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04CARACAS559	BRAIN TRUST PREVIEWS PRIMARY PLANS [...] (C) On 07 February, the Ambassador met with a group of opposition "wise-men" who made a presentation on a plan for a unified candidate to run for president in elections following an eventual recall referendum. The group claimed that the plan had possible widespread support among leaders of the [...]	2004-02-17 19:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE

04CARACAS560	DAS DESHAZO PRESSES SIGNATURE COUNT WITH VP RANGEL [...] (C) WHA DAS Peter DeShazo told Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel on February 16 that the world is watching the manner in which the National Electoral Council(CNE) carries out the signature count on the recall petition against President Hugo Chavez. DAS DeShazo expressed full support for the w [...]	2004-02-17 19:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS577	CARTER CENTER/OAS RAISE CONCERNS WITH DAS DESHAZO [...] (C) WHA DAS Peter DeShazo expressed USG support for the OAS and the Carter Center in a lunch on February 16 for representatives of both organizations hosted by the Ambassador. OAS Chief of Staff Fernando Jaramillo said it is clear the National Electoral Council (CNE) is attempting to invalida [...]	2004-02-18 12:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS578	VENEZUELA POLITICAL UPDATE: 2/14/2004 [...] OAS: -- (C) OAS chief of staff Francisco Jaramillo told the Ambassador February 13 that the National Electoral Council (CNE) board meeting with the Carter Center and OAS was "a disaster." Jaramillo said the CNE refused an OAS and Carter Center proposal to bring fingerprint experts from the [...]	2004-02-18 15:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CARACAS610	IMF REP SEES LITTLE TO CHEER ABOUT IN VENEZUELA'S [...] (C) In a February 19 meeting with Econcouns, IMF Resident Representative Humberto Arbulu expressed deep skepticism over Chavez administration economic policies and frustration over the lack of transparency in economic information made available to him. He gave the Finance Ministry high mark [...]	2004-02-20 13:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV VE
04CARACAS612	CHAVEZ TAKES AIM AT HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS [...] (C) During his February 15 "Alo Presidente" broadcast, President Chavez accused several human rights organizations of receiving funding from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) through the Washington-based Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) to help overthrow the GOV. Seve [...]	2004-02-20 16:10:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
04CARACAS620	ADVANCING THE REVLUTION: BRINGING THE ATTORNEY [...] (C ON FEBRUARY 18, CARMEN ALGUINDIGUE, DIRECTOR OF PROCEDURAL ACTION AND ONE OF THREE KEY CAREER EMPLOEES IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, WAS FIRED. ACCORDING TO LEGATT, AT LEAST TWO MORE TOP EMPLYEES IN THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE FIRED AS PART O A STRATEGY TO FORCE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFI [...]	2004-02-20 20:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS VE
04CARACAS628	DAS DESHAZO'S MEETING WITH AMBASSADORS ON 2/16/2004 [...] (C) During a February 16 meeting in Caracas, DAS Peter DeShazo told ambassadors from interested countries that the international community needs to make clear its strong and unified support for the democratic process, the OAS and the Carter Center. The Spanish ambassador worried about a CNE [...]	2004-02-25 13:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CARACAS649	VENEZUELA REFERENDUM UPDATE: 2/25/2004 [...] (C) The National Electoral Council (CNE) announced February 24 that petition forms with more than one third of the signatures to petition the recall of President Chavez will be submitted to the CNE's Superior Technical Committee (CTS) for further review because they were filled in with the sam [...]	2004-02-26 22:21:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CARACAS651	CIVIL REBELLION CHARGES SPARK PROTESTS IN MERIDA [...] (C) Pro-GOV Merida State Governor Florencio Porras ordered an investigation against 24 opposition-aligned citizens in January, alleging civil rebellion stemming back to events in April 2002, when President Hugo Chavez was briefly removed from power. Students led violent protests January 29 and [...]	2004-02-26 22:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS699	REPORT ON STAFFDEL FEBRUARY 18-20 [...] (C) House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee staff members met with opposition and government leaders, members of the National Assembly, and the UNHCR representative in Caracas February 18-20. Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel emphasized the importance of maintaining a good Venezuelan-U.S. bil [...]	2004-03-01 20:37:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF VE
04CARACAS700	WEEKEND OF CONFLICT IN CARACAS; NO CNE DECISION YET [...] (C) Opposition groups staged two days of protests in the wake of the February 27 march that left one dead and dozens injured. The GOV staged its own march of hundreds of thousands on February 28 to protest U.S. intervention in Venezuelan affairs. Speaking to the crowd, President Chavez deliv [...]	2004-03-01 21:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS714	ECONOMIC FALL-OUT FROM INCREASED POLITICAL TENSIONS [...] (SBU) The rise in political tensions over the revocatory referendum on Chavez's tenure in office and attendant violence is beginning to spill over into the economy. The parallel market bolivar/dollar rate has spiked as has the spread on Venezuelan bonds. It appears, however, that a planned [...]	2004-03-02 20:41:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EFIN ENRG VE
04CARACAS728	THE OPPOSITION'S NEGOTIATING DILEMMA [...] (C) The Democratic Coordinating Committee (DCC) is negotiating with National Electoral Council (CNE) Director Jorge Rodriguez to design a workable appeals process ("reparo") for regaining the signatures petitioning a presidential recall referendum not initially accepted by the CNE. The DCC wa [...]	2004-03-04 19:07:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS731	HOW REAL IS CHAVEZ'S OIL THREAT? [...] (C) On February 29, President Chavez threatened to cut off Venezuelan oil supplies to the U.S. or to nationalize U.S. company assets if the U.S. were to seek to "blockade" or impose sanctions against Venezuela. The U.S. majors in Venezuela dismiss his words as bluster but do not totally disco [...]	2004-03-04 22:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV VE
04CARACAS740	WHERE THE OPPOSITION STANDS ON CNE TALKS [...] (C) OPPOSITION LEADERS BEGAN DISCUSSIONS WITH NATIONAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL (CNE) JORGE RODRIGUEZ ON MARCH 3 TO WORK OUT A FORMULA FOR THE REFERENDUM SIGNATURES APPEALS PROCESS. IN ADDITION TO NEGOTIATING WITH THE CNE, THE OPPOSITION LEADERS FACE FUNDAMENTAL INTERNAL DIVISIONS AS TO WHETHER TO PU [...]	2004-03-05 19:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS746	CHAVEZ RENEWS ALLEGATIONS OF U.S. PLOTTING [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez repudiated international criticisms against the GOV for human rights violations and undemocratic practices, speaking to the diplomatic corps March 5. DCM attending on behalf of the Ambassador, walked out after Chavez reasserted allegations, made most recently Februar [...]	2004-03-05 20:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS749	OAS AND CARTER CENTER PUT PRESSURE ON GOV [...] (C) CARTER CENTER REPRESENTATIVE MATTHEW HODES TOLD THE AMBASSADOR MARCH 4 THAT FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER AND OAS SYG CESAR GAVIRIA WOULD PULL THEIR MISSIONS OUT OF VENEZUELA IF THE GOV INSISTS ON UNWORKABLE RULES FOR THE PROPOSED APPEALS PROCESS (REPARO). CNE DIRECTOR JORGE RODRIGUEZ WANT [...]	2004-03-05 21:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CARACAS786	CNE EMPLOYEES: GOV TAKING OVER, RECALL UNLIKELY [...] (C) Diego Acevedo, aide to CNE Director Sobella Mejias, claimed even if the presidential referendum signature appeals process overcomes significant technical hurdles, it will nonetheless be vulnerable to pro-Chavez sabotage from the overseeing officials. He claimed all of the CNE's regional o [...]	2004-03-09 15:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS801	THE NARROW ROAD TO THE SIGNATURE APPEALS PROCESS [...] (C) The GOV and the opposition continue to negotiate the appeals process ("reparos") that will determine the fate of the signatures presidential referendum against President Hugo Chavez. The National Electoral Council (CNE) March 7 delivered its computerized version of the results of the veri [...]	2004-03-09 21:52:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS882	CHAVEZ'S LONG ARM CHOKES JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS [...] (C) Recently fired chief prosecutor Ramon Medina told poloff March 9 that the Attorney General's Office is increasingly focused on solidifying Chavez's hold on domestic institutions. Medina, a long-time contact of the Embassy's LegAtt and PAS offices, said he was dismissed because he resisted [...]	2004-03-12 21:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CARACAS883	SUMATE SCRUBS THE CNE'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS [...] (C) The NGO Sumate presented to the diplomatic corps on March 11 its initial impressions of the signature verification data given to the opposition by the National Electoral Council's (CNE). The CNE's work is full of errors that, in Sumate's opinion, imply an intentional effort to ruin the ch [...]	2004-03-12 21:12:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS890	DUELING CLAIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] (C) Nearly a dozen Venezuelans died, 1,758 were wounded or injured, and 410 were detained during disturbances in the country from February 27 to March 5, according to the opposition Democratic Coordinating Committee (DCC). Amid the claims of government human rights abuses, the GOV has mounted [...]	2004-03-15 16:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
04CARACAS898	TSJ ELECTORAL CHAMBER ORDERS CNE TO VERIFY [...] (U) The Electoral Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ),issued a ruling March 15 ordering the National Electoral Council (CNE) to include more than 800,000 presidential referendum signatures among the valid signatures that will be subject to the appeals process (reparo). In theory, th [...]	2004-03-15 20:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS908	CHESS GAME IN THE SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE [...] (C) Venezuela Supreme Court's (TSJ) Constitutional Chamber declared March 11 that it alone is the appropriate forum to hear cases regarding the National Electoral Council (CNE) and the proposed presidential recall referendum. Constitutional Chamber president Ivan Rincon told the Ambassador Mar [...]	2004-03-16 12:56:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS920	BIOGRAPHY OF VENEZUELA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C/NF) Jesus Arnaldo Perez became Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Relations on February 13, 2004. Having served as Ambassador to France (2002-2004) and to Algeria (2001-2002),Perez replaced outgoing Minister Roy Chaderton, who will replace Perez as Ambassador to France once the GOV receives [...]	2004-03-17 20:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR VE
04CARACAS922	U.S.-LED CONSORTIUM TO PROVIDE ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) The U.S.-based company Smartmatic (Boca Raton, Florida) is the managing partner of the SBC Consortium that recently won the contract to provide automated electoral equipment and services for Venezuela's August 1 regional elections (and a presidential referendum if necessary). The consor [...]	2004-03-17 20:29:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BEXP VE
04CARACAS945	VENEZUELA ON THE VERGE OF A PURGE [...] (C) The GOV appears to be engaged in a broad effort to ensure loyalty and punish opposition using the list of persons who signed the recall petition against President Hugo Chavez. Since the beginning of March, reports have emerged of GOV offices and state enterprises using signature data from [...]	2004-03-19 21:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PHUM VE
04CARACAS946	SUPREME COURT DONNYBROOK STALLS RECALL [...] (U) The Supreme Court (TSJ) Constitutional Chamber ordered the Electoral Chamber to stop all activity related to the National Electoral Council (CNE) March 17. In a March 18 letter, the Electoral Chamber reaffirmed its jurisdiction in the matter and refused to give up its files. For its part, [...]	2004-03-19 21:39:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS947	NUMBER THREE PROSECUTOR BECOMES CHAVEZ POLITICAL [...] (C) Carmen Alguindigue, the former number three prosecutor in the Attorney General's Office, said March 17 she was fired for refusing to support the Chavez political agenda. The increasing number of politically-motivated firings in government will further weaken the nation's institutions, she [...]	2004-03-19 21:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS949	REGIONAL ELECTIONS WILL TEST OPPOSITION UNITY [...] (C) THE REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATES FOR VENEZUELA'S AUGUST 1 GUBERNATORIAL AND MAYORAL ELECTIONS BEGAN MARCH 16. OPPOSITION GROUPS FACE THE CHALLENGE OF MAINTAINING UNITY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO REVOKE THE MANDATE OF PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ WHILE COMPETING FOR THE REGIONAL ELECTIONS. OPPOSITION LEAD [...]	2004-03-19 21:46:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS950	WANTED: BARUTA MAYOR, FOR INCITING CROWD AT CUBAN [...] (C) Baruta Mayor Henrique Capriles Radonsky said March 18 he will not present himself to the court as summoned until after he sees the case file alleging his involvement with a violent protest at the Cuban Embassy April 12, 2002. The court has refused Capriles' lawyers access to the case file [...]	2004-03-19 21:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS975	HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS CLOSE-UP: DETENTIONS [...] (U) The GOV has detained hundreds of individuals since February 27 on charges ranging from "violent behavior" to civil rebellion. The detentions share certain characteristics, including little concern with the detainee's relation to the alleged charges, beatings and torture while in National [...]	2004-03-23 14:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINS VE
04CHENNAI1306	DUMPING DUTIES ARE LEAST OF SHRIMP FARMERS' [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Early fears that USDOC anti-dumping duties on warm water shrimp from India could become a hot- button political issue appear to be groundless. Shrimp farmers do not blame the duties for their problems, but rather four years of slumping international demand. While politicians in [...]	2004-11-01 08:27:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIS SENV IN CE BR EC US
04CHENNAI1392	BLASTS ROCK HYDERABAD; EXTORTION NOT NAXALITE [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 08:34:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PTER IN
04CHENNAI1394	VEERAPPAN'S DEATH PUTS DHARMAPURI'S FUTURE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A seventeen-year manhunt ended with the shooting death of K.M. Veerappan, the famed forest brigand of Dharmapuri. The shootout was the culmination of months of planning by the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) and the police Special Task Force (STF). The operation showcased the [...]	2004-11-09 08:50:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINR PHUM IN
04CHENNAI1395	NAXALITE CONSOLIDATION A CAUSE FOR WORRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The merger of India's two largest and best organized Maoist groups, the Peoples' War (PW) and Maoist Communist Center (MCC),into the Communist Party of India (Maoist) is likely to expand the horizon of their ambitions. It will help these "Naxalites" knit together their areas [...]	2004-11-09 10:04:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PTER IN
04CHENNAI1418	HINDU PONTIFF ARRESTED FOR MURDER; LITTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tamil Nadu police arrested one of India's most prominent Hindu religious leaders, Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi of Kanchi, accused of murdering a former aide. The arrest has shocked Tamil Nadu, but there is little public anger. The move upset a miniscule group of the AIA [...]	2004-11-12 11:13:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IN
04CHENNAI1470	BJP'S BID TO EXPLOIT PONTIFF'S ARREST A FLOP IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the BJP and Viswa Hindu Parishad (VHP) shouted themselves hoarse about the arrest of Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, their protests have fallen on deaf ears in Tamil Nadu. A call for a bundh (strike) failed, no non-Brahmin parties joined the protests, and even Tam [...]	2004-11-23 09:23:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI IN
04CHENNAI1490	KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT IN LIMBO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bangalore, India's leading technopolis and the capital of Karnataka, is burdened with a tardy and incomplete state government led by contending coalition partners. Local business leaders complain that the new Singh government has overshot the mark in shifting focus from urban t [...]	2004-11-26 09:03:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR IN
04COLOMBO1012	In a well-received public speech, Maldivian [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 9 landmark public speech, Maldivian President Gayoom recommended a series of constitutional reforms to be considered by a special parliamentary session. Gayoom's proposals would mark a great step forward in building democracy in Maldives. They have been well-received [...]	2004-06-17 08:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1013	Talks about Talks in Stasis while Norwegians [...] (C) SUMMARY: The LTTE showed no flexibility on negotiation issues during Norwegian Ambassador's June 16 visit to Kilinochchi. Both sides have rejected a Norwegian compromise formulation on the negotiating agenda. The situation in the East is somewhat improved but remains troubled. The LTT [...]	2004-06-17 10:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE NO IN LTTE
04COLOMBO1027	New GSL-drafted anti-conversion bill presented [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent meetings with top GSL officials, the Ambassador voiced USG concerns about reports of a draft anti-conversion bill and the implications for religious freedom in general. Both the President and Foreign Minister said they were not in favor of such legislation. In the me [...]	2004-06-18 07:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF CE
04COLOMBO103	Ambassador Lunstead and Japanese Special Envoy [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Lunstead met January 20 with Japanese Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi. The two discussed Sri Lanka's ongoing cohabitation impasse and its impact on the peace process. Both agreed it was important for the U.S. and GoJ to continue to consult in the leadup to the meeting [...]	2004-01-20 12:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS EAID CE JA NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1062	NORWEGIAN PEREGRINATIONS FOR PEACE [...] (C) Norwegian visit to Delhi was largely a briefing for the Indians, who expressed support for Norway and its role in the peace process. Both GSL and LTTE have asked Norway to continue to try to find a formula to allow them to resume talks. Norwegians may wait until after July 10 Provincial [...]	2004-06-23 07:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1071	SRI LANKA POLITICAL UPDATE: GSL LOOKING FOR [...] (C) This update reviews the following political developments in Sri Lanka: -- The government remains in pursuit of an elusive majority in Parliament -- Continued reports of tension and violence in the east -- The UNP increases the volume of verbal attacks against the government -- T [...]	2004-06-24 06:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1074	Former PM requests U.S. visa for fellow MP [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNP MP Moulana admits to transporting rebel Tiger leader Karuna to Colombo. According to former PM Wickremesinghe, Karuna is now in the hands of the Sri Lanka Army. Wickremesinghe also requests Ambassador to help facilitate a U.S. visa for Moulana and his family. Moulana has [...]	2004-06-24 10:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV CVIS MOPS CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1086	Karuna Affair Continues to Plague Government [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rumors and stories continue to swirl around the events associated with rebel Tiger leader Karuna and his whereabouts. Government officials are engaged in fingerpointing about who knew what and when they knew it about Karuna. The GSL has not done a good job of managing the medi [...]	2004-06-28 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO109	President's party signs pact with radical JVP; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amid fanfare, President Kumaratunga's SLFP party and the radical JVP formally entered into a political alliance on January 20. The alliance is basically an electoral pact, but an MOU attacking the GSL's handling of the peace track was also agreed to. In a related development, S [...]	2004-01-21 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM CE NO
04COLOMBO11	Ambassador delivers Secretary Powell's letter to President Kumaratunga [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador delivered Secretary Powell's letter to President Kumaratunga on Jan 2. Ambassador urged President to seek solution to the ongoing political crisis so that the peace process could resume and the economy get back on track. President said she had gone as far as she could go [...]	2004-01-05 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CE IN LTTE
04COLOMBO1101	LTTE BACKSLIDES ON CHILD SOLDIERS, REPORTEDLY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 26 statement, UNICEF has blasted the LTTE for accelerating its efforts to recruit children in LTTE-controlled areas, despite promising signs this April when the Tigers released hundreds of children. Since April, UNICEF has received 159 reports of forcible and voluntar [...]	2004-06-30 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KOCI CE UNICEF LTTE
04COLOMBO1120	POTENTIAL SUICIDE BOMBER DETONATES AT COLOMBO [...] (C) At 12:15 pm on July 7, 2004, a potential suicide bomber detonated at the Colpetty (Kollupitiya) Police Station in Colombo. According to news reports, the bomber was caught at a nearby government ministry building and brought to the police station for further investigation. Sri Lankan mi [...]	2004-07-07 08:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1131	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT: PEACE AND PROSPERITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the Ambassador's assessment of where things stand in Sri Lanka 90 days after the new government took office. The heady optimism on peace and prosperity which prevailed when Ranil Wickremasinghe took over in December 2001 has largely disappeared. Though Ranil lost the Ap [...]	2004-07-07 12:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE ECONOMICS LTTE
04COLOMBO1132	SUICIDE BOMBER HITS POLICE INSTEAD OF TAMIL MINISTER AMID AN INCREASE IN VIOLENCE IN THE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 7, a suspected LTTE suicide bomber detonated herself at a local police station in Colombo. Four police officers were killed and at least 11 injured. The police station is located near the Chancery, but no Americans were injured, nor was the compound damaged. There is n [...]	2004-07-07 12:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV CASC CE LTTE PHSA PREL
04COLOMBO1142	GSL DOWNPLAYS JULY 7 SUICIDE BOMBING IMPACT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government officials downplay the July 7 suicide bombing in Colombo to keep the incident from jeopardizing the peace process. The intended target, Tamil Minister Devananda, is unfazed by the assassination attempt and dismisses the likelihood that his connection with Karuna may [...]	2004-07-08 12:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1158	PRESIDENT'S ALLIANCE WINS MAJORITY IN SIX [...] (C) Summary: The President's alliance won control of all six provincial councils being contested during the July 10 election, even defeating the Opposition party in its up-country stronghold. The elections were characterized by unusually low voter turnout and there were only minimal reports [...]	2004-07-12 11:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CE
04COLOMBO116	Staffdel Gilley/McCormick visit: Interlocutors [...] (C) SUMMARY: A bipartisan delegation of professional staff members from the House International Relations Committee visited Sri Lanka, January 15-18. In addition to a full plate of meetings in Colombo, a highlight of the visit was a day trip to war-torn Jaffna District in the north. Interlo [...]	2004-01-22 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OTRA PINS PHUM EAID CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1181	TIGER RHETORIC CONTINUES TO INCREASE AFTER COLOMBO [...] (C) SUMMARY: After the July 7 suicide bombing of a police station in downtown Colombo, Tiger rhetoric is heating up. The uptick in the group's rhetoric is accompanied by an increasingly fearful climate in the east, where the Tigers have been flexing their muscles. Assassinations and child [...]	2004-07-16 04:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1190	PEACE PROCESS READ-OUT FROM NORWEGIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar was blunt in telling the LTTE suicide bombings had to stop. The LTTE neither confirmed nor denied its responsibility. The LTTE complained about alleged government support for Karuna. President Kumaratunga told Brattskar she knew nothing about mili [...]	2004-07-19 09:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO12	Sri Lanka: U.S. efforts to help end [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka has been abuzz the last several days with reaction to the Secretary's letters to the President and the PM, and the Department's statement issued after the Deputy Secretary met with Minister Moragoda last week. Press reaction has been mixed, with some commentary suppor [...]	2004-01-05 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO PINR CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1262	NORWEGIAN DEPUTY FM DESCRIBES LONG UPHILL ROAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Helgesen found President Kumaratunga flexible on peace talks agenda issue, but Karuna situation is preventing progress on getting back to talks. LTTE is seeking a military solution to the Karuna issue. Helgesen sees task as safeguarding the Cease Fire Agreement while Karuna issue [...]	2004-07-29 10:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO127	UNICEF reports that the Tamil Tigers forcibly [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNICEF's Sri Lanka Office has issued a report stating that the Tamil Tigers forcibly recruited over 700 children in 2003. With the Tigers showing little sign of stopping forcible recruitment, UNICEF has again warned that it may have to suspend the child transit center program i [...]	2004-01-23 06:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1295	In political move, President resigns from [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga resigned as leader of her government United People's Freedom Alliance on August 4. Government interlocutors officially described the resignation as expected, adding that it would allow the President more time to focus on the peace process. Her departure f [...]	2004-08-05 10:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CE
04COLOMBO1304	REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES -- JULY 2004 APPENDIX TO [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-06 05:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV MV ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1309	In meetings with PDAS Camp, interlocutors show [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 29-30 visit to Sri Lanka, State Department PDAS for South Asia Donald Camp met with interlocutors throughout the government and political arena. The government reiterated its commitment to talks and was clearly thinking about how to get back to the table. Comment [...]	2004-08-09 08:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1337	Maldivian reform in peril after August 12-13 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the evening of August 12, Maldivians began massing outside police headquarters on the capital island of Male', demanding the release of several political prisoners. The crowd continued to grow until the police moved in with tear gas on the afternoon of August 13 to end the d [...]	2004-08-16 11:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CASC MV
04COLOMBO1342	SRI LANKA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT APPENDIX, [...] This appendix serves as an update to the 2003 Investment Climate Statement for Sri Lanka. It has been provided to assist investors in the interim period resulting from the U.S. Government's decision to begin publishing the Country Commercial Guide (of which the Investment Climate Statement i [...]	2004-08-17 11:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1362	EU AND JAPAN TALK TOUGH TO TIGERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU troika and the Japanese ambassador both delivered tough messages to LTTE political chief Thamilchelvan on killings, child soldiers and a rapid return to the peace table. Thamilchelvan told all that the LTTE is committed to a federal solution in accordance with the Oslo dec [...]	2004-08-18 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO1379	SUPREME COURT RULES KEY PARTS OF ANTI-CONVERSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 17, the Supreme Court issued its ruling on a religious anti-conversion bill, finding that key parts of the bill were unconstitutional. The bill's sponsor, a Buddhist monk MP, will likely push for the bill to go forward, although a constitutional lawyer says any redraft [...]	2004-08-19 12:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF CE
04COLOMBO1386	SRI LANKA: CHRISTIAN PASTORS RECOUNT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 12 visit by the political intern and FSN specialist to Christian churches in the Colombo region, local pastors expressed anxiety over recent attacks and threats they and their congregations have faced, especially in the wake of an outspoken Buddhist monk's death [...]	2004-08-20 05:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF CE
04COLOMBO1390	SRI LANKA: SUMMERTIME SURGE IN LTTE ASSASSINATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past six weeks, suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) assassins have killed 29 political opponents, supporters of LTTE dissident leader Karuna, and putative government informants, primarily in the northeastern district of Batticaloa. The six-week tally p [...]	2004-08-20 09:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1392	MALDIVES: ATMOSPHERE CALM BUT TENSE AMID FEARS [...] (C) Summary: The atmosphere in the Republic of Maldives remained calm but tense in the week following the August 12-13 demonstrations against the government in Male', the capital. Night-time curfews (from about 11:00 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.) remain in effect, but schools and businesses are open, [...]	2004-08-20 09:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1400	MALDIVIAN SPECIAL ENVOY REQUESTS MEETING WITH USG [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see Para Four. 2. (C) On August 23, Mission received a diplomatic note dated August 22 from the Maldivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ref A). In the note, the MFA conveys that Dr. Mohamed Latheef, Maldivian Ambassador to the United States and Maldivi [...]	2004-08-23 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1427	MALDIVES: OFFICIAL BLAME OF FUNDAMENTALISTS FOR [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- please see Para Thirteen. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Maldivian government continues to allege that fundamentalists are behind the August 12-13 demonstrations. In an August 26 address before Parliament, President Gayoom reiterated his commitment to reform and ex [...]	2004-08-26 12:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1432	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT TALKS TOUGH ABOUT RECENT [...] (U) The week of August 20-27 saw a continuation of the violence between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and its opponents cited in Ref B. On August 20 two senior-ranking Tigers were shot and killed by unidentified assailants as they left a meeting in Batticaloa. The proximity o [...]	2004-08-27 06:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1456	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMB. COFER [...] (C) Your visit comes at an important juncture in the 30-month-old ceasefire between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A recent surge in assassinations by the LTTE, coupled with the lack of progress toward resumed negotiations, have raised conc [...]	2004-09-01 11:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC CE MV ECONOMICS LTTE
04COLOMBO147	President-PM joint committee meets after [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a month's hiatus, the joint committee formed by the President and the Prime Minister recommenced meetings on January 23. Contacts report that the meeting did not result in a breakthrough on control of the Defense Ministry, the key issue dividing the two sides. Contacts ag [...]	2004-01-26 11:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR CE
04COLOMBO1470	MALDIVES: GAYOOM TRIES FOR BUSINESS AS USUAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Maldivian President Gayoom shuffled members of his Cabinet September 1 as he divested himself of two long-held ministerial portfolios: defense and finance. As planned, the police also separated from the National Security Service on September 1, becoming a "civilian force." Sev [...]	2004-09-03 06:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1482	SRI LANKA: HILL TAMIL PARTY GIVES GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Sealing a long-anticipated move, on September 5 Arumugan Thondaman, head of the Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC),announced that his party's eight MPs will support the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) government of President Chandrika Kumaratunga. The CWC switch means that Kumaratun [...]	2004-09-07 11:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
04COLOMBO150	In January 23 Tokyo followup meeting, Donors [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 23, Japanese Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi hosted a second followup meeting to the June 2003 Tokyo donors conference. The first session of the meeting was attended by Colombo-based diplomats and local heads of multilateral organizations (WB, IMF, UN). Representatives [...]	2004-01-26 12:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV PTER CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO1510	SRI LANKA: VISIT OF S/CT COORDINATOR AMB. J. [...] (C) In meetings with Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) officials on September 8, Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador J. Cofer Black underscored U.S. appreciation of Sri Lanka's support of the Global War on Terror. He emphasized USG commitment to helping the GSL achieve a peaceful resolut [...]	2004-09-13 08:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1516	MALDIVES: EU DELEGATION DENIED ACCESS TO [...] (C) After the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) turned down requests by an EU delegation for meetings with President Gayoom and prisoners detained after the demonstrations of August 12-13 (Ref B),EU Heads of Mission issued a stinging press release on September 8, decrying the pro [...]	2004-09-13 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1521	SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION IN NO RUSH TO JOIN PROPOSED COUNCIL ON PEACE TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-14 12:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE LTTE PGOV
04COLOMBO1526	SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) In separate meetings with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse and Peace Secretariat head Jayantha Dhanapala on September 15, the Ambassador discussed prospects for resumed negotiations between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). While Rajapakse [...]	2004-09-15 12:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1527	MALDIVES: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON FOREIGN [...] As reported reftel, the Government of the Republic of Maldives announced the appointment of Abdul Hameed Zakariyya as Foreign Secretary on September 1. Biographic information on Zakariyya follows below. 2. Like many of his colleagues in the small Foreign Affairs Ministry with few oversea [...]	2004-09-15 14:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PREL PGOV MV
04COLOMBO154	February Co-Chairs Meeting: Where We Go From [...] (C) SUMMARY: The USG-hosted February 17 Tokyo co- chairs meeting in Washington comes at an appropriate time. Cohabitation between the President and the Prime Minister remains highly stressful which unfortunately means that a possible return to the peace table has been pushed down the road. [...]	2004-01-27 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CE JA NO EU LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1549	MALDIVIAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS US HELP IN STAVING OFF [...] (C) On September 16 Mahamoud Shougee, Minister of Education for the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM),and Abdul Hameed Zakariyya, GORM Foreign Secretary, called on the Ambassador to request U.S. advice and assistance in staving off a resolution before the EU Parliament condemning [...]	2004-09-17 06:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO155	In readout, Japanese Ambassador sees visit by [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 26, Japanese Ambassador Suda provided Ambassador Lunstead and the other local co-chairs of the Tokyo process with a readout of Special Envoy Akashi's recent visit to Sri Lanka. In Akashi's meeting with the LTTE, the group requested that more be done to funnel aid to [...]	2004-01-27 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO1555	SRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTER PROVIDES HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar provided his update on the peace process with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),stating that the group was creating barriers to resuming negotiations. Kadirgamar added that he was app [...]	2004-09-20 10:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1558	NORWEGIAN ENVOY SOLHEIM FINDS GSL AND LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Solheim is frustrated with the stalemate in the peace process, but the cease-fire has saved thousands of lives. He thinks bold steps are needed to resume the talks. He thinks talks will resume if the wording of the agenda regarding an interim authority is resolved. The Tigers ar [...]	2004-09-20 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1563	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT LOSING MOMENTUM, CEDING [...] (C) President Chandrika Kumaratunga's five-month-old government has so far proven unable to regain the momemtum lost in the peace process since the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) walked out of negotiations with her predecessor's government in April 2003. Without encouraging signs of [...]	2004-09-20 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM ASEC CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1610	MALDIVES: AMBASSADOR WILL STRESS NEED FOR REFORM [...] (SBU) The Ambassador plans to travel to Maldives October 6-7. He has requested appointments with President Gayoom, Foreign Minister Jameel, Defense Minister Shafeeu, Home Affairs Minister Zahir, Foreign Secretary Zakariyya, and Attorrney General Saeed. In addition, the Ambassador plans to [...]	2004-09-28 07:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV MV
04COLOMBO1623	SRI LANKA: EAST REMAINS TENSE AMID POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several recent political killings in the East, connected to last spring,s factional split of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),have raised the level of tension and concern among local residents. Emboff's trip to the East September 23-24 to inaugurate several USAID p [...]	2004-09-29 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PTER PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1632	SRI LANKA: TIGERS HEARING A TOUGHER LINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar delivered an unambiguous message to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) political chief Thamilchelvan: Tiger violence is jeopardizing the peace process, undermining the Norwegians' credibility as facilitators, and angering the international c [...]	2004-09-30 09:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO164	Maldivian Democratic Party organizers harshly [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conoffs and Poloff recently held separate meetings with organizers for the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). Both men harshly criticized President Gayoom's government and advocated the creation of a multi-party system in the Maldives (political parties are currently not allowed [...]	2004-01-28 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM SOCI PINR MV
04COLOMBO1649	SRI LANKA: NORTHERN MUSLIMS ATTACK LTTE OFFICES, [...] (U) Muslims in the northern district of Mannar attacked three offices of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) late October 1 after a Muslim was killed in a drive-by shooting three kilometers outside of Mannar town. (Note: Mannar is approximately 175 km southwest of Jaffna Peninsula. [...]	2004-10-04 11:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1685	SRI LANKA: INFORMATION ON U.S. MANUFACTURED [...] (C) Sri Lanka; U.S. mines not present. LUNSTEAD [...]	2004-10-08 07:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KHDP CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1686	MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT LIFTS EMERGENCY FOLLOWING [...] (C) In an October 6-7 visit to Maldives, Ambassador urged the President, Attorney General and Cabinet Ministers to relax the State of Emergency, continue the process of democratic reform, and improve conditions for detainees, including restoring the right to legal counsel. He emphasized that [...]	2004-10-08 08:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MV
04COLOMBO17	Ambassador underscores importance of respect [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador underscored the importance of respect for religious freedom in separate January 5 meetings with Sri Lanka's Buddhist and Hindu Affairs Ministers (see bio-data in Para 8). Both ministers asserted that the GSL was trying to tamp down religious tensions, noting that [...]	2004-01-06 11:13:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI PINR CE

04COLOMBO1703	SRI LANKA: KARUNA FACTION FORMS PAPER TIGER PARTY [...] (U) On October 12 the Tamil vernacular media received a press release announcing the formation of a new political party by Karuna, the former Eastern military commander for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),who split with LTTE headquarters in March. (Note: Karuna fled the East af [...]	2004-10-13 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1704	MALDIVES: SPECIAL MAJLIS RECONVENES [...] (SBU) The Special Majlis, originally formed for the purpose of considering constitutional reforms, met October 12 for the first time since July when some Members walked out in a dispute over the election of a Speaker. According to Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Chief Government Spokesman, of 109 Special [...]	2004-10-14 01:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1705	TRYING TO MOVE THE PEACE PROCESS FORWARD: [...] (C) Ambassador met President Kumaratunga one-on-one October 13. The President was grateful for US support on the peace process. She believes renewed efforts to curtail Tiger funding would be valuable. She suggested the US might want to talk to the Tigers directly to make sure they get our m [...]	2004-10-14 11:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1718	MALDIVES: IN-LAW OF PRESIDENT ELECTED SPEAKER OF [...] (SBU) Abbas Ibrahim, the brother-in-law of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, was elected Speaker of the Special Majlis by open ballot on October 14. Shaheen Hameed, Gayoom's nephew, was elected Deputy Speaker. Ibrahim received 70 of the votes from the 98 MPs attending; former front-runner and [...]	2004-10-15 07:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1726	SRI LANKA: EXAGGERATED PRESS REPORTS OF LTTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Weekend press reports in both the government-owned and independent media trumpeting a breakthrough in stalled negotiations between the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) appear to have been overblown. According to sources in both the [...]	2004-10-18 12:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1737	MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT READYING CHARGES AGAINST [...] (C) The Government of the Republic of Maldives has filed charges against three individuals who had been detained after the civil unrest of August 12-13; more charges, including some against Members of the Special Majlis, are expected to be filed soon. All of the remaining 43 detainees are e [...]	2004-10-20 12:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO174	USG promotion of Human Rights in Sri Lanka [...] Mission's response to Reftel request for information on the promotion of human rights in Sri Lanka follows: 2. PEACE PROCESS: The ongoing peace process in Sri Lanka has more of a direct and dramatic impact on improving the human rights situation in Sri Lanka than any other factor. The U [...]	2004-01-29 11:22:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KIRF CE
04COLOMBO175	Sri Lanka: Ambassador's Fund for Refugees [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission requests USD 20,000 from the 2004 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees to support the activities of CHF, a U.S.-based NGO, that provides shelter for IDPs in northern Sri Lanka. In addition t [...]	2004-01-29 11:27:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1757	SRI LANKA: DRL/IRF VISIT ELICITS VARIOUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an October 7-8 visit, Joanella Morales, Foreign Affairs Officer in the Office of International Religious Freedom in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL/IRF),discussed religious freedom issues and possible anti-conversion legislation in Sri Lanka with repre [...]	2004-10-25 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV CE
04COLOMBO1764	YOUR VISIT TO SRI LANKA NOVEMBER 7-8 [...] (C) After 18 months with no movement toward resumed talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),the peace process is beginning to look less like a process and more like a protracted stalemate. This perception, which is gaining ground among the Sin [...]	2004-10-26 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON CE LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO1792	YOUR VISIT TO SRI LANKA NOVEMBER 7-8 [...] (U) This message replaces Colombo 1764. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) After 18 months with no movement toward resumed talks between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Eelam (LTTE),the peace process is beginning to look less like a process and more like [...]	2004-11-01 10:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL PTER CE
04COLOMBO1794	SRI LANKA: POLITICAL MANEUVERS DIVERT PROGRESS [...] (C) A flurry of recent activity on the domestic political front suggests that President Chandrika Kumaratunga may be planning to ensure her hold on power past her term limit by attempting to abolish the executive presidency and succeeding to the post of prime minister. Achieving this aim in [...]	2004-11-01 11:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
04COLOMBO1796	AKASHI "SOMEWHAT ENCOURAGED," BUT NOT CLEAR WHY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese envoy Akashi is "somewhat encouraged" from his visit to Sri Lanka. He found President Kumaratunga eager to move forward on talks, while the LTTE's Thamilchelvan complained that a "no war, no peace" situation was not satisfactory. Opposition Leader Wickremesinghe said [...]	2004-11-02 09:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE NO JA LTTE
04COLOMBO181	New Maldivian Human Rights Commission: [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent trip to Male', PAO met with Ahmed Mujuthaba, the Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives. Mujuthaba said he wanted the newly formed Commission to help the democratization process in the Maldives, and later provided PAO a copy of the Commission's [...]	2004-01-30 06:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM SOCI PINR MV
04COLOMBO1811	SRI LANKA: RIVAL MUSLIM SECTS CLASH IN THE EAST [...] (U) Local authorities imposed a night-time curfew in a town in the eastern district of Batticaloa November 1-3 after ten people were injured in violence between mainstream Muslims and members of a rival Sufi sect. According to M.L.A.M. Hizbullah, a local politician, the curfew was lifted th [...]	2004-11-04 10:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CE
04COLOMBO1817	SRI LANKA: JVP DENIES RUMORS OF RIFT IN ALLIANCE; [...] (C) Members of the JVP leadership denied recent press speculation of a growing rift between President Kumaratunga's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and alliance partner Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP). Despite some internal disagreements--like the size of the Cabinet--there is consensus on mat [...]	2004-11-05 05:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
04COLOMBO1832	MALDIVES: REMAINING PRISON DETAINEES STAGE HUNGER [...] (C) Summary: Eighteen of the 20-odd Maldivian detainees still in prison since the events of August 12-13 have reportedly gone on a hunger strike. The likely cause is the almost three month continuing detention, without charges, while most of the other detainees have been released or transfer [...]	2004-11-08 10:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO185	Cohabitation channels remain open, but dispute [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cohabitation channels between the President and the PM remain open, but the two sides have still not come to agreement on how to divide Defense Ministry functions. As the impasse continues, there is renewed talk that parliamentary elections may be in the offing, perhaps in conj [...]	2004-02-02 11:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CE
04COLOMBO1852	SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN ENVOYS' VISIT BRINGS NO [...] (C) The November 10-11 visit of Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen, Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen and Special Envoy Erik Solheim has brought much talk about the peace process but little actual progress. There were no major breakthroughs, but the Tigers might respond positively i [...]	2004-11-12 10:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1856	SRI LANKAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS ROAD AHEAD [...] (C) In a November 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar noted a "lack of clarity" in the peace process following the Norwegian facilitators' November 11 meeting with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Prabhakaran. Prabhakaran's ambiguous response to t [...]	2004-11-16 10:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1857	SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO INDIA YIELDS SOFT LOANS, STRONGER LANGUAGE ON PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) President Chandrika Kumaratunga's November 3-7 working visit to India yielded USD 250 million in concessional loans; the announcement of a pending bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement and Indian assistance to refurbish a strategic airfield in Jaffna; and an even stronger public statement of [...]	2004-11-17 06:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1862	NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR SEES LACK OF CLARITY ON BOTH [...] (C) Summary: The Norwegian ambassador observes that &neither side is clear8 in the peace process. The LTTE was markedly less negative of President Kumaratunga in the Norwegian,s discussions in Kilinochchi last week. Balasingham in particular made clear that the ISGA is subject to negotiatio [...]	2004-11-17 10:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1878	MALDIVES: ELECTION NEARS AS LEGAL PROCESS FROM [...] (C) Summary: The Maldivian government is slowly returning to work following the Ramadan Eid-al-Fitr holiday. Prison detainees are no longer on a hunger strike and approximately 21 people remain detained or under house arrest in connection with the August 12-13 civil unrest. Nine people have [...]	2004-11-19 04:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
04COLOMBO1895	SRI LANKA: BUDDHIST MONKS MPS INTRODUCE BILL TO [...] (C) The Jathika Hela Urumaya party of Buddhist monk MPs presented a private member's bill in Parliament on November 19 to give Buddhism the status of state religion through constitutional amendment. Any potential amendment faces several legal hurdles, including a two-thirds majority in Parlia [...]	2004-11-22 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF CE
04COLOMBO1896	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT THREATENS RETURN TO DEATH [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced that President Chandrika Kumaratunga has decided to reactivate the death penalty following the November 19 assassinations of a High Court judge and his bodyguard in Colombo. The killings were likely prompted by the judge's involvement [...]	2004-11-22 10:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM SNAR PHUM ASEC CE
04COLOMBO1912	MALDIVIAN REFORMISTS IN EXILE ASK FOR USG SUPPORT [...] (C) In a November 24 meeting with poloffs, representatives of the unregistered Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) living in Sri Lanka expressed concern about the freeness and fairness of parliamentary elections scheduled for December 31. In particular, they said that legal restrictions, inclu [...]	2004-11-26 06:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1913	SRI LANKA: TENSIONS CONTINUE TO RISE AS LTTE [...] (C) Summary: Tensions continue to flare in the north and east as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) plan to celebrate their annual November 26-27 Heroes' Day. Throughout the two regions, interlocutors report that Sri Lanka army and civilians have clashed in attempts to disrupt prepa [...]	2004-11-26 06:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1919	NORWEGIANS CONCERNED BY JVP-ORCHESTRATED CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary. The Norwegians are increasingly concerned by an ugly JVP-orchestrated campaign against their role in the peace process. The situation is exacerbated by President Kumaratunga,s reluctance to pull the JVP into line. The Co-Chair consensus here is that a group call on the Foreign [...]	2004-11-29 10:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO192	Church attacks continue, but pressure for GSL [...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been several attacks on churches in recent weeks, continuing the trend that began in 2003. The President and the PM have both condemned the attacks, but, as of yet, there have been few arrests and no prosecutions. On the positive side, pressure on the government to [...]	2004-02-03 11:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PHUM SOCI KPAO CE
04COLOMBO1920	SRI LANKA: LTTE HEROES' DAY ADDRESS SOFTER THAN [...] (C) Summary. On November 27, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran delivered his 16th annual "Heroes' Day" address from an undisclosed location in LTTE-controlled territory in Sri Lanka. In the speech, Prabhakaran criticized Sinhalese political parties and the [...]	2004-11-29 11:36:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1936	SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LAMENTS PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) In a December 1 meeting with the DCM, Opposition Leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe denied making remarks attributed to him in the local press withdrawing support from President Chandrika Kumaratunga's efforts to resume negotiations with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil E [...]	2004-12-02 08:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO1944	SRI LANKA: PERSONAL POLITICAL ISSUES FOR [...] (C) Summary: One of the major political issues being hotly discussed in all circles in Colombo is the exact tenure of President Kumaratunga's second term. One school of thought holds that her term ends in 2005, while constitutional scholars say there is some legal basis to the President's c [...]	2004-12-03 06:34:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CE
04COLOMBO1948	"LOW KEY" NORWEGIAN VISIT TO WANNI; THREE [...] (C) Summary: Norwegian Ambassador,s December 2 meeting with Thamilchelvan produced no breakthroughs but kept lines of communication open. Thamilchelvan told him Prabhakaran,s recent policy speech had not been intended as a threat or ultimatum; he also reiterated LTTE commitment to maintainin [...]	2004-12-06 05:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO1952	SRI LANKA: PARTY OF EXTREMIST BUDDHIST MONKS [...] (C) Summary: The Buddhist extremist JHU party looks set to stir up religious tension during this holiday season. Its members have made several ultimatums to the government and say they will begin a "fast-unto-death" if these demands are not met by December 12. The party is also actively pla [...]	2004-12-06 11:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF CE
04COLOMBO1956	MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT LEVELS SERIOUS CHARGES AT [...] (C) Summary: The Maldivian government has charged four prominent MPs involved in the August 12-13 civil unrest for attempting to overthrow the government. Among those charged is one pro-reform MP who has filed to contest the December 31 People's Majlis elections. The four MPs remain under h [...]	2004-12-07 11:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MV
04COLOMBO1974	MALDIVES: SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT TO DELIVER FIRM [...] (C) In a December 8 meeting, Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara told DCM and SA/INS Office Director Stephen Blake that President Chandrika Kumaratunga is very concerned about the situation in the Maldives, especially since the Government of the Republic of Ma [...]	2004-12-09 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MV CE
04COLOMBO1975	SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION TERMS JAILED MP "POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Opposition United National Party (UNP) MPs disrupted Parliamentary proceedings for two days with protests about the December 7 sentencing of a UNP Member of Parliament to two years in prison for contempt of court. The UNP views the harsh sentence as further evidence of an ongo [...]	2004-12-10 06:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
04COLOMBO198	Tentative indications that cohabitation deal [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bradman Weerakoon, the PM's Secretary, told Ambassador Lunstead February 4 that a cohabitation deal was in the works. The deal, which would provide for sharing Defense Ministry powers, is under review by the President and the PM. In another potentially positive signal, the Pre [...]	2004-02-05 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CE
04COLOMBO1984	SRI LANKA: INDIAN CONCERT MARRED BY GRENADE [...] (C) Summary: A December 11 concert featuring film and music superstars from India was marred by a grenade attack that killed two people and left a dozen injured, although the perpetrators have not been identified. Buddhist extremists staged riots earlier in the day to protest the show, which [...]	2004-12-13 12:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC CE IN
04COLOMBO1997	CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS ASK PRESIDENT TO REIN IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three Tokyo Co-chair Ambassadors (US, Japan and Netherlands) met President Kumaratunga December 14 to raise anti-peace process and anti-Norway campaign of government coalition partner JVP and to ask President to take action against JVP. Kumaratunga agreed JVP behavior regarding No [...]	2004-12-15 10:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO2	GSL arrests large number of Sri Lankan illegal [...] (C) SUMMARY: In several recent incidents, GSL authorities have arrested roughly 350 Sri Lankans attempting to illegally migrate to Italy. The GSL also recently repatriated the last of a large number of third country nationals (all South Asian) who were arrested in mid-2003. At this point, [...]	2004-01-02 05:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ECON KFRD CE
04COLOMBO2007	2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Please find attached Mission's 2004 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Para 20 I. Summary: Sri Lanka has a relatively small-scale drug problem. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) remains committed to targeting drug tra [...]	2004-12-17 05:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL CE
04COLOMBO2014	SRI LANKA: LOCAL GOVERNANCE THE PRIORITY IN [...] (C) Summary: During a December 14-15 visit to Kandy, Sri Lanka's cultural and Buddhist capital, emboffs found interlocutors focused on local governance and dedicated to addressing the needs of the communities in the Central Province. Elected officials spoke about working together with their [...]	2004-12-17 06:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF KWMN CE
04COLOMBO2018	SOLHEIM SEES NO PROGRESS TOWARDS TALKS BUT [...] (C) Summary. After making the rounds in Sri Lanka, Norwegian peace envoy Solheim sees little chance of a quick return to the peace table although "things could be worse." He found both sides committed to the cease-fire and neither seeking a return to combat. In the Norwegian view, the pri [...]	2004-12-20 09:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO2027	SRI LANKA: TAMIL INTERLOCUTORS SEE CEASEFIRE AS [...] (C) Separate discussions with pro- and anti-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) contacts reveal a rare consensus: that the ceasefire is increasingly fragile and that Tiger leader Prabhakaran's threat to "advance the freedom struggle" if the Government rejects his bid for an interim admi [...]	2004-12-22 07:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
04COLOMBO2032	2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Please find attached Mission's 2004 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). The Maldives ------------ The Maldives is not a producer of narcotics or precursor chemicals. Officials believe that all narcotics trafficked into Maldives is for local use, not for transshipmen [...]	2004-12-22 09:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL CE
04COLOMBO2047	DISASTER DECLARATION - TIDAL WAVE IN SRI LANKA [...] Summary: Based upon an official request from the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka and our assessment SIPDIS of the situation, the Ambassador declares that a state of disaster has resulted from the tidal wave that hit Sri Lanka on December 26, leaving at least 2000 dead, 200,000 ho [...]	2004-12-26 12:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PGOV CE
04COLOMBO2048	DISASTER DECLARATION - TIDAL WAVE IN MALDIVES [...] Summary: Based on an official request from the Chief Government Spokesman of the Republic of Maldives and our assessment of the situation, the Ambassador declares that a state of disaster has resulted from the tidal wave that hit Maldives on December 26 (reftel). The Ambassador requests USD [...]	2004-12-26 12:43:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR PGOV MV
04COLOMBO2063	TFXO01: MALDIVES SITREP -- LOW CASUALTIES, HIGH [...] FOREIGN TOURISTS: Econoff visited Maldives on December 27, 2004. As of 2030 on December 27, no American citizens have been reported killed in Maldives and there are no known American citizens reported missing or injured in Maldives. The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) believes [...]	2004-12-28 13:00:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AEMR EAID PREL PGOV MV
04COLOMBO2073	TFX001: SITREP NO. 3 ON SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES, [...] (U) American Citizens: The number of American citizens confirmed killed in the December 26 tsunami stands at 7; 116 remain unaccounted for; 180 welfare/whereabouts cases have been resolved. All American and LES employees of the Embassy, USAID and IBB have been accounted for. According to [...]	2004-12-30 11:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC AEMR EAID PGOV PREL CE MV
04COLOMBO2078	TFX001: SITREP NO. 4 ON SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES, [...] (U) American Citizens: A total of 7 Americans are confirmed dead; 68 remain unaccounted for; 233 welfare/whereabouts cases have been resolved. One American consular officer and one Consular FSN traveled to Matara District on December 31 to visit hospitals. 2. (SBU) Government Actions: [...]	2004-12-31 12:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC EAID PGOV PREL CE MV
04COLOMBO217	President sets parliamentary elections for [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late February 7, President Kumaratunga dissolved Parliament and called early general elections for April 2. The GSL remains in place, but is now a "caretaker" government and there may be some large-scale ministerial changes at the President's request. Sri Lanka's political par [...]	2004-02-09 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ASEC CE
04COLOMBO226	Sri Lanka: PM appears relaxed about elections; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Lunstead met with Prime Minister Wickremesinghe late February 9. The PM appeared relaxed regarding the just announced parliamentary elections scheduled to take place April 2. He said he had always expected President Kumaratunga to go for elections and he predicted th [...]	2004-02-10 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CE JA NO EU
04COLOMBO241	Sri Lanka's election process [...] (C) SUMMARY: In light of President Kumaratunga's calling of early parliamentary elections to take place on April 2, Mission has put together the following primer on Sri Lanka's election process. Flagging the many idiosyncrasies of the process, the primer focuses on four key areas: the nomi [...]	2004-02-12 09:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR CE
04COLOMBO242	Campaign Snapshot: President sacks all non- [...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items revolving around Sri Lanka's parliamentary election campaign: -- In transparent bid to circumscribe GSL's powers before election, President Kumaratunga fires junior ministers; -- Protesting that move, key Minister Milinda Moragoda [...]	2004-02-11 10:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR PHUM CE
04COLOMBO248	Maldives: Increasing signs of opposition to [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition to President Gayoom's long rule of the Maldives appears to be growing stronger. Mission has heard that anti-Gayoom elements may be planning to rally in Male' and that police have been out in force to counter any such effort. There are also indications that an anti-Ga [...]	2004-02-13 06:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM MV
04COLOMBO257	Maldivian government cracks down on opposition; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Maldivian government has confirmed that it arrested eight people on February 13 and has indicated that it will charge them with planning an illegal demonstration, among other items. There are reports that an additional 10-25 people may also have been detained on trumped up [...]	2004-02-17 10:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR CASC MV
04COLOMBO26	PM suggests need to amend ceasefire with [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 7 United National Party (UNP) meeting in Panduwasnuwara, roughly 70 miles north of Colombo, the Prime Minister gave a speech suggesting the need to amend the government's ceasefire agreement with the LTTE based on the President's control of the Defense Ministry. [...]	2004-01-07 11:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO266	Campaign Snapshot: PM lashes out at President [...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items revolving around Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election campaign: -- PM Wickremesinghe blames President Kumaratunga for cohabitation tensions in nationally televised address; -- Actively engaging in the campaign, Tamil Tigers p [...]	2004-02-18 03:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO271	Washington donor Co-chairs meeting reaps [...] (C) SUMMARY: Media coverage of the February 17 Sri Lanka donor Co-chairs meeting hosted by the Deputy Secretary in Washington is just beginning to flow in. SIPDIS Most local press reaction, thus far, has been straightforward reporting of the Department's press statement with little commen [...]	2004-02-19 09:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KPAO CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO280	In meeting, key JVP leader tries to take [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polchief met February 19 with Somawansa Amarasinghe, a key leader of the JVP party. Amarasinghe tried to assume a moderate tack on most issues. Glints of a hard-line showed through, however, in his harsh views toward the ceasefire accord with the Tigers and also toward the gove [...]	2004-02-20 05:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS CE NO
04COLOMBO290	Muslim MPs cross aisle to President's party; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22, four Muslim MPs who had been aligned with the PM's party signed an agreement stating they would now support the President's party in the upcoming elections. In reaction to that move, the Sri Lankan Muslim Congress has moved to support the Prime Minister's party. [...]	2004-02-23 10:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CE
04COLOMBO309	Campaign Snapshot: election-related violence [...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items related to Sri Lanka's upcoming April 2 parliamentary election campaign: -- Incidents of election-related violence already being reported; -- Buddhist leadership oppose monks standing for election; -- Elections Commissioner set [...]	2004-02-25 09:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR PHUM CE
04COLOMBO32	GSL still a party to the ceasefire with the [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the PM's January 7 comments calling for the President to take responsibility for the ceasefire agreement with the Tigers, the ceasefire is still in effect and fears that the GSL would withdraw from the agreement have subsided. The ceasefire remains intact, as both [...]	2004-01-08 09:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO321	Campaigning begins in earnest as nomination [...] (C) SUMMARY: The proverbial dust has settled on the nomination process for Sri Lanka's upcoming April 2 parliamentary elections, with nominations closing February 24. Campaigns by the two major parties have kicked off as of February 26, and the stage is set for the fourth national election i [...]	2004-02-26 11:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO331	Historic Jaffna library opens on limited basis [...] (C) SUMMARY: The library in the northern city of Jaffna has reopened, albeit on a limited basis, after much contention on this subject between the GSL and the Tigers. The fact that the library -- one of the cultural centers of the war-torn Jaffna region -- has finally opened its doors is a [...]	2004-02-27 05:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KPAO CE LTTE
04COLOMBO406	Sri Lanka: Ignoring orders of LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The main Tamil Tiger organization in the north announced March 6 that it was replacing a dissident commander. The commander, Karuna, has refused to step down, however, and remains ensconced in his eastern jungle base. No violence has been reported, but the situation is becomin [...]	2004-03-06 08:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR MOPS CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO418	In meeting with Ambassador, PM Wickremesinghe [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Wickremesinghe intends to use the signed photo of his White House visit in his campaign. He hopes to win an absolute majority and will use it to push the President to return the powers she seized in November. He thinks the Election Commission is doing a good job. [...]	2004-03-09 10:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM CE
04COLOMBO422	Campaign Snapshot: Despite LTTE rift, Tamil [...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items related to Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election campaign: -- Despite LTTE split, pro-Tiger party carries on campaign; -- Extremist Buddhist monks launch effort; -- Incidents of campaign-related violence on low side, so far [...]	2004-03-09 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PTER PHUM CE
04COLOMBO435	Sri Lanka: Rebel eastern commander torques up [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rebel LTTE commander Karuna continues to lash out at the main Tamil Tiger organization in the north. In a March 9 interview with BBC TV, Karuna -- speaking at a base in Batticaloa -- asserted that he had left the LTTE because he thought the group was preparing for war pending t [...]	2004-03-10 05:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR MOPS KPAO CE NO IN LTTE
04COLOMBO44	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED POLITICAL SITUATION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Milinda Moragoda says it is not clear if the PM wants a deal with the President, or a confrontation. The Indians continue to try to work the issue. Milinda sees proposed Tokyo co-chairs meeting as a way to keep attention focussed on Sri Lanka, but thinks outcome needs to be car [...]	2004-01-09 06:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CE
04COLOMBO440	Sri Lanka: Can rebel Tamil Tiger commander in [...] (C) A week after he split from the main LTTE organization in the north, rebel commander Karuna appears to be gradually consolidating his position in the east. With many loyal troops in strong defensive redoubts, his military position seems relatively strong. There are also signs that he is p [...]	2004-03-11 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR MOPS CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO441	Humanitarian demining: USG program continues [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A major State Department-sponsored humanitarian demining training initiative has been making major strides in Sri Lanka. Run by the RONCO Corporation, the program has trained over two hundred [...]	2004-03-11 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV EAID KHDP CE LTTE
04COLOMBO444	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR USCG 41- [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA HAS SUBMITTED REFERENCE (FORWARDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER) REQUEST FOR EDA TRANSFER OF 41-FOOT US COAST GUARD UTILITY BOAT. BOTH THE SRI LANKAN NAVY (SLN) AND SRI LANKAN POLICE - PARAMILITARY BRANCH, THE SPECIAL TASK FORCE (STF) HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN OBTAINI [...]	2004-03-12 05:07:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PGOV PTER CE
04COLOMBO446	In meeting, senior MP from President's party [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polchief met March 10 with Dinesh Gunawardena, a senior MP in President Kumaratunga's People's Alliance (PA) party. Queried about the April 2 parliamentary election, he stated that he thought the alliance between the SLFP and radical JVP was having "a very good" campaign and wo [...]	2004-03-12 05:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER CE
04COLOMBO452	In visit, a tense, brooding Jaffna is [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited Jaffna District in northern Sri Lanka, March 13-14. Preparations for Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary elections were proceeding apace, and interest in the campaign seemed relatively high. The pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance (TNA) appears poised to do well. Ta [...]	2004-03-15 10:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM SOCI CE LTTE
04COLOMBO456	Norwegian Special Envoy Solheim reviews latest [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 13 meeting with the four local co-chairs (Japan, Norway, U.S. and the EU) and again to a wider donor group on March 15, Norwegian Special Envoy Erik Solheim discussed his latest visit to Sri Lanka. Ambassador Lunstead participated in the meetings. Most of Solheim's [...]	2004-03-15 11:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO460	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR SURVEILLANCE RADARS [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA HAS SUBMITTED REFERENCE (FORWARDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER) REQUEST FOR SURVEILLANCE RADARS FOR BOTH STATIC & MOBILE COASTAL RADAR STATIONS. THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE CURRENTLY DESIRES TO ESTABLISH COASTAL RADAR STATIONS AND IS REQUESTING FOUR HIGH FREQUENCY OVER THE HO [...]	2004-03-16 04:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO465	Campaign Snapshot: Major parties issue dueling [...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items related to Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election campaign: -- President Kumaratunga defends record in nationally televised address; -- United National Party (UNP) releases strongly pro- peace process manifesto; -- President [...]	2004-03-15 03:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PTER PHUM CE KWMM
04COLOMBO470	Sri Lanka: Background on long-standing [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since his split with the LTTE, rebel commander Karuna has made a big pitch that eastern Tamils have been mistreated by the main LTTE organization in the north. In wider societal terms, it is true that there have been long-standing tensions between eastern and northern Tamils. [...]	2004-03-17 11:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER SOCI CE LTTE
04COLOMBO477	Sri Lanka: Latest poll results appear to [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two recent polls on the attitudes of Sri Lankans ahead of the April 2 parliamentary elections seem to indicate that PM Wickremesinghe's UNP government is in trouble. While the polls do not breakdown which party Sri Lankans plan to vote for, per se, they do show that the UNP gov [...]	2004-03-18 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI CE
04COLOMBO489	Sri Lanka: Competing Muslim groups engage in [...] (C) SUMMARY: Muslim parties are engaged in fierce infighting ahead of the April 2 parliamentary election. Tensions are particularly high in the east, where there have been many incidents of violence between the pro-UNP Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and Muslims who are loyal to President K [...]	2004-03-19 05:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO490	PROMISES, PROMISES: ECONOMIC RHETORIC FROM [...] (C) Summary: As the march toward the April 2 parliamentary elections continues, much of the campaign rhetoric has focused on the economy. At the same time, the continued political instability caused by the dissolution of parliament and the ensuing campaign is casting a pall over the economy. [...]	2004-03-19 05:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV CE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO503	Sri Lanka: Radical JVP party ramps up [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahead of Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election, the radical JVP party is running hard in Sri Lanka's south. The party appears to be garnering strength, though some of its support may be siphoned away by a small party running an all-Buddhist monk slate of candidates. In a [...]	2004-03-22 11:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR SOCI CE
04COLOMBO51	In meeting with Ambassador, Prime Minister [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister told the Ambassador January 10 that it was up to the President to make a new offer on how to deal with the Defense portfolio. In the meantime, he is offering power-sharing at the Provincial level. It appears both sides are waiting to gauge their strength in the [...]	2004-01-12 10:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS PINR CE
04COLOMBO514	To gain edge for President, state-run [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two state-run, pro-President Kumaratunga newspapers appear to have fabricated results of a recent USAID-funded poll to make it seem that Sri Lankan voters favored the President over the PM and distrusted donor countries. In a March 22 courtesy call with SA DAS Patterson, Minist [...]	2004-03-23 10:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PREL CE
04COLOMBO515	Sri Lanka: Implications of a possible victory [...] (C) SUMMARY: At this point in Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election campaign, the UPFA alliance between the President's party and the JVP appears ahead in the race, though not a lock to win. If the UPFA does come out ahead and goes on to form the government, however, there are numerous [...]	2004-03-23 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER CE NO
04COLOMBO520	Sri Lanka: Level of violence falls markedly [...] (C) SUMMARY: The level of campaign-related violence in Sri Lanka has fallen markedly compared to that recorded in the past. It is not clear why violence is down, but the Elections Commission, the police, and local and foreign monitors have worked hard to tamp down the violence. That said, [...]	2004-03-23 11:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM PINR PTER CE
04COLOMBO54	Japanese proposal for donor meeting in Colombo [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan has proposed that Special Envoy Akashi convene a formal "Tokyo Follow-up Meeting" during his late-January visit to Sri Lanka. Both the GSL and most, if not all, other donors think a formal meeting is not a good idea. They prefer to see Akashi's visit as a prelude to a Fe [...]	2004-01-12 10:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS EAID PINR CE LTTE
04COLOMBO545	In visit to Sri Lanka, SA DAS Patterson [...] (C) SUMMARY: SA DAS Torkel Patterson visited Colombo, March 21-23. Highlights of the visit included meetings at the MFA, with a key adviser to President Kumaratunga, with local diplomats, and with local business leaders, including the American Chamber of Commerce. Key issues discussed incl [...]	2004-03-26 06:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PTER CE LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO557	Campaign Snapshot: Campaigning set to end [...] (C) In this message, Mission reviews the following items involving Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election campaign: -- Per the rules, campaigning set to end March 30, 48 hours before election day. -- Conflicting poll results. -- In visit to southern districts, Mission team finds s [...]	2004-03-29 02:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PHUM PINR CE
04COLOMBO564	New party with all-monk candidate slate [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an unprecedented move, the JHU, a new political party, is fielding an all-Buddhist monk slate of candidates. While its platform is vague, the party is basically anti-peace process. It has also taken a tough stance against corruption. The JHU effort has drawn flak from the [...]	2004-03-28 03:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI PHUM CE
04COLOMBO565	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR VERTICAL TAKE OFF AND [...] THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA HAS SUBMITTED REFERENCE (FORWARDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER) REQUEST FOR TWO VERTICAL TAKE OFF AND LANDING (VTOL) EAGLE EYE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV). THE SRI LANKA NAVY CURRENTLY DESIRES TO PURCHASE TWO VTOL EAGLE EYE UAVS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR SURVEILLANCE [...]	2004-03-31 03:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO567	Sri Lanka: Implications for U.S. policy of [...] (C) SUMMARY: This message reviews the implications for U.S. policy of possible scenarios resulting from Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election. The two most likely post-election scenarios are: -- (A) The President's UPFA grouping wins outright or is able to cobble together a majority [...]	2004-03-31 11:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR PHUM ECON CE
04COLOMBO572	Sri Lanka braces for tight, tense election [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lankans are getting ready to go to the polls on April 2 to vote for a new Parliament. At this point, it still seems to be anyone's race to win: the Prime Minister's UNP appears to be making a late charge against the President's UPFA, but it is not clear which side has the o [...]	2004-04-01 10:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM ASEC CE
04COLOMBO579	Sri Lanka goes to the polls: Situation is [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lankans flocked to the polls April 2 to elect a new Parliament. The situation throughout the country -- including the often volatile north and east -- is reportedly calm and there have been few reports of violence. Turnout seems high. Polls have now closed and results wil [...]	2004-04-02 01:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM ASEC PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO587	Sri Lanka: Results of Sri Lanka's April 2 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Final results from Sri Lanka's April 2 parliamentary election came out late April 4 and President Kumaratunga's political grouping, the "UPFA," emerged with the largest number of seats in Parliament. The UPFA did not attain a majority, however. The President may swear in an "in [...]	2004-04-05 12:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON CE
04COLOMBO601	Sri Lanka: President swears in new PM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 6, President Kumaratunga swore in Mahinda Rajapakse, a senior leader in her SLFP party, as Sri Lanka's next prime minister. A new cabinet may be sworn in the next day or so. In the meantime, the President's UPFA grouping (SLFP plus JVP) continues to look for partners [...]	2004-04-06 12:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR CE
04COLOMBO607	Tensions continue to percolate between LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tensions continue to percolate between the main LTTE organization and rebel eastern commander Karuna. The Tigers recently warned Karuna that they plan to "get rid" of him. In the meantime, there are continuing reports of LTTE hit squads roaming the east and of LTTE and Karuna [...]	2004-04-07 12:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PINR PHUM MOPS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO611	In meeting with Ambassador, new PM expresses [...] (C) Ambassador Lunstead made a congratulatory call on new Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse on April 8. During their 45-minute long discussion, Rajapakse underscored his support for the peace process. In a theme he kept returning to, he also expressed deep concerns about the high d [...]	2004-04-08 12:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON MASS CE LTTE

04COLOMBO618	Sri Lanka: Foreign Minister-designate [...] (U) This cable contains an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: New Foreign Minister Kadirgamar would like to visit Washington in May. He appreciated the US's neutrality during the election. On the Peace Process, the new government "has no grip yet." India has been standing [...]	2004-04-08 12:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CE IN CHR
04COLOMBO62	The ties that don't bind: Cohabitation [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since Sri Lanka's cohabitation experiment began in December 2001, President Kumaratunga and PM Wickremesinghe have been at daggers drawn, with relations plunging to new depths of late. Both sides have their complaints against the other and neither wears a white hat: From the P [...]	2004-01-13 07:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PINR CE
04COLOMBO620	LTTE FACTIONS SQUARE OFF IN EASTERN SRI LANKA [...] (SBU) Embassy Colombo received information today that rival factions of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),located in eastern Sri Lanka, became engaged in two gun battles beginning early this morning April 9. Three cadres, most likely from the northern faction, were reported killed [...]	2004-04-09 10:42:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC CE MOPS PGOV PINS PTER LTTE
04COLOMBO628	Sri Lanka: Under pressure from the main LTTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The forces of dissident eastern LTTE commander Karuna have buckled in the face of the offensive launched by the main LTTE organization on April 9. There is word that Karuna's forces have retreated and that hundreds of them have apparently surrendered without a fight. Karuna's [...]	2004-04-14 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS MOPS EAID CE LTTE
04COLOMBO637	Sri Lanka: President swears in new Cabinet [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kumaratunga swore in Sri Lanka's new Cabinet on April 10. As expected, the President kept control of the defense and internal security portfolios, while key SLFP advisers received most of the other top portfolios. The radical JVP, a key SLFP ally in the recent campai [...]	2004-04-14 12:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR CE
04COLOMBO644	In meeting, Norwegian Ambassador reviews [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norway expects a formal request from the GSL to continue its role as peace facilitator. Norwegians think the new Sri Lankan Government needs to realize it cannot make unilateral decisions on the course of the peace process. No "Peace Team" in place yet. END SUMMARY. 2. (C [...]	2004-04-15 10:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO647	Sri Lanka: Biographic data on new Cabinet [...] (C) As reported Reftel, Sri Lanka's new cabinet was sworn in on April 10. (FYI. President Kumaratunga retained control of the defense and internal security portfolios -- see Reftels. Due to a dispute with President Kumaratunga, the radical Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, "JVP," has not yet assu [...]	2004-04-15 12:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON CE
04COLOMBO653	After ousting rebel commander, LTTE reasserts [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the face of the LTTE's recent offensive, breakaway commander Karuna's forces appear to have totally melted away and, as of April 16, the situation in the east is calm. Karuna's whereabouts remain a mystery. For its part, the GSL military continues to deny reports that it is [...]	2004-04-16 07:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS MOPS PHUM EAID CE LTTE
04COLOMBO662	Former PM sees economy as key factor in [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe told the Ambassador that perceptions of economic well-being (or, rather, the opposite) had been key in his parliamentary defeat on April 2. He is skeptical the winners will be able to get back to the peace table with the LTTE anytime soon. Wickre [...]	2004-04-19 11:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON CE
04COLOMBO669	Sri Lanka update: Parliament set to reopen [...] (C) In this update message, Mission reviews the following political developments in Sri Lanka: -- Parliament is set to reopen on April 22, with the selection of a Speaker one of the first tasks; -- Tensions continue between the President's party and its extremist coalition partner; -- [...]	2004-04-17 08:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE
04COLOMBO685	Sri Lanka: New foreign secretary named; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka has a new foreign secretary. H.M.G.S. Palihakkara, a career foreign service officer, was named to the position on April 20. Former Fonsec Goonetilleke is slated to fill in as acting UN Permrep in New York and then go to Ottawa to be high commissioner. While other per [...]	2004-04-21 11:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CE
04COLOMBO69	Tigers say they still support ceasefire accord, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the recent controversy over the PM's remarks about the ceasefire accord, Tiger officials have publicly reaffirmed their support for the ceasefire and the peace process. The Tigers and pro- Tiger elements have expressed a significant degree of impatience with the [...]	2004-01-13 11:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR PINS KPAO CE LTTE
04COLOMBO690	Amid raucous scenes, initial vote on Speaker [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's Parliament convened on April 22. The opening session was chaotic, with both sides of the chamber hurling invective at each other. Initial voting for the Speaker of Parliament ended in a 108-108 tie between the government and Opposition candidates. Another vote is e [...]	2004-04-22 11:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM CE
04COLOMBO694	In big defeat for new government, Sri Lankan [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Parliament has elected W.J.M. Lokubandara, an MP for the Opposition UNP, as its next Speaker. The vote, which took place late April 22, was a close one, 110-109, with six abstentions. Parliament reconvenes on May 18. While the Speaker job is largely symbolic, th [...]	2004-04-23 06:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR CE
04COLOMBO702	UPFA government wins Provincial Council [...] (C) SUMMARY: The UPFA government easily won the April 24 Provincial Council election in Wayamba, an area north of Colombo. In other political news, the JVP's ministerial nominees are scheduled to take their oath of office on April 28 after a compromise was reached in the JVP's dispute with [...]	2004-04-26 23:08:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR CE
04COLOMBO704	Ambassador meets with President Kumaratunga [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga on April 26. A visibly tired CBK said she wanted to restart peace negotiations with the LTTE as soon as possible, and was willing to discuss the LTTE Interim Authority proposal. She intends to reorgani [...]	2004-04-27 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CVIS CE LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO706	UNICEF cites recent positive actions by the [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 27 meeting with the DCM, Ted Chaiban, UNICEF Country Representative for Sri Lanka, discussed the LTTE's recent releases of child soldiers. Chaiban cited significant tranches of child combatants released by the LTTE in March and April, driven in part by the factional [...]	2004-04-28 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KOCI CE LTTE
04COLOMBO714	In Ambassador's first visit to Jaffna, Tamils [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his April 28 visit to the Tamil-majority northern city of Jaffna, Ambassador Lunstead saw life in Jaffna since the April 2 parliamentary elections. A key topic that emerged in conversations with Tamil interlocutors was a deep sense of reservation and skepticism regarding [...]	2004-04-30 04:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM SOCI MASS KHDP CE LTTE
04COLOMBO72	Donors find agreement over Akashi visit [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Tokyo Co-chairs and the larger donor group both agreed that the Akashi visit should include an informal meeting with the donors only, followed by a meeting with GSL -- and LTTE, if they would come. Meetings will be low-key, with no communique or press release. Akashi wil [...]	2004-01-14 10:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CE NO EU JA LTTE
04COLOMBO722	Norwegian envoy cautiously optimistic that [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Norwegian delegation found both the Government and the Tigers ready to resume peace negotiations. Much preparatory work is needed before negotiations start, and the Norwegians will be heavily engaged in this process. The President says she knows how to handle the JVP. She [...]	2004-05-05 08:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE LTTE
04COLOMBO73	In further roiling of cohabitation waters, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late January 13, Sri Lanka's state-run ITN television network broadcast a taped interview with President Kumaratunga. In the interview, Kumaratunga claimed the constitutional right to serve until late 2006. The President also defended her takeover of three ministries in Novem [...]	2004-01-14 04:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PHUM KPAO CE
04COLOMBO747	Peace Process update: Norwegian FM in high- [...] (C) This update on Sri Lanka's peace process reviews the following recent developments: -- Norwegian Foreign Minister visits Sri Lanka for meetings with GSL and LTTE leaders. -- LTTE London-based spokesman Anton Balasingham visits Sri Lanka after a year's hiatus. -- Tensions between th [...]	2004-05-10 11:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS MOPS CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO760	Amid decline in number of church attacks, new [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the course of the past several months, there has been a sharp decline in the number of attacks on Christian churches in Sri Lanka compared to the late 2003 - early 2004 timeframe. The decline seems attributable, at least in part, to the public condemnation of the attacks b [...]	2004-05-11 11:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KIRF CE
04COLOMBO770	After recent election defeat, UNP leader [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNP leader and former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is under fire from members of his own party who are seeking to clip his wings and/or remove him as party leader. The discontent stems from the view of many party members that Wickremesinghe led the party poorly in the Ap [...]	2004-05-12 11:05:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CE
04COLOMBO772	Norwegian facilitators upbeat after meetings [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Norwegians found President Kumaratunga and LTTE Chief Prabhakaran determined to move ahead on negotiations. The sides need to decide agenda, locale and timing. It's months, not weeks, and negotiations could not begin before late-July at a minimum. The new government needs [...]	2004-05-12 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE NO IN LTTE
04COLOMBO776	Counternarcotics Update: Recent large heroin [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent counternarcotics developments in Sri Lanka include police seizures of several large shipments of heroin in early May. In other news, the GSL is set to review the possible legalization of marijuana for certain medicinal purposes. Finally, a USG-funded training program [...]	2004-05-13 11:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PINR PREL EAID CE
04COLOMBO795	Bio-data on Jayantha Dhanapala, new chief of [...] (SBU) On May 14, President Kumaratunga's office issued a press release naming Jayantha Dhanapala as the new Secretary General of the Sri Lankan government's Peace Secretariat (see bio-data below). (The Peace Secretariat, technically known as the "Secretariat for SIPDIS Coordinating the Pe [...]	2004-05-17 11:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CE LTTE
04COLOMBO809	Peace process, economic issues highlighted [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina B. Rocca visited Sri Lanka, May 13-16. Highlights of the visit included meetings with President Kumaratunga, Prime Minister Rajapakse, Opposition Leader (and former PM) Wickremesinghe, business leaders, and Tamil politicians. [...]	2004-05-18 10:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON CE NO LTTE ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO825	Ambassador and Special Envoy Akashi discuss [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 19 meeting with Ambassador Lunstead, visiting Japanese Special Envoy Akashi was relatively upbeat about the peace process based on his discussions with the GSL and LTTE. The Ambassador and Akashi also discussed the June 1 Co-Chairs meeting in Brussels, agreeing it was [...]	2004-05-19 08:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID CE JA NO LTTE
04COLOMBO827	In May 18 meeting, Ambassador and [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador clarified for Foreign Minister that selection as an MCA candidate country is no guarantee of funding, and that much hard work remained before an MCA compact could be signed. On peace process, Foreign Minister admitted that interim arrangements will be the only agenda [...]	2004-05-19 11:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PINR CE ECONOMICS LTTE
04COLOMBO842	Maldives: A/S Rocca's visit shows reform has [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Christina B. Rocca visited Maldives, May 16-17. Highlights of the visit included meetings with President Gayoom, FM Fathulla Jameel, Defense Minister Adam, Human Rights Commissioner Mujthaba, and UNDP Resident Representati [...]	2004-05-20 10:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON SENV MOPS MV
04COLOMBO868	Spate of killings in eastern Sri Lanka as [...] (C) SUMMARY: A spate of killings has taken place recently in eastern Sri Lanka, amid public statements by the Tigers indicating their support for the peace track moving forward. The killings in the east, which are almost certainly connected to the LTTE, seem to stem from leftover factional [...]	2004-05-25 10:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM CE LTTE
04COLOMBO870	Sri Lanka: Upcoming meeting of the Co-Chairs [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 1, the four Co-Chairs (Norway, Japan, the U.S., and EU) of the Tokyo Process are scheduled to meet in Brussels. The meeting is an important one and will build on recent visits to Sri Lanka by the Norwegian facilitators, GoJ Special Envoy Akashi, and SA A/S Rocca. Recen [...]	2004-05-25 10:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE JA NO EU IN LTTE
04COLOMBO88	Potential alliance between radical JVP and the [...] (C) SUMMARY: A long-negotiated accord between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the extremist, Marxist Janantha Vimukthi Peramuna party is scheduled to finally be signed on January 20. There is little information on the exact nature of the proposed accord and how it addresses the on-going pea [...]	2004-01-16 06:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CE LTTE
04COLOMBO897	Political update: Norwegian Envoy's visit; [...] (C) This update on Sri Lanka's political situation reviews the following recent developments: -- In latest visit, Norwegian Envoy characterizes meetings with GSL and Tigers as "fruitful." -- Several new ministerial appointments announced. -- Provincial Council elections look set to take [...]	2004-05-28 05:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON CE NO
04COLOMBO911	Co-chairs meeting in Brussels receives a [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local reaction to the Sri Lanka donor co-chairs meeting held in Brussels on June 1 has been largely positive. Embassy interlocutors were appreciative of the international community's sustained support for the peace process. Media coverage has been light so far and focused on t [...]	2004-06-03 10:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CE NO JA EU LTTE
04COLOMBO951	SRI LANKA: REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...]	2004-06-09 08:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC CE OPIC ECONOMICS
04COLOMBO953	Recent meetings show the way forward for Sri [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition Leader Wickremesinghe thought the Co-Chairs statement was good, but that the President and her government do not understand the psychology of the LTTE, and are determined to begin talks on the final ("hard") issues. He also thinks the military is using LTTE rebel Kar [...]	2004-06-09 09:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CE NO LTTE
04COLOMBO970	Controversial anti-conversion bill tabled for [...] (C) SUMMARY: An MP has published a draft religious "anti-conversion" bill and intends to present it before Parliament as a private member's bill. The GSL has not publicly formulated an opinion on the draft bill and is waiting to review it before commenting further. Christian groups, especia [...]	2004-06-10 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF CE
04COLOMBO983	In meeting with Ambassador, President [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 11 meeting with the Ambassador, President Kumaratunga expressed her appreciation for the Co-Chairs' support for the peace process and indicated her desire and difficulties in getting the Tigers back to peace negotiations. Her flexibility on the substance of the propos [...]	2004-06-14 10:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CE LTTE
04DAMASCUS5065	HAMAS LEADER REJECTS US INDICTMENT [...] (C) In an August 21 interview with the Associated Press, Moussa Abu Marzouk, Deputy Chairman of Hamas' politbureau, responded to the announcement of his indictment by US Attorney General John Ashcroft for conspiring to fund terror attacks against Israel by saying that he would turn himself in [...]	2004-08-25 15:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY
04DAMASCUS6857	HAMAS MEMBER TARGETED IN CAR BOMBING [...] (C) Summary: On December 13, a car bomb exploded in the Old Mezzeh section of Damascus, wounding some passers-by but apparently killing no one. Media contacts confirmed that the target of the bombing was Mesbah Abu Hweileh, a Palestinian HAMAS official residing in Damascus. Interior Minister [...]	2004-12-14 15:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PTER PGOV PREL IS SY
04DHAKA3141	JAMMAT-ISLAMI BANGLADESH DENY INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C) On September 12, Ambassador met with Jammat-Islami Bangladesh (JMB) Assistant General Secretary Abdul Razzack and advisor Shah Abdul Hannan. Both stressed that the JMB (a partner in the ruling coalition) did not participate in the August 21 attack on the opposition Awami League and argued [...]	2004-09-13 09:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV BG
04DHAKA3149	FOREIGN SECRETARY THINKS INDIANS BEHIND AUGUST 21 [...] (C) DAS Torkel Patterson met with Foreign Secretary Shamsheer Chowdhury on September 13 with Ambassador Thomas and Poloff (notetaker). With renewed rains, downed trees and flooded roads blocking traffic, Patterson noted to Chowdhury the difficulties presented by the August flooding and expres [...]	2004-09-15 02:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG IN
04DHAKA3164	USG REJECTS REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR POSSIBLE COUP [...] (S) Summary: Retired Bangladesh Army Chief Khan asked for USG support in ending Bangladesh,s current administration and in bringing a government of national unity consisting of senior leaders of both major parties. Khan said Bangladesh,s only way out of dynastic government and the rise of Isl [...]	2004-09-16 04:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	BG PGOV PINR PREL
04DHAKA4266	EXCHANGE WITH CHAIRMAN OF EXTREMIST ISLAMIST GROUP [...] (C) Summary. At a chance encounter with polcouns, IOJ Chairman Fazlul Haq Amini denounced Jamaat Islami as power hungry, criticized the BDG on several fronts, opposed the proposed USD 2 billion Tata investment in Bangladesh, indicated the Awami League has offered him money to quit the ruling [...]	2004-12-15 06:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PHUM PINR BG
04DJIBOUTI1034	MARKED PROGRESS AT DORALEH PORT; U.S. NAVY SIGNS FURTHER CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Progress continues on schedule at the Doraleh port with the completion of the causeway and 70 percent completion of the medians. THE U.S. Navy recently contracted two additional storage tanks, two outbuildings for storage of drums and diving equipment and a facility for security [...]	2004-07-29 14:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BA DJ ECON EFIN ET ETRD PGOV PREL TC
04DJIBOUTI1072	CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ISMAEL OMAR [...] (U) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and HIRC Ted Dagne met with President Ismael Omar Guelleh 9 August 2004 during a visit to the Horn of Africa region. Poloff and Charge Gribbin accompanied. Payne and Guelleh discussed regional stability, prospects for Somalia peace accords, the Eritrea/E [...]	2004-08-09 13:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER DJ
04DJIBOUTI1073	CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO [...] (U) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and HIRC Ted Dagne met with French Ambassador to Djibouti, Philip Selz, 9 August 2004 during a visit to the Horn of Africa region. Poloff and Charge Gribbin accompanied. Payne and Selz discussed the recent French decision to transport aid into Darfur and [...]	2004-08-09 13:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EPET DJ
04DJIBOUTI1074	CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH DJIBOUTIAN MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and HIRC Ted Dagne met with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Abdi Farah, 9 August 2004 during a visit to the Horn of Africa region. PolOff and Charge Robert Gribbin accompanied Payne to meetings with the Minister, President Guelleh (septel),and French Amb [...]	2004-08-09 13:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EAID DJ
04DJIBOUTI1137	RUMORS OF CHANGES IN DJIBOUTI'S DIPLOMATIC CORP [...] (C) Political Assistant reported to Poloff that rumors have been circulating throughout town and within Foreign Affairs that changes in Djibouti's Embassies abroad will be coming soon, possibly as soon as September. Washington DC, Asmara, Addis Ababa, Jeddah and Yemen are rumored to be where [...]	2004-08-26 10:25:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1180	NOMINATION OF DJIBOUTIAN AMBASSADOR TO SOMALIA [...] (U) In the 20th meeting of the Council of Ministers on 7 September, where President Ismail Omar Guelleh presided, the counsel approved the proclamation for nomination of Mohamed-Siad Doualeh Warsama to the position of Ambassador to Somalia. Warsama will receive the title of Ambassador of the [...]	2004-09-08 12:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SO DJ
04DJIBOUTI1196	DJIBOUTIAN OPPOSITION LEADER DIES [...] (U) President of the Djiboutian opposition party Republican Alliance for Democracy (ARD),Ahmed Dini Ahmed, died during the morning of 12 September 2004 at Peltier Hospital. Dini had been suffering from lung cancer, which progressed into metastasis. President Ismail Omar Guelleh reportedly v [...]	2004-09-13 13:25:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI1225	SOMALILAND INTEREST SECTION TO OPEN IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Minister of Foreign Affairs of the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland, Edna Adan Ismail, visited Djibouti 12 September to discuss the relationship between Djibouti and Somaliland. Among the topics discussed was the facilitation of an economic cooperation between the two governments. [...]	2004-09-21 10:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1227	DJIBOUTI AIRPORT MANAGER ON EXPANSION AND U.S. [...] (C) Summary: David Hawker, Dubai Ports International representative in Djibouti who manages Djibouti International Airport, confirmed to Ambassador the Government of Djibouti's interest in expanding the country's existing international airport at Ambouli. Nothing firm is on the table, but iss [...]	2004-09-21 13:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MARR ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI1238	DJIBOUTIAN-AMERICAN FISHING COMPANY LOOKING TO [...] (U) Summary: The fishing sector in Djibouti has a new advocate in the form of Djibouti Maritime Management and Investment Company (DMMI),a joint venture owned in majority by Iranian-American investor Mehrdad Radseresht and Djiboutian businessman Youssouf Moussa Dawaleh. DMMI seeks to maximize [...]	2004-09-23 12:29:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EINV SENV DJ
04DJIBOUTI1250	IMPACT OF AHMED DINI'S DEATH ON DJIBOUTIAN POLITICS [...] (U) Summary: The death of Ahmed Dini Ahmed on September 12, figurehead of the political opposition coalition Union for Democratic Alternance (UAD) and president of the Republican Alliance for Democracy (ARD) opposition party, will have significant impact on Djibouti's upcoming regional and pre [...]	2004-09-27 12:07:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI1271	VISIT TO GABODE PRISON [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ, USLO NCO, and Pol Asst visited Djibouti's civil prison, Gabode, on September 23rd. Followed by a tour of the facilities, Pol/Econ discussed the conditions with the Director of the Prison, Mohamed Ismail. The following is reaction to the conditions and a brief overview o [...]	2004-10-03 06:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI1277	CONVERSATION WITH OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a statement to the press 30 August 2004, Mohamed Daoud Chehem, president of opposition Djiboutian Party for Development (PDD),declared his candidacy for the presidential race to take place in April/May 2005. Chehem visited Ambassador Ragsdale 29 September as a courtesy call t [...]	2004-10-03 10:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI1278	DJIBOUTI PASSES NEW LEGISLATION ON CITIZENSHIP [...] (U) Summary: On 26 September the Permanent Commission of the Djiboutian National Assembly adopted a new law regarding qualifications for Djiboutian citizenship. The new law is more liberal than the current requirements and will give greater rights to pass on citizenship to Djiboutian women. E [...]	2004-10-03 11:13:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI1289	MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ON RECENT U.S. AND [...] (C) In a meeting October 6 with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali Abdi Farah, Ambassador asked for the Minister's impression of his and President Guelleh's recent trip to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),which also included stops in Washington and Cuba. Farah spoke in general terms [...]	2004-10-06 14:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1356	RPP CONGRESS OFFICIALLY NOMINATES GUELLEH FOR [...] (U) The RPP (People's Rally for Progress),the ruling party in the Djiboutian Government, held its annual Central Committee Congress October 6 and 7. The two-day event consisted of an ordinary session of the central committee, a body of 250 members gathered from around the country, and a sec [...]	2004-10-25 02:54:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON DJ
04DJIBOUTI1367	COMMUNICATION WITH IGAD EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ON [...] (SBU) During a U.N. Day reception October 24, Ambassador spoke with Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Executive Secretary Dr. H. Bashir Attalla regarding the U.S. understanding that the newly elected President of the Somali Transitional Federal Government, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed [...]	2004-10-26 11:40:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO DJ
04DJIBOUTI1372	BORREL AFFAIR: ATTORNEY GENERAL SUMMONED TO [...] (U) Summary: French magistrate Bernard Borrel, found dead 80 Km north of Djibouti in 1995, has surfaced once again in the national media. The Court of Versailles in Paris summoned (for September 30th, 2004) Procureur de la Republique (Attorney General of Djibouti),Djama Souleiman, to present [...]	2004-10-27 05:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI1373	REPORT OF CONDEMNATION OF DJIBOUTI IN PORTO-ALLEGRE [...] (U) Alleged violations of labor rights have come to the forefront of opposition party attentions after the Fourth Congress of International Education held in Porto-Allegre, Brazil 16-26 July, 2004. In its first few issues back from their summer holiday, La Realite, the opposition journal publi [...]	2004-10-27 05:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM BR DJ
04DJIBOUTI1374	GUELLEH INTERVIEW WITH BBC SOMALI [...] (U) Summary: The October 7th issue of Le Progres, the journal of the ruling party RPP (People's Rally for Progress),carried an overview of President Ismail Omar Guelleh's interview with BBC Somali while in New York during Guelleh's recent trip to the U.S and Cuba. In the [...]	2004-10-27 05:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI1377	RULING COALITION PARTIES REACT TO RPP CONGRESS [...] (C) In the days after the ruling party, People's Rally for Progress (RPP),held their conference nominating current President Ismail Omar Guelleh as the party's choice for presidential candidate in the 2005 elections, word of discontent from the ruling coalition partners started to surface. S [...]	2004-10-28 05:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1382	REPORT OF TERRORIST CAPTURED AND HANDED OVER TO [...] (U) Summary: The international Saudi newspaper Al Sharq Al Awsat reported on October 25th that the brainchild of the latest series of European aid workers killings in Somaliland has been caught. The Somali terrorist, who is said to be an activist of Al Ittihad Al Islamiya, a terror group linked [...]	2004-10-28 08:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI1384	OPPOSITION PARTIES DEMAND TRANSPARENCY FOR 2005 [...] (U) Summary: Recent developments in opposition party politics have led to the release of demands to the Government of Djibouti for transparency in the upcoming presidential election. Reiterating many of the points stated in their unanswered letter to the Government 21 May 2004, the four leader [...]	2004-10-28 10:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SCUL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1390	NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S BRIEF, UNANNOUNCED [...] (U) Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo made a brief, unannounced visit to Djibouti 30 October while en route to Japan. The government run newspaper La Nation reported on 1 November that during his time in Djibouti, Obasanjo met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh at the Djiboutian head of sta [...]	2004-11-01 10:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS NI KE ET DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1391	DJIBOUTIAN OPPOSITION MEDIA THEMES, OCTOBER 27-28, 2004 [...] (U) Summary: The opposition journals during the week of October 24-28 focused on the alleged complaint against La Realite for slander filed by the Minister of Defense; the designation of the successor to Ahmed Dini Ahmed as president of the Republican Alliance for Democracy (ARD); and the dist [...]	2004-11-01 10:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO DJ
04DJIBOUTI1392	NEW SOMALIAN PRESIDENT SPEAKS ON CHALLENGES FACING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Al Hayat a London based Arabic newspaper published 30 October an interview with the new President of Somalia. In the interview, widely read in Djibouti, he addressed several issues dealing with his return to Mogadishu, the disarmament process, terrorism in Somalia and the African U [...]	2004-11-01 10:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PNAT PARM PTER PINS DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1393	USG-DONATED SCHOOL KITS ELICIT SUPPORT AND ALSO [...] (U) Summary: On October 21 and October 30, Ambassador and USAID Director joined Djiboutian officials and local UNICEF Director Thomas Davin, in the official unveiling and distribution of school kits provided by the Ministry of Education to primary school children in Djibouti under a USAID educ [...]	2004-11-01 11:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID SCUL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1405	MORE ON OBASANJO VISIT TO DJIBOUTI: SOMALIA AT [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of Cooperation Mahamoud Ali Youssouf 3 November, at her request, to address several items. Among them was a discussion on the nature of Nigerian President Olesugun Obasanjo's visit to Djibouti. Youssouf confirmed reports in the local press (see reftel) that th [...]	2004-11-04 02:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ET KE NI DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1408	DJIBOUTI TO SUPPORT MERON IN UNGA ELECTIONS [...] (U) In response to diplomatic note sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting Djibouti's support for Judge Theodor Meron in the 18 November UN General Assembly elections for a permanent seat on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, Djibouti has stated that it w [...]	2004-11-04 07:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL DJ UNGA
04DJIBOUTI1473	DJIBOUTI REFUGEE REPATRIATION UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Close to 19,000 people continue to be fed in Djibouti's three refugee camps. The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Program (WFP) are coordinating efforts to assist with voluntary repatriation of refugees back to Somalia. Their work is carrie [...]	2004-11-21 04:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1498	DPI CHAIRMAN PROPOSES U.S. MILITARY CONTROL OVER [...] (C) Summary: Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman of Dubai Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (the parent company to Dubai Ports International which manages Djibouti's existing maritime port and airport),has put forward a proposal that the U.S. military, based at Camp Lemonier, [...]	2004-11-22 12:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI1507	DJIBOUTI EXPRESSES INTEREST IN ANGLICIZATION [...] (U) Djibouti is an isolated francophone country, surrounded by countries where the official languages all include English. The recent presence of the U.S. military in Djibouti has underscored a language barrier. After the Government of Djibouti, the U.S. Government is the second largest emp [...]	2004-11-23 10:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO DJ
04DJIBOUTI1512	VISIT OF SOMALI PRESIDENT TO DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Summary: Newly elected President of Somalia, Abdillahi Youssouf Ahmed, came to Djibouti for a 24-hour visit on November 15, 2004. In a press conference with Djiboutian national media during the visit, Abdillahi Youssouf touched on the conflicting relations between Somaliland and Puntland, [...]	2004-11-24 06:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PHUM PNAT PBTS PINS PTER DJ SO
04DJIBOUTI1529	FRENCH CONSUL DJIBOUTI WANTS TO EMULATE U.S. VISA [...] (U) Summary. The French consul in Djibouti is very interested in the process by which AmEmbassy Djibouti adjudicates visas. The Consul states that the American process appears more selective. The French consulate is changing the adjudications process in Djibouti for Schengen (European Union [...]	2004-11-30 05:57:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS DJ FR PGOV PREL
04DJIBOUTI1530	SWITCH IN BUTANE GAS SUPPLIER GIVES ENOC EXCLUSIVE [...] (U) The Government of Djibouti recently decided to switch providers of Butane cooking gas from a Yemeni company to Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC). The offer of a lower price for Butane gas is in contrast to the trend in global markets, where prices have gone up recently. However, the new [...]	2004-12-01 09:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG DJ
04DJIBOUTI1533	MAJORITY PARTIES HOLD CONGRESS TO SELECT [...] (U) Summary: Two parties within the ruling coalition held congresses to select their presidential candidate and formulate plans for the elections scheduled for April 2005. The Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy (FRUD) held an ordinary session of the National Council on 24 Novembe [...]	2004-12-02 02:13:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1534	MASSIVE TRASH CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Djibouti has taken the first of many small steps to clean up Djibouti in launching a contest for the best "Act and Keep Your City Clean" poster. The contest opened for registration November 6th to 11th for children between the ages of 10 and 20. The contest part [...]	2004-12-02 02:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON PGOV SCUL EINV DJ
04DJIBOUTI1541	PRESIDENT GUELLEH AND U.S-DJIBOUTI BILATERAL [...] (C) Ambassador met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh on December 2, at her request. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the current state of U.S.-Djibouti bilateral relations as well as developments in the region. Septels cover discussions on Camp Lemonier lease negotiations and regio [...]	2004-12-03 07:25:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON EINV SENV DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI1542	PRESIDENT GUELLEH ON CAMP LEMONIER ACCESS [...] (C) Ambassador met with President Ismail Omar Guelleh December 2, at her request, to review progress in the U.S. bilateral relationship and to solicit the President's perspectives on regional developments. The meeting took place at the Presidential Palace. Ambassador and Guelleh were joined [...]	2004-12-03 07:25:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS EAIR DJ
04DJIBOUTI1543	PRESIDENT GUELLEH ON SOMALIA, ETHIOPIA-ERITREA, SUDAN [...] (C) In a meeting with President Ismail Omar Guelleh December 2 on other matters (reviewed septels),Ambassador also sought Guelleh's views on regional Horn of Africa developments. Topics covered included the new Ethiopian five-point peace proposal, Eritrean isolation and meddling in Darfur, Li [...]	2004-12-03 07:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PBTS DJ SO ET ER
04DJIBOUTI1562	BUDGETARY SESSION OPENING INDICATIVE OF FRICTION [...] (U) Summary: On November 29th, the Djibouti National Assembly officially opened its second session, known as the budgetary session, for 2004 in a ceremony presided over by Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita. The ceremony, in which PM Dileita and National Assembly President Idriss Arnaoud A [...]	2004-12-08 07:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EPET PHUM DJ
04DJIBOUTI1566	PDD CURRIES SOMALILAND VOTE, PROMISES RECOGNITION, [...] (C) Summary: In a move aimed at currying the Djiboutian vote resident in Somaliland, Mohamed Daoud Chehem, President of the Djiboutian Party for Development (PDD),visited Hargeisa, Somaliland 1 December. While in Hargeisa, Chehem met with officials from Somaliland opposition party Kulmiye to [...]	2004-12-09 03:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PNAT SO DJ
04DJIBOUTI1586	MOBIL AND GOVERNMENT OF DJIBOUTI OUTSTANDING [...] (C) Mobil Oil's Chief Executive in Djibouti, Alain Adam, met late on December 8 on an urgent basis with Ambassador to report that he had been approached at his office only an hour earlier by two representatives of Djibouti's security forces. They had come to arrest him at the behest of Djibout [...]	2004-12-13 10:33:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV SCUL DJ
04DJIBOUTI1600	2005 NTE ON THE ARAB LEAGUE - DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Post's 2004 report on the subject remains valid. Djibouti does not currently enforce any aspect of the boycott against the state of Israel. Israel's import code has not been removed from the local import codification manual and remains 624; however, there is little to no direct trade. [...]	2004-12-16 11:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KBCT ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IS KPAL DJ USTR
04DJIBOUTI1621	GUELLEH REQUESTS ON-SITE SURVEY OF PROPOSED CAMP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 27, the Ambassador and CJTF-HOA Commanding General Samuel Helland met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Abdi Farah, at the Minister's request, to discuss the proposed expansion of Camp Lemonier. The Minister said that Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh told [...]	2004-12-27 13:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR MOPS DJ
04DJIBOUTI1624	NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Djibouti's contact numbers for leading government and political figures are: A. Post: Djibouti Date of submission: December 27, 2004 B. Head of Government: Ismail Omar Guelleh Title: President of the Republic of Djibouti Office Telephone Number: (Secreta [...]	2004-12-28 13:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI298	MINISTER OF PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS AND DJIBOUTI'S [...] (C) Summary: The close relationship of Minister of Presidential Affairs, Osman Ahmed Moussa, with President Ismail Omar Guelleh afforded Ambassador the opportunity to reaffirm her mandate in Djibouti as U.S. Ambassador and to solicit the Minister's views on ways to enhance the U.S.- Djibouti [...]	2004-03-03 13:47:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID PHUM PGOV PINR DJ FR
04DJIBOUTI299	DISCONTENT IN THE DJIBOUTIAN MILITARY [...] (C) USLO Chief has learned that on Saturday, February 28 large groups of soldiers in the interior districts of Dikhil, Tadjoura, and Obock refused to accept their monthly salaries. Four high ranking Djiboutian military officers have since been dispatched to the districts to engage the disgrunt [...]	2004-03-03 13:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PM DJ
04DJIBOUTI300	DESALINIZATION FEASIBILITY STUDY RECEIVES USTDA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Marguerita D. Ragsdale represented the U.S. in signing a grant agreement 3 March 2004 between the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and the Office National des Eaux de Djibouti (ONED) to fund a feasibility study for a Desalinization Plant for Djibouti City. END SUMMARY. [...]	2004-03-03 13:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL EFIN EAID PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI333	DJIBOUTI'S RESPONSE TO 2003 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (U) In a meeting March 8th with PolOff, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, commented on the release of the 2003 Country Report on Human Rights. Bogoreh initially was highly defensive, calling the report severe. He then commented that Djibouti still has w [...]	2004-03-09 12:15:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM DJ
04DJIBOUTI339	DEMARCHE ON CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN [...] (C) Per reftel, Poloff met with Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, March 8 to urge Djibouti to issue a public statement condemning the March 2 terrorist attacks in Iraq. Bogoreh agreed that the attacks are something the Djiboutian government cannot approve [...]	2004-03-09 14:08:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PTER IZ DJ
04DJIBOUTI346	AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK WARY OF GIVING AID TO [...] (U) African Development Bank (ADB) Economist charged with East Africa, Mahamadou Drame, met with Pol/Econ Off March 9th to discuss U.S. aid to Djibouti and ADB's plan for Djibouti. Drame inquired about which areas United States aid would cover and asked how money given to Djibouti is managed. [...]	2004-03-10 10:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN ECON PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI352	RPP - RULING FOR 25 YEARS (AND COUNTING?) [...] (C) SUMMARY. A rally Thursday, March 4th celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rassemblement Populaire pour le Progres (RPP),the ruling political party in Djibouti, marked the beginning of the campaign season for Presidential elections, scheduled for early spring 2005. Current President Ism [...]	2004-03-11 04:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM DJ
04DJIBOUTI353	DJIBOUTI'S FM ON SOMALIA [...] (C) Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah told me March 10, during our meeting at the Foreign Ministry, that he will leave tomorrow for Nairobi to attend an IGAD Council of Ministers meeting March 12 on Somalia. He said Djibouti's Somalia policy remains one of finding a workable solution t [...]	2004-03-11 07:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL MOPS PGOV PHUM SO DJ ET

04DJIBOUTI364	DJIBOUTI'S FM ON CAMP LEMONIER LEASE RENEWAL [...] (C) In a meeting with Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah on March 10, Farah contradicted information we reported (reftel A) that placed authority for negotiations on the Camp Lemonier base lease renewal within the Ministry of Presidential Affairs. Farah also denied that Ambassador Olh [...]	2004-03-11 13:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS MARR DJ
04DJIBOUTI380	BUSES STRIKE IN PROTEST OF FUEL COSTS [...] (U) On Saturday, March 13, the Buses' Union members went on strike, causing a total disruption of the bus transportation in the capital city of Djibouti. The overwheming majority of the inhabitants in the capital rely on bus transportation, primarily in the form of 11 or 21 passenger minivan [...]	2004-03-14 12:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ELAB ELTN ENRG EPET ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI381	DJIBOUTI, JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY [...] (C) Emboff met Djiboutian Army Captain Abdullahi Youssouf for coffee on March 13. The primary focus of the meeting was to gain insight into the status of recent Djiboutian military discontent (see reftel). Conversation also touched on the railroad explosion in the late evening of March 12. T [...]	2004-03-14 13:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PM PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI390	SUDAN PEACE: U.S. INITIATIVE TO BREAK ABYEI LOGJAM [...] (C) Ambassador passed reftel message to the Government of Djibouti via Badri Ali Bogoreh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, during a courtesy call March 17 at the Ministry. Badri would not comment substantively on the U.S. plan to dispatch Spe [...]	2004-03-17 06:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS SU DJ
04DJIBOUTI418	SAFE SKIES AND DJIBOUTI [...] (U) This is an action message. Action requested paragraph 3. 2. (U) During Ambassador's courtesy call on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Bilateral Relations, Mohammed Ali Hassan, Hassan asked about status for Djibouti of "Safe Skies," the presidential initiative to promote sustain [...]	2004-03-21 14:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAIR DJ
04DJIBOUTI439	DJIBOUTI REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF OCTOBER [...] (C) Minister of Interior Abdoulkader Doualeh Waiss convoked Ambassador 3/20 to ask for U.S. assistance in Djibouti's preparations for its first-ever municipal elections slated for October, 2004. Department will note that Embassy put forward in reftel a case for Economic Support Fund (ESF) bac [...]	2004-03-25 09:25:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM DJ
04DJIBOUTI441	DJIBOUTI "SHOCKED" AT CANCELLATION OF GERMAN [...] (U) German President Johannes Rau cancelled his trip to Djibouti, scheduled for Wednesday, March 24th, at the last minute due to "considerable and concrete personal risk to the President," according to German security services. Rau's trip to Djibouti was the third stop in a three-country Afri [...]	2004-03-25 12:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER
04DJIBOUTI446	POSSIBLE DIPLOMATIC FALL-OUT FROM CANCELED GERMAN [...] (C) Reftel conveys report of Djiboutian government reaction to cancellation of the March 24 visit to Djibouti of German President Rau. Embassy notes that the German Ambassador to Ethiopia (who also has responsibility for Djibouti),Helga Strachwitz, expressed considerable concern to Ambassado [...]	2004-03-25 15:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL ASEC PGOV PTER GR DJ
04DJIBOUTI449	SECRETARY'S ARAB LEAGUE MESSAGE PASSED TO DJIBOUTI [...] (U) Oral message from the Secretary to Arab League members was passed 3/27 to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of Bilateral Relations. Hassan stated that Mahamoud Youssef Ali, MFA Minister of Cooperation (and the Number 2 at the MFA),would be representing Foreig [...]	2004-03-28 06:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAL IZ AL DJ
04DJIBOUTI451	JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION IS [...] (C) Minister of Justice, Ismail Ibrahim Houmed, told Ambassador that he intends to take a more active role in human rights promotion in Djibouti than the Ministry had previously. The occasion for Houmed's declaration was the Ambassador's courtesy call on him March 4 at Ministry of Justice off [...]	2004-03-28 12:33:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM SCUL PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI452	DJIBOUTI'S MFA HIGHLIGHTS MOVE TOWARDS MILLENNIUM [...] (C) In Ambassador's recent meeting with Mahmoud Yusuf Ali, Minister for Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ali stated that he believed all U.S. criteria and standards under the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) were achievable for Djibouti. Democracy, he said, is Djibouti's ulti [...]	2004-03-28 12:33:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PHUM SCUL LE SG DJ
04DJIBOUTI457	DJIBOUTI DENOUNCES ASSASSINATION OF SHEIKH YASSIN [...] (U) SUMMARY: For the record, below is an unofficial post translation of an article published in the Wednesday, March 24th, 2004 edition of La Nation, the official government mouthpiece, excerpting the Government of Djibouti's official statement condemning the assassination of Sheikh Yassin EN [...]	2004-03-29 03:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAL PTER DJ IS
04DJIBOUTI461	DJIBOUTI'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE RAU [...] (U) This is an action message. See action requested paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (U) Following is translated text of the official statement of Djibouti's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on cancellation of the visit of German President Rau. This statement was issued March 24 and was sent by the Mini [...]	2004-03-29 09:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASEC PGOV PTER GR DJ
04DJIBOUTI463	ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT POSTPONED: DJIBOUTIAN PRESS [...] (U) Immediately following the announcement of the postponement of the Arab League summit in Tunis, "La Nation," the official government newspaper, ran three articles of commentary in the Monday, March 29th edition. 2. (U) The first article, on the front page of "La Nation," carried an imme [...]	2004-03-29 14:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAL DJ
04DJIBOUTI468	LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR BASE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) This is an action cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Groundwork must be laid to ensure the upcoming round of lease negotiations transpire as smoothly as possible. To this end, U.S. Embassy Djibouti proposes to hold a coordination meeting between French forces in Djibouti (FFDJ) [...]	2004-03-30 12:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI479	MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOCUS ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES [...] (C) According to Djibouti's Minister of Health, Dr. Mohammed Ali Kamil, most recent studies indicate that the rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Djibouti is about 3 percent. During the Ambassador's courtesy call on him, the Minister said this rate indicates that Djibouti is in a state of "generali [...]	2004-04-01 14:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	DJ EAID KHIV PGOV PHUM PREL TBIO
04DJIBOUTI487	CISCO SYSTEMS INTERESTED IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY [...] (U) Shehab Meshki, Cisco Systems Regional Sales Manager for East Africa, briefly visited Djibouti March 23-25, 2004. The main purpose of the visit was to make initial contact with key government and business persons to evaluate the possibilities for Cisco investment in Djibouti. Meshki also [...]	2004-04-04 11:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINV ECON ECPS EINT DJ
04DJIBOUTI488	RECENT TELECOM DEVELOPMENTS IN DJIBOUTI [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti has begun to market itself as a potential hub for trade activity. It is trying hard to bring the country up to speed for the 21st century with significant reform and development in the telecommunications sector. Already home to a hub for the SEA-ME-WE#3 (South East Asia [...]	2004-04-04 11:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECPS EINT TINT ETRD ECON CH DJ
04DJIBOUTI492	SAUDI INVESTOR DEVELOPING HARAMOUS REGION [...] (U) PolOff, Econ/Comm Assistant and OBO representative met April 4 with Mohammed M. Ali Yamani, Managing Director of Maya Trading Company in Jeddah and Fahmi Ahmed Al-Hag, President Guelleh's Advisor on Investment. Yamani recently signed a contract with the Government of Djibouti, including f [...]	2004-04-05 13:10:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AMGT ABLD ECON ETRD EINV DJ SA
04DJIBOUTI525	DJIBOUTI'S AGRICULTURE MINISTER OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) During Ambassador's March 30 courtesy call on Minister of Agriculture Dini Abdallah Bililis, Bililis expressed gratitude for USAID funding of a livestock marketing/health certification facility and food security programs. He also expressed appreciation for the assistance of Camp Lemonier [...]	2004-04-11 15:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAGR EAID PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI526	DJIBOUTI'S MINISTER OF COMMERCE ON UTILITY OF [...] (C) Minister of Commerce and Industry, Saleban Omar Oudine, sees the planned port of Doraleh as key to a prosperous economic future for Djibouti. In a March 31 meeting with Ambassador, he talked about the port and its two key components: a fuel container terminal and a Free Zone. The containe [...]	2004-04-12 10:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV DJ EG TU IN UG TC
04DJIBOUTI530	GUELLEH COMMENTS TO AMBASSADOR ON LABOR ISSUES [...] (C) In a meeting with President Guelleh April 11 on an administrative matter, Ambassador mentioned that in January 2004, President Bush declared Djibouti eligible under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),but concerns about the treatment of labor unions could still endanger that sta [...]	2004-04-12 12:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELAB PHUM DJ
04DJIBOUTI540	UNUSUALLY HEAVY RAINS CAUSE SEVERE FLOODING IN [...] (U) Summary: Heavy rains and flooding earlier this week have resulted in loss of life and severe damage to Djibouti's infrastructure. This damage will present longer term dangers to the economic and social health of the country, including possible outbreaks of cholera, typhoid and malaria. [...]	2004-04-14 13:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SOCI EAID DJ
04DJIBOUTI563	MINISTER OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS EFFORTS TO RAISE [...] (C) Minister of Women's Affairs Hawa Ahmed Youssef credits her awareness programs, first and foremost, with enlarging the voting lists of women in Djibouti. She told Ambassador that women are, unfortunately, still reluctant to become candidates for Parliament or for regional positions, despit [...]	2004-04-16 09:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI PINR DJ
04DJIBOUTI565	DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In light of unusually heavy rains and resulting flooding early this week and the inability of the host government to respond adequately to the needs of the population, Ambassador declares the situation in Djibouti City a disaster. Ambassador requests that immediate disaster reli [...]	2004-04-16 16:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV SENV DJ
04DJIBOUTI576	NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING [...] Per reftel, we are submitting the following information in the requested format: A. Post: U.S. Embassy Djibouti Date of submission: April 18, 2004 B. Head of Government: President Ismail Omar Guelleh Title: President of the Republic of Djibouti Office telephone number: (Secretar [...]	2004-04-18 11:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI578	MINISTER OF AWQAF AND ISLAMIC AFFAIRS: RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Mogueh Samatar Dirir described to Ambassador, during her courtesy call April 7, the role of his ministry as one of having authority over all Islamic issues affecting Djibouti. These issues include the manner in which mosques and religious schools shou [...]	2004-04-18 14:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI SA DJ
04DJIBOUTI581	FOREIGN MINISTER AND MINISTER OF COOPERATION OFFER [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Abdi Farah, and Minister of Cooperation within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Mohamoud Ali Youssef, both drew Ambassador aside April 15, on the margins of an emergency meeting with heads of diplomatic missions on the subject of the flood disaster in [...]	2004-04-19 11:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ DJ
04DJIBOUTI583	PRESIDENT GUELLEH REVIEWS FIVE YEARS IN OFFICE [...] (U) SUMMARY: To commemorate the fifth anniversary of his election April 9, 1999 President Guelleh held a press conference with local journalists (not the opposition) April 7 to outline what he described as his accomplishments. He began with a short speech and answered questions for more than a [...]	2004-04-19 11:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EINV SO ECON PHUM SOCI DJ
04DJIBOUTI587	DCHA/OFDA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE ON DJIBOUTI FLOODS [...] (U) This is a USAID/DCHA/OFDA reporting cable, which provides analysis on the humanitarian situation in Djibouti, following OFDA Regional Advisor's April 15-18 assessment on the impact of last week's flash floods. 2. (U) In light of unusually heavy rains, resulting flooding and the inabilit [...]	2004-04-19 14:14:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV SENV DJ
04DJIBOUTI590	FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON FLAP WITH DJIBOUTI GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Ambassador held a long meeting April 20 with France's Ambassador to Djibouti, Philippe Selz to talk about French-Djibouti relations in light of the recent flap between the two countries over an outstanding matter involving the death in Djibouti in 1995 of Judge Bernard Borrel, a French nat [...]	2004-04-20 15:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR DJ
04DJIBOUTI594	NEW FRENCH MFA/DEFENSE JOINT STATEMENT IS ATTEMPT [...] (U) Djibouti's media is giving broad coverage to a joint statement issued April 20 by France's Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs on the controversial Judge Bernard Borrel affair, involving the state of Djibouti (see reftels). The text, unofficially translated by Embassy Djibouti, is as [...]	2004-04-21 12:28:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR DJ
04DJIBOUTI597	DORALEH PORT: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICAN BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The prospective mega-project at Doraleh port in Djibouti offers significant opportunities for U.S. companies. Dubai Ports International has hired an American company, Han-Padron Associates of New York, to do the feasibility study and full market forecast for all aspects of the [...]	2004-04-22 06:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI668	MAY DAY EVENTS POTENTIAL SIGN OF IMPROVEMENT IN [...] (C) May Day celebrations in Djibouti City may be a sign that the Government is changing its position on labor relations between the Government and the legitimate national labor union. Both the Union Djiboutienne de Travailluers (UDT) and the government created Union General Travailluers de Dj [...]	2004-05-06 14:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ELAB PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI681	MINISTER OF INTERIOR SEEKS ADDITIONAL U.S. [...] (SBU) This is an action message. 2. (SBU) Minister of Interior and Decentralization, Abdulkader Dualeh Wais, convoked Ambassador to the Ministry on May 8 to request additional USG financial assistance for Djibouti's upcoming regional elections. Reftels reported an outstanding request from [...]	2004-05-10 14:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID DJ
04DJIBOUTI711	EXXON-MOBIL NOTIFIED OF TERMINAL CLOSURE AND LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Exxon-Mobil has received notification that it must terminate its operations at the existing port effective May 2005 and relocate to the new Doraleh port. Storage tanks would be available at the new port for either rent or a possible shareholding arrangement with Horizon Terminals [...]	2004-05-17 13:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI725	FIRST NATIONAL FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS BOYCOTTED BY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Djibouti's Ad-Hoc Committee on Human Rights held the first ever national forum on Human Rights 17-18 May, 2004. This forum was funded by a DHRF grant from Embassy Djibouti and by United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The main goal of this forum was to open [...]	2004-05-21 07:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI730	ETHIOPIAN OFFICIALS HOLD TALKS WITH DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Mahmoud Ali Youssef, told Ambassador May 20 during their meeting at the MFA on another matter, that the May 18-19 visit of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to Djibouti had gone very well. Meles had come to Djibouti to [...]	2004-05-23 11:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EINV ET KU MY DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI731	EXXON-MOBIL REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS ON NEXT STEPS [...] This cable contains proprietary corporate information. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Alain Adam, Director General of Exxon-Mobil operations in Djibouti (Mobil),briefed the Ambassador and DCM on May 23 about his meeting with Exxon-Mobil's East and Southern Africa Cluster [...]	2004-05-23 13:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PREL PGOV ECON DJ
04DJIBOUTI741	NEW WRINKLE IN QUEST FOR DJIBOUTI NEC SITE [...] (C) Mohammed M. Ali Yamani, owner of Maya Trading and Real Estate Development Company in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, approached Ambassador and Management Officer May 17 regarding the USG offer to the Government of Djibouti to purchase a parcel of land in the Haramous section of Djibouti ville for a [...]	2004-05-25 15:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ABLD PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI758	DJIBOUTI CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL ANTI-TOBACCO DAY [...] (U) The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization co-hosted Djibouti's celebration of the "Journee Mondiale Sans Tabac (International Anti-Tobacco Day) on May 31. Pol/Econ officer joined international organization members and women's groups in attendance at the mini-conference the [...]	2004-06-01 06:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV SOCI PREL DJ
04DJIBOUTI767	DJIBOUTI NEC SITE ACQUISITION [...] (U) At the invitation of the Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador, Management Officer and General Services Officer met on June 1 with representatives of MFA, Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations, and Secretary General Badri Ali Bogoreh. The purpose of this SIPDI [...]	2004-06-02 14:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ABLD AMGT PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI795	HIRING FOR DORALEH PORT AND FREE ZONE SPARK LOCAL [...] (C) Protests by residents of the Afar neighborhood of Arhiba blocked Rue d'Arta for several hours on 8 June 2004. The protests were sparked by information that led the residents to believe that the workforce hired by Dubai Ports International to construct and run the Doraleh Port Facility woul [...]	2004-06-09 12:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ECON EINV CASC ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI796	DJIBOUTI INAUGURATES FREE ZONE WITH SUPPORT FROM [...] (U) Summary: Djibouti and its United Arab Emirates investor, Dubai International (DI),inaugurated June 5 the new Djibouti Free Zone (DFZ) with the participation of President Guelleh, cabinet officials, heads of diplomatic missions, and potential DFZ investors. The project, billed "the first o [...]	2004-06-09 14:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EINV AA DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI809	CONDOLENCE MESSAGE FROM DJIBOUTIAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) Embassy received June 13 the following condolence letter addressed to President Bush from Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh on the death of former President Reagan. 2. (U) Begin text: - 10 June 2004 Your Excellency, On behalf of the people and the government of the Repu [...]	2004-06-13 14:24:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI813	PLOTTING A FUTURE FOR THE ETHIOPIA-DJIBOUTI RAILWAY [...] (U) Ahmed Dualeh, Regional and Commercial Director in Djibouti of the Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway, told Ambassador that the decision of Djibouti and Ethiopia to privatize the railway linking their capitals is well underway. Following a tender process to take place next year in 2005, the internat [...]	2004-06-14 11:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON DJ ET
04DJIBOUTI814	THORNY ISSUES RAISED AT 27TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) Summary: June 6 marked the 27th anniversary of the creation of Djibouti's armed forces. On the occasion, Chief of Defense, General Fathi Ahmed Houssein, addressed the troops with remarks that raised lingering thorny issues of adequate housing, health services, compensation and promotion [...]	2004-06-14 11:40:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR MASS MCAP DJ
04DJIBOUTI822	ARHIBA PROTESTS IN DJIBOUTI ADDRESSED BY PRIME [...] (U) Seven youths from the Arhiba neighborhood were arrested on the afternoon of 8 June, following protests against hiring practices at Djibouti's new Doraleh Port Facility and Free Zone. These arrests were the subject of a second day of protests on 9 June. 2. (U) Prime Minister, Dileita Mo [...]	2004-06-15 14:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ECON EINV CASC ASEC DJ
04DJIBOUTI825	EACTI: PRIORITIZATION OF DJIBOUTI CT PROGRAMS [...] (C) In response to reftel, Embassy Djibouti sections and agencies reviewed East Africa Counter-Terrorism Initiative (EACTI) objectives and supporting programs. Embassy provides the following list of objectives and supporting programs in order of priority: a. (C) EACTI objective - Limit Free [...]	2004-06-16 12:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PTER EAID EFIN PREL PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI834	PERSPECTIVES ON SOMALILAND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Pol/Econ met at Embassy Djibouti June 9 with Dr. Omar Duhod, Somaliland national, based in London, and a premier advocate for recognition. Dr. Duhod requested a courtesy call with Embassy Djibouti on his way to Hargeisa. Pol/Econ and Dr. Duhod discussed the current situation and [...]	2004-06-17 13:15:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI835	REPORT ON RECENT ARREST OF JOURNALIST [...] (C) On 8 June, Houssein Ahmed Farah, journalist for the opposition newspaper Le Renouveau and brother to famed opposition leader Daher Ahmed Farah - jailed several times in 2003 for political reasons, was arrested after he failed to stop for the First Lady of Djibouti's convoy traveling toward [...]	2004-06-17 13:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SCUL DJ
04DJIBOUTI856	DORALEH PORT: DJIBOUTI'S ECONOMIC GATEWAY FORGES AHEAD [...] (U)Summary: With the help of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC),Djibouti is moving ahead with its major port construction project at Doraleh. Increasingly seen as the future economic lifeline for Djibouti, the port's site manager, an Indian national of Dubai residency, admits that he is und [...]	2004-06-21 12:53:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN ET DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI869	EXXON-MOBIL ON PATH TO SHOWDOWN WITH DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Summary: Mobil is enroute to a likely showdown with the Government of Djibouti over compensation and other issues arising from Djibouti's announcement that Mobil must close, on environmental grounds, its existing oil storage and distribution facility at Djibouti port by May, 2005. Mobil [...]	2004-06-23 08:18:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL MARR PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI874	U.S. COMPANY BLACK AND VEATCH ON DORALEH PORT AND [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador and Pol/Econ met 22 June, with visiting Black & Veatch Corporation Director of International Consulting Engineering Services, Shahid Qadri, visiting Han Padron Associates Engineers Project Manager, Tony Bryan, and Director General of Djibouti International Airport, David [...]	2004-06-24 10:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV ECON EPET DJ
04DJIBOUTI898	THE NEW DJIBOUTI TELECOM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti Telecom announced the completion of its infrastructure extension on 21 June 2004. The extension is part of the new look that foreign management is bringing to Djibouti Telecom over the course of its two-year transitional period before privatization. This step is part of [...]	2004-07-01 04:57:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ECPS EINV DJ
04DJIBOUTI905	DJIBOUTI MAPS OUT EDUCATION REFORM [...] (U) Djibouti's Minister of Education, Abdi Ibrahim Absieh, and Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssef, recently assembled donor country representatives in Djibouti, as well as concerned UN offices, to outline Djibouti's education policy and steps toward [...]	2004-07-01 09:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL EAID DJ
04DJIBOUTI913	DJIBOUTIAN ATTENDANCE AT AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT [...] (U) Ambassador met with Director of the International Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Idriss Farah, to discuss Djibouti's representation at the upcoming African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Farah stated that President Guelleh would attend and [...]	2004-07-01 12:14:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON SOCI DJ
04DJIBOUTI915	DJIBOUTI CELEBRATES 27 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti marked the 27th anniversary of its independence from France, Sunday, June 27, 2004 with Government hosted celebrations including a military parade and a reception at the Presidential Palace. Ambassador with USLO attended the early morning parade, and was accompanied by U [...]	2004-07-02 09:15:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PNAT IS IZ SU SO DJ
04DJIBOUTI934	PORTENTS IN DJIBOUTI BASE LEASE NEGOTIATIONS [...] (S) During the July 6 meeting of the U.S.-Djibouti Military Coordinating Committee, Abdurahman Boreh, Special Economic Advisor to President Ismail Omar Guelleh, told USLO Chief that the Government of Djibouti would like to construct a new international airport. He said an American consulting f [...]	2004-07-07 15:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS DJ
04DJIBOUTI947	MOBIL FILES CIVIL COURT ACTION AGAINST GOVERNMENT [...] (C) During Ambassador's 7/9 meeting with Nairobi-based John J. DiTullio, Cluster Sales and Operations Manager for Exxon-Mobil East and Southern Africa, and Mobil Djibouti Director General, Alain Adam, Adam stated that Exxon/Mobil had filed on July 8 an action against the Government of Djibouti [...]	2004-07-11 14:27:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV SCUL DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI958	DJIBOUTI AND COMESA [...] (C) In separate meetings with Saleban Omar Oudine, Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Ismail Hussein Tani, President Guelleh's Cabinet Director, Ambassador discussed the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Djibouti's expectations as new vice-chair of the organization [...]	2004-07-13 11:58:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID ECON EAGR PGOV DJ
04DJIBOUTI959	JULY 4 MESSAGE FROM DJIBOUTIAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) Embassy received July 13 the following faxed letter addressed to President Bush from Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh on the occasion of our U.S. Independence Day. Letter will be pouched to the Desk Officer. 2. (U) Begin text: - 4 July 2004 Excellency, On the auspicio [...]	2004-07-13 13:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OPDC DJ
04DJIBOUTI960	CABINET DIRECTOR TANI SAYS DORALEH IS A DJIBOUTI [...] (C) During Ambassador's call on Ismail Hussein Tani, President Guelleh's Cabinet Director, to discuss the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) (see septel),Tani -- who describes his job as "translating and explaining the agenda and vision of President Guelleh to Djiboutians" - [...]	2004-07-13 13:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR DJ TC
04DJIBOUTI976	VISIT OF FRANCE'S DEFENSE MINISTER TO DJIBOUTI: [...] (C) During Ambassador's 7/15 meeting with Minister of Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Youssef, Ambassador raised the July 8-9 visit to Djibouti of France's Defense Minister, Michele Alliot-Marie. Alliot-Marie had met during her time in Djibouti with President Ismail [...]	2004-07-15 14:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV FR DJ
04DUBLIN1101	NORTHERN IRELAND - IRISH PM TELLS SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Mitchell Reiss met on June 30 in Dublin with Irish Prime Minister Ahern and Foreign Minister Brian Cowen to review Irish/British efforts to lay the ground work for another effort at restoring devolved government in NI. Ahern confirmed that he and [...]	2004-07-26 07:22:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EI PGOV PINR PREL PTER UK EUN NIPP
04DUBLIN1181	FAHIM REMOVAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-06 14:21:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL
04DUBLIN1186	IRISH TO COMMUNICATE SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN FROM [...] In follow-up to reftel B, Emboff spoke on August 9 to Niall Brady, Deputy Director Asia Oceania Division at DFA. Brady stated that the GOI supports reftel points, and will continue to advocate Afghanistan's move towards stability and democracy from within the EU. Brady stated this is Ireland' [...]	2004-08-10 08:40:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL
04DUBLIN1200	IRELAND SUPPORTS EU ON VENEZUELA REFERENDUM [...] On August 11, Post delivered reftel's requested demarche to Brian Muldoon, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean. Muldoon noted SIPDIS that Ireland had participated in extensive EU consultations on Venezuela and endorsed the August 3 EU dec [...]	2004-08-11 17:12:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO
04DUBLIN1244	IRELAND SUPPORTS OCVR IN IRAN AND WILL PUSH FOR [...] Emboff, delivering reftel points A and B, spoke on August 23 to Cliona Manahan, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director of the Asia and Pacific Section. Regarding Out of Country Voting and Registration (OCVR) for the Afghan presidential elections (reftel A),Manahan stated the GOI had s [...]	2004-08-24 14:19:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL
04DUBLIN1248	IRELAND UNDECIDED, BUT LIKELY TO ATTEND ASEM [...] (U) Summary. On August 23, Emboff, drawing on reftel points A, spoke to Ms. Cliona Manahan, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for Asia and the Pacific. Ireland has yet to decide on participation in the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit October 8-9 in Hanoi, but will likely send a delegat [...]	2004-08-25 10:49:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM
04DUBLIN1331	EU/IRELAND: FORMER IRISH PM BRUTON APPOINTED NEXT [...] On September 9, Former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and current member of the Irish Parliament John Bruton was appointed EU Ambassador to the US. He is the first EU ambassador to the US to be chosen since the European Commission's decision to give the appointment to a political heavyweight in [...]	2004-09-09 16:26:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EU PINR
04DUBLIN1450	IRISH RESPONSE ON LIBYA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE [...] On September 28, Post delivered reftel talking points to Paul Gunning, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for the Middle East. Gunning said that the EU SIPDIS decision to lift completely its 1986 arms embargo against Libya was a "done deal" that could not be reversed befor [...]	2004-09-29 17:55:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV EUN
04DUBLIN1535	IRELAND'S RESPONSE TO BANGLADESH DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-12 14:04:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER PINS ECON
04DUBLIN1542	UKRAINE: IRELAND TO SEND ELECTION OBSERVERS [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-13 12:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
04DUBLIN1566	(C) NORTHERN IRELAND: UK AND IRISH TO HOLD TALKS [...] (C) The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs confirms that proximity talks with the DUP and Sinn Fein will begin Friday October 15 in London. Senior officials from the two governments will shuttle between Sinn Fein and DUP representatives. The Irish government wants to keep this out of the [...]	2004-10-14 16:20:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PTER PGOV PREL EI UK NIPP
04DUBLIN1579	IRELAND/EU: UNSYG ANNAN RENEWS CALL FOR UN-EU [...] (C) Summary: In an October 14 speech in Dublin, UNSYG Kofi Annan called for effective multilateralism to address global challenges and, in particular, increased UN-EU cooperation on crisis management. He welcomed the EU battlegroup initiative as a potential model for UN-EU collaboration on c [...]	2004-10-19 06:57:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EU MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PREL UN
04DUBLIN1609	VENEZUELA: IRISH CONCERNED ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Emboffs, drawing on reftel points, spoke on October 22 to First Secretary Sean O'Regan, Deputy Director for Human Rights at the DFA and, separately, to Margaret Stanley, desk officer for the Americas. Stanley said that the EU had discussed Venezuela at the experts level this week, without [...]	2004-10-22 15:39:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM
04DUBLIN1611	IRELAND IN LINE WITH USG OBJECTIVES ON LIBYA [...] (C) On October 22, Post delivered reftel talking points on Libya to Stephen Dawson, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for the Middle East, and Paul Barnwell, DFA First Secretary for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Dawson said that Ireland shared USG interest in monitoring [...]	2004-10-22 16:11:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PARM PREL EUN
04DUBLIN1635	MARY KELLY CONVICTED FOR DAMAGING U.S. MILITARY [...] On October 28, anti-war activist Mary Kelly was convicted by a jury at Ennis Circuit Court of criminal damage without lawful excuse of a 737 U.S. navy plane at Shannon Airport on January 29, 2003. The jury found Kelly guilty of causing damage of USD 1.5 million after she took an axe to the a [...]	2004-10-29 16:47:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR
04DUBLIN1672	SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY SNOW'S NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Irish Government and Embassy Dublin warmly welcome your upcoming visit to Dublin. Past and present Irish policy-makers look forward to substantive discussion with you on the dramatic transformation of Ireland's economy. I am planning a dinner in your honor that will inclu [...]	2004-11-09 15:48:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV EU
04DUBLIN1696	ROUND TWO: IRELAND TO MONITOR UKRAINIAN ELECTION [...] (C) On November 16, Emboff, drawing on reftel points, spoke to Austin Gormley, the DFA's Deputy Director for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Gormley, who was on the ground personally during the first Ukrainian election, stated that the GOI would be actively monitoring the second roun [...]	2004-11-18 13:28:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE
04DUBLIN1717	SECRETARY SNOW,S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER AHERN [...] (C) Summary: On November 15, U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow met with Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Bertie Ahern. PM Ahern: -- Urged U.S. reengagement in the Middle East Peace Process, which Europe viewed as the world,s most pressing issue; -- Expressed concern about the ability of t [...]	2004-11-24 16:22:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV EU
04DUBLIN1719	SECRETARY SNOW,S DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ARCHITECTS [...] (C) Summary: The November 14-15 visit of U.S. Treasury Secretary John W. Snow was an opportunity for discussion on SIPDIS the "secrets" of Ireland,s success with policy-makers and businessmen who were the architects of Ireland,s Celtic Tiger economy. These key figures noted that while the [...]	2004-11-24 16:43:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP ECON PREL ETRD EINV PGOV EU
04DUBLIN1721	SCENESETTER FOR SENATORS MCCAIN AND GRAHAM'S [...] (SBU) A background paper follows, describing key political concerns. We would also note that the Northern Ireland peace process is at a critical juncture, and the final results of the process begun at Leeds Castle might be announced during your visit. -------------------- Political Backgr [...]	2004-11-24 17:08:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CVIS EAIR ETRD MARR OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PTER EUN
04DUBLIN1735	IRISH RESPONSE TO CROATIA/ICTY DEMARCHE [...] (C) On November 30, Post delivered reftel talking points to Martina Feeney, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Political Division First Secretary for European Affairs. Feeney said Ireland expected that the December 17 EU Council decision on Croatia would be consistent with the conclusion rea [...]	2004-12-01 11:19:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KAWC ICTY
04DUBLIN1749	MARY KELLY GETS A SUSPENDED SENTENCE [...] Mary Kelly, who was convicted on October 28 of causing $1.5 million of damage to a US military aircraft, was given a two-year suspended sentence by Judge Carroll Moran at Limerick Circuit Court. Kelly was spared a custodial sentence and given four years probation on the condition that she co [...]	2004-12-03 16:13:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR EI
04DUBLIN1827	NORTHERN IRELAND: REISS CONSULTS WITH IRISH ON [...] (C) The President's Special Envoy for Northern Ireland, Mitchell B. Reiss, traveled to Dublin on December 16 to discuss next steps in the peace process with Irish officials. Brendan Scannell, DFA Director of the Anglo-Irish Division, expressed views similar to those heard in London (reftel). [...]	2004-12-21 16:42:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER EI NIPP
04DUBLIN1841	THE AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 22 DISCUSSION WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a free-flowing December 22 meeting, the Ambassador and Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern agreed that President Bush's planned February visit to Europe presented an opportunity to reenergize trans-Atlantic ties. Ahern noted a "huge willingness" among his counterparts within t [...]	2004-12-23 10:55:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR CPAS CVIS MASS PINR PINS EAID PGOV
04DUBLIN760	IRISH REMAIN CONFIDENT ON EU CONSTITUTION, DESPITE [...] SUMMARY. DURING A MAY 19 DEBRIEF OF THE MAY 17-18 GAERC, IRISH EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT KEVIN CONMY AND IGC NEGOTIATOR BOB PATTERSON STRESSED THAT IRELAND REMAINS CONFIDENT OF SUCCESSFULLY NEGOTIATING THE NEW EU CONSTITUTION BY THE JUNE 17-18 EUROPEAN COUNCIL. THEY DISMISSED RECENT PESSIMISTIC [...]	2004-05-19 13:55:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EUN
04DUBLIN811	Despite the Rumors, Irish PM Ahern Not [...] (SBU) Summary: European and Irish media have labeled Irish PM Ahern a front runner for the EU Commission president. Ahern, one of the EU's longest serving PMs, has won wide approval for his management thus far of the EU Presidency, and his profile in Europe has never been higher. However, [...]	2004-05-28 16:56:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN
04DUBLIN826	ANTI-WAR ELEMENTS PRESSURING GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: Some Irish opposition politicians are teaming up with anti-war organizations to protest President Bush,s visit to Ireland June 25-26. Sinn Fein, the Greens, and Labour have announced their support for mass demonstrations, while various Parliamentary deputies have called on the [...]	2004-06-02 07:07:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC EUN
04DUBLIN881	2004 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Post is aware of one (1) claim of a United States citizen that is outstanding against the Government of Ireland (GOI). 2. The dispute involves the salvage rights of the United States citizen Greggory Bemis to the wreck of the ocean liner Lusitania. In 1998 the GOI imposed a "Heritage Or [...]	2004-06-09 12:36:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE
04DUBLIN883	BURMA PRESENTS UNITY CHALLENGE TO EU 25 [...] (C) Irish government concerns about the continuing detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and the lack of participation by pro-democracy groups at the constitutional convention will not result in public statements soon. Ireland continues to work indirectly through its Asian partners. Upcoming Asia-E [...]	2004-06-09 14:03:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM ASEAN
04DUBLIN944	THE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH IRISH PRESIDENT MARY [...] (U) This message provides information for the President's meeting with Irish President Mary McAleese at Dromoland Castle on June 26, prior to the start of the U.S.-EU Summit. The Role of Irish President --------------------------- 2. (U) President McAleese became the eighth Irish [...]	2004-06-23 12:58:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
04DUBLIN945	NO IMMIGRANTS NEED APPLY? IRISH OVERWHELMINGLY [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 11th, 2004, the Irish electorate overwhelmingly approved a referendum that eliminated the automatic right of Irish citizenship to all children born on the island of Ireland. While many referendum opponents claimed the voters were motivated by xenophobia, a more balance [...]	2004-06-24 08:01:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN
04DUSHANBE170	TAJIKISTAN: ISLAMIC PARTY'S KABIRI UNPLUGGED [...] (C) Summary: At a small dinner party on January 29, First Deputy Chairman of the Islamic Revival Party Muhiddin Kabiri freely discussed the upcoming elections and his party's chances of success. Drawing on his experiences in the last parliamentary elections, he opined that President Rahmonov [...]	2004-02-01 05:20:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KISL KDEM KPAO TI
04FRANKFURT10386	Muslim Political Observers On Risk of Extremist [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Muslim political contacts in Frankfurt's district see the predominantly secular character of Germany's largely Turkish Muslim community as a bulwark against Islamic extremism but cite the area's growing North African population and the presence of far-right German groups as po [...]	2004-12-10 10:15:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV SMIG SOCI PHUM GM NL EUN
04FRANKFURT10621	Show of Unity in Baden-Wuerttemberg CDU as [...] (SBU) At a special party convention on December 11 in Schwaebisch-Gmuend, Baden-Wuerttemberg CDU delegates elected Guenther Oettinger as standard-bearer for the 2006 state elections (following Oettinger's victory in a referendum among the 80,000 state party members). Oettinger's referendum wi [...]	2004-12-20 15:56:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR GM
04FRANKFURT1390	GERMAN STATE FIRST TO BAN HEADSCARVES ON PUBLIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 1, Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) will become the first German state to ban the use of headscarves by teachers in public schools. The new law does not apply to students (unlike in France) and specifically permits Christian and Jewish symbols. A wide majority of legislators h [...]	2004-02-20 08:41:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV GM
04FRANKFURT1495	Rheinland-Pfalz Lobbies for U.S. Troops to Stay [...] (SBU) Concerned over the USG Global Posture Review (ref A),the state of Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) is fighting hard to hang on to the approximately 24,000 active-duty U.S. soldiers stationed within the state. Home to US Air Force Europe (USAFE) headquarters at Ramstein Airbase as well as the airba [...]	2004-02-25 09:26:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MASS PREL GM

04FRANKFURT1938	German High Court Restricts Police Surveillance [...] SUMMARY: On March 3, the First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe sharply restricted application of a 1998 law authorizing the electronic surveillance of private homes for law enforcement purposes. The Court ruled that police eavesdropping in private residences is a violat [...]	2004-03-09 10:49:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINR PGOV AG GM
04FRANKFURT2367	Pro-U.S. Rheinland-Pfalz Leader Kurt Beck Remains [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rheinland-Pfalz Minister-President since 1994, Kurt Beck (SPD/Social Democratic) is one of the most popular leaders in the traditionally conservative state's 60-year history. Economic indices in R-P remain relatively strong at a time of national stagnation, and Beck's coalition [...]	2004-03-23 09:17:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR GM
04FRANKFURT2404	FRANKFURT'S MODEL DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM [...] In just a decade, Frankfurt has evolved from being Germany's drug capital to a city that uses an innovative and widely-praised initiative to treat and rehabilitate addicts. In meetings with Pol/Econ reps, police and city officials report new challenges, namely dealing with crack use and copin [...]	2004-03-24 07:41:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR SOCI GM
04FRANKFURT2778	Hesse Leader Koch Will not Actively Seek [...] (SBU) At the Hesse CDU (Christian Democratic) convention March 20, Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch announced that he would not actively seek nomination as the party's candidate for chancellor in the 2006 national elections. Koch acknowledged Angela Merkel's "undisputed" leadership of the [...]	2004-04-05 07:04:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR PREL GM
04FRANKFURT2923	Leading Frankfurt Prosecutor says Germany has a [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Frankfurt prosecutor Wolfgang Schaupensteiner -- Germany's leading expert on corruption -- says Germany needs stricter anti-corruption laws and a public awareness campaign to help overcome complacency. Authorities in Germany have fewer and less effective tools to fight corruptio [...]	2004-04-07 05:21:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV PINR GM
04FRANKFURT3507	BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG REMAINS SKEPTICAL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) state authorities stand by their designation of the Church of Scientology (CoS) as an extremist sect and will continue official surveillance of CoS activities for the time being. State government representatives are still considering our request (per ref A [...]	2004-04-22 14:28:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PHUM PREL PGOV GM
04FRANKFURT39	Protests Target Koch, Poor University Conditions [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: University strikes and protests in Hesse during recent weeks continue to target Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU). University leaders and students say funding cuts and fee hikes violate prior agreements and will endanger Hesse's leading position in science and research. Pr [...]	2004-01-05 13:23:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR PREL GM
04FRANKFURT4560	Hesse Leads Opposition to Agenda 2010 Unemployment [...] SUMMARY: Led by Hesse Minister-President Roland Koch (CDU - Christian Democrat),the conservative-dominated Bundesrat recently rejected a bill to combine social-welfare and long-term unemployment benefits, a key element of the Schroeder government's "Agenda 2010" economic reform package. Alt [...]	2004-05-27 10:15:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ECON GM
04FRANKFURT4611	Frankfurt Airport Expansion Delayed At Least Two [...] (U) SUMMARY: Frankfurt Airport's expansion now faces at least a two-year delay, meaning a fourth runway will not open until at least 2009. The Hesse government announced the delay on May 25, blaming the airport authority (Fraport) and refusing to set a new target date. The political opposit [...]	2004-05-28 12:01:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PGOV SENV GM
04FRANKFURT462	GERMANY'S LIBERAL PARTY HITS THE MARK IN NATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: In strong recent performances at the FDP (Free Democrat) national convention in Stuttgart January 6-7 and European election kick-off in Saarbruecken Jan. 17, party head Guido Westerwelle called for less government and more private initiative, starting with radical tax reform. Party [...]	2004-01-20 16:03:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL GM
04FRANKFURT4964	Local Election Preview / SW Germany [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 13, three states in SW Germany -- Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W),Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) and Saarland -- will hold local elections concurrently with EU-wide European Parliament elections in an effort to increase voter participation. Local elections will serve as a bellwether [...]	2004-06-09 14:59:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR TBIO GM
04FRANKFURT4974	Turks in Germany Press Issue of Turkey's EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish community in Germany voiced their frustration with opponents of Turkey's EU membership at a high-profile May 25 debate in Frankfurt in which the four major German parties sought to win the Turkish community's support in the June 13 European and local elections. At t [...]	2004-06-14 05:43:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SMIG SOCI PHUM GM EUN
04FRANKFURT5072	BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG REJECTS SCIENTOLOGIST REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 4 letter to Church of Scientology (CoS) President Helmuth Bloebaum, Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) State Secretary Rudolf Boehmler refused CoS Germany's request for dialogue with B-W state authorities (reftels),listing "widespread parliamentary opposition" as a primary concer [...]	2004-06-16 08:03:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	GM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI
04FRANKFURT5178	Euro-Elections/Regional: CDU Stays Strong, Greens [...] SUMMARY: In European elections in the four states of SW Germany, the CDU remained the leading party but failed (as expected) to reach its 1999 high-water mark, with a particularly disappointing performance in Hesse. The SPD suffered dramatic losses throughout the region, including its worst [...]	2004-06-18 09:27:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PINR TBIO GM
04FRANKFURT5543	Local Elections: SPD Struggles, CDU Stays Strong [...] SUMMARY: Voters in June 13 communal elections in SW Germany followed the nation-wide pattern of punishing SPD candidates in a protest vote against the SPD national government. The SPD fared poorly in Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rheinland-Pfalz, and turned in a weak performance that nonetheless ex [...]	2004-06-28 07:20:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL GM
04FRANKFURT5551	Baden-Wuerttemberg FDP Head / Minister Doering [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 18, Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) Economics Minister and Deputy Minister President Walter Doering (FDP - Free Democrats) resigned from his positions as economic minister, FDP state chairman and deputy chairman of the national FDP, keeping only his elected mandate in the B-W S [...]	2004-06-28 09:29:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR TBIO GM
04FRANKFURT567	Hesse Integration Emphasizes German Language, [...] (U) Beginning this month, Hesse becomes the first state in Germany to mandate German-language pre-school instruction in public schools, part of a broader campaign by the CDU government to promote German language and culture among the state's large immigrant community (12% of the total populat [...]	2004-01-23 11:36:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG SOCI PGOV PREF PHUM GM
04FRANKFURT5675	German Court Approves Ban on Teacher Headscarves [...] SUMMARY: On June 24, the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig upheld the Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) law banning headscarves on public school teachers. It dismissed the appeal of Fereshta Ludin, whose case has become a bellwether for Germany's tolerance of Muslim religious expression in pub [...]	2004-07-01 10:24:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GM
04FRANKFURT5676	Hesse Hosts Large Event for OIF/OEF Military [...] SUMMARY: The state of Hesse recently hosted a day of appreciation for 2200 U.S. military and family members -- in particular families of those deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan -- in the most recent expression of Hesse's desire to be a good host for U.S. forces. END SUMMARY. 2. On June 24 [...]	2004-07-01 10:25:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV GM
04FRANKFURT5692	Saarland SPD Leaders Air Dirty Laundry, Embrace [...] SUMMARY: In a nationally-publicized showdown, former finance minister/Social Democratic (SPD) chairman Oskar Lafontaine used the Saarland SPD's June 20 convention to issue a blistering critique of Chancellor Schroeder's national government and its Agenda 2010 reform program. With national SP [...]	2004-07-01 12:56:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PINR PREL GM
04FRANKFURT5840	Baden-Wuerttemberg hosts Large July 4 Event [...] SUMMARY: Continuing an annual tradition, the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg and the German-American Institute in cooperation with ConGen Frankfurt held a high-profile Independence Day reception in Stuttgart for three hundred German guests. END SUMMARY. 2. On July 1, the James F. Byrnes Ger [...]	2004-07-07 14:42:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR GM
04FRANKFURT5846	RHEINLAND-PFALZ PROPOSES JOINT TRAINING FACILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) state government has proposed converting Baumholder (a 29,158 acre army training facility supporting around 13,000 U.S. soldiers and family members) into a multi-purpose facility for humanitarian intervention and civil defense training. This "Joint Trai [...]	2004-07-08 07:33:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS PREL GM
04FRANKFURT5927	Saarland Leader Mueller Lauds Own State as [...] SUMMARY: Saarland Minister-President Peter Mueller (Christian Democrat-CDU) used the state's June 30 "Empower Germany" conference to call for greater innovation and cited his own state's comprehensive economic development strategy as a model for Germany. Mueller's American-style manifesto in [...]	2004-07-12 05:51:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PINR PREL GM
04FRANKFURT6002	Baden-Wuerttemberg Cabinet Shuffle Raises Eyebrows [...] (U) SUMMARY: Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister President Erwin Teufel (Christian Democrat/CDU) has restructured the state cabinet following the retirement of Interior Minister Thomas Schaeuble (CDU) and State Minister of Economics Walter Doering's (FDP) resignation amid scandal. Teufel took a [...]	2004-07-13 15:03:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR TBIO GM
04FRANKFURT6156	SEARCH OF FRANKFURT MOSQUE PROVOKES CONTROVERSY; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Police searched Frankfurt's Taqwa ("Fear of Allah" in Arabic) mosque on July 11 in response to allegations that Taqwa's religious curriculum includes violent and extremist material. Justification for the raid centered on a 9-year old's statement to police that the mosque's schoo [...]	2004-07-19 12:56:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KISL PINS PHUM PGOV GM MO BINR
04FRANKFURT6334	RHEINLAND-PFALZ AGREES TO REINSTATE PENSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: As of July 1, the Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) state government reinstated full payment of pensions to all Holocaust survivors involved in the Satmar payments dispute (reftels) and will refund all funds withheld to date. R-P took the move in response to a meeting between Consul General [...]	2004-07-23 14:38:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KCRM GM
04FRANKFURT6441	Germany's Supreme Court President Predicts Ludin [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 15 meeting with Consul General, Federal Constitutional Court (BVG) president Hans- Juergen Papier predicted that Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) plaintiff Fereshta Ludin would appeal a newly-minted B-W law banning headscarves for civil servants (reftel.) Papier opined that t [...]	2004-07-27 15:23:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KISL GM
04FRANKFURT6445	Hesse CDU Expulsion Marks Latest Chapter of Hohmann [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hesse Christian Democrats (CDU) expelled Fulda member Martin Hohmann from the party on July 20 for an October 2003 speech comparing the actions of Soviet Bolshevist Jews during the Communist Revolution to Nazi involvement in the Holocaust. The CDU federal parliamentary caucus ex [...]	2004-07-27 15:24:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM GM
04FRANKFURT6697	TIP: Rheinland-Pfalz Pioneers Innovative Concept to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) has developed a victim-oriented approach to combating human trafficking that offers police protection, NGO (non- governmental organization) counseling, and immigration advice for trafficked women. The initiative supports women willing to [...]	2004-08-05 08:41:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SOCI SMIG GM
04FRANKFURT6769	Resignation of Liberal Justice Minister Almost [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The July 22 resignation of Baden- Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister of Justice Corinna Werwigk- Hertneck (Free Democrat Party - FDP),amid allegations that she leaked confidential information to former Economics Minister and B-W FDP chairman Walter Doering, triggered a call for new e [...]	2004-08-09 09:08:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PINR GM
04FRANKFURT7197	Baden-Wuerttemberg Minister-President Teufel Forced to Decla [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent events have led to calls for Baden-Wuerttem Minister-President Erwin Teufel (Christian Democrat -- CDU) to step d Teufel's role in securing lucrative private sector jobs for retiring face on calling new elections after the resignation of his FDP Justic have angered the B- [...]	2004-08-19 11:40:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PINR GM
04FRANKFURT7332	Hesse Social Democrats Weakened by Infighting as [...] (SBU) Torn by increasing internal opposition to Agenda 2010 reforms and plagued by declining membership, Hesse Social Democrats have been unable to serve as an effective foil to the Christian Democrat (CDU) government of Minister- President Roland Koch. Smaller parties like the Free Democrat [...]	2004-08-24 13:01:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PINR GM
04FRANKFURT737	Sanofi-Aventis Takeover Battle Ignites Political [...] Sanofi-Synthelabo's bid to take over French-German pharmaceutical company Aventis has sparked resistance in Germany, particularly over French government remarks suggesting that Germany will absorb all the job losses. 2. The Sanofi-Synthelabo bid is facing fierce resistance in Hesse, locatio [...]	2004-01-30 07:39:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV GM
04FRANKFURT7642	Christian Democrats Likely to Win Absolute Majority [...] (SBU) Bolstered by the popularity of Minister-President Peter Mueller, the Saarland CDU (Christian Democrats) likely will retain its majority in September 5 state elections and improve on the party's 1999 result, when they won 45 percent of the vote. Opposition Social Democrats (SPD) could se [...]	2004-09-02 13:39:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL GM
04FRANKFURT772	Uproar Follows Plan to Relocate German Crime Bureau [...] SUMMARY. Protests against the German government's surprise proposal to relocate to Berlin much of the BKA (Bundeskriminalamt - German equivalent of the FBI) have prompted the Interior Ministry to back down for the moment. Interior Minister Otto Schily (SPD/Social Democrat) announced in early J [...]	2004-01-30 14:54:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PINR GM
04FRANKFURT7903	CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS RETAIN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY IN [...] (U) Led by popular Minister-President Peter Mueller, Saarland Christian Democrats (CDU) netted an impressive 47.5% of the vote in September 5 elections and defended their absolute majority in the state assembly. Damaged by public disenchantment with Hartz IV reforms (Ref A),Social Democrats [...]	2004-09-10 14:52:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GM
04FRANKFURT8020	German Real Estate Corruption Scandal Implicates [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Frankfurt prosecutors will soon issue corruption indictments against fund managers, architects, and builders in a series of large real estate deals across Germany. The alleged corruption includes bribes and a number of transactions in which participants pocketed bogus commissi [...]	2004-09-15 13:07:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR ECON EINV PGOV PINR GM
04FRANKFURT9139	Baden-Wuerttemberg Minister-President Teufel [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent speculation by Baden- Wuerttemberg Christian Democrat (CDU) Minister-President Erwin Teufel on a possible bid for re-election has added fuel to the state's smoldering leadership debate. Several party organizations, including the Junge Union (the CDU's youth organizatio [...]	2004-10-22 15:24:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GM
04FRANKFURT9141	Hesse Passes Germany's Most Far-Reaching Headscarf [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Christian-Democratic Hesse state government recently passed legislation banning all civil servants from wearing headscarves while on duty, a measure that goes far beyond approaches to the issue in other German states. Opposition parties harshly criticized the law and predict [...]	2004-10-22 15:25:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GM
04FRANKFURT9143	RHEINLAND-PFALZ MINISTER-PRESIDENT BECK ASKS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Rheinland-Pfalz (R-P) Minister-President Kurt Beck (SPD/Social Democrats) reiterated the state's support for U.S. troops based there and asked that the USG back efforts to minimize damage from the Global Defense Posture Review, particu [...]	2004-10-22 16:25:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV GM
04FRANKFURT9252	Baden-Wuerttemberg Minister-President To Step Down [...] (U) SUMMARY: Baden-Wuerttemberg (B-W) Minister President Erwin Teufel announced October 25 that he will relinquish the offices of Minister-President and CDU state chairman as of April 2005. Strife over designating a successor will complicate local politics and life for the national CDU. Bade [...]	2004-10-28 13:30:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR GM
04GABORONE2026	HIGH COURTCASE DEVELOPMENTS: FIRST PEOPLE OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: First People of the Kalahari's (FPK) High Court case against the Government of Botswana made slow progress during the month of November. Developments outside the court room, including the FPK leader Roy Sesana's trip to the U.S. and U.K., the increasing involvement of Survival [...]	2004-12-10 11:03:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BC SAN CKGR
04GABORONE2027	DOMESTIC CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE SIMMERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The perception of adverse impact on Botswana of the situation in neighboring Zimbabwe is steadily growing. Debate over what the Government should do to mitigate the costs to the country continues to simmer. During National Assembly debates following President Mogae's November 8 [...]	2004-12-10 11:12:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BC
04GUATEMALA1007	PRESS CRITICISM OF FM BRIZ COULD HURT [...] (SBU) Summary: Signaling the end of the honeymoon for at least one member of the Berger Administration, a major national daily has attacked the performance of Jorge Briz Abularach's Foreign Ministry. While the motives for the attack are still unclear, Briz confided to the Ambassador he is se [...]	2004-04-26 21:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GT
04GUATEMALA108	ARTICLE 98 LETTER TO SECRETARY POWELL FROM [...] Outgoing Foreign Minister Gutierrez sent a letter, dated January 13 (his last day in office),to Secretary Powell stating his understanding that Guatemala is exempt from the restrictions on U.S. military aid under the Servicemember's Protection Act of 2001 (SPA),due to the fact that Guatemala [...]	2004-01-17 13:14:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR KTIA MASS GT ICC
04GUATEMALA1081	BERGER'S FIRST 100 DAYS: HONEYMOON ENDING? [...] (SBU) Summary: President Oscar Berger,s government is off to a strong start and retains strong public approval. Berger and his team have effectively conveyed new energy and direction, launching significant initiatives to reduce and modernize the military and to open borders to freer intra-reg [...]	2004-05-04 14:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MOPS GT
04GUATEMALA1097	HISTORIC STEPS FORWARD IN MACK CASE [...] Summary: The Ambassador attended a formal ceremony at the National Palace on April 22, at which President Oscar Berger publicly apologized to the Mack family for the state's responsibility in the 1990 murder of anthropologist Myrna Mack. The remarkable ceremony was prompted by a November 25, [...]	2004-05-05 13:29:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA1103	GUATEMALAN EMBASSY IN CARACAS TO OBSERVE APPEALS [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-05 18:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM VE GT
04GUATEMALA1117	CICIACS SETBACK IN CONGRESS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: On May 4, the Congressional Human Rights and Government Commissions issued a joint recommendation to the plenary of Congress against CICIACS, on constitutional grounds. On May 5, President Berger and Vice President Stein bot [...]	2004-05-06 19:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA1132	OAS RELOCATES GUATEMALANS FROM ADJACENCY ZONE [...] Summary: On April 30, HROff attended the inauguration of a community constructed by the Organization of American States (OAS) to relocate Guatemalans living in the "Adjacency Zone" between Belize and Guatemala. Twenty families moved voluntarily from Nueva Juda on the Belizean side of the bo [...]	2004-05-07 18:33:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA1213	EXECUTIVE RALLIES BEHIND CICIACS [...] This is an action request. See para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Berger has taken the first step to salvage the GOG-UN agreement to create a UN Commission to Investigate Clandestine Groups (CICIACS) by convincing the Congressional leadership to withdraw the agreement to the Executive [...]	2004-05-14 16:48:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA1241	GANA-FRG VOTE STIRS CONTROVERSY [...] No summary [...]	2004-05-18 13:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS GT PGOV PHUM
04GUATEMALA1259	PEREZ MOLINA LEAVES GOVERNMENT FOR CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: On May 17, after meeting with President Berger, GOG Security and Defense Commissioner Otto Perez Molina announced his resignation from the Executive branch, the Patriot Party's (PP) exit from the GANA coalition, and his return to Congress to lead the PP in opposition. Perez Mo [...]	2004-05-19 15:27:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS GT
04GUATEMALA1278	BERGER RECOVERS AFTER STUMBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Criticism lingers of Berger's handling of his private talks with the FRG, but the political storm has apparently passed and media criticism has decreased considerably. Berger shored up the GANA coalition after the departure of Security Commissioner Otto Perez Molina and his [...]	2004-05-21 17:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR MOPS GT
04GUATEMALA1417	GUATEMALA'S 2004 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Land invasions (squatter takeovers) of large farmlands are fairly common in Guatemala. Private sector organizations complained that the squatters sometimes acted with government complicity during the four-year administration of President Portillo, who left office in January 2004. The new ad [...]	2004-06-08 18:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CASC OPIC
04GUATEMALA1442	ANTI-GOG PROTESTS END PEACEFULLY, EARLY [...] (U) Summary: Nationwide protests organized by labor and popular groups scheduled for June 8-9 were suspended late on June 8 after protest leaders reached agreement with President Berger on a range of measures to address demands. The demonstrations were smaller than expected and remained pea [...]	2004-06-10 16:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PHUM ELAB GT
04GUATEMALA1460	BREAKFAST WITH BERGER: PROGRESS ON MILITARY [...] (C) At breakfast with Ambassador June 10, President Berger expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance to date on military downsizing and accepted that we would need a better idea of how the money would be used before asking the Congress to unfreeze the $2.2 million of MAP funds. Vice Presid [...]	2004-06-10 23:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MASS MCAP GT
04GUATEMALA1477	TFUS01: REAGAN CONDOLENCES [...] Summary: The Embassy received condolence letters addressed to the Ambassador from President Oscar Berger Perdomo and former President (1986-90) and sitting Congressional Deputy Vinicio Cerezo regarding the passing of former President Reagan. The President, the Vice President, the Foreign Mi [...]	2004-06-15 20:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	GT PGOV PREL US
04GUATEMALA1555	PAYMENTS TO EX-PACS RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL [...] (U) Summary: The Constitutional Court (CC) ruled on June 21 that payments to the ex-civil self defense patrollers (ex-PACs),authorized by the government of former President Alfonso Portillo, were unconstitutional. After a week of public threats against the Court, the reaction to the ruling [...]	2004-06-23 20:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PHUM ELAB GT
04GUATEMALA1604	ATTACK AGAINST KAREN FISCHER REPORTED [...] (U) On June 23, major daily "Prensa Libre" reported that Karen Fischer, former Special Prosecutor against Corruption and private plaintiff in the 1993 murder of "El Grafico" publisher Jorge Carpio Nicolle, was the target of an attempted assault June 19. EconCouns contacted Fischer, who report [...]	2004-06-29 20:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA1643	UPCOMING TESTIMONY IN CARPIO CASE [...] (SBU) On July 1, EconCouns discussed with former anti-corruption prosecutor Karen Fischer her upcoming testimony in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) hearing on the 1993 murder of Jorge Carpio Nicolle. Carpio Nicolle was killed while traveling to a campaign rally (gearing up f [...]	2004-07-02 17:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA1668	GOG RESPONSE ON TRANSPARENCY CLAUSE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2004-07-07 22:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KSUM KCRM GT KDEM KCOR PREF
04GUATEMALA1696	GOG GIVES NEW REPARATIONS COMMISSION 3.7 MILLION [...] (U) Summary. President Oscar Berger formally installed Rosalina Tuyuc, head of CONAVIGUA (an organization representing widows and orphans from the civil conflict),as President of the National Reparations Commission (CNR) on July 6. Berger also confirmed seven Commission representatives fro [...]	2004-07-09 17:13:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA1698	CENTRAL AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL SUMMIT [...] (U) Summary: Heads of state from member countries in the Central American Integration System (SICA) met in Guatemala City at the organization's 24th Presidential Summit on June 29. Summit representatives discussed reforms to the Central American Parliament (Parlacen),migratory issues, comme [...]	2004-07-09 17:17:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA1727	GROUNDBREAKING CONVICTION OF MILITARY OFFICIALS [...] Summary. Fourteen soldiers were sentenced to 40 years in prison on July 9 for the murder of 11 civilians during the 1995 Xaman massacre. The Xaman killings were the last of approximately 626 massacres perpetrated by the army during Guatemala's 36-year civil conflict, and occurred only fourte [...]	2004-07-13 23:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA1959	OAS SPECIAL ENVOY PRAISES GOG PROGRESS ON HUMAN [...] HROff attended a forum on August 3 co-sponsored by the President's Commission on Human Rights (COPREDEH) and Landivar University to discuss the GOG's impressive new acceptance of accountability in cases before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). In the front of the room, Frank [...]	2004-08-04 23:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA1979	DISAPPOINTING COURT DECISION ON CICIACS [...] (U) The Ambassador and PolOff attended the presentation of the Constitutional Court's decision regarding the constitutionality of CICIACS on August 6. Disappointingly, the judges ruled that many of the robust elements of the agreement conflict with the Guatemalan Constitution. Most signific [...]	2004-08-06 22:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA206	BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS ROLANDO [...] (U) Dr. Rolando Morales Chavez (47) of the Union Nacional para la Esperanza (UNE) party was elected President of Congress on January 14, 2004, as part of a governability pact negotiated between the ruling GANA party and the center-left UNE and center-right PAN blocks in Congress. Morales is a [...]	2004-01-28 15:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA2114	STAFFDEL SHANK'S VISIT TO GUATEMALA [...] Sensitive But Unclassified - entire text. 2. Summary: Staffdel Shank,s three-day visit to Guatemala gave the Congressional visitors an updated picture of the Guatemalan reality, through meetings with key GOG and private sector interlocutors. The GOG representatives emphasized the Berger [...]	2004-08-20 16:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID GT KCOR KCRM MARR PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR
04GUATEMALA2146	GUATEMALAN CONGRESS APPROVES PAYMENTS TO EX-PACS [...] (U) Summary: Guatemala's Congress has approved payments to ex-members of the civil self-defense patrols (PAC) that served as adjuncts to the Guatemalan Army from 1981 to 1996. The Congress agreed to pay the equivalent of about 665 dollars in three payments to each ex-PAC between now and the [...]	2004-08-24 22:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EFIN EAID MASS SNAR PREF ASEC GT
04GUATEMALA2163	ARTICLE 98 RATIFICATION PLANS PROGRESSING [...] (C) Summary: The Foreign Minister is now persuaded that moving ahead quickly on Article 98 ratification makes better sense than leaving it to an end-of-legislative session rush. The Ambassador's consultations with the FRG and Patriotic Party appear to have lined up their support. If procedur [...]	2004-08-26 14:43:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS GT
04GUATEMALA2180	GOG LOOKING TO KEEP CICIACS ALIVE [...] The Ambassador met with Guatemalan Transparency and Political Reform Commissioner Mario Fuentes-Destarac on August 20 to discuss the GOG,s plans to revise CICIACS. The Constitutional Court,s August 6 decision eliminated the possibility for an entirely independent CICIACS. Since that decisio [...]	2004-08-26 21:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KCRM SNAR ASEC GT
04GUATEMALA2191	HARBURY ASKS FOR EMBASSY'S ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Amcit Jennifer Harbury on August 17 to discus... [...]	2004-08-27 17:17:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA2192	STAFFDEL SIMON [...] (U) Summary: Jennifer Simon, Professional Staff to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited Guatemala from August 21-25. During her visit, Simon met with a broad range of GOG and NGO contacts, including Vice President Eduardo Stein, MFA Vice-Minister Marta Altolaguirre, Human Rights [...]	2004-08-27 17:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID SNAR MARR KJUS ASEC GT
04GUATEMALA223	SCENE SETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 3-5 VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Guatemala comes as President Berger and his team are anxious to demonstrate publicly that bilateral relations have improved and that we have a shared agenda on trade and investment, fighting domestic corruption and transnational crime, and the 1996 Peace Accords. As he did w [...]	2004-01-29 21:50:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PGOV SNAR EAID ETRD PHUM MASS KTIA GT
04GUATEMALA2248	GUATEMALA: ATTEMPT TO DISLODGE SQUATTERS LEAVES [...] (SBU) Summary: At least ten persons, including four police, were killed in an August 31 police attempt to remove several hundred squatters from a farm in southwestern Guatemala. The squatters had occupied the farm to protest GOG inaction following the apparent disappearance last year of the [...]	2004-09-02 17:24:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KJUS ASEC SNAR KCRM GT
04GUATEMALA2365	GUATEMALAN MILITARY COOPERATING WITH INVESTIGATION [...] On September 10, the Guatemalan Defense Ministry complied with a civilian court order and released to government investigators the military financial records from the 2001-2003 calendar years. The investigation is focused on allegations of mishandling approximately $115 million in military f [...]	2004-09-14 22:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PHUM EFIN KCOR SNAR GT
04GUATEMALA2406	GUATEMALA: INFORMATION ON U.S. MANUFACTURED [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-20 22:36:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KHDP GT
04GUATEMALA2416	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SCUTTLING THE DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-21 20:02:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL GT DR XK
04GUATEMALA2429	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SCUTTLING THE DOMINICAN [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-23 21:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL DR XK GT
04GUATEMALA244	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE [...] (C) Ambassador called on new Minister of Finance Maria Anonieta de Bonilla on January 22. Bonilla is a former banker and executive director at the IMF and IDB and is close to economic cabinet coordinator Richard Aitkenhead and new tax and customs chief Willy Zapata (septel). Her immediate [...]	2004-02-02 19:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV ECON PINR GT
04GUATEMALA245	DESPISED TAX AND CUSTOMS CHIEF ABADIO QUITS; IS [...] (C) President Berger appointed respected banker and former Central Bank President Willy Zapata to be the new Superintendent of Tributary Administration on January 28. His exceptionally unpopular predecessor, Marco Tulio Abadio, quit as rumors circulated that the government sought his removal [...]	2004-02-02 19:39:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET	EFIN PGOV KCOR SNAR GT
04GUATEMALA247	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF ENERGY AND [...] (C) Ambassador called on new Minister of Energy and Mines Roberto Gonzalez on January 28. Gonzalez has strong free-market credentials and beliefs, has a background in the electric power sector, and shares our views on respecting contracts, attracting investment, reducing subsidies, and pres [...]	2004-02-02 22:44:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EMIN PGOV PINR GT
04GUATEMALA252	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS: U.S. EFFORTS IN GUATEMALA [...] Summary: Following is the Embassy response to Reftel request. End Summary. Overview of Human Rights and Democracy Environment and U.S. Strategy for Improving It --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. Guatemala held free and fair elections in November and December of 2 [...]	2004-02-03 15:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KCRM PREL PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA258	SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 4-6 NODEL VISIT OF [...] Summary: Your visit, only three weeks after Oscar Berger assumed the presidency, will draw fresh attention to the emotional issue of international adoptions in Guatemala. Your Guatemalan interlocutors will also be anxious to discuss unrelated issues such as the rapidly evolving trade relatio [...]	2004-02-03 21:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KOCI CVIS CASC PREL OVIP PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA272	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF ENERGY AND [...] (C) Ambassador called on new Minister of Energy and Mines Roberto Gonzalez on January 28. Gonzalez has strong free-market credentials and beliefs, has a background in the electric power sector, and shares our views on respecting contracts, attracting investment, reducing subsidies, and pres [...]	2004-02-04 18:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EMIN PGOV PINR GT
04GUATEMALA2726	GUATEMALA'S NOMINATES CANDIDATE FOR OAS SECRETARY [...] (U) Embassy has received Diplomatic Note No. 3922 dated October 22, 2004, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs presenting the candidacy of Dr. Gert Rosenthal, former Guatemalan Ambassador to the United Nations, for the Secretary General position of the OAS. Post will send by fax SIPDIS c [...]	2004-10-27 22:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	IO PGOV PREL GT
04GUATEMALA2804	GUATEMALA'S EX-PARAMILITARY GROUPS BLOCK [...] Summary. Guatemala's ex-PAC members practically shut down the nation on November 3 in protests over the Government's failure to disburse payments promised to them in the 2003 election. These payments have been delayed due to constitutional challenges to the process. Congress immediately met [...]	2004-11-04 22:29:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC GT PGOV PHUM PINS
04GUATEMALA2805	GUATEMALAN SQUATTERS REINVADE SITE OF PREVIOUS [...] Summary: Guatemalan squatters reinvaded Nueva Linda farm, the site where eleven people were killed during a violent eviction in August. The squatters, who this time were unarmed, maintain their previous demand for government action to investigate the 2003 disappearance of their colleague and [...]	2004-11-04 23:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON GT KCRM PGOV PHUM PINS ASEC
04GUATEMALA2819	GUATEMALA WILL SUPPORT ALL UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-09 14:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV IO GT
04GUATEMALA2840	GUATEMALA: UN OPEN TO PROPOSALS FOR AN ALTERED [...] (U) Summary: Attorney General Juan Luis Florido met with UN/DPA representative Martha Doggett on October 28 to discuss his proposal for a new Special Prosecutor on Organized Crime and Clandestine Groups, designed to complement an eventual CICIACS. According to Doggett, who spoke to PolOff Nov [...]	2004-11-10 15:52:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA2868	GUATEMALA: MINUGUA CLOSES ITS DOORS [...] (U) Summary: On November 15, MINUGUA will hold a closing ceremony in the National Palace to commemorate the end of its ten years in Guatemala. Over the last two months, the organization has released a final report and held a closing conference to evaluate the progress made in implementation [...]	2004-11-12 18:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA2904	GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE #5-2004 [...] (U) This message summarizes significant recent developments relating to human rights, including: -- Conviction in murder of Menchu Foundation accountant (para 2) -- Courts Give PDH Access to EMP Documents (3) -- Journalists Demand Justice for &Black Thursday8 Riots (4) -- Threats Aga [...]	2004-11-17 15:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID GT MARR PGOV PHUM SNAR
04GUATEMALA2969	GUATEMALA: NO REPORTS OF ANTI-SEMITISM [...] No summary [...]	2004-11-24 17:20:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KIRF PGOV PHUM GT
04GUATEMALA30	BERGER NAMES PROFESSIONAL, EXPERIENCED CABINET [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: On January 7, President-elect Oscar Berger announced the members of his cabinet. He also named eight "policy coordinators" (super-ministers) to head functional areas. It is not clear what their relationship will be to the ministers, but Berger has described th [...]	2004-01-09 17:03:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID SNAR GT
04GUATEMALA305	FOREIGN MINISTER BRIZ DESCRIBES AMBITIOUS AGENDA [...] (C) EconCouns and an AID delegation called on Foreign Minister Briz Feb. 6 to discuss integration. Briz confirmed that a customs union, beginning with El Salvador, was a top priority of President Berger. He noted that El Salvador and Guatemala already had harmonized 96% of their external t [...]	2004-02-10 00:07:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA3161	GUATEMALAN OHCHR OFFICE NEGOTIATIONS AT DELICATE [...] (C) Summary: The DCM and Polcouns met with Ambassador Carla Rodriguez, MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs, on December 9 to discuss the state of play of negotiations between the GOG and UN to establish a local Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Following divided [...]	2004-12-10 18:31:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL GT UN
04GUATEMALA3162	GOG ON IRAN RESOLUTION IN UNGA [...] (C) Poloff spoke to Luis Carranza, Deputy Director for UN Affairs in the Guatemalan Foreign Ministry, to express appreciation for Guatemala's vote in 3rd Committee on the Turkmenistan resolution, but again note disappointment about Guatemala's abstention on the Iran resolution. Poloff asked [...]	2004-12-10 18:32:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL GT IR UNGA
04GUATEMALA3164	GUATEMALAN UNION LEADER'S DEATH: MORE COMMON CRIME [...] (U) Julio Rolando Raquec, Secretary of the Federation of Workers in the Informal Economy (FSTIG),died after being mugged several blocks from his Guatemala City residence by unidentified individuals on November 30. Raquec sustained fatal injuries during the robbery and died later the same d [...]	2004-12-10 18:47:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM SNAR EAID KPAO ECON
04GUATEMALA317	WHA A/S ROGER NORIEGA'S FEBRUARY 3-5 VISIT TO [...] (C) During a February 3-5 visit to Guatemala, WHA Assistant Secretary Roger Noriega met with President Oscar Berger and senior members of his government to discuss the full range of bilateral issues. A/S Noriega highlighted the importance the Bush Administration places on CAFTA as a means of [...]	2004-02-10 17:12:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID MOPS KTIA ETRD KCOR PHUM ELAB GT

04GUATEMALA3211	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (2) [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-17 17:35:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR PREL KIPR GT
04GUATEMALA3241	GUATEMALA: MILITARY CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: The Guatemalan Ministry of Defense and the U.S Southern Command co-sponsored a December 7-10 conference in Antigua, Guatemala, to develop an action plan for the regional Human Rights Initiative (HRI) Consensus Document. Civilians worked alongside military officers to design a pla [...]	2004-12-21 21:40:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV MASS SNAR ASEC GT
04GUATEMALA3246	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador met on December 14 with Guatemala's Human Rights Coalition Against Clandestine Structures (CDHCEC, formerly known as "Coalition for CICIACS") to discuss the general human rights situation. The CDHCEC harshly criticized what they viewed as the low priority the Ber [...]	2004-12-21 23:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ASEC MASS SNAR GT UN
04GUATEMALA3262	SEMI-ANNUAL REQUEST FOR NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-23 18:51:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL GT
04GUATEMALA3288	GUATEMALA ACCEPTS OHCHR RESIDENT OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: The GOG and the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have agreed to establish an OHCHR Resident Office in Guatemala. We believe the agreement, although later than desired, reflects well on the GOG and will help secure advances in human rights. The final [...]	2004-12-29 21:58:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL GT UN
04GUATEMALA360	GUATEMALA EXTENDS AUTHORIZATION FOR US MILITARY CD [...] (SBU) Summary: With more than a two-thirds majority and as a matter of national urgency, on February 12 the Guatemalan Congress approved a two-year extension of Central Skies/Mayan Jaguar authority to conduct joint counternarcotics exercises. Extensive lobbying on the part of WHA A/S Noriega [...]	2004-02-13 18:25:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR SNAR PREL PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA412	GUATEMALA SUPPORTS OAS PROCESS IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Ambassador Hamilton raised reftel talking points with Foreign Minister Jorge Briz on February 19. Briz responded that he has personally always been supportive of real democracy in Venezuela, adding that until recently, as a member of the private sector, he had maintained close contact wit [...]	2004-02-20 18:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE GT
04GUATEMALA466	PRESIDENT BERGER FIRES ATTORNEY GENERAL, [...] (U) Summary: President Berger announced on February 24 that he had fired Attorney General Carlos De Leon. The Constitutional Court has twice issued temporary rulings upholding Berger, but its final rulings could yet reinstate De Leon and deal a severe blow to Berger's legal reform efforts. [...]	2004-02-26 16:59:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM GT
04GUATEMALA479	GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE #2-2004 [...] (SBU) Summary: The following is an update of significant recent developments in human rights. Topics include: -- GOG to Re-dedicate Peace Accords (para 2) -- President Supports Gang Rehabilitation (3-4) -- Bruce Harris Acquitted on Slander Charges (5) -- Escape of convicted Mack murd [...]	2004-02-26 23:55:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA504	SCENE SETTER FOR MARCH 5 PCC ON GUATEMALA [...] (C) Summary and introduction: After only six weeks in office, the Berger government has generated high expectations among Guatemalans that it will spur economic growth, reduce violent crime and investigate and prosecute official corruption and organized crime. Berger has also told us privatel [...]	2004-03-01 21:04:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV SNAR CVIS MASS KCOR OVIP PBTS GT
04GUATEMALA525	EMBASSY SUPPORTS GUATEMALAN REQUEST FOR QUICK [...] (C) Guatemala's new government is strapped for cash. It inherited a backlog of unpaid bills and lost 10% of its tax base to a court challenge. It is proposing serious fiscal reform, including cutting the military by half and attacking the corruption that depletes or diverts revenues, but its [...]	2004-03-02 20:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA526	RESUMPTION OF FTAA TNC AND NEXT STEPS [...] (SBU) EconCouns discussed resumption of FTAA Trade Negotiating Committee activities (reftel) with Vice Minister of Economy for Trade and Integration Eduardo Sperisen on March 1. Sperisen fully agreed on the importance of moving ahead quickly and across the board on a high-quality plurilater [...]	2004-03-02 20:53:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV SNAR GT
04GUATEMALA531	THE BERGER GOVERNMENT'S FIRST FIFTY DAYS [...] (C) Summary: In his first fifty days in office, President Oscar Berger increased his influence in Congress, removed the controversial Attorney General and the corrupt head of the Tax Authority, relaunched the fiscal pact, dealt effectively with his government's first protest demonstrations and [...]	2004-03-03 20:42:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SNAR ECON ETRD EAID MOPS GT
04GUATEMALA58	NEW GOVERNMENT AND MAJOR OPPOSITION PARTY AGREE ON [...] (C) Summary: The incoming GANA government reached agreement on January 12 with the UNE and PAN delegations in Congress to elect the congressional leadership board and to support a progressive legislative agenda. The agreement gives the center-left UNE party of Alvaro Colom the Presidency of C [...]	2004-01-13 15:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID GT
04GUATEMALA737	GOG TO IMPROVE INFORMAL TIES WITH BELIZE [...] (C) Summary: At our request, Foreign Minister Jorge Briz discussed the border dispute with Ambassador Hamilton and British Ambassador Richard Lavers on March 17. Briz said that the Berger Administration wants to develop close, informal ties with its Belizean counterpart and to engage in as ma [...]	2004-03-24 22:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GT BH
04GUATEMALA824	CICIACS GOES TO COURT [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOG-UN agreement to create a Commission to Investigate Clandestine Groups (CICIACS) is slowly moving toward implementation, if fitfully. The CICIACS agreement underwent Congressional review in February and March and will shortly be sent to the Constitutional Court for its [...]	2004-04-02 17:49:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA860	GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE #3-2004 [...] (SBU) Summary: The following is an update of significant recent developments in human rights. Topics include: -- Cutbacks in Special Prosecutor's Office for Human Rights (para 2 and 3) -- Rosalina Tuyuc to Head Presidential Reparations Committee (para 4) -- CALDH Kidnapping (para 6) [...]	2004-04-07 22:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV GT
04GUATEMALA874	CONGRESS HALF WAY TO ELECTORAL REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a last-minute shift by the ruling GANA coalition, the Congress approved the articles of a long-pending electoral reform law on March 31 by a two-thirds majority. Final approval was deferred until after Congress returns from the Easter holiday break. GANA Congressional lead [...]	2004-04-12 17:30:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM GT
04GUATEMALA89	VISIT OF GOV. BUSH FOR BERGER INAUGURAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Governor Jeb Bush headed the White House Delegation to the inauguration of Guatemalan President Oscar Berger, January 13-14, 2004, and met privately with both outgoing President Portillo and incoming President Berger. In the meeting with Berger, Governor Bush pledged continued U [...]	2004-01-15 22:46:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV PINR ETRD EAID GT
04GUAYAQUIL1120	NO SURPRISES IN GUAYAS AND GUAYAQUIL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: A pre-electoral assessment of Ecuador's largest city of Guayaquil and the surrounding province of Guayas suggests that the incumbent Social Christian Party (PSC) mayor and provincial prefect are likely to be re- elected in local elections on October 17. Any result short of a PS [...]	2004-10-07 17:29:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EC
04GUAYAQUIL1223	GUAYAS ELECTIONS AND BEYOND - PSC ROLLS ON [...] Summary: As expected, the Social Christian Party (PSC) dominated election results in its heartland of Guayas province and the city of Guayaquil. Jaime Nebot easily won reelection as mayor of Guayaquil and the incumbent PSC prefect, Nicolas Lapentti, turned back his challenger and won a fou [...]	2004-10-22 12:55:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM EC
04GUAYAQUIL1231	PSC SUPPORTS PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, the Social Christian Party (PSC) leadership decided to follow through on party leader Leon Febres-Cordero's post-electoral threat to pursue impeachment proceedings for misuse of funds against President Lucio Gutierrez. PSC leaders tell us there are divisions wi [...]	2004-10-26 20:42:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR EC
04GUAYAQUIL1323	BUCARAM BROTHER DENIES ANY DEAL ON RETURN [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 16, former Presidential candidate Jacobo Bucaram shared his views with Guayaquil CG on the situation within the Roldosista Party (PRE) headed by his brother, ex-President Abdala Bucaram. Jacobo offered no predictions about the return of his exiled brother from Pan [...]	2004-11-19 17:23:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ETRD EC
04HALIFAX10	HMCS TORONTO DEPLOYS [...] HMCS Toronto left Halifax January 14 for a six-month deployment with the USS George Washington carrier strike group. In a gesture of support that seemed well-received by both the crew of Toronto and their families, Minister of National Defense David Pratt and his Parliamentary Secretary David [...]	2004-01-14 15:35:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL PGOV CA
04HALIFAX101	ATLANTIC CANADA: PRE-ELECTION SOUNDINGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The consensus of opinion among political observers in Atlantic Canada is that Prime Minister Martin will call an early summer election. While the region's 32 seats in Parliament are a relatively small bloc, they could make the difference in a close election between a minorit [...]	2004-04-05 14:27:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CA
04HALIFAX115	ATLANTIC CANADA: ENERGY TOPICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have been working to streamline their regulatory regimes for offshore energy exploration, but industry calls for combining the two federal-provincial offshore boards will not be acted upon any time soon. The Premiers of Nova Scotia and Newfoundlan [...]	2004-04-21 13:47:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV CA
04HALIFAX12	CAMPOBELLO ISLAND RESIDENTS FEELING CUT OFF [...] Regional press and politicians have begun to focus attention on the plight of the 1450 residents of Campobello Island, New Brunswick. This small a small Island in the Bay of Fundy is, from September to July, accessible from Canada only via a bridge to Lubec, Maine. During the summer a privat [...]	2004-01-20 16:54:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL PTER PGOV ETRD CA
04HALIFAX127	NEFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR GOVERNMENT SUFFERS THROUGH BITTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Having broken a 4-week-old public sector union strike April 27 with the introduction of back-to-work legislation, Newfoundland-Labrador Tory Premier Danny Williams is making a last-ditch offer to negotiate a collective labor agreement. On April 29, the Premier said he would suspe [...]	2004-04-30 20:00:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV CA
04HALIFAX130	NEWFOUNDLAND - LABRADOR LABOR VOWS TO MAKE PREMIER "ONE-TERM [...] Organized labor groups in Newfoundland-Labrador are threatening to get even with Conservative Premier Danny Williams for his government's passage of controversial labor legislation. The Williams government used its overwhelming majority in the House of Assembly on May 4 to pass Bill 18 which [...]	2004-05-06 18:31:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV CA
04HALIFAX159	FEDERAL ELECTION: LIBERALS LIKELY TO RETAIN HOLD ON [...] Despite several close races, overall there appears to be little excitement surrounding the federal election campaign in Atlantic Canada: voters appear to be headed toward re-electing a majority of Liberals in the region's 32 ridings. Key factors are a general mistrust of the newly configured [...]	2004-06-17 16:02:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON CA NDP
04HALIFAX164	FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: LIBERALS MAINTAIN SUPPORT IN [...] In our meetings this past week with election-watchers, pollsters, party officials and candidates themselves, the consensus still appears to be that the Liberals will maintain the majority of the 32 seats in Atlantic Canada in the June 28 federal election (reftel). With just a few days left in [...]	2004-06-25 13:56:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CA
04HALIFAX199	ATLANTIC CANADA: TWO LNG PROJECTS EYE NEW ENGLAND MARKET [...] SUMMARY: The conditional approval of two LNG projects in Atlantic Canada, could substantially increase gas supplies in the U.S. northeast. Irving Oil and Access Northeast both say when their respective projects become operational in 2007, they will produce as much as two billion cubic feet pe [...]	2004-08-12 15:10:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG SENV PGOV PREL CA US
04HALIFAX255	PROVINCIAL POLITICS IN ATLANTIC CANADA: WHO'S IN AND WHO'S [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: This fall has proven to be a busy season for provincial politicians in Atlantic Canada. Minority governments, shortened legislative sessions, by-elections, and party leadership changes have combined to create more attention than usual on what's going on both inside [...]	2004-11-13 18:42:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON CA
04HALIFAX7	HMCS TORONTO DEPLOYS [...] HMCS Toronto left Halifax January 14 for a six-month deployment with the USS George Washington carrier strike group. In a gesture of support that seemed well-received by both the crew of Toronto and their families, Minister of National Defense David Pratt and his Parliamentary Secretary David [...]	2004-01-14 15:35:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL PGOV CA
04HALIFAX97	ATLANTIC CANADA: TOUGH BUDGETS PROVOKE LABOR UNREST [...] (SBU) Two Atlantic provinces took very different approaches to the issue of public sector wages in their just-announced budgets. The Premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick both said they needed civil service wage freezes to help achieve fiscal soundness. The results -- a [...]	2004-03-31 20:09:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EFIN ECON PGOV CA
04HANOI1007	GVN "CLOSES" CENTRAL HIGHLANDS TO FOREIGNERS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and ConGen officers, who had been told the Central Highlands were "closed" to foreigners after demonstrations there turned violent, were stopped by police from traveling to the Central Highlands town of Buon Ma Thuot, in the province of Dak Lak, on April 10. Police sto [...]	2004-04-12 10:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS PGOV VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI105	STILL REUNIFYING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS: [...] (U) Summary. Construction of a new major highway system designed further to link northern and southern Vietnam and to increase access to mountainous areas is underway. The portion through central Vietnam is largely completed -- with some major exceptions -- and provincial and local officia [...]	2004-01-14 08:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI VM
04HANOI1076	CENTRAL HIGHLANDS: BLAME UNHCR [...] (SBU) Summary. The GVN officially blames UNHCR for having caused the April 10-11 demonstrations in the Central Highlands by "organizing" illegal crossings of Montagnards and granting them asylum. Ambassador sharply criticized this "farfetched" notion, stressing the local conditions in the [...]	2004-04-15 00:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI1081	LATEST FROM COMMITTEE ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) has sent its own officials to investigate recent unrest in the Central Highlands, which it believes stemmed mostly from land issues. UNHCR was also blamed for encouraging Montagnards to flee into Cambodia. "Most" Protestant congregat [...]	2004-04-15 06:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI1116	2004 LOCAL ELECTIONS: AN EXERCISE IN . . .? [...] (U) Summary: Vietnam's April 25 elections for People's Councils will be - on paper - more open and representational than in previous years. The elections are the first since the passage of revisions to the Law on Election of Deputies to People's Councils in November 2003, and will be marked by [...]	2004-04-20 04:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV VM DPOL
04HANOI1196	Ag Minister in disgrace; MPT Minister next? [...] (U) The April 27 "Nhan Dan" carried a small article on its back page reporting on Decision No. 398/2004/QD-TTg to "discipline" Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Huy Ngo, which was apparently signed by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on April 22. Ngo was specifically censured for [...]	2004-04-27 05:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON VM
04HANOI1209	Another "success" for "democracy" in Vietnam [...] (U) Vietnamese voters went to the polls on Sunday, April 25 to vote for People's Councils at the provincial, district, and local levels (reftel). According to a report from the Ministry of Internal Affairs carried by the CPV flagstaff newspaper "Nhan Dan" on April 27, overall turnout was an [...]	2004-04-27 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM VM DPOL
04HANOI1267	NGUYEN VU BINH'S SENTENCE UPHELD ON APPEAL [...] (U) The Appeals Court of Hanoi upheld activist Nguyen Vu Binh's sentence of seven years imprisonment and three years administrative detention at home during a May 5 hearing, according to press reports and family friends. Court and Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials refused to confirm the [...]	2004-05-04 10:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV VM HUMANR
04HANOI1268	MISSION TEAM VISITS GIA LAI IN WAKE OF PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials in Gia Lai province April 27-29 downplayed reports of violence connected to the April 10 events in the province, telling Mission poloffs that protests had taken place in nine locations, had involved a total of no more 1000-3000 demonstrators, and were quickly contained [...]	2004-05-04 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI1321	POROUS BORDERS, LOW ANTI-DRUG CAPACITY IN [...] (U) Summary: Authorities in central Vietnam appear enthusiastic about supporting the national anti-drug policy, but have limited capacity and training. The land border with Laos is porous and difficult to control, making this a likely route for narcotics traffickers and a possible route for t [...]	2004-05-09 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV EAID PTER VM CNARC
04HANOI1442	U.S. HUMANITARIAN DEMINING EFFORTS IN VIETNAM [...] (U) Summary: The U.S.-funded VVAF survey project is underway, though it has also lost its project manager and will not be complete by September 30. U.S.-funded demining- related NGOs are operating successfully in Quang Binh and Quang Tri provinces and have generated goodwill towards the U.S. [...]	2004-05-21 02:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL PGOV EAID VM
04HANOI155	CODEL BROWNBACK: FOCUS ON RELIGION [...] (U) Summary: In a series of official meetings in Hanoi on January 8, Senator Samuel Brownback expressed concerns about continuing, and perhaps increasingly severe, measures to restrict religious freedom in Vietnam. He urged the Government of Vietnam to act quickly to end these restrictions, s [...]	2004-01-16 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV ETRD EAGR VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI1587	NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR 2004 [...] (U) In response to incoming request, post is providing responses keyed to 2004 certification instruction points as follow: 2. (U) Implementation of the counternarcotics Master Plan for 2001-2005: --This is an ongoing activity that continues to make slow but steady progress. The Unit [...]	2004-06-03 03:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM PINS VM CNARC
04HANOI1649	BA SAO PRISON: A PREVIEW [...] (U) Summary. The Ha Nam (more commonly called Ba Sao) prison that A/S Craner may visit on June 18 appears a model facility, with clean if Spartan cells and extensive grounds. It holds a relatively high number of recidivists; a plurality of prisoners were convicted on narcotics charges. Acti [...]	2004-06-09 08:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PINS VM HIV AIDS
04HANOI1677	GVN FRUSTRATED WITH BURMA, BUT. . . [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam shares U.S. concerns about the Constitutional Convention in Burma, and is further worried about the impact of continuing political problems on the Hanoi-hosted ASEM 5 summit. At the same time, Vietnam feels that too much pressure on the Burmese will drive them into Chin [...]	2004-06-10 10:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV BM VM ASEAN
04HANOI1793	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY -- FLEXING ITS MUSCLES [...] (U) Summary. Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) ended its summer session on June 15 after approving a record number of laws and resolutions, thanks in large part to the implementation of a new legislative procedure. Several Cabinet members faced strong and well-publicized criticisms of their pe [...]	2004-06-24 08:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV VM DPOL
04HANOI1869	LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) Summary. Ninety nine point five per cent or about fifty million voters allegedly cast the polls on April 25 to elect deputies to local legislatures -- known as People's Councils -- at the provincial, district, and commune levels. Percentages of women, "young," and Communist Party (CPV) mem [...]	2004-07-02 07:28:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
04HANOI1871	VIETNAMESE ACADEMICS RETAIN SUSPICIONS OF THE U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY: At least some Vietnamese think tankers continue to view the United States with suspicion, both regarding our international strategy in general and actions more specifically toward Vietnam. Much of the domestic sensitivities by these academics nowadays relate to efforts by "hos [...]	2004-07-02 07:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI VM ETMIN RELFREE CTERR
04HANOI2009	TEXT OF VIETNAM'S NEW ORDINANCE ON RELIGION [...] (U) Following is an unofficial Embassy translation of Vietnam's new Ordinance on Belief and Religion. //Begin text// Ordinance on Belief and Religion Pursuant to the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/Q [...]	2004-07-19 10:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HANOI2068	VIETNAM: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT APPENDIX [...] This cable provides the suggested text of the 2004 Investment Climate Statement Appendix for Vietnam. As requested reftel, post has also sent the ICS/A via email to EB/IFD/OIA Alexander T. Bryan. 2.Begin text of the 2004 Investment Climate Statement Appendix for Vietnam: Vietnam - July 2 [...]	2004-07-26 08:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC VN FINREF IPROP LABOR
04HANOI2208	GVN PROVIDES AUSTRALIA UPDATES ON DETAINEES [...] (SBU) During its annual human rights dialogue with the Government of Australia (Ref. A),the GVN provided information and case details about every individual on a list of prisoners of concern previously delivered by the Australian Embassy in Hanoi. An Australian diplomat recently provided a c [...]	2004-08-11 09:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV AS VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI2398	PRISONER AMNESTY DISAPPOINTING [...] (U) This is a retransmission and update of Hanoi 2397. First transmission duplicated and reinserted deleted text due to track-changes function of Microsoft Word. 2. (U) No U.S. citizens and no high-profile political prisoners were among the 8623 individuals receiving amnesties to mark Vietn [...]	2004-08-31 03:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF CASC VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI2406	Ambassador's August 26 Farewell Call on President [...] (SBU) Summary: During a farewell call on President Tran Duc Luong, Ambassador Burghardt noted the great progress in bilateral relations in the past 10 years, in particular the expansion of normal relations in a number of new areas during the past three years. Nevertheless, many tasks remaine [...]	2004-08-31 08:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC PREL PGOV PHUM PINR VM WTO APEC ASEAN BTA HUMANR
04HANOI2430	STAFFDEL JANUZZI MEETINGS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings with Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff member Frank Januzzi in Hanoi on September 1, a Catholic Church leader and a GVN Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) official depicted a steadily improving situation for religious believers in Vietnam. Of note, the [...]	2004-09-03 05:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PGOV VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI2434	GVN EXPLAINS NEW ORDINANCE ON RELIGION [...] (U) Summary: According to Nguyen Thanh Xuan, Deputy Chairman of the GVN's Committee for Religious Affairs, Vietnam's Ordinance on Religion (reftels) - which will take effect on November 15 - was modeled on precedents from within Vietnam as well as on similar laws from other countries, includin [...]	2004-09-03 08:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI2435	Ambassador's August 31 Farewell Call on DPM Vu [...] (SBU) Summary: During his August 31 farewell call on Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan, the Ambassador underlined the importance of bilateral strategic dialogue and urged Vietnam to strengthen law enforcement and related cooperation, take positive steps in the areas of human rights and religious [...]	2004-09-03 08:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD VM HUMANR RELFREE WTO CNARC
04HANOI2438	FINAL THOUGHTS FROM HANOI [...] An American who knows Vietnam very well related to me soon after my arrival in Hanoi how he had briefed President Clinton just before Clinton's November 2000 visit to Vietnam: He had explained that the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) makes its most important decisions in re [...]	2004-09-04 09:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD VM DPOL
04HANOI2440	Ambassador's September 1 Farewell Call on [...] (SBU) Summary: During his September 1 farewell call on Politburo member Phan Dien, the Ambassador underlined the importance of 2005 in U.S.-Vietnam relations and, although there had been good progress over the past three years, stressed that much work remained in bilateral relations, such as [...]	2004-09-06 23:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR VM DPOL
04HANOI2449	Ambassador's September 3 Farewell Call on General [...] (SBU) Summary: During his September 3 farewell call on General Vo Nguyen Giap, the Ambassador said that, although much progress had been made over the past three years, much still remained to be done to normalize fully bilateral ties. General Giap urged the United States and Vietnam to avoid [...]	2004-09-07 08:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR VM
04HANOI2506	MFA: DON'T DESIGNATE VIETNAM CPC [...] (U) Summary: The GVN characterizes the release of nine prisoners of concern under the National Day amnesty, the recognition of 25 evangelical protestant churches in the Central Highlands, the pending recognition of five more by the end of the year, and the accommodating treatment of SFRC staff [...]	2004-09-13 09:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HANOI2594	CPV ON HUMAN RIGHTS, CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, KOREA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with visiting SFRC staffer Frank Jannuzi, CPV officials said human rights and democracy were secondary priorities for Vietnam behind meeting the population's basic material needs; that freedom to operate in the Central Highlands would be especially slow in coming fo [...]	2004-09-16 09:34:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF OTRA KN KS VM ETMIN HUMANR DPRK
04HANOI2595	Ambassador's September 16 Meeting with Assistant [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met for the first time September 16 with Assistant Foreign Minister (and Americas Department Director General) Nguyen Duc Hung. Following a brief discussion of VFM Phung's upcoming U.S. visit and Vietnam's efforts to reach out to members of Congress, the issue o [...]	2004-09-16 09:48:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HANOI2609	Ambassador's September 17 Meeting with Vice [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-17 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR ABLD AMGT VM
04HANOI2655	Governor of Washington Meets with Prime Minister, [...] (U) Summary: Governor of Washington Gary Locke and delegation met September 22 with Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy Nien. He also met earlier in the day with Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Duyen, Minister of Planning & Investment Vo Hong Phuc and Vice Minister of F [...]	2004-09-23 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV VM
04HANOI2660	GVN DECLARES LISTS OF STATE SECRETS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN has for the first time publicly issued a list of Office of the Government documents requiring classification. Included in this list are documents related to security issues, national reserves, budget figures and "important internal and external policies." Official sour [...]	2004-09-24 09:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR VM
04HANOI2782	POLITICAL PRISONERS DR. QUE AND DR. SON TRANSFERRED [...] (SBU) Summary: Political prisoners Dr. Nguyen Dan Que and Dr. Pham Hong Son have both been transferred to a prison in Thanh Hoa Province in northern Vietnam. Son is reportedly in poor health and may require surgery for a hernia. Family members have not been able to visit Que or Son, and one [...]	2004-10-12 23:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV VM HUMANR
04HANOI2809	Ambassador's October 13 Dinner with Vice Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador hosted a dinner October 13 for Vice Foreign Minister Nguyen Phu Binh, who, in his capacity as head of the MFA's Committee on Overseas Vietnamese, will soon travel to the United States to discuss Viet Kieu issues. Binh said Vietnam desired improved relations with [...]	2004-10-15 03:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CH VM CVR HUMANR ASEAN WTO
04HANOI2855	AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN RELATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN [...] (U) Summary: National Assembly Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Vu Mao told the Ambassador that he wants improved relations between the National Assembly (NA) and U.S. Congress and hopes to arrange an official visit to Washington by NA Chairman Nguyen Van An. The Foreign Relations Commit [...]	2004-10-21 04:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR
04HANOI2863	VIETNAM SECURITY MINISTER PROMISES COORDINATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh told the Ambassador October 20 that he is pleased with the developing U.S.-Vietnam relationship and is "absolutely committed" to ensuring the safety and security not only of USG facilities and personnel, but also of Americans traveling to [...]	2004-10-21 10:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM ASEC CVIS CASC VM HUMANR ETMIN CTERR
04HANOI2870	EAP DAS Huhtala's October 21 Meeting with Senior [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 21 meeting with Senior Vice Foreign Minister Le Cong Phung, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Marie Huhtala underlined the need for Vietnam to SIPDIS take concrete steps to improve its religious freedom situation, particularly in the run-up to next year's event [...]	2004-10-22 04:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR BTA WTRO APEC CTERR
04HANOI2878	AMBASSADOR, CA A/S HARTY DISCUSS OPPORTUNITIES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 20 meeting, Minister of Justice (MOJ) Uong Chu Luu identified for the Ambassador and Consular Affairs A/S Harty a number of areas where he thought the Vietnamese legal system needs reform, most notably in commercial law. Minister Luu also spoke very highly of [...]	2004-10-25 01:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS VM
04HANOI2879	EAP DAS Marie Huhtala's October 22 Meeting with [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 22 meeting with Communist Party External Affairs Commission (Western Europe and North America) Director Pham Tien Nhien, EAP DAS Marie Huhtala expressed U.S. support for Vietnam's WTO accession, urged Vietnam to engage in greater operational law enforcement co [...]	2004-10-25 02:03:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VM HUMANR RELFREE BTA
04HANOI2908	VIETNAM: PRIME MINISTER KHAI'S SPEECH TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On October 25, the Ambassador attended Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's address at the opening of the Sixth Session of the National Assembly's Eleventh Legislature. The PM's lengthy speech focused largely on economic issues, outlining socio-economic targets for the u [...]	2004-10-27 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV VM WTO DPOL
04HANOI291	SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-02-03 06:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM VM ETMIN HUMANR LABOR RELFREE TIP
04HANOI2946	The Ambassador's October 28 Call on Prime Minister [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting officially for the first time October 28, the Ambassador and Prime Minister Phan Van Khai spent over an hour discussing the overall bilateral relationship, trade and commercial matters, health cooperation, religious freedom and human rights issues, Montagnards in the Ce [...]	2004-11-01 09:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF ECON ETRD EINV VM HUMANR RELFREE ETMIN HIV AIDS WTO
04HANOI3050	Ambassador Visits MIA Recovery Site; Meets with [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador traveled to Nghe An and Ha Tinh Provinces in northern central Vietnam November 4-5 to visit a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) operational recovery site and to observe the turnover of remains believed to be those of an American serviceman lost during the V [...]	2004-11-10 10:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO VM PGOV PHUM KHIV KIRF MARR MOPS
04HANOI3083	GVN MISSES DEADLINE FOR RELIGION DECREES [...] (SBU) Vietnam's new Ordinance on Religion came into effect on November 15, but the GVN has yet to issue the necessary decrees detailing how the ordinance is to be implemented (Ref A). Sources within the Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) indicated to us that the implementing decrees are pe [...]	2004-11-15 23:58:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI3218	DAS DUGAN MEETS WITH PARTY, PRACTITIONERS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During November 23 meetings in Hanoi, a Communist Party official told DRL DAS Elizabeth Dugan that the Party upholds freedom of religion in Vietnam and stressed that the country's thriving religious life is proof of this. However, the official said that Protestantism has been v [...]	2004-11-30 07:10:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI3246	AMBASSADOR VISITS VIETNAM'S SOUTH-CENTRAL COAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the south-central coast of Vietnam and found economic development plans in their infancy. Senior officials called for U.S. investment and humanitarian assistance. The Ambassador raised religious freedom, HIV/AIDS, and educational and cultural exchanges an [...]	2004-12-03 11:09:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV PREL SOCI ETRD VM HUMANR RELFREE HIV AIDS
04HANOI3257	NORTHERN PROTESTANT CHURCH HOLDS LONG AWAITED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Evangelical Church of Vietnam: North (ECVN) held its first National Congress in 20 years December 1-2. The meeting allowed the Church to name a new leadership board, appoint two new pastors and make progress on rewriting the ECVN's charter. The new leadership indicated tha [...]	2004-12-06 08:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI327	RESURGENCE OF TRADITIONAL BELIEF CELEBRATIONS [...] (U) Summary. The expansion of religious freedoms and resurgent interest in local culture over the past two decades has also sparked new pride in local folk belief and led to the resurgence of large, well-organized festivals dedicated to local gods and heroes. Poloffs attended one major fes [...]	2004-02-06 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PGOV VM RELFREE
04HANOI3301	Congressman Chabot Meets with Foreign Ministry, [...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman Steve Chabot met separately December 13 with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang and National Assemblyman Vu Xuan Hong. Representative Chabot thanked Vietnam for its efforts in the fullest possible accounting of MIA's and urged the GVN to take further steps to advanc [...]	2004-12-13 10:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF ECON ETRD EINV OTRA VM HUMANR IPROP RELFREE
04HANOI3352	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES SECURITY LAW, BLASTS PM ON [...] (SBU) Summary. The National Assembly (NA) ended its autumn session on December 4 after passing six new laws, including two on publishing and national security. The contents of the National Security law have not been released, but they reportedly seek to rein in the military's intelligence se [...]	2004-12-20 08:57:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR MARR VM DPOL
04HANOI3356	2004 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) - VIETNAM [...] No summary [...]	2004-12-20 10:12:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN HIV KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR SOCI VM
04HANOI3392	GVN Warns of Christmas Unrest in the Central [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Foreign Minister and Americas Department Director General Nguyen Duc Hung called in the Charge December 24 to warn of a "plot" to cause unrest in the Central Highlands -- specifically the provinces of Dak Lak, Kon Tum and Gia Lai -- and encourage ethnic minorities to [...]	2004-12-24 04:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF VM CB CTERR ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI51	Listening to the views of "the people" [...] (U) Summary. The GVN has set up a comprehensive system of offices to receive public complaints, including direct contact with local officials on a regular basis. It appears that these offices mostly give guidance on where to go for more specific resolution of problems rather than actually [...]	2004-01-08 10:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI VM DPOL
04HANOI548	RAPE -- OR CORRUPTION? -- TAKES DOWN SENIOR OFFICIAL [...] (U) According to media reports, Prime Minister Phan Van Khai on February 25 suspended Vice Chairman of the National Committee for Sports Luong Quoc Dung following his arrest February 19 on charges of child abuse. Dung reportedly has already confessed to having sex with a 13 year old girl in [...]	2004-02-26 05:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM VM DPOL
04HANOI638	A PRISON FOR THE WORST OFFENDERS [...] (U) Summary. At what was described as only one of two prisons nationwide for serious male criminal offenders, conditions were basic, clean, and orderly. Prisoners must work without pay on prison farms, which produce most of the prison food. Almost 40 pct of the prisoners were convicted on [...]	2004-03-03 05:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PGOV SNAR SOCI VM CNARC CTERR HUMANR
04HANOI64	FAMILY PLANNING IN PRACTICE ALONG THE HCM HIGHWAY [...] (U) Summary and Comment: Reftel described Vietnam's new ordinance on family planning that went into effect on May 1, 2003, "encouraging" families of one or two children but highlighting individual choice. Under the revised national guidelines, no fines or administrative sanctions are to be [...]	2004-01-09 09:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV PHUM VM ETMIN HUMANR
04HANOI710	GVN UPDATES ON SITUATION FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEVERS [...] (SBU) Summary: During recent meetings in Hanoi with DRL/IRF's Dr. Will Inboden, Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials reiterated firmly that religious freedom already exists in Vietnam, but also noted progress on a new ordinance for religion, as well as new training classes on religion for loc [...]	2004-03-10 04:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI711	POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS FOR NORTHERN PROTESTANT CHURCH [...] (SBU) Summary: The situation for the Evangelical Church of Vietnam: North (ECVN) continues slowly to improve, with the long-delayed appointment of an ethnic minority preacher in Lang Son province as well as concrete steps towards holding a general congress soon. The meeting, which would be th [...]	2004-03-10 05:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HANOI712	GVN CONFIRMS CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DECREE ON CHURCHES [...] (U) Summary: The Government Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) envisions its December 2003 decree on relations with the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) as reestablishing a "normal" situation for the Protestants in the Central Highlands. The CRA sees the approval of ten new con [...]	2004-03-10 08:27:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI729	NORTHERN CATHOLICS RELY ON TIES SOUTH, ABROAD [...] (SBU) Summary: The Catholic Church remains strong in the northern provinces of Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh, the historic heartland of Catholicism in Vietnam. With government acceptance, the Church is expanding the number of clergy, renovating colonial-era churches, and planning new charitable pro [...]	2004-03-12 01:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI90	9TH PARTY PLENUM ENDS WITHOUT A BANG [...] (SBU) Summary. With no real surprises, the 9th CPV plenum concluded with predictable calls for faster economic growth and integration as well as tougher campaigns against corruption. No major personnel shifts were announced (or apparently made),but four Central Committee members were cens [...]	2004-01-13 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON VM DPOL
04HANOI916	HUE POLICE RUN INTERFERENCE IN MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: A political reporting trip to Hue by Embassy poloff and congenoff was marred by police obstruction of attempted meetings with non-recognized religious figures. These unfortunately successful attempts at blocking access are more damaging to GVN credibility on religious freedom [...]	2004-04-01 10:13:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR

04HANOI956	DEPUTY AG MINISTERS GET OFF ON APPEAL [...] (U) Summary. The suspension of jail sentences of two former deputy Ministers of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) by the Hanoi Court of Appeals on April 5 will undermine public credibility in the GVN's determination to stem official corruption, even though the Court upheld the death [...]	2004-04-06 03:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI VM DPOL
04HARARE1009	MDC QUIETLY CULTIVATING DOMESTIC ALLIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Discussions with MDC officials reveal continued hope within the party for the success of mass action and a broad alliance of civic groups. Discouraged by unsuccessful efforts in court and in recent elections, the party leadership plans to press the ruling party through mass actio [...]	2004-06-16 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE1018	POLITBURO MEMBER ON RULING PARTY INTENTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF Central Committee member Simba Makoni told the Ambassador on June 17 that GOZ efforts to reach out to the international community, including international financial institutions, were not a compelling priority for the ruling party. The party leadership would not accept [...]	2004-06-18 10:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN EINV ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1021	NATIONALIZATION FALLOUT BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The public debate over GOZ plans to nationalize most productive farmland has begun. The initial policy announcement was only the first salvo. There appears to be a growing fissure within ZANU-PF over nationalization. End summary. 2. (SBU) Ostensibly correcting Land Minister J [...]	2004-06-21 06:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE1067	COSMETIC ELECTORAL REFORMS EMERGING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Electoral law changes proposed by the ruling party last week appear to be attempts to project a more level political playing field without jeopardizing the party's absolute grip on power in the run-up to next March's scheduled parliamentary elections. The proposals provide for [...]	2004-06-29 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1083	A CONVERSATION WITH WELLINGTON CHIBEBE [...] (SBU) Summary: After attending the International Labor Organization (ILO) conference in Geneva, Wellington Chibebe, Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union's (ZCTU),talks about the ILO Conference, land nationalization, and wage negotiations. End summary. ILO CONFERENCE - [...]	2004-07-01 05:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI ZCTU
04HARARE1110	GA-GA FOR GONO [...] (SBU) Summary: During their visit to Harare, the Staff Delegation lunched with Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono. The conversation touched upon the local economy and the international community, land nationalization, food security and recent food deals, electoral reform, and [...]	2004-07-06 12:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE1112	ATTACK ON MDC PROVINCIAL MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. ZANU-PF youths on July 2 attacked an MDC provincial assembly attended by several MDC leaders, including Morgan Tsvangirai, in Mashonaland Central. The youths destroyed property and injured MDC supporters. Police blamed the incident on MDC members, while MDC leaders believe the CI [...]	2004-07-06 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC ZANU PF
04HARARE112	Stronger Zimdollar Slows Inflation [...] Summary: A 35-40 percent stronger zimdollar has caused the pace of year-on inflation to slow from 620 to 599 percent. This is the first reduction in Zimbabwe's inflation rate since March 2002, when it fell from 116 to 113 percent. The crucial question remains: Can the Reserve Bank (RBZ)'s n [...]	2004-01-21 08:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE1157	STAFFDEL VISIT ILLUMINATES ELECTION REFORMS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Staffdel comprised of Majority Professional Staffperson Joan Condon and Democratic Party Professional Staffperson Pearl-Alice Marsh of the House International Relations Committee and USAID Congressional Liaison Susan Williams met with a host of interlocutors during a June 29-Ju [...]	2004-07-15 05:13:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI VIP
04HARARE1179	GOVERNMENT PRESSES WOMEN'S ACTIVIST GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Members of Women of Zimbabwe Arise! (WOZA),a group that demonstrates against human rights abuses and particularly against the Public Order and Security Act (POSA),are on trial for violating POSA. The trial was continued after two successive court dates in June for lack of a magi [...]	2004-07-19 08:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
04HARARE1197	ANOTHER OPPOSITION MP ARRESTED [...] (U) GOZ police arrested MDC MP for Glen Norah, Priscilla Misihairambwi - Mushonga on July 15. Misihairambwi was asked to present herself to the Law and Order section at Harare Central Police station at 9:30 am. Charged under the Miscellaneous Offences Act, she is accused of having breached the [...]	2004-07-20 14:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ZI MDC
04HARARE1201	OPPOSITION GIRDS FOR TREASON TRIAL VERDICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MDC is preparing for the possibility that its President, Morgan Tsvangirai, will be found guilt of treason in a verdict scheduled to be issued July 29. Tsvangirai told the Ambassador July 19 that the party woul SIPDIS boycott elections and not negotiate with the ruling part [...]	2004-07-20 16:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE1205	TREASON VERDICT REPORTEDLY DEFERRED [...] (SBU) MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai's lawyers informed the Embassy July 20 that the High Court had advised them that day that judgment in Tsvangirai's treason trial would not be rendered July 29, as earlier expected. The court did not indicate a new date for the judgment's release or a reas [...]	2004-07-21 14:34:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE1206	LITTLE NEW IN MUGABE'S OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] (U) In his remarks opening the fifth and final session of the country's fifth parliament, President Mugabe projected familiar GOZ refrains: good harvests assured adequate food supplies into the next season; the nation's economy was recovering; ongoing land acquisitions would meet the populati [...]	2004-07-21 15:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ZI
04HARARE1210	WORKING WITH WILDLIFE [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected, perspectives of the World Wildlife Fund differ from GOZ's National Parks and Wildlife Authority on the state of wildlife, conservancies, land nationalization, and the proposed Trans-Frontier Park. Despite National Parks' positive picture, the once exemplary wildlif [...]	2004-07-22 08:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE1217	EMPLOYERS' VIEW OF WAGES AND ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary: On 22 July 2004, EconOff discussed wage negotiations and economic recovery with Mr. J. Mufukare of the Employers' Confederation of Zimbabwe (EMCOZ). Mufukare also related some interesting information about price controls and the Zimbabweans' character. Business is poor with no [...]	2004-07-23 09:01:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE122	LESS VIOLENCE - BUT ZANU-PF STILL AHEAD IN RUN-UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MDC candidate in an upcoming by-election reported that the pre-election environment was less threatening than press reports describe. A Minister reiterated ZANU-PF's age-old theme that the West was responsible for Zimbabwe's problems at a rally for the ruling party candidat [...]	2004-01-22 11:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
04HARARE1222	Parallel Market Takes Off [...] Summary: The GOZ's overvalued currency still plagues exporters. Despite GOZ enforcement against parallel trading, the gulf between auction and market rates is growing. Notwithstanding the GOZ propaganda onslaught that the country is experiencing a socio-economic turnaround and faces bright p [...]	2004-07-23 10:03:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1224	LAWYERS ELABORATE ON TSVANGIRAI CASE [...] (C) Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's lawyers told the Embassy on July 22 that the court advised them that announcement of the verdict had been postponed until August, date to be determined. The reason given was that the assessors had requested full transcripts of the trial for further r [...]	2004-07-23 10:19:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
04HARARE124	TREASON TRIAL CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai's treason trial resumed in the High Court on January 19. The defense concluded its direct examination of Tsvangirai on January 22 and the case now moves to Tsvangirai's cross- examination by the prosecution. The trial will likely conclude [...]	2004-01-22 13:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI MDC
04HARARE1250	CRACKDOWN ON NGOS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe is putting the squeeze on non-governmental organizations. GOZ officials have said NGOs will be required to operate with the permission of provincial governments and in accordance with conditions set out in a proposed restrictive new NGO bill. The draft bi [...]	2004-07-26 15:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ZI
04HARARE128	DAILY NEWS BACK ON STREETS [...] (U) High Court Judge Tendai Uchena on January 21 again ordered the police to vacate the premises of The Daily News (TDN) following an admission in court by the Attorney General's office that there was no legal basis for police occupation of the premises. After receiving a call on January 21 [...]	2004-01-22 14:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PREL SA ZI
04HARARE1281	Mid-Year Budget Statement Is Nonevent [...] Summary: Acting Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa's mid- year speech offered neither recognition of Zimbabwe's exporter crisis nor innovative prescriptions. Once again, the beleaguered Finance Ministry has punted the ball to Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono. End summary. Adjustment for Bra [...]	2004-07-27 13:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1293	More fluff than focus from central bank [...] (U) Summary: In a speech more like a sermon than monetary review, Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono delivered his quarterly remarks yesterday. Unfortunately for most Zimbabweans suffering from the country's rapid economic decline, Gono failed to address underlying economic problems, suc [...]	2004-07-28 11:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1304	How high can prices go? [...] GOZ enforcement of an overvalued zimdollar has turned the country into an expensive destination for anyone holding foreign exchange. It is an odd turn of events in a country that comparative surveys has always rated one of the world's cheapest. On supermarket shelves, many products now cost [...]	2004-07-29 14:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1308	ASIAN INDIANS WEIGH PROSPECTS IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Summary: Can Indian-Zimbabweans escape the wrath that the Mugabe government has showered upon whites? EconOff spoke with Zimbabweans of Indian descent ("Asians" in local vernacular) and an Indian Embassy representative about conditions in Zimbabwe. Some are hopeful while others are le [...]	2004-07-30 07:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE1309	A TALE OF TWO VICTIMS [...] SUMMARY: Although the media only reports political violence occasionally, most often when it occurs against a prominent individual, Zimbabwe continues to suffer from a steady level of unreported violence that often is devastating to the victims. The opposition is unable to protect its people, [...]	2004-07-30 08:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI
04HARARE1313	ZIMBABWE AND THE SADC ELECTION AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A proliferation of meetings relating to election standards in the run-up to next month's scheduled SADC summit in part reflects Zimbabwean and regional efforts to lower domestic and international tensions associated with Zimbabwe's political crisis. Central to the effort are draf [...]	2004-07-30 10:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE1319	Demand Explodes at Forex Auctions [...] Summary: With the bargain-basement exchange rate of Z$5300:US$ still holding, buyers of foreign exchange at the Reserve Bank's (RBZ) twice-weekly currency auctions are gobbling up as much as they can. Yet with exports apparently dropping, the RBZ lacks inflows to satisfy most importers. End [...]	2004-08-02 12:31:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1324	Parallel Market Over Z$10,000:US$ [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-04 06:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1329	THE UNBEARABLE STRANGENESS OF LAND REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Just when you thought the debate over land reform could get no stranger it does. Amid the clamor about ZANU-PF and GOZ bigwigs receiving more than one farm, inter-factional fighting within Zanu-PF has resulted in the GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper inadvertently praising former [...]	2004-08-04 13:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID BTIO EINV EAGR ECON ZI
04HARARE1335	REGIONAL ELECTION CONFERENCE CHALLENGES GOZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an NGO-sponsored conference on regional electoral reforms, senior ruling party officials sounded familiar election-related themes to a critical audience of domestic and regional parliamentarians, regional election commissioners and administrators, and NGO representatives. They [...]	2004-08-06 08:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE1347	Govt/Business: At Least They Talk [...] Summary: The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) annual conference intimates the GOZ is more willing to listen to, though not act upon, private sector concerns. End summary. Cordial Confrontation --------------------- 2. Government and business repeatedly congratulated themselves [...]	2004-08-11 10:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1360	UN VISITOR TESTS WATERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting at the Embassy August 6, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tuliameni Kalomoh solicited the Ambassador's assessment of the Zimbabwean political and humanitarian situations. He advised that his five-day visit to Zimbabwe was "private" but [...]	2004-08-12 15:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
04HARARE1361	Zimbabweans evade official exchange rate [...] Summary: The Reserve Bank (RBZ) is playing cat-and- mouse with parallel traders. Since prohibiting payouts for remittances in foreign exchange, business is migrating to Zambia. End summary. 75 Percent Drop in Western Union Transfers ------------------------------------------ 2. The RBZ [...]	2004-08-13 04:59:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1364	NATIONAL PARKS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR- A REAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The arrest of Vitalis Chadenga, the National Parks and Wildlife Authority's Operations Director, yet again reveals GOZ officials' predilection for private gain over public welfare and provides an insight into the fate of wildlife land if nationalized. End Summary 2. (U) Acco [...]	2004-08-13 10:07:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE141	An Equilibrium Rate at Currency Auctions? [...] Summary: For the fifth consecutive currency auction, the Reserve Bank (RBZ) has pushed down the country's new semi-official exchange rate. As demand for U.S. dollars goes up and the RBZ's supply goes down, economic theory suggests the zimdollar should depreciate. But not here, where stubborn [...]	2004-01-26 13:47:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE1416	CONTROVERSIAL NGO BILL GAZETTED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe gazetted its proposed NGO legislation Friday, August 20. The bill gazetted is substantively the same as draft proposed legislation (see reftel). Under the bill, all NGOs would be required to register with the government, open their financial books to the [...]	2004-08-23 15:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ZI
04HARARE1417	MUGABE TAKES ON CATHOLICS AT ARCHBISHOP'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the August 21 installation of the new Archbishop of Harare, President Mugabe stressed the need for Church and state to work with each other on issues of shared responsibility, including human rights and education. He invited the new Archbishop to work with him but blasted Cat [...]	2004-08-23 15:28:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI
04HARARE1420	Banks eye parallel market [...] Summary: In spite of the GOZ's strong-armed efforts to enforce a fixed (auction) rate, local businesses tell us parallel currency trading is becoming more widespread. NMB now discreetly offers its best customers access to the parallel market. End summary. Zimdollar expensive at any rate - [...]	2004-08-24 09:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1423	A FEW FINAL REFLECTIONS [...] (C) Rather than reiterate previous analyses, I shall offer a few closing reflections in shorthand form. -- The situation in Zimbabwe today is best defined as a "FROZEN TRANSITION," a political crisis whose lack of resolution affects and deepens all of Zimbabwe's other crises, economic, soci [...]	2004-08-24 14:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI
04HARARE1429	ZVOBGO DEATH LEAVES VOID IN RULING PARTY [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-25 14:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1434	BISHOPS STILL TRYING TO FACILITATE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Two of the three Mutare Bishops, Sebastian Bakare (Anglican Church) and Trevor Manhanga (Evangelical Fellowship) updated the Ambassador August 24 on their efforts to mediate a resolution of Zimbabawe,s crisis. Bakare said Tanzanian President Mkapa had assured them that he would remain en [...]	2004-08-26 13:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
04HARARE1435	"FIRST BOYFRIEND" RELEASED [...] (SBU) The GOZ released Politburo member and prominent businessperson James Makamba from remand prison on August 24. Makamba had been incarcerated since January on charges relating to currency externalization, but was widely reputed to have been put away for cuckolding the President. Regional [...]	2004-08-26 13:35:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
04HARARE1444	OPPOSITION REITERATES TENTATIVE BOYCOTT OF [...] (U) The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) announced August 25 that the party,s National Executive had decided to suspend participation in elections. In a briefing to the diplomatic corps the same day, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai said the GOZ,s proposed election reforms were n [...]	2004-08-26 15:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
04HARARE1490	Where's inflation heading? [...] Summary: After studying the latest Reserve Bank (RBZ)/Central Statistical Office (CSO) figures and comparing notes with local economists, we believe year-to- year inflation will continue to fall to 250-320 percent through the end of 2004. In early/mid-2005, it will again head upwards to at le [...]	2004-08-31 13:50:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1492	MERCENARY LEADER CONVICTED, OTHERS RELEASED [...] (U) The GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper announced on August 28 that Simon Francis Mann was convicted August 27 of violating the Firearms Act. Laurens Jacobus Horne and Jacobus Herminus Carlse were exonerated of related charges and released, while 66 others remained incarcerated after pleadin [...]	2004-08-31 14:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
04HARARE1495	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR GONO: WOLF IN SHEEP,S [...] (C) We are disturbed that Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's expanding hegemony spells more trouble for Zimbabwe's flagging economy. Although he is an ideological moderate by GOZ and Zanu-PF standards, preaching an uncharacteristic fervor for Western and International Monetary Fund (IM [...]	2004-09-01 14:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV ZI EINV
04HARARE1496	WHERE "SAVE" GOES, WILDLIFE WILL FOLLOW [...] (SBU) Summary: After a decade of rescuing endangered species, Save Valley Conservancy, the largest private wildlife reserve in Africa, may now be facing its own extinction. Land reform has encroached upon the country,s vast wildlife lands, including those of the Conservancy. GOZ,s decisions on [...]	2004-09-02 06:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EINV ECON PGOV EAID ZI
04HARARE1497	CIVIL SOCIETY A NO-SHOW AT NCA DEMONSTRATION [...] (SBU) The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) had planned two demonstrations for September 1, according to NCA Chairman Lovemore Madhuku. The first, intended to be a demonstration by a small group in front of the South African Embassy, failed to materialize. An NCA member delivered a letter [...]	2004-09-02 11:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ZI
04HARARE1498	Tobacco Output Off 72 Percent [...] Zimbabwe's three auction floors have concluded the 2004 tobacco season. Once the world's number one exporter of tobacco, shrinking harvests have translated into less export revenue and less foreign exchange for the central bank's official currency auctions. Cotton is currently rapidly overta [...]	2004-09-03 07:29:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1505	MUGABE ACCEPTS AMBASSADOR'S CREDENTIALS - OFFERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mugabe on September 2 accepted Ambassador Dell's credentials during a longer than scheduled 90-minute session at State House. Mugabe opened with a lengthy historical diatribe that criticized USG policy, primarily for following the U.K.,s lead. Mugabe stressed that his [...]	2004-09-07 16:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
04HARARE1518	THE DIVINE COMRADE M [...] (U) An op-ed piece in the September 1 edition of the GOZ-controlled Herald newspaper declared President Mugabe to have been divinely appointed. Drawing from the books of Daniel, Romans, Amos, Timothy and John, the rambling piece suggests that God speaks to Mugabe (COMMENT: but, inquiring min [...]	2004-09-08 15:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO SOCI ZI
04HARARE1519	Possible Financial Sanctions Violation [...] (SBU) Various news reports over the past several months have alleged that a possible grain deal between a GOZ parastatal and U.S. firm Sentry Financial, aspects of which may have violated Executive Order 13288 of March 7, 2003, which restricts financial transactions between U.S. entities and 7 [...]	2004-09-09 06:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1520	ZANU-PF WINS SEKE BY-ELECTION THE EASY WAY -- [...] (U) ZANU-PF candidate Phineas Chihota was declared the winner of the Seke parliamentary by-election on September 3 when no other candidate filed for the seat by that day,s deadline. The seat had become vacant following the death of MDC MP Bennie Tumbare-Mutasa in July. ZANU-PF now has 67 sea [...]	2004-09-09 11:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1526	OPPOSITION FIGURES ARRESTED, OFFICES RAIDED [...] (SBU) Zimbabwean police on the evening of September 8 arrested MDC MP and Shadow Minister for Youth Affairs Nelson Chamisa and 13 of his constituents at his home in Kuwadzana, a high-density suburb of Harare. Chamisa,s lawyer told us that he expected Chamisa to be charged under the Public Ord [...]	2004-09-09 16:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE1532	Elections: GOZ Accelerates Populist Economic [...] As expected, the GOZ has recently begun to devote increasing, and disproportionate, resources to ensuring the availability and affordability of politically sensitive goods and services such as maize-meal, fuel and educational expenses. In time-honored fashion, the GOZ expects to pad its share [...]	2004-09-13 09:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1562	ZIMBABWE'S ELECTION SPACE OPENING? [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs Gandhi Mudzingwa told poloff on September 14 that the party was finding it easier to conduct rallies around the country, although no-go areas remained. In a surprise move, Mudzinga said Election Registrar General Mudede had agreed to share [...]	2004-09-17 08:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO ZI MDC
04HARARE1563	NGO BILL: GOZ MOVING FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Resrep Victor Angelo briefed DCM and USAID Rep on the state-of-play with respect to the NGO bill. Angelo noted that his efforts to broker a compromise with the GOZ had yet to bear fruit and had been damaged by the vocal opposition of local NGOs at a September 7 public parlia [...]	2004-09-17 09:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI
04HARARE1571	TSVANGIRAI VERDICT DATE SET - OCTOBER 15 [...] (C) Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai's lawyers informed the Embassy on September 17 that the High Court had told them it would render a verdict in the Tsvangirai treason trial on October 15. The case concluded in February 2004, more than a year after it started. 2. (C) Originally, the c [...]	2004-09-20 11:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE1585	Tobacco Merchant Adjusts to Post-Land Reform [...] (SBU) Executives of U.S. tobacco merchant Dimon forecast Zimbabwe will experience another frustrating harvest in 2005, as the firm's buying continues to shift away from the auction floors and toward contract growing. Dimon does not believe it can revive the interest of Philip Morris and JT Int [...]	2004-09-23 07:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1587	MDC READOUT OF MBEKI MEETING [...] (C) Summary: DCM met September 21 with Gandhi Mudzingwa, Director of Presidential Affairs for the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Mudzingwa confirmed that the MDC had met over the weekend with President Mbeki, who had asked what, short of pressure, he could do to help manage Zimbabwe,s [...]	2004-09-23 08:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
04HARARE1588	Why Gold Is Up and Other Exports Down [...] Summary: Zimbabwean gold production could increase 67 percent to 20 tons this year, according to industry insiders. At current world prices, bullion will easily soar past tobacco and cotton to become the country top foreign exchange earner. As part of the Government's efforts to encourage p [...]	2004-09-23 11:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN EAGR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1593	MDC HEAD DISMISSES GOZ MOVES; CALLS FOR MORE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and DCM met September 17 with Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who said that the GOZ was making cosmetic changes in the face of internal and external pressure but that the situation on the ground had yet to change and until it did the [...]	2004-09-23 14:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
04HARARE1594	Police Burn Out Farmers [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 14, 237 homesteads on 8 farms were burned down by riot police in Mashonaland West province. The government announced that it was removing the A1 (communal) farmers settled there to make way for A2 (individual land holders) farmers. Local attorney Alec Muchad [...]	2004-09-23 14:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ZI
04HARARE1598	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON RBZ GOVERNOR GONO [...] (C) Reserve Bank Governor (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono told Ambassador Dell that he is pursuing closer ties with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by boosting arrears payments, trying to facilitate a meeting between President Mugabe and IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato and arranging for an [...]	2004-09-24 07:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV ZI EINV
04HARARE1599	BLACK FARMERS GROUP AGREES TO TALKS WITH WHITE [...] (C) Indigenous Commercial Farmers Union (ICFU) President Davison Mugabe told econoff his organization is now prepared to meet formally with representatives of the mainly white Commercial Farmers Union (CFU). Mugabe appears to have overcome his initial reluctance to engage in such talks prior [...]	2004-09-24 07:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV ZI EINV
04HARARE1600	MDC SHADOW MINISTER OF JUSTICE RECOUNTS PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 20 discussion with the Ambassador and USAID Director, MDC MP and Shadow Minister for Justice, Parliamentary and Legal Affairs David Coltart urged the USG to exert strong pressure on the international community to engage the GOZ meaningfully on its election administ [...]	2004-09-24 08:08:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID ZI MDC
04HARARE1620	MANAGING A BUSINESS IN MUGABE'S SHADOW [...] (SBU) Seven prominent business leaders we recently assembled want the international community to provide Zimbabwe with balance-of-payments support. However, they differ in assessments of the country's progress at reforming its economy and attracting foreign investment. 2. (SBU) The Ambassa [...]	2004-09-28 07:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1624	AMB DELL MEETS TOP LABOR LEADER [...] (C) During a September 15 meeting with the Ambassador, Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, (ZCTU) Secretary General Wellington Chibebe said President Mugabe was unlikely to leave office, even in 2008 and that the political opposition would likely lose the parliamentary elections badly, largely [...]	2004-09-28 14:17:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV EAID ZI ZCTU
04HARARE1643	NKOMO OPEN TO DIALOGUE [...] On September 27, Ambassador Dell met briefly with Minister of Special Affairs for Lands, Land Reform, and Resettlement and ZANU-PF Party Chairman John Nkomo in Nkomo's office. Nkomo welcomed the Ambassador to Zimbabwe and said he was interested in developing a better relationship. He then reci [...]	2004-09-30 05:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1660	New Sources Drive Parallel Market [...] (U) Summary: Zimbabwe-bound remittances through Western Union have dropped by as much as 90 percent, since July 28 when the Reserve Bank (RBZ) decreed that transfer agencies must convert incoming foreign exchange into zimdollars at the official rate and may not disburse foreign exchange. Acc [...]	2004-10-06 05:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1664	600 White Farms Still Hanging On [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: The GOZ has been issuing an increasing number of acquisition notices to the small number of remaining white farmers, but has not taken over many new farms, according to Doug Taylor-Freeme, president of the mostly-white Commercial Farmers Union (CFU). He believes around 600 [...]	2004-10-06 10:06:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1681	Business Seeks to Rebuild Govt Ties [...] (SBU) Summary: The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries' (CZI) top female official berated the GOZ's trade-unfriendly policies and general economic mismanagement. However, she expressed hope that President Mugabe would send the business community a positive signal either by meeting face-to- [...]	2004-10-07 09:15:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1693	Tough Going for New Farmers [...] (SBU) Summary: In an initial call on the Ambassador, five Indigenous Commercial Farmers Union (ICFU) officials spelled out the hurdles they confront merging 12,000 land reform beneficiaries with their smaller pre-land reform membership. They also showed a willingness to work with a broader ran [...]	2004-10-12 08:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1703	ZIMBABWE LABOR: IF YOU PRICK US, DO WE NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: In wide-ranging discussions with EconOff, Zimbabwe Confederation of Trade Unions (ZCTU) affiliates described the toil required to fight for members' living wages. While workers and employers agree on the macro problem (the GOZ),disputes remain over wages and working conditions. [...]	2004-10-13 13:59:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EAID EINV ECON PGOV ZI ZCTU
04HARARE171	RULING PARTY PROTESTS TRAVEL ADVISORY, RAISES [...] (C) Deputy Director of ZANU-PF's Bureau of External Relations Itai Mach called poloff on January 27 to protest the text of the travel advisory issued by the Department on January 22 (ref A). He charged that it was a politically motivated effort to disrupt Zimbabwe's "recovering" economy with [...]	2004-01-29 09:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC PGOV ZI
04HARARE1722	OPPOSITION LEADER ACQUITTED [...] (U) To a packed courtroom in the late morning of October 15, High Court Justice Paddington Garwe pronounced Movement for Democratic Change President Morgan Tsvangirai not guilty on a charge of treason. The verdict brings to conclusion a trial that commenced more than a year ago in which the [...]	2004-10-15 12:18:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE1729	TEMPORARY REPRIEVE FOR ZIMBABWE'S LARGEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Clive Stockil, director of Save Valley Conservancy (Zimbabwe's largest private wildlife reserve),told EconOff on October 8 that he has GOZ assurances of no action on the conservancy until after parliamentary elections and a subsequent cabinet reshuffle. End Summary 2. (SBU) [...]	2004-10-18 07:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE1734	Squeeze on Humanitarian Efforts Increasing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOZ obstruction of international organizations, especially in the area of assistance to internally displaced persons, continues. The GOZ has requested that the UN close its Relief and Recovery Unit and is blocking access to newly displaced farmers resettled on former commercia [...]	2004-10-18 09:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID ZI
04HARARE174	COURT CONSOLIDATES GOZ APPEAL AND DAILY NEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: After two days of hearings, Supreme Court Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku on January 28 consolidated the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe's (ANZ, parent company of The Daily News) and the Media and Information Commission's (MIC) appeal of lower court decisions permitting publi [...]	2004-01-29 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO ZI
04HARARE1756	GOZ TO OPEN MEDIA SPACE? [...] (C) On October 18, CEO Sam Nkomo of The Daily News (TDN),the independent daily that was closed by the GOZ in September 2003 and has been unsuccessful in its efforts to reopen (ref B),met with the Charge to discuss the status of TDN's consolidated court appeal. Although Nkomo did not identif [...]	2004-10-21 13:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO ZI
04HARARE1758	Heinz's Burdensome Subsidiary [...] (SBU) Olivine, Heinz's Zimbabwe subsidiary, is barely staying afloat, according to its top official. Unable to freely convert its zimdollar earnings into foreign exchange for needed imports, the firm is operating at 40 percent capacity. Meanwhile, South African manufacturers of cooking oil, [...]	2004-10-22 07:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1770	GOZ Deports COSATU Delegates [...] (SBU) Local Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) officials have confirmed press reports that the GOZ deported thirteen visiting delegates from the Congress of South African Trade Unions this afternoon. ZCTU Vice President Lucia Matibenga said Zimbabwean immigration officials broke up a mee [...]	2004-10-26 14:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD PHUM ZI
04HARARE1771	Mutare Exporters Feel Pinch [...] (SBU) Once-thriving exporters in the eastern Zimbabwean city of Mutare say the country's overvalued exchange rate has rendered them uncompetitive. From company-to-company, sector-to-sector, their stories have a similar ring of despair. Annualized zimdollar expenses such as labor and energy h [...]	2004-10-27 05:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1783	ZCTU Weighs Options After COSATU's Expulsion [...] (SBU) Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU) officials have not decided whether or how to protest the GOZ's deportation of a Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) delegation from Zimbabwe. ZCTU Vice President Lucia Matibenga told us her labor body is waiting to see whether COSATU in [...]	2004-10-28 13:43:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD PHUM ZI ZCTU
04HARARE1787	MDC MP BENNETT JAILED [...] On Thursday morning, October 28, police at Harare International Airport arrested Chimanimani MDC MP Roy Bennett on charges of obstruction of justice. According to Bulawayo MP and MDC Secretary for Legal Affairs David Coltart, Bennett was on his way to a business meeting in Johannesburg, South [...]	2004-10-28 15:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZI MDC
04HARARE1790	SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT CONFIRMS ELECTORAL REFORMS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a courtesy call by the Ambassador on October 26, Speaker of the Parliament and ZANU-PF Secretary for Administration Emmerson Mnangagwa outlined modest electoral reforms under consideration by the Parliament. He confirmed that the GOZ intended to implement reforms in time [...]	2004-10-29 09:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM ZI
04HARARE18	Battle for Final 500 "White" Farms [...] (U) Summary: The GOZ is attempting to seize the final 500 white-owned commercial farms by attacking black business partners. End Summary. 2. (U) During Zimbabwe's tumultuous land redistribution over the past two years, the Government has dispossessed approximately 4,000 of 4,5000 white com [...]	2004-01-07 09:16:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE1818	Gono Forecasts Economic Growth in 2005 [...] (U) Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono was upbeat about the economy's recovery prospects in his quarterly monetary review on October 28, forecasting a 150 percent increase in tobacco production and 3.5-to-5 percent overall economic growth in 2005, as well as single-digit inflation by mid- [...]	2004-11-03 14:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1819	Despite Obstacles, ExxonMobil Stays Profitable [...] (SBU) Summary: ExxonMobil's local managing director says his firm is currently eking out a modest profit in Zimbabwe, thanks to guaranteed supplies of foreign exchange at the official rate. Still, the MD told us he tussles regularly with corrupt ministers and micro-fuel operators. End summar [...]	2004-11-04 07:00:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1842	MDC SECRETARY-GENERAL ON PARTY TRAVEL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Movement for Democratic Change Secretary-General Welshman Ncube on November 4 updated poloff SIPDIS on the developing itinerary of opposition party leaders, including regional travel and a planned trip by him and Party President Morgan Tsvangirai to the United States in mid-No [...]	2004-11-08 14:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE1860	GOZ Seizes 4 White Farms this Week [...] (SBU) Summary: Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) officials tell us the GOZ recently accelerated its acquisition of mostly-white commercial farms under fast- track land reform, causing four CFU members to lose their farms per week at present. However, the CFU officials note in that in the last th [...]	2004-11-10 14:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1862	GOZ Steps Up Arrests of Forex Externalizers [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOZ has again been arresting prominent Zimbabwean businesspersons for sending foreign exchange offshore. The GOZ appears to believe that these high profile arrests will deter others from exchanging forex on the ever-resilient parallel market. End summary. 2. (SBU) Over [...]	2004-11-12 08:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE187	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Since its disputed victory in Zimbabwe's 2002 parliamentary and presidential elections, the ruling ZANU-PF party has pursued a concerted campaign to shrink individual liberties and democratic space in this constitutional republic. The government's human rights record remained poor, altho [...]	2004-02-02 15:20:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM KSEP ZI
04HARARE188	MDC UPDATE ON PROGRESS IN TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube on January 30 told the Ambassador that he expected to engage his ruling party interlocutor, Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa, soon on key issues relating to prospective talks. A new electoral law would address many issues, while the fate of [...]	2004-02-03 04:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SA ZI MDC
04HARARE1890	TEACHER UNION TRAVAILS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 9, Raymond Majongwe, of the Progressive Teacher's Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) briefed the Ambassador on his recent visit to South Africa to participate in a workshop sponsored by the Center for Civic Education's CIVITAS program. Majongwe, a civil society activist who h [...]	2004-11-17 10:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ELAB KPAO ZI
04HARARE1898	Nickel Exporter Using Just 2 of 4 Mines [...] (SBU) On a recent site visit to Bindura Nickel Corp (BNC) in Mashonaland Central, General Manager R. Chinamatira complained to us of Zimbabwe's worsening export climate. Even though nickel reached a 20-year high on world markets this year, BNC is operating only two of four mines. By increasi [...]	2004-11-18 15:58:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1900	GOZ Promises Floating Exchange Rate to IMF [...] (SBU) Summary: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Africa Director Abdoulaye Bio-Tchane said Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono indicated he has set September 2005 as the target month for introducing market- determined exchange and interest rates. End summary. 2. (SBU) Accom [...]	2004-11-22 11:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI

04HARARE1913	GOZ SEEKING THAW WITH USG? [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mugabe's congratulatory message to President Bush on his re-election (ref A) is the latest among several indications that the GOZ is prepared to seek some degree of rapprochement with the USG. Exchanges with senior Reserve Bank officials, a businessman well-connected wi [...]	2004-11-23 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO ZI
04HARARE1914	JOYCE MUJURU SLATED FOR VICE-PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling ZANU-PF party has probably temporarily deferred succession tensions within its ranks by tapping Minister of Water Resources and Infrastructural Development Joyce Mujuru as its second Vice-President at party provincial meetings on November 21. Provincial executives lef [...]	2004-11-23 14:48:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE1943	COURT CASES UPDATE -- ZIMBABWE'S STRESSED JUDICIARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several noteworthy cases over the last few months suggest the continuing vitality of elements within Zimbabwe's beleaguered judiciary despite political and professional pressures. Courts dismissed charges in the Cain Nkala murder trial, for example, and ordered Information Mini [...]	2004-11-30 14:42:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI ZI
04HARARE1963	ZIMBABWE'S CRICKET DIPLOMACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit by England's cricket team is exposing conflicts inside the ruling party and may evidence further impetus within the GOZ to moderate its anti-Western posture. The GOZ's decision to admit 13 originally barred journalists to cover the tour suggests the waning influence of [...]	2004-12-03 09:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
04HARARE1966	A Rose-Tinted 2005 Budget [...] (U) Summary: Echoing the line laid out in Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon's Oct 28 address (ref a),acting GOZ Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa forecast robust 3.5- 5 percent GDP growth and 30-50 percent inflation for 2005. In his long annual budget presentation to Parliament on Nov 25, M [...]	2004-12-06 06:13:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE1969	Vic Falls Tourism Up - Slightly [...] (SBU) Summary: After striking rock bottom in 2003, Victoria Falls tourism activity has picked up marginally this year. Still, hospitality sector business at Zimbabwe's leading tourist destination is probably off two-thirds from 1997, forcing operators to find innovative ways to break even. I [...]	2004-12-06 11:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE199	PARLIAMENT PASSES LAND ACQUISITION ACT AMENDMENTS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After considerable debate, Parliament on January 28 passed a controversial Land Acquisition Amendment (LAA) Bill. The bill scales back due process protections for property owners and expands the categories of properties that may be confiscated under the government's land reform [...]	2004-02-04 11:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC ECON EAGR ZI
04HARARE2001	PARTY CONGRESS EXPOSES ZANU-PF DIVISIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF's Fourth Party Congress reinforced Robert Mugabe's unassailable authority atop a ruling party suffering from roiling ethnic and generational tensions. Recent personnel changes adjustments to the party leadership suggest the ascendancy of Mugabe's Zezuru faction and a vict [...]	2004-12-10 12:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE2003	NGO AND ELECTORAL COMMISSION BILLS PASS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following President Mugabe,s state of the nation address on December 9 (septel),Parliament met in an unusual and unexpected extended session and passed two controversial bills: the NGO Bill and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Bill. The bills still await the signature o [...]	2004-12-13 11:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE2006	WITHOUT DEVALUATION, IMF SEES NO RECOVERY [...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) technical mission has analyzed the GOZ's 2005 budget projections and preliminarily concluded that Zimbabwe will suffer a 10.5 percent budget deficit and inflation at over 200 percent next year. RBZ Governor Gono claimed to [...]	2004-12-13 13:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV ZI EINV
04HARARE2009	CHISSANO BOOSTS MUGABE AT ZANU-PF PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) In an address to the ruling ZANU-PF,s Fourth Party Congress that was broadcast live on Zimbabwe state radio on December 3, Mozambican President Chissano recounted at length the close historical ties between his Frelimo party and ZANU-PF, and stressed in particular Mozambique's support for [...]	2004-12-13 15:51:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE201	GUTU ELECTION DAYS CALM BUT IRREGULARITIES PERSIST [...] Summary. (C) Observations by Poloff two diplomatic colleagues, and the Zimbabwe Election Support Unit (as reported by both the independent and state-owned press) of the Gutu North parliamentary by-election indicate that voting was calm and observers more welcome than in previous elections. Non [...]	2004-02-04 13:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
04HARARE2012	GOZ CABINET OFFICIAL "TALKS" CLOSER TIES [...] (C) Summary: Acting Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa told the Ambassador he believes the U.S. has exaggerated the GOZ,s democratic shortcomings and urged us to reengage more with Zimbabwe. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. is aware of recent GOZ overtures, but that reality on the ground [...]	2004-12-14 08:19:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE2015	JUSTICE MINISTER ON ELECTIONS, BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Justice, Legal, and Parliamentary Affairs Patrick Chinamasa on December 10 updated the Ambassador on issues associated with the scheduled March parliamentary elections. During the sometimes testy exchange, the Minister did not address the election environment's most [...]	2004-12-14 10:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
04HARARE2026	MUGABE TONES DOWN RHETORIC IN STATE OF THE NATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his State of the Nation speech to Parliament December 9, Mugabe avoided direct attacks on the U.S., U.K., and other western critics of his government, lauded the supposed economic rebound, and said upcoming Parliamentary elections would be nonviolent and meet SADC principles. [...]	2004-12-14 15:36:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON TSPL ZI
04HARARE2034	ZCTU HEAD: OPPOSITION NEEDS BETTER ORGANIZATION [...] (C) Summary: Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Secretary General Wellington Chibebe told the Ambassador on SIPDIS December 13 that the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and civil society in general had to organize better to win what was now likely to be a long-term strug [...]	2004-12-15 08:53:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV EAID ZI ZANU PF MDC ZCTU
04HARARE2035	COMMISSION APPOINTED TO RUN HARARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a clear--and possibly illegal--power grab, the GOZ appointed a commission December 9 to run the City of Harare, replacing the Harare City Council. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) had dominated the Council until earlier this year when the GOZ engineered th [...]	2004-12-15 09:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE2036	MDC OFFICIALS ON ELECTION PLANS, INTER-PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a lunch at the Residence on December 8, MDC National Campaign Coordinator Ian Makoni and MDC MP (Mutare) Innocent Gonese updated the Ambassador on MDC election plans and inter-party relations. They reported that the MDC was better organized than it had been in previous el [...]	2004-12-15 10:09:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE2046	GOZ REACTS STRONGLY TO US STATEMENT ON NGO BILL [...] (U) On December 14, the government-run Herald newspaper prominently featured an op-ed piece, "US hypocrisy laid bare," attacking the USG for official statements on the NGO bill recently passed in Parliament (reftel). The feature asserted that the USG reaction was consistent with its &hard and [...]	2004-12-16 13:49:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE2049	MDC ON MARCH ELECTIONS; FUTURE EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: Over dinner on December 8, Morgan Tsvangirai and the MDC leadership laid out their plans for contesting the March parliamentary elections, should they decide to participate. The Ambassador said the SADC countries appeared ready to bless the March elections regardless; Tsvangirai a [...]	2004-12-16 15:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
04HARARE2051	SAVE VALLEY: STRUGGLING TO HOLD ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Hammond Ranch, an American-owned property in a southeastern Zimbabwe nature conservancy, remains threatened by the continuing encroachment of settlers encouraged by GOZ land reform policies. The conservancy still hopes to reach an agreement with the settlers that will save one [...]	2004-12-17 09:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE2052	GIDEON GONO: ZIMBABWE,S WOULD-BE KINGMAKER? [...] (C) Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono, claiming to be speaking on behalf of President Mugabe, told the Ambassador that Mugabe wanted better relations with the U.S. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. welcomed these overtures, but that we needed to see real changes that matched the rhe [...]	2004-12-17 10:20:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ZI
04HARARE2053	SECOND ELECTORAL BILL PASSES ZIM PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 16, Parliament passed the Electoral Bill, the second of the electoral reform bills (reftel). The bill incorporated amendments proposed by both parties, (though not all the MDC's proposals) and was not rejected by the MDC-dominated Parliamentary Legal Committee. If [...]	2004-12-17 10:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE2055	MDC AWAITS NEW PARLIAMENTARY BOUNDARIES [...] (U) On December 15, Minister of Justice Patrick Chinamasa announced that the Delimitation Commission, which establishes new boundaries for parliamentary constituencies, had completed its work in preparation for the March elections and would soon be presenting its report to President Mugabe. Ch [...]	2004-12-20 16:25:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE2058	Monthly Inflation Still in 5-10 Percent Band [...] Summary: Despite claims in the Dec 14 Herald that inflation is "on a downward spiral," the rate has held within an approximate 5-10 percent monthly band since the Reserve Bank (RBZ) reasserted control over the exchange rate in January. End summary. 2. While the annual inflation rate has fa [...]	2004-12-21 06:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE2062	MDC DEFERS BOYCOTT DECISION, PARTY CONGRESS [...] (U) In a circular distributed to the diplomatic community on December 20, the MDC announced that it would defer until January a decision on whether to participate in the parliamentary elections scheduled for March. The missive reported that the party would continue to canvass its membership [...]	2004-12-21 08:41:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE2063	MUGABE, OLD GUARD ASCENDANT IN NEW POLITBURO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mugabe on December 17 announced a new 50-member Politburo. The new membership confirms the decline in influence of Speaker of the Parliament Emmerson Mnangagwa as well as the fall from grace of hard-liners Information Minister Jonathan Moyo and Minister of Justice Patr [...]	2004-12-21 09:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE2071	MDC OFFICIAL ON POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS, CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs Gandhi Mudzingwa on December 15 updated poloff on MDC priorities and activities in the run-up to the March parliamentary elections. He identified steps ZANU-PF had taken that were leading to a more open political environment, but said the p [...]	2004-12-23 13:03:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE2082	ZIMBABWE,S SUGAR QUOTA [...] (C) Zimbabwe has a small U.S. sugar quota that has been fully filled in recent years. In 2003-04, the first year that the GOZ,s land reform policies affected the sugar sector, we estimate that 25 percent of the quota may have come from resettled farms. However, this year overall production h [...]	2004-12-29 12:26:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ZI
04HARARE2090	RULING PARTY SETS DATE FOR PRIMARIES AMIDST MORE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ZANU-PF announced that it will conduct its primaries for the March national parliamentary elections on January 15. Intra-party violence has already begun to rise. Fights between supporters of two sitting ZANU-PF MPs and the supporters of their party rivals in two hotly-contested [...]	2004-12-30 09:15:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE220	NCA MARCH VIOLENTLY SUPPRESSED; LEADER BEATEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Police on February 4 quickly and violently dispersed an early afternoon demonstration organized by the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) in support of a new constitution. According to a local human rights lawyer, police arrested 118 protesters and beat up about 50. At l [...]	2004-02-05 11:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ZI
04HARARE223	SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS AIPPA'S CONSTITUTIONALITY, [...] (U) The Supreme Court on February 5 upheld the constitutionality of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). In a long-running case brought by the Independent Journalists Association of Zimbabwe (IJAZ) filed soon after AIPPA was enacted, the ruled that AIPPA sections [...]	2004-02-05 13:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL ZI
04HARARE224	Demand for US dollars still growing [...] Summary: Economists, bankers and businessmen around Zimbabwe all ask one question: How soon will the Reserve Bank (RBZ) run out of forex to fuel its new auction system? End Summary. 2. Eligible importers are trying to gobble up everything they can at the Monday and Thursday auctions, sinc [...]	2004-02-06 07:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE249	RESHUFFLING THE OLD GUARD [...] SUMMARY: (C) On February 10, President Robert Mugabe announced a new cabinet that looks very similar to the old one. Only one minister was removed from cabinet, the rest either retaining their posts or being moved to other positions. The absence of significant change in a ZANU-PF government [...]	2004-02-10 13:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE256	Forex Controls Hamper Trade [...] (U) Summary: Vexingly, the GOZ continues its policy of punishing exports and subsidizing imports. Local firms tell us the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) new foreign exchange auctions and other controls make it increasingly difficult to do business. Auctions have yet to deliver on their pro [...]	2004-02-11 11:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE268	CONVERSATION WITH MDC'S MORGAN TSVANGIRAI AND [...] (c) Summary. Ambassador and DCM dined with MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai and Secretary General Welshman Ncube on February 12. The MDC leaders commented on Tsvangirai's ongoing treason trial. Ncube and Tsvangirai both confirmed that putative talks with ZANU-PF are going nowhere despite wh [...]	2004-02-13 07:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE278	Industry Wants New Tripartite Dialogue [...] Summary: Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) President Anthony Mandiwanza told us he is lobbying the GOZ to restart the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) between government, industry and labor. Mandiwanza acknowledged that CZI is unlikely to oppose macroeconomic distortions flowing f [...]	2004-02-17 08:13:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV ZI
04HARARE292	NEW CABINET MEMBER BIOS [...] (C) Reftel reported President Mugabe's February 9 cabinet reshuffle. As promised reftel, we provide below additional biographic information on the new appointees (we have not included cabinet members who retained the same portfolios or were switched to another portfolio): ----------------- [...]	2004-02-19 10:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
04HARARE296	Inflationary Pressures Not Abating [...] Summary: Zimbabwe's year-to-year inflation rate has reached 623 percent. Higher duty on many imports and a weakening zimdollar ensure that inflation will remain high. End Summary. Higher duties ------------- 2. The GOZ has raised duty on many imports, in particular on cars. Customs of [...]	2004-02-19 12:17:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV ZI
04HARARE298	GOZ SETS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS FOR MARCH AS [...] SUMMARY: The GOZ's February 19 announcement that parliamentary elections would be conducted in March 2004 follows a series of setbacks to prospects that their conduct would be free and fair. During the past week, the GOZ withdrew its request for UN involvement in elections; extended the perm [...]	2004-02-19 14:00:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE302	INDEPENDENT MEDIA UNDER THREAT - ANZ HEARING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Supreme Court has postponed a hearing on The Daily News's (TDN) consolidated appeal, and the paper remains unpublished. Tension between management and journalists resulting from GOZ pressure on ANZ also may be hindering the paper's ability to publish. The GOZ has expanded [...]	2004-02-20 10:39:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINR ZI
04HARARE312	MAKONI CONFIRMS TALKS A RUSE [...] (C) Following a conversation he had with former Minister of Finance and Economic Development and Politburo member Simba Makoni on February 19, during which Makoni expressed regret that nothing was being done by ZANU-PF to resolve the political crisis besieging Zimbabwe, the Ambassador asked for [...]	2004-02-23 13:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZI
04HARARE314	BOMB REPORTEDLY DEFUSED AT JUSTICE MINISTER'S [...] (C) An Embassy FSN whose family is close to the family of Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa reported on February 22 that, according to Chinamasa's secretary, an unidentified woman delivered a suspicious package to the Minister's office last week. In the course of opening the package, the se [...]	2004-02-23 13:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC ZI
04HARARE315	DAILY NEWS FIRES STAFF [...] (C) The Daily News (TDN) editor Sam Nkomo and assistant editor Bill Saidi told the Ambassador over lunch on February 22 that the paper had fired 250 reporters and staff after they barricaded Nkomo in his office on February 19 to address various work-related issues (reftel). According to Nkomo [...]	2004-02-23 13:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
04HARARE334	TSVANGIRAI TREASON TRIAL NEARS COMPLETION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 24, the State concluded its case in the treason trial of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. The Defense was expected to complete its concluding arguments on February 26, but we would not expect a decision from the judge for some time. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On Febru [...]	2004-02-25 13:55:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ZI MDC
04HARARE356	ZIMBABWE - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2003 - [...] Overview of Zimbabwe's Activities to Eliminate Trafficking in Persons: --------------------------------------- A. There continued to be infrequent anecdotal reports that Zimbabwe was a country of origin and transit for internationally trafficked persons, particularly women and children. [...]	2004-02-27 08:12:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV PINR ZI TIP
04HARARE361	Miners Still Glum [...] Summary: Mining industry representatives told us the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s new monetary policy has menaced their tattered businesses. Between an overvalued zimdollar and overpriced electricity, they are barely staying afloat. The GOZ still does not appreciate that its 6-year rece [...]	2004-03-01 08:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EMIN EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE397	OPPOSITION LEADER ON TALKS STALEMATE, POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on March 2 that MDC and ZANU-PF delegations in South Africa March 1 each rebuffed South African government efforts to convene a meeting between the two. He was encouraged by President Mbeki's meeting with the MDC delegatio [...]	2004-03-04 08:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE401	MDC PRESIDENT APPEALS TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 3, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai briefed some 30 Harare-based diplomats on the MDC's perception of the crisis in Zimbabwe, the status of interparty talks, and the party's strategy for upcoming elections. He appealed to the international community to continue pressure [...]	2004-03-04 15:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC EAID ZI MDC
04HARARE409	SUPREME COURT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON ANZ [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 3, the Supreme Court reserved judgment on the Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (ANZ) consolidated appeal (Ref C). The court gave no indication of when it would give its ruling. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The hearing consisted of a constitutional challenge by the ANZ of nin [...]	2004-03-05 10:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
04HARARE41	SOUTH AFRICAN AMBASSADOR HOPES FOR EARLY PROGRESS [...] Summary: South African Ambassador Ndou presented a positive description of possibilities for progress toward resolution of Zimbabwe's political crisis based on President Mbeki's Dec 18 visit. Ndou believed the next steps were for ZANU/PF and MDC negotiators to finalize their discussions on t [...]	2004-01-08 11:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SF ZI
04HARARE435	FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE FULMINATES ON THE BBC, [...] (sbu) Summary. Foreign Minister Stanislaus Mudenge convened the diplomatic corps on short notice March 10, with the press in attendance. Mudenge's presentation began with a scathing attack on the BBC for a recent Panorama program, then moved on to the detention of a planeload of mercenaries, [...]	2004-03-10 16:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS EAIR ZI EG
04HARARE445	SOUTH AFRICAN TAKE ON THWARTED COUP ATTEMPT [...] (c) Ambassador and DCM met with South African Ambassador Jeremiah Ndou on March 11 to exchange perspectives on the detention of 70 purported mercenaries in Harare on March 7. Ndou provided a list of names, nationalities and passport numbers and confirmed that all 70 had been resident in South [...]	2004-03-11 14:29:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PINS ASEC ZI EK
04HARARE456	Export Slump Reaches Crisis Proportions [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-16 10:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE460	The GOZ's Anti-Corruption Show [...] No summary [...]	2004-03-17 10:22:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE461	GOZ SEALING COUNTRY AHEAD OF ELECTIONS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe appears to be setting the stage for a considerably reduced international presence in Zimbabwe in the run-up to and during the March 2005 parliamentary elections. Withdrawing its request for UNDP elections assistance (Ref B) and suggesting it does not pl [...]	2004-03-17 11:08:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET	PGOV ZI
04HARARE47	OPPOSITION LEADER UPBEAT ON 2004 [...] (C) SUMMARY: With qualified optimism, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai offered an assessment of Zimbabwe's political landscape to Ambassador Sullivan during lunch on January 7 at the Residence. Tsvangirai identified mobilization of membership, coordination with civil society, and improving th [...]	2004-01-08 14:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ZI MDC
04HARARE495	"DELIVER US FROM EVIL": NATIONAL PRAYER EVENT SET [...] (U) Involving broad participation from leading clerics around the country, an ecumenical day of prayer is being planned for March 27. Under a banner "Deliver Us From Evil" in a March 21 advertisement in the independent weekly Standard, the Zimbabwe National Pastors Conference and Christians [...]	2004-03-22 15:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZI
04HARARE530	HOTLY CONTESTED URBAN CONSTITUENCY UP FOR GRABS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sporadic violence and intimidation has characterized the campaign period in an important parliamentary by-election to be held in Zengeza (a high-density suburb of Harare) March 27-28. The opposition MDC selected a candidate rumored not to be the choice of the MDC membership in Ze [...]	2004-03-26 12:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE535	Getting AGOA on Zimbabwe's Radar [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent attempts to arouse local interest in the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have met with mixed, but mostly positive, results. Post- sponsored AGOA workshops in Harare and Bulawayo drew seventy local firms, five Industry/Trade Ministry officials and the Managing Di [...]	2004-03-29 12:26:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ELAB PGOV ZI
04HARARE539	PRAYER DAY GOES SMOOTHLY; NCA MARCH PLANNED NEXT [...] (U) Public prayer events (reftel) addressing a host of political and economic issues were conducted relatively smoothly on March 27 in Harare and Bulawayo. At Bulawayo's Catholic Cathedral, a host of clerics, including Archbishop Pius Ncube, a few South Africans, a Zambian, and a number of Z [...]	2004-03-29 13:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI
04HARARE54	MDC PLANNING TO SUPPORT NON-MDC MASS ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: An MDC official described plans for a prayer vigil on January 11 as the first in what the MDC hopes will be a series of similar (mass) actions in the coming weeks or months. The events would be held under the auspices of the church rather than the MDC. The official recounted MDC [...]	2004-01-09 10:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE540	MINISTER REPORTEDLY SHOOTS OPPOSITION MEMBER AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two eyewitnesses identified Minister without portfolio Elliott Manyika as a shooter in an incident on the second day of voting in Zengeza that left one dead and 11 injured. Emboffs observed several instances of voting irregularities during the voting days: double voting lines, as [...]	2004-03-29 13:50:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI ZANU PF MDC
04HARARE541	REENERGIZING SADC AND SOUTH AFRICA ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) We endorse the well-considered and timely proposal of Embassy Pretoria in reftel to make an urgent effort to reenergize SADC and South Africa on Zimbabwe. Such an effort, particularly if we can find a way to engage the EU, SADC and, most importantly, South Africa could help unlock an incre [...]	2004-03-29 14:33:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI SF
04HARARE553	VIOLENT RULING PARTY VICTORY SETS TONE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a demoralizing blow to the opposition, ZANU-PF took an MDC stronghold in the March 27 - 28 by-election in the urban high-density constituency of Zengeza. The government press reported that Minister Elliott Manyika, rumored to be involved in the shooting of an MDC youth (Ref),[...]	2004-03-30 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC ZANU PF
04HARARE564	IMF Advocates Devaluation [...] Summary: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Southern Africa Chief Doris Ross has called on the GOZ to devalue, spend less and restart tripartite discussions. She also predicted the IMF Board of Governors would neither restore privileges nor expel Zimbabwe from the lending body as a result of t [...]	2004-04-01 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE578	New Charges of Labor Harassment [...] (SBU) Summary: The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) alleges pro-Government groups are stepping up repression of labor leaders. End summary. 2. (SBU) ZCTU cited two recent cases in press statements: - On March 25, an unnamed caller invited Progressive Teachers Union Secretary Gene [...]	2004-04-05 13:05:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ETRD ECON EINV PGOV ZI ZCTU
04HARARE579	GOZ could nationalize conservancies [...] Summary: There is increasing worry the GOZ will nationalize nature conservancies. Robert Mugabe's Government may view redistribution of wildlife assets as the logical next phase of land reform. If mishandled, however, such a move could harm the Zimbabwe's wildlife and recovery prospects. E [...]	2004-04-05 13:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE580	WIDE RANGING DISCUSSION WITH SENIOR MDC OFFICIALS [...] (c) Comment. On April 2, the Ambassador and DCM met with MDC Secretary General Welshman Ncube and MDC Spokesman Paul Themba Nyathi to discuss, inter alia, South African President Mbeki's effort to broker interparty talks between the MDC and ZANU-PF. Ncube detailed March 1 meetings with Mbe [...]	2004-04-05 14:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
04HARARE59	CENTRAL BANKER MEETS GROWING HOSTILITY [...] (C) Summary: Drenched in palpable exasperation, Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono says his market-friendly proposals have unleashed a "shrill" cacophony of covert memos and emissaries to President Mugabe. He is uncertain whether Mugabe will continue to grant him wide latitude to tame Zi [...]	2004-01-12 12:32:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE600	Finance Minister Wants Slow Exchange Adjustment [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Chris Kuruneri expressed satisfaction with recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV consultations. However, he said the GOZ prefers a more gradual approach for rationalizing its overvalued currency and phasing out its hefty tax on exporters than the [...]	2004-04-07 13:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE61	TWO FURTHER BLOWS TO INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 10, police arrested Zimbabwe Independent Editor Iden Wetherell and two other senior staff members after months of articles highly critical of the GOZ. On January 9, despite another court ruling in its favor ordering police to vacate the premises of The Daily News, p [...]	2004-01-12 14:38:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ZI
04HARARE633	ALLEGED SHOOTER CHARGED IN ZENGEZA BY-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 8, an alleged shooter in the Zengeza by-election shooting case was charged and taken into police custody. Under intense pressure by police, witnesses have fled to safe houses, and the father of the victim publicly named Minister Manyika as the shooter. It appears very [...]	2004-04-13 14:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
04HARARE634	POLICE, MILITARY SEIZE OPPOSITION MP'S FARM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The seizure of MDC MP Roy Bennett's Chimanimani farm by police and military on April 9 represents the climax of a long-standing GOZ effort to deprive the prominent opposition figure of his economic and political base. The forces evicted farm management from the property and g [...]	2004-04-13 15:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ZI MDC
04HARARE649	MDC RESTRUCTURING ITSELF FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 15, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai reported to the Ambassador that the party was radically restructuring itself with a focus on contesting elections, despite the fact that the party had not made a final decision to contest the March 2005 polls. Tsvangirai asserted that [...]	2004-04-16 10:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ZI MDC
04HARARE655	Land Reform Threatens Wildlife [...] (SBU) Summary: After a decade of rescuing endangered species, Save (pronounced SA-vay) Valley now weighs its own extinction. Robert Mugabe's land redistribution has gradually spilled into this conservancy, Africa's largest private wildlife reserve. The conservancy would be an important compo [...]	2004-04-20 13:41:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE671	Land Reform Picks Up Steam Again [...] Summary: After several month lull, the GOZ has reintensified its redistribution of white-owned farms. Using an expedited process, it has issued notices to about 200 farms this month. End summary. 2. The GOZ has recently made two significant changes in the manner it expropriates farms. Fi [...]	2004-04-21 12:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE680	HARARE MAYOR FIRED IN LATEST GOZ ATTACK ON MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16 Minister of Local Government Ignatius Chombo fired the suspended MDC Mayor of Harare Elias Mudzuri without apparent legal justification. The Mayor said he intended to appeal to the High Court to overturn the dismissal, but we hold little hope for his success. END SU [...]	2004-04-21 14:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI MDC
04HARARE682	MISCHIEF IN MANICALAND: VIOLENCE ON FARMS, MUTARE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Credible sources report that ruling party supporters who have seized farms in Manicaland are beating farm workers suspected of loyalty to the opposition. International Organization for Migration (IOM) is preparing to care for farm workers who are being displaced by the seizures a [...]	2004-04-21 15:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ASEC PREF EAGR EAID ZI MDC ZANU PF
04HARARE683	CONSERVING CONSERVANCIES IN ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-22 06:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE690	Only Modest Exporter Relief in RBZ Statement [...] Summary: Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's second policy statement disappointed much of the business community. While he took credit for more restrictive money supply, lower inflation and more realistic interest rates, Gono did not relieve exporters of a large de facto revenue tax. H [...]	2004-04-22 14:27:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE693	MDC MP MASAITI ARREST [...] (U) MDC Member of Parliament for Mutasa Evelyn Masaiti was arrested in Mabvuku on April 17 on her way back from her constituency for allegedly looting a shop owned by acting Harare Mayor Sekesayi Makwavarara. Masaiti told poloff on April 22 that she was driving from her constituency in Manica [...]	2004-04-23 09:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ZI MDC
04HARARE702	GOZ Forex Crusade Snags Finance Minister [...] (SBU) Summary: With the detention of Finance Minister Chris Kuruneri over the weekend, the GOZ's witch hunt against foreign exchange externalizers reached a new level. Kuruneri is the GOZ's latest pretext for blaming the country's economic demise on parallel market trading and foreign account [...]	2004-04-26 09:04:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE703	Goodbye, Exporters: Colgate-Palmolive's Case [...] (SBU) Summary: Colgate-Palmolive's relocation of productive facilities from Zimbabwe to South Africa bears witness to this Government's export-unfriendly policies. End Summary. Zimbabwe's Loss - South Africa's Gain ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) We have reported frequently [...]	2004-04-26 11:48:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE716	CONTROVERSIAL MDC MP JOB SIKHALA ARRESTED AFTER [...] (U) On April 25, police arrested Job Sikhala, MDC MP for St. Mary's (a high-density suburb of Harare) and five of his supporters. Three were released without charge on April 27, but Sikhala and two others were still in custody on April 28. Sikhala was arrested at his house in St. Mary's after [...]	2004-04-28 12:52:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE718	Laboring for Worker's Rights [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) informed EconOff that stayaways and demonstrations remain their primary campaign weapon. Meanwhile, ruling party supporters continue to harass labor leaders in attempts to disrupt May Day festivities. End summary. 2. (S [...]	2004-04-28 13:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ETRD ECON EINV PGOV ZI ZCTU
04HARARE720	ELECTORAL ACT AMENDMENT TO DEGRADE ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) The electoral environment in Zimbabwe continues to deteriorate. The reintroduced Electoral Amendment Bill would make the electoral environment more restrictive and less transparent in the run up to the March 2005 parliamentary elections and move Zimbabwe further away from the norms and [...]	2004-04-29 05:46:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZI
04HARARE73	RULING PARTY TURNS ON ONE OF ITS OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Flamboyant ZANU-PF MP and prominent businessman Philip Chiyangwa was arrested January 10 on charges relating to a GOZ investigation of troubled ENG Capital Asset Management (ENG). His arrest manifests divisions within the ruling party that probably are based on business consider [...]	2004-01-13 15:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN ZI ZANU PF
04HARARE731	Auction Rate Passes Diaspora/Exporter Rate [...] Summary: The most noteworthy new policy announced in Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono's second policy statement may last just one week. End Summary. 2. Gono offered unhappy exporters as well as recipients of Diaspora transfers a floor price of Z$5,200:US$, a 10 percent bonus to last [...]	2004-04-30 09:57:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE743	LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT WORSENING [...] (SBU) The legislative environment in Zimbabwe continues to decline as Parliament,s role in the law-making process is increasingly marginalized. To compound Parliament,s ineffectiveness, it is likely to reduce its sittings during the next session as MPs hit the campaign trails, allowing contin [...]	2004-05-04 05:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZI
04HARARE748	May Day- An Urgent Call for Help [...] (SBU) Summary: The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and government-backed Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) held rival May Day celebrations. While ZCTU focused on tax policy and wages, ZFTU focused on health and safety in the workplace. ZCTU attracted crowds throughout Zimba [...]	2004-05-04 12:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ETRD ECON EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE751	ZIMBABWE'S GROWING REGIONAL ENEMIES LIST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Soaked in anti-imperialist rhetoric and conspiracy theories, Zimbabwe's official press continues to view other nations exclusively through the prism of the ruling party's "with-us-or-against-us" framework. On the enemies list, the West has been joined by Botswana, Nigeria and [...]	2004-05-05 08:18:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO ZI
04HARARE752	WHITHER THE MDC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fledgling opposition MDC is suffering from some basic but critical problems: infighting within the higher ranks, insufficient communication and consultation with the broader membership, despondency, and increasing criticism from within the party. These factors coupled with ZA [...]	2004-05-05 11:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID ASEC ZI MDC
04HARARE765	MDC MP JOB SIKHALA DENIES SPLINTER PARTY PLOT -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 4, maverick MDC MP Job Sikhala denied rumors that he planned to create a splinter party with other high-level MDC officials. Whether or not that rumor is true, Sikhala and MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai currently appear to be at odds -- yet another example of internal conf [...]	2004-05-07 09:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SF ZI MDC
04HARARE767	RBZ Governor Addresses U.S. Firms [...] (U) Summary: Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono met May 6 with 30 representatives from U.S. multinationals. He offered few insights beyond his April 21 policy statement, but underscored RBZ vigilance in policing commercial activity. End Summary. 2. (U) In this session organized by th [...]	2004-05-07 09:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV PTER ZI
04HARARE778	NCA PLANNING DEMONSTRATION FOR MAY 12 IN DOWNTOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) is planning a street demonstration in downtown Harare for May 12, but absent participation from other groups its prospects for success are limited. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On May 5, NCA Director Dr. Lovemore Madhuku said the NCA called of [...]	2004-05-10 14:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI
04HARARE790	VIOLENCE LOWER IN RUN-UP TO RURAL BY-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 10 the Ambassador met with MDC Secretary General Welshman Ncube and MDC Spokesperson Paul SIPDIS Themba-Nyathi. Ncube commented on lower levels of violence in the pre-election period in Lupane, sympathetic meetings with South African officials, and an internal MDC confli [...]	2004-05-11 15:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ASEC ZI
04HARARE8	GOZ GOING AFTER COUNTRY'S LARGEST CELLULAR PHONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government maneuvers may be underway to withdraw the operating license of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (EWZ),the nation's largest cellular phone operator, over alleged foreign exchange abuses. The exercise could represent a broadening of GOZ efforts to destroy Strive Misiyiwa, t [...]	2004-01-05 12:58:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EINV ECPS KPAO ZI
04HARARE80	ECONET IN CLEAR FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Econet's local chief executive Douglas Mboweni told poloff on January 12 that the telecommunications firm had yet to hear a word from the GOZ about government media press reports suggesting it was in danger of losing its cellular phone system operating license (reftel). Company represe [...]	2004-01-14 12:33:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE801	AMBASSADOR SULLIVAN MEETING WITH MINISTER JOHN [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 10, 2004, Ambassador Sullivan met with John Nkomo, Minister of Special Affairs in the President,s Office (Lands, Land Reform, and Resettlement). The Ambassador raised the status of the Government of Zimbabwe,s (GOZ) land reform program with respect to conservancies, t [...]	2004-05-13 13:16:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL SENV US ZI

04HARARE81	Good Start for Currency Auctions [...] Summary: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s initial currency auction ran smoothly. The RBZ now wants to find an exchange rate that discourages speculation but encourages exports. End Summary. Zimdollar has gained 35 percent ------------------------------- 2. The RBZ held its first auct [...]	2004-01-14 13:28:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE831	RBZ laughs at GOZ crop forecasts [...] (SBU) Summary: Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono says he has confronted Agriculture Minister Joseph Made over his optimistic forecast of a 2.4 million m/t maize harvest. The Governor alleges other cabinet officials, such as Security Minister Nicolas Goche and acting Finance Minister Her [...]	2004-05-18 05:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID BTIO EINV PGOV PTER ZI
04HARARE84	UN CONSIDERING ZIMBABWE'S REQUEST FOR ELECTION [...] (C) UN Resrep Victor Angelo told us over lunch Jan 14 that in response to a written, formal GOZ request for UN assistance in organizing the 2005 parliamentary elections, the UN Mission in Zimbabwe has engaged in a series of consultations with GOZ officials and the opposition MDC. Angelo said t [...]	2004-01-14 14:23:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI
04HARARE843	ZANU-PF WRESTS MP SEAT FROM MDC IN RURAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Along with Harare based diplomats from ten other countries, Poloff observed a May 15 - 16 parliamentary by-election in the rural Matabeleland North district of Lupane -- a traditional MDC stronghold. ZANU-PF narrowly won the seat by a margin of over 800 votes in an election chara [...]	2004-05-18 15:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR ASEC ZI MDC ZANU PF
04HARARE849	Can Black and White Farmers Join Forces? [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe's mostly white Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) and mostly black Indigenous Commercial Farmers Union (ICFU) have been holding informal discussions that could - one day - lead to a merger. Although there is much on both sides that might sidetrack this process, it could pr [...]	2004-05-19 14:09:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE858	ZANU-PF STAGES DEMONSTRATION AGAINST MDC MP ROY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 20, ZANU-PF staged a demonstration in downtown Harare against MDC MP Roy Bennett. The demonstration came two days after Bennett assaulted Minister of Justice Patrick Chinamasa in Parliament when the latter commented on the government seizure of Bennett's farm. END SUMMARY [...]	2004-05-21 08:53:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR ASEC ZI ZANU PF MDC
04HARARE86	Banking Sector Shake-down [...] Summary: New Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono is cracking down on insolvent and corrupt financial institutions. While we consider this a necessary and healthy process, it adds even more turbulence to rocky economy. End Summary. 2. These are the main events of the unfolding crisis: [...]	2004-01-15 07:52:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV ZI
04HARARE862	More GOZ Infighting on Land Issue [...] (SBU) Summary: GOZ bickering over land reform has intensified over the past week, pitting hardliners against moderates. End summary. The Daily Herald Barrage ------------------------ 2. (SBU) Publicly, this wrangle has taken the form of attacks from the GOZ's daily Herald on Lands, Land R [...]	2004-05-24 05:14:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE864	ZFTU- There's no there, there [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe Federation of Trade Unions (ZFTU) is a ZANU-PF shell union seeking to undermine Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). End Summary. 2. (SBU) ZCTU is a strong civil society voice for workers rights. Its advocacy and support for the opposition Movement for Dem [...]	2004-05-24 10:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ETRD ECON EINV PGOV ZI ZANU PF ZCTU
04HARARE865	Tripartite National Forum Falters [...] (SBU) Summary: Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) refuses to restart Tripartite National Forum (TNF) talks due to GOZ's prior bad faith negotiation. ZCTU also refuses to join Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono's advisory panel for the same reasons. End Summary ------------------------ [...]	2004-05-24 10:10:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ETRD ECON EINV PGOV ZI ZCTU
04HARARE882	MUGABE VISIBLY AGITATED DURING SKY NEWS INTERVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Controversy has swirled around President Mugabe's May 22 interview with Sky News. The fallout might result in some turmoil within the higher echelons of ZANU-PF, and some discomfort for Mbeki, but it is unlikely to affect Mugabe's domestic political fortune. END SUMMARY. 2. ( [...]	2004-05-27 16:43:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAID ECON KPAO ZI
04HARARE909	Zim economy keeps tumbling [...] (SBU) Summary: Six months on the job, Reserve Bank (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono has transformed the GOZ's style of economic management. Still, Gono has not substantially tempered the GOZ's two most damaging economic obsessions: a) an overvalued local currency and b) excessive government taxati [...]	2004-06-02 09:37:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE912	Black farmer group reacts to white overtures [...] (SBU) Summary: With pressures from Zimbabwe's next parliamentary elections mounting, the mostly black Indigenous Commercial Farmers Union (ICFU) told us it would have to reach a break-though in talks with the mostly white Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) in the next month or so, or wait until af [...]	2004-06-02 14:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EAGR EINV PGOV ZI
04HARARE959	GOZ ANNOUNCES INTENT TO NATIONALIZE LAND [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOZ media reports that the GOZ is prepared to nationalize the country's farmland and conservancies -- essentially limiting land use to limited term leasehold arrangements -- may be somewhat premature. While a leasehold system appears to be the ruling party's objective, resolutio [...]	2004-06-09 11:54:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV ECON EAGR SENV PHUM ZI
04HARARE984	GOZ FANTASY STATS [...] (SBU) Summary: The June 10 edition of the GOZ-controlled Herald reports that exports increased in 2003 over 2002 despite all signs to the contrary. End summary. 2. (SBU) Zimbabwe Central Statistics Office (CSO) reports that Zimbabwe exports rose in 2003 to hit $2.3 trillion, or ov [...]	2004-06-14 10:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID BTIO EINV ECON PGOV ZI
04HARARE987	HIGH COURT DISMISSES PHASE ONE OF MDC PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 10, the High Court dismissed the first phase of the MDC's election petition covering challenges against the 2002 presidential election. No date has yet been set for a second phase, which is expected to disclose factual evidence potentially embarrassing to the GOZ. END S [...]	2004-06-14 14:05:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ZI
04HARARE988	GOZ SHUTS DOWN ANOTHER NEWSPAPER, COMMENCES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Media and Information Commission (MIC) on June 10 cancelled the registration of The Tribune newspaper (owned by a ruling party MP),purportedly over violations of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA). The GOZ on June 9 commenced its prosecution of [...]	2004-06-14 14:32:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PHUM EINV ZI
04HARARE99	LAND REFORM SURVEY ILLUMINATES POLITICAL CHALLENGES [...] (U) SUMMARY: A recent survey by the Mass Public Opinion Institute reconfirms land reform's central importance in Zimbabwean politics. Advocates and critics of GOZ land reform each will find data in the survey to support their respective causes. The survey bears out wide support for the cent [...]	2004-01-16 09:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EAGR ECON KPAO ZI
04HELSINKI1132	E-PINE: FINLAND COMMITS TO SEND OBSERVERS TO [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, Pol Chief and Poloff demarched Tuula Yrjola, the desk officer for Ukraine, and Terhi Hakala, Director on the Unit for East Europe and Central Asia, about the need for additional election observers in Ukraine during upcoming elections. Poloffs noted the interest [...]	2004-09-01 11:19:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	KNEI PGOV PREL PHUM FI OSCE
04HELSINKI1406	FINLAND: SUPPORT FOR TURKISH ACCESSION TO THE EU [...] (U) Several Finnish officials and opinion makers have recently expressed support at a variety of fora for eventual Turkish accession to the EU. Such statements mark Finland as being among those who support a positive decision as regards the Turkish question later this year. Olli Rehn, the ne [...]	2004-11-01 12:27:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM TU FI EUN
04HELSINKI1442	FINLAND: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SECOND ROUND OF [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Tulla Yrjola, the Counselor for Ukraine in Finland's MFA on November 10. Yrjola confirmed that the two Finnish observers that worked with the OSCE during the first round of the Presidential Election in Ukraine would return for the second round. Yrjola sa [...]	2004-11-12 14:40:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EU UP FI
04HELSINKI1472	ASSISTANT SECRETARY BETH JONES' MEETING WITH [...] (C) During her November 8 meeting in Helsinki with Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja, Assistant Secretary Jones said that the Administration was already talking about reinvigorating the transatlantic relationship, and said that one of the purposes of her trip was to ask Finland's views a [...]	2004-11-17 14:57:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EU PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG TU FI
04HELSINKI1482	FINNISH PM VANHANEN TELLS VISITING EUR A/S JONES, [...] (C) In a November 9 meeting with Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen, visiting EUR A/S Jones reassured the Prime Minister of the importance the Bush Administration places on the transatlantic relationship, citing the President's references to outreach to Europe and the importance of both the EU and NA [...]	2004-11-19 08:16:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC ETRD EU PHUM PREL SMIG AF IZ TU FI RU
04HELSINKI1486	FINLAND: NOVEMBER GAERC STRATEGY [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to officials at the MFA and to Jonna Partanen, Special Advisor on EU Affairs to Prime Minister Vanhanen. On November 19, Poloff received feedback from Leena Aalto, Counselor in the MFA's EU Affairs Division. Aalto's remarks were keyed to the issues cover [...]	2004-11-19 14:21:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EU TU FI
04HELSINKI1489	FINLAND: RESPONSE TO REPORTING REQUEST ON [...] (U) Embassy Helsinki addressed anti-Semitism in Finland in our draft 2004 Human Rights Report submitted in October. There has been nothing new to report in the intervening month. The Department can draw upon our draft HRR for information for the new congressional anti-Semitism report. We wi [...]	2004-11-22 11:29:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM FI
04HELSINKI1490	FINNISH FM TUOMIOJA OPINES ON THE EVILS OF [...] (C) Finland's Foreign Minister, Erkki Tuomioja (SDP),raised eyebrows by posting an essay to his personal website alleging a "systematic campaign" by the Finnish mainstream media to promote a "rightwing" social and foreign policy agenda. Tuomioja's essay was directed against Finland's leadi [...]	2004-11-22 12:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI FI
04HELSINKI1604	FINNISH AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS DISCUSS ESTONIA, [...] (C) On December 22 Jarmo Viinanen, advisor to Finnish President Halonen, gave us a read-out on the December 14 meeting between Halonen and Russian President Putin. Viinanen confirmed that, as reported to Embassy Tallinn (reftel),Halonen had asked when Putin would sign border treaties with Est [...]	2004-12-29 14:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS EN LG
04HOCHIMINHCITY1002	ACTIVIST NGUYEN DAN QUE SENTENCED [...] (U) On July 29, a HCMC criminal court sentenced prominent activist Nguyen Dan Que to 30 months imprisonment for "abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State." Que was originally charged with the much more serious charge of "espionage" after calling for political and [...]	2004-07-30 00:48:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1024	(SBU) DPRK REFUGEE "UNDERGROUND RAILROAD" RUNS THROUGH [...] (SBU) We met August 3 with a counterpart at the ROK Consulate in HCMC to follow up on press reports that the four hundred and fifty North Korean refugees that defected recently to South Korea did so via HCMC. (On July 27 and July 28, 450 North Koreans refugees arrived in Seoul, the single lar [...]	2004-08-05 01:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF SOCI PREL PGOV KS KN CH VM DPRK
04HOCHIMINHCITY1060	POLITBURO MEMBER WELCOMES CG: GOVERNMENT WORKINGS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an initial courtesy call Consul General Winnick asked Secretary Triet about the relationship between the Communist Party and the legislative assemblies; the role of the Politburo in Vietnamese government, and preparations and expectations for the Tenth Party Congress. On the [...]	2004-08-17 11:21:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP SOCI VM DPOL
04HOCHIMINHCITY1074	VIETNAM DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS DISCUSS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently-released dissident, Tran Van Khue, and Ms. Tam Van, the wife of jailed activist Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, told us that Vietnam remains far from meeting international human rights standards, particularly in areas such as freedom of association and expression. Despite the inju [...]	2004-08-19 11:16:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1123	PASTOR REPORTED DETAINED ON CAMBODIAN BORDER [...] (SBU) Embassy and Congen have received reports over the last few days that Pastor Tran Mai was detained on August 29 while attempting to enter Vietnam from Cambodia in the border town of Chau Doc, An Giang province. Pastor Mai is a leader of the Inter-Evangelistic Movement in Ho Chi Minh City [...]	2004-09-01 12:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1129	VIETNAMESE PASTOR TRAN MAI RELEASED FROM DETENTION [...] (SBU) We spoke with Pastor Tran Mai, at home and in good health on September 7, and confirmed his release on September 6 after eight days detention. The pastor said he was unclear as to why he was detained at the Cambodia/Vietnam border on August 29 (ref a). He stated that, as on previous occa [...]	2004-09-07 11:19:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1140	STAFFDEL JANNUZI FOCUSES ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the Central Highland Province of Pleiku September 2 to 4, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staffer Jannuzi focused on religious freedom issues, particularly among the region's ethnic minorities. The response of local GVN officials to Jannuzi's call for great [...]	2004-09-09 10:52:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1173	SFRC STAFFER FOCUSES ON PLIGHT OF VIETNAM'S CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Paternalism, racism, bureaucratic ineptitude, communist orthodoxy, economic and educational marginalization, and war legacy issues were all on display when SFRC staffer Frank Jannuzi assessed the status of ethnic minorities -- Montagnards -- in the Central Highlands province of [...]	2004-09-17 07:55:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY1204	SUBDUED REACTION TO IRF REPORT IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Media coverage and official reaction in Southern Vietnam to the decision to designate Vietnam a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) has been muted. While the HCMC press faithfully carried Hanoi-issued editorials on CPC, there was no "piling on," i.e., no effort to supplement wi [...]	2004-09-24 12:43:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PROP OPRC VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1240	RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN DANANG [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Danang September 30 and October 1, religious leaders from GVN-recognized Catholic and Protestant denominations painted a picture of provincial leadership that is tolerant of organized religion. While bemoaning their lack of "complete religious freedom," they t [...]	2004-10-05 12:23:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1258	RECURRENCE OF AVIAN FLU IN VIETNAM - WHERE'S THE CHICKEN? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Both price and availability of poultry in southern Vietnam declined sharply during a five-month period following the March outbreak of avian flu, despite government efforts to reassure the public that avian flu is "under control." Vietnam has not replenished stocks of poultry a [...]	2004-10-08 03:53:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR SENV PGOV SOCI VM AFLU
04HOCHIMINHCITY1270	DANANG - WAITING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TO PAY OFF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Consulate visit to Danang led by the CG highlighted the city's eagerness to serve as a gateway to Central Vietnam and mainland Southeast Asia. City leaders have boosted infrastructure investment, developing roads and a deep-sea port; now they are hoping their efforts will pay [...]	2004-10-08 10:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD EINV SOCI VM ASEAN LABOR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1302	VIETNAM: WAITING FOR A BIOTECH POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnam may be close to adopting a policy that would allow it to use biotechnology to increase agricultural output and to improve the health of its citizens. Vietnam's position at a biotech crossroads was highlighted during the recent visit of plant biotechnology expert Dr. C.S [...]	2004-10-18 10:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PGOV VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY1308	AMCIT PASTOR AND 17 HMONG DETAINED IN RELIGIOUS TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: HCMC authorities on October 11 detained two Protestant pastors, one of whom was an American citizen, and 17 ethnic Hmong Protestant deacons from Northern Vietnam attending a Bible training class at a private house in HCMC. Police told the participants their meeting was illegal. [...]	2004-10-19 12:20:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CASC SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1321	(SBU) PESONNEL CHANGES IN VIETNAM'S COMMUNIST PARTY [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Personnel shifts within the Communist Party in Southern Vietnam indicate that jockeying for position ahead of the party's 10th Congress in 2006 is underway. A contact close to the Party told us that the Party's Central Committee had begun to consider who might succeed Prime M [...]	2004-10-21 11:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI VM DPOL
04HOCHIMINHCITY1359	KHANH HOA PROVINCE: DELAYED DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Khanh Hoa Province on Vietnam's central coast is attempting a development strategy based on tourism, seafood and maritime transport. Geography, natural resources, and workforce give the province excellent development potential and some infrastructure investment is underway. However, a [...]	2004-10-27 11:40:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ETRD EINV SOCI PHUM PREL KIRF KPAO VM SOE HIV AIDS RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1383	FORMER PM VO VAN KIET ON U.S. TIES, WTO, ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, one of the fathers of Vietnam's economic reform policy and an informal advisor to the GVN and the Party, stressed to the Consul General October 30 that Vietnam is on the verge of eliminating the last vestiges of its central planning system, div [...]	2004-11-04 07:33:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EAID EFIN ETRD VM WTO SOE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1386	CONTROVERSIAL KONTUM PASTOR FANS RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY [...] (U) On November 4 post received from EAP/BCLTV an electronic copy of letter from Kon Tum Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh dated October 26 containing two highly inflammatory allegations: -- in late September, Kon Tum provincial police detained and tortured seven new converts for three days [...]	2004-11-04 13:57:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1388	GVN AND HCMC RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONSULT ON NEW LEGAL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: GVN officials in Ho Chi Minh City are in the process of consulting with the religious community in southern Vietnam on new draft implementation guidelines for Vietnam's new religious ordinance. These officials are also making overtures to Vietnam's evangelical Protes [...]	2004-11-05 00:45:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1400	MONTAGNARDS, RELIGION AND DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for the South Vo Viet Thanh told the Consul General that the GVN wants U.S. support to solve the problem of ethnic Montagnards in the Central Highlands fleeing to Cambodia. He suggested that Vietnam could establish an "in-country" program s [...]	2004-11-09 11:33:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY1403	SAIGONTOURIST: STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE SYNDROME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One of the largest tourism companies in Vietnam, HCMC-based Saigontourist is struggling to develop its tourism business to attract foreign visitors in particular. Saigontourist owns or has an interest in 70 hotels all over Vietnam and employs 15,000 people, but its General Direc [...]	2004-11-09 11:59:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV ETRD PGOV VM SOE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1404	NGUYEN CAO KY VISITS HCMC AGAIN - ADVISING THE GVN? [...] (SBU) Summary: We met November 9 in HCMC with former Vice President of the Republic of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky, who made headlines with a well-publicized reconciliation visit to Vietnam in January 2004. Ky told us he was back on a "quiet working visit" to engage the GVN on Viet Kieu reco [...]	2004-11-09 12:21:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL ECON VM HUMANR ETMIN CVR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1422	CONTROVERSIAL VIETNAMESE MENNONITE PASTOR CONVICTED IN [...] (SBU) According to Pham Dinh Nhan (strictly protect),a leader of the Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship (VEF),an association of house church groups, in a trial the morning of November 12, the HCMC Criminal Court sentenced controversial Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang to three years imprisonme [...]	2004-11-12 10:47:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1464	RELIGIOUS ISSUES IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS PROVINCE OF DAK LAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak are keeping a tight lid on religious activities, particularly in the Protestant community. According to GVN- recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam, only 4,300 of 125,000 believers worship in "official" churches; [...]	2004-11-23 12:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF PHUM VM KREF HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1468	DAS DUGAN VISITS UBCV BUDDHIST LEADER IN HCMC [...] (SBU) Summary: Thich Quang Do, Secretary General of the outlawed United Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) told DRL DAS Elizabeth Dugan that he strongly opposes the GVN communist government. In his first meeting with USG officials since he was placed under de facto "pagoda arrest" in October [...]	2004-11-24 09:47:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY147	GVN DECREE ON NORMALIZATION OF PROTESTANTISM IN THE [...] (SBU) A December decree from the GVN National Committee on Religious Affairs, provided to ConGen by the Dak Lak province Representative Board of the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV),promised new steps to "normalize" the operation of Protestant churches in the Central Highlands. [...]	2004-02-13 09:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1482	AMBASSADOR VISITS UBCV PATRIARCH THICH HUYEN QUANG [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the Most Venerable Thich Huyen Quang, Patriarch of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV),at Quy Nhon General Hospital November 21. Thich Huyen Quang confirmed that he remains under unofficial pagoda arrest, although local officials arranged [...]	2004-11-26 08:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1491	ETHNIC MINORITY ISSUES IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLAND DAK [...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak appears to be following Hanoi's directives to improve the economic and educational status of ethnic minorities. Discrimination and a plantation economy have left the ethnic minorities poor and disenfranchised. Provincial officials clai [...]	2004-11-30 10:07:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV PREF KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1493	DAK LAK PROVINCE - CONTROL INHIBITS GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local leaders in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak loathe to relinquish economic control are missing the chance for growth in tourism, industry and agriculture. Agriculture, the mainstay of Dak Lak's economy, has been hit by falling world coffee prices and drought. State [...]	2004-12-01 01:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EAID PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM VM SOE ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY1494	DRL DAS DUGAN IN HCMC: HUMAN RIGHTS, RELIGION, WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Religious leaders and human rights dissidents told DRL DAS Dugan that despite strict GVN controls, they have seen improvement in human rights and religious freedom. They welcomed continued pressure on Vietnam but cautioned against sanctions. Recognized religious groups planned [...]	2004-12-01 04:19:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL KIRF PREF PGOV VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY1528	VIETNAM'S SOUTHERN ECONOMIC TRIANGLE SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Consul General and ConGen team traveled to Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces to examine the two provinces' economic performance that is double the national average. Local officials credit their economic success to 1990's policy decisions creating the southern economic zones. I [...]	2004-12-13 10:52:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ECON PREL PGOV VM PHUM KIRF SOE RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY153	CIRFDEL SURVEYS RELIGION IN VIETNAM: MEETINGS IN HANOI [...] (SBU) Local religious leaders offered up fewer specific complaints of violent or coercive acts of religious oppression and called for greater activism during meetings with a delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in January. While some government offici [...]	2004-02-13 11:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV OTRA KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY1554	SHRIMP, DEVELOPMENT AND MINORITY RIGHTS IN SOC [...] (SBU) Shrimp farming in the coastal Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang is driving economic growth and poverty eradication. Beneficiaries include the large ethnic Khmer minority. Reports from exile groups of disenfranchisement and oppression of the Khmer appear out of date. The GVN began a l [...]	2004-12-17 03:46:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EAGR PREL SOCI PHUM PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR HIV AIDS
04HOCHIMINHCITY1575	SHRIMP AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE MEKONG DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary: The southern Mekong Delta is one of the fastest growing regions in Vietnam, driven by its expanding aquaculture industry. With USDOC's recent announcement of lowered U.S. dumping duties on shrimp, a barrier to growth has been lowered. However, increased resources are needed t [...]	2004-12-21 09:11:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY1582	HCMC ECONOMIC LEADERS REPORT 2004 PROGRESS, LISTEN TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) government leaders for the third straight year reported to the foreign business community on the city's annual progress in achieving economic and development goals. The leaders then listened as their audience articulated difficulties foreign businesses e [...]	2004-12-22 11:11:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV EIND ELTN PINR VM
04HOCHIMINHCITY1590	CHRISTMAS IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: According to contacts in the Catholic and Protestant communities, Christmas services in the Central Highlands provinces of Gia Lai and Kontum were numerous and peaceful, although under heavy police and military scrutiny. In contrast, Protestant services in Dak Lak province were [...]	2004-12-28 10:16:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV PREF KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY196	TRAFFICKING RETURNEES IN AN GIANG UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An Giang province's program to help trafficking returnees resettle has met with mixed success, according to provincial officials. The NGO-supported project, working in conjunction with the provincial Women's Union and the Ho Chi Minh City-based Little Rose Shelter, has so far [...]	2004-02-26 13:02:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN SOCI PGOV SMIG VM TIP
04HOCHIMINHCITY210	MORE FRIEND THAN FOE? THE CHAM MUSLIMS OF AN GIANG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An Giang Province's small ethnic minority Cham Muslims expressed delight at U.S. interest in them and a willingness to meet again. Poloff informally visited three Cham Muslim mosques on February 20, 2004, meeting with lay followers and one Imam. The Cham shared current inform [...]	2004-03-02 09:46:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM KIRF RELFREE ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY252	HOW NOW HOA HAO? RELIGION IN AN GIANG PROVINCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The leadership of the government-recognized Hoa Hao Administrative Council (HHAC) provided a predictably positive report on the condition of the indigenous Hoa Hao faith in Vietnam, during PolOff's recent visit to An Giang Province. The HHAC, recognized by the GVN in 1999, was [...]	2004-03-09 09:38:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY255	HO CHI MINH CITY OPENS THE DOOR TO CATHOLIC CHARITABLE [...] (SBU) In a small dinner on March 1 at his 100-year-old residence, Cardinal Pham Minh Man, Archbishop of HCMC, told the Consul General that he had just received a letter from Ho Chi Minh City authorities seeking assistance in dealing with the growing HIV/AIDS problem. The letter, signed by the [...]	2004-03-09 13:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HIV AIDS RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY303	CLAIMS OF CHURCH CLOSURES AND BEATINGS IN CENTRAL [...] (U) Summary: Protestant sources reported that while the overall religious situation in the Central Highlands was still showing signs of improvement, as evidenced by six new ordinations, additional cases of house church closures, destruction of church properties, and arrests and beatings of tho [...]	2004-03-18 09:21:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREF PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY315	LETTERS FROM HOA HAO DISSIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Leading HCMC-based Hoa Hao "dissident" Tran Huu Duyen recently provided Post with two letters detailing his views on the status of religious freedom and the Hoa Hao. One letter was addressed to the Consulate General and one to Congress. While few of his points are new, they pro [...]	2004-03-22 13:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY336	FORMER UBCV MONK THICH TRI LUC: RELIEVED AT HIS RELEASE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Pham Van Tuong (protect),formerly known as Thich Tri Luc, met with CG and ConGenoffs for two hours on March 30, 2004, four days after his release from prison. The former monk from the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) appeared to be in good physical and mental c [...]	2004-03-31 00:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY343	REPORTS OF HOUSE CHURCH CLOSINGS, BEATINGS, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Three new Protestant contacts, introduced by a trusted HCMC-based source, shared information on several recent incidents in Kon Tum and Quang Ngai provinces with Poloff in two meetings in HCMC on March 31. At the first meeting, two lay pastors provided firsthand accounts of hou [...]	2004-04-01 12:23:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY391	REPORTS OF ETHNIC UNREST IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) The Consulate General has received credible reports of ethnic unrest in the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak. According to several reliable second-hand sources, groups of ethnic Ede began moving into the provincial capital of Buon Me Thuot early on the morning of Saturday, April 10. [...]	2004-04-10 07:08:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY401	MONTAGNARDS PROTEST IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS OVER EASTER [...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen HCMC has spoken with numerous sources in Ho Chi Minh City and the Central Highlands regarding reports of violence during demonstrations by ethnic minority residents ("Montagnards") of Dak Lak and Gia Lai provinces. The demonstrations began early on the morning of Saturda [...]	2004-04-12 12:55:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY406	MFA IN HCMC ASSURES CONGEN SITUATION IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Mr. Le Hung Quoc, Senior Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City External Relations Office (ERO),downplayed reports of widespread protests and high casualty numbers in the Central Highlands (refs A and B) during a meeting with Acting Consul General on April 13, assuring her tha [...]	2004-04-13 14:35:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY45	PASTOR BUI VAN BA TO STAND TRIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ho Chi Minh City District 11 People's Court will try Pastor Bui Van Ba on the morning of January 13, 2004. Pastor Ba, of the Full Gospel Assembly, is charged with assaulting a police officer in the course of his duties. The charge stems from an August 18, 2003, altercati [...]	2004-01-09 11:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY507	HCMC ERO BRIEFS FOREIGN DIPLOMATS ON THE CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: In a briefing for the Consular Corps on April 20, Director Le Quoc Hung of the Ho Chi Minh City External Relations Office (ERO -- the southern branch office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) blamed "extremist elements" inside and outside of Vietnam for demonstrations that turn [...]	2004-04-23 03:57:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV PREF SOCI SCUL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY510	PROTESTANTS CRITICIZE MFI ROLE IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite continued assertions from Human Rights Watch, the Transnational Radical Party, Montagnard Foundation, Inc. (MFI) and various other groups that police and military units brutally beat, raped, killed and arrested ethnic minority demonstrators in the Central Highlands durin [...]	2004-04-23 18:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL SCUL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY572	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH UBCV LEADER THICH HUYEN QUANG [...] No summary [...]	2004-04-30 00:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY573	EMBASSY/CONGEN TEAM VISITS DAK LAK, ASSESSES EXTENT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and ConGen poloffs discovered more questions than answers concerning reports of recent ethnic unrest (refs A and B),during an April 26-27 trip through the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. While everyone from government officials to some of the protesters themselv [...]	2004-04-30 00:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY673	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM MAKES SLOW PROGRESS IN HUE [...] (SBU) Both religious leaders and government officials in Thua Thien-Hue Province expressed a generally positive outlook on religious freedom during recent official meetings. However, Embassy and Consulate General officers were prevented from making unannounced visits to dissident Buddhist and [...]	2004-05-18 00:31:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY751	HO CHI MINH CITY BUDDHISTS (OFFICIAL AND UN-) MARK [...] (U) Several thousand Buddhist believers joined hundreds of Buddhist monks and nuns at a June 1 dawn celebration of the 2548th anniversary of the Buddha's birth. The event featured speeches by various leaders of the government recognized Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and local government offici [...]	2004-06-03 01:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY752	PROTESTANT S0URCE DISCUSSES CENTRAL HIGHLANDS UNREST AND [...] (SBU) In a May 28 meeting with the Consul General, a reliable Protestant source reported that the April 10-11 Easter weekend unrest in the Central Highlands had resulted in the deaths of 10 ethnic minority persons in Gia Lai Province and another 190 in Dak Lak Province -- contrary to GVN claims [...]	2004-06-03 01:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL PREL SOCI PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HOCHIMINHCITY758	LEGAL PROTESTANTS SEE MOVEMENT ON SEMINARY, NEW CHURCHES [...] (SBU) Several members of the Executive Board of the government- recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) told the Ambassador they were moving ahead with plans for construction of a new seminary campus during a meeting last month at their offices in HCMC. The Protestant leaders [...]	2004-06-04 13:31:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SCUL PGOV PREL SOCI KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY76	CIRFDEL SURVEYS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN VIETNAM: CATHOLICS [...] (U) Dr. Scott Flipse, senior policy analyst at the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) traveled through Hanoi, Hue, the Central Highlands, and Ho Chi Minh City on an official fact-finding mission from January 7-16. He was joined by Mr. George Phillips, from the office o [...]	2004-01-28 00:34:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV OTRA KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY789	WELL KNOWN MENNONITE PASTOR DETAINED IN HCMC [...] (SBU) On the evening of June 8, ConGen HCMC received information from several reliable Protestant contacts that police in HCMC had "arrested" Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang at his home in District 2. This followed earlier reports that police were searching the home, which doubles as an un [...]	2004-06-09 13:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV SCUL PREL KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY796	LOCAL PROTESTANTS TAKE CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO MENNONITE [...] (SBU) Summary: ConGen followed up with several local Protestant leaders on June 10, to obtain additional details on the June 8 detention of Mennonite pastor Nguyen Hong Quang (ref A) in HCMC. ConGen also obtained a copy of an official "announcement" of the arrest, which the District 2 police [...]	2004-06-12 10:51:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY824	FORMER UBCV MONK TO PURSUE IMMIGRANT VISA AFTER [...] (SBU) Mr. Pham Van Tuong, formerly known as Thich Tri Luc while still a monk with the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam, has confirmed that he is now scheduled to depart Vietnam on June 22 under UNHCR auspices for resettlement in Sweden. He will travel with his wife and child. Mr. Tuo [...]	2004-06-18 13:08:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CVIS PREF SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY84	CIRFDEL/STAFFDEL GROVE SURVEY RELIGION IN VIETNAM: [...] (SBU) The religious situation for Protestants in Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces has seen some real improvements in the last three months, according to both government officials and Protestant leaders who met with two USG delegations in early January. Official registrations for new Protestant ch [...]	2004-01-28 12:58:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV OTRA KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY870	HCMC RELIGION COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DETAINED MENNONITE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 23, ranking officials from the HCMC Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) met with Vietnam Evangelical Fellowship (VEF) leader Pham Dinh Nhan (please protect) to admonish him over his activities on behalf of detained Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang and, more general [...]	2004-07-01 01:06:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV SCUL PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
04HOCHIMINHCITY873	RECENT NGO STATEMENTS ON DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST KHUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post has spoken separately with the wife and two of the adult children (strictly protect) of detained democracy activist Tran Khue over the past two weeks, to follow up on a recent report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) concerning the status of his case. While t [...]	2004-07-01 08:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL VM HUMANR
04HOCHIMINHCITY881	HCMC OFFICIALS -- STILL ON TRAINING WHEELS? [...] Summary: Since the Prime Minister signed "Decree 93" in December 2001, granting Ho Chi Minh City some level of municipal autonomy from the national government, the city is still struggling to interpret how much autonomy has actually been devolved from Hanoi and is treading cautiously. Althoug [...]	2004-07-03 15:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	VM ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI DPOL
04HOCHIMINHCITY917	DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST TRAN KHUE SENTENCED TO TWENTY MONTHS [...] (SBU) The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court convicted detained democracy activist Tran Khue of violating administrative detention and abusing democracy and freedom to undermine national interests on July 9th. Khue was sentenced to 19 months, with credit for 18 months and nine days time served. [...]	2004-07-12 04:04:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI PREL SCUL VM HUMANR
04ISTANBUL1074	ARMENIAN "GENOCIDE" AND THE OTTOMAN ARCHIVES [...] (sbu) Summary: The lack of agreement and dialogue on the so-called Armenian "genocide" question remains a major obstacle to Turkish-Armenian rapprochement. A long-term resolution of this problematic issue can only be built on an open dialogue and healthy academic debate. Free and complete ac [...]	2004-07-12 09:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM TU
04ISTANBUL1090	NEW OIC SECRETARY GENERAL ON ISRAEL/PALESTINE, [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Elected on June 16 as the next Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC) Secretary General (reftel),Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu met with poloff on July 12 to discuss his recent election, plans for the organization, and views on a range of topics. Well-known to the Consul [...]	2004-07-13 11:28:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1279	GREEK, ARMENIAN PROPERTY WOES PROMPT COMPARISON [...] (sbu) Summary: Turkey's Istanbul-based minority religious communities report that while recent legislation has enabled them to "legalize" ownership of numerous properties already under their control, the new law is inadequate in that it does not permit the community foundations (mostly Greek O [...]	2004-08-16 09:22:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1459	THE FUTURE OF ORTHODOXY [...] (sbu) Summary: In addition to the struggle to maintain Istanbul as a viable seat for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Bartholomew faces a rising challenge for moral and ecclesiastical authority within the Orthodox world from Moscow-based Russian Patriarch Alexy II. End Summary. 2. (sbu) Ecumen [...]	2004-09-22 11:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1575	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE FOCUSES ON SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the October 7 hand grenade attack on the compound of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Fener, Consulate security personnel have worked closely with officials there to provide security advice. The Patriarchate's chief administrative officer, Chancellor Theoliptos, express [...]	2004-10-19 07:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TU
04ISTANBUL1624	TURKEY AND THE EU: HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Sessions at last week's Istanbul conference of Europe's Green Party highlighted Turkey's hopes and aspirations to gain a date for the beginning of accession negotiations, but also lingering sensitivities about perceived EU discrimination against Turkey and local discomfort abou [...]	2004-10-28 08:50:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TU
04ISTANBUL1677	KUCUKARMUTLU: APPLE OF ISTANBUL'S EYE AND [...] (u) Summary: A storm is brewing in the Istanbul neighborhood of Kucukarmutlu, pitting Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and its plans for a technology park against local residents and politicians. ITU recently reiterated its intention to seek implementation of court decisions to evict tens [...]	2004-11-09 06:48:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SENV ECON EAID TU
04ISTANBUL1714	THE PLIGHT OF TURKS IN WESTERN THRACE: RED HERRING [...] (sbu) Summary: There is a solid strain of Turkish opinion promoting the idea of "reciprocity" re dealing with the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Increasingly, opinion makers and the GOT attempt to justify the current situation by citing the "mistreatment" of Turks living in Greece. The Association [...]	2004-11-17 11:11:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR TU

04ISTANBUL1729	REPUBLICAN PEOPLES' PARTY: IS THE YELLOW ROSE [...] (sbu) Summary: Open warfare between main opposition CHP leader Deniz Baykal and Mustafa Sarigul ("Yellow Rose" in Turkish),the popular CHP mayor of Istanbul's Sisli district, will probably lead to Sarigul's eviction from the party. Few observers doubt that the corruption allegations against [...]	2004-11-19 08:43:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1753	GREEK BUYUKADA ORPHANAGE SEIZED; BALIKLI HOSPITAL [...] (c) Summary: Against the expectations of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Turkish Supreme Court on October 10 upheld a lower court decision revoking the Patriarch's deed of ownership for the long-vacated Greek Orthodox orphanage at Prinkipos (Buyukada) and awarded ownership to an already-confi [...]	2004-11-24 10:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1819	ISTANBUL PROTESTANTS CONTINUE TO FACE CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: While acknowledging that the environment for religious minorities in Turkey has significantly improved over the past several years, leaders of several Istanbul Protestant churches claim that they continue to face legal hurdles and cultural prejudice in their activities. Because [...]	2004-12-08 02:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1837	ISTANBUL POLITICS: AKP CONSOLIDATES CONTROL [...] (sbu) Summary: Following dominatig victories in the arch 28 local elections, Justice and Development Party (AKP) officials in Istanbul have sought to furthr consolidate power by attracting converts from ther parties and have transferred key assets fro the few remaining non-AKP districts to are [...]	2004-12-09 10:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL190	ISTANBUL EMPLOYERS' MUTED REACTION TO TURKEY'S [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The recent decision of the Turkish government to increase Turkey's minimum wage by 38 percent, while also raising pensions by 21 percent, has sparked strong criticism in financial circles, but only a muted reac [...]	2004-01-30 13:56:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1944	RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE OR WINDOW DRESSING [...] (sbu) Summary: In trying to burnish ruling AKP's religious tolerance credentials, Prime Minister Erdogan attended the December 5 opening of a museum at an Armenian Hospital in Istanbul and four days later presided over the opening ceremony for a new mosque-church-synagogue complex near Antaly [...]	2004-12-28 11:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL1953	ISTANBUL ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESS STREET CHILDREN AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Pickpocketing incidents, particularly those involving cellular telephones, have risen sharply throughout Turkey in 2004, with the highest jump in Istanbul. National attention following an incident leading to the death of a student in Istanbul in November prompted the formation [...]	2004-12-30 06:05:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC CASC TU
04ISTANBUL295	TURKISH FIRST ARMY COMMANDER ON US/TURKEY [...] (u) Summary: During the course of a February 26 courtesy call by the Ambassador, First Army Commander General Buyukanit offered his views on U.S.-Turkish military-to-military relations, the ongoing Cyprus negotiations, and the Greater Middle East. End Summary. Mil-Mil Relations --------- [...]	2004-02-26 12:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY TU
04ISTANBUL298	ISTANBUL COURT HANDS DOWN INDICTMENTS IN BOMBING [...] (U) Summary: Prosecutors at Istanbul's State Security Court on February 25 formally indicted 69 alleged conspirators in November's 4 terrorist attacks. Approximately 50 of the accused are now in custody. However, a number of key figures, including the alleged leader of the Turkish al-Qaida c [...]	2004-02-26 13:39:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC TU
04ISTANBUL365	ISTANBUL KURDS FOCUS ON IRAQI "KURDISTAN" [...] (C) Summary: Previously polarized and defined by their degree of support and sympathy for the PKK (later KADEK, now KONGRA-GEL) and imprisoned former PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, Istanbul Kurds tells us they have increasingly adopted Iraqi Kurds and their experiment with autonomy as their new ca [...]	2004-03-09 12:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER IZ TU
04ISTANBUL374	FUROR OVER ATATURK'S DAUGHTER'S ARMENIAN ANCESTRY [...] (sbu) Summary: Recent claims reported in two Turkish newspapers that the late Sabiha Gokcen -- Ataturk's adopted daughter and Turkey's first female pilot -- was Armenian have exposed an ugly streak of racism in Turkish society. The reports led a number of prominent figures to make racist rema [...]	2004-03-10 12:55:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
04ISTANBUL376	ISTANBUL KURDS FOCUS ON IRAQI "KURDISTAN" [...] (C) Summary: Previously polarized and defined by their degree of support and sympathy for the PKK (later KADEK, now KONGRA-GEL) and imprisoned former PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, Istanbul Kurds tells us they have increasingly adopted Iraqi Kurds and their experiment with autonomy as their new ca [...]	2004-03-10 13:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER IZ TU
04ISTANBUL381	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH APPOINTS NON-TURKS TO CHURCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an attempt to ensure the viability of his institution in the face of the declining Orthodox community in Turkey, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, first among equals in the Orthodox world, appointed six non-Turkish citizen metropolitans to the church's Holy Synod. The twel [...]	2004-03-11 12:13:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
04ISTANBUL401	ARMENIAN PATRIARCH DISCUSSES ONGOING CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II believes the run-up to a decision for Turkey on EU accession in December provides the best opportunity in years to get movement from the GoT on a variety of problems faced by minority communities, including church administration and property issues, cl [...]	2004-03-17 10:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
04ISTANBUL403	"HONOR KILLING" SHOCKS ISTANBUL, HIGHLIGHTS [...] (u) Summary: The tragic murder of 22-year old Guldunya Toren on February 26 by two of her brothers at a Bakirkoy district hospital shocked Istanbul, captured several days of media coverage, and highlighted the fact that the tradition of "honor killings" remains deep-set, even in Turkey's most [...]	2004-03-17 13:21:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL448	ISTANBUL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FOR DUMMIES [...] (u) Summary: The Justice and Development Party (AKP) is poised for landslide victories in most of the March 28 Istanbul municipal elections. AKP candidate Kadir Topbas looks to be a shoo-in for the top prize -- Istanbul Mayor -- and AKP candidates are also expected to take the lion's share of [...]	2004-03-24 08:33:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL492	TURKS PROTEST YASSIN'S DEATH, CONDEMN ISRAEL, U.S. [...] (u) Summary: Protesters burned Israeli and American flags at a symbolic funeral held for the former Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmad Yassin following the noon prayer on Friday, March 26, in the Sultanahmet district, in central Istanbul. About 5,000 people participated in the demonstration organized b [...]	2004-03-30 12:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL TU
04ISTANBUL610	TURKISH POLICE SEIZE 4.4 TONS OF MORPHINE BASE [...] (C) Summary: Turkish National Police (TNP) seized 4.4 tons of morphine base, with an estimated value in Turkey of USD 15.5 million, in a raid on an Istanbul warehouse on March 29. The group targeted in the recent raid has connections to other narcotics trafficking groups in Turkey and elsewher [...]	2004-04-20 07:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL798	TURKISH-ARMENIAN RAPPROCHEMENT: NO LIGHT AT THE [...] (c) Summary: Until now Istanbul-based initiatives have had an important role to play in track-two moves to improve Turco-Armenian relations. However, the Turkish Armenian Reconciliation Commission (TARC),much-derided by the Armenian diaspora and largely ignored by Turks, has discontinued its [...]	2004-05-20 08:06:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AM TU
04ISTANBUL843	"WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU": NEW COMMISSION DISPLAYS [...] (c) Summary: A delegation of the new inter-ministerial commission charged with resolving outstanding minority issues visited Istanbul in January to meet with the leaders of the religious communities and to follow up on complaints that the religious leaders had passed to Prime Minister Erdogan l [...]	2004-05-28 10:01:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
04ISTANBUL868	RELIGIOUS MINORITIES STILL FACE DIFFICULTIES IN [...] (U) Summary: Prime Ministry human rights Director Vahit Bicak offered an upbeat assessment of Turkey's progress in addressing religious minority foundations' legal issues at a May 15 NGO-organized symposium. Nonetheless, religious minority foundations stressed that they still face serious [...]	2004-06-03 08:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU PHUM
04ISTANBUL975	HALKI: REAL PROGRESS AT LAST? [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Ecumenical Patriarchate, having learned through a variety of sources that the government is reportedly working to reopen the Halki Seminary, is optimistic this could happen in September. According to the Patriarchate, the proposal purportedly under development b [...]	2004-06-21 08:32:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
04JAKARTA10111	A WIN FOR YUDHOYONO IN PARLIAMENT: ARMED FORCES [...] (C) The House of Representatives (DPR) on October 15 voted to slow-track President Megawati's appointment of Ryamizard Ryacudu as Armed Forces (TNI) Commander. This decision marks a victory for President-elect Yudhoyono, who recently told the Ambassador he did not appreciate Megawati's nominat [...]	2004-10-18 09:25:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM ID
04JAKARTA10342	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO [...] (C) The Ambassador paid a farewell call on President Yudhoyono Oct. 21. Yudhoyono painted a broad picture of needing to convince the Indonesian people on the importance of international cooperation and friendship as well as showing foreign friends that Indonesia is on the right path. SBY sai [...]	2004-10-21 11:32:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINS PTER ID
04JAKARTA12319	INDONESIAN DEFMIN SUDARSONO ON EAST TIMOR [...] (C) Summary. In a December 13 introductory call by the Ambassador, Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said the GOI was working on a proposal to form a Commission for Humanitarian Reconciliation to address human rights violations perpetrated in East Timor in 1999. The commission wou [...]	2004-12-14 11:30:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM TT ID
04JAKARTA12662	KALLA WINS CHAIR OF GOLKAR, EMERGES AS POWERFUL [...] (C) Vice President Jusuf Kalla won the chairmanship of Golkar, Indonesia's largest political party, during a December 16-19 Party Congress, which we observed first-hand. Kalla's team paid enormous bribes to secure votes from party branches, but Golkar's draw toward executive branch power repre [...]	2004-12-21 11:33:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL ID
04JAKARTA3519	TIGHT RACE FOR GOLKAR'S PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION AS [...] (C) Golkar party Chairman Akbar Tandjung and retired General Wiranto vie in a tight race for Golkar's presidential nomination. Although Akbar enjoys some institutional advantages, we cannot predict the outcome of the April 20 Golkar convention, as hundreds of party chapters will determine the [...]	2004-04-16 10:48:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ID
04JAKARTA7036	YUDHOYONO AND MEGAWATI ENTER RUN-OFF; WIRANTO AND [...] (C) The Indonesian Electoral Commission (KPU) on July 26 certified final results from the first round Presidential election, placing Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and President Megawati Soekarnoputri into the September runoff election. An advisor to retired General Wiranto told us that Wiranto plan [...]	2004-07-28 00:34:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KDEM ID
04JAKARTA711	YUDHOYONO: A MAN FOR ALL PARTIES [...] (C) Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has stated openly his intention to run for the presidency in 2004. He has not yet declared allegiance to any particular political party, however, and, consequently, is both widely courted and criticized as i [...]	2004-01-26 08:46:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PGOV KDEM ID
04JAKARTA8872	THE TASKS AHEAD FOR YUDHOYONO [...] (C) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's projected win in the September 20 presidential runoff marks a resounding victory for Indonesian democracy. The challenger defeated a President who had forged an alliance with Indonesia's oldest and largest political parties, while credible reports indicated the [...]	2004-09-21 11:13:00	Embassy Jakarta	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KISL ID
04JERUSALEM171	HOW HAMAS IS WORKING TO REPLACE THE PA AND THE PLO [...] (C) Summary: A range of Palestinian thinkers and activists are reporting that Hamas is moving with unprecedented boldness to establish itself as an alternative leadership to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and PLO. Hamas leaders are publicly arguing that stalled roadmap implementation, the w [...]	2004-01-20 05:00:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KPAL KWBG IS
04JERUSALEM4203	PALESTINIAN LEADERSHIP WORRIED AS ARAFAT'S [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasir Arafat's health deteriorated suddenly the evening of November 3, according to ConGen sources in Ramallah, who said his doctors in Paris had moved him to an intensive care unit after he began vomiting and experiencing fatigue and fever. Negotia [...]	2004-11-04 10:22:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PGOV KPAL IS
04JERUSALEM4306	ABD RABBO: LIFE AND DEATH WITH SUHA -- STRANGER [...] (C) Summary: PLO ExCom member Yasir Abd Rabbo told DPO November 9 that Suha Arafat's undignified rant on al-Jazeera in which she accused the Palestinian leadership of conspiring against her husband had found no resonance among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Instead, her behavior had [...]	2004-11-09 16:35:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KWBG FR
04KABUL1381	NORTHERN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN,S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary. VII Corps General Wasiq met with the Ambassador on May 10 to discuss major initiatives to bring stability and promote economic and political progress in northern Afghanistan. Key topics included: northern disappointment with the perceived slow pace of reconstruction efforts in t [...]	2004-05-15 04:09:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PGOV PINR PINS PREL AF
04KATHMANDU1001	NEPAL: KING'S ADVISOR OUTLINES STEPS TO FORM NEW [...] SUMMARY: KING GYANENDRA'S BUSINESS PARTNER AND CONFIDANT, PRABHAKAR RANA, TOLD THE CHARGE AND DCM ON MAY 28 THAT REPEATED EFFORTS TO PERSUADE THE LEADERS OF THE TWO MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES TO ACCEPT SOMEONE ELSE AS PRIME MINISTER HAD FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE KING IS LIKELY TO CALL ALL THE PART [...]	2004-05-28 08:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	NP PGOV PREL GON
04KATHMANDU1024	NEPAL: DEUBA DUBBED PRIME MINISTER; CONGRESS' [...] (C) At about 11:00 a.m. local time on June 2, King Gyanendra appointed two-time Prime Minister and President of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister. He is expected to be sworn in on June 3. According to Palace sources, Deuba's nomination has the critical sup [...]	2004-06-02 08:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1026	BHUTANESE REFUGEES: HISTORY STARTS TODAY [...] (C) We appreciate the perspective, based on personal experience as well as scholarship, brought to the history of the Nepalese Bhutanese refugee problem by Embassy New Delhi (REF B). The roots of the present imbroglio are deep and complex. What the Government of Bhutan describes as legitim [...]	2004-06-03 07:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM PGOV BT IN NP
04KATHMANDU105	NEPAL'S NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO INDIA [...] His Majesty's Government of Nepal (GON) announced the appointment of Karna Dhoj Adhikari as its Ambassador to India on December 12, 2003. Ambassador-designate Adhikari will replace acting Nepali CDA Pradeep Khatiwata, who has been GON's representative since Ambassador Bekh Bahadur Thapa retur [...]	2004-01-14 09:10:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1080	NEPAL: PM DEUBA'S PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a warm 40-minute courtesy call by the Charge on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on June 10, Nepal's new Prime Minister broadly outlined the challenges he faces in building a new government, dealing with the Maoists, and restoring democratic processes in Nepal. Deuba's sta [...]	2004-06-10 21:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER NP GON
04KATHMANDU1141	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 11-18, [...] An early morning ambush by Maoists left 21 Armed Police Force (APF) personnel dead and sixteen injured (Ref A). Seven security personnel were killed and twenty-two suffered injuries in other incidents this week. Indian police arrested five Nepalese Maoists in the Indian state of Bihar. Twent [...]	2004-06-18 03:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1183	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 15 TO 21, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- UML, NC (D) agree on Common Minimum Program: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that both the parties (ruling NC-D and CPN-UML) had agreed on the common minimum program. "We have reached consensus and soon will give all-party shape to the present government," [...]	2004-06-24 06:37:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1193	NEPAL: SUPREME COURT ISSUES ORDER TO ARMY ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: For the first time, Nepal's Supreme Court has issued a "show cause" order to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) instructing the RNA to respond within specified timelines on habeas corpus petitions. Nepal's moribund judiciary and understandably frightened judges [...]	2004-06-25 08:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PHUM PGOV MOPS NP
04KATHMANDU120	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 10-16, [...] Almost 100 insurgents have surrendered since the announcement of the Government of Nepal's (GON) amnesty program. On January 9, Maoists released an economic report touting tourists as their main source of revenue. On January 15, Maoists gunned down a newly appointed mayor. According to pr [...]	2004-01-16 07:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU121	NEPAL: POLITICAL PARTY BICKERING CONTINUES DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary. Nepal's political parties, like the King, continue to talk about how best to restore democracy in the kingdom, but persistently resist working together. On January 14, the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party published a political "roadmap" that c [...]	2004-01-16 08:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU122	NEPAL: ARE THE STUDENT PROTESTS RESONATING WITHIN [...] (C) Summary. Now at the month-long mark, student union-led protests have grown increasingly critical of the King and have even begun calling for the abolition of the monarchy and the institution of a republican state. The demonstrations are the largest and most sustained protests since the d [...]	2004-01-16 08:40:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU1226	NEPAL: ARMY CHIEF REPLIES TO SUPREME COURT [...] (U) According to media reporting on June 29, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Pyar Jung Thapa responded in writing to the Nepali Supreme Court's "show cause" order (Ref A). His response reportedly indicated that past failures by the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) to respond to habeas corpus writs on indiv [...]	2004-06-30 07:32:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MOPS NP
04KATHMANDU1231	NEPAL: FOUR PARTIES AGREE ON BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30 three political parties joined Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's Nepali Congress (Democratic) in endorsing a statement of objectives for Deuba's government. The parties' hard-won agreement on the 43-point program opens the door for the formation of a coalition g [...]	2004-07-01 07:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1234	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JUNE 26-JULY [...] Security forces reportedly thwarted Maoist plans to create "chaos" in the capital. Germany's envoy called for a quick resolution of the Maoist conflict to improve Nepal's economic development. Nepal's UN Chief said the UN "would not take any initiative" for dialogue with the Maoists, and sa [...]	2004-07-02 03:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1269	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 29 TO JULY [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- PM forms 31-member cabinet: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has expanded his three-member cabinet to 31-member cabinet by inducting 28 ministers from four political parties and civic society on Monday. (Major reports, 7/6) -- Cabinet faces: The cabinet has 19 cabin [...]	2004-07-08 03:02:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1277	NEPAL: A FOUR-PARTY GOVERMENT IS FORMED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 5, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba expanded his cabinet to a bulky 31 Ministers, State Ministers and Assistant Ministers. The cabinet expansion, which ended a month long delay in the anticipated formation of a four-party government, includes members from four politica [...]	2004-07-08 09:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN NP
04KATHMANDU1288	NEPAL: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Moriarty made his first official call on Foreign Secretary Madhu Acharya on July 8. Acharya stated that the UN offer to mediate with the Maoists was appreciated, but third-party mediation from any quarters would not be accepted for the time being. Meanwhile, India's [...]	2004-07-09 07:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM IN BH NP UN
04KATHMANDU1290	NEPAL: CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT [...] Nepal's Maoist insurgency, which began in 1996, has tragically victimized the children of Nepal. The frequent school bandhs (school closings),have disrupted the lives of students, parents and teachers and the scheduling of required exams, damaged the educational system and delayed the advan [...]	2004-07-09 07:49:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PHUM PTER MOPS PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1300	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 2-JULY 9, [...] Maoists assassinated the Mayor of Pokhara, reportedly in retaliation for the deaths of six rebels and for failing to abandon his post. The four political parties who have declined joining Deuba's cabinet reportedly have entered into talks with Maoist leaders. A senior member of the Maoist C [...]	2004-07-12 07:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1304	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JULY 7 TO 12, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- Govt. ready to talk to Maoists: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government was ready to talk with the Maoists on any political agenda with maximum flexibility except on constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy. (Media reports, 7/12) -- Mo [...]	2004-07-13 04:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1348	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 10-16, [...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials announced there would be no unilateral ceasefire even as contradictory opinions surrounded the issue of international mediation. Maoists pulled off another brazen assassination of a city mayor in broad daylight, following a pattern of assassinating local [...]	2004-07-16 05:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1353	NEPAL: KING OFFERS VIEWS AT AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a 20-minute one-on-one after I presented my credentials on July 16, Nepal's King Gyanendra told me that he wanted to be a constitutional monarch, and would take a "hands-off" approach now that Prime Minister Deuba had formed a government. The King described ongoing U.S. assist [...]	2004-07-16 10:03:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ODIP PGOV PINS PTER PHUM NP
04KATHMANDU1372	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JULY 13 TO 19, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- FM unveils Rs 111 billion budget: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari unveiled Rs 111.68 billion-budget ordinance for the fiscal year 2061/62 (2004/05). The budget does not make any radical departure from those of the previous years. It h [...]	2004-07-20 07:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1406	NEPAL: CORRUPTION CONVICTION AGAINST FORMER [...] (U) On July 22, the Special Court convicted Chiranjivi Wagle, former deputy prime minister and Central Committee member of Prime Minister Deuba's Nepali Congress (Democratic) party, on corruption charges. The court sentenced him to two and a half years in jail, a fine of NRs. 27.2 million (ap [...]	2004-07-23 08:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCOR PGOV KCRM NP
04KATHMANDU141	NEPAL: ARMY ACTIONS TAKEN TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGED [...] (SBU) Summary: Since its inception in July 2002, the Human Rights cell of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) has accepted 17 cases of alleged human rights violations for further investigation. Of the 17 cases, 8 involved allegations of extra-judicial killing; 3 involved allegations of use of exces [...]	2004-01-22 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS MCAP PGOV PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1418	NEPAL: DEUBA PLANS ELECTIONS ABOVE ALL ELSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During their first meeting on July 23, Prime Minister Deuba reiterated to the Ambassador Nepal's gratitude to the U.S., and especially to President Bush, for supporting Nepal's development and counter-insurgency efforts. Deuba emphasized the need for a coalition of democratic forc [...]	2004-07-26 01:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PREF NP GON
04KATHMANDU1443	NEPAL: ADHIKARI PLANS NEGOTIATIONS BEFORE ALL ELSE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Adhikari told the Ambassador on July 26 that negotiations with the Maoists must be the government's priority. Believing the Maoists ready to meet, Adhikari defended his budget by stating that a strong military and administration were req [...]	2004-07-27 08:52:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR BT NP GON
04KATHMANDU1444	NEPAL: STATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER ON BHUTANESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepal's State Foreign Affairs Minister Mahat told the Ambassador on July 26 that negotiations with the Maoists before the Maoists were serious would be fruitless. Mahat indicated that a critical RGOB had accepted the results of Nepal's criminal investigation of the 22 December Bh [...]	2004-07-27 08:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BT NP
04KATHMANDU147	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 17-23, [...] On January 19, the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched aerial raids on the purported site of a Maoist gathering (Ref A). Thirty-one Maoists and eight security personnel reportedly were killed in other clashes. On January 16, the Ministry of Defense announced plans to add more than 6,400 recrui [...]	2004-01-23 07:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1479	NEPAL: HOME MINISTER KHADKA ON MAOISTS, REFUGEES, [...] (S) Summary. Nepal's Home Minister Khadka discussed the role of the Nepal Police in the Government of Nepal's counter-insurgency effort as well as Tibetan and Bhutanese refugee issues with Ambassador Moriarty on July 27. Khadka suggested he was supportive of the idea of Nepal supplying troop [...]	2004-07-30 07:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PREF NP GON
04KATHMANDU1482	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 24-30, [...] In a spate of brutality, Maoists beheaded three civilians, a group of 12 Maoists hacked a man to death, and in another case, Maoists shot a handicapped man in the head. In Dadeldhura, the Maoists forced the stoppage of a school lunch incentive program run by the World Food Program (WFP) becau [...]	2004-07-30 08:14:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1493	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JULY 27 TO [...] NEPAL - U.S. -- U.S. assistance for Nepal's flood victims: "The U.S. Ambassador to Nepal James F. Moriarty handed over a cheque of U.S.$ 50,000 to Karin Hakensson-Furga, representative of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to assist the government of Nepal to respond to the [...]	2004-08-03 02:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1545	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JULY 31-AUGUST [...] Government of Nepal (GON) officials will not announce a unilateral ceasefire, arguing such a move would come only after "meaningful" and "result-oriented" peace talks. Special Envoy to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, Tamrat Samuel, arrived in Nepal for meetings with government and political [...]	2004-08-06 06:12:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1547	NEPAL: OFFICE OF TIBET REPRESENTATIVE MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Wangchuk Tsering, Director of the Office of Tibet, outlined for Ambassador Moriarty on August 5 the issues facing Tibetan refugees, both those transiting Nepal to India and those resident in Nepal. The Ambassador informed Wangchuk that he had raised many of these issues in his me [...]	2004-08-06 09:20:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1549	NEPAL: BHUTANESE REFUGEE FRUSTRATION GROWING - [...] (C) SUMMARY: Only surprising in that it took so long to come about, some Bhutanese refugee leaders and many refugees are starting to ask for immediate third-country resettlement. During a discussion between StaffDel Blazey and two refugee leaders, as well as with young professional refugees, r [...]	2004-08-06 09:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP
04KATHMANDU1550	NEPAL: UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE ON BHUTANESE/TIBETAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNHCR Representative Abraham Abraham expressed the hope to the Ambassador on August 4 that the verification of Bhutanese refugees would resume. Meanwhile, for the first time, some Bhutanese refugees had begun to ask for immediate third-country resettlement. On Tibetans, UNHCR wa [...]	2004-08-06 09:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV PREL BT IN NP UNHCR
04KATHMANDU1551	NEPAL: SMALL CLASH BETWEEN BHUTANESE REFUGEES AND [...] (SBU) According to press reports, UNHCR staff and refugees, a fight between two Bhutanese refugees and three locals has led to the reimplementation of camp procedures requiring all refugees to request passes before leaving the refugee camps. On 29 July, two Bhutanese refugees from the Beldang [...]	2004-08-06 10:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1552	NEPAL: CPN-UML GEN SEC MADHAV NEPAL ON POSSIBLE [...] (S) During their first meeting on August 5, Madhav Kumar Nepal, CPN-UML General Secretary, sought the Ambassador's approval of secret exploratory peace talks in a third country. The UML leader wants the King and parties to present a unified front to the Maoists and determine Maoist intentio [...]	2004-08-06 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS MARR NP
04KATHMANDU1583	LANDMARK DECISION FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN NEPAL [...] SUMMARY: In a victory for women's rights, the Supreme Court of Nepal declared null and void a law which had required women to return inherited property to their parent's family after marriage. Two committees, one in the process of being formed, have been ordered by the court to review the Mu [...]	2004-08-12 06:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1590	NEPAL: NATIONAL CONGRESS PRESIDENT KOIRALA: [...] (C) In his August 6 courtesy call on National Congress (NC) President G.P. Koirala, the Ambassador urged the parties to reach consensus before talks with the Maoists. Koirala replied that he wanted to stay outside the government to push for peace and position himself for power once elections [...]	2004-08-12 21:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP GON
04KATHMANDU1592	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 3 TO 9, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS -- PM to head peace secretariat; experts to back it: The government is setting up a Peace Secretariat, which will have chiefs of the four coalition partners and a nominee of the king as political advisors and a retired government administrator or a retired UN administrator [...]	2004-08-12 23:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1596	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 7- [...] A five-member high-level peace committee headed by Prime Minister Sher Deuba was formed on August 12 to establish a peace secretariat. The Royal Nepal Army (RNA) launched raids in the far-western district of Achham on August 10 and 11. President of All Nepal National Independent Students' [...]	2004-08-13 05:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1605	NEPAL: PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE DELIVERED TO PRIME [...] (U) On August 13, the Ambassador delivered by hand the President's message of congratulations to the Prime Minister. Upon its receipt, Prime Minister Deuba exclaimed how he had always been an admirer of the President. The Prime Minister noted that the President was making difficult decisio [...]	2004-08-13 07:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NP
04KATHMANDU1606	NEPAL: COURT CASE MIGHT HALT TRANSIT OF TIBETANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Because of a case filed in the Kathmandu District Court accusing a police constable who escorted two Tibetan refugees to Kathmandu of trafficking and taking bribes, rumors abound that Nepal's Immigration Department has halted any further transit of Tibetan refugees to India for [...]	2004-08-13 07:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1632	MAOIST BOMBS CLOSE SOALTEE HOTEL, COCA COLA CLOSES [...] (U) Four bombs exploded in the backyard of Soaltee Hotel, a leading five star hotel in Kathmandu, Monday evening, August 16. Nobody was injured and there was only minor damage, according to published newspaper reports. The explosions preceded by one day the expiration of the demand by the [...]	2004-08-17 21:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KTFN ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1643	NEPAL: MAOIST MURDER JOURNALIST AND THREATEN OTHERS [...] The Maoists announced on August 16 that they had killed journalist-cum-human rights activist, Dekendra Raj Thapa for allegedly spying for the security forces against the insurgents. Thapa was abducted on June 26 in the mid- western district of Dailekh. He was a reporter of the state- owned [...]	2004-08-18 10:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1647	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 10 TO [...] CURRENT AFFAIRS -- Koirala refuses to be in the peace committee: Nepali Congress (NC) president Girija Prasad Koirala has refused to join the High Level Peace Committee (HLPC). However, Koirala said he was ready to provide all kind of cooperation from his side for the restoration of peace. [...]	2004-08-18 11:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1655	NDI POLL OFFERS INSIGHT INTO IMPROVING DEMOCRACY [...] (C) In a public opinion poll conducted between May and July 2004 by the National Democratic Institute (NDI),95 percent of respondents believed things in Nepal were going in the wrong direction. NDI,s survey reports Nepali citizens' perceptions of the current government, democracy, and possib [...]	2004-08-19 11:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER NP
04KATHMANDU1658	MAOISTS' VIRTUAL BLOCKADE EFFECTIVE; MAOIST [...] (C) Although the virtual Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley continues, there are no reports of Maoist violence or incidents anywhere. Vehicle traffic remains very light due to fears of Maoist reprisals despite government attempts to reassure the people. Targeted industries remain closed in [...]	2004-08-19 11:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1670	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, AUGUST 14- [...] The Maoists have imposed a virtual blockade of roads leading to and from the Kathmandu Valley since August 18. Traffic remains very light on the roads, no incidents have been reported and no Maoists have been spotted. Tourism- related organizations have raised serious concern over the Maoist [...]	2004-08-20 11:17:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM
04KATHMANDU1672	MAOIST ATROCITIES ESCALATE, JUNE 5-PRESENT [...] Since the formation of Sher Bahadur Deuba's coalition government, Maoist atrocities have intensified. Every day brings new reports of Maoist killings, maimings, or threats of brutality. Most recently, the insurgents chased the former Mayor of Gularia Municipality from a funeral procession, [...]	2004-08-20 12:09:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP
04KATHMANDU1679	VIRTUAL BLOCKADE STILL ON; INDUSTRIES REMAIN [...] (C) Over the weekend, Maoist violence continued around the country, but Kathmandu Valley remained relatively calm. Late August 21, the Maoists attacked government offices in Jumla, destroying several governmental buildings. Also on August 21 suspected Maoists shot an assistant police sub-insp [...]	2004-08-23 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1688	NEPAL: INCIDENTS ALONG BLOCKADED HIGHWAYS [...] (C) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Prakash Saran Mahat gave a briefing on the current situation to reassure the diplomatic community. However, there have been a couple of Maoist attacks along the highways and the traffic patterns are varying - decreasing on one of the main roads, retur [...]	2004-08-24 11:25:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1696	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM AUGUST 17 TO 23, [...] MAOIST BLOCKADE -- RNA providing air cover: The Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) is to provide air cover as security for vehicles entering and leaving Kathmandu in an attempt to break the Maoist blockade of Kathmandu Valley. (Centrist "The Kathmandu Post," E/D, 8/23) -- Int'l media spreading ru [...]	2004-08-25 03:53:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
04KATHMANDU1698	NEPAL: MAOISTS SUSPEND BLOCKADE OF KATHMANDU VALLEY [...] (U) On the evening of August 24, the joint district committees of CPN-Maoists in three districts issued a statement announcing they were suspending the blockade of the Kathmandu Valley for a month. They warned that they would start more severe actions in a month if the government did not mee [...]	2004-08-25 07:00:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1705	NSC OFFICIAL ON THE MAOIST INSURGENCY, ELECTIONS [...] (C) The Maoist overall objective is the creation of a single-party "People's Republic" in Nepal, according to Major General Kul Bahadur Khadka, co-coordinator of Nepal's National Security Council. Khadka told the Ambassador on August 24 that the Maoist leadership would be willing to achieve [...]	2004-08-25 11:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS PGOV NP IN
04KATHMANDU1714	NEPAL: RPP PRESIDENT RANA ON THE COALITION, PEACE [...] (C) The coalition government was working together fairly well and was discussing modalities for an eventual peace process with the Maoists, RPP President Rana told the Ambassador on August 24. Meanwhile, security cooperation between India and Nepal seemed to be improving, in Rana's view. Fin [...]	2004-08-27 09:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS IN NP
04KATHMANDU1717	NEPAL: JUSTICE SECTOR AND RULE-OF-LAW UPDATE [...] (C) Nepal's legal institutions are making some progress despite the difficulty of operating in an insurgency. The courts, led by a reform-minded Supreme Court Chief Justice, are attempting to reform from within, even though they are still plagued by corruption and traditional societal expecta [...]	2004-08-27 11:56:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN NP
04KATHMANDU1718	NEPAL: MAOISTS NARROW CLOSURE OF INDUSTRIES TO [...] (U) Late afternoon August 27, the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANFTU) issued a statement asking industries, other than those with U.S. investment, to resume their operations. The ANFTU said that that it had decided, however, to close down all multi-national corpora [...]	2004-08-27 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC ETRD NP
04KATHMANDU1730	NEPAL: BUSINESSES REMAIN CLOSED; INDUSTRY SECURITY [...] (C) Maoists muddied the waters on August 27 by issuing a press statement that indicated the Maoist-threatened businesses, other than those with U.S. investment, could reopen (reftel) and then an hour later issuing a contradictory statement that all the businesses must remain closed. The Indu [...]	2004-08-30 12:18:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV EINV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU1745	NEPALI CONGRESS LEADER KOIRALA EXERTS POWER AFTER [...] (U) On August 28, after Royal Nepal Army (RNA) personnel barred former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress Party President Girija Prasad Koirala from entering the domestic terminal of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA),a Nepali Congress-affiliated organization called a general closure ( [...]	2004-08-31 12:36:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NP GON
04KATHMANDU1746	NEPAL: ROYAL NEPAL ARMY REQUESTS MORE M-16S [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting with the Ambassador, DATT, ODC and poloff, Royal Nepal Army (RNA) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Pyar Jung Thapa requested 10,000 more M-16s, saying they were the RNA's weapon of choice. COAS Thapa stated that the RNA would like these additional M-16s if grant a [...]	2004-08-31 12:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS MARR PGOV PTER CVIS ASEC NP GON
04KATHMANDU1752	NEPAL: SITREP NO. 1: MOB VIOLENCE IN REACTION TO [...] (U) Enraged Nepalis took to the streets all around Kathmandu on September 1 in reaction to the news about the August 31 murder of the twelve Nepali hostages in Iraq. They have targeted the largest mosque, Muslims, and manpower agencies; they have not targeted the United States. The GON calle [...]	2004-09-01 11:46:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC NP
04KATHMANDU1758	NEPAL: INFO MINISTER MOHSIN ON THE PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Minister of Information and Communication Mohammad Mohsin outlined for the Ambassador on August 31 the structure of the newly-announced Peace Secretariat. Mohsin hoped the new body would help prepare the government for any eventual peace process with the Maoists, as well as build trust be [...]	2004-09-02 09:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KMDR PINS NP GON
04KATHMANDU1759	NEPAL: SITREP 2: QUIET ON SEPT. 2: NATIONAL DAY OF [...] (U) In the September 1 rioting in reaction to the executions of the twelve Nepalis in Iraq, seven people died and eighty-six were injured in Kathmandu. The Government-called curfew has resumed in Kathmandu after being lifted briefly the morning of September 2 to allow Kathmanduites to worshi [...]	2004-09-02 09:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC NP
04KATHMANDU180	NEPAL: NO END IN SIGHT FOR POLITICAL IMPASSE [...] (C) During a January 29 meeting, the U.S., UK, and Indian Ambassadors agreed that there is little evidence that a breakthrough in the political deadlock between the Palace and the parties is imminent. The three discussed possible long-term implications of the demonstrating student unions' ca [...]	2004-01-29 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL UK IN NP

04KATHMANDU190	UPDATE ON NEPAL'S MAOIST INSURGENCY, JANUARY 24-30, [...] An attempted bank robbery by Maoists on January 23 was foiled by security forces, leaving six dead. Twenty-six other Maoists reportedly were killed in separate incidents with security forces. Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa claimed the Government of Nepal (GON) clearly has the "upper ha [...]	2004-01-30 06:47:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER CASC PGOV NP PHUM

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