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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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10TELAVIV175ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Anniversary of President ObamaQs Swearing-In: ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted the German weekly Der Spiegel as saying that Iran will produce an atomic weapon within a year and that it is trying to reduce the s [...]
2010-01-26 11:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV192Israel's COP-15 Accord Commitment
[...] (SBU) Post communicated demarche on COP-15 Accord commitments (reftel) to Israel's Foreign Ministry (International Organization Department)on January 14, and later to Environmental Protection Ministry (MEP). MEP International Relations office noted that the GOI was still organizing itself to b [...]
2010-01-27 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG IS
10TELAVIV225ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-PRC Tension ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu and DM Ehud Barak are at odds over whether to form a committee to probe Operation Cast Lead: Barak has spoken out against [...]
2010-02-01 11:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV227ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that two barrels packed with 15 kg. of explosives each washed up on beaches in Ashdod and Ashkelon yesterday, in what Israeli security sources said was a carefully planne [...]
2010-02-02 09:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV25ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Islamist Aims ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that a few weeks ago White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel told IsraelQs Consul-General in Los Angeles, Yaki Dayan, that the U.S. administration is Qfed upQ with [...]
2010-01-06 15:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV250ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Benjamin Netanyahu as saying yesterday at a joint press conference with visiting Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi that the resumption of talks over a pris [...]
2010-02-03 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV261ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media led with a statement made yesterday by Syrian President Bashar Assad in a meeting with Spanish FM Miguel Moratinos that Israel is pushing the Middle East toward [...]
2010-02-04 10:33:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV272ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 11:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV279SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 15:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIS ECON EFIN KWBG PREL PGOV
10TELAVIV281NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ARAD ARTICULATES ISRAELI
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 5 article in the Israeli newspaper Yisrael Ha-yom, National Security Advisor Uzi Arad articulated the Netanyahu Government's foreign policy successes over the past year, including helping prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and promoting negotiations to res [...]
2010-02-05 15:46:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS
10TELAVIV300ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post cited recent Israeli intelligence assessments that Iran will make the political decision to enrich uranium to military-grade levels once it has accumulated enough fission [...]
2010-02-09 13:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV308ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media led with tension between the offices of the Defense Minister and the IDFQs Chief of Staff, following Israel TVQs unconfirmed disclosure that the tenure C-o-S Gabi Ashkenazi woul [...]
2010-02-10 12:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV314ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that USAF Gen. Paul Selva visited Israel in the past few days. Other aides of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton -- James Steinberg and Jacob Lew -- are expecte [...]
2010-02-11 13:09:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV334ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Israel has decided that after it presented its report about Operation Cast Lead to the U.N. earlier this month, there is no need to set up an independent in [...]
2010-02-12 14:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV343ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. Afghanistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yesterday leading media reported that Vice President Joe Biden is expected to visit Israel next week. Israel Hayom and other media reported that yesterday at Jerusalem [...]
2010-02-16 11:44:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV349ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media led with news that several assassins of senior Hamas operative Mahmoud al-Mabhouh used the identities of British-born Israelis for the Dubai hit. HaQaretz reported that Brit [...]
2010-02-17 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV359COGAT DANGOT ON PEACE PROCESS, WEST BANK AND GAZA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 12:35:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID PTER KPAL KWBG IS
10TELAVIV360ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Media reported on U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William BurnsQ visit to Syria yesterday. All principal media led with a diplomatic crisis following the assassinatio [...]
2010-02-18 15:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV362ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Media reported on U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William BurnsQ visit to Syria yesterday. All principal media led with a diplomatic crisis following the assassinatio [...]
2010-02-18 15:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV379SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S
[...] (C) Summary: I am pleased to welcome you once again to Israel. Despite some areas of disagreement, we have a strong and dynamic bilateral relationship. The Strategic Dialogue has been an important mechanism since 2005. This will be a significant opportunity to engage the Israeli governm [...]
2010-02-18 15:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG IS
10TELAVIV391NASA Administrator Visits Israel
[...] (U) Summary. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visited Israel January 23-28 to present the keynote speech at the Fifth Ilan Ramon International Space Conference, to commemorate the legacy of Israel's first astronaut, and to meet with senior Israeli government officials to discuss opportunities [...]
2010-02-19 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA ETRD PREL IS
10TELAVIV395ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Media cited new developments in the investigation of the Dubai assassination affair: Yediot bannered the finding that the assassins visited Dubai three times. [...]
2010-02-19 10:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV405ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that on Sunday night 35 right-wing activists, including National Union Knesset Member Michael Ben-Ari, illegally entered Jericho, prayed at the ancient NaQaran synagogue, [...]
2010-02-22 12:45:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV413SHIN BET TALKS GAZA ECONOMICS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 14:24:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNECON IS KPAL KTFN PTER
10TELAVIV417IDF MAG MANDELBLIT ON IDF INVESTIGATIONS INTO
[...] (S) Summary: IDF Military Advocate General Mandelblit updated the Ambassador on February 17 on the progress of investigations into allegations of misconduct during Operation Cast Lead, including providing a preview of additional findings to be published before the March 24 Human Rights Counci [...]
2010-02-23 07:09:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG PTER IS
10TELAVIV418ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Afghanistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that DM Ehud Barak will leave for the U.S. Tuesday to discuss Iran's nuclear program and the possible reviving of talks with the Palestinians. Barak decided to mak [...]
2010-02-23 08:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV436ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg will arrive in Israel today, leading an important delegation of officials from the Pentagon, the National Security [...]
2010-02-24 08:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV439KNESSET CONSIDERS CONTROVERSIAL NGO LEGISLATION TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Knesset passed a preliminary reading of legislation on February 17 that would require individuals and NGOs to register any funding received from foreign political entities. Many NGOs were concerned with the possible effects of the draft legislation, which they decried in the p [...]
2010-02-25 09:08:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS
10TELAVIV441ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. IsraelQs Nuclear Policy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified yesterday to a U.S. congressional committee that the U.S. wants to see a quick resumption of peace [...]
2010-02-25 10:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV444MORATORIUM: MOD SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN DETERRENCE
[...] (U) On 25 February, Israel's Army Radio reported that the MOD plans to seek criminal proceedings against settlers who continue to build in spite of the moratorium. To do so, the MOD would hire lawyers for a period of several months to assist in the preparation of criminal files against such vi [...]
2010-02-25 13:13:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS
10TELAVIV449ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 11:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV51ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 11:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV77ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Turkey Relations 3. Anniversary of President ObamaQs Swearing-In ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media led with the aftermath of the earthquake in Port au Prince, the capital of Haiti. Leading media cited [...]
2010-01-14 12:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV86CODEL HASTINGS DISCUSSES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Alcee Hastings on January 12, 2010 met with Baruch Bina, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director General for North America, and Nimrod Barkan, head of MFA's Research Division, to discuss regional affairs. The Israelis laid out for Rep. Hastings some of the [...]
2010-01-15 09:53:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KWBG SY IR TU IZ LE JO IS
10TELAVIV89ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Israel-Turkey Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to report on, and most led with the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. Following a five-hour hike across decimated Port-au-Prince. Non-resident I [...]
2010-01-15 10:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10THEHAGUE105NETHERLANDS REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF SERGEANT
[...] SUMMARY. The Dutch Ministry of Defense (MOD) has requested medical evaluation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for Sergeant-Major K.W. Boon for "Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS)" following his deployment to Northern Iraq in 1991. Preliminary coordination has been accomplishe [...]
2010-02-19 13:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS MCAP IZ NL
10THEHAGUE109NETHERLANDS: AFTER THE COLLAPSE
[...] Summary: Following the fall of the Dutch coalition government on February 20, Queen Beatrix is expected to ask the Christian Democrats (CDA) and the Christian Union (CU) to stay on as a caretaker government and to prepare for new national elections. The elections are expected to take place in [...]
2010-02-22 13:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NL
10THEHAGUE122NETHERLANDS: DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT
[...] Summary: Following the withdrawal of the Labor Party (PvdA) from the Dutch coalition government on February 20, Queen Beatrix asked the remaining coalition members to form a caretaker government to "handle ongoing business" and prepare for elections on June 9. The caretaker government consists [...]
2010-02-26 15:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NL
10THEHAGUE25NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DISCUSSING AMCIT REQUEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch agreed to consider raising with both the EU and the GOI the matter of the Americans detained in Iran. The GOI has recently made some overtures to the GONL to "elevate" relations. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) AMCITS: On January 7, Charge d'Affaires raised ref A points with Mr. [...]
2010-01-15 14:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALCASC PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER NL IR
10THEHAGUE65CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 29, 2010
[...] (SBU) After the positive opening meeting of the destruction deadline consultation (Ref A),delegations at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) turned their attention to the next potentially difficult consultation on "situations not foreseen" by the Chemical Weapons [...]
2010-02-01 17:32:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KTIA OPCW CWC
10THEHAGUE73AMBASSADOR VERVEER ENGAGES DUTCH ON AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer advanced U.S. priorities in a two-day visit to the Netherlands January 13-14. With Dutch cabinet members and working-level officials, she emphasized U.S. interests in maintaining the Dutch commitment to Afghanistan w [...]
2010-02-05 11:13:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KWMN EAID AF NL
10THEHAGUE75NETHERLANDS: TREASURY DAS GLASER PREPARES DUTCH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Treasury DAS Glaser engaged key Dutch decision makers on Iran policy across three ministries January 26. The Dutch expressed support for increasing pressure on the Tehran regime. They assured Glaser the Netherlands would support tougher sanctions within the EU, although offic [...]
2010-02-05 12:53:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PREL KTFN IR NL
10THEHAGUE98NETHERLANDS/IRAN: VIEWS ON FEBRUARY 11 EVENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Several EU diplomats did not attend Iranian President Ahmadinejad's February 11 national day speech. The Dutch see the speech and surrounding events as a "small win for the regime" but with a "major cost" to the government in the long-term. The Dutch welcome thoughts for follow-u [...]
2010-02-17 13:29:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IR NL
10TIRANA54INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT: PART TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 15:43:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10TIRANA58BERISHA SEEKS NEW SECRET POLICE
[...] (S//NF) In early January, Prime Minister Berisha introduced a new draft bill to amend the law on the National Intelligence Service (SHISH). In essence, the aim of the law is to limit the foreign intelligence responsibilities of the SHISH, increase its domestic intelligence responsibilities i [...]
2010-01-27 16:21:00Embassy TiranaSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR AL
10TIRANA81 CLOSURE OF NEWSPAPER TEMA SYMPTOMATIC OF POOR STATE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mero Baze, the publisher of the small circulation daily "Tema", announced in a January 23 editorial that "Tema" was closing. Baze said that for over one year, the newspaper had made a valiant effort to survive after being evicted from its premises in 2008; however he said he can [...]
2010-02-09 15:47:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL AL
10TIRANA86COURT NULLIFIES ALBANIAN-GREEK SEA AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On January 26, the Constitutional Court in a 9-0 opinion ruled that the April 2009 treaty between Greece and Albania regarding the southern coastline was unconstitutional. The opinion has not yet been released, but the Court said in a statement that it found "substantive and pro [...]
2010-02-12 12:38:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AL
10TOKYO101 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/19/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 03:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO105TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE
[...] LEAD STORIES: Lead stories on Tuesday morning included reports on DPJ Secretary General Ozawa's intention to voluntarily submit to questioning by prosecutors over a land purchase made by his political fund organization in 2004. 2. "Alliance, Article 9 of Constitution Both Effective" On today's [...]
2010-01-19 07:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO107 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/19/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO108INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - JAPAN
[...] TABLE OF CONTENTS A.1. Overview of Foreign Investment Climate, para. 2-33 A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies, para. 34-35 A.3. Expropriation and Compensation, para. 36 A.4. Dispute Settlement, para.37-41 A.5. Performance Requirements and incentives, para. 42 A.6. Right to Private Ownershi [...]
2010-01-19 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR JA
10TOKYO112 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/20/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO113TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Wednesday morning papers gave top coverage to JAL's filing for bankruptcy protection. 2. "'Advancement' Should Be Pursued in 'Deepening' Alliance" The liberal Tokyo Shimbun editorialized (1/20): "The 'demerits' of the U.S.-Japan Security must not be overlooked. One of them [...]
2010-01-20 01:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO118 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/20/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 08:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO119MOFA MIDDLE EAST DIVISION OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) MOFA's Deputy Director General for the Middle East Takehiro Kagawa told Political Minister-Counselor January 19 that the campaign finance scandal involving Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa might delay somewhat Diet deliberation of the supplementary budget request for [...]
2010-01-20 08:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ELTN EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER
10TOKYO121 JAPANESE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 22:50:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL PINR JA
10TOKYO125 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/21/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO136 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/21/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO139 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/22/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 01:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO143 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/25/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO145TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - FUTENMA RELOCATION
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top or front-page play to the victory of an anti-U.S. base candidate in the mayoral election in Nago, Okinawa, on Sunday. 2. "Henoko Plan Still the Best Option" The moderate Yomiuri argued in an editorial (1/25): "The resolution of the Futenma r [...]
2010-01-25 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO149 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/22/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 07:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO15 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 03:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO156 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 00:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO158TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - HAITI AND U.S.-JAPAN
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Tuesday morning papers gave front- page coverage to the GOJ decision on Monday to send some 300 GSDF engineers to Haiti in order to engage in disaster relief operations. 2. "Long-Term Support Necessary for Reconstruction" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri wrote in an e [...]
2010-01-26 01:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO165 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/26/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 22:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO166TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included Seven & i Holdings' decision to shut down four of its department stores, including one in central Tokyo. 2. "Sources of Friction Increasing between U.S. and China" The business-oriented Nikkei wrote (1/27): "A dark cloud is hanging ove [...]
2010-01-27 02:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO167 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/27/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO174 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/27/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 23:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO178 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/28/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 01:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO181 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/28/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO185 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/29/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO188CODEL INOUYE DISCUSSES FUTENMA AND HAITI WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Hatoyama told CODEL Inouye on January 15 that he hopes to enhance the U.S.-Japan Alliance to contribute further to regional and global peace and prosperity. In order to deepen his relationship of trust with President Obama, the PM said he wanted to reach a decisio [...]
2010-01-29 08:15:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO19 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/06/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO191 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/01/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 05:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO2 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 02:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO201 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/01/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 22:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO202 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/02/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO207TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Tuesday morning papers led with the disclosure by DPJ Secretary General Ozawa on Monday that he was questioned a second time by prosecutors on Sunday over a questionable land purchase made in 2004 by his political fund management organization. 2. "Chinese Arms Buildup Bec [...]
2010-02-02 05:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO209 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/02/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 08:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO21 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 03:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO211 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/03/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 01:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO214A/S CAMPBELL FEBRUARY 2 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA
[...] (C) During an 80-minute meeting with EAP A/S Campbell February 2 on regional and bilateral issues, Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka agreed on the need for a continued focus on DPRK denuclearization and cautioned against being distracted by DPRK calls for peace regime discussions; called on the U [...]
2010-02-03 06:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CASC CH KS KN JA
10TOKYO217 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/03/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO221JAPAN TO ANNOUNCE WHICH U.S. VEHICLES QUALIFY FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan is expected to announce February 3 at 7:00PM Tokyo time which U.S. vehicle models will qualify under its recently revised eco-car subsidy program. In response to USG and U.S. industry criticism, the GOJ announced January 19 it will begin accepting foreign fuel efficienc [...]
2010-02-03 09:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
10TOKYO223 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 01:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO224TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA TIES
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most papers on Thursday morning led with reports speculating that prosecutors decided on Wednesday not to indict DPJ Secretary General Ozawa in connection with a questionable land purchase made by his fund management organization in 2004. 2. "Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting to Become [...]
2010-02-04 02:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO229 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 23:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO232 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 01:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO233TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - EU-CHINA RELATIONS AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: Lead items on Friday morning papers included the decision by prosecutors not to indict DPJ Secretary General Ozawa in connection with a questionable land purchase made in 2004 by his political fund management organization. 2. "EU Moving to Lift Ban on Weapons Export to China" [...]
2010-02-05 01:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO24 JAPANESE PRESS IN UNISON AFFIRMS BILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 04:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL PINR JA
10TOKYO241ABBAS VISIT TO JAPAN: A PREVIEW FROM MOFA
[...] (C) Embassy Political Minister-Counselor met February 5 with MOFA Middle Eastern and African Affairs Director General Toshiro Suzuki to preview Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas' February 7-10 visit to Japan. While in Japan, Abbas will meet with Prime Minister Hatoyama, Forei [...]
2010-02-05 08:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS ID MY SN JA
10TOKYO242 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-07 22:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO249 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (1) 02/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 03:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO251TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S-CHINA RELATIONS,
[...] LEAD STORIES: There were no papers on Monday morning because of a press holiday. Top stories covered by broadcasters included reports on Japan Airlines' intention to maintain its alliance with American Airlines. 2. "Chinese Wary about Criticism of Beijing as Weak- Kneed" On China's strong [...]
2010-02-08 06:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO255 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS (2) 02/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO259 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/09/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 02:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO264DPJ SECRETARY GENERAL OZAWA DESIRES STRONG
[...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa told Ambassador Roos and Assistant Secretary Campbell that he recognized the importance of the U.S.-Japan relationship and that he wanted to expand Japan's global partnership in a February 2 meeting. However, his top [...]
2010-02-09 04:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR JA
10TOKYO274 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/09/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 08:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO275TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - GAZA AND UKRAINE
[...] LEAD STORIES: All papers on Wednesday morning gave top or front-page play to Toyota's announcement on Tuesday that it would recall 437,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide to repair brake problems. 2. "Further Efforts Needed to End Tragedy in Gaza" The liberal Asahi editorialized (2/10): "In order [...]
2010-02-10 01:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO276 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/10/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 03:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO28 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/06/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO281 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/10/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO284SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR WEBB'S FEBRUARY 14-17
[...] (SBU) Begin Text of Scenesetter: Dear Senator Webb: Welcome to Japan, a nation in transition. The Democratic Party of Japan's (DPJ) landslide victory in last year's August 30 Lower House election has dramatically altered Japan's political landscape, marking the end of the former ruling L [...]
2010-02-12 06:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR JA
10TOKYO286 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/12/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO291FM OKADA VISIT TO ROK
[...] (C) Summary: FM Okada's February 10-11 visit to Seoul highlighted the "great shape" that bilateral relations are in, with FM Okada using the opportunity to offer a forward-leaning -- and well-received -- statement on Japan-ROK historical issues. MOFA Asia DG Saiki told us that this year, the [...]
2010-02-16 02:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KS KN JA
10TOKYO293 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/12/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 05:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO295 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 05:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO30IRANIAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (S) Summary: During Iranian Supreme Council for National Security Secretary General Saeed Jalili's December 21-24 visit to Japan, the GOJ stressed that Iran must address international concerns about its nuclear program, according to MOFA Iran Desk Chief Junichi Sumi. Jalili proposed that Japa [...]
2010-01-06 08:53:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV PARM PINR KNNP IR JA
10TOKYO305 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/16/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 23:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO306 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/17/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO307TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS,
[...] LEAD STORIES: Lead items on Wednesday morning included President Obama's approval of the federal government's loan guarantee intended to underwrite the construction of two nuclear power plants in Burke County, Georgia. 2. "U.S., China Looking for New Approaches to Each Other" Concerning th [...]
2010-02-17 02:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO315 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/18/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO318TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave top or front-page play to Prime Minister Hatoyama's one-on- one debates in the Diet on Wednesday with the leaders of the opposition parties. 2. "U.S. to Clearly Demonstrate Its Position of Attaching Importance to Human Rights" The business- or [...]
2010-02-18 04:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO319JAPAN HOPES TOYOTA'S ILLS DO NOT DAMAGE BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ does not want Toyota's recent problems to damage the U.S.-Japan relationship, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Minister Seiji Maehara told the Ambassador February 10. Minister Maehara met the Ambassador to discuss Toyota's safety recalls [...]
2010-02-18 04:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
10TOKYO326TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Front-page stories on Friday morning included the announcement on Thursday by the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that it has formally asked the president of Toyota to testify at a hearing on February 24. 2. "China Appears Ready to Take Retaliatory Actio [...]
2010-02-19 02:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO332 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/19/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-21 23:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO335 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/22/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 01:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO336 CODEL WEBB HEARS JAPANESE VIEWS ON ALLIANCE AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator Webb listened to Japanese views on the importance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance and the Futenma relocation issue during meetings with GOJ officials February 15 in Tokyo. Foreign Minister Okada, Defense Minister Kitazawa, Cabinet and Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) officials [...]
2010-02-22 01:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CASC KOCI MARR JA CH BM
10TOKYO337TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers gave top or front-page play to a former vice governor's victory in Sunday's gubernatorial election in Nagasaki. 2. "Friction Should Not Negatively Affect Cooperative Relationship between U.S. and China" The moderate Yomiuri editorialized (2/22): "Fric [...]
2010-02-22 02:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO338AMBASSADOR MARANTIS SEEKS GREATER TRADE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis called on senior Government of Japan (GOJ) political and career-level counterparts to work closely and quickly with the USG to prevent protracted trade irritants related to beef, autos, and Japan Post privatization from becom [...]
2010-02-22 06:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR EINV APEC PREL JA
10TOKYO343 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/22/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 23:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO344JAPANESE COMMENTS ON NUCLEAR ENERGY ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is in the pre-negotiation stages for a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Vietnam, according to MOFA First Southeast Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Takatoshi Mori. Mori, who had called a meeting on February 17 to ask about the U [...]
2010-02-22 23:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG VM JA
10TOKYO35 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/07/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 01:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO358 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/23/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO362TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, IRAN, AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included Monday's start of a congressional hearing on the Toyota recalls. 2. "China Monitoring Domestic Public Opinion" The business-oriented Nikkei wrote from Beijing (2/24): "A formal decision by the Chinese on retaliatory measures against the [...]
2010-02-24 04:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO374 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/25/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO381 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/25/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO384DPJ'S SATOSHI ARAI SUGGESTS MAJOR U.S. - JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Satoshi Arai suggested that to counteract perceptions of bilateral tension from Futenma and Toyota issues, the U.S. and Japan should collaborate on major clean-technology projects perhaps in Asia. The [...]
2010-02-25 08:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG JA PINR PREL SENV
10TOKYO390 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/26/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 02:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO393COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO ATTEND
[...] (U) Embassy Tokyo grants country clearance for the U.S. Delegation to attend the APEC SOM 1, and Related Meetings in Hiroshima, from February 21 to March 7, 2010. The following individuals will take part in the meetings on behalf of the United States. SOM I Meetings February 21 to February 2 [...]
2010-02-26 07:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON APEC OTRA JA
10TOKYO395 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/26/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 08:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO397DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: REPORTED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Responding to concerns raised in ref in meetings on February 26, senior Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry officials confirmed the Japan Drilling Company (JDC) renewed contracts to supply two rigs in Iran's South Pars gas field in 2008 and 2009. They str [...]
2010-02-28 23:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL JA
10TOKYO41ENGAGING JAPAN IN 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PREL JA
10TOKYO42 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/07/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 22:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO43 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO5TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS AND NUCLEAR
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Monday morning papers gave front-page play to a GOJ decision on Sunday to double the credit line to be provided by the state-owned Development Bank of Japan to struggling Japan Airlines. 2. "Rebuild U.S.-Japan Alliance" The top-circulation, moderate Yomiuri editorialized [...]
2010-01-04 06:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO51 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO52ADVISOR TO PM HATOYAMA SAYS U.S. SHOULD "STAY THE
[...] (C) Summary: While the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leaders do not have the same level of understanding of the U.S.-Japan Alliance as previous Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) administrations, they are learning quickly of its importance, former MOFA official and prominent security analyst Y [...]
2010-01-10 23:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR JA
10TOKYO54VICE-FOREIGN MINISTER YABUNAKA BRIEFS PRIME
[...] (C) Summary. VFM Yabunaka told Ambassador Roos January 8 he had briefed PM Hatoyama and CCS Hirano on the results of his Washington trip, telling the PM he had his work cut out for him in ""reconstructing"" confidence with President Obama. The PM is considering trying to reach a decision on th [...]
2010-01-11 07:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO55 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/11/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO56TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included the state-backed turnaround body's reconstruction plans for ailing Japan Airlines. 2. "Host Nation Support Is Necessary Spending" The moderate Yomiuri stated in an editorial (1/11): "It makes sense to review Japan's host nation support fo [...]
2010-01-11 07:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO60TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Monday morning included the state-backed turnaround body's reconstruction plans for ailing Japan Airlines. 2. "Host Nation Support Is Necessary Spending" The moderate Yomiuri stated in an editorial (1/11): "It makes sense to review Japan's host nation support fo [...]
2010-01-11 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO61 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/11/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO65 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/12/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 03:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO70 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/12/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO74 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/13/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO78 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/13/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 01:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO79 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/14/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 01:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO82TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN FOREIGN
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Thursday morning papers gave prominent top coverage to yesterday's search by prosecutors of the offices of DPJ Secretary General Ozawa over alleged accounting irregularities in connection with a questionable land purchase made in 2004 by Ozawa's fund management organization. [...]
2010-01-14 03:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
10TOKYO88 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/14/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 08:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO9 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO91 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/15/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO94 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 08:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO95DEFMIN KITAZAWA: GOJ UNABLE TO MAKE PROMISES ON REALIGNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:38:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO96 JAPANESE MEDIA REACTION TO TALKS BETWEEN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-18 22:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL PINR JA
10TOKYO97DPJ'S YAMAOKA - FUTENMA PLANS DIFFICULT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Yamaoka Kenji stressed repeatedly during a January 14 meeting with visiting Senators Daniel Inouye and Thad Cochran that the plans for the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) had not been implemented in the past 13 year [...]
2010-01-18 22:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR JA
10TOKYO98DPJ'S YAMAOKA - FUTENMA PLANS DIFFICULT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Yamaoka Kenji stressed repeatedly during a January 14 meeting with visiting Senators Daniel Inouye and Thad Cochran that the plans for the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) had not been implemented in the past 13 year [...]
2010-01-18 22:58:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR JA
10TOKYO99DPJ'S YAMAOKA - FUTENMA PLANS DIFFICULT TO
[...] (C) Summary: Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Kenji Yamaoka stressed repeatedly during a January 14 meeting with visiting Senators Daniel Inouye and Thad Cochran that the plans for the Futenma Replacement Facility (FRF) had not been implemented in the past 13 year [...]
2010-01-18 22:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR JA
10TRIPOLI10LIBYA: 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Libya is not considered to be an important financial sector in the Middle East and northern Africa. The Libyan economy depends primarily upon revenues from the oil and gas sector, which constitute practically all export earnings and over 70 percent of GDP. The combination of oil revenues and a [...]
2010-01-10 11:21:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN PTER SNAR LY
10TRIPOLI100HEAD OF LIBYAN IMMIGRATION: U.S. BUSINESSMEN ARE WELCOME CLASSIFIED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 15:29:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS CACS PBTS LY
10TRIPOLI109TRIPOLI'S CONSULAR LEADERSHIP DAY
[...] Summary: Post's Consular Section spent February 4 in observance of Embassy Tripoli's first-ever Consular Leadership Day, with the theme of "Practicing 360 Degree Diplomacy." Taking the time out from our usual schedule to focus on improving our outreach to the Libyan public and American ci [...]
2010-02-09 14:47:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL LY CMGT
10TRIPOLI110MUBARAK AND QADHAFI CONFER ON AL SUMMIT PLANNING, VISAS FOR EGYPTIANS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 07:59:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL AL KPAL KSUM EG LY
10TRIPOLI112PROGRESS IN LIBYA-SWISS CASE: ONE BUSINESSMAN CLEARED OF ALL CHARGES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 08:15:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CVIS LY SZ
10TRIPOLI114GOL FUNDING INCREASING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS IN U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 15:29:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CVIS LY OEXC
10TRIPOLI116SHOKRI GHANEM OUTLINES PLANS FOR LIBYA'S NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION REF: 09 TRIPOLI 862 TRIPOLI 00000116 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 8 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC),Shokri Ghanem, expressed support for improved Libya-U.S. relations, welcomed the upcoming U.S. Trade Mission, and explained his near-term goals for the NOC, which include plans for increasi [...]
2010-02-11 16:17:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV EPET ECON LY EFIN
10TRIPOLI134LIBYA MAKES GOOD ON THREAT TO DECLARE SCHENGEN VISA WAR REF: TRIPOLI 112 TRIPOLI 00000134 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 16:31:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CVIS PINR LY
10TRIPOLI137MEETING OF LIBYAN, ITALIAN AND MALTESE FOREIGN MINISTERS LIKELY TO LEAD TO RESOLUTION OF SCHENGEN VISA CRISIS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 16:51:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CVIS PINR LY SZ IT MT
10TRIPOLI164EMBASSY TRIPOLI NOMINATIONS: MEPI STUDENT LEADERS PROGRAM
[...] (U) Embassy Tripoli's Public Affairs Section submits seven nominations for the summer 2010 MEPI Student Leaders Program. The candidates are, in rank order by Embassy preference: 1) Mr. Ahmed A A Albibas, 2) Ms. Aram A M Ellafi, 3) Mr. Ataher A Naas, 4) Ms. Mawada M B Elkilani, 5) Mr. Abdalla S [...]
2010-02-23 11:57:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDXF LY PREL KPAO
10TRIPOLI39LIBYA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Indicators: Transparency International: Libya is ranked 130 on the Corruption Perceptions Index. Heritage Foundation: Economic Freedom Ranking: 171 World Bank Doing Business: Libya is not ranked Millennium Challenge Corporation: Libya is not ranked OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. In [...]
2010-01-14 17:32:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD KTDB LY EPET OPIC PREL USTR ECIN
10TRIPOLI53NEW VISA RULES FOR BORDERING COUNTRIES LEAD TO EMPTY
[...] (C) This week, Libya reportedly began enforcing legislation from 2009 requiring nationals from bordering states -- Egypt, Sudan, Chad, Niger, Algeria, and Tunisia -- to have valid work contracts with a Libyan employer or tourist visas issued at a Libyan diplomatic mission before entering the co [...]
2010-01-20 05:27:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG LY
10TRIPOLI56LIBYA SENDS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Waddat Sarrah of the Libyan MFA's Americas Department January 19, expressing appreciation for Libya's generous contribution of medical equipment and supplies, blankets, foodstuffs, and other relief materials, particularly since Libya does not ma [...]
2010-01-20 11:01:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA LY
10TRIPOLI57LIBYAN HEAD OF FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE WELCOMES U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, the head of the Libyan equivalent to a Ministry of Infrastructure reiterated Libya's past complaints that it had not been properly compensated for giving up Weapons of Mass Destruction and indicated that the "current environment" in the U [...]
2010-01-20 15:17:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR EPET EFIN PGOV ETRD LY
10TRIPOLI6LIBYA: SECTION 565 WAIVER OF PROHIBITION AGAINST CONTRACTING
[...] (U) The Government of Libya (GOL) does not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel. Local firms are required by national law to comply with the Arab League (AL) boycott, and would therefore not be able to sign the required U.S. certification without exposing themselves to civil and/or crimi [...]
2010-01-05 16:12:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKBCT ABLD PHUM AL ECON AMGT ASUP AFIN LY
10TRIPOLI73SWISS-LIBYAN WOES CONTINUE, NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a January 19 meeting, the Swiss Charge reported no progress in Switzerland's continued efforts -- via German mediation -- to resolve the situation of the two Swiss businessmen trapped in Libya, now residing in the Swiss Embassy. He believed the recent addition of a French l [...]
2010-01-26 13:35:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM CVIS SZ LY
10TRIPOLI74STAFFDEL GROVE EXPLORES FOREIGN ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 14:08:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV PHUM LY
10TRIPOLI77EXPLORING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HEAD OF LIBYA'S PREMIER THINK TANK
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 14:55:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OEXC ECON ETTC SCUL TSPL PINR LY
10TRIPOLI78SENIOR LIBYAN JUSTICE OFFICIAL: LESS TALK, MORE ACTION IS BEST TRIPOLI 00000078 001.2 OF 002
[...] (C) Summary: Libya's Justice Minister-equivalent, Mustafa Mohammad Abduljalil, told the Ambassador on January 25 that as Libya opens its economy to other countries, it needs international assistance in developing its private sector and strengthening the commercial legal environment. The Ambassador [...]
2010-01-27 15:12:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID ECON CVIS PINR LY
10TRIPOLI79TECHNOLOGY TO TOURISM: HEAD OF INVESTMENT AUTHORITY DISCUSSES OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. BUSINESS IN LIBYA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 15:14:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL ECON EFIN ECIN EINV EIND ETRD ETTC LY
10TRIPOLI91SWISS SCORE IN LIBYA: HAMDANI CLEARED OF IMMIGRATION CHARGES REF: A) TRIPOLI 73; B) TRIPOLI 58
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 16:13:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM CVIS SZ LY
10TRIPOLI96LIBYAN ATOMIC ENERGY HEAD ELABORATES ON FUNDING REQUEST FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE CENTER REF: 09 TRIPOLI 886 TRIPOLI 00000096 001.2 OF 002
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 15:59:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA PGOV LY
10TRIPOLI99MINISTER OF JUSTICE TRIES, AND FAILS, TO RESIGN REF: A) 09 TRIPOLI 1021; B) 09 TRIPOLI 862
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 15:18:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR LY
10TUNIS101TUNISIAN DEFENSE MINISTER GRIRA LOOKING FORWARD TO
[...] (C) In the course of a February 8 courtesy call on newly-appointed Defense Minister Grira, the Ambassador reviewed the historically close cooperation between the U.S. and Tunisian militaries; stressed the need to expand military engagement and cooperation in light of the threat posed by terror [...]
2010-02-09 12:13:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL TS
10TUNIS110PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF ADVISORS DEFENDS THE
[...] (C) Abdallah Kallel, the President of the Council of Advisors, gave the Ambassador a practiced defense of the GOT's goals and development strategy. He argued for continued USG support for Tunisia based on shared political values and the shared goal of eliminating terrorism. He underlined the [...]
2010-02-11 10:53:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR TS
10TUNIS113SENIOR GOT OFFICIAL CALLS FOR "NEW PAGE" IN U.S.-TUNISIA RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Saida Chtoui, one of two de facto deputy ministers in Tunisia´s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told visiting DAS Sanderson on January 26 that the U.S. and Tunisia "have a lot of work to do together," that Tunisia´s new Foreign Minister is "open minded," and that Tunisia wants to "b [...]
2010-02-16 14:09:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP TS
10TUNIS122TUNISIA: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR WOMEN'S BUSINESS
[...] Summary: The Chambre Nationale des Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises (CNFCE) proposes to launch an innovative program that aims to accelerate women's socio-economic progress in Tunisia by improving opportunities for business development, promoting sustainable job creation, and expanding economic opp [...]
2010-02-18 11:40:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL KPAO TRSY TS
10TUNIS123TUNISIA: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Neither the Tunis offices of the IOM, UNHCR, or UNICEF, nor any local or international NGOs working in Tunisia, identified any specific instances of trafficking during the reporitng period. End summary. 2. (SBU) This cable responds to questions posed by the Department in re [...]
2010-02-18 15:33:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN KMCA PHUM PREF SMIG
10TUNIS134TUNISIA: U.S. TRADE DELEGATION'S SUCCESSFUL VISIT
[...] (SBU) A U.S. business delegation of eight companies visited Tunisia February 14-16 before the Department of Commerce-led Executive Trade Mission to Algeria and Libya. Prominent U.S. firms, including Raytheon, Boeing, and Motorola, were among those in the group. The delegates met with minister [...]
2010-02-19 16:35:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRN EINV TS
10TUNIS135THE TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT'S CRACKDOWN ON STUDENTS
[...] (C) A series of recent arrests and prosecutions of university student activists, some of whom are members of the independent student union, puts a spotlight on the GOT's attitude toward Tunisian youth. GOT officials justify their tight control of student activities as a defense against Islam [...]
2010-02-22 13:31:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM TS
10TUNIS145TUNISIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON PEACE PROCESS, ARAB
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Morjane told the Ambassador on February 23 that Tunisia remained committed to playing a constructive and moderating role in Middle East peace efforts. Morjane also discussed preparations for the Arab League summit set to be hosted by Libya in late March, noting the Libyan [...]
2010-02-23 16:14:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PARM KPAL CASC IR IZ SY TS
10TUNIS15TUNISIAN PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
[...] (C) Fouad M'Bazaa, President of the Tunisian Chamber of Deputies, told the Ambassador January 8 that the Chamber will establish a new Tunisia-U.S. Caucus, probably in February. They discussed the evolution of the Parliament from a one party to a multi-party body over M'Bazaa's 12 year tenure an [...]
2010-01-11 17:29:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TS
10TUNIS152TUNISIA-CHINA RELATIONS MODEST, BUT TRADE TIES
[...] (C) Chinese engagement in Tunisia is broad but not deep. Chinese assistance to Tunisia includes infrastructure projects and some training grants. The commercial relationship is growing but is not yet large. The last high level meeting we know of took place in November, 2009 when Zhai Jun, C [...]
2010-02-25 15:54:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ETRD MASS TS CN
10TUNIS20AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO BIZERTE: ECONOMIC RESILIENCE
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on an American auto components manufacturing plant, the president of a government-run business park, and business leaders in Bizerte on January 12. The discussions centered on the effects of the economic crisis, the state of foreign investment, and pe [...]
2010-01-13 17:27:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD TS
10TUNIS34BEN ALI'S JANUARY 14 CABINET SHUFFLE IS A NOD TO
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph four. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The main feature of President Ben Ali's January 14 shuffle of his cabinet is continuity, combined with an apparent intent to recalibrate (to what extent remains unclear) Tunisia's relationship with [...]
2010-01-15 16:38:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR MARR TU
10TUNIS35CAIRO SPEECH IMPLEMENTATION: EMBASSY TUNIS UPDATE
[...] (C) Tunisia is on track to send five participants to the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship, and Embassy Tunis will participate in additional entrepreneurship-related events in the lead-up to the Summit. Embassy Tunis looks forward to the planned March visit of Science Envoy Dr. Elias Ze [...]
2010-01-15 16:55:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ECON KPAO PREL SOCI TSPL TS
10TUNIS40MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION ON OPEN SKIES, MARITIME
[...] (SBU) In a January 19 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Minister of Transportation Abderrahim Zouari confirmed Tunisia's willingness to negotiate an Open Skies Agreement, proposed signing a bilateral maritime cooperation agreement, and agreed in principle to host a port visit by the U.S. Coast [...]
2010-01-19 17:18:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR EFIN EINV ETRD TS
10TUNIS46TFHA01: TUNISIAN MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tunisian coverage of the Haitian earthquake and ensuing humanitarian crisis has been limited and essentially moderate in tone, with some coverage of international criticism of the U.S. government's response to the ongoing situation in Haiti. The Ambassador paid a call on the wel [...]
2010-01-20 17:30:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO KDEM OIIP HA TU
10TUNIS57TUNISIA PROPOSAL FOR BFIF FUNDS
[...] (U) Tunisia's economy is largely focused on trade with Europe, with U.S. exports at only $502 million in 2008 (8th after France, Italy, and Libya). Tunisian businesspeople, trade organizations, and chambers of commerce often cite lack of information about how to invest and trade with the Unite [...]
2010-01-25 13:07:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO
10TUNIS60AFRICOM DEPUTY MEETS NEW TUNISIAN DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S. Africa Command,s Deputy to the Commander for Civil Military Activities (DCMA),Ambassador J. Anthony Holmes, met new Tunisian Minister of National Defense Ridha Grira on January 21, one week after the latter,s appointment. The new minister was friendly and emphasized the [...]
2010-01-26 15:57:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL TS
10TUNIS66SENIOR TUNISIAN OFFICIALS ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE,
[...] (C) In a January 26 courtesy call on Abdelhafidh El Herguem, Secretary of State for Arab and African Affairs at the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ambassador highlighted the USG's sustained efforts to revive Middle East peace talks. El Herguem said that Tunisia was closely followin [...]
2010-01-27 17:02:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS IZ TS
10TUNIS69UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON HUMAN RIGHTS VISITS
[...] (C) Summary: Martin Scheinin, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism, visited Tunisia January 22-26, the first such visit since 1999. At the conclusion of his visit, he told the Ambassador and other foreign diplomats that he had r [...]
2010-01-28 13:08:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PTER PGOV PREL TS
10TUNIS8TUNISIA'S ACTING MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS SUGGESTS "FRANK AND UNINHIBITED DISCUSSIONS" TO IMPROVE THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
[...] (C) Acting Minister of Communications Oussama Romdhani told the Ambassador on January 5 that although the U.S. and Tunisia have had a strong bilateral relationship for a long time, it had become "more uneven over the last decade." Romdhani, who served for nearly fifteen years at the Tunisian E [...]
2010-01-07 11:22:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUMHUPPS KDEM TSPL TS PHUM
10TUNIS81TUNISIA: WE NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE APRIL 27-29
[...] (C) OSD should proceed with its initial plan to host the 25th Annual Joint Military Commission (JMC) with Tunisia April 27-29 in Washington, D.C. The alternative - cancelling or 'postponing' the JMC - is likely to damage relations with the Government of Tunisia at a time it has signaled it wan [...]
2010-02-02 15:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL TS
10TUNIS82TUNISIA: WE NEED TO PROCEED WITH THE APRIL 27-29
[...] (C) OSD should proceed with its initial plan to host the 25th Annual Joint Military Commission (JMC) with Tunisia April 27-29 in Washington, D.C. The alternative - cancelling or 'postponing' the JMC - is likely to damage relations with the Government of Tunisia at a time it has signaled it wan [...]
2010-02-02 15:24:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL TS
10TUNIS83TUNISIAN MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY ON
[...] (SBU) On January 28, the Ambassador called on Minister of Industry and Technology Mohamed Afif Chelbi, the minister also in charge of energy and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Chelbi was enthusiastic about the forthcoming memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Small Business [...]
2010-02-02 15:24:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD TS
10TUNIS84CODEL LYNCH ENGAGES TUNISIAN MFA ON INTERNET
[...] (C) A congressional delegation led by Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and including Representatives Joe Donnelly (D-IN),Betty Sutton (D-OH),Bob Inglis (R-SC),and Todd Platts (D-PA) visited Tunisia January 31 - February 2. In a February 1 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretar [...]
2010-02-02 16:38:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALECON OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER MASS KTFN TS
10TUNIS85POSITIVE SIGNALS FROM THE GOT REPRESENT
[...] (C) In the past six weeks, the Tunisian government has been signalling, with some consistency, that it would like to warm and energize its relationship with the U.S. A series of USG visitors, including, most recently, NEA DASes Sanderson and Wittes, Deputy AFRICOM Commander Holmes, and CODEL L [...]
2010-02-02 17:01:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER SENV KWMN TS
10TUNIS87TUNISIA: HUMAN RIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) The GOT has displaced a critic from his position as head of Tunisia's leading private university, a move perceived as retaliation for his recent book accusing the Ben Ali government and the First Lady's family of corruption and abuse of power. On January 30, a court rejected the appeal o [...]
2010-02-03 17:16:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV TS
10ULAANBAATAR152010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:24:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR162010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:39:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR172010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR282010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement, Part 2 of 3
[...] As requested ref, post provides the 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement. This cable, Part 2, contains sections A.5 through A.9. See septels for sections A.1-A.4 and A.10-A.16. A.5 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND INCENTIVES Mongolia imposes few performance requirements on, and offers few [...]
2010-01-27 08:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR MG
10ULAANBAATAR36Consular Outreach Initiative in Mongolia Pays Off,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A close review of consular statistics from Mongolia for the last three years suggests that post's Consular outreach efforts have achieved good results. The program, launched in 2008, helped shape a higher quality applicant pool, increased awareness about legal avenues for immig [...]
2010-02-05 08:01:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT KFRD OPRC XE MG
10ULAANBAATAR38Mongolia's Failed Uranium Mining Policy
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 1, 2010, Canadian uranium exploration company Khan Resources (KR) announced its intent to accept an offer from the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to buy controlling interest in KR through the purchase of shares. If consummated, CNNC's buyout would give [...]
2010-02-09 04:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
10ULAANBAATAR48PRESIDENT ELBEGDORJ DISCUSSES PRIORITIES FOR HIS
[...] (C) Summary: On February 19, President Elbegdorj met with the Ambassador to discuss his anticipated travel to the United States in May and to cover key bilateral issues prior to our annual bilateral talks, which will take place in Washington on February 26. Elbegdorj seeks to have a Transpare [...]
2010-02-19 11:38:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EMIN EINV MARR ENRG MG
10UNESCOPARISFR148SERBIAN AMBASSADOR COURTESY CALL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Serbia's new ambassador to UNESCO, Dr. Zorica TOMIC, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Killion today, 8 February, at the US Mission offices. Tomic wasted no time in hitting her number one issue, World Heritage sites in Kosovo, and asked that the United States support Serbian e [...]
2010-02-08 14:56:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNESCO YI
10UNROME11NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF OPERATIONS AT FAO DESCRIBES
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the USG. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) During an introductory meeting on January 29, FAO's new Deputy Director General (DDG) of Operations, He Changchui, described to the Ambassador his work priorities [...]
2010-02-01 17:26:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR ECON EAID FAO UN KBIO
10UNROME19USUN ROME CO-HOSTS HIGH LEVEL FOOD SECURITY EVENT ON HAITI
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. Summary ------- 2. (U) The U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome, joined by the Haitian and Brazilian Missions, co-hosted a high-level meeting `Supporting a Haitian-Led Food Security P [...]
2010-02-17 11:25:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO IFAD WFP UN EAID EAGR PREL HA
10UNROME20COUNSELOR MILLS DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS IN GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On February 12, Cheryl Mills, Secretary Clinton's Chief of Staff and Counselor, discussed next steps on food security issues with key interlocutors on the margin [...]
2010-02-17 11:28:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO IFAD WFP UN EAID EAGR PREL HA
10UNROME25WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2010 FIRST REGULAR
[...] The 2010 First Regular Session of the WFP Executive Board was held in Rome from February 8-11. Highlights from the session included: the election of a new Executive Board Bureau, an update on Haiti, guest speakers OCHA Under Secretary General Sir John Holmes and economist Jeffrey Sachs, and a [...]
2010-02-23 15:15:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
10UNROME28CHINA'S GROWING ROLE AT ROME-BASED UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for dissemination outside the U.S. Government. 2. (SBU) Summary: In response to Ref A request for information on China's emerging role in Africa, USUN Rome notes that in recent years China has increased its contribution to, and infl [...]
2010-02-26 12:48:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID UN CH
10UNROME5REFORMING THE FAO: THE ROLE FOR THE ROME CHAPTER OF THE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for distribution outside U.S. Government channels. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) On January 14, the Mission co-hosted with UK counterparts a well-attended meeting of the Rome Chapter of the Geneva Group, and discussed ways to st [...]
2010-01-19 18:15:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO UN EAID EAGR PREL
10UNVIEVIENNA16NPT REVCON: EGYPT UNMOVED BY ISRAELI OVERTURE ON
[...] (S) Summary: According to a January 21 readout from Israeli Ambassador Azoulay, an Israeli-Egyptian bilat on NPT Revcon and related IAEA General Conference Middle East issues registered no substantive progress. Azoulay said he repeated Israeli National Security Advisor Arad's late December app [...]
2010-01-22 16:27:00UNVIESECRETAORC PARM IAEA KTBT IS EG SY
10UNVIEVIENNA21US-EU CONSULTS: POST- LISBON EU FINDING ITS
[...] (SBU) The Spanish and EU Missions (Ambassadors Jose Luis Rosello Serra and Lars-Erik Lundin, respectively) co-hosted semiannual US-EU consultations on issues related to Vienna-based international organizations January 22; these were the first bilateral consultations held by the amalgamated EU/ [...]
2010-01-28 10:18:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PARM SNAR IAEA KNNP KTNBT UNCND EUN
10UNVIEVIENNA30INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK -- AMANO ADVANCING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IAEA Secretariat released its Note on Assurance of Supply January 28 and will offer a technical briefing February 12 to elaborate on that document. Fuel bank point man Tariq Rauf received from us the same day the proposed elements for a Recommended Action that USG favors DG Amano [...]
2010-02-02 15:54:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALTRGY ENRG KNNP AORC IAEA KZ
10UNVIEVIENNA31PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT -- DG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nuclear Security Sous-Sherpa Holgate briefed IAEA DG Amano on the schedule and format of the Washington Nuclear Security Summit, including Amano's role as "animator" of the leaders' lunchtime discussion on the IAEA's role. Amano affirmed his brief intervention would aim for cl [...]
2010-02-02 16:00:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC MNUC IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA32IAEA: ARSHAD LIMBO SHADOWS IAEA BOARD
[...] (C) His status in Vienna uncertain and his reputation in Kuala Lumpur in tatters, Malaysian Ambassador Arshad continues to implore the IAEA and sympathetic diplomatic colleagues to pressure the U.S. to "quietly" seek his reinstatement by the GOM as Chairman of the Board of Governors. In the r [...]
2010-02-02 16:35:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA MY
10UNVIEVIENNA38JONATHON LUCAS APPOINTED AS SECRETARY OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] International Narcotics Control Board President Sevil Atasoy announced the appointment of Jonathan Lucas (Seychelles) as Secretary of the INCB and Chief of the INCB Secretariat on February 3. Lucas succeeds Koli Kouame (Ctte d'Ivoire) who retired from the organization on January 31. Prior to h [...]
2010-02-05 14:33:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR APER UN XA
10UNVIEVIENNA5IRAN/TRR: IRAN DELIVERS FORMAL REPLY TO IAEA
[...] (C) IAEA External Relations (EXPO) Director Vilmos Cserveny reported to Charge January 6 and in a follow-up discussion January 7 that Iranian Ambassador Soltanieh had on January 5-6 delivered to Director General Amano an official "reply" to the IAEA proposal for refueling the Tehran Research R [...]
2010-01-07 16:26:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNNP IR
10UNVIEVIENNA55Seizing the Opportunity: UNODC Pakistan Country Program
[...] Summary: The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hopes that its soon to be released (late spring 2010) Pakistan Country Program will offer a comprehensive strategy to address drugs, crime, terrorism and governance issues in Pakistan. After a rocky few years, where the Government of Pakistan [...]
2010-02-17 12:05:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AF UN JP PK PTER KCRM KNNP
10UNVIEVIENNA6NUCLEAR FUEL BANK - AMANO MOVES THE ISSUE BUT MAY
[...] (C) Summary: The IAEA's point man on developing the International Nuclear Fuel Bank (INFB) expects DG Amano to release a response to the G-77 and NAM's technical questions by the end of January, authorize a briefing in February, issue a detailed Secretariat proposal for discussion at the June [...]
2010-01-08 14:35:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALTRGY PREL ENRG KNNP AORC IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA62Seizing the Opportunity: UNODC Pakistan Country Program
[...] Summary: The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hopes that its soon to be released (late spring 2010) Pakistan Country Program will offer a comprehensive strategy to address drugs, crime, terrorism and governance issues in Pakistan. After a rocky few years, where the Government of Pakistan [...]
2010-02-19 13:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AF UN JP PK PTER KCRM KNNP
10UNVIEVIENNA69IAEA/TC: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM OF THE TECHNICAL
[...] (C) This is an action message for ISN. Please see para. 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As the UNVIE continues to monitor Technical Cooperation projects, attend regional TC planning meetings, and engage in special briefings on issues such as results-based management (RBM),further management shor [...]
2010-02-24 09:42:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID
10UNVIEVIENNA70IAEA/TC: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM OF THE TECHNICAL
[...] (C) This is an action message for ISN. Please see para. 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As the UNVIE continues to monitor Technical Cooperation projects, attend regional TC planning meetings, and engage in special briefings on issues such as results-based management (RBM),further management shor [...]
2010-02-24 09:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID
10UNVIEVIENNA9PREVIEWING THE MARCH 2010 COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 2010 Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) provides the United States with an excellent opportunity to highlight the Obama Administration's forthcoming National Drug Control Strategy and its top priorities in the international drug policy arena. As this March is the Admi [...]
2010-01-15 14:45:00UNVIESECRETAF SNAR UNCND IR
10USEUBRUSSELS13EU RAISES INITIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT UNSCR 1540
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 17 meeting with U.S. UNSCR 1540 Coordinator Tom Wuchte, EU non-proliferation envoy Annalisa Giannella agreed to consult the 1540 Committee before the EU decides on its 2010 program of 1540 outreach activities. She and European Commission non-proliferation desk off [...]
2010-01-06 13:47:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EUN
10USNATO40NATO'S SCR RANKS REINTEGRATION, DELIVERING
[...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary. NATO's Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) in Afghanistan, Fernando Gentilini, told ISAF representatives January 27 that reintegration, enhancing NATO's civilian effect on the ground, and the 2010 Afghan Parliamentary elections were the three most important issues facing [...]
2010-01-28 17:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO
10USNATO42RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT: "TRANSPARENCY IS A TOOL OF THE WEAK"
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 16:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR NATO RS
10USNATO48NATO SHOULD FACTOR NORTHERN STRATEGY INTO KFOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 29, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and non-NATO KFOR contributors discussed with EU representatives the situation in Kosovo and NATO's way ahead on the KFOR drawdown after reaching Gate 1 (10,000 troops) of deterrent presence. Stressing the importance of integrating [...]
2010-02-02 16:55:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI AFDB
10USNATO53NATO: AMBASSADORIAL REVOLT LIKELY TO KILL SECGEN'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 3, many NATO Ambassadors protested against the Secretary General's establishment of an informal group (ref a) on NATO-EU relations. As a result, we anticipate that this group will end, at least in its current form. The group did not make concrete progress but did all [...]
2010-02-03 15:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS PGOV MARR EUN
10USNATO60RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR ON NATO, EUROPEAN SECURITY, AND
[...] Summary: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin presented his views on NATO's Strategic Concept, the European Security Treaty, and the status of Georgia's borders during a January 29 discussion hosted by the EastWest Institute. Rogozin pondered NATO's past and future, arguing that enlarge [...]
2010-02-09 09:16:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL NATO GG RS
10USNATO64JAN 28, 2010 HLTF: ALLIES CONSIDER BROAD EURO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Allies used the January 28 HLTF and related meetings to touch base on CFE in the wake of the December 2009 NATO and OSCE Ministerials, as well as SYG Rasmussen's mid-December trip to Moscow. Allies welcomed and evinced considerable interest in the information that senior U.S. o [...]
2010-02-10 13:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
10USNATO65SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY AND TURKEY TRADE DUELING
[...] (SBU) This is a joint USNATO-USEU cable. 2. (C) Summary: A letter from Sweden's Permanent Representative to the EU to the Turkish Ambassador to the EU proposing an updated framework for NATO-EU relations and effective arrangements for cooperation in Afghanistan elicited a negative respons [...]
2010-02-11 15:56:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS PGOV MARR EUN
10USNATO67FRENCH MISTRAL SALE TO RUSSIA RAISED AT NATO
[...] (C) Lithuania's NATO PermRep Linkevicius raised France's potential sale to Russia of a Mistral class ship during a February 9 PermReps' lunch, noting that the sale was not simply a national issue but a subject for discussion within the Alliance. French PermRep Andreani did not respond. However, th [...]
2010-02-12 10:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR NATO FR RS
10USNATO69SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCASKILL
[...] (U) Welcome to Brussels, and to NATO! 2. (SBU) Your visit comes at an exciting time for NATO as Allies redouble our efforts to succeed operationally while working together to redefine NATO to meet the security challenges of the future. America is playing a key role, as we have in the past, [...]
2010-02-12 17:39:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO RS
10USNATO81PDAS MCELDOWNEY'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (PDAS) for Europe and Eurasia Nancy McEldowney told Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin on February 17 that the U.S. was sincerely interested in enhanced practical cooperation in the NATO-Russia Council (NRC),which would help build confidence bet [...]
2010-02-23 11:12:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO RS
10USOSCE15OSCE CENTRAL ASIAN MISSION HEADS STRIVING TO
[...] (SBU) In a series of meetings on January 12 and 13 with OSCE Heads of Mission from four Central Asian States (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan),all four struck similar themes on Afghanistan, radicalization, border security, and Kazakhstan's proposal for a summit. On Afghan [...]
2010-01-21 09:40:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALOSCE PTER PREL ZK AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
10USOSCE18FSC: JAN 20 OPENING WINTER SESSION--RUSSIA IS READY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Winter Session of the FSC Plenary garnered general support for beginning the implementation of the main themes from the Issues Decision agreed at the Athens Ministerial: CSBMs including Vienna Document 1999 (VD99),Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW),Code of Conduct, and s [...]
2010-01-22 15:24:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS XG
10USOSCE22PERSPECTIVES ON KAZAKHSTAN,S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP IS
[...] (C) Summary: The visit of Embassy Astana DCM Pamela Spratlen to Vienna January 20-22 helped promote useful exchanges of views on Kazakhstan's Chairmanship, facilitated discussion of OSCE engagement in Afghanistan, and provided an opportunity to promote further interaction among Central Asian P [...]
2010-01-29 07:36:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL KZ KG TI TX UZ AF
10USOSCE25OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 18 - 22, 2010
[...] (SBU) In a January 14 meeting, Vytautas Nauduzas, a Lithuanian ambassador-at-large and the personal representative of the Chairman-in-Office for transport, told PolOff that Lithuania is leaning very strongly toward choosing energy security as the theme of the Economic and Environmental Forum ( [...]
2010-01-29 07:42:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL RS KZ UK SP LH AL AF
10USOSCE28OSCE: 1/27 FSC RESPONSES TO RUSSIA ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to Russia's insistence for clarification on why its proposed European Security Treaty (EST) cannot be discussed separately ("sectorally") from the Corfu Process or the human and economic dimensions, all interventions by participating States (pS) supported comprehens [...]
2010-01-29 18:28:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS XG
10USOSCE33OSCE: 2/3 FSC HOLDS ROBUST DISCUSSION ON VIENNA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) received a presentation on one potential way ahead for the Vienna Document from alumnus Col Wolfgang Richter, currently with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. Richter's presentation supported the currently tab [...]
2010-02-05 16:07:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS XG
10USOSCE39SUBJECT: OSCE: FEB. 10 FSC FOCUS ON SALW AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: This and next week's Forum on Security Cooperation focus on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in accordance with Ministerial Decision 15/09, which tasks the FSC to develop a Plan of Action by May 2010. Working Group "A" reviewed the Danish and UK proposals on improving the V [...]
2010-02-12 16:43:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS XG
10USOSCE68OSCE/FSC ON 2/24: DIFFERENCES OVER CODE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The February 24 Forum for Security Cooperation focused on the Code of Conduct, which drew out differences between U.S. and Russian approaches to dealing with conflict prevention and crisis management. It also underscored ambiguities within the Code and the tension between cons [...]
2010-02-26 15:52:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS XG
10USUNNEWYORK10USUN MEETS WITH SPECIAL ENVOY TO PAKISTAN RIPERT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jean-Maurice Ripert, UN Special Envoy for Assistance, met with Ambassador DiCarlo on January 6 to discuss organization and next steps for the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FODP) group, the UN's capacity and security constraints, and donor coordination. Ripert outlined his re [...]
2010-01-11 21:59:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID PK
10USUNNEWYORK22MEETING WITH NEW TURKISH COUNTER TERRORISM
[...] SUMMARY: Turkey, the new chairman of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) hosted an informal meeting at its mission on January 14, 2010, to outline its main objectives for its 2010 chairmanship and to exchange views with other committee members on the way forward. These p [...]
2010-01-19 14:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ETTC KTFN UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK24SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES COOPERATION WITH REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY. The Security Council held a debate on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations on January 13, following a two day retreat hosted by the Secretary-General for the heads of some regional organizations. Participants offered their support for greater cooperat [...]
2010-01-19 23:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK26SOMALIA: TERRORISM THREAT OF UNSTABLE SOMALIA;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 14, UN Special Representative for Somalia Ould-Abdallah briefed the Security Council on the situation in Somalia. He focused on the terrorism threat posed by Somalia and urged the international community to boost financial support to both AMISOM and the TFG's securit [...]
2010-01-20 00:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC PTER MARR PHUM SO
10USUNNEWYORK27UN SRSG FOR SOMALIA PLEADS FOR FUNDING TO THWART
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a January 12 meeting with Ambassador Rice, UN Special Representative for Somalia Ould-Abdallah underscored Somalia's potential as a terrorist incubator, citing the presence of foreign fighters and the TFG's inability to provide security. He said that two things are needed to def [...]
2010-01-20 10:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC PTER MARR PHUM SO
10USUNNEWYORK33FIFTH COMMITTEE ACTION ON THE 2010-2011 BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary: The main session of the 64th General Assembly (GA) concluded early on the morning of December 24, 2009 with the adoption of a $5.16 billion 2010-2011 biennium budget. The Secretary-General initially proposed a 2010-2011 budget of $4.88 billion. However, at the time of his initial [...]
2010-01-21 14:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT AORC UN KUNR
10USUNNEWYORK47UNMIK: TADIC AND HYSENI SPAR ON KOSOVO DURING
[...] SUMMARY. Kosovo SRSG Lamberto Zannier told the Security Council during a January 22 quarterly debate that the security situation remained stable, but fragile, in northern Kosovo due to politicization of issues such as municipalelections and energy delivery. Serbian President Boris Tadic calle [...]
2010-01-26 17:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNMIK SR KV
10USUNNEWYORK55UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE -- HEAVY CRITICISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the Security Council's January 27 Open Debate on the Middle East, Assistant Secretary-General Fernandez-Taranco noted the "worrying impasse" that persists in the region with the lack of progress on restarting negotiations and called for the Quartet to play a role. He voiced [...]
2010-01-29 23:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS SY LE
10USUNNEWYORK61UNGA: SC REFORM: FOURTH ROUND ENDS; CHAIR TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on January 19 and 20 for its second and final meeting of the fourth round of intergovernmental negotiations to discuss "areas of convergence." While the 52 delegations and one observer who spoke covered the subject of the meetin [...]
2010-02-03 15:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
10USUNNEWYORK71SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON RECENT TRAVELS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary-General (SYG) Ban briefed the Council in closed consultations on February 3, reviewing his travel to the January 28 conference on Afghanistan in London, to Cyprus, and to the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, and an update on Haiti. Ban's overview of the London Conference on A [...]
2010-02-09 14:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AF HA CY SU YM
10USUNNEWYORK72NIGERIAN PERM REP OFFERS TO HELP ON SUDAN, IRAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice hosted a lunch for Nigerian PermRep Ogwu and the Nigerian Security Council team on February 1 to enlist support for U.S. priorities. PR Ogwu expressed reservations over a possible Council trip to Khartoum but committed to considering whether it could make the visi [...]
2010-02-09 20:17:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC KPKO XY XA NI IR SU PARM
10USUNNEWYORK73 FY2010 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Per the request in reftel, USUN has undertaken a thorough review and certifies that ECOSOC, UNICEF and UNDPI have not granted any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes or condones, or seeks the legalization of pedophilia. Mission est [...]
2010-02-09 23:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI
10USUNNEWYORK89SECURITY COUNCIL LUNCH WITH SYG BAN: MINURCAT,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a lunch hosted by the French Mission for Security Council members on February 12, Secretary General Ban discussed the future status of the UN Mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT),Cote D'Ivoire and Under-Secretary-General Lynn Pascoe's recent trip to [...]
2010-02-17 23:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KPKO CD LY SU CT KN IV
10USUNNEWYORK9THE 2010 SECURITY COUNCIL: SOME INITIAL THOUGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The votes and actions of incoming Security Council members Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria will be more challenging than their predecessors and will require close management on some issues. On the key priority of non-proliferation, Brazil's efforts to d [...]
2010-01-08 17:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK95USUN AND TURKISH MISSIONS EXCHANGE VIEWS ON ISSUES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 27. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Turkish Permrep Apakan and DPR Corman and Ambassadors Wolff and DiCarlo engaged in a wide ranging discussion of issues before the Security Council at lunch on February 5. They covered Cyprus, the Horn of Africa, Iraq, the [...]
2010-02-20 02:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL TU UNSC
10VALLETTA54MALTA: GOM WILL STUDY PFP SOFA, OFFERS TRAINING
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion with the personal assistant (Chief of Staff)to Malta Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, the Government of Malta (GOM) indicated possible willingness to sign the "Agreement among the States parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participa [...]
2010-01-27 11:00:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALAF MT NATO PGOV PREL
10VALLETTA67MALTA: 2009 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] In response to reftel, the following information is provided. 2. BACKGROUND A. EUM Program Coordinator: Pol-Econ-Commercial Chief Thomas A. Yeager, 356-2561-4167, yeagerta@state.gov, as an additional duty. B. Inventory System: No automated inventory system exists at post. C. Staff [...]
2010-02-01 17:23:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AFIN MT
10VALLETTA69MALTA SUPPORTIVE ON IRAN SANCTIONS, DATA SHARING,
[...] (C) Summary: On February 1 Ambassador Kmiec met with Maltese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tonio Borg to discuss a wide range of curently pending issues and U.S. Government requests. Results of the meeting include (1) a Maltese commitment to train Afghan civil servants; (2) Malt [...]
2010-02-02 16:30:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALAF ECON ECPS EUN IR KCRM KHLS KPAO KTIA MT
10VALLETTA95MALTA: RESPONSE TO FEBRUARY FAC DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 08:38:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EU MT
10VALLETTA97MALTA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Responses are keyed to numbered/lettered reporting questions paragraphs of reftel: 25. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on human trafficking? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake further documentation of human [...]
2010-02-22 15:25:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAP
10VANCOUVER100CALGARY AND VANCOUVER FRAUD SUMMARY FEBRUARY 2010
[...] (U) SUMMARY. There are no significant fraud incidents to report for this period. Note that this report is on behalf of Calgary and Vancouver. End Summary. 2. (U) COUNTRY CONDITIONS. Vancouver and Calgary are low-fraud posts. Malafide travelers find it less difficult to attempt entry acros [...]
2010-02-23 01:32:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC CPAS CMGT CA
10VATICAN11VATICAN ON HAITI: CHURCH LOSSES AND RESPONSES
[...] (S) Summary: While devastating, the Church suffered fewer losses in the Haiti earthquake than initially reported in the media. The death of the Archbishop and many seminarians were especially painful but the Vatican is already reviewing how to regroup: Bishop Pierre Dumas, President of Carit [...]
2010-01-20 16:44:00Embassy VaticanSECRETEAID PREL SOCI PHUM KIRF VT HA
10VATICAN14VATICAN OFFICIAL ON CUBA RELATIONS WITH EU AND U.S.
[...] (C) The Vatican's point person on Cuba, Monsignor Accattino, supports EU dialogue with Cuba and said the U.S. should refrain from unilateral actions against Cuba that play into the hands of the Castros - or Hugo Chavez. This is particularly true, he said, of decisions like identifying Cubans as nat [...]
2010-01-21 16:21:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF CU VT
10VATICAN15CARDINAL SAYS SAUDI ARABIA SHOULD PERMIT CHURCHES, DECRIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican's interfaith Czar, Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran, renewed his call for all societies to recognize freedom of religion in a recent press interview. Tauran also asked for concrete measures that move interfaith relations from mere tolerance to harmonious coexistence of p [...]
2010-01-22 14:34:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPREL KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF SA IS TU VT
10VATICAN21CATHOLIC CHURCH SEEKS INVITATION TO HAITI DONORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite one bishop's mild criticism of the U.S. military's role in Haiti at a press conference in Rome -- later virtually retracted in a Caritas press release -- the Holy See and Catholic relief agencies greatly appreciate U.S. assistance to Haiti and urge the USG to remain eng [...]
2010-02-05 13:05:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL EAGR PGOV HA VT
10VATICAN31VATICAN-AFFILIATED CONFERENCE REVIEWS CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Political, academic and religious leaders from the Middle East presented their views on Christian-Muslim coexistence in the region at a conference organized by the Vatican-affiliated Community of Sant'Egidio on February 22 in Rome. The conference addressed, among other topics, [...]
2010-02-26 15:24:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL KIRF IZ IS VT
10VATICAN33SEX ABUSE SCANDAL STRAINS IRISH-VATICAN RELATIONS, SHAKES UP
[...] (C) Summary: The November 2009 report of cover-up by local bishops of revelations of physical and sexual abuse of children by Irish clergy appalled Catholics and others worldwide. Vatican and Irish officials' first concern was for the victims, but that reality was sometimes obscured in the events t [...]
2010-02-26 16:32:00Embassy VaticanSECRETPREL PHUM SOCI KIRF VT EI
10VIENNA122PRESIDENT FISCHER'S CHINA VISIT FOCUSED ON TRADE
[...] Summary: Austrian President Fischer's January 19-22 China visit was focused on business and trade, though he also raised human rights and North Korea with Chinese President Hu Jintao, according to an Austrian MFA contact. Hu said the Government of China was pleased with President Obama's visit [...]
2010-02-02 15:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ETRD ECIN CH TW AU
10VIENNA130AUSTRIA: INFORMATION-SHARING AND DATA PRIVACY
[...] (U) Embassy Vienna welcomes the interagency decision to intensify diplomatic and public diplomacy efforts to address European misunderstandings and concerns about U.S. proposals for enhanced data sharing. Specific responses to reftel requests follow below. In general, this Embassy has had a [...]
2010-02-03 11:41:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPTER KCRM KTFN KHLS ECPS ECON PREL CVIS KPAO
10VIENNA151AUSTRIA: RECORD DECLINE IN CATHOLIC CHURCH MEMBERSHIP IN
[...] Summary: A record number of Austrian Catholics chose to leave the Church formally in 2009, cancelling their annual contributions. The departures are widely attributed to a number of controversies that wracked the Church during the year, especially the abortive Vatican appointment of an ultraco [...]
2010-02-09 09:55:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KIRF VN AU
10VIENNA167Austrian Reaction to US-EU 2nd Stage Air Transport
[...] (U) Embassy representatives delivered reftel demarche in separate meetings with MFA transportation office director Andreas Schmidinger and MinTransport DG for Aviation Affairs Manfred Bialonczyk. 2. (U) Both MFA and MinTransport representatives expressed strong support for continuing the US- [...]
2010-02-11 15:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON AU
10VIENNA176AUSTRIA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (U) Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the tenth annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: 25. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION ------------------------------------- A. The available information on trafficking in persons comes from a wide range of [...]
2010-02-17 12:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA
10VIENNA177SERBS TELL AUSTRIAN FM THEY SEEK "FACE SAVING"
[...] (SBU) Summary: Serbia is not seeking a UN showdown over Kosovo, but might pursue one if it finds no other means to reach a "face saving" resolution of Kosovo's status, Serbian FM Jeremic told Austrian FM Spindelegger during his February 10 visit to Belgrade. Spindelegger warned that a conflict [...]
2010-02-17 13:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KV SR AU
10VIENNA205AUSTRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TOURS ISRAEL, WEST BANK,
[...] (C) Though cast as a renewal of Austrian engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Foreign Minster Spindelegger's trip to the Israel, the West Bank, Syria and Lebanon the week of March 15 served primarily as a stock- taking, with no specific new roles or missions for Austria in the [...]
2010-02-25 10:51:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS SY LE AU
10VIENNA70CZECH-AUSTRIAN RELATIONS: NEIGHBORLY DIFFERENCES
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Vienna/Embassy Prague report. 2. (U) Summary: Twenty years after the collapse of the Iron Curtain, commercial relations are strong but environmental and other concerns have caused friction in the somewhat-testy Czech-Austrian relationship. Czech PM Fischer's visi [...]
2010-01-19 15:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PREL CZ AU
10VIENNA872010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Introduction - - - - - - Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investors r [...]
2010-01-26 07:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
10VILNIUS125GOL VIEWS ON OPEN SKIES TREATY
[...] (C) Summary. We spoke with Dovydas Spokauskas from the MFA's Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department as well as Robertas Sapronas from MOD's International Relations and Operations Department to collect information about the GOL's views on Open Skies (OS). The GOL considers t [...]
2010-02-26 15:03:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALOSCE PARM PREL LH
10VILNIUS13SCENESETTER FOR DAS QUANRUD
[...] (U) Embassy Vilnius warmly welcomes you to Lithuania. Your upcoming visit is an excellent opportunity to reinforce our close bilateral relations with this small but committed ally in a sensitive and strategic region. The Embassy has organized a schedule that will address key areas of joint i [...]
2010-01-08 15:20:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON LH
10VILNIUS3DOES ILL WILL BETWEEN PRESIDENT, FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Growing public disagreement between President Dalia Grybauskaite and Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas has prompted speculation by government officials, political analysts and the media that Usackas may lose his job in a Cabinet reshuffle that is expected early in 2010. End sum [...]
2010-01-04 14:04:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPGOV LH
10VILNIUS36WHY SO MANY LEBANESE AT KAUNAS MEDICAL SCHOOL?
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy officers traveled to Kaunas January 12 to meet with Kaunas University of Medicine officials and discuss their international student program, specifically its large number of Lebanese students. This fact finding trip was done after eight Lebanese medical students from this [...]
2010-01-21 14:26:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALCVIS KFRD LH
10VILNIUS4LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT GRYBAUSKAITE'S FIRST SIX
[...] (C) After six months as president of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite has put a strong personal stamp on the office and has charted a new direction from that set by her predecessor, Valdas Adamkus. She retains high approval ratings, and is seen as honest and hard working. She has sought to orient [...]
2010-01-04 14:45:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG LH
10VILNIUS49LITHUANIA PUSHES FOR SPECIAL OPS TRAINING CENTER
[...] (C) Summary. Commander of U.S. Special Forces in Europe (SOCEUR) MajGen Frank Kisner met with the Lithuanian National Security Advisor-equivalent Jonas Markevicius and the Vice Minister of National Defense Vytautas Umbrasas in separate meetings December 16 in Vilnius. Both Lithuanians express [...]
2010-01-26 12:16:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PTER LH
10VILNIUS5LATEST MEDIA REPORTING ON ALLEGED CIA PRISON IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Media coverage of the parliamentary investigation into alleged CIA prisons in Lithuania has been marked by inaccuracies in the foreign media and criticism of the government in local media. Lithuanian commentators have been critical of the government for damaging the U.S.-Lithu [...]
2010-01-04 14:45:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR LH
10VILNIUS59LITHUANIA SKEPTICAL ON FURTHER ENGAGEMENT WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Eastern Neighborhood Policy, Jonas Grinevicius, discussed current Lithuanian policy toward both Belarus and Russia with Embassy officers January 25. He stressed that President Grybauskaite and the GOL are "very much on the same page." They [...]
2010-01-29 11:50:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL XH RU BO LH
10VILNIUS94LITHUANIA SUPPORTS U.S. REGARDING PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) We spoke with MFA's Head of Human Rights Division, Julius Rakitskis, and Laima Jureviciene, Head of Middle East and Africa Division on February 9th to deliver talking points (REF A). We expressed concern about the potential for demons [...]
2010-02-10 14:19:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNSC IR LH
10WARSAW111POLISH EXPECTATIONS ON BELARUS "TORPEDOED"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA officials say that Polish expectations for improved relations with Minsk were "torpedoed" by Belarus's recent seizure of a Polish cultural center in Iwieniec and the detention of several dozen Polish activists. One official characterized FM Sikorski's February 12 tete-a-tete [...]
2010-02-22 17:52:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALBO PGOV PHUM PL PREL
10WARSAW15SENATE SPEAKER BORUSEWICZ: U.S. CAN COUNT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In his first meeting with Senate Speaker Bogdan Borusewicz (Civic Platform, PO),Ambassador Feinstein heard that the Speaker believes that U.S.-Polish relations had entered a new phase and stressed that the United States could "count on Poland" in Afghanistan. "It is immensely i [...]
2010-01-07 12:43:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PL
10WARSAW43PM-ADVISOR BARTOSZEWSKI DISCUSSES PLANS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with Ambassador Feinstein, Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, PM Tusk's Plenipotentiary for Polish-Jewish Dialogue and chair of the International Auschwitz Council, confirmed that Polish President Kaczynski, Polish PM Tusk, European Parliament President Buzek, and Is [...]
2010-01-19 18:00:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PL
10WARSAW48FORMER PM BIELECKI ON U.S.-POLAND ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Former PM Jan Bielecki met with Ambassador Feinstein to discuss Poland's economy, its progression through the financial crisis, and its transition over the past twenty years. At the Ambassador's urging, Bielecki also assessed the U.S. role in Poland's economic transformation, and the p [...]
2010-01-21 11:20:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON EFIN PL
10WARSAW65POLISH MFA ON UKRAINIAN ELECTION: MIXED
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Polish MFA official assessed the first round of Ukraine's presidential election as a "stunning success," but emphasized that Tymoshenko and Yanukovych must still be pressed to "respect the democratic process" in the second round. She also criticized Ukrainian President Yushchenk [...]
2010-02-01 07:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPGOV PL PREL UP
10WARSAW7POLAND: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S ROUNDTABLE WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 21 meeting with the Vice President, a diverse group of Polish civil society representatives, including organizations active in promoting democratic transformation and empowerment of women and minorities, emphasized Poland's efforts to share its successful transform [...]
2010-01-05 12:07:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM PL
10WARSAW90POLAND/ISRAEL - PM NETANYAHU VISIT REINFORCES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Israeli Embassy officials were impressed with the strong personal chemistry between Tusk and Netanyahu during the latter's January 26-27 visit to Poland. The Israeli PM reportedly left with a much deeper understanding of extensive Polish-Israeli security cooperation. Netanyah [...]
2010-02-09 18:02:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KNNP EFIN PGOV IR IS PL
10WARSAW9665TH ANNIVERSARY OF AUSCHWITZ LIBERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polish government officials addressed Jewish and Polish suffering in ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. FCC Chairman Julius M. Genachowski, who led the U.S. Presidential Delegation, participated in a Holocaust education conference [...]
2010-02-12 17:20:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV IS PL
10WARSAW99ANTI-SEMITISM IN POLAND: GRADUAL PROGRESS, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A range of interlocutors told U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal during her January 28-29 visit that anti-Semitism in Poland is on the decline, though not as quickly as they hoped. They cited a low incidence of anti-Semitic violence and [...]
2010-02-16 16:34:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL OSCE IS PL
10WELLINGTON3CORRECTED COPY -- SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S NEW
[...] (SBU) Secretary Clinton, Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland extend a warm welcome to you for your January 15-17 visit to New Zealand. We have worked closely on preparations with your "Kiwi" hosts and share their excitement about your trip. Your visit to New Zealand, a small Pac [...]
2010-01-06 21:06:00Embassy WellingtonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD OVIP AMGT SENV MARR NZ
10WELLINGTON57EAP/ANP Deputy Director Gets Read-Out on New Zealand
[...] (SBU) Summary. During February 7-9 visit, Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Island Affairs (EAP/ANP) Deputy Director Stephen Schwartz met with a number of academics and Government of New Zealand officials on a range of subjects, including New Zealand's economic situation, the Trans-Pacific [...]
2010-02-12 07:08:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS MARR PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN NZ FJ NH AS XU
10WELLINGTON65DAS Reed Engages on TPP, U.N. Reform, Environmental
[...] (C) Summary. During a series of meetings hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on February 19, EAP Deputy Assistant (DAS) Secretary Frankie Reed engaged on a wide range of topics including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),the United Nations, environmental cooperation, [...]
2010-02-19 07:28:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALOVIP ETRD PGOV SENV EAGR FJ NZ APECO MARR UN PREL
10WELLINGTON81PM Key on Media Strategy after Military Review Briefing; His
[...] (C) Summary: On February 22, the Ambassador accompanied a Washington visitor to a " courtesy call" on Prime Minister (PM) John Key which turned into an hour plus discussion. PM Key noted that he (in contrast to MFAT) was not concerned about immediately devising a "media strategy" after the r [...]
2010-02-25 05:14:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NZ
10WINDHOEK132Namibia: Chinese Engagement and Potential Areas for
[...] (SBU)Summary. Namibia and China enjoy excellent relations based on historical ties and current bilateral trade and development assistance. Those ties have only strengthened since 2007, when Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Namibia and the two governments signed an agreement for a concessio [...]
2010-02-11 15:59:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID CH WA
10WINDHOEK1562010 Annual Trafficking Report on Namibia
[...] (SBU) Per Ref A, Post submits input for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report for Namibia. ----------------------------------- Namibia's TIP Situation ------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Response to 25 A: The Government of Namibia (GRN) is in the early stages of d [...]
2010-02-19 09:52:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF MCA ELAB KTIP KCRM SMIG KWMN KFRD WA
10WINDHOEK42Namibia: 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] (U) The Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) is committed to stimulating economic growth and employment through attracting foreign investment. The Foreign Investment Act of 1990 is the primary legislation that governs foreign direct investment in Namibia. The Ministry of Trade and In [...]
2010-01-15 07:03:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC WA
10WINDHOEK64Namibia: 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF)
[...] (U) Embassy Windhoek is pleased to submit its 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) request. Post has identified two priorities for 2010 BFIF funding: (1) $6494 - Local Trade Fair Participation (2) $3500 - Training for Locally Engaged Staff (LES) Both items w [...]
2010-01-21 16:44:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO WA
10WINDHOEK80Namibia Wary of Copenhagen
[...] (SBU) On January 25, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Prime Minister Nahas Angula, urging the Government of Namibia to associate with the Copenhagen Accord without delay. Angula indicated his government was disappointed with the outcome of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the [...]
2010-01-25 15:56:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV WA
10YAOUNDE150CAMEROON: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR
[...] Summary: Child Labor in Cameroon is found primarily in the production of agricultural goods, including palm oil, rubber, coffee, banana, cocoa and tea in four regions of Cameroon. Statistics on child labor (as with most other issues) are limited or non-existent. The most reliable sources of in [...]
2010-02-26 10:25:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI CM
10YAOUNDE5CAMEROON AND NIGERIA BEGIN HISTORIC BORDER
[...] (U) Summary: On December 14, Cameroon and Nigeria laid the first pillar to demarcate their land border, in compliance with a 2002 International Court of Justice ruling. In remarks at the event, Cameroonian Minister of Justice Amadou Ali called the border a "bridge" rather than a "separatio [...]
2010-01-06 11:49:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CM MARR NI PGOV PREL
10YAOUNDE65CAMEROON GIVES $1 MILLION TO HAITI
[...] On January 28, the Government of Cameroon announced it was making an official contribution of 500 million FCFA (about $1.1 million) to assist Haiti, according to an official press release. On January 27, DCM discussed the Haiti situation with Secretary General of the Ministry of External Rel [...]
2010-01-28 14:20:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDCM EAID HA PREL
10YAOUNDE78CAMEROON: BIYA OFF TO A BUSY NEW YEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Biya set the tone for a busy year with an uncharacteristically active January. In his annual New Year's address, Biya focused on the economy and the need to forge greater national unity as Cameroon enters its fiftieth anniversary of independence. He praised the Ob [...]
2010-02-03 15:06:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ECON KCOR PGOV PHUM PREL
10YAOUNDE8CAMEROON'S RELATIONS WITH ITS NEIGHBORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 16 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, the Foreign Ministry's Director for African Affairs said recent visits to Cameroon by the Presidents of Chad and Cental African Republic focused on security and regional integration (especially the corruption scandal in the Central [...]
2010-01-06 16:34:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ECON EFIN PGOV PREF PREL
10YAOUNDE83Cameroonian President Biya Gives Ambassador
[...] (C) Summary: On February 4, Ambassador met with President Paul Biya for a two-hour tour d´horizon of domestic and international issues. Biya was concerned about the threat of Islamic extremism. He praised growing Central African regional cooperation and improved relations with Nigeria. He was po [...]
2010-02-05 11:38:00Embassy YaoundeSECRETPGOV PREL ECON KCOR EFIN CM PTER SENV PHUM BEXP PINR
10YAOUNDE91China's Growing Presence in Cameroon
[...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...]
2010-02-16 11:07:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR
10YAOUNDE95China's Growing Presence in Cameroon
[...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...]
2010-02-18 08:43:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR
10YEREVAN103GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA GIVES HIS VIEWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Georgian Ambassador to Armenia believes the Government of Armenia (GOAM) is ratcheting up demands on the Government of Georgia (GOG) on the issues of border demarcation and the disputed churches to take advantage of Georgia's perceived weakness and delicate psychological st [...]
2010-02-26 13:42:00Embassy YerevanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PBTS KIRF SOCI GG AM
10YEREVAN105ARMENIA 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 14:05:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
10YEREVAN106NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADDRESSES PROCEDURAL ISSUES ON
[...] (SBU) The Armenian National Assembly (NA) overwhelmingly approved on February 25 an amendment to the Law on International Treaties articulating mechanisms for withdrawal from agreements for which instruments of ratification have not been exchanged. This week the body also received from the ex [...]
2010-02-26 14:38:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU AZ AM
10YEREVAN22ARMENIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT APPROVES TURKEY-ARMENIA
[...] (SBU) On January 12 Armenia's Constitutional Court ruled that the provisions of the Armenian-Turkish protocols on establishing diplomatic relations and developing bilateral relations are in compliance with the Armenian constitution. Addressing criticisms from opponents of the protocols, the Co [...]
2010-01-14 05:23:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PGOV PREL TU AJ AM
10YEREVAN38ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010
[...] Following is Embassy Yerevan's submission per ref A request for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Armenia. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. While the Armenian government (GOAM) officially welcomes foreign investment and the country has received respectable rankings on some gl [...]
2010-01-26 06:53:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR AM
10YEREVAN52COMPETITION LIFTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR, BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 11:00:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINT EAID AM
10YEREVAN71ARMENIA-GEORGIA RELATIONSHIP POSITIVE DESPITE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 08:22:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS SOCI PHUM GG AM
10YEREVAN78SARGSIAN CONFIDANTE ON FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
[...] (C) In a wide-ranging recent discussion with Ambassador and DCM, Armenian oligarch and Sargsian confidante Mikhail Baghdassarov expressed optimism that the Turkish parliament would ratify the normalization protocols, but insisted that Armenia could not be expected to ratify first. He said A [...]
2010-02-17 05:58:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPOGV ECON PREL AJ TU AM
10YEREVAN84UPDATE ON ARMENIA-TURKEY PROTOCOLS AND DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO
[...] (SBU) On February 12 the Turkey-Armenia protocols were submitted to the National Assembly and subsequently sent to the Committee on Foreign Relations for discussion. It is unclear when the Committee will discuss the protocols and when (or if) the Parliament will vote on them. The draft amendm [...]
2010-02-18 13:55:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AM
10YEREVAN85TURKISH THINK TANK VISIT TO YEREVAN HIGHLIGHTS
[...] A visit to Yerevan by members of a Turkish economic think tank revealed strong interest among the Armenian business community, civil society and government for increased engagement -- both economic and political -- with Turkey. While some interlocutors lamented the hostile attitudes of some Tu [...]
2010-02-19 08:55:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETRD GA TU AM
10YEREVAN98EX-ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER PESSIMISTIC ON
[...] (C) Vartan Oskanian, Armenia's foreign minister from 1998-2008, expressed skepticism to the Ambassador about the fate of the Turkey-Armenia protocols, and accused President Sargsian of mishandling the entire process. He suggested that Turkey, as the senior partner, make a unilateral move to g [...]
2010-02-25 07:50:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU AM
10ZAGREB102Zagreb Daily Report - February 18, 2010
[...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary Lew Arrives for Presidential Inauguration: Deputy Secretary Lew arrived in Zagreb on February 17 to attend the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovich. Prior to the February 18 ceremony, the Deputy Secretary met privately with President-elect Josipovic [...]
2010-02-18 12:39:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
10ZAGREB113Zagreb Daily Report - February 24, 2010
[...] (U) Serbian Parliamentary Delegation Continues Visit; President Josipovic Sees Better Relations Ahead: On February 23, the Serbian Parliament's Croatia Friendship Group continued its visit to Zagreb, holding meetings with Sabor Speaker Luka Bebic, Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic and Preside [...]
2010-02-24 14:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB115SENATORS VOINOVICH AND SHAHEEN DISCUSS REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. On February 15 Senators Voinovich and Shaheen met with PM Kosor, Foreign Minister Jandrokovic, Defense Minister Vukelic, then-President Mesic and President-Elect Josipovic. Prime Minister Kosor described the GoC's key goals as completing EU accession negotiations, strengthening [...]
2010-02-25 09:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR OVIP
10ZAGREB118DS LEW MEETING WITH ALBANIAN PRESIDENT ON SIDELINES OF
[...] (SBU) In a meeting on February 18, prior to the inauguration of Croatia's new president, Ivo Josipovic, Deputy Secretary Lew met with President Topi from Albania. The talks covered Kosovo and regional relations, Albania's domestic situation, and Afghanistan. President Topi thanked the Deputy S [...]
2010-02-26 07:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ZL AL
10ZAGREB119DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW - U.S./SLOVENIA BILAT: AREAS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Lew met Slovenian President Danilo Turk in the margins of the February 18 inauguration of new Croatian President Ivo Josipovic. Lew was accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Croatia James Foley and Chief of Staff Piper Campbell. Turk was joined by Dusan Snoj, of [...]
2010-02-26 07:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR SI
10ZAGREB121DS LEW IN ZAGREB: NATO PARTNERSHIP, EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew traveled to Zagreb February 17-18 as head of the presidential delegation to the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovic. Croatia's ISAF contributions, EU accession and role in the region emerged as key themes of the visit. In addition [...]
2010-02-26 13:08:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PVOV HR
10ZAGREB122ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: FEBRUARY 26, 2010
[...] (U) Political relations between Croatia and Serbia are stagnating, Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic said in a February 25 television interview; although he stressed that the countries had good cooperation on economic, police, judicial and cultural issues. Jandrokovic was respondin [...]
2010-02-26 14:13:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON HR
10ZAGREB16IVO JOSIPOVIC ELECTED CROATIA'S THIRD PRESIDENT
[...] (U) Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP),won the run-off election on January 10 garnering 60 percent of the vote to become Croatia's third president. Just after midnight, the Croatian Electoral Commission announced preliminary results (with 99 percent [...]
2010-01-11 12:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB19ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 11, 2010
[...] (U) IVO JOSIPOVIC WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: Ivo Josipovic, candidate of the main opposition Social Democratic Party, won the run-off election on January 10, garnering 60 percent of the vote to defeat Milan Bandic and become Croatia's third president. Josipovic won an outright majority in 1 [...]
2010-01-11 14:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB26AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER KOSOR
[...] SUMMARY: I saw Prime Minister Kosor for 75 minutes January 11 to discuss the fallout from the Sanader "political coup" attempt (reftels) and a range of issues, including Croatia's EU accession negotiations, ICTY cooperation, energy relationship with Russia and prospects for improving ties wi [...]
2010-01-12 14:29:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB32CROATIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President-elect Josipovic's first foreign policy priority will be supporting Croatia's EU accession, where his clear views on some key issues -- including corruption and cooperation with the ICTY -- should give a boost to Croatia's prospects for expeditious completion. Josipovi [...]
2010-01-14 11:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB34CROATIA 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Summary: For more than a decade after the end of the war in 1995, Croatia enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. Investment activity slowed substantially in 2009, due partly to the global fi [...]
2010-01-15 11:30:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
10ZAGREB35ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 15, 2010
[...] (U) INAUGURATION FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSIPOVIC TO BE HELD FEB 18: President-Elect of Croatia Dr. Ivo Josipovic's inauguration will be held February 18 in Zagreb. According to Dr. Mirando Mrsic, Josipovic's campaign director, Josipovic is inviting the heads of state or government from all Euro [...]
2010-01-15 12:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON HR
10ZAGREB44ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 19, 2010
[...] (U) HUNGARIAN PM HIGHLIGHTS RELATIONS ON ENERGY DURING VISIT TO CROATIA: Hungarian PM Bajnai visited Croatia on January 18, the first prime minister to visit Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor since she took office. The main topic of their meeting was energy, and both expressed hope that [...]
2010-01-20 13:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ENRG HR
10ZAGREB45ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 21, 2010
[...] (U) PRESIDENT'S OFFICE ISSUE STATEMENT CLARIFYING MESIC'S RECENT COMMENTS ON BiH: Mesic's office released a statement on January 21 responding to "certain nervous and unfounded reactions" to this week's comments by Mesic that Croatia would be ready to respond militarily if Republika Srpska mo [...]
2010-01-21 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB49PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSIPOVIC REVIEWS FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 21 meeting with Ambassador Foley, Croatian president-elect Ivo Josipovic reviewed the foreign policy priorities for his mandate. Beginning with an affirmation of Croatia's excellent relationship with the US as a NATO ally, Josipovic went on to express his appreciati [...]
2010-01-22 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB5ZAGREB DAILY REPORT: JANUARY 4, 2009
[...] (U) FORMER PM SANADER ANNOUNCES RETURN TO ACTIVE POLITICS: Former Croatian PM Ivo Sanader held a special press conference at the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) headquarters on January 3 in which he indicated that his withdrawal from politics last year had been a mistake and announced his retu [...]
2010-01-04 13:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HR
10ZAGREB53CROATIAN PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING FORMER PM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic has outlined to us several ongoing corruption cases targeting former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader and other top government officials. Prosecutors are developing at least one case against the former PM which could result in his indictment, and they are [...]
2010-01-26 13:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCOR HR
10ZAGREB54CROATIAN MFA ON TRILATERAL TALKS ON BOSNIA AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to Croatian MFA readout of the January 14 trilateral meeting between Croatia, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH),the GoC sought to improve political protection for the Bosnian Croats in the Federation. The GoC believes that relaxing tensions between the Croat and Bo [...]
2010-01-26 14:24:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HR BK TU
10ZAGREB55NEW DIPLOMATIC CHANNEL OPEN TO IMPROVE RELATIONS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In a meeting on January 20, MFA State Secretary Bozinovic discussed with the Ambassador the recently opened channel with Serbian President Boris Tadic to improve bilateral relations. Bozinovic believed there was good will on both sides to try and tackle the complicated open i [...]
2010-01-26 14:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PREF SR HR
10ZAGREB57HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VISIT OF PRIME
[...] (C) Summary. Hungary's ambassador to Croatia, Peter Gyorkos, sat down with Pol/Econ Counselor and Econ Officer on January 22 to discuss the recent visit of the Hungarian Prime Minister to Croatia, and to explain Hungary's increasing nervousness regarding Croatia's energy relations with Russia [...]
2010-01-26 16:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL HU HR
10ZAGREB71PM'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DISCUSSES CROATIA'S
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: PM Kosor will visit Moscow on February 22. Croatia's main aim will be to secure a new gas supply contract with Russia, as the current one expires in late 2010. GoC is also interested in talking about Croatia's possible inclusion in South Stream, but only on a 50/50 basis. [...]
2010-02-02 10:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG HR RU
10ZAGREB83Zagreb Daily Report - February 5, 2010
[...] (U) Finnish and Spanish FMs Express Optimism over Croatia's EU Bid: Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said in Brussels on Thursday that, during its six-month presidency of the European Union, Spain would dedicate the greatest possible attention to Croatia so that the country coul [...]
2010-02-05 11:16:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR
10ZAGREB84SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Zagreb on February 15 comes in the final week of President Stipe Mesic's second and final term in office, and just three days before the inauguration of Ivo Josipovic, an opposition Social Democrat and legal scholar, who will become Croatia's third president since independen [...]
2010-02-05 13:52:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA PGOV HR
10ZAGREB88SERBIAN AMBASSADOR OUTLINES PLANS ON UPCOMING
[...] (C) Summary: The Serbian Ambassador to Croatia says Belgrade is looking to improve relations with Zagreb. Planned parliamentary visits could help improve the dialogue. GoS is proposing March 25 for regional ministerial on refugees, but projects that agreement on better data regarding refugee [...]
2010-02-09 11:35:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREF PREL UNHCR HR SR
10ZAGREB92SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT TO ZAGREB
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Zagreb on February 18 for the inauguration of Croatia's third president, Ivo Josipovic, will send a clear signal of support for the new president and the US-Croatia relationship overall. Josipovic is a well-respected legal scholar and self-professed "europhile" who was nomi [...]
2010-02-11 12:46:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA PGOV HR
72TEHRAN1164ACCELERATION OF F-4ES FOR IRAN
[...] ON FEB 24 CHARGE WAS CONVOKED BY MINSTER OF WAR, GEN. REZANUZIMI, ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM SHAH. AZIMI SAID SHAH MOST DEEPLY CONCERNED AT TRENDS IN SECURITY SITUATION IN MIDDLE EAST AND EXPECIALLY ON HIS WESTERN BORDERS. US OFFICALS ALREADY AWARE OF SHAH'S CONCERN THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH FOREIGN MINIS [...]
1972-02-25 09:30:00Embassy TehranUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR IR
73TEHRAN8233SHAH ON CORRUPTION
[...] AFTER AMBASSADOR BYROADE'S AUDIENCE WITH SHAH WAS FINISHED, I ASKED TO ST... 08STATE15228 S E C R E T THE HAGUE 000174 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN/MTR, EUR/WE, EUR/PRA E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/25/2018 TAGS: PINT IR SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS: POSSIBLE EFFORTS BY DUTCH FIRM INCO TECH TO ASSIST IRANIAN UAV [...]
1973-11-21 12:20:00Embassy TehranSECRETPINT IR
78KABUL3619FIRST CONVERSATION WITH NEW AFGHAN PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
1978-05-06 16:01:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PINT PTER US
79TEHRAN11319MODERATION: DOES IT HAVE A CHANCE?
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. SUMMARY: THE MODERATE IRANIAN POLITICAL PARTIES, WHICH WERE ACTIVE DURING THE IRANIAN REVOLUTION AND WHICH HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF OPPOSITION TO THE SHAH, HAVE BEEN PUSHED INTO THE BACKGROUND BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WHO FOLLOW A NARROW AND AUTHORITARIAN INTERPR [...]
1979-10-26 07:32:00Embassy TehranCONFIDENTIALPINT SHUM PINR IR
79TEHRAN8980NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. INTRODUCTION: RECENT NEGOTIATIONS IN WHICH THE EMBASSY HAS BEEN INVOLVED HERE, RANGING FROM COMPOUND SECURITY TO VISA OPERATIONS TO GTE TO THE SHERRY CASE, HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL SPECIAL FEATURES OF CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN THE PERSIAN ENVIRONMENT. IN SOME INSTANCES THE DIFF [...]
1979-08-13 04:58:00Embassy TehranCONFIDENTIALPEPR IR
85ALEXANDRIA524LABOR STRIKES IN ALEXANDRIA
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY. AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A GENERALLY CALM LABOR SCENE IN EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA SECURITY OFFICE HAS CORROBORATED AN OPPOSITION PRESS REPORT THAT A LABOR STRIKE HAD OCCURRED AT A FACTORY IN THE ALEXANDRIA SUBURB OF ABU KIR. HOWEVER, THE SOURCE PROFESSE [...]
1985-06-30 07:58:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ELAB EG
85ALEXANDRIA817 ALEXANDRIA: A "DEEPLY DIVIDED" CITY
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY. THE JULY 2 PRESENTATION, TO THE PEOPLES ASSEMBLY, OF THE PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON ALEXANDRIA GOVERNOR FAWZI MA'AZ'S CONDUCT OF OFFICE DID NOT STOP THE DEBATE. INDEED, NEW CHARGES AND COUNTER-CHARGES HAVE EMERGED DURING THE SUMMER WH [...]
1985-09-03 15:07:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EG
85BEIRUT1646 JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT":
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLOFF MET MARCH 15 WITH LONGTIME CONTACT NAOUM FARAH, DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OF THE LEBANESE FORCES AND NOW AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN JA'JA'S "CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT." FARAH, WHO UNTIL EARLY MARCH WAS ALSO THE OFFICIAL LF SPOKESMAN, REQUESTED [...]
1985-03-15 17:52:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL LE US
85BEIRUT1676 CHRISTIAN DECISION MOVEMENT RESPONDS TO
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE FOCUS OF SYRIAN PRESSURE ON DISSIDENT CHRISTIANS HAS SHIFTED TO THE POLITICAL ARENA AND THE USE OF LEBANESE MUSLIM LEADERS. SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT KHADDAM HAS CANCELLED HIS MARCH 18 VISIT TO BEIRUT. THE WEEKLY WEDNESDAY MEETING OF THE LEBANESE CABINET HAS [...]
1985-03-18 14:30:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
85BEIRUT2659TURKEY: PROMINENT KURDISH INTELLECTUAL URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TURKISH DEMOCRATIZATION, RAPPROCHEMENT WITH NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] Summary: (C) In a meeting with Adana PO, prominent Kurdish author Mehmet Uzun urged the U.S. to establish a permanent military presence in Northern Iraq to protect the democratic advances of the KRG, which he believes will catalyze liberalization elsewhere in the region. He discounted the pro [...]
1985-05-07 10:26:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
85BEIRUT4372 SIDON: ANOTHER "WAR OF THE CAMPS" IN THE OFFING?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. SIX WEEKS AFTER ISRAEL ANNOUNCED THE COMPLETION OF ITS MILITARY WITHDRAWAL FROM SOUTH LEBANON, THAT REGION REMAINS TENSE AND UNSETTLED. ALTHOUGH RELIABLE, FIRST-HAND REPORTS ARE SPARSE, IT SEEMS CLEAR THAT POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE S [...]
1985-07-25 13:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAL SY LE
85DAMASCUS1314 THE SYRIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: THE ONLY POPULAR MOVEMENT EVER TO HAVE MOUNTED A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO ASAD'S REGIME--THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD--HAS NOT RECOVERED FROM ITS INTERNAL DIVISIONS AND THE DEVASTATING BLOW SUFFERED AT HAMA. THE JANUARY 25 "PARDON" ANNOUNCED FOR CERTAIN MUSLIM [...]
1985-02-26 15:25:00Embassy DamascusSECRETKPRP PINS PGOV PREL PTER SY
85DAMASCUS3741 SYRIA AND TERRORISM
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SYRIA CONSIDERS ITSELF A TRUE CONFRONTATION STATE--EVERYTHING THAT CONTRIBUTES TO DEFEATING THE ENEMY IS POSITIVE. THE "STRUGGLE" PROVIDES A GUIDE FOR CHOOSING THE TARGET AND LEGITIMIZES THE MEANS, INCLUDING TERRORISM, WHICH IS VIEWED AS COST-EFFECTIVE. [...]
1985-06-13 12:22:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER KPAL KPRP JO IS LE SY
85DAMASCUS4001 ASAD CONGRATULATES QADHAFI ON RUPTURE WITH IRAQ
[...] (U) THE SYRIAN PRESS CARRIES AS SEPARATE ITEMS JUNE 27 ASAD'S TELEPHQNE CALL TO QADHAFI ON JUNE 26 AND THE NEWS OF LIBYA'S APPEAL FOR THE EXPULSION OF IRAQ FROM THE ARAB LEAGUE AND ISLAMIC CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION. TRIPOLI RADIO (FBIS LD262238) ELUCIDATES THAT, IN HIS CALL, ASAD "DENOUNCED" I [...]
1985-06-27 10:29:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LY IR
85DAMASCUS7872 SYRIA AND IRAN: ALMOST A RETURN TO STATUS QUO
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: BY CUTTING OFF OIL TO SYRIA, IRAN SIGNALED ITS DISPLEASURE OVER THE MOUNTING SYRIAN DEBT TO IRAN, SYRIAN POLICIES IN LEBANON, AND MOVES TOWARD RAPPROCHEMENT WITH JORDAN AND IRAQ. BY ALL ACCOUNTS, HOWEVER, PM KASM'S VISIT TO TEHRAN DECEMBER 1-3 PRODUCED [...]
1985-12-18 10:26:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL KPRP SY IR
85GABORONE97BOTSWANA NEWSPAPER CARRIES ARTICLE MISREPRESENTING
[...] (U) THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED BOTSWANA DAILY NEWS (JANUARY 8, 1985) CARRIED A LONG VERBOSE OVERVIEW OF 1984, THE "ORWELLIAN" YEAR ("VIOLENCE AND DISASTER, A GLEAM OF HOPE") CREDITED TO DEREK INGRAM OF GEMINI NEWS SERVICE. ONE PARAGRAPH MISREPRESENTS ONE FACET OF CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT IN SOUTHER [...]
1985-01-09 15:30:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV US SF BC
85ISLAMABAD8251 PAKISTAN SEES SIGNS OF UPTURN IN IRAN-SOVIET TIES
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: FOREIGN SECRETARY NAIK SUMMARIZED HIS AMBASSADOR'S APPRAISAL OF UPTURN IN IRAN-SOVIET TIES. THE AMBASSADOR ASSERTS IRANIAN RATIONALE IS BASICALLY PRAGMATIC AND ASSERTS TREND WILL CONTINUE. END SUMMARY. 3. RESPONDING TO MY EARLIER REQUEST FOR GO [...]
1985-04-23 09:33:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL IR PK SU
85LAGOS4304 QADHAFI INTERVIEW IN LAGOS NEWSPAPER
[...] ALMOST AS LOCAL EVIDENCE OF LIBYAN LEADER COLONEL QADHAFI'S CURRENT DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE SOUTH OF THE SAHARA, THE INDEPENDENT LAGOS DAILY, THE GUARDIAN, PUBLISHED ON APRIL 15, 1985, THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HIM, BYLINED BY YEMI OGUNBIYI. IT CLAIMED THAT THE INTERVIEW WAS QADHAF [...]
1985-04-17 13:56:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPROP LY NI
85LONDON24287 URBAN VIOLENCE IN BRITAIN -- THE CHALLENGE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. DEPRESSED AREAS IN SEVERAL OF THE U.K.'S INNER CITIES ERUPTED IN RIOTS IN THE PAST MONTH. THE BRITISH SEE MANY OF THEIR DOMESTIC WOES THROWN INTO HIGH RELIEF BY THE RIOTS AND THE SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL DEBATE ABOUT CAUSE, EFFECT, AND WHO IS TO BLAME [...]
1985-10-31 14:21:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALSOCI PINS UK
85MOGADISHU1292LIBYAN ACTIVITY IN AFRICA: SOMALIA
[...] No summary [...]
1985-02-04 05:02:00Embassy MogadishuSECRETPGOV PREL PINT SO
85MOGADISHU1643REPORT OF SOMALI OVERTURE T0 SOVIETS
[...] (SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL/NO CONTRACT/ORCON-ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. AN ARAB AMBASSADOR TOLD ME FEBRUARY 1T THAT SOVIET AMBASSADOR ILICHEV HAD TOLD HIM OF BEING APPROACHED RECENTLY BY THE SOMALIS ON THE QUESTION OF NORMALIZING RELATIONS. ILICHEV REPORTEDLY SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN INVITED TO DINNER BY [...]
1985-02-12 12:49:00Embassy MogadishuSECRETPREL SD UR US
85MOSCOW8814 (C) DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAN: A SOVIET VIEW
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT.) . SUMMARY ------- 2. A WELL-INFORMED SOVIET OBSERVER OF EVENTS IN IRAN RECENTLY DISCUSSED WITH US THE UNCERTAINTIES SURROUNDING FUTURE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN TEHRAN. WHILE ASSERTING THAT SOVIET ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH IRAN WOULD CONTINUE, OUR INTERLOCUTO [...]
1985-07-01 12:58:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL UR IR
85NOFORNMOGADISHU1643 REPORT OF SOMALI OVERTURE T0 SOVIETS
[...] (SECRET/NOFORN/WNINTEL/NO CONTRACT/ORCON-ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. AN ARAB AMBASSADOR TOLD ME FEBRUARY 1T THAT SOVIET AMBASSADOR ILICHEV HAD TOLD HIM OF BEING APPROACHED RECENTLY BY THE SOMALIS ON THE QUESTION OF NORMALIZING RELATIONS. ILICHEV REPORTEDLY SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN INVITED TO DINNER [...]
1985-02-12 12:49:00Embassy MogadishuSECRETPREL SD UR US
85RIYADH4906THE ROLE OF SAUDI PRINCES IN UNIFORM
[...] (S - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY. THE PRESENCE OF A NUMBER OF SAUDI ROYAL FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE MILITARY--WE CAN IDENTIFY MORE THAN 25 AND THERE ARE CLEARLY OTHERS--HAS LONG BEEN A SUBJECT OF INTEREST. ALSO THE FOCUS OF CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION HAS BEEN THE ROYAL FAMILY'S WELL CALCULATED EF [...]
1985-05-27 08:59:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNKPRP MCAP MASS SA
85RIYADH5470 SAUDI POLICY TOWARD IRAN
[...] S - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: EVENTS AND PASSAGE OF TIME HAVE COM- BINED TO MITIGATE SAUDI FEARS AND HOPES REGARDING IRAN. MORE CONFIDENT NOW THAT IRAQ WILL NOT BE DEFEATED, THAT THERE IS LESS DANGER OF A DIRECT IRANIAN ATTACK ON SAUDI ARABIA, THAT THE LIKELI- HOOD OF EFFECTIVE IRANIAN-I [...]
1985-06-12 14:31:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETKPRP PREL MOPS ENRG IR SA
85STATE184826 BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON TWA HIJACKING
[...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF BACKGROUND BRIEFING ON TWA HIJACKING ON JUNE 17 GIVEN BY ROBERT OAKLEY: BEGIN TEXT: SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL: I'M GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY BRIEF BECAUSE WE HAVE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO, AND I'VE GOT SOME OTHER MEETINGS TO GO TO. AND, OBVIOUSLY, OUR PRI [...]
1985-06-17 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PTER LE
85STATE38496 INTERNATIONAL LINKS OF LARF
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. REFTEL 1 RAISES A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND QUESTIONS ABOUT CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EUROPEAN AND LEBANESE TERRORIST GROUPS AS THEY MIGHT RELATE TO INVESTIGATON OF LADISPOLI SEVEN. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MIGHT BE USEFUL IN DISCUSSIONS ON THIS SUBJECT WITH ITALIAN MAGISTRA [...]
1985-02-07 22:58:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER
85STATE80724 THE IRANIAN SUCCESSION
[...] (S ENTIRE TEXT). 2. THE FOLLOWING ANALYSIS, PREPARED BY INR/NESA IN FEBRUARY 1985, MAY BE OF BACKGROUND INTEREST TO ADDRESSEE POSTS. T H E I R A N I A N S U C C E S S I O N A N D I T S C O N S E Q U E N C E S 3. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT POSSIBLE TO PREDICT PRECISELY HOW EVENTS WIL [...]
1985-03-16 08:23:00Secretary of StateSECRETIR PINT PEPR
85TELAVIV15214 ISRAELI WHITE PAPER ON PLO OUTLOOK AND GOALS
[...] THE GOI HAS LAUNCHED AN EXTENSIVE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TO DOCUMENT THE GOALS AND METHODS OF THE PLO. MFA SOURCES HAVE PROVIDED US WITH A PAPER ON "THE PLO'S OUTLOOK AND GOALS IN THE WAKE OF THE HUSSEIN-ARAFAT AGREEMENT" WHICH IS BEING MADE PUBLIC AS PART OF THAT CAMPAIGN. THE TEXT IS BELOW IN [...]
1985-10-21 21:21:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPTER IS US
85TELAVIV8792 ISRAEL'S POLICY ON SOUTHERN LEBANON
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL KIMCHE BRIEFED AMBAS- SADORS FROM UN SECURITY COUNCIL AND UNIFIL CONTRIBUTOR COUNTRIES JUNE 12 ON SOUTHERN LEBANON. KIMCHE REITERATED ISRAELI POLICY IN SOUTHERN LEBANON LEADING UP TO THE WITHDRAWAL, THEN EMPHASIZED THAT ISRAEL [...]
1985-06-12 16:53:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL LE IS
85THEHAGUE8873 ABU NIDAL TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
[...] (S - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY: EMBASSY HAS DISCUSSED ISSUE OF ABU NIDAL TERRORISM (REFTELS) WITH APPROPRIATE MFA OFFICIALS. THE INITIAL MFA RESPONSE INDICATED THE DUTCH RECOGNIZE THE DANGER OF ABU NIDAL GROUP AND ARE PREPARED TO PARTICIPATE IN A "POLITICAL DIALOGUE" WITH THE US AND OTHE [...]
1985-12-16 16:40:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPTER NL
85TOKYO13642 RAFSANJANI CONDEMN'S HIJACKINGS AND SUPER-
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. ACCORDING TO THE TOKYO PRESS JULY 4, IRANIAN MAJLIS SPEAKER RAFSANJANI TOLD REPORTERS AT A JULY 3 PRESS CONFERENCE THAT IRAN CONDEMNS HIJACKINGS AND ANY OTHER TERRORIST ACTS. AT THE SAME TIME, RAFSANJANI IS QUOTED AS CONDEMNING ABOVE ALL THE ROOT CAUSE OF [...]
1985-07-04 03:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL
86ALEXANDRIA1240 ISRAELI ACTIVITIES IN ALEXANDRIA AND THE DELTA
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL-ENTIRE TEXT.) - 2. SUMMARY: ISRAELI CONSUL GENERAL WAS PLEASED WITH RESULTS OF HIS AMBASSADOR'S RECENT (AND, SURPRISINGLY, HIS FIRST) "OFFICIAL" VISIT TO ALEXANDRIA. IN WAKE OF SEPTEMBER SUMMIT, INCREASED INTEREST IN TOURISM WAS EXPRESSED, BUT LOCAL ISRAELIS DO NOT EXPECT A [...]
1986-11-05 13:15:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL IS EG
86ALEXANDRIA806 MEETING WITH ALEXANDRIA'S NEW GOVERNOR: FIRST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IT IS TOO EARLY TO ASSESS THE CHARACTER OF THE NEW MAN ON THE ALEXANDRIA HOT SEAT. INITIAL IMPRESSIONS OF GOVERNOR GAWSAQI ARE FAVORABLE, ALTHOUGH KEY CONTACTS FEEL HE HAS INSUFFICIENT GRIT AND EXPERIENCE FOR THIS VERY TOUGH JOB. OTHERS CLAIM THAT AL GAWSAQI'S ALLEGED "SPECIAL [...]
1986-07-25 05:26:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPINR EG
86ALGIERS5347 ALGERIA AND THE ARAB WORLD: MOVING FROM
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: UNLIKE ITS SELF-PERCEIVED LEADERSHIP ROLE IN AFRICA, ALGERIA HAS ATTEMPTED TO POSITION ITSELF IN THE ARAB WORLD AS A MEDIATOR/PEACEMAKER AT THE CENTER OF COMPETING FACTIONS AND INTERESTS. ALGERIA IS NO LONGER IN THE FOREFRONT OF RADICAL ARAB CAUSES, ALTHOU [...]
1986-10-21 11:36:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPREL XF AG
86ANKARA9130 ISTANBUL SYNAGOGUE ATTACK: PRESS COVERAGE
[...] THIS MESSAGE INCLUDES USIS CURRENT MEDIA REACTION. 2. SUMMARY: IN PRESS COVERAGE, EDITORIALS AND PUBLIC STATEMENTS TURKISH REACTION TO THE BOMBING OF NEVE SHALOM SYNAGOGUE IN ISTANBUL HAS BEEN ONE OF SHOCK AND HORROR - AND CAUTION. THE PRIME MINISTER "DAMNED" THE ATTACK AS "BACKSTABBING [...]
1986-09-08 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU
86BEIRUT1023 CONFLICT BETWEEN HIZBALLAH AND THE LEBANESE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH POLOFF ON FEBRUARY 26, DR. JAMIL NAHMI, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PUBLIC SECURITY (SURETE GENERALE),OFFERED HIS ANALYSIS OF THE RECENT CLASHES IN WEST BEIRUT BETWEEN HIZBALLAH AND LEBANESE COMMUNIST PARTY(LCP) MILITIAS. 3. NAHM [...]
1986-02-26 11:00:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR LE
86CAIRO26111"NO NASSERISM, ONLY NASSERISTS"
[...] No summary [...]
1986-11-13 10:31:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS EG US
86DAMASCUS2090 LIBYAN SUPPORTED TERRORISM
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE MEDIUM AND LONG-TERM THREAT OF LIBYAN-SPONSORED TERRORISM IN THE WAKE OF THE MARCH 24-25 EVENTS IN THE GULF OF SIDRA, PER REFTEL. 3. IN OUR VIEW, QADHAFI'S COFFERS WILL PROBABLY BE EVEN MORE OPEN TO ABU NIDAL AND SOME OF THE [...]
1986-04-02 11:46:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER SY
86DAMASCUS3747 SYRIA AND IRAN ON LEBANON: WHO THREATENS WHOM?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN ITS PRESENT SPARRING WITH IRAN, SYRIA PROBABLY DOES NOT HOLD A STRONG LEBANON CARD. IRAN NOW VIES WITH ISRAEL AS THE SECOND-MOST INFLUENTIAL FOREIGN POWER IN LEBANON, WHERE SHI'A FUNDAMENTALISM, NATURALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IRAN, HAS BECOME WELL-I [...]
1986-06-20 11:02:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON SY IR LE IZ IS
86DAMASCUS7104 CONTINUED WAR FOR THE PALESTINIAN CAMPS --
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AS REFTELS POINT OUT, SYRIA APPEARS TO BE FACING A SUBSTANTIAL DEFEAT IF IT IS NOT ABLE TO QUICKLY AND RESOLUTELY RESOLVE THE LATEST ROUND IN THE "WAR OF THE CAMPS" IN LEBANON. WE BELIEVE, HOWEVER, THAT THIS LATEST ROUND OF FIGHTING ALREADY REPRESENTS A [...]
1986-12-01 15:26:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPREL MOPS LE SY
86KAMPALA2314 MUSEVENI AND THE RADICAL MUSLIMS.
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: UGANDA'S RELATIONS WITH LIBYA CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY. PRESIDENT MUSEVENI HAS MET WITH DELEGATIONS FROM THE PLO AND SAHARAN ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (SADR); GOU HAS NORMALIZED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE LATTER ORGANIZATIONS. NRM HAS ALSO RESPON [...]
1986-07-16 09:14:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PNAT PTER PGOV EPET PLO UG WI LY IR XA SX
86MADRID5480 QADHAFI RETALIATES AGAINST SPANISH EXPULSIONS
[...] (C) LIBYA MAY 12 RESPONDED TO FRIDAY'S EXPULSION OF ITS CONSUL GENERAL, CHARGED WITH PASSING FUNDS TO A SPANISH ARMY COLONEL ON THE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC RIGHT, BY PNG'ING THE SPANISH COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL COUNSELORS IN TRIPOLI. MFA'S SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR NORTH AFRICA TELLS US THAT THE GOS WI [...]
1986-05-12 17:58:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PINR PREL SP LY
86MOGADISHU4325 SOMALI WARNING TO LIBYANS ON TERRORISM
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE REPORTED EARLIER THAT THE SOMALIS HAD INFORMED US THAT THEY HAD WARNED THE HEAD OF THE LIBYAN PEOPLE'S BUREAU AGAINST UNDERTAKING ANY ACTION AGAINST AMERICANS IN SOMALIA. I HAVE JUST HAD ADDITIONAL CONFIRMATION OF THIS FROM EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR MEKKY (PROTECT [...]
1986-04-17 10:37:00Embassy MogadishuSECRETPTER SO LY
86STATE29781DEVELOPMENTS IN UGANDA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING FOR POST'S INFORMATION IS TEXT OF INFORMATION MEMO DATED 1/28/86 ON DEVELOPMENTS IN UGANDA. 3. BEGIN TEXT. SUMMARY: SOUTHERN GUERRILLAS HAVE WON THE CAPITAL AND HEARTLAND OF UGANDA AND HAVE THE MILITARY EDGE ON DISSIDENT NORTHERN TRIBES. THE [...]
1986-01-30 11:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UG
86STATE391887 DOCUMENTS ON SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM
[...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A FACT PAPER ON SYRIAN SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM AND A CHRONOLOGY OF SELECTED TERRORIST INCIDENTS BY SYRIAN-SUPPORTED GROUPS. EARLIER VERSIONS OF BOTH DOCUMENTS WERE RELEASED TO THE PRESS ON NOVEMBER 14 AND APPEARED IN THE USIA WIRELESS FILE ON THAT DATE. BOTH DOCUMENTS [...]
1986-12-19 05:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SY
87ALEXANDRIA290ISLAMIC TRILOGY, PART I: AN OVERVIEW OF
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) - - ALEXANDRIA'S RADICAL PAST... ---------------------------- 2. PERHAPS IN KEEPING WITH ITS REPUTATION AS A CENTER OF DISSENT, IN THE 1970'S, ISLAMIC RIGHT ACTIVITIES IN ALEXANDRIA WERE FOCUSED ON THE POLITICAL: THE RADICAL "SHIBAB MUHAMMAD" ORGANIZATION, [...]
1987-02-25 15:18:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALKPRP PINS PGOV PHUM ECON PINR SOCI EG
87ALEXANDRIA292 ISLAMIC TRILOGY, PART III: COMMERCIAL AND
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) - - 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THIS TELEGRAM TRANSMITS THE THIRD AND FINAL INSTALLMENT IN OUR SERIES ON THE ISLAMIC RIGHT IN ALEXANDRIA. WHILE THE SPIRITUAL FORCE OF RIGHTIST ISLAM IS GROWING, ITS POLITICAL POTENTIAL IS STILL RELATIVELY UNFORMED AND DIFFICULT [...]
1987-02-25 16:04:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALKPRP PINS PGOV PHUM ECON PINR SOCI EG
87ALGIERS2184 ALGERIA AND THE PLO
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ALGERIA HAS LONG BEEN AN ACTIVE-- IF DISTANT--PARTICIPANT IN MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMACY. ENGAGEMENT ARISES FROM ALGERIA'S SELF-PERCEPTION AS ROLE MODEL FOR ALL NATIONAL LIBERATION STRUGGLES AND FROM STRONG EMOTIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE ARAB/ISLAMIC CAUS [...]
1987-04-11 16:29:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL KPRP PLO AG
87AMMAN7695 SYRIAN RELATIONS WITH ABU NIDAL AND THE PLO
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. WE SPOKE ON JUNE 30 WITH JORDAN TIMES REPORTER LAMIS ANDONI (STRICTLY PROTECT),AUTHOR OF AN ARTICLE PRINTED ON JUNE 4 IN THE JORDAN TIMES THAT BROKE THE NEWS OF SYRIA'S CLOSURE OF THE DAMASCUS OFFICES OF THE ABU NIDAL ORGANIZATION. ANDONI IS ONE OF THE TOP ARAB RE [...]
1987-07-01 15:54:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL PLO JO SY
87BANDARSERIBEGAWAN1188THE SULTAN'S FIRST YEAR ON HIS OWN - A SOLID PERFORMANCE
[...] No summary [...]
1987-11-27 05:10:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BX
87BOGOTA7890THE GUERRILLA SITUATION: PREPARING FOR WAR?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. COLOMBIA'S GUERRILLA WAR HAS BEEN QUIESCENT THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THOUGH ARMED CONTACTS BETWEEN THE VARIOUS GUERRILLA GROUPS AND THE MILITARY CONTINUE, THE PACE OF MAJOR CONFRONTATIONS HAS SLACKENED. THE MAIN ARENA OF CONFRONTATION HAS BEEN THE MEDIA, WHERE THE UNION PATRIOTICA ( [...]
1987-06-09 22:18:00Embassy BogotaSECRETKPRP PINS MILI PTER CO
87DAMASCUS3703 SYRIA AND NEWS OF A "NEW AND GRAVE MOVE BY
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: REFTEL IS DEAD RIGHT TO SEEK ALL THE INFORMATION WE CAN GET ON A PKK ATTACK ON U.S. FACILITIES IN TURKEY. IF WE FIND SYRIA IS INVOLVED, WE SHOULD PROTEST HERE STRONGLY -- BARRING TURKISH OBJECTIONS TO SUCH A U.S. MOVE. BUT WE SEE SYRIA AS LARGELY -- IF NO [...]
1987-07-10 06:05:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPTER TU SY
87DHAKA2354 BANGLADESH-INDIA RELATIONS
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). -- 2. SUMMARY: BANGLADESH HOPES THAT RAJIV GANDHI WOULD BE A POWERFUL FORCE IN IMPROVING BILATERAL RELATIONS HAVE FADED OVER THE PAST YEAR. BANGLADESH AND INDIA HAVE MADE LITTLE SUBSTANTIVE PROGRESS ON LONG-STANDING PROBLEMS UNDER RAJIV; MANY AGAIN APPEAR [...]
1987-04-02 09:37:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPRP IN BG
87KAMPALA184 MEETING WITH MUSEVENI.
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR ACCOMPANIED BY PAO MET WITH UGANDAN PRESIDENT YOWERI MUSEVENI FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS AT STATE HOUSE ENTEBBE JANUARY 15. THE MAJORITY OF THE MEETING CONCENTRATED ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND NRA USE OF "3-PIECE TIE". AMBASSADOR [...]
1987-01-21 13:58:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PHUM US
87LONDON20480 AFGHANS SELL US STINGERS TO KHOMEINI
[...] THE SUNDAY TIMES CARRIED A STORY ON SEPTEMBER 20 ALLEGING THAT THE U.S. HAS CUT OFF SUPPLIES OF STINGER MISSILES TO THE AFGHAN MUJAHEDEEN BECAUSE SOME OF THE REBEL COMMANDERS HAD SOLD STINGERS TO THE IRANIANS FOR MONEY AND POLITICAL FAVOR. 2. BEGIN TEXT. AFGHANS SELL US STINGERS TO KHO [...]
1987-09-21 16:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS IR
87RIYADH10227OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS AN OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY SENT TO THE EMBASSY FROM CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH'S OFFICE IN THE NATIONAL GUARD TO ASSIST IN PLANNING FOR ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON. WHILE THE BIOGRAPHY CONTAINS NOTHING SURPRISING, IT IS NOTEWORTHY FOR ITS EMPHASIS ON [...]
1987-10-08 10:23:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR SA
87RIYADH8409 WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN RIYADH AND TEHRAN
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. SUMMARY: THE WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN TEHRAN AND RIYADH CONTINUES AT A HIGH PITCH. FOR THE IRANIANS, THE SAUDIS ARE SERVANTS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR "WORLD ARROGANCE" OR THE "GREAT SATAN" (I.E. THE U.S.) WHO HAVE PERPETRATED A "DIRTY, UGLY, ODIOUS AND MONSTROUS ACT" IN MEC [...]
1987-08-26 12:46:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL SA IR
87STATE393879 PRESIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE
[...] ON DECEMBER 11 THE TUNISIAN EMBASSY TRANSMITTED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT BEN ALI TO PRESIDENT REAGAN: . BEGIN TEXT: THE WASHINGTON SIGNING OF THE TREATY FOR THE DISMANTLING OF THE INTERMEDIATE MISSILES PROVIDES ME AN OCCASION TO SEND YO [...]
1987-12-19 20:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC TS
87TUNIS11489 BEN ALI AS PRIME MINISTER: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. BOURGUIBA'S ABRUPT DISMISSAL OF SFAR AND ELEVATION OF INTERIOR MINISTER BEN ALI AGAIN DEMONSTRATES PRESIDENT BOURGUIBA'S PERSONAL CONTROL OF POWER IN TUNISIA. BEN ALI'S APPOINTMENT PUTS A STRONG MAN IN THE PRIME MINISTRY AND A HEARTBE [...]
1987-10-09 13:47:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV PREL TS
88ADDISABABA1180 ETHIOPIA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] SINCE THE DAYS OF EMPEROR HAILE SELASSIE, ETHIOPIA HAS TAKEN A STRONG ANTI-TERRORIST STANCE, LARGELY BECAUSE IT BELIEVES ANY SHOW OR WEAKNESS TO TERRORISTS WOULD SERVE AS A STIMULUS TO THE VARIOUS ARMED INSURGENT GROUPS WITHIN ETHIOPIA. AS A CONSEQUENCE, ETHIOPIA HAS BEEN FREE OF INTERNATIO [...]
1988-03-15 06:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ET
88ALGIERS1474 ALGERIA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT:
[...] ALGERIA. 2. RELATIONS WITH THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO). THERE HAS BEEN A PLO OFFICE IN ALGIERS SINCE THAT ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1964. THE ALGERIAN DIPLOMATIC LIST SHOWS EIGHT EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING A REPRESENTATIVE, TWO DEPUTY REPRESENTATIVES, A MILITARY ATTAC [...]
1988-03-14 09:20:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPAL AG
88ALGIERS1498 ALGERIA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT:
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. IN ADDITION TO THE DIPLOMATIC SUPPORT NOTED REF B, ALGERIA ALSO HOSTS ABOUT 600 PALESTINIAN COMBATANTS. THEY ARE LOCATED WITH THE ALGERIAN MILITARY AT EL-BAYADH, A REMOTE SITE ABOUT 600 KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST OF ALGIERS. THESE COMBATANTS MOVED TO EL-BAYADH [...]
1988-03-14 15:23:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPTER KPAL AG
88ANKARA16439TURKEY: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) THIS REPORT CONTAINS THE REPORT REQUESTED REFTEL. POST WILL SUPLEMENT THIS REPORT AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. 2. (U) NAME OF COUNTRY: TURKEY 3. (U) (A) COUNTERTERRORISM PROSECUTIONS IN 1988: THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF TERRORISM TRIALS IN TURKEY IN 1988, INCLUDING [...]
1988-12-10 09:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER TU
88BAGHDAD1731 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT: IRAQ
[...] IRAQ. 2. IRAQ STRONGLY DENIES ANY RELATIONSHIP TO TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. THE AVOWED TERRORIST ABU NIDAL WAS EXPELLED FROM THE COUNTRY IN 1983 AND SINCE THAT TIME IRAQ HAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO ESTABLISH A NEW INTERNATIONAL IMAGE AS A STATE ABHORRING TERRORISM. THIS EFFORT HAS FITTE [...]
1988-03-29 10:59:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL IZ
88BAGHDAD2571IRAQ KEEPS THREATENING TO SEND MISSILES
[...] No summary [...]
1988-05-09 13:08:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KPAL MOPS PREL
88BAGHDAD4620"THE GREAT SATAN NO LONGER A SATAN"
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IRAQ HAS CONTINUED TO WARN AGAINST COUNTRIES WHICH WOULD TRY TO "DEPRIVE IRAQ OF ITS VICTORY" AND REGAIN THEIR LOST INPLUENCE IN IRAN. REFLECTING IRAQI FEARS OF A U.S.-IRANIAN RAPPROCHE- MENT, THE WARNINGS QUOTE FOREIGN PRESS REPORTS THAT THE U.S. EMBA [...]
1988-08-24 13:12:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ
88BEIJING6641 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: 1987 ANNUAL
[...] PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 2. THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTRIES TO SUPPORT PALESTINIAN GUERRILLAS AND TO RECOGNIZE THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION. CHINA ESTABLISHED CONTACTS WITH THE PALESTINIAN OPPOSITION IN 1963 EVEN BEFORE IT HAD BEGUN ITS ARMED STRU [...]
1988-03-16 03:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CH
88CAIRO19680 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD DEVELOPMENTS AND
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXXX (STRICTLY PROTECT) REPORTED TO EMBOFF THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS ANGERED AT THE AUTHORITIES OVER THE FIRST RECENT ARREST OF A "PROMINENT MEMBER" OF THE ORGANIZATION, COINCIDING WITH THE INTERIOR MINISTRY'S RENEWED CRACKDOWN ON ISLAMIC [...]
1988-08-18 16:40:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PINR PREL EG
88CAIRO21161 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD - "JIHAD" FRICTIONS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: TENSIONS SIMMERING BETWEEN THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) AND A MORE EXTREME GROUP ERUPTED INTO A BLOODY CLASH IN ASSYUT IN LATE JULY. (THE EXTREMISTS WERE IDENTIFIED BOTH AS "AL-JIHAD" AND AS "AL-GAMA'A AL-ISLAMIYA", OR THE ISLAMIC GROUPING, SIN [...]
1988-09-06 16:25:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPINS SOCI EG
88DHAKA2166 BANGLADESH: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] BANGLADESH. 2. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION: THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION, WHICH MAINTAINS A DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN DHAKA. FOUR PLO REPRESENTATIVES APPEAR ON THE DIPLOMATIC LIST, AND APPARENTLY HAVE [...]
1988-03-17 10:05:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER BG
88GUANGZHOU8077HU JINTAO--A GLANCE AT HIS CHARACTER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL-ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A RECENT CALL ON THE CONSUL GENERAL, U.S. POLITICAL SCIENTIST XXXXXXXXXXXX RECOUNTED A CONVERSATION HE HAD RECENTLY HAD ABOUT HU JINTAO. IN TRAVELLING BACK FROM HAINAN TO GUANGZHOU HE WAS SEATED NEXT TO AN ENTREPRENEUR FROM GUIZHOU. XXXXXXXXXXXX ASKED WHAT HE T [...]
1988-12-21 09:23:00Consulate GuangzhouCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV CH
88HARARE1365 THE NEW GOZ: BIO INFORMATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT MUGABE ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 2, 1988 THE COMPOSITION OF HIS NEW CABINET (REF A). THIS NEW GOVERNMENT CONSISTS OF THREE SENIOR MINISTERS, 21 CABINET MINISTERS, 3 CABINET-RANK MINISTERS OF STATE, 15 DEPUTY MINISTERS, 5 MINISTERS OF STATE WHO WORK AS "PARTY APPOINTEES", AND [...]
1988-03-14 09:20:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPINS PINR KPRP PGOV
88JERUSALEM3168 FUNDAMENTALISM AND THE INTIFADA:
[...] S - ENTIRE TEXT. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ 2. ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM IS POSING AN INCREASING CHALLENGE TO SECULAR NATIONALIST PALESTINIAN ORGANIZATIONS ON THE WEST BANK. RECENT WEEKS HAVE SEEN DIRECT CHALLENGES BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD-CREATED GROUP "HAMAS" TO [...]
1988-09-23 14:35:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPINR PNAT PTER KPAL IS JO EG
88LONDON26262 THE UK: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] OUR SUBMISSION FOR THE UK PORTION OF THE 1988 ANNUAL REPORT OF PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM BEGINS AT PARAGRAPH 2. DEPARTMENT DRAFTERS SHOULD NOTE THAT AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, HMG IS WARNING THE PUBLIC THAT THE IRA APPARENTLY IS PLANNING A MAJOR BOMBING CAMPAIGN IN NORTHERN IRELAND, AND [...]
1988-12-09 21:41:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
88MANAGUA2342NICARAGUA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA (GON) MAINTAINS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ALL COUNTRIES ON THE SECRETARY'S TERRORISM LIST (REFTEL A) AND WITH THE PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO). IN ADDITION TO ITS DIPLOMATIC MISSION, CUBA PROVIDES ADVISORS TO MANY GON MINISTRIES AND OTHER G [...]
1988-04-06 04:10:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPTER NU
88MOGADISHU11685 SOVIET FLIRTATION WITH SOMALIA
[...] (LOU) WISH TO DRAW DEPARTMENT'S ATTENTION TO REF FBIS REPORT OF AN IZVESTIYA DISPATCH DATELINED MOGADISHU "WARM WIND IN THE HORN OF AFRICA". PIECE IS CLEARLY A SCENE-SETTER FOR CURRENT (AND LONG- POSTPONED) VISIT OF SOVIET ECONOMIC DELEGATION THAT ARRIVED HERE WITH MUCH HOOPLA LAST WEEKEND. [...]
1988-10-03 13:04:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US UR SO
88RABAT2739MOROCCO: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. FOLLOWING IS POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL REPORT ON TERRORISM, KEYED TO SUGGESTED FORMAT. - (1) MOROCCO - (2) RELATIONSHIP WITH PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION: THE PLO HAS HAD A DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN RABAT SINCE 1971. GOM-PLO RELATIONS SOURED IN [...]
1988-03-17 12:46:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER MO
88STATE34351LIBYA: THE VIEW FROM QADHAFI'S BACK PORCH
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF STATE 14270 TO CAIRO (DATED JANUARY 16, 1988) REPEATED FOR YOUR INFO. BEGIN TEXT. 3. QADHAFI IS MAKING SOLID GAINS IN THE MAGHREB. HIS RAPPROCHMENT WITH ALGERIA IS BEARING FRUIT--THOUGH NOT YET THE FULL-BLOWN UNION HE IS SEEKING. THE PROCESS [...]
1988-02-04 06:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL NG MR
88TUNIS11598 TUNISIA CELEBRATES 7 NOVEMBER; ELECTIONS
[...] C O N F I D E N T I A L- ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. TUNISIA CELEBRATED THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT LAST 7 NOVEMBER WITH FESTIVITIES AND CEREMONIES. TUNISIANS RESPONDED ENTHUSIASTICALLY. IN AN ADDRESS TO THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES BEN ALI ANNOUNCED TH [...]
1988-11-08 15:49:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ECON ELAB PREL TS
88TUNIS12749 (U) SPR 0002, TUNISIA'S RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ALMOST ALL COMMUNIST COUNTRIES MAINTAIN AN ACTIVE DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN TUNISIA. THE SOVIET AND CHINESE REPRESENTATIONS ARE, CHARACTERISTICALLY, THE LARGEST. OVERALL, TUNISIA'S RELATIONS WITH THESE COUNTRIES ARE GOOD BUT NOT OVERLY WARM. 1988, TUNISIAN PRESIDENT ZINE EL ABID [...]
1988-12-14 14:51:00Embassy TunisSECRETKSPR AINF KPRP PINR TS
89ABUDHABI3092 POSSIBLE SOVIET ARMS SALES TO IRAN
[...] (S - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY. UAE GOVERNMENT AGREES THAT POSSIBLE SOVIET ARMS SALE TO IRAN WOULD BE UNHELPFUL, BUT THEY ARE DUBIOUS THAT THEY CAN HAVE MUCH WEIGHT IN PREVENTING IT. MOREOVER, THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT DRAWING IRANIAN ENMITY. LINGERING EFFECTS OF U.S.-IRAN ARMS SALE SCAN [...]
1989-06-08 06:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PINR IR UR
89ABUDHABI5423LIFE IN TEHRAN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. TEHRAN REMAINS ECONOMICALLY DEPRESSED AND DEPRESSING ACCORDING TO UAE MINISTER OF HEALTH HAMAD AL-MIDFA. DURING AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL OCTOBER 3 (DCM ACCOMPANYING),MIDFA COMMENTED ON HIS RECENT VISIT TO TEHRAN AS PART OF A REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLI [...]
1989-10-04 11:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL TC IR
89BEIJING21902 PRC GOALS AFTER TIANANMEN: THE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO A MINISTRY OF JUSTICE OFFICIAL, THE PRC NOW HAS FOUR PRESSING GOALS: COMPLETE ERADICATION OF "COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY ELEMENTS"; CONTINUATION OF ECONOMIC OPENNESS AND REFORM; POLITICAL EDUCATION OF THE MASSES; AND THE WEEDING OUT OF CORRU [...]
1989-08-09 09:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV CH
89CAIRO16206MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: DEFANGED BUT REHABILITATED
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: TWO YEARS AGO, MUBARAK BET THAT BY ADMITTING THE OUTLAWED MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) TO THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY, THE GROUP WOULD BE COOPTED AND THUS UNDERMINED AS THE CATALYST OF AN ISLAMIC OPPOSITION MOVEMENT. NOW, THE BET IS PAYING OFF: THE MB HAS G [...]
1989-07-20 17:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINS KPRP EG
89HAVANA6412 CASTRO PROJECTING IMAGE OF OPTIMISM
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: A RECURRING THEME IN FIDEL CASTRO'S SPEECHES SINCE THE END OF THE OCHOA/ABRANTES SCANDALS LAST SUMMER HAS BEEN THAT THE TRAUMA HAS STRENGTHENED THE GOC RATHER THAN WEAKENED IT. KEEPING A HEAVY SCHEDULE OF VISITS TO CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL [...]
1989-10-06 12:02:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU
89KAMPALA4953UGANDA: 1989 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE ABILITY OF THE UGANDAN GOVERNMENT TO REACT IN A TIMELY AND/OR EFFECTIVE MANNER IS LIMITED. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, THERE IS NO SPECIFIC AGENCY THAT IS SINGULARLY TASKED WITH HANDLING A TERRORISM INCIDENT. THE MOST PROBABLE ACTION AGENCY WOULD BE THE INTERNAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION AC [...]
1989-12-07 07:32:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
89KUWAIT3922 THE MERCHANT FAMILIES LOSE GROUND TO
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. - ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. THE 1980'S HAVE WITNESSED A GRADUAL REALIGNMENT IN THE BALANCE OF POWER AMONG KUWAIT'S FOUR MAJOR FAMILY GROUPS: THE RULING AL-SABAH, THE SUNNI AND SHIA MERCHANT ARISTOCRACIES, AND THE JENAAT (IRAQI-ORIGIN SUNNI). THE AL-SABA [...]
1989-08-01 11:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALKPRP SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KU
89KUWAIT5979 THE PRESS LORDS OF KUWAIT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: IN LESS THAN 30 YEARS, KUWAIT HAS DEVELOPED A POWERFUL CLASS OF NEWSPAPER MAGNATES WHICH, NOT SURPRISINGLY REFLECTS THE POLITICAL-ECONOMIC GROUPINGS IN MODERN KUWAITI SOCIETY. END SUMMARY. 3. REFTELS WELL POINT OUT THE ROUGH DIVISION OF THE K [...]
1989-11-02 11:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALOPRC KPRP KU
89LAGOS6503 NIGERIA: MUSLIMS PERSPECTIVES ON SHARIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: DURING POLOFF'S TRIP TO THE NORTH APRIL 3-14, MUSLIM SPOKESMEN PROTESTED THAT WESTERN PORTRAYALS GIVE A DISTORTED PICTURE OF THE SHARIA COURT SYSTEM. CONTRARY TO ITS BRUTAL IMAGE IN THE WEST, THEY ASSERT, SHARIA PROVIDES A HUMANE AND EFFECTIVE DET [...]
1989-04-27 11:08:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PINR NI
89MOSCOW15118SOVIET REACTION TO KHOMEINI'S DEATH
[...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY /------- 2. KHOMEINI'S DEATH EVOKES IN THE MINDS OF SOVIETS THE DEATH OF STALIN. PERHAPS SIMPLY BECAUSE STALIN IS ON EVERYONE'S MINDS THESE DAYS AS THE CONGRESS OF PEOPLE'S DEPUTIES REVIEWS PAST CRIMES, SOVIET CONTACTS IN TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH EMBOFFS INDEP [...]
1989-06-07 15:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL UR IR IZ AF
89MOSCOW31607CAN WARSAW PACT MEMBERS QUIT?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------- SUMMARY AND COMMENT ------------------- 2. AT THE END OF OCTOBER A STIR WAS CREATED AS THREE SOVIET SPOKESMEN STATED THAT EAST EUROPEAN STATES WERE FREE TO QUIT THE WARSAW PACT IF THEY SO DESIRED. THE SOVIETS REGARD THIS AS A LOGICAL OUT [...]
1989-11-13 11:37:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM KPRP WPO ZC UR GC HU PL
89STATE308460 U.S. POLICY TOWARD CAMBODIA: NEXT STEPS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PROVIDES POSTS WITH KEY THEMES TO BE USED WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS, THE PRESS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT SITUATION IN CAMBODIA (SEE PARA 3) AND INFORMATION ON THE NEXT STEPS WE PLAN TO TAKE (SEE PAR [...]
1989-09-26 16:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL CB US
89STATE403378 TFPM02: PANAMA: REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE DEMARCHE
[...] (C) THIS CABLE IS INFO FOR MEXICO CITY CARACAS, SAN JOSE, KINGSTON, BUENOS AIRES, BOGOTA, TOKYO, SAN SALVADOR, LIMA, LA PAZ, BRASILIA, QUITO, MADRID, LONDON, PARIS, OTTAWA, BONN, MOSCOW, CANBERRA, AND USUN. FOR ALL INFO ADDRESSEES EXCEPT MOSCOW: THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT OR SECRETARY [...]
1989-12-20 14:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PM
89STATE404719U.S. PRESENTS ITS CASE ON PANAMA TO THE ORGANIZATION OF
[...] SUMMARY: THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) MET IN SPECIAL SESSION DECEMBER 20, AT THE REQUEST OF NORIEGA'S OAS AMBASSADOR. (CONTRARY TO THE IMPRESSION CONVEYED BY MEDIA ACCOUNTS, THERE WAS NO VOTE ACCEPTING CREDENTIALS OF THE NORIEGA REPRESENTATIVE, WHO HAS [...]
1989-12-21 02:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PGOV US XM PM OAS
89STATE404914 TF/PM02: HISTORY OF DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
1989-12-21 05:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPM US PREL
89STATE406844OAS "REGRETS" U. S. ACTION
[...] (U) THE PERMANENT COUNCIL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATE (OAS),IN A MARATHON SPECIAL SESSION, ADOPTED BY A VOTE OF 20 - 1 (US),WITH 6 ABSTENTIONS (ANTIGUA, COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND VENEZUELA) A RESOLUTION THAT: --"DEEPLY REGRETS" THE MILITARY INTERVENTION I [...]
1989-12-22 22:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PM OAS
90ABUDHABI1208 HARDLINERS CONTINUE ATTACK ON RAFSANJANI ON
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: MOHTASHEMI IS CONTINUING HIS DIRECT ATTACK ON RAFSANJANI THROUGH THE FIVE-YEAR ECONOMIC PLAN. HE STRESSES THE NEED TO RELY ON FAITH AND MARTYRDOM AND TO REJECT TECHNOLOGY AND DIPLOMACY AS WAYS OF DEALING WITH THE WEST. HE COUPLES THIS TO DEMANDS THAT [...]
1990-02-28 13:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL ECON IR US
90ABUDHABI536 SULTAN: BULLISH ON RAFSANJANI AND BEARISH
[...] (S - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY: SHEIKH SULTAN OF SHARJAH WAS, AS USUAL, BULLISH ABOUT RAFSANJANI'S MODERATIONS AND CONTROL OF EVENTS IN TEHRAN AND CLAIMED THAT THE REAL WILD CARD WHICH RAFSANJANI FEARED WAS THE BAZARRIS, NOT THE RADICAL CLERGY. SULTAN SAID THAT AT UK REQUEST HE HAD BEEN [...]
1990-01-28 04:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PGOV US IR TC
90ACCRA7474 GHANA:1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] MOST OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT TERRORISM ARE NOT PERTINENT TO THE GHANAIAN SITUATION. HOWEVER, GHANA HAS HAD CLOSE RELATIONS WITH LIBYA; GOOD RELATIONS WITH IRAN, CUBA, AND NORTH KOREA; AND RECOGNIZES THE "GOVERNMENT OF PALESTINE." GHANA IS NOT KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN A SPRINGBOARD FOR AN ATTACK BY [...]
1990-11-23 16:37:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER GH
90BAGHDAD3306IRAN-IRAQ
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE IRAQI MEDIA JUNE 7 HAS NOT REACTED TO RAFSANJANI'S JUNE 6 INTERVIEW IN WHICH HE COMMENTS INTER ALIA ON THE POSSIBILITY OF A MEETING WITH SADDAM (TEHRAN RADIO VERSION IN REF B). IN SUMMARY, RAFSANJANI SAID THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH A MEETING WILL DEPEND O [...]
1990-06-07 13:19:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL IR IZ
90BAGHDAD3788PUBLIC IRAQI GESTURE TOWARD THE USG
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE BAGHDAD MORNING NEWSPAPERS ON JULY 2, THE FIRST DAY OF 'ID AL-ADHA, BROUGHT A VIRTUAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF SADDAM'S DESIRE FOR BETTER RELATIONS WITH THE USG. ALL FOUR ARABIC LANGUAGE DAILIES FEATURE ONE RPT ONE 'ID MESSAGE TO SADDAM, AND THAT MESSAGE IN ALL [...]
1990-07-03 08:11:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL US IZ
90BAGHDAD4237SADDAM'S MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP TO PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SADDAM TOLD THE AMBASSADOR JULY 25 THAT MUBARAK HAS ARRANGED FOR KUWAITI AND IRAQI DELEGATIONS TO MEET IN RIYADH, AND THEN ON JULY 28, 29 OR 30, THE KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE WILL COME TO BAGHDAD FOR SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS. "NOTHING WILL HAPPEN" BEFORE THEN, SADDAM HAD [...]
1990-07-25 12:46:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETMOPS PREL US KU IZ
90BAGHDAD4436TFK102:GOI OFFICIAL POSITION ON KUWAITI INVASION
[...] No summary [...]
1990-08-02 20:04:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IZ KU
90BANDARSERIBEGAWAN834ADMIRAL HARDISTY'S MEETING WITH SULTAN OF BRUNEI
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: USCINCPAC ADMIRAL HARDISTY MET WITH SULTAN OF BRUNEI 21 NOV TO DISCUSS PROSPECTS FOR MODEST EXPANSION OF U.S.-BRUNEI MILITARY RELATIONS. OTHER TOPICS COVERED WERE PHILIPPINE BASE NEGOTIATIONS, U.S.-SINGAPORE AGREEMENT, SULTAN'S VISIT TO U.S. AIRCRAF [...]
1990-11-30 07:02:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL BX
90BOGOTA18530 COLOMBIA: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] COLOMBIA'S DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT IS CONFRONTED BY THREE LEFTIST GUERRILLA ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS VIOLENT, WELL-FINANCED NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS. BOTH THE INSURGENTS AND THE TRAFFICKERS USE TERRORISM, ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY AGAINST DOMESTIC TARGETS. GUERRILLA VIOLENCE CAN ONLY BE C [...]
1990-11-20 23:34:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CO
90CAPETOWN623 AMBASSADOR'S SPEECH ON US FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS
[...] FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A SPEECH WHICH THE AMBASSADOR DELIVERED TO THE "PERSPECTIVES FORUM" IN DURBAN ON MARCH 14, 1990: QUOTE: THIS IS A PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE MOMENT TO DISCUSS UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARDS SOUTH AFRICA AS EVENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA ARE MOVING SWIFTLY. PARTICIPANTS AND [...]
1990-03-16 13:49:00Consulate Cape TownUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC SF
90CAPETOWN97 ESSA MOOSA TALKS ABOUT MANDELA AND OTHER TOPICS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. ATTORNEY ESSA MOOSA WHO SPOKE WITH HIM LAST WEEK, SAYS MANDELA FULLY EXPECTS THAT ON FEBRUARY 2 DE KLERK WILL ANNOUNCE THE UNBANNING OF THE ANC, PAC AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, THE LIFTING OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY, THE RETURN OF PO [...]
1990-01-17 15:12:00Consulate Cape TownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SF
90DAMASCUS7323 SYRIAN-IRANIAN MEETINGS IN DAMASCUS LEAD TO
[...] (U) AN IRANIAN DELEGATION LED BY IRANIAN VICE PRESIDENT DR. HASAN HABIBI MET SYRIAN COUNTERPARTS IN DAMASCUS NOVEMBER 3-5 WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SUPREME SYRIAN-IRANIAN COUNCIL TO DISCUSS A FULL RANGE OF BILATERAL AND REGIONAL SUBJECTS. ACCOMPANYING HABIBI WERE IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...]
1990-11-07 15:35:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SY LE IR
90FREETOWN872 SPYING CHARGES AGAINST USSR
[...] REFTELS REFER TO SOVIET DENIALS OF ALLEGED U.S. CHARGES OF THEIR SPYING ON U.S. INSTALLATIONS FROM FACILITIES IN SIERRA LEONE. FOLLOWING CONFIRMATION THAT IN FACT WE NEVER MADE SUCH ALLEGATIONS, DCM TRIED TO CALL HIS COUNTERPART AT SOVIET EMBASSY. THE COUNTERPART NEVER RETURNED PHONE CALLS AN [...]
1990-03-01 11:46:00Embassy FreetownCONFIDENTIALPREL SOVIET UNION PINR SL
90HAVANA257 CASTRO'S CREED "SOCIALISM OR DEATH"
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WITH THE FALL OF EACH EASTERN EUROPEAN COMMUNIST LEADER CASTRO'S DEFENSE OF SOCIALISM HAS SEEMED TO BECOME MORE RIGID. SHORTLY BEFORE EACH COMMUNIST HEAD LEFT OFFICE, CASTRO MADE AN OFFICIAL GESTURE INDICATING SOME MEASURE OF CONFIDENCE IN HIS REGIME. IN R [...]
1990-01-16 16:48:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU
90HAVANA6415ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THIS CABLE RESPONDS TO THE QUESTIONS RAISED IN REFTEL. 2. DESCRIBE ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: THE ONLY OSTENSIBLE PROSECUTION OF TERRORIST ACTS IN 1990 WAS THE JULY 16 TRIAL OF 11 MEMBERS OF A GROUP [...]
1990-10-25 21:29:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CU
90JEDDAH2807KUWAITI SAUDI RELATIONS - A KUWAITI PERSPECTIVE
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY - ------- GIVEN THE VAST DIMENSIONS OF THE GULF CRISIS AND THE INTENSE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF SAUDI ARABIA AND KUWAIT AT THE PRESENT TIME, FRICTION OR DISAGREEMENTS ARE AMAZINGLY FEW AND GENERALLY OF A MARGINAL NATURE - AT LEAST FROM THE KUWAITI PERS [...]
1990-11-22 19:56:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPREL KU SA
90KHARTOUM10657 GOS COUNCIL REPUTEDLY SUPPORTS DISMANTLING
[...] (U) Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman and Karen Paikin visited Uruguay July 6-7, and found few overt manifestations of anti-Semitism in the country. The visit included meetings with Jewish community members including Montevideo Mayor Ricardo Ehrlich, and with the [...]
1990-10-11 10:46:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS MARR EAID PHUM PREL EG IZ SU
90KHARTOUM11067 QADHAFI VISITS SUDAN; CALLS FOR SUDAN, LIBYAN,
[...] SUMMARY: LIBYA'S QADHAFI VISITED KHARTOUM OCTOBER 20-23 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE OCTOBER 1964 REVOLUTION. WHILE HERE, HE ADDRESSED THE CLOSING SESSION OF THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE CONFERENCE ON THE POLITICAL SYSTEM (NDCPS). QADHAFI CALLED FOR ARAB UNITY, PARTICULARLY UNION BETW [...]
1990-10-23 14:00:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR SU LY EG
90KHARTOUM11358 SUDAN: 1990 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE 1990 TERRORISM REPORT FOR SUDAN IS AS FOLLOWS. 2. THE ACROPOLE TERRORIST BOMBING CASE WENT THROUGH A SERIES OF POSTPONEMENTS, WITH THE NEXT HEARING NOW SCHEDULED FOR JAN. 22, 1991 (REF C). MANY OF THE POSTPONEMENTS, INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT ONE, INVOLVED CONSULATIONS AND NEGOTIATION [...]
1990-10-30 13:08:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SU
90KHARTOUM12303 DEMARCHE TO GOS REGARDING INTELLIGENCE
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR PRESENTED REF A DEMARCHE TO FOREIGN MINISTER SAHLOUL MORNING NOVEMBER 26. FOREIGN MINISTER GRAVELY ACKNOWLEDGED SERIOUS IMPLICATIONS FOR GOS AVOWED POSITION OF NEUTRALITY IN GULF CONFLICT AND ITS RELATIONS WITH USG AND OTHER COUNTRIES OF ANY S [...]
1990-11-26 12:39:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL PINR MOPS MARR SU IZ SA US
90KHARTOUM3292 LIBYAN PRESENCE IN SUDAN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. AT THIS TIME, LIBYAN PRESENCE IN SUDAN IS DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE PRECISELY, BUT OVERT LIBYAN OPERATIONS APPEAR LIMITED. LIBYAN ARAB AIRLINES (LAA) FLIES TO KHARTOUM FROM TRIPOLI ONCE A WEEK AND MAINTAINS A SMALL KHARTOUM STAFF. THE LIBYAN ARAB FOREIGN INVES [...]
1990-03-26 13:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPINR OFDP PREL LY SU
90KHARTOUM3477SUDAN AND THE ARABS: POSSIBLY STEP-SISTERS;
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SUDAN'S ARAB RELATIONSHIPS HAVE UNDERGONE A METAMORPHOSIS SINCE THE MILITARY COUP OF JUNE 1989. MOST ARAB STATES REACTED WARMLY TO THE OUSTER OF SADIQ AL- MAHDI. SINCE THEN, THIS WARMTH HAS DISSIPATED AS AN UNENLIGHTENED GOS HAS DRIFTED TOWARD LI [...]
1990-04-01 07:32:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECON MASS KPRP SU
90KUWAIT4364 KUWAITI CABINET REJECTS "ARM-TWISTING" AS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. KUWAIT'S CABINET JULY 29 WELCOMED TALKS WITH IRAQ -- NOW SET TO BEGIN IN JEDDAH JULY 31, CALLED FOR A "FAIR AND CONCLUSIVE SETTLEMENT," AND REJECTED "ALL FORMS OF ARM-TWISTING, INTIMIDATION, AND THE USE OF FORCE." THE CABINET ALSO VOICED ITS APPROVAL OF DECISIONS TAKEN BY OPEC [...]
1990-07-31 11:55:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU IZ
90KUWAIT858 KUWAIT MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAN
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. MFA UNDER SECRETARY SULAIMAN MAJED AL-SHAHEEN FEBRUARY 4 TOLD STATE/CENTCOM BRIEFING TEAM IRAN NO LONGER SHOWED OPEN INTEREST IN SHIA ON THE ARAB SIDE OF THE GULF, BUT MAINTAINED ITS CONTACTS THROUGH "OTHER ORGANIZATIONS". KUWAIT HAS ACCEPTED AN IRANIAN [...]
1990-02-08 09:43:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL IR KU
90MADRAS1249 KARUNANIDHI: IS THE TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: CHIEF MINISTER KARUNANIDHI'S OBVIOUS TILT TOWARDS THE LTTE IS GENERATING WIDESPREAD CONTROVERSY AND DISMAY IN TAMIL NADU, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE DMK LEADER'S STRAINED RELATIONS WITH THE TIGERS IN THE PAST. SINCE DECEMBER, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST TWO M [...]
1990-04-17 07:53:00Consulate ChennaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF IN CE
90MOGADISHU10380MOGADISHU MONTHLY BIOGRAPHIC WRAP-UP
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. MRS. ASHA HASSAN ABADA. MEMBER, OFFICE OF ASIA AND SOCIALIST COUNTRIES, SOMALIA MFA. OGADENI CLAN. HUSBAND IS COMMANDER OF THE SOMALIA MILITIA. SISTER IS MARRIED TO AN AMERICAN AND LIVES IN EULESS, TEXAS. 3. ABDALLA T. YUSUF-KHALID ("MR KHALID"). BORN [...]
1990-11-29 13:54:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL SO ET YE EG SU SA
90MOSCOW4161 U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS: THE SOVIET PERSPECTIVE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE ORIENTAL INSTITUTE'S TOP JAPAN EXPERT, CONSTANTIN SARKISOV, THINKS UNCERTAINTY IN THE U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONSHIP WILL CONTINUE AND WILL EVENTUALLY FORCE A STRUCTURAL 'REMODELLING" OF THE RELATIONSHIP. THE U.S. WILL HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE INEVITABI [...]
1990-02-02 19:27:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL UR JA US
90MOSCOW5204 MUTED SOVIET REACTION TO MANDELA'S RELEASE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOR ALL THE ATTENTION THE SOVIET MEDIA HAVE PAID TO NELSON MANDELA'S RELEASE FEBRUARY 12, HE MIGHT AS WELL STILL BE IN PRISON. "SEVEN DAYS", THE USSR'S MAJOR SUNDAY EVENING NEWS AND WEEK-IN-REVIEW PROGRAM, DEVOTED ALL OF THIRTY SECONDS TO THE EVENT, AN [...]
1990-02-13 16:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL UR SF
90PRETORIA20502 THE SAG-ANC RELATIONSHIP: A YEAR END PERSPECTIVE
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. ------------------------ INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY ------------------------ 2. A NEW MOOD OF UNCERTAINTY HAS SETTLED OVER SOUTH AFRICA FOLLOWING A YEAR OF UNPRECEDENTED POLITICAL CHANGE. AFTER A PROMISING START, NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE ANC HAVE BOGG [...]
1990-12-17 17:41:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SF
90RIYADH5215 BACKGROUND ON SAUDI VISITOR TARIQ BIN LADEN AND
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. POST THANKS MOSCOW FOR ITS INTERESTING REPORT (REFTEL). TO PROVIDE A CONTEXT FOR THE "IZVESTIYA" INTERVIEW WITH TARIQ BIN LADEN AND ITS IMPACT ON SAUDI SOVIET TIES, POST PROVIDES FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON TARIQ AND THE BIN LADEN BUSINESS COMPANIES IN GENERA [...]
1990-06-28 08:25:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL UR SA ECON
90RIYADH6329 FAHD OUT OF THE CLOSET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A NATIONWIDE SPEECH AT 1400 LOCAL TIME TODAY (1100 GMT, AUGUST 9) KING FAHD PUT SAUDI ARABIA FOUR SQUARE ON THE SIDE OF THOSE COUNTRIES CONDEMNING THE IRAQI INVASION AND CALLING FOR IRAQ TO WITHDRAW FROM KUWAIT IMMEDIATELY AND UNCONDITIONALLY. FAHD ALSO PUBLICLY THANKED THE "U [...]
1990-08-09 18:04:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS SA US
90STATE163440 IRAN A YEAR AFTER KHOMEINI - LIVING WITH THE LEGACY
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: A YEAR AFTER KHOMEINI'S DEATH, IRAN'S LEADERS ARE DIVIDED OVER THE COUNTRY'S FUTURE POLITICAL DIRECTION. THEIR DISAGREEMENTS, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES EXPRESSED IN OBSCURE THEOLOGICAL TERMS, ARE ON DISPLAY IN VIGOROUS DEBATES IN THE MEDIA, PARLIAMENT, [...]
1990-05-21 20:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ECON IR
90STATE244856IRAQ BLINKS -- PROVISIONALLY
[...] No summary [...]
1990-07-26 14:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALIZ KU PREL
90STATE32618 THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH YAR PRESIDENT
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 24, SECRETARY BAKER HOSTED PRESIDENT SALEH AND HIS DELEGATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR A ONE AND A HALF HOUR EXCHANGE INCLUDING A WORKING LUNCHEON. THE TWO SIDES DISCUSSED THE MIX OF U.S. ASSISTANCE FOR FY 90 TOTALLING 47.5 MILLION DOLLA [...]
1990-02-01 23:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL ECON EAID YE
90STATE48186AFRICA IN THE U.S. PRESS - FEBRUARY 13, 1990
[...] No summary [...]
1990-02-14 00:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC XA
90TOKYO3841 FOREIGN MINISTER NAKAYAMA'S MARCH 2 FOREIGN
[...] (LOU) SUMMARY: FOREIGN MINISTER NAKAYAMA'S MARCH 2 SPEECH TO THE DIET ON JAPAN'S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE COMING YEAR CONTAINED NO SURPRISES BUT SEVERAL INTERESTING SHIFTS OF NUANCE. NAKAYAMA STRESSED THE CENTRALITY OF JAPAN-U.S. ECONOMIC AND SECURITY RELATIONS TO JAPAN'S OVERALL FOREIGN POLIC [...]
1990-03-02 10:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL JA
90USUNNEWYORK2143UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. THE SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTED BY A VOTE OF 14-0-0 WITH ONE MEMBER, YEMEN, NOT PARTICIPATING, A RESOLUTION (SC RES 660) CONDEMNING THE IRAQI INVASION OF KUWAIT. THE ALL-NIGHT SC SESSION, CALLED BY THE U.S. AND KUWAIT, HEARD THE KUWAITI PERMREP EXPRESS SHOCK AND "BITTERNESS" OVER [...]
1990-08-02 17:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KU IZ UNSC PINS
91CAIRO12383 THE GREAT SHAYKHS: THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLITICAL ISLAM IN EGYPT IS GENERALLY DIVIDED INTO ESTABLISHMENT ISLAM REPRESENTED BY THE RELATIVELY MODERATE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB),AND THE RADICAL FRINGE REPRESENTED BY OMAR ABDURRAHMAN AND COMPANY. THESE GROUPS COMPETE FOR RECRUITS, STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE [...]
1991-07-11 15:16:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPINR KISL PINS KPRP EG
91DHAKA5954 MEETING WITH AWAMI LEAGUE LEADER SHEIKH HASINA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: I MET WITH THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION, SHEIKH HASINA, IN AN EXTRAORDINARILY LONG, TWO-HOUR MEETING ON JULY 10. CLEARLY SHEIKH HASINA WANTS TO IMPROVE HER IMAGE, AND THAT OF THE AWAMI LEAGUE, WITH AMERICANS, AND THE USG. SHE RAISED THE ISSUE OF [...]
1991-07-11 12:17:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BG
91HARARE10989 ZIMBABWE: 1991 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] EMBASSY'S SUBMISSION FOR THE ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT, AS OUTLINED REFTEL, FOLLOWS. A. PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- ---- 2. THERE WERE NO PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING TERRORISM IN 1991. IN OCTOBER, FOUR CONVICTED SABOTEURS BEGAN [...]
1991-11-14 11:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPRP PREL IZ LY SF ZI
91JAKARTA14899 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR 1991: INDONESIA
[...] No summary [...]
1991-11-16 04:36:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ID
91JEDDAH1892JEDDAH'S MERCHANT ELITE: THE ALIREZAS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: THE ALIREZAS ARE JEDDAH'S FIRST FAMILY AND AMONG THE MERCHANT ELITE THEY ARE CLEARLY PRIMA INTRA PARAS. AT PUBLIC RECEPTIONS SENIOR ALIREZAS ARE DEFERRED TO BY ALL BUT THE AL-SAUD. WHILE PROBABLY NOT THE OLDEST OR RICHEST FAMILY IN [...]
1991-08-28 11:26:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EFIN ECON SA
91KHARTOUM2104 BASHIR AND THE RCC ON THE EVE OF THEIR SECOND
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: BESEIGED AND CRITICIZED FROM VIRTUALLY EVERY QUARTER, AS IT APPROACHES ITS SECOND ANNIVERSARY, GENERAL OMAR AL-BASHIR'S REVOLUTION COMMAND COUNCIL NONETHELESS APPEARS FIRMLY IN CHARGE OF SUDAN. THE RECENT CURRENCY CHANGE, ABOUT AS BADLY BOTCHED AS [...]
1991-05-30 10:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM PINR ECON EFIN SU
91KHARTOUM2937 BASHIR'S SECOND ANNIVERSARY SPEECH: HOT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE HIGHLIGHT OF CELEBRATIONS (VASTLY SCALED DOWN) FOR THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL SALVATION REVOLUTION WAS RCC CHAIRMAN BASHIR'S SPEECH JUNE 29 AT FRIENDSHIP HALL. IN ATTENDANCE WERE LIBYAN LEADER QHADDAFI AND CHADIAN PRESIDENT IDRIS DEBY (THE ONLY HEADS OF STATE P [...]
1991-07-02 08:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL LY SU
91KHARTOUM2961 CONVERSATION WITH FORMER PM SADIQ AL MAHDI
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR CALLED ON FORMER PRIME MINISTER SADIQ AL MAHDI JUNE 26. SADIQ DESCRIBED THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT AS HAVING THE WORST CHARACTERISTICS OF DICTATORSHIP AND A COALITION GOVERNMENT. THE GOS, HE SAID, IS FAILING DISMALLY ECONOMICALLY AND CAUSIN [...]
1991-07-02 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PHUM PREF ET SU
91MOSCOW10336GAMSAKHURDIA CONTINUES TO CHALLENGE MOSCOW
[...] No summary [...]
1991-04-10 09:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL SOCI UR
91MOSCOW10849 BYZANTINE POLITICS THRIVE IN SOVIET GEORGIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY /------ 2. DURING A MARCH 31 - APRIL 3 TRIP TO TBILISI, POLOFF MET WITH GEORGIAN SUPREME SOVIET CHAIRMAN ZVIAD GAMSAKHURDIA (PROTECT),OPPOSITION LEADERS, AND OTHER REPUBLIC RESIDENTS TO SORT OUT THE BYZANTINE POLITICS OF GEORGIA WHERE ACCUSATIONS [...]
1991-04-16 22:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV UR PREL SOCI PINS
91MOSCOW13989 ARMENIA PURSUES INDEPENDENCE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT SUMMARY /------ 2. DURING A MAY 13-16 TRIP TO ARMENIA: --ARMENIAN OFFICIALS DESCRIBED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OTHER FIVE REPUBLICS EXCLUDED FROM THE NINE-PLUS-ONE DECLARATION. --ARMENIAN SUPREME SOVIET CHAIRMAN TER-PETROSYAN (PROTE [...]
1991-05-21 16:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UR
91MOSCOW35835 GEORGIAN REPUBLIC'S RELATIONS WITH MOSCOW
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: GEORGIANS SEE UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE SEALING THE FATE OF THE SOVIET UNION AND RESULTING IN, AT MOST, A MINOR ADVISORY ROLE FOR THE CENTER. REPUBLIC LEADERS CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR U.S. DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN TBILISI AND FOR OUR MORAL/POLITICAL SUPPO [...]
1991-12-13 20:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT PREL UR
91MOSCOW37083 GEORGIA -- DELIVERY OF LETTER ON
[...] (U) DEPUTY POLITICAL COUNSELOR DELIVERED PRESIDENTIAL LETTER RECOGNIZING THE INDEPENDENCE OF GEORGIA TO GEORGIAN REPRESENTATIVE IN MOSCOW PYOTR PETROVICH CHIKMEIDZE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27. SHE ALSO EXPLAINED THE PRINCIPLES ON WHICH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WILL BE ESTABLISHED, AND EXPRESSED U.S [...]
1991-12-30 10:35:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV US UR
91NDJAMENA848QADHAFI THREATENS DEBY
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. - 2. SUMMARY: QADHAFI WARNED DEBY DURING LATTER'S RECENT VISIT TO LIBYA THAT THERE COULD BE NO STABILITY IN CHAD IF BILATERAL RELATIONS DID NOT REMAIN POSITIVE. BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH FRANCE ARE GOOD AND DEBY IS INCREASINGLY AWARE OF THE NEED TO BE FLEXIBLE ON DOME [...]
1991-02-26 14:49:00Embassy NdjamenaSECRETPREL PGOV CD LY FR
91NIAMEY4184 COUNTERING LIBYAN INFLUENCE IN NIGER
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. DESPITE NUMEROUS EFFORTS OVER THE YEARS BY THIS EMBASSY TO COUNTER QADDHAFI'S INFLUENCE IN NIGER, THE LIBYAN PRESENCE HAS STEADILY GROWN. THE SAIBOU REGIME CLINGS DESPERATELY TO ITS "GOOD-NEIGHBOR" POLICY, AND FEARS ANTAGONIZING QADDHA [...]
1991-05-16 14:27:00Embassy NiameySECRETPREL PINS PTER LY NG
91PRETORIA4652THE ANC'S THABO MBEKI AND CHRIS HANI
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. WE APPRECIATE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS IN REFTEL. WE SHOULD SAY UP FRONT THAT WE DO NOT INTERACT MUCH WITH CHRIS HANI, WHO PREFERS TO LEAVE DIPLOMATIC CONTACTS TO OTHERS. NOR DO WE OFTEN SEE MBEKI AND HANI TOGETHER, EXCEPT FOR THE OCCASIONAL ASS [...]
1991-03-20 13:45:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPINR SF ZA
91RIYADH10006 PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL CRITICIZES IRAN
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT). 2. DURING A NOVEMBER 21 MEETING ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS (SEPTELS, NOTAL),THE AMBASSADOR SPARKED A DIATRIBE ON IRAN FROM SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER PRINCE SAUD AL-FAISAL BY ASKING WHAT HE THOUGHT IRAN WAS UP TO IN THE OIC. PRINCE SAUD REPLIED THAT IRAN HAD INDEED [...]
1991-11-24 08:22:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL OIC GCC IR SA
91RIYADH3320 THE SAUDI PRESS: PROFILES OF INDIVIDUAL PAPERS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. THIS CABLE GIVES BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF SAUDI DAILY NEWSPAPERS, THEIR INDIVIDUAL ORIGINS, SPECIAL SLANTS, AND ESTIMATED CIRCULATION FIGURES. (ONLY "AL-HAYAT," A SAUDI-CONTROLLED DAILY PUBLISHED IN LONDON IS NOT INCLUDED). REF A DESCRIBED THE STRUCT [...]
1991-04-06 05:50:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PROP PGOV SA
91STATE374256 LIBYAN OFFICIALS INDICTED FOR BOMBING PAN 103
[...] S - ENTIRE TEXT. THE PAPER IS EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AND IS CLASSIFIED SECRET UNTIL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14 AT 1530 (GMT). AFTER THAT POINT THE WHITE PAPER IS DECLASSIFIED AND SHOULD BE SHARED WIDELY WITH HOST GOVERNMENT. 2. AS DISCUSSED IN SEPTEL (MESSAGE REFERENCE NUMBER NOT YET AVAILABLE [...]
1991-11-14 18:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER LY
91STATE419544 U.S. POLICY ON RECOGNITION OF FORMER SOVIET
[...] SUMMARY. THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED USG POLICY ON RECOGNITION OF THE REPUBLICS OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25. FOLLOWING IS PRESS GUIDANCE THAT ADDRESSEES MAY USE WITH LOCAL PRESS AND OTHER CONTACTS. PARA 2 IS GENERAL GUIDANCE IN Q-AND-A FORMAT; PARA 3 IS THE TEXT OF THE [...]
1991-12-28 18:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PNAT PBTS
91USNATO1505 NATO POLITICAL COMMITTEE DISCUSSION OF END OF
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. DURING TWO NATO POLITICAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS MARCH 26 AND APRIL 2, ALLIES REVIEWED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE END OF THE WARSAW PACT AND NEW SOVIET RELATIONS WITH EASTERN EUROPE. THE DISCUSSION COVERED BOTH SOVIET AND VARIOUS EASTERN EUROPEAN ATTITUDES [...]
1991-04-03 17:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL UR XH
91ZAGREB1189WGYOOL: RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE CROATIAN
[...] SUMMARY: AS REPORTED IN SEPTEL, THE FOLLOWING IS AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE SIXTEEN RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE CROATIAN PARLIAMENT REGARDING THE POLITICAL CONDITIONS IN CROATIA AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RESOLUTION ON THE SOVEREIGNTY AND INDEPENDENCE OF CROATIA. END S [...]
1991-08-06 11:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV
92ANKARA15625 TURKEY: 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] PER REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RESPONDS TO ITEMS (A) THROUGH (I). A) THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAS NO PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN TRAIN AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, THE GOT IS PROCEEDING WITH MULTIPLE PROSECUTIONS AGAINST DOMESTIC TERRORISTS AS OF NOVEMBER [...]
1992-11-16 13:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU
92BOGOTA10667 "SNOW WHITE AND THE FOUR DWARFS" -- BIOS OF
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE HIGHEST DECISION-MAKING BODY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLOMBIA (FARC),COLOMBIA'S OLDEST AND LARGEST GUERRILLA GROUP, IS ITS FIVE-MEMBER GENERAL SECRETARIAT, COMPOSED SINCE AUGUST 1990 OF LEGENDARY FARC HEAD MANUEL MARULANDA VELEZ [...]
1992-07-23 12:24:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKPRP PINR PINS PGOV CO
92DAMASCUS8839 SYRIANS RELEASE 45 LEBANESE SUNNI ISLAMIC
[...] (U) THE LEBANESE NEWSPAPER "AL-NAHAR" REPORTED DECEMBER 4 THAT 45 MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC UNIFICATION MOVEMENT (HARIKAT AL-TAWHID AL-ISLAMI),WHO WERE IMPRISONED IN SYRIA, WERE FREED AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES IN TRIPOLI, LEBANON, AS PART OF THE AMNESTY COVERING 554 POLITICAL DETAINEES WHICH [...]
1992-12-04 13:46:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINS PTER KISL SY LE IR
92HARARE12655ZIMBABWE: 1992 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1992-11-13 05:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KPRP PINS ZI
92HARARE9239SADC'S FUTURE
[...] No summary [...]
1992-08-21 14:15:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECIN RAID ETRD PREL ZU ZI
92HAVANA781 SPAIN AND CASTRO
[...] (C) USINT APPRECIATES EMBASSY MADRID'S EXCELLENT REPORT ON SPAIN'S GROWING DISENCHANTMENT WITH FIDEL CASTRO. WE FOLLOW THE SPANISH-CUBAN RELATIONSHIP AS CLOSELY AS WE CAN FROM HAVANA, AND OUR INFORMATION TRACKS WELL WITH THAT IN REFTEL. WE OFFER A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS FROM THE HAVANA PERSPEC [...]
1992-02-07 20:15:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU SP
92JAKARTA13800 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR 1992: INDONESIA
[...] No summary [...]
1992-11-04 09:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ID
92KHARTOUM2013 EMERGENCE OF BASHIR? - ROLE DEFINING IN THE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY AND COMMENT: FROM A NUMBER OF CONTACTS WE HAVE HAD LATELY IN KHARTOUM'S EVER ACTIVE POLITICAL CIRCLES, THERE IS PLAUSIBLE, BUT NOT YET CONCLUSIVE, HOPE THAT SUDAN'S PRESIDENT MAY BE TRYING TO WIGGLE OUT SOMEWHAT FROM UNDER THE NIF SHADOW. BASHIR'S [...]
1992-03-16 14:12:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV SU
92KHARTOUM5809 BASHIR RELEASES COUP PLOTTERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JULY 27, SUDANESE HEAD OF STATE LT. GEN. OMAR BASHIR REPORTEDLY PARDONED THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE RECEIVED PRISON SENTENCES OF FIFTEEN YEARS OR LESS FOR STATE SECURITY CRIMES. HE ALSO REDUCED PRISON TERMS FOR OTHERS AND PROMISED OBSERVANCE OF LEGAL RIGHTS IN FUTURE SECURITY [...]
1992-07-30 14:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINS SU
92KHARTOUM8257SUDAN: '92 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IRANIAN PRESIDENT RAFSANJANI'S VISIT TO KHARTOUM IN DECEMBER, 1991, THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN HAS ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE ITS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC TIES WITH IRAN, A PROMINENT MEMBER OF THE USG LIST OF STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM. - CONCURRENTLY, THE INVASIVE AND DOMINEERING ROLE O [...]
1992-11-16 09:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SU
92KHARTOUM8788TFS 0001: SOMALIA: SUDANESE GOVERNMENT BEGINS
[...] IN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED MEDIA HERE TERM "AN EXPRESSION OF ANXIETY," SUDAN'S HEAD OF STATE, LT. GEM. OMAR AL BASHIR, IN HIS DECEMBER 2ND PRESS CONFERENCE, SAID HE HAS WORRIED ABOUT "THE SUDDEN ESCALATION OF THE CONFLICT IN SOMALIA AND THE U.N. DECISION TO SEND FORTY THOUSAND (SIC) U [...]
1992-12-07 11:26:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS SU SO
92KUWAIT4025 KUWAIT'S SUNNI MERCHANTS: UNHAPPY
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. THE TRADITIONAL POLITICAL PREEMINENCE OF KUWAIT'S LARGE ARISTOCRATIC SUNNI MERCHANT FAMILIES IS THREATENED BY THE PACE AND DIRECTION OF POLITICAL CHANGE IN THE EMIRATE. ALREADY EMBATTLED BY A DECADE OF FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL S [...]
1992-07-19 13:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPRP EFIN PINR PREL KU
92NDJAMENA335CHAD'S RELATIONS WITH ITS NEIGHBORS
[...] No summary [...]
1992-01-21 12:09:00Embassy NdjamenaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PTER CD NI NG CM LY
92PHNOMPENH664CAMBODIA: MEETING WITH HOR NAMHONG
[...] (C) - ENTIRE TEXT. BEGIN TEXT: SUMMARY -------- 2. SOLOMON, PIAK, AND GRIFFITHS THANKED SDC SNC MEMBER HOR NAMHONG FOR SOC COOPERATION OF THE POW/MIA ISSUE. SOLOMON STRESSED TO HOR NAMHONG THE NEED FOR ALL THE FACTIONS TO ABIDE BY THE COMMITMENTS IN THE PARIS AGREEMENT TO ENSURE THE [...]
1992-03-28 06:52:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALAMGT
92RANGOON2619 BURMA'S APRIL 23 "PALACE COUP"
[...] SECRET ENTIRE TEXT. 2. ON MAY 6-7, TWO SOURCES WITH UNUSUALLY GOOD ACCESS TO BURMA'S MILITARY LEADERSHIP PROVIDED CHARGE WITH A TOUR D'HORIZON ON RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS HERE. BOTH CONFIRMED OUR INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF BURMA'S APRIL 23 "PALACE COUP" WHEREIN FORMER HEAD OF STATE AND [...]
1992-05-07 09:20:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPGOV PINR BM
92RANGOON5650BURMA'S LEADER EXUDES CONFIDENCE -- AND A
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THE INDIAN AMBASSADOR TOLD CHARGE TODAY THAT HIS FAREWELL MEETING WITH GENERAL THAN SHWE ON SEPTEMBER 17 HAD REINFORCED HIS SENSE THAT RANGOON'S NEW HEAD OF STATE IS SOMEWHAT SERIOUS ABOUT LIBERALIZING BURMA -- AND ENCOUNTERING RESISTENCE ON THIS SCORE FROM P [...]
1992-09-18 09:00:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH IN BM
92SEOUL4375 KIM IL SUNG'S BIRTHDAY AND NEW TITLES FOR FATHER
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: WITH N/S NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUING OVER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE N/S BASIC AGREEMENT AND THE NON-NUCLEAR ACCORD, KIM IL SUNG'S APRIL 15 BIRTHDAY BASH, KIM'S NEW TITLE OF GENERALISSIMO, AND KIM JONG IL'S ELEVATION TO MARSHAL HAVE GENERATED ONLY MODEST PUBLIC INTERE [...]
1992-04-23 08:56:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS KN
92STATE324006 INR ANALYSIS: INTER-AMERICAN HIGHLIGHTS:
[...] No summary [...]
1992-10-03 14:32:00Secretary of StateSECRETXT PINR
92STATE417666 RECOGNITION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONS WITH
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 3. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE LETTER RECOGNIZING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC ON JANUARY 1, 1993 AND OFFERING TO OPEN FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS IF THE CZECH REPUBLIC PROVIDES CERTAIN COMMITMENTS. 4. THE AMBAS [...]
1992-12-30 19:01:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL ODIP OPDC CZ US
92STATE417667 RECOGNITION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF RELATIONS WITH
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE. 3. THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED THE LETTER RECOGNIZING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC ON JANUARY 1, 1993 AND OFFERING TO OPEN FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS IF THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC PROVIDES CERTAIN COMMITMENTS. 4. THE CON [...]
1992-12-30 19:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL ODIP OPDC CZ US
92ULAANBAATAR3683ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT FOR MONGOLIA
[...] FOLLOWING ANSWERS ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REFTEL, PARA FIVE. 2. A) MONGOLIA HAS EXPERIENCED NO REPORTED ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY PROSECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. B) EMBASSY IS UNAWARE OF ANY EXTRADITIONS FROM MONGOLIA OR REQUESTS FOR EXTRADITIO [...]
1992-11-09 09:01:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MG
92ZAGREB1028 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 23, 1992
[...] THE OSIJEK MAYOR THREATENED TO RESIGN IF THE MILITARY DOES NOT POLICE UP LAWLESS ELEMENTS WITHIN ITS RANKS. THE MOD AGAIN DENIED THAT CROATIAN UNITS ARE FIGHTING IN BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA. VP MESIC CALLED ON HDZ CROATS IN B-H TO COOPERATE WITH ALL POLITICAL UNCLASSIFIED [...]
1992-06-22 14:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EFIN PHUM MOPS EC HR
92ZAGREB1056 ZAGREB UPDATE: JUNE 26, 1992
[...] LOCAL PRESS REPORTS IT IS ALL QUIET TODAY ON THE DRNIS FRONT, BUT UNPROFOR HAS POSTPONED ITS TAKEOVER OF SECTOR SOUTH UNTIL THE CEASEFIRE IS RESPECTED. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 01056 01 OF 03 261351Z PRESIDENT TUDJ [...]
1992-06-26 13:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN HR BK MOPS
92ZAGREB146LETTER OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN
[...] THERE FOLLOWS LETTER OF JANUARY 21 OF CROATIAN PRESIDENT FRANJO TUDJMAN TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS CONCERNING HIS WRITINGS AND PERSONAL VIEWS ON THE UNCLASSIFIED SIPDIS SITUATION OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN CROATIA. BEGIN TEXT. JANUARY 21, 1992 DEAR MEMBER OF CONGRESS: ON BEHALF OF [...]
1992-01-30 12:06:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV
92ZAGREB2290 CGYOOL: TUDJMAN SUMMONS DIP CORPS; SPELLS
[...] PRESIDENT TUDJMAN SUMMONED ALL ZAGREB CHIEFS OF LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 ZAGREB 02290 01 OF 06 051640Z MISSION TO THE "PREDSJEDNICKI DVORI" NOVEMBER 4 TO HEAR A STATEMENT OF CROATIAN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON A RANGE OF [...]
1992-11-05 16:44:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PREF HR BK
92ZAGREB2517 CGYOOL: CODEL DECONCINI OPENS THE MASH;
[...] UNDER HELSINKI COMMISSION AUSPICES, SENATOR DECONCINI AND REP. MCCLOSKEY VISITED CROATIA NOV 15. THEY HELPED OFFICIALLY OPEN THE U.S. ARMY MASH UNIT AT ZAGREB AIRPORT AND INTERVIEWED SEVERAL MEN FROM THE LATEST GROUP OF SERBIAN DEATH CAMP SURVIVORS IN KARLOVAC. PRESIDENT TUDJMAN TOLD THE COD [...]
1992-11-27 13:07:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HR BK MK
92ZAGREB409 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 17, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN SUPREME STATE COUNCIL MET ON MARCH 16 TO CONSIDER ISSUES RELATING TO LAW AND ORDER, CRIME AND THE TREATMENT OF SERBS IN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00409 01 OF 03 180711Z CROATIA. IN A SERIES OF DECLARAT [...]
1992-03-17 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS
92ZAGREB418 SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM INAUGURATES ITS
[...] ON MARCH 19, THE SERBIAN DEMOCRATIC FORUM (SDF) INTRODUCED TO THE PUBLIC ITS BUREAU FOR REFUGEES, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RIGHTS OF NATIONAL COMMUNITIES. THE CENTRAL BUREAU IS LOCATED IN ZAGREB. BRANCH OFFICES WILL BE OPENED SOON IN KARLOVAC, SISAK, RIJEKA AND PULA. LATER, AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT O [...]
1992-03-19 15:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM
92ZAGREB467 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 30, 1992
[...] AS OF THIS WRITING, THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL REACTION FROM THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT TO THE ALLEGED MASSACRE IN SIJEKOVAC. CROATIAN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00467 01 OF 03 301444Z AUTHORITIES IN SLAVONSKI BROD CLA [...]
1992-03-30 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON
92ZAGREB468 SERBS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A QUESTION OF
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY ------- 2. ALTHOUGH ARMED CONFLICT BETWEEN THE WARRING FACTIONS IN CROATIA CONTINUES TO BE OF CONCERN TO SERBS AND CROATS, BOTH SIDES (WITH THE ARRIVAL OF UN PEACEKEEPING FORCES) HAVE NOW APPARENTLY BEGUN TO FOCUS ON A NEW STRATEGY -- THE FORCED E [...]
1992-03-31 07:28:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
92ZAGREB527 CROATIA, SLOVENIA AND THE U.S.: THE FUTURE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. ON THE DAY AFTER U.S. RECOGNITION OF THE REPUBLICS OF CROATIA AND SLOVENIA, WE BELIEVE IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO CATCH OUR BREATH AND TAKE AN ACCOUNTING OF WHERE WE ARE, HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT AND SOME EARLY [...]
1992-04-09 12:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON
92ZAGREB66 TUDJMAN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD
[...] No summary [...]
1992-01-16 15:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PGOV CA PHUM
92ZAGREB692 MAY 04 APPEAL FOR ACTION BY CROATIAN
[...] CROATIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SEPAROVIC CALLED IN THE CONSULAR/DIPLOMATIC CORPS LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON (MAY 05) TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WHICH WAS AGREED TO DURING THE PREVIOUS DAYS CABINET MEETING AND IS SIGNED BY PRIME MINISTER GREGURIC. IT CALLS ON THE WORLD TO TAKE AGGRESSIVE ACT [...]
1992-05-06 12:57:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM HR BK
92ZAGREB954 SERBS AND CROATS IN GORSKI KOTAR: A TALE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY ------- 2. A CONSULATE VISIT TO TWO DISTRICTS OF THE MIXED CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00954 01 OF 08 111236Z CROAT/SERB GORSKI KOTAR REGION PROVIDED BOTH A HOPEFUL AND NEG [...]
1992-06-11 10:05:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM MOPS HR
93HAVANA6938 CUBA: 1993 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. THE SEVERE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN CUBA FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM IN EUROPE HAS IMPOSED LIMITS ON CUBAN CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT TERRORISM ON ANYTHING LIKE PAST LEVELS. POST IS NOT AWARE OF NEW EVIDENCE IN 1993 OF CUBAN MATERIAL SUPPORT FOR ARMED INSURGENCIES. NEVERTHELE [...]
1993-11-23 22:02:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPTER CU
93JAKARTA8764 SAM HUNTINGTON'S "CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS:" APOCALYPSE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: SAM HUNTINGTON'S THESIS ABOUT THE "COMING CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS" HAS CAUGHT ON IN ASIA LIKE WILDFIRE. DEALING WITH THE ISSUE IS AS GREAT A CHALLENGE FOR POLICY AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AS ANY IN THE POST COLD WAR ERA. WE NEED TO MOUNT A MAJOR EFFORT T [...]
1993-08-16 09:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ID MY
93LONDON22928 UNITED KINGDOM: 1993 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY INPUT FOR THE UK PORTION OF THE 1993 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT TO THE CONGRESS. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN PARA 4 REFTEL. 2. PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: -- HMG CONTINUES ACTIVELY TO P [...]
1993-12-29 15:43:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
93RIYADH593MY BROTHER'S A MUJAHID, CONFESSES A SAUDI BANKER
[...] No summary [...]
1993-01-23 15:22:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPINR SOCI PGOV SA
93STATE220237 PKK SUPPORT FROM ARMENIAN SOURCES
[...] CONFIDENTIAL- ENTIRE TEXT 2. DEPARTMENT HAS SEEN REPORTS OF PRIVATE ARMENIAN SUPPORT FOR THE PKK. 3. THIS IS CAUSE OF CONCERN TO THE DEPARTMENT. AS THE PKK IS A KNOWN TERRORIST GROUP, ANY TYPE OF ARMENIAN SUPPORT FOR THE PKK WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT INTERNATIONAL OPINION OF ARMENIA AN [...]
1993-07-20 21:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL TU AM
93VIENNA31 INDEPENDENT SLOVAKIA ENTERS THE WORLD STAGE
[...] LIMITED OFFICIAL USE -- ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: WITH THE FANFARE OF FIREWORKS, THE ROAR OF THOUSANDS OF ROCKETS, THE UNCORKING OF HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BOTTLES OF CHAMPAGNE, SLOVAKS CELEBRATED NOT ONLY THE COMING OF THE NEW YEAR JANUARY 1 BUT ALSO THE MILENNIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF AN INDEP [...]
1993-01-04 16:40:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV LO
93YEREVAN2697PKK "SUPPORT" FROM ARMENIAN SOURCES
[...] No summary [...]
1993-07-26 12:54:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER AM TU
94ATHENS11383 GREECE: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY'S SUBMISSION FOR THE 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. --------------- A. PROSECUTIONS --------------- 2. SUSPECTED TERRORIST GEORGE BALAFAS WAS ACQUITTED ON JULY 25 OF 20 CHARGES RANGING FROM MURDER AND ARMED ROBBERY TO MISDEMEANORS. AN APPEAL TO THIS ACQUITTAL WAS [...]
1994-11-16 09:00:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU GR
94BANJUL3540 THE GAMBIA: JAMMEH DIGS IN DEEPER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. CHAIRMAN JAMMEH REMAINS UNMOVED BY SENEGALESE AND WESTERN DONOR CONCERNS FOR RETURN TO DEMOCRACY AND ATTENTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE GAMBIA. HIS INTRANSIGENCE HAS BEEN BUOYED BY HIS PERCEPTION THAT WORLD BANK ASSISTANCE WILL BE [...]
1994-10-07 12:01:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR EAID ECON GA
94BEIRUT5863 (S)ELECTING A LEBANESE PRESIDENT IN 1995: A
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: VIRTUALLY EVERY PROMINENT MARONITE POLITICAN IN LEBANON (AND IN PARIS) HOPES TO SUCCEED PRESIDENT HRAWI, WHOSE TERM IS SET TO EXPIRE IN NOVEMBER 1995. FURIOUS JOCKEYING HAS BEGUN, AND A DIZZYING ARRAY OF POSSIBLE SCENARIOS EXISTS, BEGINNING WITH AN E [...]
1994-11-09 09:45:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PHUM KISL KPRP LE
94COLOMBO954 THE LTTE: WHAT WE ARE SAYING AND WHO WE
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST--PLEASE SEE PARA 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY. POST IS WORKING THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES TO SEND THE MESSAGE THAT THE LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) SHOULD BECOME CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED IN FINDING A PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO SRI LANKA'S ETHNIC CONFLICT. WE ARE CALLIN [...]
1994-02-24 11:21:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS UNHRC CE
94DAMASCUS6308 ASAD INSIDER SEES BASHAR COMING TO HELP,
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: MUHAMMAD MAKHLUF TOLD US HIS NEPHEW BASHAR AL-ASAD IS RETURNING TO DAMASCUS SOON (AFTER MILITARY TRAINING IN HIMS) TO TAKE UP FULL TIME HIS LATE BROTHER BASIL'S FORMER PORTFOLIO IN DOMESTIC AFFAIRS. HE DOES NOT, HOWEVER, SEE MUCH OF A ROLE FOR BAS [...]
1994-12-19 14:42:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD BEXP US SY
94HARARE13525 ZIMBABWE: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FORMAT PER REFTEL: (A) PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: THERE WERE NO TERRORIST INCIDENTS OR TERRORIST RELATED PROSECUTIONS IN ZIMBABWE IN 1994. (B) EXTRADITION OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS: THERE WERE NO CASES INVOLVING EXTRADI [...]
1994-11-21 09:21:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ZI
94HAVANA7901 CUBA: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] AS REQUESTED, BELOW ARE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS LISTED IN REFTEL PARA 3: (A) POST IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM BY THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT DURING 1994. THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT SUBMITTED DIPLOMATIC NOTES TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN FEBRUARY [...]
1994-11-29 21:38:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CU
94KAMPALA8986UGANDA: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] UGANDA WAS NEITHER A VICTIM NOR A SPONSOR OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM IN 1993. 2. IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL QUESTIONS: A) THE GOU DID NOT PROSECUTE INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC TERRORISTS IN 1994. B) THE GOU NEITHER EXTRADITED NOR REQUESTED EXTRADITION OF TERORISTS IN 1994. C) THE GOU [...]
1994-11-07 12:22:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
94KHARTOUM6366SUDANESE MISCHIEF-MAKING: DOES IT MATTER?
[...] No summary [...]
1994-12-14 13:49:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETKISL PREL PTER SU
94LONDON20091 UNITED KINGDOM: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FOLLOWING IS EMBASSY INPUT FOR THE UK PORTION OF THE 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT. RESPONSES ARE KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN PARA 3 REFTEL. 2. PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: -- HMG CONTINUES ACTIVELY TO PROSECUTE MEMBER [...]
1994-12-28 17:57:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
94PARIS34022 FRANCE ON SUDAN: SHOW US PROOF OF TERRORIST
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. QUAI OFFICIALS STATE THEY ARE NOT FIRMLY CONVINCED OF SUDANESE SUPPORT FOR TERRORISM, AND ASK FOR FIRMER PROOF OF THE EXISTENCE OF TRAINING CAMPS. THEY STRESS THAT THE POVERTY OF SUDAN, IN THEIR VIEW, PREVENTS IT FROM BEING A SUPPORTER OF TERRORISM IN TH [...]
1994-12-09 18:03:00Embassy ParisSECRETPTER PINR SU FR
94RIYADH2051 THE SAUDI MAJLIS ASH-SHURA: NO PROBLEMS,
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: MAJLIS ASH-SHURA PRESIDENT MOHAMMED BIN JUBAIR REVIEWED IN GENERAL TERMS THE WORK OF THE MAJLIS ASH-SHURA, ASSERTING THAT IT WAS PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY AND SATISFACTORILY. HE SAID, WITHOUT ELABORATION, THAT THE MAJLIS ASH-SHURA HAS NOT YET ESTABLISH [...]
1994-04-16 12:18:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL SA
94RIYADH6031SAUDI ARABIA: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1994-11-23 13:42:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPTER
94SEOUL8139 DPRK LEADERSHIP - CHOSEN SOREN REPORTS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. ON SEPTEMBER 24, THE DCM MET WITH A LEADING JAPANESE EXPERT ON NORTH KOREA, WHO REPORTED ON THE LEADERSHIP DYNAMICS INSIDE THE DPRK; THE DEVELOPING RESPONSIBILITIES OF CERTAIN DPRK OFFICIALS; AND THE EMERGING ROLE OF CHOSEN SOREN IN JAPANESE-DPRK R [...]
1994-09-28 05:37:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KS KN JA
94SEOUL9874 SOUTH KOREA: 1994 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] SUMMARY. (U) THE ROKG VIEWS ITSELF AS A POTENTIAL TARGET FOR INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SHARES A STRONG POLICY AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM WITH THE UNITED STATES. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERORISM IN 1994, AND NO ROKG PROSECUTIONS OR EXTRADITIONS INVOLVING INTERNATION [...]
1994-12-02 07:08:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPTER KS
94STATE183691TOSEC140193 TFKN01: DEATH OF KIM IL SUNG ABSORBS BOTH KOREAS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY. THE DEATH OF KIM IL SUNG HAS MONOPOLIZED MEDIA, GOVERNMENT, AND PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS IN SOUTH KOREA SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON JULY 9. ROKG POLICY PLANNERS CONTINUE TO DISCUSS OFFICIAL REACTIONS, INCLUDING AT A PRIME MINISTER-CHAIRED POLICY COORDINATI [...]
1994-07-11 12:11:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL KS KN
94ZAGREB2605POST REPORTING PLAN - CROATIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ---------------------------- 2. SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ---------------------------- CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02605 01 OF 02 081701Z WE ARE SUBMITTING HEREWITH A FORESHORTENED PO [...]
1994-07-08 16:54:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
94ZAGREB335 TFSROL: AMB. ALBRIGHT TELLS TUDJMAN MORE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. IN A JANUARY 6 MEETING PRESIDENT TUDJMAN THANKED AMBASSADOR ALBRIGHT FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR CROATIA'S CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00335 01 OF 06 251811Z TE [...]
1994-01-25 19:10:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF HR BK
95BANDARSERIBEGAWAN430 FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO IRAN
[...] (U) BRUNEI'S FOREIGN MINISTER, PRINCE MOHAMED BOLKIAH, VISITED IRAN APRIL 10-12. THE APRIL 18 EDITION OF THE BORNEO BULLETIN, DRAWING FROM A JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE VISIT, REPORTED THAT THE TWO COUNTRIES HAD "FORTIFIED THEIR EXCELLENT BILATERAL RELATIONS." 2. ( [...]
1995-04-18 07:20:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL BX IR PARM
95BUENOSAIRES4491QADHAFI'S SON VISITS MENEM, TALKS SOCCER AND
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: QADHAFI'S 25-YEAR OLD SON ALSADI AND AN ENTOURAGE OF FIVE OR SIX UNIDENTIFIED LIBYAN OFFICIALS ARRIVED IN ARGENTINA LATE LAST WEEK AND WAS RECEIVED BY PRESIDENT MENEM AT THE OLIVOS RESIDENCE ON JULY 24. GOA OFFICIALS STRESS THAT QADHAFI'S VISIT WA [...]
1995-07-25 20:37:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL LY AR
95DAMASCUS5748 HAFIZ AL-ASAD: LAST DEFENDER OF ARABS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CLASSIFIED BY: CHRISTOPHER W.S. ROSS, AMBASSADOR. REASON: 1.5 (D) . 2. SUMMARY: THE IMAGE OF HAFIZ AL-ASAD AS THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST ISRAELI ATTEMPTS TO "OBLITERATE" THE ARAB IDENTITY IS AN INCREASINGLY PREVALENT THEME PUT OUT BY THE SARG, AND WILL ON [...]
1995-11-01 14:06:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY IS XF
95JERUSALEM3642PALESTINIANS EXPRESS SHOCK, ANXIETY ABOUT THE
[...] CLASSIFIED BY EDWARD G. ABINGTON, CONSUL GENERAL. 1.5B-D. THIS IS A JOINT CONGEN JERUSALEM, EMBASSY TEL AVIV CABLE. 2. SUMMARY. PALESTINIANS HAVE REACTED WITH SHOCK TO THE NOVEMBER 4 ASSASSINATION OF ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN, FOLLOWED BY ANXIETY ABOUT WHAT HIS DEATH MEANS T [...]
1995-11-05 18:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWBG KISL PLO KPAL PTER IS
95KHARTOUM2625 A CONVERSATION WITH BASHIR
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. PRESIDENT BASHIR AND I MET FOR OVER TWO HOURS AT HIS HOME SUNDAY NIGHT, MAY 28. THE ONLY OTHER PERSON PRESENT WAS GENERAL FATIH IRWAH, WHOM BASHIR WANTS TO BE HIS AMBASSADOR IN WASHINGTON. WHEN I NOTED THAT, EXCEPT FOR BRIEF ENCOUNTERS AT RECEPTIONS, IT HA [...]
1995-05-29 12:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL SU US
95KHARTOUM4189 BASHIR TAKES CHARGE?
[...] COL. (RETD) MARTIN MALWAL AROP, A LONG TIME EMBASSY CONTACT, TOLD THE DCM LAST NIGHT THAT PRESIDENT OMAR EL BASHIR IS ASSERTING HIS AUTHORITY AS COMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES TO REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF THE NATIONAL ISLAMIC FRONT (NIF) ON THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN. MALWAL SAID THAT BASH [...]
1995-08-24 11:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU
95LONDON13048 LEADER OF SUDANESE OPPOSITION SEEKS USG SUPPORT
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: LEADER OF THE SUDANESE OPPOSITION COALITION, AL-SAYED EL-MERGHANI, TOLD US SEPTEMBER 15 THAT OPPOSITION EFFORTS WILL PRODUCE THE DOWNFALL OF THE NATIONAL ISLAMIC FRONT (NIF) REGIME IN KHARTOUM. -- TO FURTHER THIS EFFORT, EL-MERGHANI ASKED THE US [...]
1995-09-20 16:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID SU IQ IZ
95LONDON15945 MURDER OF QADHAFI OPPONENT IN LONDON
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: MICHAEL J. HABIB, MINISTER-COUNSELOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS. REASON: 1.5(D). 2. (U) ACCORDING TO PRESS REPORTS, AN EXILED OPPONENT OF QADHAFI'S REGIME WAS FOUND STABBED TO DEATH IN HIS WEST LONDON GROCER'S SHOP ON SUNDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26. FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS [...]
1995-11-28 13:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KISL LY UK
95PHNOMPENH152VIEWS OF HOR NAMHONG, CAMBODIAN AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FORMER SOC FOREIGN MINISTER AND PRESENT RCG AMBASSADOR TO PARIS HOR NAMHONG EXCHANGED VIEWS WITH THE AMBASSADOR JANUARY 11 DURING A VISIT TO PHNOM PENH. ALTHOUGH THEORETICALLY NEUTRAL POLITICALLY, HOR NAMHONG WITH HIS IMTIMATE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE FORMER REGIME [...]
1995-01-11 09:26:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CB FR TH
95RIYADH3041 FM SAUD AL-FAISAL: RELATIONS WITH JORDAN
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. IN JULY 4 MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR, FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD AL-FAISAL CHARACTERIZED SAUDI-JORDANIAN RELATIONS AS HAVING IMPROVED SOMEWHAT, "THEY ARE MOVING ALONG," AND "I THINK WE'LL SEE MORE." HE CONFIRMED THAT THE SAUDIS INTEND TO SEND AN AMBASSADOR TO AMMAN [...]
1995-07-05 07:46:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL SA JO
95RIYADH4074 SAUDI CLERICS URGE OBEDIENCE TO KING, TAKE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: RIYADH'S LEADING IMAM, TOGETHER WITH A SHAYKH FORMERLY RENOWNED FOR PUBLICLY OPPOSING AL SAUD POLICIES, RECENTLY ADVOCATED OBEDIENCE TO KING FAHD AND UNITY WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY. THE OCCASION, A MOSQUE SEMINAR WHICH WAS UNCHARACTERISTICALLY COVERED BY A SAUDI NEWSPAPER, [...]
1995-09-12 11:51:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL SA
95RIYADH5472 CDLR FEELS VINDICATED BY OPM/SANG BOMBING,
[...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM THEODORE H. KATTOUF, REASON 1.5(B). 2. (U) SUMMARY: ANALYSIS OF THE BULLETINS AND COMMUNIQUES ISSUED BY THE THE COMMITTEE FOR THE DEFENSE OF LEGITIMATE RIGHTS (CDLR) DURING THE PAST FOUR WEEKS REVEALS TWO MAIN THEMES OF NOTE. FIRST, THE CDLR CITES THE CAR BOMBING AT T [...]
1995-12-17 13:44:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL PINS PINR SA
95RIYADH712 IRAN: MEETING WITH SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT) 2. SUMMARY. IN A JANUARY 26 MEETING, SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER SAUD AL-FAISAL TOLD NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY PELLETREAU THAT IRAN HAD BEEN PRESSURING THE SAG FOR AN IMPROVEMENT IN RELATIONS, BUT THE SAG HAD SEEN NO INDICATION THAT IMPROVING RELATIONS WOULD PRODUCE A ST [...]
1995-02-08 09:33:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL IR SA BA RU
95SOFIA528 IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE: BULGARIA'S
[...] No summary [...]
1995-01-23 16:29:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BU
95STATE19130THE PRESIDENT'S NEW COUNTERTERRORISM INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
1995-01-25 05:34:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN PREL PTER
95TELAVIV17503 RABIN ASSASSINATION: SITREP NO. 1
[...] PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN TEL AVIV YESTERDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, AS HE LEFT A LARGE DOWNTOWN PEACE RALLY. HE WAS ATTACKED BY A LONE GUNMAN, AN ISRAELI STUDENT, ALTHOUGH A GROUP CALLING ITSELF THE "JEWISH VENGEANCE ORGANIZATION" HAS CLAIMED CREDIT. 2. THE PRIME [...]
1995-11-05 09:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER IS
95ZAGREB1801CROATIA UPDATE NO. 32: VISIT TO DETAINEES IN BJELOVAR
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. POLOFFS AND DART VISITED THE DETENTION CENTER AND JAIL IN BJELOVAR ON MAY 9. WE TALKED TO SERB DETAINEES AND UNSUCCESSFULY ATTEMPTED TO VISIT SERB LEADERS FROM THE PAKRAC AREA, WHO WERE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY VELKJO DJAKULA (R [...]
1995-05-10 16:46:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB1944OPPOSITION LEADERS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SITUATION IN WESTERN SLAVONIA
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. ON MAY 17/18, LEADING OPPOSITION FIGURES EXPRESSED TO AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH THEIR VIEW THAT THE DEPARTURE OF ETHNIC SERBS FROM WESTERN SLAVONIA WAS EQUIVALENT TO ETHNIC CLEANSING AND A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY IN CROATIA. MESIC COMPLAI [...]
1995-05-19 17:12:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB2326 CROATIA'S CARDINAL UNABLE TO ESCAPE HISTORY
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 02326 01 OF 03 161531Z ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. IN AN APRIL 12 MEETING, CROATIA'S CARDINAL KUHARIC APPEALED TO THE AMBASSADOR FOR HELP FOR P [...]
1995-06-16 16:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR HR
95ZAGREB2493PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF ON 6/30 SAYS "NO PRECONDITIONS" FOR NEGOTIATIONS; TUDJMAN ON 7/2 GIVES ICFY A LIST OF PRECONDITIONS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. TWO DAYS AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S CHIEF OF STAFF, HRVOJE SARINIC, TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT THE GOC HAD (ALMOST) "NO PRECONDITIONS" FOR TALKS WITH THE KRAJINA SERBS, PRESIDENT TUDJMAN PUBLICLY LAID OUT SIX CONDITIONS FOR CROATIAN PARTI [...]
1995-07-03 17:39:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB2986 CROATIA SITREP NO. 9 - AUGUST 5, 2130 HRS LOCAL
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. BENKOVAC FELL TO HV FORCES AT 17:55 LOCAL. PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF OF STAFF HRVOJE SARINIC EXPRESSED CONDITIONAL GOC INTEREST IN STOPPING ALL MILITARY OPERATIONS AND CONDUCTING POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH SERB INTERLOCUTORS, INCLUDING [...]
1995-08-05 22:34:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB3082BIHAC SIEGE LIFTED, ATTENTION TURNING TO ASSISTANCE NEEDS, POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS, NEXT MILITARY MOVES
[...] (C) POLOFFS, REFCOORD, AND DART VISITED BIHAC AUGUST 11 TO ASSESS HUMANITARIAN SITUATION AND DISCUSS POLITICAL/MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WAKE OF THE GOC OFFENSIVE TO RETAKE "RSK" TERRITORY. UN OFFICIALS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE INADEQUACY OF UN SAFE AREA POLICY WHICH ONLY PROTECTS BIHAC TOWN [...]
1995-08-12 15:38:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB350GOC DRAFT "POLITICAL SOLUTION FOR A PEACEFUL AND DEMOCRATIC REINTEGRATION" OF THE UNPAS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. DURING A JANUARY 24 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR (REF A),FOREIGN MINISTER GRANIC HANDED OVER A GOC DRAFT PROPOSAL (IN ENGLISH) OF "THE JURIDICAL AND POLITICAL SOLUTION FOR A PEACEFUL AND DEMOCRATIC REINTEGRATION OF THE TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED PARTS OF THE [...]
1995-01-25 18:16:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB3939A/S SHATTUCK AND AMB. GALBRAITH SEE GRAVE SITE NEAR KLJUC, DISCOVER A POSSIBLE BORDER PROBLEM
[...] (U) VISITING DRL A/S SHATTUCK, AMBASSADOR GALBRAITH, DRL/BA DIRECTOR COFFEY, AND EMBASSY PAO, POLOFF AND DART TRAVELED TO WESTERN BOSNIA SEPTEMBER 29. THEY TALKED WITH OFFICIALS AT THE UNPROFOR BIHAC CANTON HQ NEAR CAZIN, MET THE NEW MUSLIM MAYOR OF BOSANSKI PETROVAC, VISITED THE SITE OF AN [...]
1995-10-10 10:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
95ZAGREB4592 THE ART OF EDITING: CROATIAN TELEVISION FAILS
[...] ALTHOUGH THE WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL'S INDICTMENT OF SIX BOSNIAN CROATS WAS NOT BIG NEWS IN THIS COUNTRY, THE NAMING OF ONE OF THEM, TIHOMIR BLASKIC, THE NEXT DAY TO A HIGH POSITION IN THE CROATIAN ARMY WAS. BY DAY THREE, HOWEVER, THE CROATIAN MEDIA -- THANKS, NO DOUBT, TO THE HIDDEN HAND OF POL [...]
1995-11-16 15:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDHR BK SR PREL PHUM
95ZAGREB4931 CODEL MOLINARI MEETS SRSG ANNAN, GENERAL
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY PETER W. GALBRAITH, AMBASSADOR, CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ZAGREB 04931 01 OF 02 051623Z REASON 1.5(B) AND (D) . 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON DECEMBER 2 A 30-MEMBER CODEL LED BY REPRESENTATIVES MOLIN [...]
1995-12-05 15:35:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNOTAG HR
95ZAGREB5178HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT FOR CROATIA
[...] No summary [...]
1995-12-18 13:34:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG HR PHUM
96ACCRA7188GHANA: 1996 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
1996-11-06 14:10:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER
96ANKARA813REFAH'S GUL ANALYZES THE TURKISH ELECTIONS
[...] CLASSIFIED BY JAMES T. HEG, ACTING POLITICAL COUNSELOR, EMBASSY ANKARA. REASON 1.5 (B). 2. SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 24, ACTING POLCOUNS AND POLOFF CALLED ON ABDULLAH GUL, VICE-CHAIRMAN AND KAYSERI PARLIAMENTARY DEPUTY OF THE ISLAMIST REFAH (WELFARE) PARTY, TO GET THE LATEST REFAH THINKING ON [...]
1996-01-24 16:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL TU
96ASHGABAT2612 USREP BROWN MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF TURKMEN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE TATIANA C. GFOELLER. REASON: 1.5 D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: ON AUGUST 30 US OSCE REPRESENTATIVE SAM BROWN MET WITH THE TWO TURKMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS DESIGNATED TO MANAGE THE GOTX'S INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS -- VLADIMIR KADYROV AND RASHID MEREDOV. AMBASSA [...]
1996-09-05 11:13:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID OSCE TX XG
96BANDARSERIBEGAWAN290 SULTAN: BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH THE US "EXCELLENT"
[...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR THERESA A. TULL. REASON: 1.5(B) AND (D). 2. SUMMARY: DURING MY APRIL 16 FAREWELL CALL, THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI WAS EFFUSIVE IN EXPRESSING HIS SATISFACTION WITH THE "EXCELLENT" STATE OF THE US-BRUNEIAN RELATIONSHIP, AND HIGHLY COMPLIMENTARY ABOUT WHAT HE PERCEIVES [...]
1996-04-22 07:21:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR BX
96BANDARSERIBEGAWAN308 BRUNEI: A FRIEND WORTH CULTIVATING
[...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR THERESA A. TULL. REASONS: 1.5(B) AND (D). 2. SUMMARY: BRUNEI HAS PROVEN INCREASINGLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS THAT IT IS A FRIEND OF THE UNITED STATES, GRATEFUL FOR OUR FORWARD DEPLOYED PACIFIC PRESENCE, AND COOPERATIVE IN OUR EFFORTS ON SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL IS [...]
1996-04-25 23:38:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL BX
96BANJUL468 TEXT OF SPEECH GIVEN BY AMBASSADOR SCOTT UPON
[...] FOLLOWING ARE THE REMARKS MADE BY AMBASSADOR GERALD W. SCOTT UPON PRESENTATION OF HIS CREDENTIALS ON FEBRUARY 16. QUOTE: MR. CHAIRMAN: I HAVE THE HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOUR EXCELLENCY AS CHIEF OF STATE THE LETTER OF RECALL OF MY PREDECESSOR AND WITH IT THE LETTER FROM MY PRESIDENT ACCREDI [...]
1996-02-22 16:09:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL GA US
96CAIRO13851EL-SADIQ EL-MAHDI ON THE FUTURE OF SUDAN
[...] CLASSIFIED BY DCM VINCENT BATTLE, REASON 1.5 (D). CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. DRAWING ON REFTEL TALKING POINTS, DCM MET WITH EL-SADIQ EL-MAHDI IN CAIRO ON DECEMBER 30 TO DISCUSS HIS FUTURE PLANS, SUDANESE OPPOSITION ACTIVITIES, THE POLITICAL SITUATION INSID [...]
1996-12-31 06:39:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER UNSC KISL SU EG
96HARARE11539 ZIMBABWE: 1996 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FORMAT PER REFTEL: (A) PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: THERE WERE NO ACTS OF POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE IN 1996: (B) EXTRADITION OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS: THERE WERE NO CASES INVOLVING EXTRADITION OF SUSPEC [...]
1996-11-29 09:53:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ZI
96ISLAMABAD8053 AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR TOM PRICE. REASON: 1.5 (D). SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) MULLAH ABDUL JALIL, THE TALIBAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN AFFAIR'S ADVISER, TOLD POLOFF AND AARMA THAT VARIOUS OPTIONS ARE BEING REVIEWED FOR THE TALIBAN'S ATTACK ON SOROBI. ACCORDING TO JALIL, RELATIONS [...]
1996-09-19 12:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PREL AF IR
96JAKARTA7841 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT: INDONESIA
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL COUNSELOR ED MCWILLIAMS; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (U) THE FOLLOWING FORMAT IS DERIVED FROM REFTEL AND RESPONDS TO PARAGRAPHING SET OUT IN PARA 3 REFTEL. A: HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM: THE GOI FACED A SERIOUS HOSTAGE TAKING IN IRIAN J [...]
1996-10-30 05:42:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER ID
96KUWAIT4046 THE RIFT BETWEEN THE CROWN PRINCE AND FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM GEORGIA DEBELL, REASON 1.5(B). 2. (C) KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER SHAYKH SABAH AL-AHMED AL-JABER AL-SABAH REMAINS IN MOROCCO FOLLOWING HIS CONFRONTATION WITH THE CROWN PRINCE ON THE EVE OF THE CAIRO SUMMIT (REFTEL). SHAYKH SABAH HAS CONTINUED TO PERFORM THE RITUALS OF [...]
1996-06-30 14:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL XF KU
96NAIROBI6573 SUDAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON CIVIL WAR, TERRORISM
[...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TO SUDAN TIMOTHY CARNEY. REASON 1.5(D). 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. THE SUDANESE FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMED TO ME MAY 10 THAT KHARTOUM HAS MADE A DECISION THAT TERRORIST GROUPS MUST GO AND IS WORKING TO COMPILE MEMBERSHIP LISTS. HE BELIEVES RENEGADE SAUDI TER [...]
1996-05-14 13:20:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPREL PTER PINS PINR EAID UN SU
96PRETORIA6905 STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE SADC REGION: SOUTH
[...] ALTHOUGH PREVIOUS CABLES HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED SOME OF THESE ISSUES, FOLLOWING ARE GENERAL RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS POSED REF A. SEPTELS ON SPECIFIC ISSUES (LAND, HOUSING, TRADITIONAL/CUSTOMARY LAW) AS WELL AS SEPTEL ADDRESSING POST'S ACTIONS TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY WILL FOLLOW. 2. SU [...]
1996-07-22 13:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM SADC SF
96RIYADH1338 SAUDI ARABIA: THE CROWN PRINCE'S VIEWS ON
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM THEODORE KATTOUF: 1.5 B,D. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A SELF-CONFIDENT CROWN PRINCE, OBVIOUSLY AT HOME WITH HIS EXPANDED AUTHORITY, SEPARATELY LECTURED FORMER U.S. AMBASSADORS TO SAUDI ARABIA, A/S RICHARD MURPHY AND CHAS FREEMAN, ON THE UNFAIR FINANCIAL BUR [...]
1996-04-10 07:51:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR SA
96RIYADH2406 CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH THE DIPLOMAT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CDA THEODORE KATTOUF, REASON 1.5.D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: GIVEN KING FAHD'S UNCERTAIN HEALTH, CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH APPEARS TO HAVE MOVED INTO THE ROLE OF REPRESENTING SAUDI ARABIA'S FACE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD. WHILE DRAMATIC CHANGES ARE NOT THE HALLMARK OF SAUDI GOVERNANCE, [...]
1996-06-19 16:01:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SA
96RIYADH763 SAUDI ARABIA: CROWN PRINCE'S FAMILY ALLIES
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM THEODORE KATTOUF: 1.5 B. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) SPECULATION THAT THE CROWN PRINCE ANGRILY DEPARTED FOR HAFR AL-BATIN FOLLOWING KING FAHD'S RESUMPTION OF FULL GOVERNING POWERS ON FEBRUARY 21 IS DISMISSED BY SOURCES WITHIN THE SAUDI ARABIA NATIONAL GUARD [...]
1996-03-04 07:11:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SA
96STATE183372AFGHANISTAN: WHEREABOUTS OF EXTREMIST SUPPORTER OSAMA BIN LADEN
[...] No summary [...]
1996-09-04 23:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SA AF
96STATE237921IRAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY INR TOM FINGAR, DAS/AN. REASON 1.5(C) (D). 2. (S) AS REOUESTED BY AMEMBASSY ALMATY, INR PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING BACKGROUND INFORMATION/TALKING POINTS ON IRAN TO BE SHARED WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER GIZZATOV AND SENIOR KAZAK OFFICIALS. WE HOPE THIS MATERIAL G [...]
1996-11-17 04:47:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR PREL KZ PTER KNNP
97ABUDHABI3777THOUGHTS ON IRAN - THE LION AND THE CAGE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: DAVID D. PEARCE, CONSUL GENERAL. 2. (S) SUMMARY THIS CABLE EXAMINES SOME OF THE VARIABLES AFFECTING IRANIAN GOVERNMENT DECISIONMAKING -- ESPECIALLY REGARDING POLICIES WE OPPOSE -- FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE WIDE VARIETY OF IRANIAN CONTACTS WE INTERVIEW IN DUBAI. WE HAVE [...]
1997-05-21 14:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR ETRD EFIN PTER KPRP IR
97ADDISABABA2584 ALLAH IN ETHIOPIA: MOSTLY QUIET ON THE ISLAMIC FRONT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLOFF JEFFREY JACOBS, REASON 1.5 (D) . ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) FEW ISSUES ARE OF GREATER LONG-TERM CONCERN TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA (GFDRE) THAN THE THREAT OF MILITANT POLITICAL ISLAM. AT PRESENT THE GFDRE FACES LITT [...]
1997-04-01 15:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KISL PHUM PTER PREL KPRP ET
97ADDISABABA531 ETHIOPIA: 1996 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] POST RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS, REFTEL, PARA 3 A-K: A. HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS FOR 1996: 1996 WAS A YEAR OF SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT DOMESTIC TERRORIST INCIDENTS IN ETHIOPIA TO INCLUDE 3 HOTEL BOMBINGS, AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON A CABINET MINISTER, THE FATAL SHOOTINGS OF TWO FOREIGN TOURIST [...]
1997-01-23 09:30:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ET
97ALGIERS734 ALGERIA'S HAMAS PARTY: A WINNING ORGANIZATION?
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RONALD NEUMANN, AMEMBASSY ALGIERS, REASON 1.5 D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE FOCUS IN ISLAMIST POLITICS HERE HAS SHIFTED TO THE LEGAL ISLAMIC PARTY HAMAS (N0 RELATION TO PALESTINIAN HAMAS) AWAY FROM THE BANNED ISLAMIC SALVATI0N FRONT (FIS). [...]
1997-02-25 12:57:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL AG
97ALGIERS952 NEW ARMED GROUPS JOINING THE OLD FIS?
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RONALD NEUMANN, AMEMBASSY ALGIERS, REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE ABILITY OF THE LONG-BANNED ISLAMIC SALVATION FRONT (FIS) TO RESTRAIN THE ISLAMIST ARMED GROUPS HERE IS QUESTIONABLE. OVER TIME, HOWEVER, THE BARBAROUS ATROCITIES OF THE ARMED I [...]
1997-03-12 16:51:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPINS PTER KISL AG
97ANKARA231 NATO ENLARGEMENT--TURKISH TAKE ON RUSSIAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING POLCOUNS MARC SIEVERS, EMBASSY ANKARA, REASON 1.5 (B). 2. (C) DURING AN OFFICE CALL BY A/POLCOUNS AND POLOFF ON JANUARY 7, TURKISH MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR SLAVIC REPUBLICS ALP KARAOSMANOGLU SUMMARIZED AN EXCHANGE OF VIEWS ON NATO ENLARGEMENT BETWEEN FOR [...]
1997-01-08 10:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL TU RS
97BANDARSERIBEGAWAN631 VICE ADMIRAL NATTER'S MEETING WITH THE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: SULTAN BOLKIAH EXPRESSED HIS DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE U.S. DEFENSE UMBRELLA IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, CHARACTERIZING IT AS ESSENTIAL TO THE REGION'S PEACE AND PROSPERITY. HE ALSO EXPRESSED HIS SATISFACTION WITH THE BROADER U.S.-BRUNEI BILATERAL RELATIO [...]
1997-07-30 09:22:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL BX
97BANDARSERIBEGAWAN822ASIAWEEK'S "BRUNEI FUN?" ARTICLE
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A LONG ARTICLE ENTITLED "BRUNEI FUN?" APPEARED IN THE SEPTEMBER 12 ISSUE OF ASIAWEEK MAGAZINE. IN THE ARTICLE, SENIOR ASIAWEEK CORRESPONDENT ROGER MITTEN, EXAMINES CURRENT TRENDS IN BRUNEI SOCIETY, POLITICS, CULTURE, AND THE BRUNEI ROYAL FAMILY. THE CONTEXT OF THE AR [...]
1997-09-19 08:44:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI BX
97BEIJING3816CODEL ACKERMAN MEETING WITH ASSISTANT MINISTER
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY WILLIAM A. STANTON, POLMINCOUNS. REASONS: 1.5 B AND D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN AN OTHERWISE CORDIAL JANUARY 28 BREAKFAST MEETING WITH CONGRESSMAN ACKERMAN, ASSISTANT MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS YANG JIECHI PASSIONATELY ARGUED THAT CHINA HAD NOT REPEALED THE HONG KONG BILL [...]
1997-01-31 03:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ETRD ECON CH HK TW
97DAMASCUS2809 ASAD FAMILY UPDATE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR CHRISTOPHER W.S. ROSS, REASON: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE LATEST STORIES ON THE DAMASCUS RUMOR MILL SUGGEST A CLOSING OF THE RANKS WITHIN THE ASAD FAMILY, WITH MIXED SPECULATION THAT THE STANDING OF THE PRESIDENT'S BROTHER RIF'AT MAY BE IMPROVING, [...]
1997-05-21 06:10:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SY
97DHAKA4187AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN HOLZMAN. REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: PRIME MINISTER SHEIKH HASINA USED HER INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR HOLZMAN TO PRESS HARD FOR A PRESIDENTIAL VISIT TO BANGLADESH. SHE SAID THAT SHE, AND THE PEOPLE OF BANGLADESH, "ARE EXPECTING A VISIT BY T [...]
1997-09-04 11:19:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET ECON BG US
97GABORONE4838 A SADC PRIMER: TIME FOR A REVISED EDITION?
[...] SUMMARY. SOUTHERN AFRICA IS INCREASINGLY TOUTED AS THE CONTINENT'S ENGINE OF GROWTH, WITH THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) DRIVING THE TRAIN. SADC HAS MATURED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE ITS FORMATION IN 1992, BUT FORGING REGIONAL COOPERATION FROM NATIONALIST PROCLIVITIES IS AS DEL [...]
1997-09-04 14:53:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN ECON KPRP
97HARARE9435 ZIMBABWE: 1997 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] FORMAT PER REFTEL: (A) PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM: THERE WERE NO ACTS OF POLITICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENCE IN ZIMBABWE IN 1997: (B) EXTRADITION OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS: THERE WERE NO CASES INVOLVING EXTRADITION OF SUSPEC [...]
1997-11-24 13:05:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ZI
97ISLAMABAD2533 AFGHANISTAN: THE ENIGMATIC MULLAH OMAR AND TALIBAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY JOHN C. HOLZMAN, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION. REASON: 1.5 (C) (D). 2. (U) THIS CABLE WAS COORDINATED WITH CONSULATE PESHAWAR. ------- SUMMARY ------- 3. (C) NOT MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT MULLAH OMAR, THE TALIBAN FOUNDER AND LEADER. HE COMES FROM A SMALL VILLAGE NEAR KANDAHAR AND H [...]
1997-03-28 11:47:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PREL PINR AF
97JAKARTA6773 INDONESIA: 1997 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POL COUNSELOR ED MCWILLIAMS; REASON 1.5(D) 2. (U) FORMAT FOR THIS MESSAGE WAS DERIVED FROM REF A. A. RESPONSE OF THE INDONESIAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1997: ------------------------------- [...]
1997-11-18 10:53:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPTER PREL ID
97KINSHASA2238 KABILA GOVERNMENT
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS A PUTATIVE LISTING OF THE KABILA "GOVERNMENT" PRINTED IN A LOCAL KINSHASA NEWSPAPER, "LA CITE AFRICAINE," ON MARCH 31, 1997. BASED ON NAMES WE HAVE HEARD IN THE PAST, THE LIST SEEMS TO BE ACCURATE. EXCEPT WHERE NOTED, ALL COMMENTS ARE PROVIDED BY THE NEWSPAPER. EXECUTIVE C [...]
1997-04-02 12:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR CG
97NIAMEY2216 QADHAFI VISIT: HE CAME, HE SAW, HE LEFT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. WHAT HE LEFT BEHIND WILL BECOME MORE APPARENT IN THE COMING DAYS. QADHAFI STAYED ABOUT 24 HOURS. THE MAIN PUBLIC EVENT WAS HIS ADDRESS TO THE FAITHFUL AT THE NIAMEY MOSQUE THURSDAY AFTERNOON, IN WHICH HE CALLED FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE IN FAVOR OF ARABIC, AND [...]
1997-05-09 17:12:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID NG
97NIAMEY5135 ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM, IRAN, AND NIGER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOST NIGERIENS BELIEVE ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM CONSTITUTES A LONG-TERM THREAT TO THE SECULAR STATE ESTABLISHED UNDER NIGER'S CONSTITUTION. IRAN IS WORKING QUIETLY AND WITH SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO PROMOTE SHI'ISM IN NIGER. SHIA RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA ARE ALSO A FO [...]
1997-11-05 12:31:00Embassy NiameyCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SOCI NG IR KISL
97PHNOMPENH1339 COMMANDER, SPECIAL OPERATION COMMAND
[...] SUMMARY. ON MAY 3, 1997, VISITING MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES HOLLAND, COMMANDER, SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND PACIFIC, HAD SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CO-MINISTERS OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AND THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF, LTG MEAS SOPHEA, REAFFIRMING THE MILITARY-TO-MILITARY RELATIONSHIP [...]
1997-05-20 04:07:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR MOPS CB
97ROME4528 QADHAFI JUST WANTS TO BE FRIENDS WITH EUROPE
[...] No summary [...]
1997-05-21 14:00:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL XI LY IT
97ROME5198ITALY: A MORE ACTIVIST POLICY TOWARD ROGUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: RECENT GOI ACTIVITY SUGGESTS ITALY IS PURSUING MORE ACTIVIST POLICIES TOWARD THE SO-CALLED "ROGUE" STATES: IRAN, IRAQ, AND LIBYA. ACCORDING TO THE MFA, ITALY HAS, IN FACT, A SINGLE, BROAD POLICY FOR THESE COUNTRIES, CENTERED UPON THE BELIEF THAT ENGAGEMENT, NOT ISOLATION, IS TH [...]
1997-06-11 16:09:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL UNSC PTER KPRP IR IZ LY IT
97ROME9630LIBYA: QADHAFI HOPES IN ITALY'S LEFTISTS
[...] THE ITALIAN PRESS CONTINUES TO REPORT ON LIBYA, CITING QADHAFI AS SAYING OCTOBER 29 HE BELIEVES ITALY'S LEFTIST GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH APPROVING INDEMNITY PAYMENTS TO LIBYA AS COMPENSATION FOR ITALIAN COLONIAL DAMAGES. THREE PROMINENT FIGURES, FORMERLY MEMBERS OF THE THEN-IT [...]
1997-11-07 09:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL XI XF LY IT
97SOFIA3097 BULGARIA: BUILDING C0NSENSUS AND F0RMING A
[...] No summary [...]
1997-05-08 14:44:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL BU
97STATE133614MEETING WITH BIN LADEN GROUP AMERICAN BUSINESS
[...] CLASSIFIED BY NEA/ENA DIRECTOR, RICHARD L. JACKSON. REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: TECHMASTER ENGINEERING, INC. (TEL),A US- AFFILIATE OF A HOLDING COMPANY OF THE BIN LADEN GROUP HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS UNDER FMF-FUNDED CONTRACTS FOR THE EGYP [...]
1997-07-17 01:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD MASS PTER EG SA
97TAIPEI4246TAIWAN'S NEW CABINET -- BIO INFORMATION
[...] CLASSIFIED BY LAUREN MORIARTY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AIT/T. REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (U) BEGIN INTRODUCTION: AS REPORTED REFTEL, THE 15TH KMT CENTRAL STANDING COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 28 APPROVED THE APPOINTMENTS OF A SLIGHTLY RESHUFFLED CABINET UNDER INCOMING PREMIER VINCENT SIEW. SIEW AND HIS CAB [...]
1997-09-09 09:26:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TW
98AMMAN3050POLITICAL ISLAM IN JORDAN: STRUGGLING FOR THE SOUL
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DCM JANET A. SANDERSON; REASONS: 1.5(B) AND (D). ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. (C) THE NOVEMBER 1997 BOYCOTT OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BY THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND ITS POLITICAL WING, THE ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT, EXPOS [...]
1998-04-02 13:45:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPGOV PINR KISL PHUM JO
98AMMAN8578 JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS' RELATIONSHIP WITH HAMAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE JORDANIAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) HAS BEEN OUTSPOKEN IN ITS PUBLIC PROTESTS OVER THE KILLING OF HAMAS MILITARY LEADERS IMAD AND ADEL AWADULLAH AND HAS SUGGESTED PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY COMPLICITY IN THEIR DEATHS. THE MB OPENLY DECLARES ITS CLOSE TIES WITH HAMAS, BUT PRIVATELY [...]
1998-09-21 12:53:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER KISL KWBG JO
98ANKARA9055 ARMY CHIEF WARNS SYRIA ABOUT SUPPORT FOR PKK
[...] (U) TURKISH LAND FORCES COMMAND (TLFC) COMMANDER GENERAL ATILLA ATES WAS QUOTED IN THE LOCAL PRESS SEPTEMBER 16 AS SAYING THAT TURKEY WAS "RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE" WITH SYRIA'S ALLEGED SUPPORT OF THE SEPARATIST/TERRORIST KURDISTAN WORKERS PARTY (PKK). THE CONSERVATIVE "TURKIYE" NEWSPAPER'S [...]
1998-09-19 15:45:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER MOPS PINR PREL TU SY IR
98BEIJING18771 VFM YANG JIECHI PROTESTS U.S. ACTIONS ON TAIWAN
[...] (C) VFM YANG JIECHI CALLED IN THE AMBASSADOR NOVEMBER 12 TO PROTEST SECRETARY RICHARDSON'S VISIT TO TAIWAN AND THE DALAI LAMA'S WASHINGTON MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT CLINTON AND OTHER SENIOR U.S. OFFICIALS. YANG DESCRIBED BOTH ACTIONS AS "CATEGORICALLY UNACCEPTABLE" AND INTERFERENCE IN CHINA'S [...]
1998-11-12 09:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL US CH TW
98BEIRUT3570 AMBASSADOR'S CALLS ON PARLIAMENTARY LEADERSHIP
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR SATTERFIELD. REASONS 1.5 (B AND D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING THE AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS AT THE PARLIAMENT, SPEAKER NABIH BERRI AND HIS DEPUTY ELIE FERZLI INDICATED THAT LAF COMMANDER GENERAL EMILE LAHUD IS THE MOST OBVIOUS CHOICE TO BECOME THE NEXT PR [...]
1998-09-29 14:20:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KISL MEPP LE
98BEIRUT3820 LEBANESE PARLIAMENT ELECTS ARMY COMMANDER EMILE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR DAVID M. SATTERFIELD. REASONS 1.5 (B AND D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: RATIFYING THE NAME WHICH EMERGED FROM LAST WEEK'S SUMMIT BETWEEN LEBANESE PRESIDENT HRAWI AND SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASAD, THE LEBANESE PARLIAMENT TODAY ELECTED LAF COMMANDER EMILE LAHUD AS LEBANON'S ELEV [...]
1998-10-15 16:05:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR PREL LE
98BRUSSELS2939 U.S.-EU TROIKA: TERRORISM
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY WILLIAM R. REGAN, USEU. REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE MAY 7 U.S.-EU TROIKA DISCUSSIONS ON TERRORISM COVERED THE WATERFRONT, BUT SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS PAID TO THE EU'S RELATIONS WITH IRAN, WHERE IT PLEDGED CONTINUED VIGILANCE, AND ITS [...]
1998-05-12 12:02:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EUN KPAL IS PINR
98CARACAS2912AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HUGO CHAVEZ
[...] (C) CORRUPT POLITICIANS, FAILED INSTITUTIONS, AND POPULAR DESPAIR CHARACTERIZE VENEZUELAN POLITICS, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HUGO CHAVEZ TOLD AMBASSADOR DURING A SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING. CHAVEZ SAID HIS CANDIDACY REPRESENTS THE LAST HOPE OF A FRUSTRATED AND DESPERATE PEOPLE. THE SUCCESS OF HIS PR [...]
1998-09-25 23:17:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MARR VE
98CARACAS3816 CHAVEZ VICTORY LAP AROUND THE REGION
[...] (U) PRESIDENT-ELECT HUGO CHAVEZ PAID POST ELECTION COURTESY CALLS ON ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CARLOS MENEM, CHILEAN PRESIDENT EDUARDO FREI, BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT HENRIQUE CARDOZO, AND COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT CARLOS PASTRANA DURING A DECEMBER 15-18 WHIRLWIND REGIONAL TOUR OF BRAZIL (REF B),ARGENTINA (REF [...]
1998-12-23 18:33:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE BR AR CI CO
98ISLAMABAD3474 FOREIGN SECRETARY RAPS USG KNUCKLES ON "ONE-SIDEDNESS" OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FOREIGN SECRETARY SHAMSHAD AHMED COMPLAINED TO THE AMBASSADOR ON MAY 8 ABOUT THE "ONE-SIDED VIEW" OF THE JUST-RELEASED USG REPORT ON TERRORISM, LAMENTING THAT INDIA WAS PORTRAYED MORE POSITIVELY THAN PAKISTAN. ACKNOWLEDGING A RECENT RESPITE (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE APRIL 26/27 [...]
1998-05-11 10:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF PK
98ISLAMABAD3918POLITICAL OPPOSITION FLAYS NAWAZ FOR DELAYING RESPONSE TO INDIAN NUCLEAR CHALLENGE
[...] No summary [...]
1998-05-28 07:32:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC PK
98ISLAMABAD6509 PAKISTAN: A CONVERSATION WITH BENAZIR BHUTTO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: WITH HER RIVAL NAWAZ SHARIF IN DEEP POLITICAL TROUBLE, FORMER PRIME MINISTER BENAZIR BHUTTO IS SEEKING TO RESHAPE HER IMAGE AND REVIVE HER OWN TATTERED POLITICAL FORTUNES. IN A WIDE-RANGING CONVERSATION WITH POLCOUNS ON AUGUST 27, SHE CONDEMNED THE GROWING INFLUENCE OF THE ISLA [...]
1998-08-31 06:14:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS PK
98ISLAMABAD7870SHAHBAZ SHARIF ON NUCLEAR ISSUES, ISLAMIZATION AND POWER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MEETING OCTOBER 14 WITH VISITING AMBASSADOR MILAM, PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER SHAHBAZ SHARIF EMPHASIZED HIS BROTHER'S COMMITMENT TO FINDING COMMON GROUND WITH THE UNITED STATES ON PROLIFERATION ISSUES, JUSTIFIED THE RECENT REDUCTION OF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS AS A POLITICAL IMPERATIVE, AND [...]
1998-10-20 10:25:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MNUC ENRG PK
98JERUSALEM2378ALLEGED OSAMA BIN LADEN CONNECTION TO PALESTINIAN BANK
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ACTING PRINCIPAL OFFICER JERRY FEIERSTEIN, REASON 1.6X1. 2. (S) OSAMA BIN LADEN HAS CLOSE CONNECTIONS TO, AND POSSIBLY AN OWNERSHIP SHARE OF, AL-AQSA ISLAMIC BANK, A NEW BANK GIVEN PRELIMINARY APPROVAL BY THE PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY (PMA) TO OPERATE IN PALESTINIAN [...]
1998-08-25 15:14:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPTER EFIN KWBG KPAL JO SA
98PRETORIA15505 SOUTH AFRICA'S LONG-TERM SADC APPROACH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. IN A NOVEMBER 23 MEETING WITH DFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SADC POLITICAL AFFAIRS HORST BRAMMER, AND DFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR REGIONAL COORDINATION COEN BEZUIDENHOUT, THE SAG OFFICIALS TOLD POLMIL OFFICER AND POLOFFICER THAT, WHILE SOUTH AFRICA SUPPORTED THE STRENGTHENING OF SADC AS A [...]
1998-11-25 22:45:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC SF
98PRETORIA3354BIO INFO ON MBEKI'S NEW INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ADVISOR
[...] (C) POLMILOFF AND POLOFF PAID A COURTESY CALL ON DEPUTY PRESIDENT MBEKI'S DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS IN THE NEW POLICY COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION UNIT (CIU) MARCH 18. THE CIU, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, PROVIDES POLICY COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT, AND ENSUR [...]
1998-03-18 13:41:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL SF
98RIYADH3482 SAUDI ARABIA: USAMA BIN LADIN (C-NA8-00989)
[...] (S) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON EX-SAUDI TERRORIST USAMA BIN LADIN, WHICH INCLUDES INPUT FROM CONSULATES DHAHRAN AND JEDDAH, IS KEYED TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REF A. A. (S) ISLAMIC LEADERS ADMIRED BY BIN LADIN: BIN LADIN WAS RAISED IN A CONSERVATIVE WAHHABI MUSLIM FAMILY. AS A YOUNG MAN [...]
1998-10-13 08:37:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETKPRP PTER PGOV PINR SA
98RIYADH4048 SAUDI ARABIA: 1998 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS SET FORTH IN REFTEL. A. DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1998, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION RELAT [...]
1998-12-02 14:22:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SA
98RIYADH879 SAUDI ARABIA: BEDOUIN LORE ON CROWN PRINCE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION THEODORE KATTOUF. REASON: 1.5 (B). 2. (C) SUMMARY: ACCORDING TO MEMBERS OF THE ANAYZA TRIBE, CROWN PRINCE ABDULLAH'S PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF POWER LIES IN THE SHAMMAR AND ANAYZA TRIBES. HE HAS MARRIED INTO BOTH TRIBES, DRAWS ON THEM FOR THE MAJORITY [...]
1998-03-14 15:26:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SA
98SEOUL7019REPUBLIC OF KOREA: 1998 ANNUAL TERRORISM
[...] (U) NO PROSECUTIONS INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL OR DOMESTIC TERRORISM WERE CARRIED OUT IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK) IN 1998, AND THE ROK DID NOT RECEIVE ANY EXTRADITION REQUESTS FROM OTHER NATIONS FOR SUSPECTED TERRORISTS. ON DECEMBER 1, 1998, THE ROK NATIONAL ASSEMBLY RATIFIED THE ROK-U.S. EXT [...]
1998-12-11 07:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KS
98STATE55357APPROACH TO EU ON TALEBAN SUPPORT FOR USAMA BIN
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE - SEE PARA 2. 2. (S/RELEASABLE TO THE EU) THE U.S. IS CONCERNED BY THE SO-CALLED FATWA RECENTLY ISSUED BY TERRORIST PATRON USAMA BIN LADEN THAT CALLS ON ALL MUSLIMS TO KILL AMERICANS. WE HAVE RAISED THIS ISSUE WITH THE TALEBAN BOTH IN KABUL AND IN NEW YORK. [...]
1998-03-27 21:44:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL AF SA
98STATE62472PAKISTAN: GHAURI FLIGHT TEST
[...] (S) SUMMARY. A/S INDERFURTH EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT AT PAKISTAN'S FLIGHT TEST OF ITS GHAURI MISSILE, AND CONCERN AT ITS POSSIBLE IMPACT ON RESUMPTION OF TALKS WITH INDIA. HE URGED PAKISTAN TO CONVEY DIRECTLY TO THE NEW INDIAN GOVERNMENT ITS POSITION THAT THE TEST WAS NOT A REACT TON TO THE N [...]
1998-04-08 00:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PARM PK
98TELAVIV15545HAMAS CONSIDERS A NEW MODUS VIVENDI WITH PA
[...] (C) IN THE AFTERMATH OF WIDE-SCALE ARRESTS OF HAMAS ACTIVISTS FOLLOWING THE OCTOBER 29 GUSH KATIF SUICIDE BOMBINGS, SOME OF OUR GAZA CONTACTS ARE STATING THAT HAMAS IS PREPARING TO ENTER INTO A LIMITED "TRUCE" WITH THE PALESTINIAN.AUTHORITY (PA). THE TRUCE WOULD APPLY ONLY TO ATTACKS LAUNCHE [...]
1998-11-25 16:28:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKISL KWBG KPAL PREL PHUM GZ IS PGOV
98TUNIS933 PEACE CORPS: VIEWS OF AMBASSADORS: TUNIS RESPONSE
[...] PEACE CORPS? WE LOVED THEM--AND TUNISIA LOVED THEM--FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT THE 2,382 AMERICANS AND THEIR THOUSANDS OF TUNISIAN COUNTERPARTS MADE DURING THE 34 YEARS OF THEIR COMMON ENDEAVOR TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION. TUNISIA HAS ATTAINED A LEVEL OF DEVE [...]
1998-02-27 16:10:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EAID PREL TS
98USUNNEWYORK1622 PAKISTANI NUCLEAR TEST: SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MAY 28 THE SECURITY COUNCIL COULD NOT ISSUE A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT "STRONGLY DEPLORING" THE MAY 28 PAKISTANI NUCLEAR TEST. DESPITE MAY 28 LATE NIGHT SECURITY COUNCIL CONSULTATIONS OF THE WHOLE, THE CHINESE SAID THEY WERE WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONS. DURING EARLIER INFORMAL CONSULT [...]
1998-05-29 04:03:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS UNSC PARM MNUC KNNP PK IN
99BANDARSERIBEGAWAN381BRUNEI RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR BIOGRAPHIC
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES GEORGIA T. WRIGHT. REASONS 1.5 (C). 2. (C) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION RESPONDS TO A DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR BRIEFING MATERIAL IN PREPARATION FOR UPCOMING APEC MEETINGS (REFTEL A). 3. (U) OBJECTIVES OF BRUNEI'S LEADERS AND KEY FOCUS. AS REPORTED IN RE [...]
1999-07-08 08:50:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPINR APEC BX
99BEIRUT5413THE SOUTH: HIZBALLAH STRATEGIC, TACTICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SPECULATION OVER A FUTURE ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL (UNILATERAL OR THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS) FROM SOUTH LEBANON HAS GIVEN RISE TO DIFFERENCES AMONG HIZBALLAH'S SENIOR LEADERS ABOUT THE PARTY'S FUTURE. THE PROSPECT OF CHANGE HAS COMPELLED THE PARTY TO BEGIN SPECIFIC PLANNING FOR THE ROLE IT [...]
1999-12-21 12:52:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV IR KISL IS LE
99BERLIN1532REQUEST FOR INVITATIONAL TRAVEL
[...] AMEMBASSY BERLIN REQUESTS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL FOR INVITATIONAL TRAVEL AS OUTLINED BELOW: NAME OF TRAVELER: CHRISTINE ELDER CURRENT POSITION: CULTURAL AFFAIRS OFFICER, AMEMBASSY BERLIN DATES OF TRAVEL: NOVEMBER 12-23, 1999 DESTINATION OF TRAVE [...]
1999-10-29 12:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT
99CARACAS1305CHAVEZ LETTER TO PRESIDENT CLINTON
[...] (U) DURING AN APRIL 28 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER RANGEL, AMBASSADOR WAS PRESENTED WITH A LETTER FROM VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ TO PRESIDENT CLINTON. (LETTER AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION WERE PASSED TO WASHINGTON PER REF. A, TEXT BELOW.) UPON EXITING THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S OFFICE, RANGE [...]
1999-04-29 00:30:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE
99CARACAS25BIOGRAPHIC REPORT: JOSE VICENTE RANGEL: HUGO CHAVEZ'S NEW
[...] No summary [...]
1999-01-06 21:39:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL VE
99CARACAS400 BIOGRAPHIC REPORT: MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE LUIS REYES
[...] THIS IS A JOINT STATE-COMMERCE REPORT ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) LUIS REYES WAS APPOINTED VENEZUELA'S MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE BY PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ. THE NEWLY CREATED MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE WILL OVERSEE MATTERS OF TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. REYES [...]
1999-02-08 21:43:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECPS EIND PGOV PINR PREL VE
99CARACAS811COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: COOLER HEADS PREVAIL
[...] (C) THE DIPLOMATIC FLAP BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA PROVOKED BY PRESIDENT CHAVEZ'S MARCH 10 PRESS CONFERENCE COMMENT IS OVER. VENEZUELAN FOREIGN MINISTER RANGEL AND HIS COLOMBIAN COUNTERPART HAVE WORKED HARD TO RESOLVE THE INCIDENT AND TO FOCUS AGAIN ON THE TASK AT HAND: MANAGING A COMPLE [...]
1999-03-16 23:26:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PINS PTER CO VE
99DAMASCUS2528 SYRIAN SUCCESSION: AFTER ASAD THE STRUGGLE
[...] (C) HAFIZ AL-ASAD'S EFFORT TO PREPARE SON BASHAR TO ASSUME EVENTUALLY THE PRESIDENCY IS INCREASINGLY THE PRISM THROUGH WHICH POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE VIEWED AND INTERPRETED. THE PROSPECTS FOR A SMOOTH SUCCESSION ARE A DIRECT FUNCTION OF HOW MUCH TIME ASAD HAS -- AND HOW MUCH APTITUDE BASHAR [...]
1999-05-24 11:33:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PHUM PTER SY
99DAMASCUS4200BASHAR'S INTRO TO THE WEST?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A SOURCE CLOSE TO BASHAR AL-ASAD TOLD US AUGUST 5 THAT PRESIDENT ASAD HAD APPROVED A MIDDLE EAST INSIGHT MAGAZINE INTERVIEW WITH BASHAR, SCHEDULED TO BE PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER. THE SAME SOURCE, A BASHAR LOYALIST, PROBED US ON HOW THE U.S. VIEWED THE HEIR- APPARENT AND SEEMED INT [...]
1999-08-09 11:55:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SY
99GABORONE5380THE NEW LOOK OF SADC--PRESIDENCY PLANS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. THE SECRETARY'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SADC TRAVELED OCTOBER 11-13 TO MOZAMBIQUE TO CONSULT WITH GOM OFFICIALS ON SADC MATTERS AND PARTICULARLY ON MOZAMBIQUE'S ROLE AS CURRENT SADC PRESIDENT. FONMIN SIMAO AND OTHER GOM OFFICIALS SHARED THEIR AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR RESTRUCTURING [...]
1999-10-19 15:03:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL SADC MZ ZU
99HONGKONG8575PROMINENT HK JOURNALIST: CHINA´S ARMY WANTS
[...] (C) LONG-TIME CHINA REPORTER XXXXXXXXXXXX RECENTLY DESCRIBED AN INSULAR CHINESE MILITARY LEADERSHIP THAT INCREASINGLY HAS LOOKED TO LIMITED ARMED CONFLICT WITH TAIWAN AS A MEANS TO RESTORING THE ARMY´S PRESTIGE. HE ADDED THAT VICE PRESIDENT HU JINTAO WAS OUT OF FAVOR WITH PRESIDENT JIANG ZEMIN B [...]
1999-09-24 10:01:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK TW US PINR
99ISLAMABAD495PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: USAMA BIN LADIN
[...] No summary [...]
1999-01-26 03:32:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF KISL PK PREL PTER
99JAKARTA1577 XANANA GUSMAO LETTER TO THE SECRETARY
[...] CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE MICHAEL P. OWENS, REASON, 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. FOLLOWING IS A LETTER FROM EAST TIMORESE RESISTANCE LEADER XANANA GUSMAO TO THE SECRETARY, IN RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY'S LETTER OF MARCH 19 (REF A). THE ORIGINAL IS BEING FORWARDED BY POUCH: SALEMBA, MARCH 22, 1999 [...]
1999-03-30 08:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR ID UN
99JAKARTA5612 AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 9 MEETING WITH DEFENSE
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY DATT/ARMA - COL JOSEPH H. DAVES, USA, REASON, 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: DURING A FRIENDLY 75 MINUTE DISCUSSION, NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER FOR DEFENSE AND SECURITY DR. JUWONO SUDARSONO SIGNALED THAT HE IS SERIOUS ABOUT IMPLEMENTING FUNDAMENTAL, LONG TERM MILITARY [...]
1999-11-10 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM PINR MILI ID
99JAKARTA5955AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH XANANA GUSMAO
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLCOUNS PAMELA SLUTZ; REASON 1.5(D). SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY ROTH, AMBASSADOR GELBARD AND PARTY MET A WARM AND ELABORATE RECEPTION AT XANANA GUSMAO'S COMPOUND IN AILEU, EAST TIMOR ON NOVEMBER 23. AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE STRESSED [...]
1999-12-01 10:52:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR PREF SOCI MOPS UN ID
99JERUSALEM1970 "ABU SAOOD:" (ONE OF) ARAFAT'S REVILED
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY CONSUL GENERAL JOHN E. HERBST, REASON 1.5(B). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) PALESTINIANS INCREASINGLY COMPLAIN THAT ARAFAT'S COTERIE OF "GATEKEEPERS" ARE EXERCISING A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF POWER AND PREVENTING PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEGITIMATE BUSINESS WITH ARAFAT F [...]
1999-07-02 11:50:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL KDEM PINR
99KINSHASA7954DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: 1999 ANNUAL
[...] N/A. 2. NONE THAT WE KNOW OF. K. NONE THAT WE KNOW OF. SWING [...]
1999-11-30 03:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER CG
99LONDON10405UNITED KINGDOM: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE UNITED KINGDOM IS ONE OF THE UNITED STATES' CLOSEST ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. IT ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTES TO THE WORK OF INTERNATIONAL BODIES, INCLUDING THE UN, THE GROUP OF EIGHT (G8),AND THE EUROPEAN UNION IN PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGAIN [...]
1999-12-15 07:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UK
99MOSCOW4277 SHARIA, SHURA, AND STATEHOOD IN CHECHNYA
[...] (C) CHECHEN PRESIDENT MASKHADOV DECLARED A STATE OF SHARIA (ISLAMIC) LAW EARLY IN FEBRUARY, PROMPTING A FLOOD OF HIGH-LEVEL CRITICISM IN MOSCOW. RUSSIAN POLITICIANS HAVE PREDICTED WORSENING RUSSIAN-CHECHEN RELATIONS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN THE BREAKAWAY REPUBLIC. ACCO [...]
1999-02-26 15:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS
99PRETORIA12830 SOUTH AFRICA AND SADC'S SECURITY ORGAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENSE AND FOREIGN MINISTERS WILL TAKE PART IN AN OCTOBER 26 - 27 SPECIAL MINISTERIAL SESSION IN SWAZILAND ON REFORM OF THE ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENSE, AND SECURITY (THE ORGAN). PARTICIPATION OF THE FOREIGN MINISTER SHOULD ADDRESS SAG CONCERN THAT ANY DECISIONS [...]
1999-10-22 13:37:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS SF
99STATE184471DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: THE 8 OCTOBER 1999 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE DESIGNATION OF "FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS" IS LIKELY TO ATTRACT MEDIA COVERAGE AND OFFICIAL INTEREST IN SOME COUNTRIES. CHIEFS OF MISSION AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY SECTIONS SHOULD CONSIDER GOVERNMENT-TO- GOVER [...]
1999-09-30 15:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER OPRC
99STATE31692TALIBAN CLAIM BIN LADEN OUT OF THEIR TERRITORY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: TALIBAN UN "PERMREP DESIGNATE" ABDUL HAKEEM MUJAHID TOLD SA A/S INDERFURTH FEBRUARY 17 THAT USAMA BIN LADEN (UBL) WAS NO LONGER IN TALIBAN-CONTROLLED TERRITORY. HE WOULD NOT PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS BUT IMPLIED THAT UBL WAS ELSEWHERE IN AFGHANISTAN THOUGH EN ROUTE TO A FOREI [...]
1999-02-19 23:30:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL PGOV AF
99TAIPEI3700KAOHSIUNG OBSERVES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: IN KAOHSIUNG ON DECEMBER 10, 1979, A GROUP OF DEMONSTRATORS CONNECTED TO THE "DANG WAI" (OUTSIDE THE PARTY OR NON-KMT) MAGAZINE "MEILIDAO," OR FORMOSA, ATTEMPTED TO MARCH TO A NEARBY PARK WHERE THEY PLANNED TO RALLY IN COMMEMORATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY. SHORTLY AFTER [...]
1999-12-14 07:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI TW
99TELAVIV12144HAMAS DEBATES FUTURE
[...] (C) OUR CONTACTS IN GAZA HAVE PRESENTED DIFFERING VIEWS OVER NEXT STEPS BEING CONTEMPLATED BY HAMAS. A SENIOR FATAH LEADER AND MEMBER OF THE FATAH CENTRAL COMMITTEE, HANI AL-HASSAN, TOLD US RECENTLY THAT HAMAS WAS PLANNING AN "ELECTION" FOR MEMBERS OF ITS POLITBURO AND CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY. [...]
1999-08-27 06:42:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKISL PTER KPAL KWBG PREL PHUM GZ IS
99TUNIS2120 BEN ALI SUCCESSION
[...] (S) IMMEDIATE SUCCESSI0N ISSUES ARE LESS 0F A C0NCERN IN TUNISIA THAN S0ME 0THER C0UNTRIES IN THE REGI0N. GIVEN HIS R0BUST HEALTH, THE 62-YEAR-0LD BEN ALI IS EXPECTED ALC (##)F0URTH TERM OF OFFICE UNTIL WELL INT0 HIS THIRD. IN THE CASE 0F THE DEATH 0R INCAPACITATI0N 0F BEN ALI, THE C0NSTITU [...]
1999-05-20 11:55:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV PREL TS
99TUNIS305 TOUR D'HORIZ0N WITH GOT PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. 0N JANUARY 22, PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ABDELWAHEB ABDALLAH T0LD AMBASSAD0R RAPHEL THE GOT H0PED TO USE PRESIDENT BEN ALI'S UPCOMING VISIT T0 WASHINGTON T0 PR0MOTE TUNISIA'S IMAGE AS A T0LERANT, OPEN ISLAMIC C0UNTRY AND MODERATE, C0NSTRUCTIVE ACTOR ON SUCH REGI0NAL ISSUES AS THE MID [...]
1999-01-25 17:54:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM TS
99TUNIS5042TUNISIAN CABINET RESHUFFLE: SOME FAMILIAR FACES,
[...] AN EMBASSY CONTACT IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE CONFIRMED ON 11/17 RUMORS AND PARTIAL RADIO REPORTS THAT PRESIDENT BEN ALI HAS MADE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN HIS GOVERNMENT: -- PRIME MINISTER: MOHAMED GHANNOUCHI, FORMER MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND FOREIGN INVESTMENT (REPLAC [...]
1999-11-17 16:44:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TS
99TUNIS5510 PUBLISHED BIOGRAPHIES OF TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] FOLLOWING ARE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW MEMBERS OF THE TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT AND OFFICIALS WHO WERE ALREADY IN THE GOVERNMENT BUT MOVED TO A NEW POSITION. ANALYSIS OF THE GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLING IS REPORTED REFTEL. 2. NEW MEMBERS OF THE CABINET: --BECHIR TEKKARI, MINISTER OF JUSTICE. B [...]
1999-12-16 14:39:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PGOV PREL TS
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