GOT Special Envoy Celikkol was encouraged by his May 27-28 visit to Baghdad, he told the Ambassador May 30. PM Maliki welcomed increased Turkey-Iraq cooperation and sent positive signals on the PKK, as did other politicians (even including DPM Salih). Celikkol said he was tol [...]	2007-06-01 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER ENRG ETRD TU IZ SY
07ANKARA1345	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-01 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1347	PKK TRAIN DERAILMENT REVEALS ARMS FROM IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Weapons were found in the wreckage of a Turkish train coming from Iran and bound for Syria derailed by a PKK mine in Bingol province on May 25. Chief of Defense General Yasar Buyukanit confirmed to reporters the presence of un-manifested weapons on the train. See ref for othe [...]	2007-06-01 13:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC PTER US IR SY TU
07ANKARA1348	THE U.S. AS POLITICAL FOOTBALL IN TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary and comment: As Turkey's parliamentary election campaign heats up, all players will use any hook to drag the US into the campaign. The name of the game is to embarrass, trip up or sideline PM Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP). The context includes an overheated polit [...]	2007-06-01 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU US
07ANKARA1349	DANCING ON KNIFE'S EDGE: GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Amidst the charged environment of renewed PKK violence and the current political crisis, the AKP government and military continue to publicly debate by whom and how a cross-border operation (CBO) against PKK camps in northern Iraq would be ordered. This high-stakes game -- combine [...]	2007-06-01 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL MOPS IZ TU
07ANKARA1350	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUROPEAN DEPUTY ASSISTANT [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to European Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew J. Bryza. Your Control Officer for Ankara is Political Officer, Anthony Renzulli. He can be reached at Embassy: 011-90-312-4576-7178; Home: 011-90-312-442-1804; Cell: 011-90-554-671-4877. [...]	2007-06-01 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU LA NO
07ANKARA136	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH FM GUL [...] (S) SUMMARY: FM Gul expressed shock during a meeting January 19 with U/S Nicholas Burns at the murder several hours earlier of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, which he feared might weaken prospects for fending off a possible Armenian "genocide" resolution in the U.S. Congress. He expr [...]	2007-01-24 12:07:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA137	TURKEY PROPOSES IRAQI RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Turkey supports the U.S.'s strategy for Iraq but remains deeply concerned about the lack of political consensus in Baghdad or the PKK and Kirkuk issues, GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Celikkol told visiting PDAS James Jeffrey on Jan. 19. Jeffrey explained the thinking behind the Pres [...]	2007-01-24 12:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER TU IZ IR
07ANKARA1372	CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON TURKEY, CODEL NELSON [...] (SBU) Summary. PM Erdogan and FM Gul met May 28 with Codel Nelson and the Congressional Study Group on Turkey. An unusually upbeat Erdogan focused on the solid footing of the US-Turkish strategic relationship and Turkey's efforts to contribute to regional peace and stability, including in Af [...]	2007-06-04 13:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS TU US IZ SY AM LE
07ANKARA1373	CODELS NELSON AND WHITFIELD MEETING WITH D/CHOD [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Chief of Defense General Ergin Saygun briefed Codels Nelson and Whitfield on May 28 on Turkey's contributions to regional peace and stability. He complained that some European nations were seeking to re-define trans-Atlantic security at NATO's expense. He described the [...]	2007-06-04 14:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL MARR TU
07ANKARA1376	TURKISH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISMISSES US [...] (C) GEN Aslan Guner, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Intelligence branch (J-2) informed us on June 1 that TGS is not upset about the May 24 incident in which a US F-16 crossed over into Turkish airspace for several minutes, stating that the Turkish media had overblown the situation. G [...]	2007-06-04 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA1415	TURKEY TO CONSIDER SCREENING SELECT IRANIAN AND [...] (S) Per ref a request, we approached the MFA South Asia Affairs and Aviation Affairs Departments to ask Turkey to deny overflight clearance to, or request inspection of, all Iranian and Syrian State aircraft that request overflight approval. South Asia Head of Department Murat Ahmet Yoruk qu [...]	2007-06-06 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	MARR MOPS PTER TU IR SY LE
07ANKARA1417	TURKISH MFA DETAILS IRANIAN ARMS FOUND ON TRAIN; [...] (C) Summary: MFA South Asia Department Director Ahmet Murat Yoruk listed for us on June 6 the arms recovered from a Turkish freight train derailed in a PKK terrorist attack in eastern Turkey May 25, including mortar shells, RPG barrels, rifle rounds, and smoke bombs. Yoruk said the MFA has de [...]	2007-06-07 06:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PARM IZ SY TU
07ANKARA1427	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (MAY 16-31, 2007) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]	2007-06-07 07:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1457	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA; PRESSES GOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador pressed MFA U/S Apakan in a June 8 meeting on Iran issues, including implementation of UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747 and on reporting the May 25 train incident involving Iranian arms bound for Syria to the Security Council. On the train incident, Apakan noted Deputy [...]	2007-06-08 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MOPS PARM MARR KNNP ETRD TSPL EU
07ANKARA1505	TURKISH-GEORGIAN RELATIONS: DEEPER AND DEEPER [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Turkish MFA Deputy Undersecretary Unal Cevikoz (a former Ambassador to Baku) visits Washington from June 18-20 for consultations on South Caucasus and Central Asia. Cevikoz is likely to identify the strengthening relationship between Turkey and Georgia as a major co [...]	2007-06-13 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR ECIN ETRD SMIG NATO AJ AM GG TU
07ANKARA1516	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1520	SCENESETTER FOR AMB SCHULTE'S JUNE 20 [...] (C) Turkey's officials continue to acknowledge Iran's nuclear program as a threat, but the current domestic political crisis, as well as concerns over PKK terrorism and Iraq, have kept Iran off the front burner. Your June 20 DVC with Turkish journalists will help us keep the threat posed by a [...]	2007-06-15 07:11:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM PINS ENRG IR TU
07ANKARA1532	ACTION REQUEST: TURKS SEEK USG HELP TO FACILITATE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: PM Erdogan is inviting Iraqi PM Maliki to visit Turkey later this month to discuss bilateral issues, including security and energy, and the Turks have asked for USG support in convincing Maliki to accept the invitation. The G [...]	2007-06-15 12:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA1533	TURKISH FM TRAVELING TO DAMASCUS AND BEIRUT [...] (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary for the Middle East and South Asia Feridun Sinirlioglu told Ambassador June 15 that FM Gul will travel to Damascus on June 21 and on to Beirut on June 22. Sinirlioglu said that in Damascus, Gul will seek to moderate Syria's reaction to the establishment of the [...]	2007-06-15 12:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP SY LE TU
07ANKARA1536	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-15 13:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1545	TURKEY REVIEWING REQUEST TO DENY OVERFLIGHT [...] (S) Per reftel request, we met with MFA Aviation Department Head Hamit Olcay and South Asia Department Head Murat Yoruk on June 18 to request that Turkey deny overflight clearance to reftel Syrian Arab Airlines aircraft, in accordance with UNSCR 1718. Olcay checked with the MFA flight clearan [...]	2007-06-18 10:20:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	EAIR PARM PREL MNUC TU KN SY AM KZ TI TX UZ
07ANKARA1556	TURKISH MFA CONSULTATIONS WITH IRAN [...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Undersecretary for the Middle East and South Asia Feridun Sinirlioglu used his consultations in Tehran June 10-14 to review developments in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon. In debriefing Ambassador June 15, Sinirlioglu said he pressed for but did not get an explanation [...]	2007-06-18 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PGOV IZ AF IR TX TU
07ANKARA1569	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-19 14:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1589	SYRIA TO NORTH KOREA FLIGHT DID NOT OVERFLY TURKEY [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-21 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	EAIR PARM PREL MNUC TU SY NK
07ANKARA1605	TURKEY CONFIRMS INTENT TO NOTIFY UNSC ABOUT [...] (C) MFA South Asia Head of Department Murat Yoruk confirmed on June 22 that Turkey fully intends to fulfill its obligations under UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 and notify the Security Council about the discovery of an Iranian weapons cache on board the train that derailed on May 25 in the Genc district [...]	2007-06-22 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PARM IZ SY TU
07ANKARA1657	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY (JUN 30 - [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Alan Makovsky. Your control officer for Ankara will be Political Officer, Christina Bobrow. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7250, Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cell: 011-90-555-358-6803. Your control officer for Is [...]	2007-06-27 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OREP TU GM
07ANKARA1673	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-28 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1683	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GUREVICH [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Gene Gurevich. Your control officer for Ankara will be Political Officer, Christina Bobrow. She can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-457-7250, Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cell: 011-90-555-358-6803. Your control officer for Is [...]	2007-06-29 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OREP TU GE
07ANKARA1695	TURKEY: CONTINUED SUPPORT TO STOP FLOW OF FOREIGN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Turkish MFA Special Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol July 2. Celikkol, who is well informed on the issue, responded that the Turks have repeatedly told Damascus that for the sake of the entire region, they need to take the necessary measures to cut the flow o [...]	2007-07-03 04:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY IZ TU
07ANKARA1732	STAFFDEL MAKOVSKY'S MEETINGS WITH MFA OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate July 2 meetings, HCFA Senior Staff Member Alan Makovsky discussed the Armenian Genocide Resolution (AGR),Middle East and regional issues and Cyprus with MFA U/S Apakan, Deputy U/S Cevikoz and Deputy U/S Berk. Apakan reviewed his recent consultations in Israel, noting [...]	2007-07-06 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PBTS PGOV PINS PTER AJ AM IR IS
07ANKARA1735	Turks Positive on Iraq Neighbors Energy Group [...] (SBU) Summary. In separate July 5 meetings, MFA Iraq Special Envoy Oguz Celikkol and Iraq desk official Yagmur Guldere gave positive readouts of the June 28-29 Energy Working Group (EWG) experts meeting of the neighboring countries of Iraq. The Iraqi participants gave detailed presentations [...]	2007-07-06 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA174	SOMO STOPS FUEL PURCHASES FROM TURKEY [...] (C) Summary. Iraq's state oil company SOMO cut off without warning all imports of fuel products via Turkey at the start of 2007. About 200 fuel tankers are stuck in the Iraqi border town of Zakho since December 28 while SOMO refuses to accept delivery of their loads. Efforts of Turkish tra [...]	2007-01-26 16:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EPET PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1745	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 12:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1756	Second Turkey-Iraq-US Gas Study Meeting in Istanbul [...] (SBU) Summary. During the second trilateral gas working meeting held in Istanbul on Saturday June 30, Turkey's Under Secretary for Energy Sami Demirbilek reassured Iraqi PM Maliki's oil advisor Abd al-Ilah al-Amir and the Iraqi Ambassador, Dr. Jawad al Hindawi, of Turkey's intention to find way [...]	2007-07-10 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EINV PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA1763	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 13:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1781	TURKEY: KURDS ARE NOT A MONOLITH [...] (U) This is a message from Consulate Adana. 2. (C) Summary: In the Western media, Turkey's Kurds -- about 15 percent of the total population -- are frequently described as "restive," implying that members of this minority are all disaffected and favor separating from Turkey. This misperc [...]	2007-07-12 08:52:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER TU
07ANKARA1797	DEMOCRAT PARTY LEADER AGAR BETS ON THE POWER OF [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a July 13 meeting, Democrat Party (DP) leader Mehmet Agar told the Ambassador he is optimistic that DP can win enough votes to cross Turkey's ten percent threshold and secure parliamentary seats in the July 22 general elections. Agar is counting on solid media co [...]	2007-07-16 06:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA182	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-29 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA183	STRATEGY FOR ENGAGING TURKEY ON IRAN [...] (S) Summary: We believe that it is time to initiate in-depth consultations with Turkey on the defense and security implications of a resurgent, possibly nuclear-armed and missile-equipped Iran, and we recommend making use of the visit by U/S Joseph and ISN A/S Rood in February to do so. Work [...]	2007-01-29 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV TU IR

07ANKARA1836	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Mr. Erik Deschler and Ms. Erin Mark to travel to Ankara to meet with Turkish National Police representatives to discuss the providing of nonproliferation assistance, including training and equipment, from July 30 to August 3, 2007. 2. Embassy Cont [...]	2007-07-19 06:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP OTRA PARM TU
07ANKARA1892	TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is open to the possibility of the next ministerial meeting of Iraq's expanded neighbors process taking place in the first half of September, but believes it should be held in Istanbul as agreed to by participants in the first meeting at Sharm-el-Sheikh. Turkish MFA Iraq C [...]	2007-07-25 06:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA1901	TURKEY: AKP VICTORY A "MEMORANDUM" TO THE GENERALS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. As the magnitude of the Justice and Development Party's (AKP) win in the July 22 election sinks in, many credit AKP's track record, successful economic policies, and issue-based election campaign with boosting AKP to over 46 percent. AKP -- far better than its party r [...]	2007-07-26 08:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA1915	TURKISH U/S APAKAN ON AGENDA FOR TALKS WITH U/S [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA U/S Apakan told Ambassador July 24 that he plans to pursue a broad agenda during his late August bilateral consultations with U/S Burns and others in Washington. Apakan expressed interest in the U.S. internal debate over Iraq and medium-long term U.S. plans and expectations t [...]	2007-07-26 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU US
07ANKARA1926	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1928	TURKISH PM ADVISOR ON ELECTIONS, REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Turkish PM/FM foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu said the AKP's July 22 electoral showing was a big victory that effectively puts the party in Turkey's political center. In a July 24 conversation with the Ambassador, Davutoglu expressed uncertainty about how PM Erdogan will handle th [...]	2007-07-27 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL US TU
07ANKARA1940	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BAIRD/SHAYS [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Congressman Shays and Mr. Nicholas Palarino. Anthony Renzulli will be your Control Officer for Ankara. He can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7178; Home: 011-90-312-442-1804; Cellular: 011-90-554-671-4877. Rusty Ingraham [...]	2007-07-30 13:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU
07ANKARA1977	WELCOME CONGRESSMAN SHAYS: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Turkey comes as the recently elected parliament prepares to approve a new government and elect the country's next president. Terrorism and Iraq remain key issues, and the return of pro-Kurdish representatives to parliament after 14 years may offer a chance for i [...]	2007-08-01 17:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PREL PTER ECON ENRG OREP AM IZ TU
07ANKARA1987	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA199	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-31 15:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA20	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-05 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2014	TURKEY'S NATIONALIST ACTION PARTY DEPUTIES: FRESH SOPHISTICATES COVER UP OLD-LINE BRUISERS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The far-right Nationalist Action Party (MHP) is returning to parliament after five years on the sidelines, having carried 14.4 percent of the vote in Turkey's July 22 elections (septel). Since its coalition government with the Motherland Party (ANAP) and Democratic [...]	2007-08-07 09:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PBIO PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2057	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL ROSENBLUM (AUGUST [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to StaffDel Rosenblum. Rebecca Graham will be your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7194; Home: 011-90-312-441-8338; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3846. Dan Kiryelejza will be your Control Office [...]	2007-08-13 10:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA TU
07ANKARA2067	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2128	TURKEY: NEXT STEPS ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is looking at ways to increase engagement with PM Maliki and the GOI. It is already committed to hosting the next Expanded Neighbors group ministerial in Istanbul, and hopes to focus the GOI, USG, and others on committing to specific dates for the meeting. The Turks als [...]	2007-08-17 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA2149	HIJACKING OF ATLAS JET FLIGHT KKK 1011 ON AUGUST 18, 2007 [...] (SBU) We are currently awaiting information from the GOT's investigation of the August 18, 2007 hijacking of Atlas Jet flight KKK 1011, which departed from Lefkosa (Northern Cyprus) en route to Istanbul. Two students from Northern Cyprus -- Mommen Abdul Aziz Jumah Talikh, possibly an Egyptian [...]	2007-08-20 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EAIR ASEC TU
07ANKARA215	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2166	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-21 12:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2185	TURKEY/IRAQ: GOT TO PRESS HASHIMI ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT is bringing GOI VP Tariq al-Hashimi to Ankara August 23 for meetings with PM Erdogan and FM Gul to press for reconciliation as Turkish officials promised PM Maliki during his August 7-8 visit here. The Turks will use the visit to urge dialogue and constructive participatio [...]	2007-08-23 13:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IZ TU
07ANKARA2188	TURKEY REVIEWING REQUEST TO DENY FLIGHT CLEARANCE [...] (S) Per reftel request, we met with MFA Aviation Department Head Hamit Olcay and Acting South Asia Department Head Ilhan Sener at 1030 local on August 24 to deliver demarche concerning reftel Iranian PARS Air flight. Olcay checked immediately with the MFA flight clearance department to determ [...]	2007-08-24 11:10:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU
07ANKARA219	GOT REITERATES TO SPECIAL ENVOY RALSTON THE NEED FOR CONCRETE ACTION AGAINST PKK [...] (S) Summary: Turkey is still waiting for concrete action against the PKK, GOT leaders and officials told visiting Special Envoy Ralston Jan. 30-31. Ralston's interlocutors acknowledged progress on the Makhmour refugee camp, but emphasized that they have higher priorities. The GOT agreed to work w [...]	2007-02-01 16:50:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PTER PREL PREF MOPS TU IZ
07ANKARA2193	TURKEY SHOCKED BY ADL REVERSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. The Anti-Defamation League's reversal in describing the events of 1915 as genocide has shocked Turkey. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs blasted the ADL statement and rejected ADL National Director Foxman's concern that passage of an Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) [...]	2007-08-24 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AM IS TU
07ANKARA2196	GOT OFFICIALS PRESS CODEL SPECTER ON CONTINUED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish officials believe the U.S. must remain in Iraq to ensure the country's future as a unified state. They also see increased involvement by the United Nations as an asset. Senator Specter argued that Iraqi political leaders have had sufficient time to establish a power-shar [...]	2007-08-24 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ IR SY
07ANKARA2210	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-27 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2214	TURKEY DENIES OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-28 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC IR SY TU
07ANKARA222	TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS: VOLATILE BUT RESILIENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish-Israeli relations, especially over the past 15 years are perhaps best described as one academic put it: "...(C)ompare it to a late-life love affair. Two parties who have known each other for years suddenly develop a near-passionate relationship, to the astonishment of the [...]	2007-02-02 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR KWBG IS TU
07ANKARA2258	PRM A/S SAUERBREY VISIT TO TURKEY: CONTINUED QUICK [...] Summary: In an August 22-24 visit to Turkey, PRM Bureau Assistant Secretary Ellen Sauerbrey expressed thanks to Government of Turkey SIPDIS counterparts for their cooperation in issuing exit permission to in-country Iraqi refugees being resettled to the United States, and requested that this [...]	2007-09-04 14:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF TU IZ
07ANKARA2273	REGIONAL ENERGY CHIEFS OF MISSION CONFERENCE - [...] This message grants country clearance and provides an update on administrative and logistical arrangements for the Regional Energy Chiefs of Mission Conference to be held at the Conrad Hilton hotel in Istanbul September 20-22, 2007. Attendees will receive a notional schedule via email in comin [...]	2007-09-06 07:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ENRG TU
07ANKARA2287	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2291	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2307	POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF TURKISH AIRSPACE BY ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Babacan has expressed his concern over reports that Israeli warplanes may have violated Turkish airspace near the Turkey-Syria border on September 6. A full investigation is underway. According to press reports, jettisoned fuel tanks -- allegedly associated with [...]	2007-09-10 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SY IS TU
07ANKARA2308	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 07:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2315	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 13:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2326	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-12 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2332	TURKEY: FS MILIBAND ADVOCATES BOLD EU STEPS [...] (C) Summary and Comment: UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband utilized his first visit to Turkey to urge the GOT to take bold moves on EU accession. Regarding Cyprus, Miliband pressed for responsible Turkish engagement. FM Babacan's pitch for increased UK engagement with Syria fell flat. M [...]	2007-09-13 10:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN IR IZ PREL SY TU UK
07ANKARA2333	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL OFFICER KATHRYN LURIE [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to DRL Officer Kathryn Lurie. Geoffrey Odlum will be your Control Officer for Istanbul. He can be reached at: Office: 011-90-212-335-6492; Home: 011-90-212-351-7752; Cellular: 011-90-533-385-1273. Jeff Collins will be your Control [...]	2007-09-13 12:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PHUM TU
07ANKARA2334	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-13 12:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2336	VISIT OF U/S BURNS TO TURKEY SEPTEMBER 18-20 [...] (C) Everything has changed since your January visit. A new electoral mandate for PM Erdogan; a new, activist President Gul; a victory for democracy; positive statements on US-Turkey relations and the imperative to push forward on EU accession-related reforms -- real opportunity for progress o [...]	2007-09-13 14:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON ENRG MARR KNNP TU
07ANKARA2347	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-14 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2348	TURKEY: SYRIAN FM'S VISIT OVERSHADOWED BY AIRSPACE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Israeli jets' September 6 violation of Syrian and Turkish airspace overshadowed Syrian FM Mouallem's previously scheduled visit. Calling on Israel to provide an explanation, FM Babacan simultaneously urged all parties to show restraint for the sake of regional stabil [...]	2007-09-14 14:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LE SY TU IQ
07ANKARA2355	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-17 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2361	TURKEY: MFA ON POTENTIAL LEBANON-SYRIA BORDER [...] (C) We pulsed Turkish MFA Middle East Department desk officer Cem Ulusoy regarding the Spanish proposal on a potential ESDP monitoring mission on the Lebanon-Syria border (ref A). Professing no knowledge of the Spanish proposal, Ulusoy said Turkey shares USG concerns about weapons smuggling f [...]	2007-09-18 10:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL LE TU
07ANKARA2386	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2394	TURKEY TO INSPECT SHIPMENT BETWEEN IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (S) We provided reftel points on the potential shipment of sensitive equipment to Hizballah and Syria via IL-76 aircraft from Iran via Turkish airspace to Basat Ozturk, MFA Deputy Director General for Aviation and Maritime Affairs, on the morning of September 22. 2. (S) Ozturk informed us t [...]	2007-09-22 09:24:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MASS SY IR TU
07ANKARA2408	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 04:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2416	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-26 14:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2419	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2430	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INR/B OFFICER NIGRO AND [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to INR/B Officer Alexandra Nigro and Political Officer Melissa Will. Christina Bobrow will be your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office: 011-90-312-457-7250; Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6 [...]	2007-09-28 12:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR OTRA TU
07ANKARA2454	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 06:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA246	TURKEY: SARG FM MUALLEM'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 1 visit of SARG FM Muallem to Ankara was the latest in a series of high level visits in both directions in recent months. Muallem's day of high-level meetings did not break any apparent new ground but focused primarily on ways the GOT and SARG could cooperate with ot [...]	2007-02-05 16:38:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON IQ SY LE TU
07ANKARA2461	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2465	TURKEY: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan warmly received U/S Burns on September 19 and underscored areas where Turkey is working to be a regional leader, in line with U.S. efforts, including Iraq, the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),and troops in Afghanistan and Lebanon. Erdogan expressed frustr [...]	2007-10-04 10:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2467	TURKEY: U/S BURNS CONSULTATIONS WITH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns consulted with senior Turkish MFA officials on a broad array of issues during bilateral meetings in Ankara September 19. They discussed Iraq, the PKK, Iran, U.S.-Turkey bilateral relations and the impact of a Congressional Armenian genocide resoluti [...]	2007-10-04 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TU IZ IR
07ANKARA2473	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 04:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2491	US EUROPEAN/CASPIAN/EURASIAN ENERGY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) On September 20-22, Istanbul hosted a Eurasia regional energy Chiefs of Mission conference. Participants included representatives from the supplier country posts of Ashgabat, Astana, Baghdad and Baku; posts in countries that are on key transit routes and/or are major buyers, including t [...]	2007-10-05 15:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET XF XG ZK TU
07ANKARA2492	AGR: GOT SQUARELY FOCUSED ON OCTOBER 10 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Senior MFA officials informed the Ambassador that they view the October 10 mark-up on the Armenian genocide resolution (AGR) in the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) as critical. They are engaged at the highest levels to prevent the resolution from passing out of committee [...]	2007-10-05 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS AM TU
07ANKARA2501	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-09 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA253	GENERAL BUYUKANIT'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY [...] (C) Yasar Buyukanit ascended to the top of Turkey,s military just six months ago in September 2006. His actions since then have positioned him as one of the most dominant players in this political scene. He has spoken out aggressively in public fora about Turkey,s foreign policy, its domesti [...]	2007-02-06 15:40:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR IR IZ TU
07ANKARA2532	TURKEY: USD(P) EDELMAN AND A/S FRIED DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: USD(P) Edelman and EUR A/S Fried told MFA U/S Apakan and senior MFA officials October 13 that the Administration regrets House Foreign Affairs Committee passage of HR 106 and will continue to strongly oppose its passage by the House. They urged Turkish officials to avoid reactions [...]	2007-10-15 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TU AR AF IZ
07ANKARA2537	TURKEY: USD(P) EDELMAN AND A/S FRIED DISCUSS PKK [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Apakan and Deputy Defense Chief GEN Saygun told USD(P) Edelman and A/S Fried October 13 that Turkey is reaching the end of its patience with PKK terrorism and expects concrete US help. They noted recent unprecedented attacks, including rocket attac [...]	2007-10-15 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA2539	TURKEY: USD(P) EDELMAN AND A/S FRIED DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: USD(P) Edelman and EUR A/S Fried told Deputy Chief of Defense GEN Ergin Saygun October 13 that the Administration regrets House Foreign Affairs Committee passage of HR 106 and will continue to strongly oppose its passage by the House. They urged the Turkish military to avoid react [...]	2007-10-15 15:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU AR AF IZ
07ANKARA2550	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-16 12:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2569	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-17 12:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA257	STRENGTHENING NONPROLIFERATION COOPERATION WITH [...] (C) Turkey has embraced the objectives of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI). A participant in every major non-proliferation regime and a strong supporter of the Proliferation Security Initiative, Turkey has acted against proliferators and blocked shipments of concern to I [...]	2007-02-06 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA2579	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-18 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2584	TURKEY: REENGAGING ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's relationship with Israel has reached a new and somewhat different equilibrium. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's occasional casual use of anti-Israeli rhetoric and rapprochement with Israel's arch enemies has caused the once warm friendship to [...]	2007-10-18 15:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS
07ANKARA2585	SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASSAD VISIT TO ANKARA [...] (c) Turkish Presidency/PM foreign affairs advisor Davutoglu told Ambassador October 17 that Turkey worked hard during President Assad's visit to persuade Syria to participate in the Middle East Peace conference planned for Annapolis in late November if it is invited. 2. (c) Assad and FM Mua [...]	2007-10-18 15:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY TU
07ANKARA2587	TURKEY: INTENSIVE MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY. Turkish FM Babacan embarked on the second leg of an intensive period of Middle East and regional outreach this week. His October 17-19 visit to Egypt and Lebanon follows closely on the heels of his recent tour of Syria, Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories. As a [...]	2007-10-19 08:02:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IS IZ SA SY TU XF
07ANKARA2591	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-19 11:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2633	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 14:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2640	TURKEY: FM BABACAN CONTINUES REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Babacan continued his intensive outreach to Middle East neighbors with trips to Egypt and Lebanon while, concurrently, Syrian President Asad and FM Mualem visited Ankara. GOT officials continue to urge the SARG to stem the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and to play [...]	2007-10-25 08:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS IZ LE SY TU XF
07ANKARA2641	TURKEY: GOT CONSIDERING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON KRG [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Turkey's National Security Council (NSC) recommended on October 24 that the GOT implement economic sanctions against groups supporting the PKK. The NSC's recommendation will be taken up by the cabinet in due course. Military operations in the border region of Hakkari Province [...]	2007-10-25 11:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ US
07ANKARA2644	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2676	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-30 15:09:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2680	MINISTERS TO DECIDE ON ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish Council of Ministers will meet in emergency session on October 31 to consider authorizing economic actions against Northern Iraq. Four potential measures are on the agenda: cutting off of electricity exports, closing road access through Habur Gate, restricting Turkis [...]	2007-10-31 10:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KFPC ECON ETRD ETTC PREL EAIR TU
07ANKARA2695	DEALING WITH TURKISH SUSPICIONS REGARDING US ARMS [...] (C) Rising PKK violence and the leakage of potentially thousands of US-procured weapons from Iraq have heightened Turkish government and public sensitivities about the transfer of weapons to Iraq. Delays and confusion as we attempted to provide the GOT with information on the origin and desti [...]	2007-11-01 10:04:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL MARR PTER MOPS ETTC KOMC MG UP CY IZ TU
07ANKARA2702	WARM RECEPTION FOR FM BABACAN IN IRAN; TEPID [...] SUMMARY. Turkish FM Babacan received a warm reception from Iranian political leaders in his first visit to Iran, October 27-28. Iran is well-positioned to understand Turkey's PKK dilemma, but Iranian leaders did not extend support for a Turkish military incursion into northern Iraq. Iran an [...]	2007-11-02 09:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP PARM EFIN IR IZ TU
07ANKARA2720	DAS BRYZA AND TURKISH ENERGY MINISTER GULER ON [...] (C) Summary: On October 25, EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with Turkish Energy Minister Guler and reaffirmed their commitment to a shared U.S. )Turkey strategic vision to help Europe diversify its natural gas supplies away from dependence on Russia. Guler warmly welcomed positive news from Bryza on [...]	2007-11-06 09:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG EPET IR IZ KZ RS TU
07ANKARA2733	TURKEY'S KURDS RELIEVED BY OUTCOME OF PM ERDOGAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Our contacts in southeast Turkey have all reacted positively to PM Erdogan's Oval Office meeting, noting that the chance of a cross-border land attack by Turkish forces has diminished significantly, though many still expect air strikes against PKK targets in the Qandil mountains [...]	2007-11-07 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2747	TURKEY WILL CONSIDER REQUEST TO INSPECT FLIGHTS [...] (S) We shared ref a. points concerning potential shipment of sensitive equipment to Syria from Iran with MFA Department Head for Aviation Affairs Hamit Olcay on the morning of November 9. Olcay said a request for these flights has not been submitted, and GOT regulations require a 10-day advan [...]	2007-11-09 12:35:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL ETTC MASS TU IR SY
07ANKARA2761	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-13 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2765	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-14 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA279	TURKEY: PAKISTANI PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF'S NEW [...] (C) Pakistani President Musharraf visited Ankara February 6, meeting wit President Sezer and Prime Minister Erdogan over the course of his one-day stay. According to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Omer Onhon, Musharraf's meetings focused solely on what Onhon described as "Pak [...]	2007-02-09 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PK TU
07ANKARA2818	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-23 13:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2826	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-26 14:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2834	TURKEY: CHP LEADER BAYKAL MAKES POTEMKIN SENSE, AT [...] (C) Summary. Deniz Baykal, Chairman of the Republican People's Party (CHP),recently proposed surprising policy approaches to Turkey's Kurdish problem, including starting to deal with northern Iraqi authorities. Baykal, a chronic contrarian, urged strategic thinking and outreach to Iraqi Kur [...]	2007-11-27 12:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IZ
07ANKARA2839	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 06:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2851	TURKEY: CODEL MURTHA'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: DCHOD GEN Ergin Saygun briefed Codel Murtha on Turkey's struggle with PKK terrorism, the PKK's involvement in narcotics smuggling and organized crime, and the inadequate response of many European allies. On Armenia, Saygun stressed Yerevan's implied territorial claims on Turkey [...]	2007-11-29 08:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OREP IZ IR AM TU
07ANKARA2877	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-03 14:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2885	CODEL SHAYS GOES TO SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY [...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Representative Christopher Shays obtained first-hand insight into the Kurdish issue and efforts to counter the PKK during a November 27-28 visit to southeastern Turkey. He also toured the Habur border gate and was briefed on Turkish-Iraq [...]	2007-12-04 08:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA2943	EXBS: TURKEY ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORT- (NOVEMBER [...] Summary: The EXBS Advisor completed transfer of the Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs. Turkish MFA continues to withhold implementation of EXBS Agreement pending U.S. ratification of the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (123) Agreement. Progress continues for ongoing enforcement tra [...]	2007-12-12 05:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA296	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-12 13:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2969	TURKEY: 2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 15:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR TU
07ANKARA3000	TURKEY: JORDANIAN KING DISCUSSES MEPP, SYRIA WITH [...] (C) Jordanian King Abdullah's discussions with President Gul and PM Erdogan during his December 10 visit focused primarily on regional security issues, according to MFA Levant desk officer Cem Ulusoy. All three leaders expressed support for the latest round of the Middle East peace process ( [...]	2007-12-18 11:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IS JO SY
07ANKARA3043	(S) SHIELD S15A-06: TURKEY PREPARED TO HELP BLOCK [...] (S) We delivered reftel paper to MFA Department Head for Arms Control and Disarmament Elif Ulgen on December 17. Ulgen, who personally reviews all export licenses to Syria involving Australia Group-controlled items, expressed appreciation for the information and promised to share the informati [...]	2007-12-28 08:00:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC
07ANKARA3045	TURKEY: CODEL SKELTON DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) President Gul, PM Erdogan, DCHOD Saygun and DefMin Gonul all expressed satisfaction with U.S. support to Turkey against PKK terrorism. The Turkish people have a more positive view of the U.S. as a result. Codel Skelton stressed the common struggle against terrorism and U.S. understanding [...]	2007-12-28 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OREP AM IZ IR TU KV IS KPAL
07ANKARA308	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P DIRECTOR STEPHEN KRASNER [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/P Director Stephen Krasner and S/P Delegation. 2. (U) Janice Weiner, Political Counselor, is your Control Officer for Ankara. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2515; Home: 011-90-312-448-2108 or ext 2114; [...]	2007-02-13 16:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL TU
07ANKARA316	Scenesetter for the Visit of CODEL Dicks to Turkey [...] Summary: Your visit comes at a critical period in the U.S.-Turkey bilateral relationship as the government grapples with continued PKK terrorist attacks from northern Iraq, fears that Iraq's instability will spread beyond its borders, the aftermath of the Dink murder, a potential U.S. congressi [...]	2007-02-14 14:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ETRD PGOV TU IZ IR
07ANKARA351	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 14:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA356	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL TILLEMANN [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Tomicah Tillemann. 2. (U) Jeff Collins, Political Officer, is your Control Officer for Ankara. He can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2521; Home: 011-90-312-495-6433; Cellular: 011-90-532-620-3849. Chris Fri [...]	2007-02-20 07:43:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OREP AMGT AFIN ASEC TU

07ANKARA369	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS/DNDO [...] Embassy Ankara to Mr. Dave Smith and will travel to Ankara and@fuclear Research Facility Q February 24 to March 3, rol Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG 295-2524 or Commercial (90)(312)455-5555 ext.2524 or through Embassy switchboard ext 0. 3. Local contact and lodgin [...]	2007-02-21 09:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP OTRA PREL TU
07ANKARA372	IRAQ: TURKEY EAGER TO MOVE ON NEIGHBORS CONFERENCES [...] (S) Following up on ref email conveying the Secretary's interest in pursuing FonMin Gul's proposal to host a senior "Iraq neighbors" plus P5/G8 meeting in the near future, Ambassador met Feb. 16 with Gul and Feb. 19 with GOT Special Coordinator for Iraq Celikkol. They confirmed that Turkey en [...]	2007-02-21 09:25:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU IZ IR SY EG SA
07ANKARA381	CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-22 11:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AMGT OREP OTRA PGOV TK TRY
07ANKARA40	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-09 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA444	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Departm Amy Ritualo. Chris Fri@er, is your Control Of 0@779. 2. (U) Post underQlogistical arrangementQng made by ILO. 3. (U)Visas: Please note that all Americans entering Turkey must have a valid Visa. The onlyexception [...]	2007-02-28 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA AFIN AMGT TU
07ANKARA449	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-28 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA467	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA476	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA486	PKK Issue: Update on Violence and Political Developments [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of periodic reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary sources for these reports are mainstream Turkish press services, such as the Anatolian News Agency, and international wire services. While these are more reliable than most Turkish press sources, they [...]	2007-03-05 07:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
07ANKARA493	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-05 15:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA50	TURKEY: ERDOGAN SUPPORTS SINIORA IN LEBANON, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although PM Erdogan and Lebanese PM Siniora reportedly speak often and, according to remarks in the press attributed to iniora, "have had a visible chemistry together," it seems the GOT prefers to support "stability" in Lebanon above all else. Erdogan met with most Lebanese polit [...]	2007-01-10 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU LE SY
07ANKARA519	"MODERATE ISLAMIC" SUMMIT STILL UP IN THE AIR [...] (C) Summary: Timing for a follow-on summit to the February 24 Islamabad foreign ministers meeting on Middle East Peace remains unclear, according to Turkish MFA. Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey are concerned that the effort not be perceived as an anti-Iran initiative. Saudi Arabia wa [...]	2007-03-07 16:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA527	TURKISH READ ON BAGHDAD/CAIRO/ISTANBUL CONFERENCES [...] (C) Summary: Turkish MFA Special Representative on Iraq Oguz Celikkol, just back from meetings in Tehran, told DCM March 8 that the Iranians have committed to participate at both the March 10 preparatory meeting in Baghdad and the expanded Istanbul ministerial, which the Turks hope will take [...]	2007-03-08 14:36:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IZ IR SY
07ANKARA55	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA558	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-12 15:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA56	U/S BURNS VISIT TO TURKEY JANUARY 18-19 [...] (S) Your visit comes at the start of a pivotal year for Turkey. Presidential and parliamentary elections will intensify internal political competition and aggravate nationalism at a time when Turkey finds itself more uncertain about its future -- both domestically and externally -- than any t [...]	2007-01-11 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV TU
07ANKARA560	KEY TURKISH OFFICIAL ON TURKISH-IRAQI KURD CONTACTS [...] (C) Turkish FM/PM foreign affairs advisor Ahmet Davutoglu told Ambassador and EUR DAS Bryza March 8 that contacts with the Iraqi Kurdish leadership will go forward, but probably not before late-spring or summer. As the initiator of Turkey's current effort at dialogue with the Iraqi Kurds begi [...]	2007-03-12 16:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07ANKARA573	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-13 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA584	TURKEY: GOT POSITIVELY INCLINED TO US REQUEST FOR [...] SUMMARY: Turkish government officials are likely to make a positive decision in response to the USG request to resettle Iraqi refugees currently located in Turkey. They expressed some initial hesitation, primarily because they fear an increased influx of refugees from Iraq and elsewhere in t [...]	2007-03-14 13:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM TU IZ
07ANKARA610	Business Sees Nationalism as Bigger Risk than Elections [...] (SBU) Summary. The head of Merrill Lynch's new Istanbul branch is not overly concerned about the short-term outlook for the Turkish economy or politics. He minimizes the double election year political risk, estimating a 95% chance that PM Erdogan will seek and get the presidency and a large [...]	2007-03-17 07:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV TU
07ANKARA64	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 13:49:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA642	TURKISH GOVERNMENT MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR AKDAMAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA680	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA722	TURKEY: MUBARAK VISIT LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish MFA and Egyptian embassy officials described the March 22-23 visit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to Turkey as "symbolically important" and "a useful exchange between two regional powers." Despite agreement by both countries to establish a structured "strategic dialo [...]	2007-03-29 15:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG EG TU
07ANKARA73	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-16 15:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA735	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA737	TURKEY WWF AND TRILATERAL WATER TALKS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) The Turkish MFA was pleased with the kick-off planning meeting for the 2009 World Water Forum (WWF) conference in Istanbul (ref A) and the subsequent "River Basin Management" Conference in Antalya. On the margins of the latter, Turkish, Iraqi, and Syrian ministers restarted tr [...]	2007-04-01 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV EAGR KPAO OEXC SCUL TU IZ
07ANKARA75	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR UNDER SECRETARY NICHOLAS [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns and Special Assistant Herro Mustafa. 2. (U) Cathy Westley, Political Officer, is your Control Officer. She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, EXT 2513; Home: 011-9 [...]	2007-01-16 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA AMGT AFIN PGOV TU
07ANKARA762	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-03 13:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA77	TURKEY: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness To Foreign Investment The Government of Turkey (GOT) views foreign direct investment as vital to the country's economic development and prosperity. Accordingly, Turkey has one of the most liberal legal regimes for FDI in the OECD. With the exception of some sectors (see below),are [...]	2007-01-17 09:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC KTDB USTR TU
07ANKARA774	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA783	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-05 11:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA794	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 11:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA82	TURKEY: GOT AND KRG MOVING TOWARD DIALOGUE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish Regional Government and the GOT are moving in the direction of initiating a dialogue, perhaps in early February, according to Masoud Barzani's foreign policy advisor (and former KDP Ankara rep.) Safeen Dizayee. According to Dizayee, GOT officials this week offered to [...]	2007-01-17 14:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PREF TU IZ
07ANKARA832	TURKISH ANGER CONTINUES OVER SHIFT OF [...] (C) Summary: Turkish officials remain persuaded that the Iraqi Kurds, then the Egyptian and Iraqi governments, essentially conspired to shift the "neighbors-plus" ministerial from Istanbul to Egypt. They have serious doubts as to whether all neighbors will attend the meeting, though Turkey wi [...]	2007-04-10 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ EG
07ANKARA838	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOC/BIS [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Ms. Rossitza Petrov and Mr. Brian O'Brien who will travel to Ankara to provide an "Internal Control Program (ICP)" Instructor Training workshop to Government of Turkey officials from April 30 to May 3, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyo [...]	2007-04-11 07:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KSTC OTRA PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA842	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Dr. Louise Shelley to travel to Ankara to meet with Turkish National Police representatives to discuss the NNSA's research project on nuclear smuggling from April 19 to 21, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via th [...]	2007-04-11 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP OTRA PREL TU
07ANKARA910	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/I AMBASSADOR DAVID [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq Ambassador Davie Satterfield and Treasury Malachy Nugent. David Burger, Chief of the Political Section's External Affairs Unit,is your Control Officer for Ankara. He [...]	2007-04-17 13:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OREP AMGT TU IZ
07ANKARA931	TURKEY PREPARED TO ENGAGE IN IRAQI NEIGHBORS PLUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey will send a delegation to Sharm el-Shaikh to participate in the May 3-4 meetings of the International Compact with Iraq and the Neighbors Plus Ministerial, but FM Gul may be unable to make the trip due to domestic political requirements. GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Amb. Ogu [...]	2007-04-19 14:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IZ EG IR SY
07ANKARA938	TURKEY COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WISCONSIN [...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Mr. Gary Milhollin and Ms. Kelly Motz to travel to Ankara to meet with Government of Turkey official to discuss the Wisconsin Project/Risk Report from April 23 to 26, 2007. 2. Embassy Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG [...]	2007-04-20 11:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL TU
07ANKARA940	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR/ERA JOHN ROBINSON [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/ERA John Robinson. Jeff Collins, Political Officer is your point of contact for Ankara. He can be reached at Office: 011-90-312-455-5555, EXT 2521; Home: 011-90-312-495-6433; Cell: 011-90-532-620-3849. 2. (U) Hotel and ot [...]	2007-04-20 12:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU
07ANKARA949	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LEE ANN SCHEUER AND [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Lee Ann Scheuer and Leah-Ming Toomer. Christina Bobrow, Political Officer, is your Control Officer She can be reached at: Office 011-90-312-455-5555, Ext 2539 Home: 011-90-312-491-7700; Cellular: 011-90-555-358-6803. 2. (U) Hot [...]	2007-04-24 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TU
07ANKARA957	MNF-1 GEN. PETRAEUS MEETING WITH TURKISH D/CHOD [...] (S) Summary: MNF-I Commanding Gen. David Petraeus met April 22 with Turkish General Staff (TGS) D/CHOD Gen. Ergin Saygun at Incirlik Air Base to discuss Iraq. Saygun stressed Turkey's strong interest in Iraq's success and in putting past US-Turkish differences behind us. He expressed misgiv [...]	2007-04-24 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ TU
07ANKARA969	AMBASSADOR PRESSES GOT ON ATTENDANCE AT SHARM [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is still weighing its level of attendance at the May 3-4 Sharm el-Sheikh meetings on Iraq, according to PM/FM foreign policy advisor Davutoglu. Turkey is still smarting from Iraq's decision not to hold the ministerials in Istanbul, and will press Iraqi FonMin Zebari for an [...]	2007-04-26 09:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ IR SY EG
07ANKARA996	TURKEY WILL SEND MINISTER TO SHARM MEETINGS, [...] (C) Summary: Turkey will send a state minister (to be named) to the May 3-4 Iraq meetings at Sharm el-Sheikh, GOT officials and the Iraqi Ambassador confirmed to us. MFA expects Iran and Syria will also send ministers. FonMin Gul reportedly appealed to visiting Iraqi FonMin Zebari April 26 f [...]	2007-04-27 12:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ IR SY EG
07ASHGABAT1314	TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DESIGNATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-03 10:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN TX
07ASHGABAT599	TURKMENISTAN RESPONSE TO SYRIAN OVERFLIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 09:36:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PARM PREL MNUC KN SY AM KZ KG TI TX UZ
07ASHGABAT604	TURKMENISTAN DENIES OVERFLIGHT TO SYRIAN FLIGHT [...] (S) Turkmenistan's Foreign Affairs Deputy Chairman Rashit Meredov called in Charge on June 19 to inform her that the flight referred to in ref b had requested overflight both to Pyonyang and back. The flight had reported it was carrying baby food. Meredov said the government had approved the [...]	2007-06-19 12:20:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	EAIR PARM PREL MNUC KN SY AM KZ KG TI TX UZ
07ASTANA522	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, FEBRUARY 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Trial of True Ak Zhol Leader Bulat Abilov ----------------------------------------- 2. O [...]	2007-02-26 10:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KZ
07ASUNCION2	PARAGUAY: TERRORIST FINANCIER SAYS "EVERYBODY" IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Terrorist financier Muhammad Yusif Abdallah admitted to supporting Hizbollah politically but in his defense told POL Chief "everybody" in Ciudad del Este (CDE) supports Hizbollah. According to Abdallah the Islamic community in CDE transformed significantly in the aftermath of [...]	2007-01-03 17:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINR CVIS KISL PA
07ATHENS1087	GREEK VIEWS ON BEST APPROACH TO SYRIA [...] (C) On May 24, A/Polcouns delivered ref a demarche on Syria's sham presidential referendum to Deputy Director of the Greek MFA A-6 Division for Middle East Affairs Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis promised to inform his superiors of the U.S. position, though he said Greece took another view of the [...]	2007-05-24 15:00:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN GR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07ATHENS123	FOREIGN MINISTRY ON GREEK AID TO IRAN, LEBANON, [...] (C) Summary: EconCouns met January 17th with George Pandremenos, Diplomatic Director, Office of Deputy Foreign Minister Stylianides, to discuss reftels. Regarding the Paris donors' conference for Lebanon (Reftel A),Pandremenos stated that Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis and General Secretary of [...]	2007-01-19 14:16:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON EAID EXIM UNSC OECD GR IR LE
07ATHENS1315	U/S BURNS' JUNE 10 MEETING WITH FM BAKOYANNIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her June 10 meeting with U/S Burns, FM Bakoyannis focused on stability in the Balkans -- particularly G-8 discussion of Kosovo final status and GOG concerns regarding Macedonia's NATO entry. She favored additional negotiating time on Kosovo, adding that Greece sought both a [...]	2007-06-27 15:22:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR OVIP
07ATHENS1740	TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST RIAD SEIF [...] (C) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Vassilis Papaioannou, Director of the MFA's Middle East Department. Papaioannou was aware of the difficulties faced by Riad Seif, whom he had met during an earlier posting. Papaioannou believed that Greece's voice carried more weight as p [...]	2007-08-31 12:49:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN JA KDEM PHUM SA SY GR
07ATHENS1866	GREECE POSITIVE ON EU MISSION FOR LEBANON [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to the Greek MFA's Penny Douti, Deputy Director of the MFA Directorate for Common Foreign and Security Policy. After reviewing the points, Douti termed them "right," and "fully consistent" with the Greek position on this issue. 2. (C) Douti cautioned that t [...]	2007-09-17 11:16:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IS LE EUN GR
07ATHENS1951	FOLLOW-UP: GREEK FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO SUPPLY [...] (S) PolMil Chief revisited ref A demarche (and ref B interim reply) with the MFA's Dionyssios Kyvetos, the responsible officer in the MFA's Directorate for International Organizations and Nonproliferation. Kyvetos said that following his ref B meeting with Embassy officials in April 2007, he [...]	2007-09-28 13:33:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC SY GR
07ATHENS2046	GREEK POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) Acting Political Counselor discussed ref a points on U.S. positions with regard to the October 15-16 GAERC with MFA A11 Directorate for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Correspondent Penny Douti. A/PolCouns also discussed ref a Iran points with A6 Directorate for Arab and Middle Easte [...]	2007-10-12 15:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL IS GR
07ATHENS2053	GREECE "WON'T BE LAST" EU STATE OPPOSING EU IRAN [...] (C) On October 12, Charge delivered ref a points on French-proposed autonomous EU sanctions on Iran to MFA Secretary General Aristides Agathokles. Charge emphasized SIPDIS that the EU-U.S. common program regarding Iran has been amongst the most successful examples of EU-U.S. cooperation in [...]	2007-10-15 14:23:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR XF EUN GR
07ATHENS2236	GREEK POSITIONS ON NOV 19-20 GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the November 19-20 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) to MFA A11 EU Common Foreign Policy Directorate Counselor Antonia Katzourou. (NOTE: Katzourou recently replaced A11 Counselor Penny Douti, who has transferred to Moscow [...]	2007-11-16 14:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV GR BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE
07ATHENS2345	GREECE CONFIRMS MISSILE PARTS INCLUDED IN SUSPECT [...] (S) A/Pol Counselor met 12/12 with MFA Senior Non-Proliferation officer Dionyssios Kyvetos and MFA non-proliferation officer Photis Bourloyannis. They noted that Greece had "finally" received a formal report from France on 12/10 of the French experts' analysis of the contents of the cargo de [...]	2007-12-12 14:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC EWWT GR FRN KN SY
07ATHENS2349	GREECE: NIE "NO EFFECT" ON IRAN POLICY [...] (S) Embassy delivered ref A points to a number of key officials in the Greek foreign policy apparatus, including: Deputy Director of the PM's Diplomatic Cabinet Ambassador Constantinos Bitsios, Head of the MFA's A7 North American Directorate Grigoris Vassiloconstantakis, senior MFA non-prolife [...]	2007-12-13 12:49:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	MNUC KNNP IR PARM GR
07ATHENS503	GREECE PART 1: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece continues to [...]	2007-03-09 09:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS520	SCENESETTER FOR FM BAKOYANNIS' MARCH 22 VISIT TO [...] (C) FM Dora Bakoyannis arrives in Washington with one item at the top of her agenda: Greek participation in the Visa Waiver Program. Several months ago, she had hoped this could be a March "deliverable" for a visit by PM Karamanlis. We've lowered her expectations (and the Karamanlis visit is [...]	2007-03-12 16:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS801	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GREEK FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO [...] (S) Dep Polcouns and Poloff delivered demarche (ref a) concerning the possible bid by Greek company XXXXXXXXXXXX to supply multispectral camouflage netting to Syria, to Greek MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Nonproliferation officer Dionyssios A. Kyvetos. Kyvetos stated [...]	2007-04-23 14:07:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	ETTC GM GR IR PARM PREL SY CBW
07ATHENS838	DEVELOPMENT MINISTER WORKS TO MOVE TGI FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Development Sioufas outlined to the Ambassador a series of steps he was taking to move the ball forward on TGI. He had obtained Turkish Minister of Energy Guler's agreement to work on a trilateral, intergovernmental TGI agreement covering source, transit and other is [...]	2007-04-27 10:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG GR
07ATHENS947	ENERGY MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT EC ACTION ON TGI [...] (C) Minister of Development Sioufas told the Ambassador May 11 that he requests urgent USG assistance regarding the EC's upcoming decision on exempting the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) pipeline from EC third-party access (TPA) requirements. Sioufas said that EU officials recently informed Italian [...]	2007-05-11 14:10:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG GR
07ATHENS97	FM BAKOYANNIS DISCUSSES RPG ATTACK, KOSOVO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his meeting with FM Bakoyannis on January 17, Ambassador updated FM Bakoyannis on investigations into the January 12 RPG strike on the Embassy, emphasizing that the U.S. was satisfied with the cooperative attitude and thorough approach of Greek authorities to date. Bakoyanni [...]	2007-01-17 13:26:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO PINS MARR MOPS GR
07BAGHDAD1068	IRAQI PALESTINIANS COMPLAIN OF PERSECUTION, [...] (C) Summary: Palestinians in Iraq continue to fear and experience persecution on account of their nationality. A police raid in a Palestinian compound on March 14 resulted in the death of a Palestinian guard, possibly the death of a Palestinian detainee, and allegations of abuse and torture b [...]	2007-03-27 18:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL KPAL KDEM YE IZ
07BAGHDAD1069	ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS FOR IRAQI CHILDREN IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Minister of Displacement and Migration would like to establish schools for Iraqi children in Jordan and Syria and will appeal to international donors to support the idea. While the Government of Iraq has not discussed the issue with the governments of Syria or Jordan, the M [...]	2007-03-27 18:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF IZ JO SY
07BAGHDAD1117	AMBASSADOR WITH FM ZEBARI DISCUSS RIYADH SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, the Foreign Minister warmly welcomed Ambassador Crocker to Iraq, accepted copies of his credentials, and discussed at some length the recent Arab League Summit in Riyadh. The GoI countered Saudi comments about an "illegal occupation" by noting Iraqi concurrence with [...]	2007-03-31 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1157	TALABANI WELCOMES AMBASSADOR, DISCUSSES ARAB [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari March 31 to present his credentials. They discussed Talabani's trip to Riyadh for the Arab Summit and the side meetings he held with other Arab leaders, including a discussion on Kirkuk and the P [...]	2007-04-04 09:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1162	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (S) Summary: During his introductory meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Ambassador Crocker emphasized full U.S. support for the PM an his government. Maliki expressed concern about a lack of international support of Iraqi democracy, except from the U.S. He had not decided on a date [...]	2007-04-04 12:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1164	GOI PERSPECTIVES ON NEIGHBORS' CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: Subsequent to his April 1 discussion with the Foreign Minister (septel),the DCM engaged a number of GoI officials on the neighbors' conference. Continued skepticism of the potential gains of the conference, and fears of outside intervention, leave many in the GoI lukewarm about [...]	2007-04-04 12:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1189	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ/EXPANDED NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Summary: Following the Ambassador's intervention with Prime Minister Maliki late afternoon April 4, the Iraqis quickly finalized their internal agreement to pursue back-to-back conferences for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI) and Expanded Neighbors meeting, preferably in Egypt. [...]	2007-04-06 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1192	CODEL MCCAIN MEETS WITH ANBAR LOCAL LEADERS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar cable. 2. (SBU) CODEL McCain traveled to Camp Ramadi in Anbar province on Apr 2 to meet with the U.S. Army brigade in Ramadi and with local Anbari leaders. The CODEL consisted of Senator John McCain (R-AZ),Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC),Representative Mike Pence (R [...]	2007-04-07 07:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1193	AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF OIL DR. HUSAYN [...] (C) Summary: On April 4, Ambassador Crocker held his first meeting with Minister of Oil Dr. Husayn Shahristani. Shahristani briefly outlined the state of the oil industry, and admitted that Iraq should be pumping more oil. He blamed the failure to do so completely on the security situation, c [...]	2007-04-07 10:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD1231	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON SCIRI CHAIRMAN ABDUL AZIZ AL HAKIM [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-09 12:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD1236	CG'S APRIL 5 MEETING WITH THE PM [...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 5, MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus and DCM Speckhard met with PM Maliki and discussed the following issues: -- Engagement: Maliki discussed his meeting with the commander of an insurgent group which now wanted to join the fight against Al Qaeda; -- Detentions: Ma [...]	2007-04-10 05:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PTER PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD1256	AMBASSADOR, TALABANI, BARZANI DISCUSS IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani April 9 discussed with the Ambassador how to improve Iraq-Turkey relations after Iraq decided to hold its next Neighbors' Conference in Egypt instead of Istanbul. During his meeting with Talabani the Ambassador also urged Talabani to act on the PKK [...]	2007-04-11 19:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD126	AMBASSADOR URGES IRAQI LEADERS TO STEP UP AFTER [...] (C) Summary: On the morning of January 11, the Ambassador met seriatim with Iraq's parliament (Council of Representatives - CoR) Speaker Mashadani (Sunni),and Vice Presidents Hashemi (Sunni) and al-Mehdi (Shiite) to highlight key aspects of President Bush's speech, urge public statements in [...]	2007-01-12 12:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1260	ELECTIONS COMMISSION SELECTION OFF TO A GOOD START [...] (SBU) United Nations Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Senior Electoral Advisor Sandra Mitchell told poloff in a April 10 meeting that the selection process for the new Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is "off to a surprisingly good start." The Council of Representatives (COR) is implement [...]	2007-04-12 05:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1262	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: The Iraq Executive Steering Committee met April 6 to review recent progress by its six committees. Prime Minister Maliki underscored the importance of the ICI, noting that all international partners had signed on except for Syria. Minister of the Interior Bolani said that MOI had [...]	2007-04-12 10:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET KPAO PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD127	SENATOR BROWNBACK MEETS WITH IRAQI PM MALIKI [...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with Iraqi PM Maliki, Senator Brownback gave a sober assessment of the U.S. political atmosphere on Iraq. The PM emphasized the importance of rapidly training and equipping Iraqi forces which, he said, would allow the U.S. to reduce its presence in Iraq i [...]	2007-01-12 13:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1326	NINEWA: COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSSES ENERGY CRISIS, [...] (C) Counselor Cohen met Ninewa Vice Governor Khasro Goran and members of Ninewa's Provincial Council at the Governor's guest house in downtown Mosul 28 Mar. Khasro took a surprisingly mild perspective on resolution of disputed territories in Ninewa, but emphasized the overwhelming obstacle t [...]	2007-04-18 06:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PBTS PTER MASS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1329	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE CALLS FOR RAPID [...] (C) Summary: At the April 13 session of the Iraq Executive Steering Committee, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih called the April 12 bombing of the Council of Representatives (CoR) troubling from a security standpoint, but a unifying event for the CoR. Sarafiya bridge, a [...]	2007-04-18 11:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KCRS KPAO MOPS PGOV PREF PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1365	IRAQI FORCES' CHIEF SAYS U.S. SUPPORT VITAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 15 meeting, Commander General of the Iraqi Joint Headquarters Babakr Baderkhan Zibari told Senator Hagel and Representative Sestak that the Iraqi armed forces are growing in competence, loyalty, and numbers. Babakr said militia influence on the force was minimal and, c [...]	2007-04-22 09:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PREL PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD137	MINDEF TELLS SEN BROWNBACK TERRORISM MORE [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with Senator Sam Brownback, (R/KS),Minister of Defense Abdul al-Qader Mohammed Jasim reported that the Iraqi Armed Forces are progressing but require continued U.S. military support, including additional troops for the next phase of the Baghdad Se [...]	2007-01-14 11:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1378	DETAINEES REPORT TORTURE BY NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On April 5, six Iraqi detainees held at two Iraqi detention facilities located adjacent to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Justice in Khadimiya provided personal accounts of torture and beatings by National Police (NP) and Iraqi Army (IA) forces to PolOff during an unannounced huma [...]	2007-04-23 09:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM MOPS MARR PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1392	STAFF SHARE VIEWS ON IRAQI PRESIDENT'S HEALTH AND [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting on April 11, members of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's staff told PolOffs that Talabani's health continues to improve, but his staff continues to try to limit his activities, including his desire to travel. His staff shared Talabani's techniques for fostering coope [...]	2007-04-23 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1438	FM READOUT OF TRIP TO IRAN, TURKEY [...] (S) Summary. In an April 27 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, FM Zebari described his April 25-26 meetings in Tehran as producing "good, constructive results," and expressed confidence that Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki will attend the Sharm el-Sheikh conference. Zebari stated he h [...]	2007-04-28 18:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1464	DPM SALIH REVIEWS COMPACT DEALS [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih described to Treasury Attache on April 29 the results of a number of GOI efforts to engage the international community in advance of the launch of the International Compact on May 3 in Sharm el-Sheikh. These efforts have produced good progress securin [...]	2007-04-30 15:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD147	CODEL BAYH/CLINTON/MCHUGH MEETS WITH IRAQI LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, 2007 Senator Bayh (D-IN),Senator Clinton (D-NY) and Representative McHugh (R-NY 23) met with the Iraqi government leadership over lunch, and then held separate meetings with Prime Minister Al-Maliki and Vice President Abdul Mehdi. Many of the CODEL's questions foc [...]	2007-01-15 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1499	INTERMEDIATE RECONCILIATION MEASURES FOR PM MALIKI [...] (C) Summary: As intermediate reconciliation measures, PM Maliki could follow up on his March visit to Anbar with further outreach to Sunni areas; take steps to mitigate the effects of de-Ba'athification; appoint a senior Sunni adviser; make a targeted political push for a consensus candidate f [...]	2007-05-04 14:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1513	PM CHIEF OF STAFF TARIQ ABDULLAH VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah discussed his upcoming trip to Washington May 6-10 with the DCM in a series of meetings on April 29 and May 2. Dr. Tariq outlined the concern among Prime Minister Maliki's inner circle that the U.S. views Iraq through a sectarian le [...]	2007-05-07 08:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1536	PART 1 OF 3: HOW SADRISTS TOOK SADR CITY COUNCIL [...] (C) This cable forms the first part of a three-part series on the relationship between the Sadr City District Advisory Council (DAC) and the Sadrists located in the Office of the Martyr Sadr (OMS). On May 4, poloff conducted a protracted interview with Heyder S. Zedan and Suaad A. Allami, tw [...]	2007-05-09 06:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1593	MALIKI RESHAPES THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to reshape the Iraqi national security architecture seem to be producing increasing centralization of power in the hands of an inner circle of Shia Islamists at the expense of the formal chain of command. Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir, a S [...]	2007-05-15 18:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS MCAP PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1620	DEPUTY FM ON WORKING GROUPS: PARTICIPANTS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 14 meeting with PolCouns, Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi updated on the status of working groups discussed at the March 10 Neighbors Conference and formalized at the May 4 Ministerial conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. The working groups will focus on border and secur [...]	2007-05-19 11:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1632	PRT TIKRIT: DEPUTY GOVERNOR CALLS FOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din (SaD) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Salah ad Din (SaD) Deputy Governor Abdullah H. M. Ajabarah al Jabouri called for the GOI to commit to a "reconciliation timeline" in a May 16 meeting with MNC-I CG LTG Odierno and MNF-I Deputy CG LTG Lamb. Saying "the GOI [...]	2007-05-20 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1696	PM OF IRAQI KURDISTAN DISCOUNTS NATIONAL [...] (C) On May 17 outgoing Kurdistan Regional Coordinator Yellin, accompanied by incoming Acting Regional Coordinator Patterson, paid a farewell call on Nechirvan Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Barzani said that Iraqi Sunni and Shia Arabs will never [...]	2007-05-23 01:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ECON PREL US IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1747	CODEL BAIRD VISITS RAMADI, MEETS WTIH LOCAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: CODEL Baird, which consisted of Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT),visited Camp Blue Diamond in Ramadi on May 22, where the congressmen met with the Mayor of Ramadi and Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, a Provin [...]	2007-05-26 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OEXC PREL IZ

07BAGHDAD1755	FORMER PRIME MINISTER JA'FARI LAMENTS LACK OF [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting, former Prime Minister and current Council of Representatives member (Shi'a Coalition, Dawa) Ibrahim al-Ja'fari hailed President Bush's decision to topple Saddam Hussein as a historic and strategic decision that Iraqis will view as "an Iraqi national decision." He liste [...]	2007-05-27 14:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1762	CODEL BAIRD MEETS IRAQI PARLIAMENT LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) met Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani and First Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Atiya for a review of the situation in Iraq on May 22. The Speaker gave a Sunni perspective, with al-Atiya naturally [...]	2007-05-28 01:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IR JO IZ
07BAGHDAD1773	FADHILA LEADERS GIVE AMBASSADOR OVERVIEW OF PARTY [...] (C) Summary: In a May 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Fadhila leaders Hassan al-Shammari, Basim al-Sherif, and Karim al-Yacoubi laid out to the Ambassador Fadhila's position on key legislative issues. They said there was political pressure on the Prime Minister to "certify" a vote of no confi [...]	2007-05-28 12:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1781	A SUNNI PERSPECTIVE: ADNAN AL-DULAIMI SHARES HIS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Council of Representatives member and Sunni Tawafuq bloc leader Adnan al-Dulaimi (Iraqi People's Conference) discussed the greatest threats Iraq faces - terrorism and sectarianism - and his ideas for solutions. Al-Dulaimi pledged to cooper [...]	2007-05-28 16:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1793	AMBASSADOR'S MAY 27 MEETING WITH TURKISH IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Turkish MFA Iraq Envoy Oguz Celikkol said Turkey will propose that the Neighbors Conference energy working group meet June 14-15 in Istanbul. Celikkol and the Ambassador discussed ways to keep participation in the working group from becomin [...]	2007-05-29 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ENRG TU SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1795	VOTE ON MINISTERIAL NOMINEES DELAYED -- AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister's poorly coordinated effort to gain parliamentary approval for a new slate of six ministers -- five of which are different from those proposed May 10 (reftel) -- has yet to reach fruition. The proposed Ministers of Health, Agriculture, and Transportation; along [...]	2007-05-30 01:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1832	FORMER GOVERNOR OF BAGHDAD ASKED TO TAKE ISCI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the third of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage moderate politicians and empower moderate movements. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Former Governor of Baghdad Ali Fadel al-Misir recently took a position as [...]	2007-06-03 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1850	NINEWA'S FUEL CRISIS -- EASED BUT STILL SEVERE [...] (C) The Manager of the Northern Oil Distribution Company, Mohammed al-Zibari, reports that up to 40 per cent of Ninewa's fuel needs are now being met by fuel deliveries from Bayji refinery. New fuel contracts with Syria and Turkey are pending; renewed deliveries from those countries are requ [...]	2007-06-04 14:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV SY TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1888	SULAIMANIYAH MILITARY INTELLIGENCE CHIEF DISCUSSES INSURGENT ACTIVITY [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: The head of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense Intelligence Service (MODIS),Sulaimaniyah branch, said he operates independently of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and its dominant political parties. MODIS collects [...]	2007-06-07 11:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PBS PGOV PREF PTER PINR TU IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1894	BUILDING ON SHARM: WORKING GROUPS HAVE LITTLE [...] (C) The Working Groups formalized during the May 4 Sharm el-Sheikh Conference have moved forward slowly in the past month, despite GOI efforts to organize themselves (Ref A). The status of the three working groups is as follows: -- ENERGY: Turkey responded to a letter from the Ministry [...]	2007-06-08 11:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1895	UNAMI SRSG QAZI DISCUSSES ARTICLE 140, KIRKUK, AND [...] (C) Summary: Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) stated in a June 4 meeting with the Ambassador that, because of Kurd inaction, an Article 140 referendum on the status of Kirkuk was no longer technically [...]	2007-06-08 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL UN
07BAGHDAD1910	DISPLACEMENT OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ATTACHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MODM) Director General of Planning, Ali Shalan, informed the Embassy Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) that MODM will assign refugee attaches to Iraqi Embassies in the region to assist the estimated two million externally displaced Iraq [...]	2007-06-10 13:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD1948	PRIME MINISTER MALIKI TO FOCUS ON OIL LAWS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On June 10, Prime Minister Maliki assured the Ambassador of his commitment to getting the framework Hydrocarbon and Oil Revenue management draft laws in front of the Council of Representatives as a package within days. He also pledged to bring de-Baathification and prov [...]	2007-06-13 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS MCAP PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1969	ISLAMIC MOVEMENT OF KURDISTAN PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Islamic Movement of Kurdistan (IMK) members told RRT Erbil they seek consistent dialogue with the US, recognition and funding from the two dominant political parties of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),and representation in the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA). Weakened [...]	2007-06-15 09:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1973	GOI REQUESTS HELP TO CONVENE DISPLACED IRAQIS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-15 17:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF IZ JO
07BAGHDAD1978	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR BAGHDAD REFUGEE [...] (SBU) Embassy Baghdad requests country clearance for refugee coordinator Rafael Foley to travel to Syria June 20 to June 22. The purpose of the trip is to join visiting Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Office Director of Assistance for Asia and the Near East Richard Albright and [...]	2007-06-16 12:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF AMGT ASEC SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1991	MEETING BETWEEN DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary John Negroponte, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State David Satterfield, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker met with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih (DPM) to discuss a range of issues from security and budget execution to the draft hydrocarbon-related laws and re [...]	2007-06-17 16:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL
07BAGHDAD201	HASHIMI WARNS AGAINST WITHDRAWAL, ADVOCATES SUNNI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi told CODEL Brownback on January 9 that a withdrawal of coalition forces would send the wrong message to Iraqis and to the world. He called for a compact for Sunni engagement and pushed for the call-up of former Iraqi Army reserves as a way to [...]	2007-01-18 17:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2019	SHIA CLERIC BAHR AL-ALOOM DISCUSSES SAMARRA [...] (C) Summary. Highly respected Shia cleric from Najaf and former Iraqi Governing Council member Seyyid Muhammed Bahr al-Aloom met with the Ambassador June 15. Bahr al-Aloom shared the Ambassador's optimism concerning the positive stance taken by Iraqi political and religious leaders following [...]	2007-06-19 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KISL PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD202	FORMER PRIME MINISTER JAFARI OFFERS HIS ADVICE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a dinner with the Ambassador on January 15, former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari evaluated Iraq's development since 2003 and shared his opinions on future policies the Government of Iraq (GOI) should make. He criticized the Sunni Arabs in government and characterized ma [...]	2007-01-18 17:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2021	DEPUTY SECRETARY EMPHASIZES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki told the Deputy Secretary that the hydrocarbon law and the de-Baathification reform law would be sent to the Council of Representatives this week and passed this month. He expressed doubt, however, that progress on legislative priorities would lead to a reduction in [...]	2007-06-19 11:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD2029	SENATORS MCCASKILL AND CARPER MEETING WITH DEPUTY [...] Sen. McCaskill first inquired about the DPM,s perspective of the American public,s frustration with progress toward stability in Iraq. The DPM responded that when he first returned to Iraq, he was shocked at the level of devastation he observed after thirty-five years of neglect and Saddam,s [...]	2007-06-20 05:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD205	JANUARY 9-11 IRAQ/UAE BUSINESS EXCHANGE CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Al-Anbar Governor Ma'amoun al-Alwani and a delegation of Anbari businesspeople attended the Iraq/UAE Business Exchange Conference in Dubai on January 9-11 seeking to attract foreign investment to the province. Stressing that local g [...]	2007-01-19 08:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV AE IZ
07BAGHDAD2059	MFA ON WORKING GROUPS: NEIGHBORS ONLY FOR ISTANBUL [...] (C) In a June 19 meeting with Political Counselor, the Deputy Foreign Minister, Labeed Abbawi, confirmed the Energy Working Group will meet in Istanbul June 28-29. The Arab League and Iran have confirmed their attendance at the meeting, he said. Syria has stated that it will not host the Sec [...]	2007-06-23 14:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD210	JANUARY 14 MCNS: HAIFA STREET, BSP, MAYSAN PIC [...] (S/REL UK) SUMMARY: During the January 14 meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS),participants discussed the ongoing operation in the area around Baghdad's Haifa Street, noting the need to have situational awareness of the humanitarian situation in the area. PM Mal [...]	2007-01-19 17:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PREL PGOV PTER
07BAGHDAD211	IRAQI PM ON BAGHDAD SECURITY, PROPOSED BORDER [...] (S) Summary: In a January 17 meeting with MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Casey and the Ambassador, Iraqi PM Maliki agreed to proposals for traffic controls in Baghdad to prevent suicide and vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attacks. The CG told the PM he is satisfied so far w [...]	2007-01-19 17:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER PBTS IZ IR SY
07BAGHDAD2116	MALIKI ON OIL, RECONCILIATION, AND HAMID THE MUTE [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On June 24, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the Ambassador he would do his best to ensure the framework Hydrocarbon and Oil Revenue management draft are submitted to the Council of Representatives as a package in the coming days. Maliki said he was pleased with the [...]	2007-06-27 10:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PNAT PTER
07BAGHDAD217	IRAQI REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi reaction to President Bush's January 10 Iraq policy speech has been mixed, tending to be mostly but not completely favorable among Embassy contacts, consistently critical among Sadrists and hardline Sunnis. Most Iraqis across the spectrum hope the U.S. troop surge will bri [...]	2007-01-20 16:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2199	Embedded PRTs: Two Months In [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This report discusses the start-up and activities of the initial 10 ePRTs in Iraq, along with the challenges that they face as small, joint military-civilian operations at the very center of a conflict. On the whole, both the ePRTs and the brigades with which they have been emb [...]	2007-07-03 12:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS AMGT ASEC IZ
07BAGHDAD2208	EXTENDING SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN CONCERN REFUGEE [...] (C) Post recommends extending "Priority Two" (P2, groups of special humanitarian concern) refugee processing category to all non-Muslim religious minorities from Iraq. Post assessment, supported by reftels, is that members of religious minorities in Iraq are particularly vulnerable to seriou [...]	2007-07-04 04:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREF PREL
07BAGHDAD2254	TALABANI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KEEPING IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with the Ambassador and Meghan O'Sullivan, and they were later joined by DPM Barham Saleh. Talabani agreed to mediate between Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in an effort to bring the Presidency Counc [...]	2007-07-08 06:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD2278	ACTIVITIES OF WESTERNZAGROS IN IRAQI KURDISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Canadian-based petroleum exploration and development company, WesternZagros, has been operating in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region since 2005. It signed an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) that was ratified on March 2 [...]	2007-07-09 16:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD229	TALABANI GIVES READOUT OF SYRIA VISIT, PASSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 21 that Syria had agreed to cooperate in improving the stability and security of Iraq, but they needed improved trade relations as well. The Syrians told Talabani they also wanted to improve relations with [...]	2007-01-22 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY
07BAGHDAD237	U.N. UNDERSECRETARY GENERAL VANESS DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting, United Nations Undersecretary General (U/SG) for Safety and Security David C. Vaness and Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi discussed with the Ambassador UNAMI mission staffing, Basrah facilities, oil revenue sharing, and t [...]	2007-01-22 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2396	NINEWA: CPI HARD AT WORK AND AFTER PC CHAIR [...] (SBU) PRT Team Leader Knight and other PRT representatives met the Director of the Commission for Public Integrity (CPI) for Northern Iraq and Judge Mohammad Najim (responsible for pursuing CPI cases) on 10 July for a wide-ranging technical discussion of CPI organization and operations. The [...]	2007-07-18 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD2415	DCM BUTENIS' JULY 19 MEETING WITH IRAQI FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with DCM, FM Zebari asked for USG assistance in ensuring that the next trilateral meeting between the U.S., Iraq, and Iran be held at the Foreign Ministry rather than the Prime Minister's office (Zebari said he recently told PM Maliki that Maliki's presence at [...]	2007-07-20 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2451	PREPARATIONS FOR REFUGEES & BORDER SECURITY [...] (C/REL ACGU) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) is engaged in preparations for two of the three Neighbors' Working Group meetings which had been agreed upon at the Sharm al Sheikh conference in May. Deputy Foreign Minister Hamoud will lead the Iraqi delegation to the July 26th Refugees Wo [...]	2007-07-25 02:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ JO KU PREF PREL SA
07BAGHDAD2464	THE NEW JOINT CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR IRAQ [...] (S/REL MCFI) Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus have agreed upon a new Joint Campaign Plan (JCP) for Operation Iraq Freedom. It says that the Coalition, in partnership with the Government of Iraq, will employ an integrated set of actions to help Iraq achieve sustainable [...]	2007-07-25 16:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PINS PINR ECON PREL ASEC KDEM PTER
07BAGHDAD2467	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: On July 20, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon - FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC). The meeting featured a wide ranging discussion of Government of Iraq (GOI) media activities with a common consensus that a major increase in [...]	2007-07-25 18:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ MOPS PGOV
07BAGHDAD2491	FM ZEBARI ON NEIGHBORS CONFERENCE, TAWAFUQ, UNAMI [...] (S) Summary: FM Zebari will travel to Cairo on July 27 to sound out his Arab counterparts on convening a second Neighbors' Conference sometime in September. Zebari suggested to Pol/C that Kuwait might be a good choice to host a Conference Secretariat. Zebari promised to check with participan [...]	2007-07-27 08:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2497	DCM MEETINGS WITH KURDISTAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] Summary: (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Butenis held separate meetings in Erbil on July 22 with Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) Chairman Adnan Mufti and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of Interior (MOI) Karim Sinjari. DCM stressed the need for concrete progress on reconcili [...]	2007-07-28 16:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ KPAL PGOV PREF
07BAGHDAD2499	PRT TIKRIT: CORRUPTED FUEL DISTRIBUTION PROCESS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. A corrupted refined fuel distribution process in Salah ad Din (SaD) guarantees severe shortages across a large swathe of the southern area of the province, including strategic cities such as Samarra, Balad, and Ad Du [...]	2007-07-29 07:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ENRG EPET IZ KCOR
07BAGHDAD2514	PM MALIKI: WE WILL NOT LET TAWAFUQ STOP THE [...] (S) Summary/comment: In a July 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Maliki harshly condemned Tawafuq's July 25 statement threatening to withdraw from the government (reftel). He accused Tawafuq of seeking to bring down his government, defeat the U.S. in Iraq, and force an internat [...]	2007-07-30 06:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD253	ANBAR REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES PROVINCIAL POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amr Abdulsittar, a Sunni Tawafuq bloc Council of representatives (CoR) member from Anbar, met with Poloffs on January 22 to discuss the situation in Anbar. He claimed Anbaris view Al Qaeda as a tool of Iran and as in cooperation with the United States. Abdulsittar expressed concer [...]	2007-01-24 08:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2530	CHARGE'S JULY 29 MEETING WITH NSA RUBAIE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a July 29 introductory call, National Security Advisor Rubaie told Charge Butenis that he expected MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus would have an easier time in September identifying progress on the security-related benchmarks than Ambassador Crocker would have with regard to [...]	2007-07-30 17:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA SY TU
07BAGHDAD2545	IMPLICATIONS OF A SUNNI WALKOUT [...] (C) Summary: The Sunni Tawafuq party announced on July 25 that its six ministers would resign in seven days if their demands were not met (reftel B). The resignation of Vice President Tarik al-Hashimi might soon follow. Although the Sunnis insist they are not abandoning the political process [...]	2007-07-31 17:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2552	ANBAR FORUM PLANNING MEETING WITH DPM BARHAM SALIH [...] (C) Summary: The Anbar Provincial Council Chair, Anbar Governor, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih and Ministry of Finance Director General for Accounts met in Baghdad July 29 with PRT Anbar Team Leader Soriano, Economic Minister Ries, MNF-W Deputy Commanding Brigadier Ge [...]	2007-08-01 07:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2553	GOI REACHES OUT TO NEIGHBORS ON BORDER SECURITY [...] (S/REL ACGU) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi, head of the Iraqi delegation to the upcoming Border Security Working Group, met with Pol-Mil Counselor July 30 to provide an update on GOI preparations, to preview their strategy, and to solicit assistance. Abbawi provided the text of a le [...]	2007-08-01 09:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO KU PGOV PREL PTER SA
07BAGHDAD2582	BORDER SECURITY: U.S. OBSERVER STATUS, GOI [...] (S/REL ACGU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Pol-Mil Counselor August 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi related that Syria was resisting granting observer status to the U.S. at the upcoming Border Security Working Group in Damascus August 8-9. He agreed to continue advocating the matter with his S [...]	2007-08-03 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO PGOV PREL PTER SA SY
07BAGHDAD2590	EPRT AL-ASAD: IRAQ'S FAR WEST: AL QA'IM'S SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-05 05:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2599	PM POLITICAL ADVISOR COMMENTS ON TAWAFUQ, UNAMI [...] (C) On August 4, Ambassador Sadiq al-Rikabi, Prime Minister Maliki,s Political Advisor, said that Maliki had not yet received resignation letters from any of the six Tawafuq ministers quitting the cabinet. Once the letters arrive, Maliki will refuse to accept them (thereby playing for time wh [...]	2007-08-05 16:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD265	IRAQ: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Embassy POC: Allison Monz; monza2@state.gov. Telephone: 914-822-9289. 2. (SBU) Iraq remains at the center in the global war on terror battling al-Qaida and affiliated terrorist organizations; insurgent groups fighting against Coalition Forces (CF); along with militias and death squads inc [...]	2007-01-25 18:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2657	TALABANI DISCUSSES LEADERSHIP MEETING, IRAN TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Talabani told the Ambassador August 6 that he, Prime Minister Maliki, and Vice President Mehdi had a frank discussion on the current political crisis. He also spoke separately with Vice President Hashimi. Talabani said he had spoken to the Iranians who were still very positive [...]	2007-08-09 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD266	TALABANI REPORTS ON SADR REPRESENTATIVE'S VISIT, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 24 that he had met with a Sadrist the day before who told him they were ready to accept indirect communication with the U.S. as well as U.S. troops in Sadr City. Talabani agreed to work on his own version o [...]	2007-01-25 19:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ SY
07BAGHDAD267	PM MALIKI DISCUSSES THE COR, IRAN AND SYRIA, AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 23, Prime Minister Maliki said he would deliver a speech to the Council of Representatives (CoR) on January 25 encouraging the members to reduce or delay their recess. (Note: The CoR voted on January 23 to extend their sessions until Feb [...]	2007-01-25 20:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR SA
07BAGHDAD2671	BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNIS CONTINUE RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: This July 31 meeting followed one of July 24 (septel); the main thrust was for Human Rights Advisor to the Vice President Al-Jaboori and his team to get to know BCT battalion commanders and thereafter engage with them in we [...]	2007-08-12 09:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2683	AUGUST 8-9 BORDER SECURITY WORKING GROUP MEETING: [...] (S) SUMMARY: GOI and neighboring country delegations plus P5, UN, EU, and Arab League observers met in Damascus August 8-9 to develop steps to be taken by participants to stem the flow of foreign terrorists and arms fueling the violence in Iraq. While all neighboring countries were unanimous [...]	2007-08-13 03:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ SY
07BAGHDAD2724	IRAQ'S RAILROAD [...] SUMMARY: According to a July 25 report by the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE),the Iraqi Republic Railway (IRR) is assessed as functional and currently transports grain, petroleum and refined oil products in southern Iraq, cargo from Syria, excluding Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) and a limi [...]	2007-08-16 02:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAIR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2729	NINEWA: FUEL CRISIS UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PRT TL Hyland along with other PRT members met August 8 with Northern Oil Company Distribution Director Dr. Mohammed al-Zibari in his Dahuk offices for a lengthy discussion of the energy crisis in Ninewa province. He claimed the Bayji Oil Refinery,s current operations are ineffi [...]	2007-08-16 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2730	NINEWA: TERRORISTS, CRIMINALS AND NON-SUNNI [...] (C) Summary: Although Mosul University in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewa has operated nearly continuously since 2003, the triple threats of terrorist infiltration, criminal activity and a gutting of the non-Sunni student population and professoriate threaten the institution. During an [...]	2007-08-16 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV SCUL KPAO PINR PHUM EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD2744	NINEWA: IRAQI DPM VISITS BOMB SITE, BRINGS USD 1 [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, accompanied by the Minister of Defense and Deputy Minister of Interior, August 16 visited the site of the August 14 VBIED attacks on the villages of Qahtaniya and Al Jazeera in the Ninewa province of northern Iraq. With best estimates by the provincial [...]	2007-08-16 17:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV EAID PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC IZ
07BAGHDAD2751	GOI DIPLOMACY WITH JORDAN, SYRIA YIELDING PROGRESS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolMil Counselor met with DFM Labeed Abbawi August 16 to clarify details of the follow up to the Border Security Working Group held in Damascus August 8-9. PolMil Counselor also conveyed to Abbawi U.S. interest in holding trilateral talks with Syria and Iraq (reftel). Abbawi ag [...]	2007-08-19 01:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BAGHDAD276	NINEWA: SHABAK REJECT INCORPORATION INTO KRG [...] (C) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) efforts to incorporate parts of Ninewa Province continue to fan tension in Ninewa. A number of Shabak leaders in Ninewa's al-Hamdaniya District insist that Shabak will not vote to join the KRG in a disputed territories referendum per Article 140 of Ira [...]	2007-01-27 10:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PTER SCUL IZ
07BAGHDAD2761	VP HASHIMI AND POLCOUNS DISCUSS LEADERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 16 meeting with PolCouns, Sunni Vice President (VP) Tariq al-Hashimi said that he was ready to participate in the upcoming three-plus-one-plus-one leadership conference, regardless of whether a four-party bloc consisting of the PUK, KDP, Dawa, and ISCI forms in the [...]	2007-08-19 16:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2802	FOREIGN MINISTER SCHEDULES EXPERT-LEVEL NEIGHBORS [...] (C) In a letter delivered on August 19, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari invited Ambassador Crocker to an experts-level meeting the GOI plans to host September 8-9 in Baghdad. The gathering is intended to set the groundwork for the expanded Neighbors ministerial scheduled for October in [...]	2007-08-21 16:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2827	ARTICLE 140: NINEWA FACES SERIOUS DOWNSIDE RISKS [...] (S/NF) Ninewa borders the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and has a substantial Kurdish population. Because of a Sunni Arab boycott of provincial elections in 2005, the Kurdish Alliance (KDP/PUK combined list) has complete control over provincial government with a three quarters majority in [...]	2007-08-23 13:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER KDEM PREL MARR PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2837	PRIME MINISTER'S ADVISORS BLAME EVERYTHING ON VP [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sadiq al-Rikabi, a senior political advisor to PM Maliki, complained on August 23 about U.S. criticism of Maliki. "We are partners, you must treat us as such," said Rikabi, who argued that Maliki was constitutionally "powerless" and therefore not responsible for any go [...]	2007-08-24 16:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2838	VP ABDEL MEHDI TO CODEL VOINOVICH: PATIENCE, PLEASE [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told CODEL Voinovich (Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH),Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN),Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)) August 20 that an improved security environment and a change in the Sunni "mood" indicate that Iraq is making slow b [...]	2007-08-24 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2848	FM KOUCHNER'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: On August 21, during his visit to Baghdad, FM Kouchner asked the Ambassador how France could be helpful on Iraq. The Ambassador suggested that an active French role on economic development -- including bilateral and EU assistance -- would be helpful, as would French support for th [...]	2007-08-25 17:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL FR IZ
07BAGHDAD2849	MALIKI URGED TO LEAD PARTIES TOWARD POLITICAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker strongly urged Prime Minister Maliki to take advantage of an improving security situation and lead Iraq towards political reconciliation, emphasizing that Iraqi political factions were extremely close to agreement on two key sticking points: [...]	2007-08-25 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD2873	GOI HEARS NEW TONE IN DAMASCUS, AWAITS ANSWER ON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolMil Counselor met with DFM Abbawi August 26 to discuss PM Maliki,s recent visit to Damascus (reftels),outcomes from the visit, and the prospects for cooperation between Syria, Iraq, and the U.S. in addressing terrorism in Iraq and the region. Abbawi described the positive [...]	2007-08-27 10:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREF PREL PTER EG IZ JO KU SA SY
07BAGHDAD2928	RRT ERBIL: PUK POLITBURO MEMBERS ON KIRKUK AND USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) are committed to completing the provisions of Article 140 which addresses the status of the city of Kirkuk. They will not negotiate on changing the 2007 deadline for Article 140 implementation but hinted that they will allow for [...]	2007-09-01 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2930	MALIKI PREDICTS IMPROVED SECURITY CONDITIONS [...] (S) SUMMARY: An optimistic Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki predicted improved security conditions in Iraq due to Moqtada al-Sadr,s pledge to stand down his Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia and to very positive signals from his trips to Iran and Syria where he claimed to secure agreements to stop in [...]	2007-09-01 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD294	LEADING IRAQI SHI'A PARLIAMENTARIAN ON SYRIA, THE [...] (C) Summary: Ali al-Adeeb, one the leaders of the Dawa party and the deputy leader of the Shi'a coalition in the Council of Representatives (CoR),gave the Ambassador a positive readout of his recent trip to Syria as part of President Talabani's delegation. He said that Shi'a coalition nego [...]	2007-01-29 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ SY
07BAGHDAD2943	RAMADI MARKET FLORISHES AMID DECREASING VIOLENCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Ramadi's central market has seen an upsurge in commercial activity as a result of decreasing violence in the city. Goods are flowing into the market from Syria, Turkey and Baghdad, according to an unscientific inquiry made by member [...]	2007-09-03 11:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2996	IRAQI REFUGEE PROCESSING: CAN WE SPEED IT UP? [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. has provided substantial assistance to Iraq's two million refugees, over USD 120 million in FY-07, which is considerably more than all other donors combined. Assistance also involves resettling some refugees; over 10,000 UNHCR referrals are pending. The process typicall [...]	2007-09-07 02:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL SY JO IZ
07BAGHDAD3024	ANBARI, GOI LEADERS GATHER FOR ECONOMIC [...] (U) This is a joint PRT Anbar/Embassy ECON reporting cable. SUMMARY: 2. (C) Over 200 Anbari notables attended the Anbar Forum II on September 6, a gathering that showed a new face to Iraqi governance -- that of National and Provincial officials cooperating in a public and transparent mann [...]	2007-09-10 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3064	EXPANDED NEIGHBORS PREPCON [...] C) SUMMARY. At the September 9 Expanded Neighbors preparatory conference in Baghdad, participants agreed to hold the next Neighbors Ministerial October 31-November 1 in Istanbul. Arab neighbors greeted the GOI proposal to establish a standing secretariat with skepticism, but with supportiv [...]	2007-09-12 02:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3078	INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At 2.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs),Iraq now ranks third in the world among countries with IDP populations, behind only Sudan and Colombia. Such large-scale displacement in Iraq is producing potentially permanent social and religious segregation. Coordination r [...]	2007-09-12 11:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	UN EAID PREF PHUM PREL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3139	UPDATE: OIL MINISTER ON HYDROCARBON FRAMEWORK LAW [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON IZ KU ENRG PREL
07BAGHDAD3148	RRT ERBIL: PUK-PJAK CONFRONTATION IN SULAIMANIYAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: With approval of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),the Deputy Commander for Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Peshmerga said he recently deployed 200 PUK Peshmerga soldiers to take military action against members of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan Party (PJAK) in the [...]	2007-09-19 09:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PBTS PGOV IZ IR TU
07BAGHDAD3161	CODEL BAUCUS DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION, SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Codel Baucus on September 16, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi told the delegation that he does not think there will be true national reconciliation until the Shia and Kurds decide to compromise, particularly regarding power-sharing on security issues. He said he [...]	2007-09-20 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3227	VIEW ON SHIFTING ALLIANCES AND OTHER ISSUES FROM [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives (CoR) member Yonadam Kanna (Rafidayn) told PolOff on September 18 that former PM Allawi is the best candidate to succeed PM Maliki should a no confidence vote occur. He mentioned Dr. Mehdi Hafedh, an independent CoR member (once aligned with Iraqiyya),[...]	2007-09-25 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3249	AYAD ALLAWI RETURNS TO BAGHDAD, UNCERTAIN FOR HOW [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ayad Allawi, joined by CoR and Iraqiyya member Adnan Pachachi and his cousin Muhammad Tawif Allawi (the "resigned" Minister of Communications),told PolCouns and PolOffs on September 25 he is working to build a non-sectarian, moderate coalition among many parties, to include al [...]	2007-09-27 19:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3254	NATURAL GAS FROM IRAQ [...] (SBU) Iraq has world class reserves of natural gas, although most of it is associated with oil deposits and will become available only with oil development over the coming decade. In the medium term, however, Iraq may be able to export 4-10 billion cubic meters per year (BCM/yr) of gas. Depe [...]	2007-09-28 13:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV ENRG PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD327	REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REFERRAL: ZEYAD TARIQ KADHEM [...] (SBU) Embassy Baghdad would like to refer the following locally employed staff from the Regional Embassy Office (REO) in Al-Hillah to the US refugee admissions program (USRAP). Below is biographic information of the principal applicant and dependents, a description of the persecution claim an [...]	2007-01-30 18:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD3312	Jordan Gets Crude Oil from Iraq [...] (U) The Iraq Ministry of Oil confirms that it has resumed exporting crude oil to Jordan at a discounted price. Shipments are being arranged via truck from Kirkuk. 2. (SBU) Iraq had reached agreement with Jordan in August 2006 to export an initial 8,000 barrels/day of crude oil. Deputy Mi [...]	2007-10-05 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON EINV IZ
07BAGHDAD3314	SEPTEMBER 30 MCNS CONSIDERS BASRAH COMMANDER [...] (S) SUMMARY: The September 30 Ministerial Council on National Security was dominated by discussion on the future of the Basrah military commander, General Mohan, who was appointed to a three-month term. Many Iraqi government ministers, the U.S. and UK Ambassadors, and MNF-I Commanding General [...]	2007-10-05 13:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3349	NINEWA: FUEL DELIVERIES UP, BUT IMPORTS NEEDED TO [...] (C) Ninewa's fuel supplies have increased since the end of last winter but remain critically short of the province's needs. Despite improvements in kerosene, diesel and gasoline deliveries from the Baiji Oil Refinery, Northern Oil Distribution Company (NODC) General Director Mohammed al-Zib [...]	2007-10-08 12:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENGR PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3367	VP ABDEL MEHDI ON LONG-TERM STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Just back from an extended visit to neighboring Arab states and Iran, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on October 6 that his soundings among Iraq's political leaders provide grounds for optimism that a bilateral long-term strategic relationship agreement can be [...]	2007-10-08 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3372	MALIKI OPTIMISTIC ON SECURITY; DISCUSSES IRAQI [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a weekly security meeting with the Ambassador and MNF-I Commanding General David Petraeus, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki described himself as optimistic on security because of a decrease in sectarianism and increase in confidence by Iraqis in their own security forces. Thi [...]	2007-10-08 19:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD3416	KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI ON NATIONAL RECONCILIATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Adviser to Ambassador pressed KDP Leader Barzani on need for cooperation on key national issues like hydrocarbons and national political accommodation. He also laid down a marker on Kurdish expansion in the Sinjar area south of Mosul. Barzani struck a pessimistic note abo [...]	2007-10-12 18:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PTER PBTS PGOV IZ SY
07BAGHDAD3417	OCTOBER 7 MCNS: MALIKI CALLS FOR RESTRAINED USE OF [...] (S) PM Maliki opened the Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) with a call for U.S. forces to exercise restraint when engaged in military operations; General Petraeus vigorously defended the actions of U.S. forces and said that GoI is being unduly influenced by militia and terrorist [...]	2007-10-13 06:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PHUM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3472	TURKISH AND U.S. AMBASSADORS URGE IRAQ'S [...] (C) Summary: One day after PM Maliki's October 16 emergency national security meeting on Turkey (septel),Iraqi envoy for countering the PKK Wa'ili hosted the Ambassador and Turkish Ambassador Kanbay to discuss re-activating the trilateral U.S.-Turkey-Iraq process to counter the PKK. Wa'ili ou [...]	2007-10-18 18:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3498	ZEBARI DOUBTS TURKISH MILITARY MOVE IMMINENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Zebari acknowledged the seriousness of border tensions with Turkey, but thought it unlikely that a Turkish cross-border operation (CBO) was imminent. Zebari confirmed that the GOI had authorized Iran to establish con [...]	2007-10-22 05:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3528	IRAQ 2008 OIL PRODUCTION LIKELY TO GROW MARGINALLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraq oil production and export levels (in volume) for the first half of this year were below forecast levels, but assuming no major interdictions, should grow marginally over the next year, from 1.6 million barrels per day (mmbd) in 2007 to around 1.8 mmbd in 2008, mainly thanks [...]	2007-10-24 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3555	BAGHDAD-BASED FAYLI KURDS CALL FOR ASSISTANCE, [...] (C) Summary: Samia Aziz Muhammad, Fayli Kurd and PUK member of the Kurdish Alliance in the Council of Representatives, told Poloff October 11 that the Faylis have been struggling since 2003 to regain what was stolen from them under Saddam and to punish those that subjected Iraq,s Fayli Kurd [...]	2007-10-26 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3597	MALIKI CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE STEPS TO DEFUSE TURKISH [...] (S) At the October 28 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS),Prime Minister Maliki called for immediate and practical steps to defuse the border crisis with Turkey, asking his ministers to focus on steps leading to the return of Turkish military hostages captured by the Kurdish Worker [...]	2007-10-30 02:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF TU IZ
07BAGHDAD360	UK DEFENSE SECRETARY SAYS HMG WILL DRAWDOWN, AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 29, UK Secretary of State for Defense, Des Browne told the Ambassador that HMG remains committed to the mission in Iraq, but would need to drawdown its force strength in the coming months. He promised that London would coordinate this downsizing with us. The Ambassador [...]	2007-02-03 13:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PNAT PINR PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3601	MALIKI CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE STEPS TO DEFUSE TURKISH [...] (S) At the October 28 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS),Prime Minister Maliki called for immediate and practical steps to defuse the border crisis with Turkey, asking his ministers to focus on steps leading to the return of Turkish military hostages captured by the Kurdish Worker [...]	2007-10-30 08:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF TU IZ

07BAGHDAD3608	IRAQI DFM VIEWS ON TURKEY/PKK [...] (S) SUMMARY: At an October 30 meeting with Political-Military Minister-Counselor, Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi related his concerns regarding the current PKK crisis and addressed items including Syria, Iran, and the Neighbors Process. He suspected that the Turkish military intended [...]	2007-10-31 02:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ SY
07BAGHDAD362	IRAQI PRESIDENT AGREES TO FACILITATE HYDROCARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, President Jalal Talabani agreed to go to Kurdistan with the Ambassador on February 3 to discuss the final details of the hydrocarbon law with KRG President Masud Barzani. The Ambassador said he would send Talabani a reasonable draft [...]	2007-02-03 13:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY EG SA
07BAGHDAD364	PUK PLENUM LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR PARTY CONGRESS, [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: Iraqi President and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Secretary General Jalal Talabani told RRToffs on January 11 that he had convened a plenum of 808 members of his party on January 7 and 8, and that [...]	2007-02-03 14:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3648	ANBAR PRT: FROM HEMATOLOGIST TO POLITICIAN, ANBAR [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) The past year has been a turbulent one for Anbar Provincial Council Chairman Abdulsalam Abdullah al-Ani. While he began the year presiding over an absentee Provincial Council (PC) that met in Baghdad due to insurgent threat [...]	2007-11-03 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3653	NINEWA: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT NOW INTERESTED IN AN [...] (C/REL USA, ACGU) Khasro Goran, Ninewa's powerful Vice Governor, provincial head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),and provincial chief of the Article 140 committee, told PRT Leader October 24 that the Ninewa Provincial Government planned to work with Sheik Fawaz al Jarba to conduct an [...]	2007-11-04 03:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3672	PRT NINEWA: LOCAL BUSINESS SAY WHAT IT WOULD TAKE [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Provincial Reconstruction Team Ninewa (PRT) regularly engages the Iraqi private sector in and around Mosul, a region known for its historically active traders, agricultural processors and constructio [...]	2007-11-06 03:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL EAGR EAID PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3673	NINEWA'S NOT-SO-FREE TRADE ZONE [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. Summary ------- 2. (C) The Ninewa Free Trade Zone (FTZ) is anything but a free market. Originally conceived under the Saddam regime as a truck park to exchange imported food for exported fuel, encourage a market for high-va [...]	2007-11-06 03:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3697	DFM ABBAWI DISCUSSES ISTANBUL, PKK, AND IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil M/C called on Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi November 6 to discuss his impressions of the Istanbul Neighbors Ministerial, progress on dealing with the PKK, and setting up trilateral talks with Iran. Abbawi was pleased with Istanbul and praised Turkish cooperation at the m [...]	2007-11-08 11:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ SA
07BAGHDAD375	FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIR SHARES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Political Counselor and Shiite Chairman of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee (and SCIRI member) Humam Hammoudi discussed constitutional review, the Baghdad security plan, regional elections, and de-Ba'athification February 3, with Hammoudi [...]	2007-02-04 15:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3770	HYDROCARBON FRAMEWORK LAW REMAINS ELUSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Maliki on November 7 promised Under Secretary Jeffery that GOI action on the hydrocarbon SIPDIS framework law would begin within two weeks, but discussions with a multitude of other officials in Baghdad revealed that bridging the remaining gaps between the political partie [...]	2007-11-15 16:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3788	KURDISH PARTIES SAY THEIR DELEGATION TO ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: In a November 17 meeting with RRT Off, Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) Secretary General Salahaddin Bahaddin indicated that the Turkish government was considering a proposal for direct Turkish-KRG discussions put forward during the November 11 visit to Ankara by a Kurdish politica [...]	2007-11-18 17:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3834	PM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS SPD, UNSCR, PKK, CLC, [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging, hour-long meeting November 22, Ambassador Crocker and PM Nouri al-Maliki discussed progress on the Security Partnership Declaration (SPD),foreseeing its signing on Monday, November 26; moving quickly on a United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) for 2 [...]	2007-11-24 10:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3837	BUILDING CAPACITY AT THE MINISTRY OF OIL [...] Summary and Comment: Capacity building at the Ministry of Oil is a high mission priority. A modern, capable ministry would be better able to make the sound investment decisions that will affect the future economic and political viability of the Iraqi state. Alternatively, a dysfunctional cen [...]	2007-11-25 02:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3841	IRAQI FINANCE MINISTER UPBEAT ON 2008 BUDGET, DEBT [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a 21 November working dinner, Finance Minister Bayan Jabr told EMIN and TreasAtt that he does not anticipate any problems getting the 2008 draft budget passed by the Council of Representatives (CoR). He highlighted four key concessions made by the Kurdistan Regional G [...]	2007-11-25 14:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3874	MCNS NOVEMBER 25, 2007 ADDRESSES SPD, CLCS, AQI, [...] (C) Summary: The November 25 meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security (MCNS) reviewed the situation of Concerned Local Citizen (CLC) groups' evolution and future, success to date against Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI),protection of Iraqi refugees returning to Baghdad, dealing with Fo [...]	2007-11-28 15:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3878	ISCI COR LEADER HAMOUDI ON REGIONAL TRAVEL [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion 11/25, influential Council of Representatives (CoR) Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Humam Hamoudi (ISCI bloc leader, Shia) expressed optimism about bilateral relations with Kuwait and Egypt, while noting several obstacles to further improving ties [...]	2007-11-28 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SA IZ
07BAGHDAD3901	NINEWA: VICE GOVERNOR HINTS AT KURDISH FLEXIBILITY [...] (C/REL ACGU) Ninewa's influential Vice Governor, who is also the provincial Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) head, told PRT Leader November 11 in the presence of a visiting reporter that he recognized the importance of being practical in making compromises in resolving disputed areas under Arti [...]	2007-11-30 14:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KDEM PHUM MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3908	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, NOV. 23, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 23 November, Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) of the Government of Iraq (GoI). The Meeting featured an extensive discussion of fraud and poor quality within the Public Distribution [...]	2007-12-02 02:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD3911	CG AND CDA DISCUSS FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND SYRIA, [...] (S) Summary: In a wide-ranging hour-long meeting Thursday, November 29, MNF-I Commanding General David Petraeus and Charge Patricia Butenis reviewed efforts with Prime Minister Maliki to stem the flow of Foreign Terrorists (FTs) from Syria and elsewhere, possible limited Turkish military acti [...]	2007-12-02 12:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3912	REFCOORD VISIT TO SUDANESE REFUGEE CAMP [...] (U) Summary: There are currently 128 Darfurian refugees camped on a highway median in west Anbar who continue to request third country resettlement. The camp is provided humanitarian assistance by UNHCR and the occupants are recognized as refugees by UNHCR and have been designated as eligible [...]	2007-12-02 14:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREF PREL
07BAGHDAD3922	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (S) Dear Mr. Secretary: Your visit to Iraq comes at a critical time. Since the September testimony by the Ambassador and Gen. Petraeus, we have seen further progress on security: Anbar Province remains remarkably calm; the Sadr ceasefire continues -- in general -- to hold; the threat from Al- [...]	2007-12-03 07:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC OVIP IZ
07BAGHDAD3959	ANBAR PROVINCIAL LEADER INFORMS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Anbar Provincial Council Chairman Abdulsalam told Deputy Secretary Negroponte during a November 28 meeting in Ramadi that Anbar leaders had reversed their previous opposition to national hydrocarbon revenue-sharing legisla [...]	2007-12-05 20:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3962	BAGHDAD 2 E-PRT: ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting, Assyrian Democratic Movement Public Relations Head Sargon Lazar Slewa told E-PRT Team Leader that the Christian community has minimal involvement in the Iraq central government. He charact [...]	2007-12-06 10:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SOCI IZ
07BAGHDAD3963	BAGHDAD 2 E-PRT: ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting, Assyrian Democratic Movement Public Relations Head Sargon Lazar Slewa told E-PRT Team Leader that the Christian community has minimal involvement in the Iraq central government. He charact [...]	2007-12-06 10:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SOCI IZ
07BAGHDAD3966	FM SHARPLY CRITICAL OF PM OFFICE UNSCR ROLE; [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a December 4 meeting with S/I Satterfield, Foreign Minister Zebari described the "heated" debate UNSCR renewal triggered in both the Iraqi Council of Representatives and the Council of Ministers. Both on the record and in private, Zebari blamed the small cadre of "Dawa Party [...]	2007-12-06 14:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4007	FM TO TRAVEL TO SYRIA, IRAQ REP AT PARIS DONOR [...] (C) In December 6 and 9 meetings with PolMil Minister Counselor Amb. Marcie Ries, Foreign Minister Zebari reviewed the SPD and UNSCR processes, and robustly criticized the Prime Minister's Office's (PMO) role in the matter. Citing improved relations and increased Syrian pressure on foreign [...]	2007-12-11 01:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4025	MCNS DECEMBER 9: AQI, RUSAFA FACILITY, JUDICIARY, [...] (S/REL MNF) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki led the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) in discussion of funding of the Rusafa Rule of Law facility, relocation of prisoners closer to family, and final details of the Basrah Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) handover ceremony. MNF-I b [...]	2007-12-11 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD4027	FM RECEIVES OBJECTIVE MASSEY BRIEF [...] (C) On December 10, and in advance of what will be Foreign Minister Zebari's first official trip to Syria, PolMil Minister Counselor Ambassador Marcie Ries and MNF-I intel personnel provided him a foreign terrorist and facilitators (FTF) briefing based on Objective Massey data. Zebari listen [...]	2007-12-12 01:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4041	USAID-SPONSORED WORKSHOP ON DISPLACED [...] SUMMARY: Representatives from Iraq's Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) were among the 75 participants discussing the considerable challenges in meeting the immediate and long-term needs of Iraq's Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as well as the new complexities of a burgeoning [...]	2007-12-12 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD4046	DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT,S DECEMBER 3 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Shahristani told Treasury D/S Kimmitt that Prime Minister Maliki and President Talibani have written a joint letter to KRG President Barzani stating that the KRG,s PSA arrangements with foreign companies are unconstitutional until they are reviewed by f [...]	2007-12-13 06:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD4059	WHAT IS DRIVING IRAQ'S DECLINING INFLATION RATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Inflation in Iraq is on a downward trend, reflecting improved security, supply and targeted monetary policy. A close examination of the country's inflationary trend revealed poor security compounded by increasing demand--especially for fuel--to be the major inflationary pressur [...]	2007-12-13 18:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD4063	Weekly Update: Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - [...] SUMMARY: The December 11 Baghdad Services Committee meeting reviewed previous recommendations, briefly mentioned an oil report to be discussed more thoroughly at an upcoming meeting and reviewed GoI contracting procedures. It was attended by representatives from the Ministries of Defense, Trade [...]	2007-12-14 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ REL UK
07BAGHDAD4065	JOURNALISTS ON THE STATE OF PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Broadcast and print journalists in Baghdad reported that the government, political parties, and religious leaders were attempting to control the content of their reports during a series of meetings during October and November. Seven journalists who have worked for a variety of t [...]	2007-12-14 14:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECPS KDEM KPAO IZ
07BAGHDAD408	KURDS DELAY BUDGET OVER FUNDING FOR PESHMERGA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Baghdad coordinator Dilshad Miran (KDP) told Poloff February 1 that negotiations on the security and defense portion of the national budget were still ongoing but had stalled because of disagreement over GOI funding for the Kurdish Peshmerga sec [...]	2007-02-07 09:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4085	FM PROVIDES SYRIA TRIP READOUT; NOTES "NEW TONE" [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 14 meeting with PolMil Minister Counselor Ambassador Marcie Ries and Pol Counselor Matthew Tueller, Foreign Minister Zebari said he detected a "new tone" from the SARG and an increased willingness to engage on a range of issues. The Foreign Minister reported that [...]	2007-12-17 01:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4094	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, 14 DECEMBER 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the absence of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, National Security Advisor Muwaffuk Rubaie chaired the Baghdad Security Plan (Fardh al Qanoon ) FAQ) Iraq Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) on December 14. Rubaie announced that the Government of Iraq (GoI) will launch their ne [...]	2007-12-17 07:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD4096	KRG ON ARTICLE 140: "TECHNICAL" DELAY ACCEPTABLE [...] (C) Summary: Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani and Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani told the Senior Advisor December 9 that only a "technical" delay for some months in implementing Article 140 would be acceptable, and must be announced by the GOI, not the KRG. While PM B [...]	2007-12-17 08:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD4125	MOI ON FOREIGN TERRORISTS AND BORDER SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a December 12 meeting, Pol-Mil M/C discussed foreign terrorists, border security, and the PKK with Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani. While Syria had taken some actions and there had been a reduction in the number of foreign terrorists entering Iraq, Syria was hampered in its [...]	2007-12-19 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PINS PREL PTER IZ SA SY
07BAGHDAD4143	BRITISH FS SAYS HMG AND USG THINKING ON IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a December 17 meeting, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, (FS) accompanied by UK Ambassador SIPDIS to Iraq Christopher Prentice and MNF-I Deputy CG William Rollo, told Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I CG Petraeus that, post-Basrah PIC, Her Majesty's Government (HMG) wan [...]	2007-12-20 13:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV UK IZ
07BAGHDAD4184	TROUBLE AMONG MAYSAN'S SADRISTS [...] (U) This is a PRT Maysan reporting cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Maysan,s Sadrists are challenged by a splintering within the Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) and mounting public discontent over poor governance, according to a US-based Maysani businessman. He said the criminal and former Baathist members [...]	2007-12-27 11:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV
07BAGHDAD420	UNAMI SRSG QAZI REPORTS SYRIAN AND SAUDI VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: On February 5, UN Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi told DCM and the Ambassadors of France, UK, Russia and the Chinese Charge that, during his recent trip to Damascus, Syrian interlocutors had expressed support for the Baker report and characterize [...]	2007-02-08 09:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PINR UN SY SA IZ
07BAGHDAD4200	NINEWA: "HEDBA GATHERING" BLOC OFFERS SUNNI ARABS [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2.. (C/REL AUS, GBR, CAN) Summary: Atheel al Najaifi, a top official in the secular nationalist Ninewa political bloc the Hedba Gathering, detailed the bloc,s strategy and agenda in several conversations with PRT. Al Najaifi, [...]	2007-12-29 16:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KDEM PHUM MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD439	DAILY LIFE IN MUTHANNA PROVINCE: ASSORTED [...] This is a PRT Muthanna cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. In many important ways, daily life in Muthanna Province differs little from that of life in 18th and 19th century Islamic society in Iraq. Religious dominance in daily life, rampant unemployment and persistent security concerns [...]	2007-02-09 08:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD452	IRAQI POLITICIAN DISCUSSES EFFORTS TO FORM [...] (S) Council of Representatives (CoR) member Nadim al-Jabiri (Shi'a coalition - Fadhila),advisor to the Minister of State for Tourism and Antiquities Baha al-Mayah, and Judge Hussein al-Musawi of the Supreme Criminal Court outlined to PolCouns on February 8 their efforts to form a "national f [...]	2007-02-11 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD490	FM ON REGIONAL CONFERENCE, TURKEY, IRAN, AND [...] (S) Summary: During a February 6 meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar al-Zebari and the Ambassador discussed an upcoming regional conference the MFA intends to host; current issues the GOI has with Turkey, Iran and Syria; and the FM's recent travels to Italy and Davos. The FM reiterat [...]	2007-02-13 08:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD512	PM'S ESC DISCUSSES BORDER CLOSURES, BSP, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. The Executive Steering Committee (IESC),chaired by PM Maliki met in its third session on February 9. Topics discussed included the plan to close Iraq,s points of entry (POE,s) with Syria and Iran on February 14, efforts on coordinating services in conjunction with the Baghdad Sec [...]	2007-02-14 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PREF
07BAGHDAD539	PRT TIKRIT: BAYJI OIL PRODUCTION GRINDING TO A NEW [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During interviews conducted on February 6-7, officials at the Bayji oil refinery discussed continuing production challenges which greatly hamper production and threaten to completely shut down the facility within several days. [...]	2007-02-15 10:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD540	SUBJECT: PRT TIKRIT: DEPUTY GOVERNOR PUTS FORTH [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (SBU) Salah ad Din Deputy Governor Abdullah Ajbarah has been engaged on reconciliation and is keen to see greater Sunni involvement in the political process. In that vein, he passed the following letter to a number of individuals, including [...]	2007-02-15 11:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD566	DA'WA COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES MEMBER URGES USG [...] (C) Summary: Shiite Dawa Party Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Deputy of the National Reconciliation Commission Falih al-Fiyadh discussed key issues before the CoR with poloffs February 15. Al-Fiyadh urged the USG to engage Prime Minister Maliki, former PM Jafaari, SCIRI leader a [...]	2007-02-18 13:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD567	FM STILL HOPING TO BRING MINISTERS TO BAGHDAD; HAD [...] (C) Summary. CDA Speckhard and PolCouns met with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari February 15 to discuss the FM's trip to Saudi Arabia and the upcoming neighbors' conference the Iraqis hope to host in Baghdad in mid-March. Zebari described his trip to Saudi Arabia to reopen the Iraqi Embassy a [...]	2007-02-18 16:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SA IZ
07BAGHDAD592	SPECIAL ENVOY RALSTON VISITS MAKHMOUR, TALKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: KRG President Barzani told Special Envoy Ralston that settling the PKK problem requires a political solution from Turkey, but that the KDP and PUK are also anxious to see this source of conflict between Turkey and the KRG resolved. Ralston informed Barzani and other KRG officia [...]	2007-02-19 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PTER TU IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD620	MAYSAN GOVERNOR DISCUSSES SECURITY SITUATION, [...] (U//REL USA, MCFI) This is a PRT Maysan cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C//REL USA, MCFI) In a January 22 meeting with the new head of Multinational Forces Division (Southeast),Maysan Governor Adil Al-Maliki focused on his province's upcoming transition to Provincial Iraqi Control [...]	2007-02-20 18:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD681	PRT TIKRIT: MINISTERS OF OIL, ELECTRICITY, AND 4TH [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During a February 19 meeting at the refinery, Minister of Oil Al Shahristani, Minister of Electricity Al Hasan, and the deputy commander of the 4th IA, BG Nabeel, revealed their plan to improve oil infrastructure security and in [...]	2007-02-24 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ IR
07BAGHDAD695	BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF DANA AHMED MAJEED, GOVERNOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The following is a brief biography of the Governor of Sulaimaniyah Province in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. The biography is based on information provided by the Office of Foreign and Public Relations, Sulaimaniyah Province, press reports and conversations between RRT Off and t [...]	2007-02-25 14:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD699	NEA DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY BUTLER [...] (SBU) During his first visit to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, NEA DAS Butler held separate meetings on February 16 with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Director of the Office of Foreign Relations Falah Mustafa Bakir and Minister of Planning and Development Othman Shwani. 2. (SBU) Both B [...]	2007-02-25 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	POL ECON EAID AMGT IZ
07BAGHDAD733	PM CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES HYDROCARBON LAW AND PR [...] (C) Summary: The hydrocarbon law would still be passed by the Council of Ministers this week, the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff (COS) Tariq Abdullah anticipated in a February 21 meeting with the DCM. Abdullah also requested embassy suggestions on how to improve media coordination for the new [...]	2007-02-27 19:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD753	DCM METS WITH PM CHIEF OF STAFF ON NEIGHBORS [...] (S) On February 27, Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard met with Tariq Abdullah, Chief of Staff to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to discuss ideas for the upcoming Neighbor's Conference that Iraq will host in March. Abdullah said Maliki's government was pleased by the Council of Mi [...]	2007-03-01 10:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL KNNP PARM PHUM PINS PNAT MOPS DA IZ
07BAGHDAD775	NINEWA'S FUEL CRISIS -- STILL BAD AND GETTING WORSE [...] (C) Despite constant iteration of the ongoing fuel crisis across Ninewa on the part of Provincial authorities to GOI Ministries in Baghdad and equally insistent efforts by Coalition authorities, shortages of all consumer fuels -- gasoline (benzene),diesel, kerosene, and LPG -- remain critic [...]	2007-03-04 13:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD790	IRAQI VP HASHIMI ON CABINET CHANGES, BSP, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on February 28, VP Tariq al-Hashimi said he had met with the Prime Minister on February 27. The VP professed his support to the PM and asked the PM to view him as a contributor to the GOI's policies. According to VP Hashimi, he and PM discussed [...]	2007-03-05 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD821	MINISTER OF TRADE SUPPORT FOR WORLD TRADE [...] (C) Summary: On March 4, Minister of Trade Abdul Falah Al Sudani told emboffs that Iraq's accession to the World Trade Organization has his full support and that he will attend the April 19 opening of the Working Group. Minister Al Sudani (Shi'a - Da'wa Tanzim) was appreciative of USAID-fun [...]	2007-03-07 16:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD827	SCIRI DEPUTY SEEKS CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE FROM ARAB [...] (C) In a March 7 meeting with PolCouns, SCIRI CoR member and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee Humam Hamoudi expressed his optimism about the March 10 Neighbors Conference, saying that if approached in the right way it could be an important step in confirming the new role of Iraq in [...]	2007-03-08 14:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD83	AMBASSADOR AND ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSS NEW STRATEGY, [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi stated his support for the new strategy for securing Baghdad in a in a January 8 meeting with the Ambassador. His offered only one suggestion after hearing the Ambassador's brief preview, namely that additional forces and attention be paid to Diya [...]	2007-01-09 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD830	HASHIMI ON UPCOMING TRAVEL TO SYRIA, IRAN; [...] (S) Summary: VP Hashimi and the Ambassador met on the eve of the VP's March 5 trip to Syria and discussed the possibility of a bloc leaders' retreat to raise key political issues and reach agreement on a way forward. Hashimi noted that he would return from Syria at the end of the week and le [...]	2007-03-08 21:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD864	BAGHDAD HOSTS FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SINCE [...] (C) Summary: Key U.S. and Iraqi objectives were fulfilled, albeit imperfectly, at the March 10 expanded neighbors' conference in Baghdad. All of Iraq's neighbors expressed their support for Iraq's security and stability and pledged cooperation; all attended at respectably senior levels; and [...]	2007-03-11 18:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD881	MANDAEAN MINORITY INCREASINGLY TARGETED, SEEK AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of Iraq's Sabian Mandaean religious minority on March 7 reported an increase in violent attacks and discrimination against their community over the past year. They told post that top spiritual leader Shaykh Sattar Jabbar al-Helo had fled to Syria after surviving [...]	2007-03-13 06:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD882	PRT TIKRIT: BAYJI OIL REFINERY: WHERE ARE THE [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. A new breakdown in the distribution system of refined fuel from the Bayji oil refinery is exacerbating already dire shortages in many areas of north-central Iraq. This is occurring several weeks after the commencement of Operat [...]	2007-03-13 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET KCOR EIND IZ
07BAGHDAD937	US REFUGEE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM REFERRAL FOR LOCALLY [...] Embassy Baghdad would like to refer the following locally employed staff to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) 2. (SBU) Principal applicant (PA): Name: Everest Albarazanchi (A.k.A. Everest Kareem Mohammad Amin) DOB: November 27, 1974 (Iraqi Passport states in error November 1 [...]	2007-03-16 15:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ PHUM PREF
07BAGHDAD981	FM ON UPCOMING MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE: NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. In a March 19 meeting with PolCouns, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari reported he has been in contact with his counterparts of those countries who attended the March 10 Neighbors Conference. Plans for the upcoming April Ministerial have stalled due to the Prime Minister's insisten [...]	2007-03-20 14:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAKU365	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND [...] (C) On March 28, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Mammadyarov and left the talking points and resolution as a nonpaper. The Ambassador highlighted the P5 1 Foreign Ministers' statement and Solana's effort to engage Larijani in the near term. Mammadyarov said that he [...]	2007-04-02 13:33:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP BFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY
07BAKU37	PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DRL A/S LOWENKRON DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 18-19 visit to Azerbaijan, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron secured President Aliyev's agreement to launch an intensified bilateral dialogue on the development of democracy in Azerbaijan in sessions to be held at [...]	2007-01-09 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PBTS ENRG RU IR AJ
07BAKU581	FARAH PANDITH'S MEETINGS WITH AZERBAIJANI ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: Azerbaijani religious officials emphasized Azerbaijan's history of religious tolerance and interconfessional cooperation in April 25 meetings with EUR Senior Advisor Farah Pandith. Dr. Haji Sabir Hassanli, the rector of Baku Islamic University, said the university has approxima [...]	2007-05-15 03:07:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL AJ
07BAKU766	PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE IRAN-ARMENIA [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Yerevan. 2. (C/NF) Summary: According to the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Armenian diaspora community in Iran numbers approximately 300,000 and is centered in and around the cities of Tehran and Esfahan. An officially recognized re [...]	2007-06-20 06:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL IR GG AM AJ
07BANGKOK1537	THAILAND SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE [...] (U) The information provided applies to Embassy Bangkok. New RSO at ConGen Chiang Mai will report septel for ConGen Chiang Mai and Udorn areas. Appropriate members of post's core Emergency Action Committee have cleared this cable. ------------------- Political Violence ------------------- [...]	2007-03-15 04:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	ASEC PTER
07BANGKOK5745	THAILAND: REACTION TO FATF GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] (U) Econoff met on November 6-8 with RTG officials to deliver points on Financial Action Task Force (FATF) actions to underscore the threat posed by Iran to the international financial system. The officials met were: Maj. Gen. Termchai Srivixien Assistant Director, National Coordinating Ce [...]	2007-11-09 06:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC EFIN TH
07BASRAH27	ABU HATEM URGES U.S. TALK WITH IRAN, SYRIA [...] (C) Maysan's legendary resistance leader Abu Hatem (Abdul Kareem Mahod) met with the director of the Regional Embassy Office (REO) Basrah Louis Bono April 8 and urged the U.S. government to open talks with Iran and Syria. "There can be no stability in Iraq without dialogue with Iran and Syria [...]	2007-04-12 19:04:00	REO Basrah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BASRAH36	TWO EXPLOSIONS, TWO STORIES [...] (S) Summary: On April 30, an F-16 bombed insurgents as they were preparing to fire rockets at a Coalition base in Basrah. The previous day, a vehicle transporting a munitions cache exploded in a Ja'ish al-Mehdi (JAM) neighborhood, killing several people. JAM blamed the incident on Sunni insurg [...]	2007-05-01 18:00:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	MOPS PTER PROP IZ UK
07BASRAH64	FOREIGN FIGHTERS IN BASRAH? [...] (S - REL MNF-I) On June 28, three British soldiers were killed by an IED as they were escorting a convoy from the Basrah Palace to the Basrah Air Station. British forces subsequently recovered a video recording of the incident. British sources believe that the male voices overheard on the rec [...]	2007-07-22 09:48:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PTER MOPS IZ IR LE SY
07BEIJING1626	(S) CHINA INFORMED OF POSSIBLE SANCTIONS ON [...] (S) China appreciates United States' efforts to provide further information about conventional weapons transfers to Iran but China's strong opposition to sanctions on Chinese companies pursuant to American domestic legislation, such as the Iran-Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA),remains unchan [...]	2007-03-12 10:37:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PARM ETTC IR CH
07BEIJING258	JANUARY 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] Key points made at the January 11 MFA press conference: -- The United States and China exchanged positions during the ongoing Natsios talks regarding Sudan. -- China has no position on the planned troop increase in Iraq. -- PM Wen met with Israeli PM Olmert and called for resuming dia [...]	2007-01-11 12:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER IS CA SU CH
07BEIJING4457	JULY 3 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: YANG DPRK VISIT, PAPAL [...] Key points at the July 3 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA said FM Yang would meet with DPRK leader Kim Jong Il this afternoon. -- China holds an open attitude toward the restarting of the Six-Party Talks and all parties should jointly set a date for the resumption of talks. -- The [...]	2007-07-03 11:06:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KS KN JA VT MP RS SN MY SY EC
07BEIJING619	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETINGS WITH FM LI, IO DG WU AND [...] (C) Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told A/S Silverberg Beijing hopes U.S.-China cooperation on international organizations issues will continue in 2007, with the United States and China addressing problems arising in various hotspots based on a constructive, cooperative, win-win approach. FM L [...]	2007-01-26 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC CH IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING6199	(S) CHINA URGED TO RECALL MISSILE-RELATED STEEL EN [...] (S) Poloff delivered retel message concerning China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corporation's efforts to supply Syria's Mechanical Construction Factory with missile-usable specialty steel to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on Se [...]	2007-09-20 10:12:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH KS SY
07BEIJING6339	SEPTEMBER 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA, SIX PARTY [...] Key points at the September 27 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China hopes all parties in Burma can "exercise restraint" so as to avoid escalation of the situation. China also urged the press to report truthfully and avoid "exaggerated hype." -- The Six-Party Talks are set to begin this evenin [...]	2007-09-27 09:30:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CH KN KS RS BM
07BEIJING6640	NORINCO VP EAGERLY ACCEPTS MEETING PROPOSAL [...] (S) Summary. China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) Vice President He Xiaodong eagerly accepted reftel invitation to meet in Washington the week of 29 October - 2 November. VP He understands the meeting is only for NORINCO executives and not for outside consultants. VP He stated that as [...]	2007-10-12 09:34:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL CH ETTC PARM
07BEIJING6974	A/S SILVERBERG MEETING WITH MFA IO DG WU HAILONG [...] (C) In an October 31 meeting, A/S Silverberg disagreed with her MFA counterpart's positive assessment of the situation in Burma; when MFA International Organizations Director General Wu Hailong called for the international community's patience, A/S Silverberg laid out specific steps the Burmes [...]	2007-11-05 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SY LE BM YI IR IZ KN
07BEIJING7473	DECEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, [...] Key points at the regular December 13 MFA press briefing: -- VFM Wu Dawei and ROK Ambassador Chun Yung-woo met this morning to discuss the Six-Party Talks and the "next stage of work." -- China hopes the Sudan Government can take measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in Sudan. [...]	2007-12-13 09:40:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV JA KN KS SA IT FM SG FR LE IS
07BEIRUT1	SAUDI AMBASSADOR ON HIZBALLAH VISIT, BERRI [...] (S) Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja, meeting with Ambassador Feltman on 12/30, said that Hizballah members Na'im Qassim and Mohammed Fneish would not have been reassured by their 12/27 audience with King Abdullah. Abdullah rebuffed their attempts to encourage a Saudi-Syrian dialogue, insist [...]	2007-01-03 06:57:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER LE SY SA
07BEIRUT1000	LEBANON: BERRI ADMITS SCUTTLING THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) In a 7/5 meeting, Speaker Berri gave his version of the demise of the Arab league initiative that collapsed in late June. While he tried to lay the blame on March 14th, it was clear that Berri had received instructions from Damascus to focus strictly on the "national unity government" -- [...]	2007-07-06 07:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY LE
07BEIRUT1005	LEBANON: RIZK ON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL "HOMEWORK," [...] (S) Minister of Justice Charles Rizk told the Ambassador in a 7/5 meeting that he and PM Siniora had agreed that, at the beginning of next week, Siniora will send to the UN the candidates for judges and deputy prosecutor for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Rizk would like us to whisper qui [...]	2007-07-06 13:20:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER KCRM LE SY
07BEIRUT1006	LEBANON: GEAGEA SEES SECOND GOVERNMENT AVERTED, [...] (C) Samir Geagea received the Ambassador on July 6 in his recently completed home and Lebanese Forces office in Maarab. Other than the French initiative, the political situation is on hold, Geagea observed. The opposition is not currently working toward a second government, but President Laho [...]	2007-07-06 13:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1056	LEBANON: NAHR AL-BARID: BIG STEP FOR LEBANESE [...] (C) As the Lebanese Armed Forces' eight week old confrontation with Fatah al-Islam nears its end, one thing is certain: after years of Syrian domination and internal passivity, the LAF has surprised most observers by showing that it can stand on its own two feet. Despite suffering what for L [...]	2007-07-16 15:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT107	LEBANON: GERMAN ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT LEBANESE [...] (C) The German Embassy DCM has provided us with an overview of German support for enhancing Lebanese government control over points of entry by air, sea, and land. She described activities launched after the adoption of UNSCR 1701 in August 2006, and which include customs assistance at Beir [...]	2007-01-19 17:12:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	MOPS PTER LE GM SY
07BEIRUT1074	LEBANON: PM SINIORA LAMENTS BETRAYAL OF MARONITE [...] (C) A visibly upset PM Siniora told the Ambassador July 17 he was flabbergasted by what he saw as Maronite Patriarch Sfeir's ongoing attacks against GOL alleged efforts to marginalize Lebanon's Christian population. Stressing the GOL's policy of accommodating Christians was one of "conviction [...]	2007-07-19 14:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT108	LEBANON: PM SINIORA EXPECTS STRIKE ACTIVITY; [...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora interpreted Friday night's televised interview by Hizballah's Hassan Nasrallah as a clear indication that the anti-government March 8th coalition is not yet ready to negotiate a resolution to the current impasse. Siniora believes the disappointing turnouts of the [...]	2007-01-22 06:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EAID SY LE IS
07BEIRUT1082	FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON LEBANESE DIALOGUE AT LA [...] (C) In a 7/19 meeting with the Ambassador, French Ambassador Bernard Emie noted that France's "extremely modest expectations" for the La Celle-St. Cloud talks "were not exceeded." But, in Emie's calculation, the "chemistry worked," breaking the ice between Lebanese participants who in some [...]	2007-07-20 15:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1083	AOUN SURVEYS POLITICAL LANDSCAPE, HIS ROLE AFTER [...] (C) In a July 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun was mildly positive about the recent Paris talks, noting that his "team" had played a constructive role. He expressed his willingness to be a facilitator in any future efforts to solve Lebanon's po [...]	2007-07-20 15:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1087	DISMAYED BY THE MARONITE PATRIACH, MARCH 14 [...] (C) Christians supporting the GOL are dismayed by what they see as a drift, if not shift, in the attitude of 87-year-old Maronite Patriarch Sfeir, away from March 14 values toward "neutral" positions that in practice benefit pro-Syrian forces. When the Patriarch came out recently in favor o [...]	2007-07-23 15:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV LE SY VT
07BEIRUT109	LEBANON: AOUN CORNERED, CORRUPTED, OLD FRIENDS SAY [...] (S) Two longtime Michel Aoun supporters, one also a close friend of Walid Jumblatt, described Aoun as "cornered" in his standoff against the government of Prime Minister Siniora. While a reconciliation with Jumblatt could help resolve the political crisis, Aoun's son-in-law Gebran Bassil has s [...]	2007-01-22 08:40:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT1090	HAMADEH ON FRENCH CONSULTATIONS WITH IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (S) Minister of Communications Marwan Hamadeh, just back from an extended stay in France, told the Ambassador in a 7/23 coffee that he was "unsettled" by a meeting he had last week with French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, whom Hamadeh describes as a "friend of 30 years." Before talking [...]	2007-07-24 05:24:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1094	COUSSERON ON LEBANON DIALOGUE INITIATIVE, REGIONAL [...] (C) Meeting with the Ambassador on 7/24, French Special Envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran discussed follow-on to the dialogue in La Celle-St. Cloud and his regional visits. He said that, although he heard "nothing new" after a day in Beirut, he favored trying to keep a French-sponsored process al [...]	2007-07-24 15:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY FR

07BEIRUT1095	LEBANON: HARIRI WARNS OF LONG-TERM IRANIAN [...] (C) March 14 and Sunni leader Saad Hariri, back from an extended stay abroad, expressed his concerns about the new French government's Lebanon policy, Iran's long-term intentions in Lebanon (with General Michel Aoun's active participation),and the need for a tougher US policy on Syria. Hari [...]	2007-07-24 16:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1096	GEMAYEL UPBEAT ABOUT BY-ELECTION, ANXIOUS ABOUT [...] (C) In a July 23 meeting with the Ambassador, former President Amine Gemayel was confident he would win his murdered son Pierre's parliamentary seat in the Metn district by-election scheduled for August 5. Noting the polls gave him the advantage, he said his opponent, Free Patriotic Movement [...]	2007-07-24 16:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT110	SCENESETTER FOR PARIS III [...] (S) On the surface (and this is what we recommend emphasizing in our public messages),the January 25 Paris III conference is about Lebanon's proposed reform program and the financial assistance Lebanon needs to get through 2007 and move toward more sustainable debt levels. Lebanese from ac [...]	2007-01-22 10:51:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	EFIN PREL EAID PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1100	DESPITE MARCH 14 CONCESSIONS, HIZBALLAH REFUSES TO [...] (C) Despite what sound to be far-reaching concessions on the part of March 14 and GOL leaders, Hizballah rejected French Special Envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran's pitch to focus feuding Lebanese politicians on a package of initiatives. Hizballah also rejected renewal of the high-level National D [...]	2007-07-25 07:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER SY LE
07BEIRUT1122	LEBANON: CHRISTIAN LEADERS VIEWS LAF COMMANDER [...] (C) National Liberal Party leader Dory Chamoun sees a two-year presidency under Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Michel Sleiman as the only realistic option for resolving Lebanon's political crisis, and believes establishing the Special Tribunal before voting day will have a significan [...]	2007-07-26 14:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1123	LEBANON'S ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON VATICAN TRIP [...] (C) Meeting with the Ambassador on 7/25, Acting Foreign Minister Tariq Mitri, just back from Rome, said that he found Vatican officials generally willing to push Christian MPs to participate in the Parliament session to elect Lebanon's next president. But while on board philosophically, the [...]	2007-07-26 16:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY VT
07BEIRUT1134	LEBANON: ARCHBISHOP DEPLORES SYRIAN INTERFERENCE [...] (C) In a July 26 meeting with the Ambassador and PolOff, Bishop Elias Audi, Metropolitan for the Orthodox Archdiocese of Beirut, asserted that Syria wanted to reestablish its presence in Lebanon, or barring that, control the country through proxies. According to Audi, the discord among Christ [...]	2007-07-27 16:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1135	LEBANON: PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS: HARBINGER OF [...] (C) Lebanon's upcoming parliamentary by-elections are a critical precursor to the upcoming battle over the presidency. Not only do they represent an opportunity to boost March 14's dwindling (whether due to political assassinations or other intimidation) numbers, but the Metn race may well ma [...]	2007-07-27 16:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1138	DISGRUNTLED SWISS ENVOY TRASHES FRENCH DIALOGUE [...] (C) In a 7/26 meeting with the Ambassador, Swiss envoy Didier Pfirter projected both sour grapes and some reasonable-sounding analysis in trashing the French dialogue initiative. While smarting from being upstaged by the French diplomacy (with French envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran refusing to [...]	2007-07-29 08:41:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1139	LAF COMMANDER SLEIMAN ON THE PRESIDENCY [...] (C) In a 7/27 meeting with the Ambassador and DATT that concentrated mostly on the fighting in Nahr al-Barid (septel),Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman also spoke briefly of Lebanon's upcoming presidential elections. The Ambassador raised concerns that remarks attributed to Sle [...]	2007-07-30 04:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1143	LEBANON: POWER PRIVATIZATION MEETING MILESTONES, [...] (SBU) Acting Minister of Energy and Water Safadi says the GOL is committed to and is moving as scheduled on power sector reform. He is focused on quickly fixing Electricite du Liban's management and making the company viable for privatization. The GOL has started building financial accounts, [...]	2007-07-30 04:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN LE
07BEIRUT1144	MARCH 14 CONCENTRATES ON NASSIB LAHOUD AND BOUTROS [...] (C) While presidential politics are in suspended animation pending the outcome of the Metn elections on August 5, three options look increasingly likely as the 11/24 end of President Emile Lahoud's extended term approaches: 1) Parliament fails to achieve a two-thirds quorum, leaving either [...]	2007-07-30 05:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT1145	KOUCHNER'S TRIP: LITTLE TO SHOW, BUT KOUCHNER TO [...] (C) Although MP Boutros Harb perhaps best summed up current French diplomacy as "wishful thinking politics," French Ambassador Bernard Emie provided the Ambassador a relatively upbeat description of Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner's July 27-29 Lebanon visit. Emie said that getting togethe [...]	2007-07-30 06:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1149	LEBANON: FORMER PM MIKATI'S POLITICAL ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Summary: On July 30, the Ambassador and Special Assistant met with former Prime Minister Najib Mikati to discuss upcoming parliamentary by elections and the prospects of various presidential candidates. Mikati, who has traditionally been linked to President al-Assad of Syria, made commen [...]	2007-07-30 14:52:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1153	BERRI READY TO START DEALING ON PRESIDENCY [...] (C) Yanking the Ambassador into a private room on the margins of a larger 7/30 meeting (septel),Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, his voice lowered to a whisper, urged that the USG help to select acceptable candidates for Lebanon's presidential elections. On/about August 20, Berri will start [...]	2007-07-31 09:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1163	SURPRISING MESSAGE FROM THE PRO-SYRIAN CAMP: [...] (C) In a 8/1 meeting with the Ambassador, former Minister Wadih al-Khazen -- close to both Lebanese President Emile Lahoud and Maronite Patriarch Sfeir -- insisted that Emile Lahoud will leave the presidency on schedule on November 24. Khazen also made a surprising proposition: if the USG [...]	2007-08-02 11:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT1165	LEBANON: RELIEF FOLLOWED BY DISMAY OVER MORATINOS' [...] (C) During a meeting with the Ambassador on 7/31, PM Siniora expressed relief that, in his view, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, who had visited Lebanon earlier in the week, was finally waking up to the mischief and havoc Syria was foisting onto Lebanon. He expressed satisf [...]	2007-08-02 12:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY SP
07BEIRUT1168	LEBANON: HARIRI PREOCCUPIED BY ELECTIONS, SYRIA, [...] (C) A somewhat subdued Saad Hariri told the Ambassador the polls looked good for March 14's Beirut by-election candidate Mohamed Itani in the Beirut by-election. His assessment of former president and March 14 ally Amine Gemayel chances in the Metn by-election was restrained. Hariri eagerly [...]	2007-08-02 15:16:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1175	OUTGOING FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON LEBANON DEVELOPMENTS [...] (S) Outgoing French Ambassador Bernard Emie, meeting with Ambassador Feltman on 8/4, insisted that his 60-minute farewell call on President Emile Lahoud was done for protocol purposes only. Lahoud took the occasion to praise what he claimed was a return to French even-handedness and hinted [...]	2007-08-06 05:21:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1176	LEBANON: MP BOULOS SEES AOUN STRATEGY AT ST. CLOUD [...] (C) Maronite MP Jawad Boulos outlined for the Ambassador what he saw as three different positions shared at La Celle-St. Cloud, talks in which he represented the Christian majority. March 14 will consider a package, of national unity government with a president. Rejecting the package approa [...]	2007-08-06 05:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT1178	LEBANON: GEAGEA OUTLINES MARCH 14 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea outlined to Ambassador on August 2 the presidential election strategy he claims he and his March 14 allies have agreed on. He urged that USG treat all declared candidates, including Michel Aoun of March 8, equally in public so as to be seen as supportin [...]	2007-08-06 05:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT118	LEBANON: BERRI BACKS AWAY FROM RESPONSIBILITY; [...] (C) In a 1/22 meeting, Speaker Nabih Berri confirmed estimates heard in other quarters that Hassan Nasrallah and Michel Aoun are out to prove a point in the 1/23 demonstrations and intend to use every means available to portray the general strike as effective and broadly supported. Declarin [...]	2007-01-23 06:56:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT1186	LEBANON'S METN BY-ELECTIONS: DID EVERYONE LOSE [...] (C) While the pro-independence March 14 majority and the Hizballah-Aoun opposition each picked up one seat in the parliamentary by-elections held 8/5 (reftel),the Hizballah-Aoun forces claim the bigger victory: before the two assassinations (of Pierre Gemayel and Walid Eido) that created t [...]	2007-08-06 16:43:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT1199	LEBANON: CODEL SHAYS MEETS ACTING FM - OR DID THEY? [...] (C) Summary: During CODEL Shays's brief meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Tareq Mitri, the group discussed the August 6 re-appearance of Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh in his official office and his decision to resume "management" of foreign relations for the first time since submitting hi [...]	2007-08-08 05:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1208	LEBANON: CBL GOVERNOR SALAMEH PESSIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Central Bank Governor Salameh says the GOL barely met its Emergency Post Conflict Assistance program targets, is not making satisfactory progress on reform, will have a hard time meeting further benchmarks, and could not meet the higher standards required for a formal IMF program. Salameh [...]	2007-08-09 06:54:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN LE
07BEIRUT1209	IRAN AND AOUN: THINKING ALIKE, ACCORDING TO [...] (S) Minister of Justice Charles Rizk, his presidential aspirant's heart beating faster than ever, told the Ambassador over an 8/8 lunch that he was delighted to receive Iranian Ambassador Mohammed Rida Chibani two days earlier. Chibani, who boycotts the Siniora cabinet in solidarity with Hiz [...]	2007-08-09 07:46:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IR
07BEIRUT121	LEBANON: MARONITE PATRIARCH SEES CHRISTIANS [...] (C) Ambassador Feltman and econoff met January 23 with Maronite Patriarch Sfeir, who expressed his concern that Lebanese Christians are fighting each other and did not appear engaged in trying to de-escalate the nationwide strike. The Patriarch agreed with the Ambassador's assessment that ex [...]	2007-01-23 17:11:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PTER SY LE
07BEIRUT1217	LEBANON: SINIORA SEES GOVERNMENT AS VICTOR IN [...] (C) A proud and upbeat Prime Minister Siniora told CODEL Shays that the GOL is the real winner in the parliamentary by-elections: the government held free and safe elections; opposition participation signaled government legitimacy; and Michel Aoun lost his mandate to speak for the majority of t [...]	2007-08-09 13:00:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PREF LE
07BEIRUT1218	AOUNIST MP STRUGGLING TO PULL HIS BOSS BACK FROM [...] (C) On 8/8, Aoun bloc MP Ibrahim Kanaan pleaded with the Ambassador for the USG to lighten up on Michel Aoun and also to help forge a genuine partnership between Aoun and the Hariri bloc. Aoun, who should be the best friend of America and the leader who can save Lebanon, risks being exploite [...]	2007-08-09 14:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT122	LEBANON: FORMER PRESIDENT GEMAYEL RECEIVES [...] (S/NF) On January 23, former President Amine Gemayel, father of slain Minister of Industry Pierre Gemayel, informed the Ambassador that the Iranian Embassy in Beirut contacted him last week to invite him to Tehran, with the hint that Iran would support him as president in order to resolve Le [...]	2007-01-23 18:07:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
07BEIRUT1221	LEBANON: PM SINIORA COMMENTS ON EU BORDER [...] (C) On the margins of a briefing on USG bilateral military aid (reftel),Prime Minister Siniora shared his concern that EU initiatives to protect the border with Syria could produce more harm than good. He is concerned that the Syrians will get credit for participating in an international i [...]	2007-08-10 05:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1222	LEBANON: CONGRESSMAN SHAYS HEARS VIEWS ON THE [...] (SBU) Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) made his third visit to Beirut August 6-7, where he held meetings with PM Siniora, Acting FM Tarek Mitri (septels) and political figures Minister Mohamed Safadi, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, and March 14 MP Robert Ghannem. The visit occurred in the [...]	2007-08-10 05:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT1249	MARONITE PATRIARCH FOR COMPROMISE PRESIDENT; [...] (S) In a 8/14 meeting with the Ambassador focused on Lebanon's upcoming presidential elections, Maronite Patriarch Sfeir said that he opposes amending Lebanon's constitution -- a position that, if heeded by the MPs, would rule out LAF Commander Michel Sleiman's front-running presidential bid. [...]	2007-08-15 14:36:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT1250	BERRI ON PRESIDENCY, NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT, [...] (S) In a 8/15 meeting with the Ambassador, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, quoting diplomatic traffic from the Lebanese Embassy in Washington, lashed out against the USG for opposing amendments to Lebanon's constitution. If for example the Lebanese want LAF Commander Sleiman as their next p [...]	2007-08-15 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL KDEM PGOV LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1252	LEBANON'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: BUILDING [...] (C) A clear pattern exists in Lebanon of Syria's allies trying to prevent free and fair elections. In summer 2004, efforts by the Lebanese and the international community failed to prevent the Syrian-directed, three-year term extension of Lebanon's president, Emile Lahoud. Lahoud's shamele [...]	2007-08-16 13:42:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IR FR
07BEIRUT1253	LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER APOLOGIZES FOR INOPPORTUNE [...] (C) Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Michel Sleiman denied that his recent marks were an accusation against the US of providing insufficient military assistance, reaffirming instead Lebanon's deep appreciation for the USG's essential role in helping the army battle Fatah al-Islam extremi [...]	2007-08-16 13:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1254	LEBANON'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: BUILDING [...] (C) A clear pattern exists in Lebanon of Syria's allies trying to prevent free and fair elections. In summer 2004, efforts by the Lebanese and the international community failed to prevent the Syrian-directed, three-year term extension of Lebanon's president, Emile Lahoud. Lahoud's shamele [...]	2007-08-16 14:44:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY IR FR
07BEIRUT1255	LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL FALLON [...] (C) Admiral Fallon: as the first CENTCOM Commander to visit Lebanon, your visit provides us an excellent opportunity to reinforce the message of strong U.S. support for Lebanon. Your visit comes during a critical period leading up to presidential elections this autumn, when the Lebanese are [...]	2007-08-16 15:40:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MCAP SY IS LE
07BEIRUT126	MURR CLAIMS LAF COMMANDER'S COWARDICE WORKED TO [...] (S) In a meeting with the Ambassador on 1/24, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr acknowledged that Saudi-Iranian ties and a generalized fear of sustained violence helped persuade the March 8-Aounist opposition to suspend its road-blocking demonstrations after only one day. [...]	2007-01-24 17:10:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PARM LE SY
07BEIRUT1284	LEBANON: PLO REPRESENTATIVE IN LEBANON [...] (C) Abbas Zaki, the PLO Representative in Lebanon, told the Charge on 8/21 that he has faith in the GOL's promise to rebuild the Nahr al-Barid refugee camp on its original site. Lebanese politicians, though divided on domestic issues, are united in their desire to help the Palestinian refugees [...]	2007-08-22 14:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL PTER KPAO LE
07BEIRUT1299	LEBANON: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR [...] (SBU) Post deliverd reftel demarche to both Minister of Transportation Mohammed Safadi and Director General of Civil Aviation Dr. Hamdi Chouk. Dr. Chouk said Lebanon is always supportive of the USG in ICAO. 2. (SBU) Dr. Chouk will lead the GOL delegation to the ICAO meetings in Montreal [...]	2007-08-24 14:21:00	Embassy Beirut	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT1301	LEBANON: HIZBALLAH TELEPHONE NETWORK 'DISCOVERED' [...] (C) The Ministry of Telecommunications announced it had found an illegal telecom network established and operated by Hizballah in the parts of Lebanon Hizballah controls. Minister of Telecom Marwan Hamadeh initially said the GOL would react "fiercely" to what he portrayed as a surprising disc [...]	2007-08-24 14:28:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECONEGE EFIN LE
07BEIRUT1320	LEBANON: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HEADED FOR A [...] (C) With less than one month to go before the beginning of the two-month presidential election period, the gulf between the majority March 14 and opposition March 8 appears to be widening. The battle currently is being fought in the Christian arena, split into two opposing camps: one, represe [...]	2007-08-28 12:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT133	SAUDI AMBASSADOR DOWNBEAT ON IRAN-SAUDI TALKS ON [...] (S) While acknowledging that he did not yet have a full read-out of Saudi-Iranian contacts, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaziz Khoja told Ambassador Feltman in a 1/25 meeting that he was "very pessimistic" about developments in Lebanon. He noted that he was leaving an hour later to fly t [...]	2007-01-25 15:19:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY IR SA
07BEIRUT1332	LAF COMMANDER WON'T BE PRESIDENT, SAY MURR AND [...] (C) In separate 8/28 meetings with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr and March 14 presidential candidate Nassib Lahoud offered -- despite their deep political and personal differences -- surprisingly similar advice: the USG should not oppose the presidential ambitions of LAF [...]	2007-08-30 15:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1333	LEBANON: ACTING FM ON VATICAN RELATIONS AND THE [...] (C) On August 30, Culture and Acting Foreign Minister Tariq Mitri told the Ambassador that Vatican officials were pleased to have recently spoken with the Secretary about the upcoming elections in Lebanon. The Vatican finds itself in agreement with the U.S. on the need for Lebanon to elect a [...]	2007-08-30 15:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE SY VT
07BEIRUT1334	LEBANON: BERRI: FUTURE OF LEBANON DEPENDS ON [...] (C) Speaker Berri continues to insist on a two-thirds parliamentary quorum to hold a vote on the presidency, though he acknowledged that the constitution permits the vote to take place during the last ten days prior to the expiration of the current president's mandate with only a simple majori [...]	2007-08-30 15:58:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1335	LEBANON: CENTCOM COMMANDER VISITS WITH LEBANESE [...] (S) Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander United States Central Command met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Lieutenant General Michel Sleiman and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Elias Murr on 8/29 in Beirut, Lebanon at the Ministry of Defense. During these introductory meet [...]	2007-08-31 04:05:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1336	LEBANON: CENTCOM COMMANDER VISITS WITH PRIME [...] (S) Admiral William J. Fallon, Commander United States Central Command met with Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora on 8/29 in Beirut, Lebanon. During this introductory meeting, ADM Fallon and PM Siniora discussed recent fighting against terrorists in the Nahr Al Bared refugee camp, Palestinian i [...]	2007-08-31 04:05:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1343	LEBANON: MARCH 14 PLANS FOR COUNTERING BERRI'S [...] (C) During a productive Saturday at the Serail, the Ambassador met on 9/1 with the Prime Minister, Minister of Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh, and Minister of Social Affairs Nayla Mouawad. The March 14 members were all discussing Speaker Berri's proposal announced to great fanfare the prev [...]	2007-09-02 05:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1345	LEBANON: GEMAYEL: OPPOSITION ARMING, MARCH 14 TO [...] (C) On August 31, former President Amine Gemayel told the Ambassador that Hizballah and Michel Aoun are arming their followers, constituting a growing military and security threat. He believes the opposition is intimidating March 14, and Hizballah-Aoun forces will act before the country can [...]	2007-09-02 05:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT1346	WITH NAHR AL-BARID IN LAF HANDS, DEFMIN MURR [...] (S) On 9/3, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr called the Ambassador to report that the wife of Fatah al-Islam (FAI) leader Shakr al-Absi had positively identified the body of her husband, apparently killed on the last day of fighting on 9/2 in the Nahr al-Barid camp. Whil [...]	2007-09-03 09:19:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PARM LE SY QA
07BEIRUT1355	LEBANON: FORMER PM MIKATI: PRESIDENTAL ELECTION [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati believes it is now possible, although difficult, for Lebanon to hold a presidential election on time. Popular sentiment demands an election, and any party seen as preventing an election will pay. To that end, Speaker Nabih Berri is working with whom Mi [...]	2007-09-05 09:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT1360	LEBANON: ITALIAN AMBASSADOR URGES URGENT US [...] (C) Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Gabriele Checchia, accompanied by Second Secretary Carlo Jacobucci, met with the Ambassador September 5 to provide a readout of EU High Representative Javier Solana's September 6 visit to Beirut (Italy was acting on behalf of the EU presidency in the absence o [...]	2007-09-05 15:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1361	LEBANON: NAZEM KHOURY PLUGS FOR A SLEIMAN [...] (C) Former MP Nazem Khoury spoke glowingly of the Lebanese Armed Forces's (LAF) achievement at Nahr al-Barid and of LAF commander General Michel Sleiman's heroic role in the victory. Khoury discounted doubts about Sleiman's political allegiance; he was a man one could judge by his actions. [...]	2007-09-05 15:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1366	LEBANON: VATICAN SENDING RIGHT MESSAGE, BUT IS [...] (C) Vatican officials will send visiting Lebanese Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir all the right messages concerning Lebanon's sovereignty and the upcoming presidential election, according to a March 14 contact who just returned from his own trip to the Holy See. It remains to be seen, however, whet [...]	2007-09-06 15:05:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1377	LAHOUD'S LEGAL ADVISOR: MILITARY "SOLUTION" IF NO [...] (C) In a 9/7 meeting with the Ambassador, Selim Jeressaiti, Lebanese President Emile Lahoud's legal advisor, stated that Lahoud's thinking regarding the presidential transition has evolved. Even if there is no consensus presidential successor, Lahoud will leave Baabda Palace at the end of h [...]	2007-09-10 05:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1379	LEBANESE ANALYZE SAAD HARIRI'S INTENTIONS [...] (S) In a one-on-one conversation on the margins of a larger session (reftel),former Prime Minister Najib Mikati told the Ambassador that, in two recent meetings, MP Saad Hariri complained that USG backing of Fouad Siniora was coming at Saad's expense. Hariri and his stepmother Nazek were t [...]	2007-09-10 05:53:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1383	LEBANON: FRENCH POSITION IS WORRYING [...] (S) The analysis in Embassy Paris' excellent reporting (reftel being the most recent) on what appears to be a dismaying shift in France's Lebanon policy corresponds with the Lebanese impression of French views. (As we will report separately, the Egyptians may also be moving in this directio [...]	2007-09-10 15:57:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV LE FR SY IR
07BEIRUT1406	LEBANON: MUSLIM RELIGIOUS LEADERS PRESS FOR [...] (C) Sheikh Salim Soussan, the Sunni Mufti of Sidon, and Sayyed Ali al-Amin, the independent minded Shi'a Mufti of Tyre, both conveyed messages of goodwill toward the US in September 10 meetings with Embassy staff. However, while Soussan focused on the volatile national and regional political s [...]	2007-09-13 15:04:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT141	LEBANON: INTERIOR MINISTER INSISTS AOUN MARCHES [...] (C) On January 25, just as serious unrest at Beirut Arab University was beginning, Minister of Interior Hassan Saba told the Ambassador that the LAF would exercise more decisive control of the situation if further violence occurs. Minister Saba, whose ministry controls the ISF which has been [...]	2007-01-26 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
07BEIRUT142	LEBANON: NEW FOREIGN MINISTRY SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) In a 1/26 meeting, Ambassador Hicham Dimachkieh, the new Secretary General in the Foreign Ministry, discussed the factors which complicate Lebanon's relationship with its powerful and often obtuse neighbor. Exhibiting the caution of a diplomat who worked for many years in Syrian-dominate [...]	2007-01-26 18:17:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
07BEIRUT1420	LEBANON: PM WILL RECONSIDER INTERNATIONAL BORDER [...] (S/NF) During a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Siniora said that he had not been given a copy of the Spanish proposal for an EU border mission. Worried about Syria's ability to manipulate the negotiations in its own favor, the PM agreed that the GOL should be given an [...]	2007-09-16 08:14:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL IS LE SY
07BEIRUT1421	LEBANON: FRENCH CHARGE BRIEFS ON KOUCHNER VISIT, [...] (S) In a 9/14 meeting with the Ambassador, French Charge d'Affaires Andre Parant was at pains and obviously under instructions to play up the French-U.S. shared vision on Lebanon and to downplay any differences. He said that, while France hopes for a consensus president, France, like the U. [...]	2007-09-16 08:14:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1422	SAAD HARIRI ON PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Meeting with the Ambassador on 9/15, MP Saad Hariri portrayed none of the proclivity to compromise on Lebanon's presidency that Walid Jumblatt darkly suspected only a few days earlier (ref a). Calling Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri "a liar," Hariri said that he was prepared to "go all th [...]	2007-09-16 10:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1423	LEBANON: AMAL AND AOUN IN GAME OF BRINKSMANSHIP [...] (C) Both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) continue to dig in their heels in their efforts to determine Lebanon's next president. While Amal's strategy focuses on the constitution (which it interprets to require a two-thirds quorum to elect president) to ensure a candidate of its lik [...]	2007-09-16 11:15:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1424	LEBANON: CONSIDERING THE SO-CALLED CONSENSUS [...] (S) As we have reported, March 14 leaders say that Nassib Lahoud is their first choice for president, with Boutros Harb the fall-back; March 8 leaders at least tactically suggest Michel Aoun is their only candidate. At the same time there is considerable talk by both sides about finding a c [...]	2007-09-16 12:37:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT143	LEBANON: FORMER MINISTER EDDE SEES CHRISTIAN [...] (C) The Ambassador and Poloff met over lunch on January 24 with former Minister of Culture and the current President of the Maronite League, Michel Edde. He expressed his deep concerns for the future of Lebanon after the previous day's general strike and was especially troubled by scenes of L [...]	2007-01-26 18:23:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1435	SAMIR GEAGEA ON AOUN'S ARMS, PRESIDENCY [...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting on 9/17, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea complained to the Ambassador that the LAF is looking the other way as Michel Aoun, Hizballah, Suleiman Franjieh, and other pro-Syrians establish plans for an armed takeover of Lebanon. He claimed credible information ab [...]	2007-09-18 12:48:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PTER KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT1439	UN ENVOY ON HIZBALLAH'S 'OPENNESS' REGARDING [...] (S) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Geir Pedersen, meeting with the Ambassador on 9/18, claimed to have detected a new openness by Hizballah regarding Lebanon's presidential elections when he met with his "usual contact" (known to be Wafiq Safa, Hizballah's security chief) earlier that day [...]	2007-09-19 07:12:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT144	LEBANON: INFORMATION MINISTER ON SYRIAN, IRANIAN, [...] (C) In a 1/26 meeting, Minister of Information Ghazi Aridi (Druse, allied with Walid Jumblatt) provided details on Syrian, Iranian, and Saudi diplomacy in recent days. Based on what he claims to know, Aridi was pessimistic that the 1/25 riots marked the end to the violence. Syria, he insis [...]	2007-01-26 18:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY IR SA
07BEIRUT1441	LEBANON: FINNISH DIPLOMAT OFFERS VIEWS ON SYRIAN [...] (C) A visiting Finnish diplomat from Damascus sees Syria as pursuing a policy of "constructive chaos" in Lebanon, and views its motives for supporting an EU-proposed border mission as suspect. He perceives cracks in the Syrian regime that suggest its lifespan is limited, and advocated targeted [...]	2007-09-19 14:24:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1442	LEBANON: ANOTHER MP ASSASSINATED, ANOTHER BLOW TO [...] (C) March 14 MP Antoine Ghanem was killed September 19 in what appears to have been a targeted attack in Beirut's eastern suburb. Ghanem, a close ally of Druse leader Walid Jumblatt and Phalange leader Amine Gemayel, was a fervent critic of Syria. Ghanem's assassination comes at an especiall [...]	2007-09-19 17:51:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1446	LEBANON: PDAS DIBBLE'S VISIT REVEALS A FULL AGENDA [...] (C) During a September 12-14 visit, EEB PDAS Elizabeth Dibble met with GOL officials, bankers, and World Bank economists, who agreed on just two issues: continued U.S. support for Lebanon is essential during the upcoming presidential election period, and Lebanon has a lot to discuss at the upc [...]	2007-09-20 13:59:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN LE
07BEIRUT145	CHATAH GRATEFUL TO USG FOR PARIS III SUCCESS [...] (C) Mohamed Chatah, Senior Advisor to Prime Minister Siniora, gushed exuberantly about U.S. leadership in achieving a successful Paris III conference. He expressed delight as well with the CEO Partnership event, saying that the GOL would now hire someone to serve as permanent liaison with t [...]	2007-01-29 06:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EAID LE SY
07BEIRUT1451	LEBANON: PATRIARCH URGES CONSENSUS PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir told the Ambassador on 9/20 that he continues to believe in the need for a consensus presidential candidate as the only way to avoid a divided Lebanon. He agrees, however, with the need to stick to the principles outlined in the annual Bishops' statement, [...]	2007-09-21 12:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1454	LEBANON: PHALANGE LEADER SAYS MARCH 14 WILL FIGHT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 13:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1456	LEBANON: PHALANGE LEADER SAYS MARCH 14 WILL FIGHT [...] (C) In a September 20 condolence call on Phalange party leader Amine Gemayel following the September 19 assassination of March 14 Phalange MP Antoine Ghanem, the former President said March 14 will continue to fight back politically, despite the "apocalypse of Sin el-Fil". Gemayel stressed the [...]	2007-09-21 14:04:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1457	LEBANON: MURR REBUFFS REQUEST THAT LAF ACT [...] (S) In a 9/20 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Murr agreed that March 8 forces and their allies were better armed, equipped, and trained than the March 14 bloc, should street violence break out. He concurred that Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh and, to [...]	2007-09-23 07:50:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PARM PTER KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT1458	LEBANON: HARB, MURR ACCUSE ROBERT GHANEM OF BEING [...] (S) As Lebanese muse about possible compromise presidential candidates, the name of West Biqa' MP Robert Ghanem -- an on-again/off-again affiliate (but not founding) member of March 14 -- comes up with increasing frequency. UN envoy Geir Pedersen was encouraged that Hizballah seemed open to [...]	2007-09-23 07:51:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT146	LEBANON: AOUN ADVISOR ADMITS ERRORS; CLAIMS THE [...] (C) In a January 26 meeting, MP Ibrahim Kanaan, a senior Aounist advisor, admitted to emboff that Michel Aoun's Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) made serious errors of judgment on January 23, the date of a violent general strike in Beirut that resulted in three deaths and numerous casualties. K [...]	2007-01-29 06:21:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT1461	LEBANON: BERRI'S LATEST TWIST: A DISGUISED [...] (C) Following a lengthy discussion between Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri's senior advisor and Pol/Econ Chief, Berri, in the latest twist in the opposition's tireless efforts to gain control of the presidency, is proposing a one-month trial period for his initiative to seek a consensus candida [...]	2007-09-24 07:12:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1465	DUELING WITH LEBANON'S ARMY COMMANDER ON SECURITY [...] (S) In a 9/24 meeting with the Ambassador, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman downplayed the risk of street violence. While Christian leaders allied with Hizballah like Suleiman Franjieh and Michel Aoun were actively arming their followers, Samir Geagea's Lebanese Forces r [...]	2007-09-24 13:29:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1469	LEBANON: IS SLEIMAN THE ACE UP BERRI'S SLEEVE? [...] (C) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has again gone on the offensive, this time postponing parliament's presidential election for one month to allow time for March 14 and March 8 to reach a consensus candidate. In a move in which Phalange party leader Amine Gemayel appears to be the unwitting a [...]	2007-09-25 08:09:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1482	LEBANON: PM SINIORA: CABINET REAFFIRMS SUPPORT [...] (C) Although details of the meeting make the LAF-GOL discussions sound tense, Prime Minister Siniora described as "very good" the seven-hour cabinet meeting on 9/24. The meeting focused, the PM reported, on stopping groups from across the political spectrum from rearming and tightening cabin [...]	2007-09-26 11:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KCRM PTER LE
07BEIRUT1483	LEBANON: BERRI INITIATIVE MOVING AHEAD [...] (C) As he promised he would, Speaker Berri called MPs to parliament on September 25 to begin the process of electing Lebanon's next president. Because only 74 MPs showed up, 12 short of the two-thirds majority needed to elect a president on the first round, the session was adjourned without a [...]	2007-09-26 13:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1485	LEBANON: FORMER PM MIKATI CLAIMS LAF COMMANDER [...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on 9/25, former Prime Minister Najib Mikati -- once and perhaps still close to Syria's Asad family -- stated his belief that LAF Commander General Michel Sleiman remains Syria's top choice for the presidency. Because of Hizballah's need to codd [...]	2007-09-26 13:54:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1492	LEBANON: CESAREAN SECTION FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) A key Phalange party member sees the election of a March 14 candidate as Lebanon's next president as the only way to put a definitive end to Syrian influence, which extends throughout Lebanon's security apparatus. Assassinations of March 14 MPs will continue, he predicted, but the Septembe [...]	2007-09-27 12:16:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT150	LIST OF AL-MANAR SHAREHOLDERS: POTENTIAL NAMES FOR DESIGNATION? [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 8 below. 2. (S/NF) Embassy BeirutÂ´s consular section has obtained, through the Lebanese commercial registry, the listing of the 38 shareholders of the Lebanese Media Group, aka Lebanese Communication Group, HizballahÂ´s parent company for Al-M [...]	2007-01-29 10:59:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR ETTC PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1504	LEBANON: LAUNCH OF GERMAN BORDER PROJECT [...] (C) Summary: At the weekly donors meeting for the German Northern Border Pilot Program (NBPP) on September 26, Detlef Karioth, Coordinator of the NBPP, announced that the operational launch date had been delayed for another four weeks until November 15. There are a number of reasons for this [...]	2007-09-28 11:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MCAP SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1512	LEBANON: GEAGEA: WHAT IS HARIRI COOKING UP? [...] (C) Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea believes accepting Free Patriotic Movement leader General Michel Aoun's offers of detente is the best way to coopt Aoun's presidential ambitions. He dismissed concerns that March 14's support could boomerang by increasing prospects for Aoun's candidacy, [...]	2007-09-30 12:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1513	LEBANON: ON EVE OF U.S. TRIP, HARIRI LOOKS AT [...] (C) On 9/28, MP Saad Hariri said he would have four requests for USG officials during his upcoming Washington consultations: first, accelerated support for the Lebanese army and police, including highly visible equipment to put Hizballah off balance; second, immediate embrace of Lebanon's n [...]	2007-09-30 12:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1514	LEBANON: MARONITE BISHOPS CALL FOR SOVEREIGN, [...] (C) In what many view as their clearest and most political statement ever, Lebanon's Maronite bishops issued their eighth annual "call" on September 19, a beacon of light on a day of tragic juxtaposition; just hours later a massive car bomb killed March 14 MP Antoine Ghanem, bringing to six the [...]	2007-09-30 12:07:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1534	LEBANON: A KINDER, GENTLER AOUN DISTANCES HIMSELF [...] (C) In a surprise change of heart, General Michel Aoun told the Ambassador he would not support a second government and hinted at a willingness to dissolve his 2006 MOU with Hizballah if he receives a better offer. Aoun, who has been reaching out to March 14 leaders in the past ten days, appe [...]	2007-10-02 16:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1535	LEBANON: WORRIES ABOUT RED LINES ON UNSCR 1559 [...] (S) Four well-informed Embassy contacts -- Walid Jumblatt, Nassib Lahoud, Boutros Harb, and journalist Sarkis Naom -- all argued in separate meetings with the Ambassador that pro-Syrian forces in Lebanon are using upcoming presidential elections to bury UNSCR 1559. They (and we) see this as [...]	2007-10-02 16:43:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR
07BEIRUT1540	LEBANON: ACTING FM MITRI BELIEVES UNSCR 1559 [...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Tariq Mitri does not believe the election of a new Lebanese president would necessarily fulfill the requirements of UNSCR 1559, as Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is now claiming so as to be able to assert that 1559 will no longer be needed after elections. On the [...]	2007-10-03 08:03:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
07BEIRUT1547	LEBANON: MURR BACKS GHANEM AS PRESIDENT, URGES [...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on 10/3, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr urged that the USG, in meetings with MP Saad Hariri in Washington, encourage a consensus president. The costs of a March 14-elected president are too high for Lebanon to bear, Murr [...]	2007-10-04 08:16:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1554	LEBANON: PATRIARCH SFEIR ON PRESIDENTIAL NAMES [...] (S) In a brief one-on-one conversation with the Ambassador about upcoming presidential elections, Maronite Patriarch Sfeir ventured into the "name game." Nassib Lahoud is the best candidate, and Boutros Harb is "very good." But, as March 8 will not accept them, they, like Michel Aoun (unac [...]	2007-10-04 15:11:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL KDEM PGOV LE SY
07BEIRUT156	LEBANON: PM SINIORA DOESN'T SEE A NEAR TERM [...] (C) While warmly praising the U.S. and international support for Lebanon expressed at Paris III, Prime Minister Siniora was less hopeful regarding a near-term solution to his country's current political crisis. Siniora said that upon his return, he had reached out to Amal leader Nabih Berri [...]	2007-01-30 07:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT1563	LEBANON: RETICENT PATRIARCH HINTS AT STRONG [...] (C) Maronite Patriarch Sfeir continues to receive a flurry of key visitors attempting to plead their interests, get his blessing, and squeeze out information from the tight-lipped yet influential cleric. While he offered little of his own thinking, he did inquire about MP Hariri's visit to W [...]	2007-10-05 15:35:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE

07BEIRUT1565	LEBANON: DELAYS WITH GERMAN BORDER PILOT ENHANCE [...] (C) Summary: At the October 4 weekly meeting for the German Northern Border Pilot Program (NBPP),donors listened to the long list of continuing delays affecting the launch date of the NBPP. During the meeting the proposed ESDP mission to the eastern border was raised, but the EU representati [...]	2007-10-05 15:42:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MCAP SY IS LE

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