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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
09KYIV2184	EMBASSY KYIV PROPOSED BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Kyiv requests $9,509.00 for public outreach activities to promote a science-based discussion of agricultural biotechnology in Ukraine. Given wide-spread negative attitudes towards the use of biotechnology and legislative efforts to restrict its applications in Ukraine, Em [...]	2009-12-22 14:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR TBIO ETRD EAID UP

09KYIV226	NPT POINTS OF CONTACT [...] (U) In response to reftel action request number three, the Embassy's main point of contact for Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)-related issues is Political Officer Lauren Catipon (telephone: 011-38-044-490-4114). Back-up is Political Officer Mark Wood (telephone 011-38-044-490-4501). Th [...]	2009-02-02 15:02:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UP
09KYIV228	TYMOSHENKO ASKS FOR USG ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS [...] (C) Summary and action request: Prime Minister Tymoshenko during a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador asked for both economic and political support as she grapples with Ukraine,s current crisis. She asked specifically for: 1) a USG bilateral budget support loan to help Ukraine address [...]	2009-02-02 16:38:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ENRG EU PGOV PREL PU UP
09KYIV236	TENSIONS IN CRIMEA OVER DISPUTED LAND [...] (C) Tensions between Crimean Tatars and Crimean authorities over disputed land in Simferopol, which had the potential to erupt into violence, appear to be easing. Defense Minister Yekhanurov has gotten personally involved in seeking a peaceful solution. The Ministry of Defense is reported to [...]	2009-02-03 16:21:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI UP
09KYIV243	UKRAINE'S BANKS SQUEEZED PRIOR TO RECAPITALIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Ukraine's banking sector troubles are among the IMF and World Bank's foremost concerns amidst a deepening financial crisis. Short of liquidity and with worsening loan performance by the day, banks are awaiting a decision by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and the GOU on a f [...]	2009-02-05 04:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PGOV XH UP
09KYIV244	FAINA: LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER OHRYZKO [...] (SBU) Embassy was called in to the MFA Consular Department February 4 to receive a letter to the Secretary from Foreign Minister Ohryzko concerning the negotiations regarding the ship, Faina, held for ransom by Somali pirates. Embassy has emailed a scanned copy of the original to EUR/UMB. [...]	2009-02-05 04:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EINT PREL SO UP
09KYIV247	FAINA: LETTER FROM FOREIGN MINISTER OHRYZKO [...] (SBU) EMBASSY WAS CALLED IN TO THE MFA CONSULAR DEPARTMENT FEBRUARY 4 TO RECEIVE A LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM FOREIGN MINISTER OHRYZKO CONCERNING THE NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING THE SHIP, FAINA, HELD FOR RANSOM BY SOMALI PIRATES. EMBASSY HAS EMAILED A SCANNED COPY OF THE ORIGINAL TO EUR/UMB. [...]	2009-02-05 11:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EINT PREL SO UP
09KYIV249	UKRAINE: CHANCES FOR OPIC'S RETURN FADE AS GOU ADDS NEW [...] (SBU) The chances of OPIC returning to Ukraine soon have faded after the GOU introduced new requirements into the proposed settlement. For over a year, OPIC has been negotiating with Tasko Corp., a private firm that the GOU designated to settle the outstanding OPIC claim on its behalf, and lat [...]	2009-02-05 15:24:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ETRD PREL PGOV XH UP
09KYIV292	UKRAINE: IPR ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION GROUP AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: GOU, Embassy, and industry representatives discussed efforts to combat counterfeit agrochemicals at a February 10 IPR Enforcement Cooperation Group (ECG) meeting, a follow up to the last ECG meeting held in November. GOU interlocutors recognized the danger presented by counterf [...]	2009-02-12 11:36:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EAGR SENV UP
09KYIV312	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): BACKGROUND [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 11 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation NPT officer Maryna Yermakova, welcomed Ukraine's feedback, and left reftel points as a nonpaper. Yermakova thanked us for our early work leading t [...]	2009-02-13 15:08:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM NPT PREL IAEA UP
09KYIV314	UKRAINIAN FIRM ARSENAL CONTINUES TO NEGOTIATE WITH [...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Export Control and Wassenaar Arrangement officer Artem Vorobyov on February 13. We drew attention to new information about Arsenal's continuing activities on geotheodolite and also the pot [...]	2009-02-13 15:30:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE UP CH
09KYIV315	UKRAINE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SYRIA [...] (S) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Directorate Export Control Missile Technology Control Regime and Wassenaar Arrangement officer Artem Vorobyov on February 13, and left talking points as a non-paper. Per instructions, we noted Ukraine' [...]	2009-02-13 15:42:00	Embassy Kyiv	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER ETTC UP
09KYIV316	SITE SURVEY PURSUANT TO ELIMINATION OF UKRAINE'S [...] (C) Following up on the November 17 meeting in Kyiv (ref a) and subsequent demarche (ref b),Embassy met with Acting Head of the Economic Department of Ukraine's Ministry of Defense Novosiolev to discuss progress on possible cooperation to eliminate Ukraine's SCUD missiles. Emboff briefed No [...]	2009-02-13 15:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL UP
09KYIV36	UKRAINIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: BILATERAL [...] (C) Reflecting the poor state of bilateral ties beyond the natural gas crisis, the Russia-Ukraine presidential commission charged with coordinating the overall relationship and resolving disputes has been inactive since the August Georgia-Russia conflict. Russia refuses to engage with Ukraine [...]	2009-01-06 15:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR UP RS
09KYIV399	UKRAINE IPR: 2009 SPECIAL 301 -- POST INPUT [...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: Embassy recommends that Ukraine remain on the Special 301 Watch List. Ukraine has continued to make progress on IPR enforcement and therefore does not warrant a return to the Priority Watch List, but the GOU still has work to do before we should consider remo [...]	2009-03-02 11:08:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON UP
09KYIV429	NEW NATO/EU COORDINATION BUREAU FINDING ITS ROLE [...] (C) Vadym Triukhan, Director of the newly formed Coordination Bureau for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration within the Cabinet of Ministers, recently outlined for Embassy his vision of the group's role in the existing network of often overlapping NATO/EU-focused inter-governmental coordin [...]	2009-03-06 16:55:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL UP
09KYIV465	UKRAINIAN-GERMAN RELATIONS ON THE ROCKS [...] (C) Contacts within the Presidential Secretariat, MFA and Cabinet of Ministers continue to view Germany as an obstacle in their drive towards EU and NATO membership, while underlining the importance of maintaining a constructive bilateral relationship with Berlin. The Secretariat claims Berli [...]	2009-03-16 12:43:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM UP
09KYIV466	A View from the Window: Consular Elements of the Economic [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past several months, the Consular Section at Embassy Kyiv has seen changes that reflect the severe downturn in Ukraine's economy. As "economic crisis" became a ubiquitous refrain, the volume of nonimmigrant visa applications dropped noticeably. Fraudulent cases incre [...]	2009-03-16 14:34:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS EFIN ECON ETRD KFRD XH PL UP
09KYIV498	UKRAINE TO PARTICIPATE IN GICNT IN SEOUL DESPITE [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered Ref B and Ref C points jointly with Anatoliy Sirotyuk of the Russian Embassy to Oleh Klynchenko at Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on March 18. Klynchenko, who heads the MFA's Political Planning Division, said that Ukraine hoped to send up to two represent [...]	2009-03-19 15:17:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PARM PINS PREL PTER KGIC UP
09KYIV503	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT: UKRAINE [...] (SBU) Embassy Reviewed the S/CT request regarding critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR). Embassy's assessment is that CI/KR in Ukraine, if destroyed, disrupted or exploited, would not likely have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States, and therefore does not meet [...]	2009-03-20 16:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL PTER UP
09KYIV515	PRESIDENT AND PM BURY THE HATCHET...FOR NOW [...] (C) A series of meetings between President Yushchenko and PM Tymoshenko focused on the economic crisis and IMF requirements for a second funding tranche have raised some hope of enhanced cooperation between the President and PM. Cabinet of Ministers contacts noted the joint March 23 appearanc [...]	2009-03-24 15:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
09KYIV525	JCIC-DIP-09-003: RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN AND [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Oleksander Bondarenko, Directorate for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on March 24, 2009. Bondarenko said that Ukraine finds the U.S. proposal acceptable, and noted that the first week of June would be part [...]	2009-03-25 14:54:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	KACT PARM UP RU KZ
09KYIV577	INFORMING UKRAINE OF U.S. INTENTIONS TO PURSUE [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Oleksandr Bondarenko, Directorate of Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 31. Bondarenko's reaction was measured, and he noted simply that the U.S. position was predictable. TAYLOR [...]	2009-04-01 03:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KACT PARM START UP US RS KZ BO
09KYIV578	POLAND AS UKRAINE'S ADVOCATE [...] (C) Ukrainian officials regard Poland as a strong bilateral partner, Ukraine's primary advocate in the European Union, and as a key supporter of Ukraine's NATO aspirations. Poland and Ukraine maintain close contacts at all levels: Presidential, Prime Ministerial and via their Foreign Ministri [...]	2009-04-01 09:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP PL
09KYIV620	ABSENT BILATERAL FINANCING, UKRAINE NEEDS BROADER [...] (C) Summary. As the IMF mission team looks set to return to Kyiv on April 9, President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko have assured the IMF of their intention to see through more budget cutbacks when the Rada votes on key laws on April 14. Nonetheless, it appears that Ukraine's ensui [...]	2009-04-08 18:49:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
09KYIV634	WATCHING MOLDOVA CLOSELY; LITTLE FEAR OF SPILLOVER [...] (C) Kyiv continues to closely monitor events in Chisinau, but MFA contacts believe the Communists have weathered the storm and will now be able to consolidate power. The MFA view is that the Communists did win the election, while acknowledging media bias and manipulation of state resources [...]	2009-04-10 16:08:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MD PGOV PREL UP
09KYIV685	UKRAINIAN ACQUISITION OF PERRY CLASS FRIGATE: [...] (SBU) Summary. On 23 September 2008, in a letter from First Deputy Minster of Defense V.V. Ivashenko addressed to U.S. Ambassador William Taylor (MoD Letter #220/3918) the GoU formally requested the U.S. to consider providing an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate FFG) to the Ukrainian Navy. Fo [...]	2009-04-17 11:09:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MCAP MARR PREL UP
09KYIV691	THIRD KLYCHKO-CHERNOVETSKYI BOUT? [...] (C) World champion boxer Vitaliy Klychko, who lost two bids for mayor of Kyiv in 2006 and 2008, hit current mayor Chernovetskyi hard for alleged corruption in a recent meeting with us. Although Klychko was vague about another run for mayor, he said that his political bloc would continue to c [...]	2009-04-21 18:42:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
09KYIV737	GICNT: UKRAINE TO PARTICIPATE IN HAGUE PLENARY [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel points jointly with Russian and Dutch troika counterparts to Oleh Klynchenko at Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on April 23. Klynchenko, who heads the MFA's Political Planning Division, said that Ukraine would send at least two, and possibly up to fo [...]	2009-04-29 17:42:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PARM PINS PREL PTER KGIC UP
09KYIV739	JCIC-DIP-09-002: PROVISION IN ADVANCE OF DATA ON [...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Oleksander Bondarenko, MFA Directorate for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation on April 27. Bondarenko thanked us for the information, however had no additional comment. TAYLOR [...]	2009-04-30 07:40:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	KACT PARM UP
09KYIV741	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UKRAINE'S VAT FOR MILITARY [...] (U) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 29. Yaroslav Brisiuk, head of the MFA's U.S.-Canada Division, told us that the MFA would review our request for VAT exemption for official purchases in support of the Sea Breeze and Rapid Trident exercises and [...]	2009-04-30 11:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL UP US
09KYIV758	DEPUTY SECRETARY REAFFIRMS U.S. COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Steinberg conveyed the message that the Obama Administration strongly supports Ukraine's independence and sovereignty in meetings April 26-27 with Rada Speaker Lytvyn, former Speaker and presidential contender Arseniy Yatsenyuk, opposition Party of Regions representatives, [...]	2009-05-06 14:31:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN EPET UP RS
09KYIV793	NEC'S LIPTON WARNS OF UKRAINE'S ECONOMIC HAZARDS [...] (SBU) Summary. Special Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs David Lipton and Treasury DAS for Europe Eric Meyer met with a wide range of high-level Ukrainian policy makers, businessmen, and bankers on April 26-28. Lipton warned of possible dangers to Ukraine's econom [...]	2009-05-12 15:57:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EREL ETRD PGOV PREL XH UP
09KYIV814	INTERIOR MINISTER TENDERS RESIGNATION OVER AIRPORT [...] (C) Minister oQInterior Yuriy Lutsenko submitted his resignation to the Rada on May 12 in response to German and Ukrainian media reports that he was detained by airport police in Frankfurt on May 4. According to the reports Lutsenko was intoxicated and assaulted four German police officers wh [...]	2009-05-13 16:20:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UP
09KYIV826	DEMARCHE ON UKRAINIAN DEMILITARIZATION PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Embassy on May 14 delivered ref A demarche regarding the GOU's weapon demilitarization proposal to Kateryna Bila of the MFA Arms Control Directorate. Copies of the ATF-generated slides, which superimposed US requirements for complete weapons demil on the original GOU images, and of the [...]	2009-05-15 15:25:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
09KYIV949	UKRAINIAN LAB CONFIRMS FIRST "SWINE FLU" CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ukraine's Deputy Health Minister Oleksander Bilovol confirmed yesterday that a local lab had positively diagnosed A/H1N1 with "99 percent certainty" in a 24 year-old Ukrainian man, who had arrived in Kyiv on May 29 from New York via Paris. His is the first known case of "swine [...]	2009-06-03 13:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL AMED CASC PGOV XH UP
09KYIV96	2009 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] (SBU) The following information is provided in response to REF: --------------------------------------- I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: --------------------------------------- A. Crime Threat: Crime remains a concern in Ukraine. Ukraine's expatriate community - including A [...]	2009-01-16 14:00:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC UA
09KYIV99	GAS CRISIS: WHO'S IN CHARGE? [...] (C) Given the lack of clarity regarding executive authority (and the personal animus) which characterizes the relationship between President Yushchenko and PM Tymoshenko, they have, on occasion, exhibited rare comity during the gas crisis, including signing off on two joint letters reflecting [...]	2009-01-16 17:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD UP RS
09LAGOS100	NIGERIA: DESPITE HEALTH RISKS, NIGER DELTANS LIVE, [...] (SBU) Summary: During his February 1-19 visit to Lagos, U.S. Science Fellow (USFF) and Environmental Protection Agency Federal On-Scene Coordinator Michael Solecki taught over 30 working level officers of the Nigerian Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) advanced techniques for dea [...]	2009-03-05 06:28:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET ECON SENV NI
09LAGOS101	NIGERIA: OGUN STATE FREE TRADE ZONE PROJECTS STALLED [...] (SBU) Summary: The free trade zone (FTZ) projects in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria appear stalled by the global financial crisis and ongoing political wrangling in the state. EconSpec's visit to the Kajola Specialized Railway Industrial FTZ and the Ogun-Guangdong FTZ on February 23 revealed no [...]	2009-03-05 06:33:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV NI
09LAGOS103	NIGERIA TO DEREGULATE DOWNSTREAM, END GASOLINE [...] (C) Summary: On February 26 Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Odein Ajumogobia announced at a conference on Nigeria's oil and gas sector that the GON plans to fully deregulate its downstream petroleum sector and end retail prices caps on gasoline and household kerosene. The Minister [...]	2009-03-05 07:07:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV EINV ELAB NI
09LAGOS106	NIGERIA: WARRI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLAMES FEDERAL [...] (U) Summary: The President of the Warri Chamber of Commerce, Edema Abrakata, told Pol-Econ Chief, PolOff and Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) representatives in Warri, Delta State, on February 5 that the current crisis in the Niger Delta was the result of neglect by the Federal Government [...]	2009-03-05 13:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EIND ENRG NI
09LAGOS107	NIGERIA: DESOPADEC'S QUICK START PROJECTS REAP [...] (U) Summary: At a meeting on February 5 in the main offices of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) in Warri, Delta State, officials of the organization told Pol-Econ Chief, PolOff and Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) representatives that over six hundred [...]	2009-03-05 13:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EIND NI
09LAGOS109	ENVIRONMENTAL NGOS SEEKS WAYS TO INCREASE NIGERIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: At a round table discussion in Lagos on February 18, Nigerian Environmental NGOs and visiting Science Fellow and Environmental Protection Agency Federal On-Scene Coordinator, Michael Solecki, identified weaknesses in the Nigerian oil spill response mechanisms and discussed ways [...]	2009-03-05 13:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV ECON EPET NI
09LAGOS111	NIGERIA: TELECOM SECTOR TO WEATHER FINANCIAL STORM IN 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Nigeria logs approximately 55 million active GSM lines as of first quarter 2009, up by 13 million new lines from 2008. Local mobile operators are cash-strapped given the global credit crunch and are seeking financing and alternative payment schemes from suppliers. Quality in se [...]	2009-03-11 07:53:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EFIN NI
09LAGOS112	NIGERIA: AFENIFERE LEADER CLAIMS INCREASED [...] (C) Summary: In a February 27 meeting with Chief Supo Shonibare, Lagos State Chairman of the Yoruba socio-political organization Afenifere, Shonibare explained that Afenifere is playing an increased role as the principal socio-political vehicle to promote social democratic values in the South- [...]	2009-03-11 12:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
09LAGOS114	NIGERIA: REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT PLOWS AHEAD, WHILE HEDGING [...] (SBU) Summary: Given Nigeria's housing shortage crisis of 16 million units, demand for real estate development has not waned in this economic downturn. CityScape, a Nigerian real estate firm, is developing 6 projects in Lagos and Ogun States, 2 in Rivers State, and 1 in Abuja, and is showing n [...]	2009-03-11 15:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV NI
09LAGOS116	NIGERIA: GAZPROM ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR JOINT VENTURE [...] (C) Summary: Vladimir Ilyanin, Managing Director of GAZPROM Nigeria, told an audience at a major Nigerian oil conference in Abuja on February 25 that his company is close to signing a USD 2.5 billion oil and gas exploration deal with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Described as [...]	2009-03-12 15:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL NI
09LAGOS120	NIGERIA: DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR PILOT ENGAGEMENT [...] (U) Summary: Three sites which had been identified as potential projects suitable for the Ambassador's Pilot Engagement with Bayelsa State were visited by Pol-Econ Chief, PolOff, and Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) Representatives on February 4 and 5. OSC representatives conducted surveys [...]	2009-03-13 12:23:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID NI
09LAGOS129	NIGER DELTA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE WARNS FAILURE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Niger Delta Technical Committee Report, submitted to President Yar 'Adua on December 1, 2008, reviewed 14 previous reports on the Niger Delta, and made recommendations to solve the long-standing crisis there. (Note: the report has not yet been made public and Post's analysis [...]	2009-03-17 10:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KCOR KCRM SENV EPET NI
09LAGOS142	NIGERIA: DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS RISING SEA LEVELS, [...] (U) Summary: Nigerian film director Desmond Majekodunmi, with funding from the Heinrich Boll Foundation, produced "Global Warming: Nigeria Under Attack", a documentary screened in Lagos on November 19. The 40 minute-long film documents the threat of rising seas levels on recent developments o [...]	2009-03-19 05:52:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI PGOV ECON NI
09LAGOS143	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR ENGAGED LAGOS BUSINESS ELITES ON [...] (U) Summary: As part of the U.S. Mission Nigeria's National Week activities, Ambassador discussed political and economic issues with business executives and private sector leaders at the Lagos Island Club on February 24, and the Lagos Business School Breakfast Club on March 3. Lagos business e [...]	2009-03-20 09:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID NI
09LAGOS155	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES OIL COMPANIES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador and Lagos Consul General attended a dinner hosted by the Regional Vice President for Shell Africa, Ann Pickard on February 26. The dinner brought together the managing directors and senior executives from Chevron, Total, Schlumberger, Halliburton and ExxonMobil. The [...]	2009-03-27 08:23:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
09LAGOS163	NIGERIA: Ekiti Gubernatorial Election Rerun Set for April [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ekiti State gubernatorial election, ordered rerun by the Appeals Court on February 17, will be held on April 25. Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pledged to organize a transparent election, and issued election guidelines it claims will eliminate [...]	2009-04-01 08:11:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
09LAGOS173	NIGERIA: NO SYSTEMS IN PLACE FOR COPING WITH E-WASTE [...] (U) Summary: The March 7 edition of THISDAY, a widely read newspaper in Nigeria, reported that extensive trading in e-waste in Lagos is a source of revenue for growing numbers of the unemployed. It noted that there is inaccurate data on e-waste in Nigeria but that a Seattle based environmental [...]	2009-04-06 06:38:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON ETTC NI ETRD PGOV
09LAGOS175	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE OPPORTUNITIES [...] (U) Summary: During a visit to Oyo State on March 25, Ambassador engaged Oyo State Governor Alao Akala (PDP) on his plan to build up the state's agricultural base. Governor Akala wants the agriculture sector to be the key industry in Oyo's industrial development, and he plans to float a "Pastur [...]	2009-04-07 08:23:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EIND EAID NI
09LAGOS176	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL [...] (U) Summary: During her visit to Osun State on March 25, Ambassador engaged Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola (PDP) on his plan to develop the agricultural sector. Governor Oyinlola said a Free Trade Zone will be set up to promote agro-businesses and exports. He also said Osun State is st [...]	2009-04-07 13:13:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EIND EAID NI
09LAGOS178	NIGERIA: OIL EXEC SAYS POOR HEALTH HAS SIDELINED [...] (C) Summary: On 06 April, Akin Odumakinde, Managing Director of the large Nigerian petroleum engineering service firm DeltaAfrik said he has seen some recent improvement in getting large contracts approved by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),a process that had stalled over [...]	2009-04-08 12:33:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
09LAGOS179	NIGERIA: LAGOS STATE ECONOMIC REPORT CARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Post looked at five criteria, infrastructure, economic activities and growth, public services delivery, government leadership and capacity issues in order to give Lagos State Governor Fashola a "report card" on his performance. Governor Fashola has undertaken massive infrastructu [...]	2009-04-08 15:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
09LAGOS186	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ECONOMIC OUTLOOK WITH [...] (U) Summary: In her meetings with Bank PHB and Coca-Cola on March 23 and March 25, Ambassador engaged Bank PHB and Coca-Cola executives on their outlook on the economy. Bank PHB Managing Director expressed confidence in the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) recent monetary policies, and in the co [...]	2009-04-16 07:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID NI
09LAGOS187	NIGERIA: CONSUL GENERAL RECEPTION LINKS WOMEN [...] (U) Summary: On March 30, Consul General Donna Blair hosted at the CGR a morning reception to honor this year's Nigerian winner of the International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC),Margaret Orakwusi. The event was sponsored by First Bank and attended by 27 Nigerian businesswomen incl [...]	2009-04-16 14:31:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PD NI
09LAGOS188	NIGERIA: LAGOS FINANCIAL ELITES CRITICIZE CBN MONETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: As the financial crisis and economic downturn deepen in Nigeria, EconOff met Bismarck Rewane, CEO of Financial Derivatives Company and member of the President Economic Steering Committee, on April 1 and Doyin Salami, Professor at the Lagos Business School and member of the Presid [...]	2009-04-17 07:17:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS189	NIGERIA: LAGOS ECONOMISTS SEE MARKET DOWNTURN AS CYCLICAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: Ayo Teriba, Managing Director of Economic Associates, a premier economic research firm in Lagos, argues that Nigeria's economic down turn is cyclical and not structural. He also believes that the President's announcement of a deficit in the 2009 budget had set off panic among th [...]	2009-04-17 08:04:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS190	NIGERIA: VANDALISM NOT MILITANCY PLAGUES THE NIGER [...] (C) Summary: Former militant Sheriff Mulade told PolOff on March 27 that the vast majority of the kidnappings in the Niger Deltat are committed by criminals while most oil-theft is conducted by non-violent means. As a result, closing the militant camps and offering amnesty and skills training t [...]	2009-04-17 12:10:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET SENV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS192	NIGERIA: TRAWLER OWNERS' ASSOCIATION QUESTIONS [...] (C) During the Africa Partnership Station (APS) visit of the USS Nashville to Lagos March 17 to 27, APS staff and Pol-EconOff met with representatives of the Nigerian Trawler Owners' Association (NITOA) to discuss piracy and sea robbery in Nigerian waters. The President of NITOA, Margaret Orak [...]	2009-04-17 12:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM MCAP EFIS NI
09LAGOS193	NIGERIA: EKITI STATE ELECTION RERUN: POTENTIAL FOR [...] (C) Summary: In March 2 meetings in Ekiti State, political party representatives, journalists and civil society leaders told Poloff that the upcoming rerun election for governor has little to do with real issues, but displays the typical power politics of the People,s Democratic Party (PDP) i [...]	2009-04-17 12:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
09LAGOS198	NIGERIA: GAS EXEC SAYS GASOLINE, KEROSENE SHORTAGE IMMINENT [...] (SBU) Summary: According to Adewale Tinubu, CEO of Oando Plc., Nigeria's largest indigenous energy group, the Government of Nigeria (GON) owes importers of refined petroleum products, namely gasoline and kerosene, USD 1 billion for products imported in 2008. Gasoline and kerosene are two primar [...]	2009-04-21 11:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI
09LAGOS2	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATE FOR DECEMBER [...] (u) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of December 15-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in other reporting, covering: -- Delta Security Incidents -- Political News -- Oil and Gas -- Other Economic News Delta Security Incidents; No Ameri [...]	2009-01-06 09:26:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KJUS KCOR NI
09LAGOS201	NIGERIA: IJAW YOUTH COUNCIL TELLS CONSUL GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: Consul General met March 23 with Ijaw Youth Council spokespersons Dr. Felix Tuodolo, Chairman of the IYC Committee on Security and Economic Development (CSED),currently a lecturer in Corporate Social Responsibility at Liverpool University, and first President of the IYC; Enginee [...]	2009-04-22 06:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM EPET ECON KDEM NI
09LAGOS206	NIGERIA: COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a roughly 300-page report released February 10, the UK based Coventry Cathedral Centre for Reconciliation, one of the world's oldest religious-based centers for reconciliation and conflict resolution founded after WWII as a way to move beyond a desire for revenge against former [...]	2009-04-22 12:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS207	NIGERIA: AFRICA PARTNERSHIP STATION FINDS 'MODEL' [...] (SBU) Summary: As a component part of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) visit of the USS Nashville to Lagos, a training workshop was conducted by scientists from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at the Nigerian Institute for Oceanographic and Marine Research [...]	2009-04-23 17:23:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR SENV NI
09LAGOS210	NIGERIA: SHIPOWNERS BLAME FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR [...] (C) Summary: On March 24, representatives of the Indigenous Shipowners' Association of Nigeria (ISAN) told members of the Africa Partnership Station (APS) team and Pol-EconOff that maritime security is not taken seriously by the GON. The chairman of ISAN, Isaac Jolapamo, called the failure to [...]	2009-04-27 10:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EWWT MASS NI
09LAGOS211	NIGERIA: EKITI STATE RERUNS: VOTERS WILLING TO [...] (C) Summary: Throughout the South West area, civil society organizations, political parties and political leaders of every stripe are focused on Ekiti State as it prepares for the April 25 gubernatorial rerun elections in 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The potential for violence (see reft [...]	2009-04-27 10:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
09LAGOS213	NIGERIA: EKITI ELECTION UPDATE: POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: The April 25 Ekiti gubernatorial by-election in 64 wards of 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs) between Dr. Kayode Fayemi (AC - Action Congress) and the incumbent Segun Oni (PDP - Peoples' Democratic Party),was marred by violence, voter intimidation by party members, general confus [...]	2009-04-29 07:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
09LAGOS215	NIGERIA: EKITI RETURNS TO NORMALCY AS AC PREPARES [...] (C) Summary: On May 6, following the May 5 announcement of the victory of Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Segun Oni in the contested Ekiti State gubernatorial rerun election, Ado-Ekiti broke out into violent demonstrations, as protesters clashed with police. The Action Congress (AC) [...]	2009-05-11 07:20:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
09LAGOS216	NIGERIA: BUDGET CONSTRAINTS DRIVING ANTI-FRAUD AND [...] (C) Summary: On April 21, the Director General of the E-Government and Due Process Bureau of Bayelsa State, Dimieari Von Kemedi told PolOff and Lagos Consular Section Fraud Prevention Manager that a small clique of senior officials of the State Finance Ministry allocated ghost and duplicate wo [...]	2009-05-13 06:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS22	NIGERIA NOT READY TO FACE LOOMING ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: Financial interlocutors say some state governments are planning for an oil price of USD 50 per barrel as the worst case scenario and have advocated drawing down the Excess Crude Account to finance their anticipated fiscal deficits. In the meanwhile, they are exploring alternativ [...]	2009-01-14 13:52:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID NI
09LAGOS227	NIGERIA: EDO STATE EMPOWERING THE ELECTORATE WITH [...] (C) Summary. On April 28, officials of the new Action Congress (AC) administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole in Edo State outlined to PolOff and PolSpec the initiatives of the new government to reduce costs and fraud while increasing revenue and efficiency. Officials welcomed the dramatic [...]	2009-05-14 15:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ECON NI
09LAGOS233	Nigeria's Second-Largest Fast Food Chain Bullish on [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigeria's fast food industry has witnessed tremendous growth in recent years and the management of the country's second-largest chain, Chicken Republic, expects that pace to continue despite an economic slowdown and supply chain problems. Food Concepts Managing Director Deji Aki [...]	2009-05-21 16:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD NI
09LAGOS24	NIGERIA: ELECTRICITY REGULATOR DEVELOPING POWER [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 17, the head on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC),Dr. Ransome Owan said that NERC is developing a memorandum of understanding for use by state governments and the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to permit states to keep some of the power [...]	2009-01-16 08:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV NI
09LAGOS240	NIGERIAN MARITIME SECURITY INADEQUATE ACCORDING TO [...] (C) Summary: On May 12 the Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) hosted a conference on "Maritime Security in Nigerian Waters" to highlight the severe maritime security challenges confronting Nigeria. The President of NAMM, Captain Adejimi Adu, said that, according the International [...]	2009-06-02 06:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EWWT ECON KCRM SENV NI
09LAGOS241	NIGERIA: FY2008 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL [...] Summary: For FY 2008, Embassy Abuja received an allocation of $40,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Program. Seven projects were selected for funding by the Mission's interagency team according to the SSH selection criteria and Mission objectives. Five of the projects facilitate [...]	2009-06-03 12:35:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON NI
09LAGOS243	Some US Companies in Nigeria Point to Poor Governance as [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of American business that are part of the American Business Council (ABC) in Nigeria on May 15 outlined for visiting Nigeria Desk Officer the multitude of problems that US investors face in Nigeria as well as the opportunities presented by the Nigerian market. P [...]	2009-06-03 15:48:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD NI
09LAGOS25	NIGERIA: GASOLINE SMUGGLING MAY BE MORE LUCRATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Captain Thomas Kemewerigha (strictly protect),the head of the Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association told Econoffs on January 13 that a Lebanese citizen had been a kingpin in a cartel that smuggled stolen crude oil out of Nigeria for years, b [...]	2009-01-16 12:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET EWWT PINS NI
09LAGOS252	NIGERIA: BOOMING SATELLITE TV MARKET SHOWS GROWING [...] (U) Summary: Nigeria's direct-to-home satellite television industry has grown many fold over the past several years as providers tapped the country's expanding middle class and feed consumers' demand for homegrown entertainment. Executives from both the South Africa-based Multichoice and Nige [...]	2009-06-09 15:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ECPC EINV ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS253	Nigeria's Developers Return to Basics After High-End [...] (U) Summary: The precipitous fall in high-end housing prices in Lagos over the past several months has prompted real estate developers to shift focus to medium and lower-end accommodations where demand is strong and, while margins tend to be less, prices have exhibited a steady climb. Executi [...]	2009-06-09 15:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS256	NIGERIA: IMF PROJECTS 2.9 PERCENT GROWTH RATE [...] (U) Summary. Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 19 made a presentation on the economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa in Lagos, and predicted 2.9 percent real GDP growth for Nigeria in 2009, with 4 percent non-oil sector growth. The IMF commended the Central Bank of Nige [...]	2009-06-09 15:42:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAGR EAID EINV ETRD NI
09LAGOS264	NIGERIA: PDP BEGINS PUSH FOR SOUTH EAST IN 2011 [...] Summary: (C) Political maneuvering in advance of the 2011 national elections has begun in the South East political zone. A Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) official told Poloff on June 8 that the party is focusing on recapturing the governorships of Imo and Anambra States. The Imo State govern [...]	2009-06-15 07:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
09LAGOS275	NIGERIA: EBONYI STATE BENEFITS FROM USG RICE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, the Ambassador traveled to Ebonyi state to meet the governor and visit a USAID funded vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) clinic. The Ambassador and Governor Martin Elechi spoke about developing the rice industry and the importance of private sector investment in agricultu [...]	2009-07-02 15:11:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID EAGR EMIN NI
09LAGOS279	NIGERIA: ONDO STATE GOV CONFRONTS OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Governor Olusegun Mimiko's (Labour Party - LP) four months in office have been a mixed bag of accomplishments and political intrigues. His supporters claimed he has in four months accomplished more than his predecessor achieved in two years. Opponents argue that his government [...]	2009-07-06 15:33:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
09LAGOS281	NIGERIA: KEY CHEVRON FLOWSTATION ATTACKED; OIL [...] (C) Chevron's Okan flowstation located 7 miles offshore of Delta State was attacked on the evening of July 5. Okan is a key node in Chevron's near offshore oilfields, connecting those fields to the Escravos export terminal onshore as well as connecting the Escravos terminal to the offshore exp [...]	2009-07-07 12:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
09LAGOS285	NIGERIA: EDO STATE REFORMS ON TRACK [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18 PolOff met with senior officials of Edo State Government in Benin City to discuss progress on the reforms initiated by the Governor Adams Oshiomhole (Action Congress - AC) since he took office following an Appeals Court decision in his favor in November 2008. The sta [...]	2009-07-08 07:33:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KCOR NI
09LAGOS288	NIGERIA: NONVIOLENCE ACTIVISTS ADVOCATE ELECTORAL [...] (U) Summary: On June 25, Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, University of Rhode Island met in Lagos for with leaders of Muslim organizations dedicated to religious tolerance for a round-table discussion. Dr. LaFayette described briefly his experien [...]	2009-07-09 13:02:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KCOR KDEM NI
09LAGOS290	NIGERIA: HARNESSING BIO-DIVERSITY FOR MEDICINE IN [...] (U) Summary: On June 19, PolOff visited the Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories at Ewu in Edo State, where Benedictine monks have been developing herbal medicines based on indigenous bio-resources. Pax Herbal combines indigenous knowledge and resources with modern diagnostic and labora [...]	2009-07-09 13:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV NI
09LAGOS301	NIGERIA: ACTIVISTS SAY ENGAGING COMMUNITIES KEY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6, PolCouns and PolOff met with two social activists from the Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta State to discuss prospects for peace in the Niger Delta. Sheriff Mulade and Shedrack Agediga admitted that vandalization of oil facilities by desperately poor residents in local com [...]	2009-07-15 19:17:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR EPET NI
09LAGOS302	NIGER DELTA: ELEMENTS OF THE MOVEMENT FOR THE EMANCIPATION [...] (C) Summary: Elements of the so-called Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta" (MEND),a loose coalition of armed groups partly responsible for disrupting oil-production and kidnappings in the Niger Delta over the last several years, declared a cease-fire effective July 15. MEND's [...]	2009-07-16 06:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS306	NIGERIA: ASKING THE ROBBER TO INVESTIGATE HIS CRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6 PolCouns and PolOff met with Lagos based civic activists to discuss progress towards democratization and electoral reform. The activists likened expecting electoral reform from the present government of Nigeria to asking the robber to investigate his crime. They adde [...]	2009-07-17 14:34:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR KDEM NI
09LAGOS307	NIGERIA: CALL ON ONDO GOVERNOR AND VISIT TO USG FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6, Ambassador made a call on Governor Olusegun Mimiko and his cabinet at the Governor's House, following a tour of the Matna Foods Cassava Processing Facility in Akure, Ondo State. Ambassador made introductory comments to the Governor's cabinet, highlighting the U.S. Mis [...]	2009-07-20 07:58:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
09LAGOS309	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS AT EKITI [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 6, the Ambassador participated in a roundtable on Democracy and Electoral Reform in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, hosted by the New Initiative for Social Development (NISD) and attended by three other civil society organization (CSO) partners. The roundtable was in part held i [...]	2009-07-20 15:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI

09LAGOS310	NIGERIA: INCREASED VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH EAST - [...] (C) Summary: Recent cases of kidnappings, hijackings and armed robberies in the South East have been increasingly attributed to "militants" or other criminal elements coming in from the South South or Delta region blaming it on the military putting pressure on them in that area. Roadways bet [...]	2009-07-21 06:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KCRM NI
09LAGOS315	NIGERIA: IMO STATE GOVERNOR TO SWITCH TO PDP ON JULY 25 [...] (SBU) Summary: After weeks of speculation and denial, Imo State Governor Ikedi Ohakim of the Progressive Peoples' Alliance (PPA) has now finalized his plan to switch to the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP). PPA leaders have threatened to drag him to the Supreme Court if he leaves the party. H [...]	2009-07-24 06:46:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI
09LAGOS316	NIGERIA: LAGOS BUILDS FRAMEWORK TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION [...] (U) Summary: Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Transport and related agencies, met June 29-July 3, with U.S. Department of Transportation's Rita Daguillard and National Transit Institute Director Paul Larousse, to outline the state's efforts at creating an integrated transportation syst [...]	2009-07-24 07:33:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ECPC EINV ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS317	NIGERIA; MEND REPEATS THREATS TO LAGOS FACILITIES [...] (SBU) On July 22, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta spokesman "Jomo Gbomo" stated in an on-line interview that MEND would resume its campaign against oil facilities if the GON tried to repair damaged pipelines or failed to meet the groups demands. In the interview, the Nigeria [...]	2009-07-24 14:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS MOPS ENRG NI
09LAGOS320	NIGERIA: LAGOS BUS RAPID TRANSIT TWO YEARS AFTER [...] (U) Summary: Two years after the introduction of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) program in Lagos, more Lagos car owners are leaving their cars for faster bus rides into Lagos's business districts. Lagos Bus Asset Management Company (LAGBUS),one of two companies running the service, has covered ab [...]	2009-07-29 11:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELTN EINV ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS323	NIGERIA: YAR'ADUA VISITS THE NIGER DELTA [...] (C) Summary: On July 20, President Yar'Adua paid a one-day visit to Bayelsa state, his first visit to the Niger Delta since taking office in 2007. In a speech at the state capital, Yar'Adua proclaimed that the "days of militancy are over and gone for good," and predicted fancifully that Nige [...]	2009-07-29 16:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS325	NIGER DELTA: IS AMNESTY A SCAM? [...] (C) On July 28, Allen Onyema, the national chairman of the Foundation for Ethnic Harmony in Nigeria (FEHN),which provided nonviolence training to militant youth from the Niger Delta for the last three years, told PolOff that the Executive Assistant to First Lady Tuai Yar'Adua had approached [...]	2009-08-03 15:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS326	NIGERIA: CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS ASK TO NULLIFY CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) Summary: NGO and political leaders have filed two court cases arguing that the 1999 Nigeria constitution is illegal because it was dictated and imposed by a departing military government. While judicial concurrence is unlikely, the cases reflect growing frustration with the constitutiona [...]	2009-08-04 07:23:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI
09LAGOS33	NIGERIA: NEW STATE OIL CHIEF APPOINTED IN SURPRISE [...] (C) Summary: In a surprise announcement on January 13, Mohammed Barkindo replaced Abubakar Yar'Adua as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Barkindo is a close associate and protg of recently appointed Minister of Petroleum Resources Rilwanu Lukma [...]	2009-01-26 09:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV NI
09LAGOS330	NIGERIA: LAGOS STATE AND YAR'ADUA SPAR OVER LOCAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Yar'Adua has demanded that Lagos dissolve the 37 local councils it created in 2003 or face sanctions if it refuses to revert to the 20 local government areas listed in the constitution. Lagos Governor Fashola's refusal to comply could significantly heighten tensions b [...]	2009-08-06 09:35:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI
09LAGOS333	NIGERIA: AMNESTY BEGINS FOR NIGER DELTA MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary: The GON's two-month amnesty offer to Niger Delta militants started August 6 with poor prospects for success. Most in MEND, the loose umbrella militant group, have spurned the offer to date, and the GON's failure to give the program meaningful political context has fueled doubts ab [...]	2009-08-06 19:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS334	NIGERIA: AMNESTY BEGINS FOR NIGER DELTA MILITANTS [...] (C) Summary: The GON's two-month amnesty offer to Niger Delta militants started August 6 with poor prospects for success. Most in MEND, the loose umbrella militant group, have spurned the offer to date, and the GON's failure to give the program meaningful political context has fueled doubts ab [...]	2009-08-06 19:47:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS34	NIGERIA: FCS HELPS COMPANY OBTAIN RELEASE OF FUNDS FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: Oceanic Bank refused both to pay interest on a USD 1 million dollar deposit made by U.S.-based Carmen Consulting Nigeria Ltd and to transfer the funds to the United States at Carmen's request. Oceanic provided misleading instructions for the release of the funds and even attempt [...]	2009-01-26 12:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN NI
09LAGOS345	NIGERIA: NIGER DELTA AMNESTY FAILS TO IMPRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Government (GON) amnesty program to end militancy in the Niger Delta is faltering. While as many as 400 militants have reportedly surrendered their weapons, high-profile leaders like Tom Polo have mostly kept away, deterred either by skepticism over GON intentions or, [...]	2009-08-25 17:38:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM NI
09LAGOS346	NIGERIA: NIGER DELTA AMNESTY FAILS TO IMPRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigerian Government (GON) amnesty program to end militancy in the Niger Delta is faltering. While as many as 400 militants have reportedly surrendered their weapons, high-profile leaders like Tom Polo have mostly kept away, deterred either by skepticism over GON intentions or, [...]	2009-08-25 17:38:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM NI
09LAGOS348	NIGER DELTA: LURING TOM POLO TO ACCEPT AMNESTY [...] (C) Summary: Individuals close to militant leader "Tom Polo" confirmed to CG Lagos on August 25 that Presidential Special Advisor Timi Alaibe had traveled into the Niger Delta to conduct negotiations with Tom Polo about amnesty. Governor Uduaghan of Delta State noted conditions that Tom Polo [...]	2009-08-27 14:12:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS353	NIGERIA: STATES REPORTEDLY USING AMNESTY TO [...] (C) Femi Falana, the personal attorney for Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) leader Henry Okah, told Poloff on August 26 that the core Niger Delta states (Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers) are pursuing their own amnesty agenda instead of cooperating with the federal government. He [...]	2009-09-01 15:44:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM KDEM NI
09LAGOS356	NIGER DELTA: AMNESTY, TOM POLO'S DILEMMA AND THE [...] (C) Summary: Militant leader Government Ekpompolo ("Tom Polo") may be on the verge of accepting amnesty under face-saving conditions, which, according to a source who claims recent contact with him, could prompt many other militant leaders to follow suit. The lengthening list of paid-off "re [...]	2009-09-08 13:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS357	NIGERIAN FLIGHTS TO THE USA: TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF? [...] (C) Summary: Visiting FAA representatives report that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Agency (NCAA) is close to meeting all eight requirements for Category 1 status for Nigerian carriers to fly to the United States and that it could gain that status as soon as mid-2010. End Summary. Status of [...]	2009-09-08 17:19:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PGOV NI
09LAGOS358	NIGERIA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Governor Sanusi of Nigeria's Central Bank (CBN) has been defending himself in National Assembly Committees. At issue is the legality of his sacking of five bank Managing Directors (MD). Sanusi contends that his actions were legal, while members of the National Assembly want to [...]	2009-09-09 07:15:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN NI PGOV
09LAGOS359	NIGERIA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Governor Sanusi of Nigeria's Central Bank (CBN) has been defending himself in the National Assembly over his sacking of five Managing Directors. National Assembly members questioned Sanusi's use of CBN funds to prop up the five banks, and expressed a desire to be more involved i [...]	2009-09-10 16:49:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV NI
09LAGOS361	WHERE DOES ALL THAT MONEY GO? THE MOVE TOWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 27-28, the Senate Appropriations Committee held a zonal consultative meeting on inclusive budgeting in Osun state, inviting state governments, civil society organizations, and media from the southwest to provide input into the 2010 federal budget. The federal governm [...]	2009-09-15 15:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN KDEM SOCI NI
09LAGOS362	NIGERIA: MILITANCY POST AMNESTY [...] (C) Summary: A confidant of former militant leader Dokubo Asari, Rex Anighoro, claims that a new generation of militant leaders will become active if the currently prominent commanders accept the government's amnesty. The large monetary rewards offered to leaders such as "Boyloaf" and "Tom P [...]	2009-09-15 16:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS369	OBASANJO ON AMNESTY: QUALIFIED SUCCESS BUT NOW [...] (C) Summary. Former President Obasanjo deems the GON's amnesty for Niger Delta militants a "qualified success," but he is uncertain of what comes next. Per Obasanjo, all interested parties (governmental, community, NGO, and business) need to forge a comprehensive development program to addr [...]	2009-09-30 06:53:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM ECON SOCI NI
09LAGOS370	NIGERIA: CAN A COAST GUARD HELP? [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency's new Director General admits that Nigeria has severe shortfalls in maritime security and no institutional capacity to monitor, patrol or control Nigerian territorial waters. He believes his agency has a mandate to convert the mor [...]	2009-09-30 15:57:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHSA EWWT MCAP NI
09LAGOS371	NIGER DELTA: NO EXTENSION OF AMNESTY DEADLINE; [...] (C) Contacts linked to key militant leader "Tom Polo" have reported to us independently that Tom Polo is not ready to surrender until he receives credible assurances from the GON on economic development in the Gbaramatu Kingdom, his home base and scene of a military offensive in May. To this [...]	2009-09-30 21:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS372	NIGERIA: MILITANT LEADER "ATEKE TOM" ACCEPTS [...] (U) Militant leader "Ateke Tom" accepted amnesty on October 1 during a televised ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, three days before the amnesty is scheduled to expire. President Yar'Adua, noting the surrender came on Nigerian National Day, called the militant's surrender "the best [...]	2009-10-02 15:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS373	NIGERIA: CHINA AND INDIA VIE FOR IOC LEASES [...] (U) China has made a bid for 23 offshore oil leases in the Niger Delta, according to a September 29 press report. The blocks "bid" on by the Chinese are currently held by the International Oil Companies (IOCs) and some of the blocks are producing oil. China has reportedly bid up to USD 50 bil [...]	2009-10-03 13:58:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG NI PREL
09LAGOS375	NIGERIA: AMNESTY ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE BUT WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) Summary: With the last-minute surrender of a tearful Tom Polo, all major militant leaders accepted amnesty. What comes next, from the GON or the militants, remains unclear. The GON's modest but largely unexpected success should give the Delta at least a temporary respite, but under-devel [...]	2009-10-05 19:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM ECON SOCI NI
09LAGOS386	NIGERIA'S ICT NETWORK: BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry in Nigeria is set for exponential growth in the next twelve months. Bandwidth will triple, potentially lighting up the empty fiber optic network and populating the country's various cell towers with multiple antennae [...]	2009-10-15 07:06:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS PGOV NI
09LAGOS387	PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA OUTLINES INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (C) Summary: President Yar'Adua outlined major development projects and ownership-sharing of joint ventures for the Niger Delta in a meeting with South-South governors and former militants on October 9. Positive reactions to the plans were tempered by skepticism on delivery, but activists f [...]	2009-10-15 07:40:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09LAGOS388	NIGERIA AFTER THE CENTRAL BANK AUDITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At September 29 Bank Directors Association (BDAN) of Nigeria forum bank directors received advice from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Sanusi and former Chairman of Diamond Bank Pascal Dozie on how to form and run a proper board of directors. Sanusi's remarks were deliver [...]	2009-10-16 07:11:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOC NI
09LAGOS39	NIGERIA: AES, GON IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: International arbitration over a tax exemption dispute between U.S.-based AES Corporation and the Government of Nigeria is ongoing with hearings scheduled for the end of 2009 and settlement expected in early 2010. AES has drawn USD 40 million under the GON's USD 60 million lette [...]	2009-01-28 11:20:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV NI
09LAGOS390	DEMARCHE ON IMO ELECTIONS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) The Mission formally requested Government of Nigeria support for USG reelection as a category "A" member of the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) via September 24 Embassy Abuja diplomatic note, per reftel. ConGen Lagos P/E Chief shared this note with Director Gen [...]	2009-10-16 15:34:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON PREL NI
09LAGOS393	EXPERTS ASSESS NIGERIAN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL [...] (SBU) Industry experts continue to review the pros and cons of the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Increased GON revenue, and excluded credits for security, contracting, and finance costs remain key concern for oil companies. The GON has retained the consulting services of an oil and [...]	2009-10-19 15:15:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EFIN EINV PGOV NI
09LAGOS4	NIGERIA: CITIZENS ADVOCACY GROUP FOR [...] (C) Summary: On December 18 Pol-Econ Chief and PolOffs met in Lagos with Olawale Okunniyi spokesman of PRONACO (Pro National Conference),a coalition of Nigerian organizations seeking to ensure that Constitutional Reform takes into account the wishes of the Nigerian people. Okunniyi pointed ou [...]	2009-01-07 06:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NI
09LAGOS408	(C) CHEVRON MD DISCUSSES THE STATUS OF THE [...] (C) Chevron MD in Nigeria told Lagos officers that the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill represents "democracy" for more players but doubts it will lead to "good governance." He sees the bill becoming law this year. Key concerns for Chevron are ensuring "contract sanctity" and managing the se [...]	2009-11-02 14:56:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS434	H1N1 CASE CONFIRMED IN NIGERIA [...] (C) A case of H1N1 flu was confirmed in Lagos on November 2. A child of a U.S. citizen Mission employee contracted the virus over a month ago. The minor has fully recovered and no other case of H1N1 has been reported since. This is the first confirmed case of H1N1 in Nigeria, although most [...]	2009-11-18 05:33:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL APER NI
09LAGOS435	H1N1 CASE CONFIRMED IN NIGERIA [...] (C) A case of H1N1 flu was confirmed in Lagos on November 2. A child of a U.S. citizen Mission employee contracted the virus over a month ago. The minor has fully recovered and no other case of H1N1 has been reported since. This is the first confirmed case of H1N1 in Nigeria, although most [...]	2009-11-18 05:33:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL APER NI
09LAGOS438	FUNDAMENTALS OF ILLEGAL OIL BUNKERING IN NIGERIA [...] (C) Oil theft, widely referred to as "illegal bunkering" in Nigeria, represents a significant economic activity with serious ramifications for Nigeria's economy, security, democracy and environment. The widespread association of illegal bunkering with militant activity obscures some of the m [...]	2009-11-18 08:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON KCRM PGOV SOCI NI
09LAGOS444	(C) EXXONMOBIL MD MORE HOPEFUL ON PETROLEUM BILL [...] (C) ExxonMobil Nigeria Managing Director (MD) met with the Ambassador on November 9 to discuss the status of the proposed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and touch on other sectoral developments. The MD is "cautiously optimistic" for a better bill, given that Nigeria's President and Vice Presi [...]	2009-11-20 14:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EINV ECON ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS445	NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR ADMITS LIMITATIONS [...] (C) Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Director General Temisanren Omatseye asked to see the Ambassador on November 9 (Pol/Econ Officer Notetaker). Omatseye admitted severe limitations in current capacity but outlined an ambitious program for addressing maritime domain [...]	2009-11-23 09:50:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EWWT MASS SENV NI
09LAGOS453	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH STANDARD CHARTERED BANK [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with top management of Standard Chartered Bank, which is growing in Nigeria by focusing on profitability, not size. Standard Chartered offered their approval of Central Bank Governor Sanusi,s reforms with some criticism of previous Central Bank Governor Soludo's ac [...]	2009-11-30 08:24:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
09LAGOS455	ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN LAGOS [...] (SBU) Permanent Secretary of Lagos State Ministry of Environment Dr. Titi Anibaba told Embassy Accra-based REO and PolOff on November 16 that despite significant success with respect to "greening" Lagos and reducing traffic congestion caused by illegal activities, Lagos faces significant envi [...]	2009-12-01 12:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV SOCI PGOV ECON NI
09LAGOS465	NEW WAVE OF NIGERIANS RETURN FROM BAKASSI [...] (C) ConGen Lagos contacts confirmed press reports that increasing numbers of fishermen and their families are seeking refuge near Calabar in Cross River State, after alleged violent clashes with Cameroonian gendarmes in Bakassi. These individuals claim to have been harassed, illegally detain [...]	2009-12-04 18:22:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREF PREL PHUM NI
09LAGOS472	SOLUDO'S ANAMBRA BRAVADO CONTINUES [...] (C) A Federal Appeals Court ruled December 1 that People's Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate Charles Soludo should suspend his campaign in Anambra State and "stop parading" himself as a candidate pending a final judicial outcome. The court also ordered the Independent Nigerian El [...]	2009-12-08 10:39:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI NI
09LAGOS474	NIGER DELTA YOUTH TRAINED IN FISH FARMING [...] Over 579 Niger Delta youth have been trained in catfish and shrimp farming since the beginning of this year by the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR). NIOMR has the capacity to train more youth and make a major contribution to post-amnesty skill acquisition traini [...]	2009-12-09 14:08:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EAID EFIS PGOV NI
09LAGOS476	FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS [...] (SBU) Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 145 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP/person is 1,500 dollars, and [...]	2009-12-14 12:32:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI
09LAGOS482	CHANGING CHARACTER OF KIDNAPPING IN NIGERIA [...] (C) Kidnapping in Nigeria is increasing in frequency, expanding in scope and changing in character. This seriously under-reported crime may be occurring as frequently as 40 times a week, and targets are increasingly ordinary Nigerians. Incidents are no longer geographically concentrated in [...]	2009-12-18 13:34:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM ASEC NI
09LAGOS483	FEDERAL COURT DISMISSES CHARGES AGAINST IBORI [...] (SBU) A Federal High Court in Asaba absolved former Delta State Governor James Ibori of any wrong-doing on December 17 in the 170-count, money-laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC vowed to challenge the ruling at the Federal Cour [...]	2009-12-18 14:39:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR KDEM NI
09LAGOS484	SUPREME COURT REINSTATES SOLUDO [...] (SBU) After several legal setbacks, People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Charles Soludo received Supreme Court approval December 17 to participate in the February 6, 2010, gubernatorial election in Anambra State. The PDP is therefore very much back in the fray, and the potential for el [...]	2009-12-18 15:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NI PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI
09LAGOS487	FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS [...] (SBU) Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 149 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP is 1,500 dollars, and the inf [...]	2009-12-29 07:45:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI
09LAGOS491	FY2009 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL [...] Mission Nigeria received $90,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Program for FY 2009 (reftel). The beneficiaries were community groups and civil society organizations striving to improve basic economic and social conditions of the people in their communities. Fourteen community-b [...]	2009-12-31 13:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV NI
09LAGOS493	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OBASANJO [...] (C) Ambassador met with former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, at his Hill top residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Dec. 23. The discussion focused on several topics including recent developments in the Congo, U.S. support for Nigeria and upcoming elections in Nigeria. The unexpect [...]	2009-12-31 15:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR OVIP NI
09LAGOS53	NIGERIA: ELECTRICITY EXEC SEES NO LARGE INCREASE [...] (SBU) Summary: The former country manager for GE Nigeria expects that due to a lack of domestic natural gas, Nigeria will see no significant increase in power generation in 2009. In a January 27 conversation, Ade Audifferen said the GON is focusing on transmission projects in the 2009 budget, [...]	2009-02-05 07:57:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL NI
09LAGOS58	NIGERIA: POLITICS FUELS INCREASING VIOLENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: John Akpan, a Akwa Ibom resident, business man and civil activist who was formerly an International Visitor Leadership Program participant, told PolOff in Calabar on January 12 that the increasing incidence of kidnappings in Akwa Ibom state had political roots. Akpan claimed that [...]	2009-02-06 11:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KCOR ECON NI
09LAGOS59	NIGERIA: CROSS RIVER STATE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary. Executive Director of the NGO Global Peace Development, Ebruke Esike, told PolOff on January 13 that the current development strategy of Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke (PDP) fails to deliver development to the poorest of the poor. Imoke seeks to develop tourism as the engin [...]	2009-02-06 11:48:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SNAR NI
09LAGOS6	LIBERIAN AUTHORITIES ORDERED THE EXPULSION OF [...] On January 7, Liberian National Security Agency (NSA) Director Fombah Sirleaf contacted DEA Lagos and advised that they arrested Nigerian national Sunday Okoli, a major drug trafficker. Okoli was arrested with undetermined quantities of cocaine. According to Sirleaf, the NSA and National Secur [...]	2009-01-08 07:53:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR LI
09LAGOS61	NIGERIA: DRUG ABUSE ON THE INCREASE AMONG YOUTH IN [...] (C) Summary. Dr. Theo Onyuku, a medical doctor at the Federal Psychiatric Hospital in Calabar, told PolOff on January 13 that drug abuse among young people in Cross River State is on the rise and claimed that there is a strong correlation between drug use and "cultism," violent crime and milit [...]	2009-02-09 11:41:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SNAR NI
09LAGOS63	NIGERIA: SURGEON, ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTIVIST TAKES [...] (C) Summary: Edet Ikpi, Commissioner of Health in Cross River State, who is a practicing surgeon and former head of the Zero Corruption Coalition, told PolOff on January 13 that he has embarked on a campaign to introduce transparency, accountability and service delivery in his department. As a [...]	2009-02-09 11:42:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SNAR NI
09LAGOS65	NIGERIA: QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT OF SOUTHERN POWER [...] (U) To better understand the myriad of rumored, proposed, planned, and current power projects in southern Nigeria, Post has compiled a list of known independent power projects (IPPs) in the South-South, South-East, and South-West and their status of as 1 February 2009. A list of GON-financed [...]	2009-02-11 12:06:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EINV PGOV NI
09LAGOS68	NIGERIA: U.S. COMPANY ABRO INDUSTRIES DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 2 meeting with the Consul General and Commercial Attache, Tim Demarais of Abro Industries expressed concern over the production and importation of counterfeit Abro products in Nigeria. Accompanied by Abro,s distributor he explained how counterfeit car parts and ho [...]	2009-02-11 14:12:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD EIND EINV PGOV NI
09LAGOS70	NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT PULLS KOREAN COMPANY OIL BLOCKS [...] (C) Summary: The GON announced on January 20 that it will revoke exploration rights to two deep water oil blocks awarded to a South Korean consortium led by the Korean National Oil Company (KNOC). The Korean group has threatened legal and diplomatic action. The blocks were awarded in 2005 a [...]	2009-02-13 06:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV PREL KS NI
09LAGOS71	NIGERIA: CANADIAN TO HELP IGALI FOUNDATION OPEN [...] (C) Canadian expatriate Mary Ellen Havlik (protect throughout),former Security officer for the Canadian Embassy in Nigeria on leave from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and currently Executive Director of the Daniel Igali Foundation,) told Pol-Econ Chief on January 31 that her principal ta [...]	2009-02-13 06:15:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM EPET ECON KDEM NI
09LAGOS72	PETROBRAS EXEC SAYS NIGERIA PRODUCING BELOW ITS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 06:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV PREL BR NI
09LAGOS77	NIGERIA: ELECTION TRIBUNALS UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: The Appeals Court in Kwara State, on February 17 overturned the decision of the electoral tribunal affirming the election of Ekiti State Governor, Segun Oni (PDP) and ordered new elections in 10 of the state's 16 local government areas. (Comment: After 21 months in power, it is lik [...]	2009-02-24 14:33:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
09LAGOS82	NIGERIA: EXXONMOBIL HOUSING COMPOUND IN AKWA IBOM [...] (C) Summary: On February 17, twenty four gunmen attacked a jetty near an ExxonMobil housing complex in Eket, Akwa Ibom state. A Nigerian army unit stationed nearby to guard the complex drove them off after a 30 minute battle. Local security officials believe the gunmen are still in the area [...]	2009-02-25 06:46:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ASEC PGOV PINS NI
09LAGOS84	NIGERIA: PROFESSOR ASKS USG SUPPORT ON AMNESTY, [...] (C) Summary: Pol-Econ Chief met with President of the Lagos Business School and 2007 Presidential candidate Patrick Utomi at his request on February 6. The militant "boys in the creeks" want to come in, Utomi said, and but do not trust the politicians who they believe will profit from any plan [...]	2009-02-25 14:59:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM EPET ECON KDEM NI
09LAGOS85	PETROBRAS EXEC SAYS NIGERIA PRODUCING BELOW ITS [...] (C) Summary: The head of Petrobras Nigeria said on February 9 that Nigeria is producing 80,000 barrels of oil per day less than its current OPEC quota. He expected the Total-led Akpo project, in which Petrobras has a 40 percent stake, to come on stream before April 1. Once Akpo comes on str [...]	2009-02-25 15:02:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV PREL BR NI
09LAGOS88	NIGERIA: LAWYER: OKAH'S SECRET TRIAL INTENDED TO [...] (C) Summary: In January 15 and February 9 meetings in Lagos with Festus Keyamo (strictly protect throughout),human rights lawyer and activist, Keyamo claimed that the trial of Henry Okah, alleged head of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) who is currently charged with [...]	2009-02-26 06:21:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EPET KDEM PGOV NI
09LAGOS92	NIGERIA: FINANCIAL SECTOR SLOWDOWN POSES A SECURITY RISK [...] (SBU) Summary: During discussions on February 4, Professor Doyin Salami, Dean of the Lagos Business School told Econoffs he sees the downturn in the Nigerian stock market as a national security risk, especially as the government is preoccupied with dwindling revenues resulting from low oil pric [...]	2009-03-02 08:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS95	NIGERIA: AFRICA'S LARGEST PRODUCER OF CATFISH HOPES TO [...] (U) Summary: Mr. Rahman O. Oguntade, the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) principal catfish researcher told Pol-Econ Associate on February 17 that African catfish constitutes over 70 per cent of fish farmed in Nigeria. NIOMR is providing training on fish farming to [...]	2009-03-02 14:40:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA EAID TPHY PGOV GH NI
09LAGOS96	NIGERIA: NIGERIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INVOLVES [...] (U) Summary: Mr. Alade Adeleke, Technical Director of Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) told Pol-Econ Associate on February 17 that the organization is seeking partnerships with U.S. universities specializing in climate change and the consequences it has on resource conservation and enviro [...]	2009-03-02 14:42:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV EAID PGOV GH NI
09LAGOS97	NIGERIA: EARTHCARE TRANSFORMS WASTE INTO ORGANIC [...] (U) Summary: In December 2008, Regional Environmental Officer (REO) visited EarthCare, a company engaged in the collection and processing of municipal waste into organic fertilizer in the city of Lagos. EarthCare, was launched with assistance from the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) and [...]	2009-03-02 14:43:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SENV EAGR EINV PGOV GH NI
09LAGOS98	NIGERIA: SOUTH-EAST GOVERNORS BRING LIMITED CHANGE [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings through January, contacts in Anambra, Ebonyi, and Abia states told Poloff that after being marginalized by the federal government for years, the states are now using their own resources to improve infrastructure and industry. On Poloff's road trips through [...]	2009-03-03 16:26:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV NI
09LAGOS99	NIGERIA: NEW BAKASSI LOCAL GOVERNMENT: WHERE ARE [...] (C) Summary: During a January 12-14 trip to Cross River State, Poloffs, visit to the New Bakassi Local Government Area indicated that most, if not all, of the Nigerian citizen Bakassi residents who returned to Nigeria were temporarily housed for one to two months, and then sent away to other [...]	2009-03-04 14:51:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF NI
09LAHORE11	PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER THREATENS "OPEN WAR" IF NAWAZ IS DISQUALIFIED [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 15:45:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL PTER
09LAHORE198	SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS ON THREE SECURITY INSTALLATIONS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: At least 30 terrorists, armed with grenades, guns, and suicide bomb vests simultaneously attacked three police facilities in Lahore on October 15 - Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Regional Headquarters, the Punjab Elite Police Force Training Academy, and the Manawan Police [...]	2009-10-15 13:26:00	Consulate Lahore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PK
09LAHORE207	PAKISTAN'S TEXTILES INDUSTRY IS FRAYING AT THE EDGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Garments and textiles constitute the single largest industrial sector in Pakistan, accounting for 40 percent of all industrial employment and 8.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While the industry has several globally competitive firms, the bulk of the business is mired [...]	2009-11-01 09:14:00	Consulate Lahore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP BTIO EAGR EAID ECIN EIND ELAB ETRD
09LAHORE209	NEW TEXTILE POLICY WON'T CURE WHAT AILS PAKISTAN'S INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's 2009-2014 federal textile policy correctly identifies and seeks to rectify many of the sector's weaknesses, but experts predict it will not deliver the desired transformation of the industry. Despite accounting for 40 percent of all industrial employment and 8.5 per [...]	2009-11-05 10:44:00	Consulate Lahore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BEXP BTIO EAGR EAID ECIN EIND ELAB ETRD
09LAHORE230	UPDATE ON OCTOBER 15 ATTACKS ON LAHORE SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. On October 15, 2009, extremists killed eighteen police personnel and injured over 100 in three simultaneous attacks on security installations in Lahore. The extremists had learned from previous attacks, enhancing their weapons and disguising themselves as police. Attackers app [...]	2009-12-10 06:08:00	Consulate Lahore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PK
09LAHORE35	PUNJAB GOVERNOR TAKES OVER WHILE PROTESTS CONTINUE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 04:20:00	Consulate Lahore	SECRET	MOPS PGOV PK PTER
09LAHORE46	LAHORE EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING MEETS TO DISCUSS [...] (U) Lahore's EAC convened on Thursday, March 12, 2009 to review the impact the "Long March" on Islamabad, planned by lawyers, PML(N),Jamat-e-Islam and Tehreek-e-Insaf political parties in Pakistan, will have on the Punjab Province. The EAC was chaired by the Principal Officer. In attendance [...]	2009-03-12 11:33:00	Consulate Lahore	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER AMGT CACS PK
09LAHORE6	LAHORE ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] Overall Crime and Safety Situation: (U) Due to on-going concerns about the possibility of terrorist activity directed against American citizens and interests, the Department of State continues to advise U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to Pakistan. Family members of official Ameri [...]	2009-01-16 06:39:00	Consulate Lahore	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC
09LAHORE64	ATTACK ON POLICE TRAINING CENTER IN LAHORE -- SITREP 1 [...] (SBU) Between 20 and 25 unidentified terrorists attacked a police training center in the village of Manawan situated on the main road from Lahore to the Wagah border with India at approximately 7:30 am on March 30. Preliminary reports have placed the number of casualties at 20 with over 100 i [...]	2009-03-30 10:38:00	Consulate Lahore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PK
09LAPAZ1027	GOB "SUSPENDS" USAID DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: Citing "orders from above," GOB Planning and Development Minister Noel Aguirre on July 9 delivered a letter to CDA Creagan suspending all USAID democracy programs as of July 15. Aguirre acknowledged such a decision could neg [...]	2009-07-10 21:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR SOCI BL
09LAPAZ1028	BOLIVIA: 2008-09 COUNTERNARCOTICS PERFORMANCE MIXED [...] (SBU) Summary: The Morales Government,s 2008-2009 counternarcotics performance continues to be mixed, with slowly rising eradication levels and increased seizures in interdiction, but with legislative reform on hold until after the December 2009 presidential elections. UNODC,s recent coca sur [...]	2009-07-13 11:55:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID BL
09LAPAZ103	BOLIVIA: REFERENDUM OBSERVERS UNDER OBSERVATION [...] (C) Summary: President of the National Electoral Court Jose Luis Exeni has confirmed that 11 international observer missions are expected to observe the January 25 constitutional referendum, including most prominently the European Union, OAS, Carter Center, the CAN, and Unasur. OAS Mission Re [...]	2009-01-23 22:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BL
09LAPAZ1043	CHOQUEHUANCA UNAWARE OF USAID SUSPENSION [...] (C) Summary: Government of Bolivia Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca expressed to CDA James Creagan in a meeting on July 14 some surprise that he was unaware Planning Minister Noel Aguirre had given Creagan a letter July 9 directing USAID to freeze all democracy and governance programming by [...]	2009-07-14 21:07:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ECON BL
09LAPAZ1046	SPECIAL ADVISOR ECHAVESTE VISITS BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: Maria Echaveste, Special Advisor to the Secretary, traveled to Bolivia June 27-28 to meet with GOB officials including President Evo Morales, Presidency Minister Juan Ramon Quintana, and Government Minister Alfredo Rada to convey the Secretary,s commitment to improving bilateral [...]	2009-07-17 18:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ECON SNAR EAID EINV
09LAPAZ1053	BOLIVIAN MINING, INDUSTRY OF INDECISION AND [...] (C) The Mining industry in Bolivia is in a state of uncertainty. Propelled by large investments to start operations at the San Bartolom and San Cristobal mines, the sector was responsible for 25% of Bolivia's GDP in 2008. Despite concerns about the local government, unions, community, and n [...]	2009-07-20 18:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL BL
09LAPAZ1062	USAID SUSPENSION: DIPLOMATIC NOTE [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) As per reftel A, Embassy has prepared a draft diplomatic note to be delivered to the GOB Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Planning Minister Noel Aguirre's request to Charge Creagan on July 9 to suspend all USAID Democracy and Go [...]	2009-07-22 15:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR EAID OPDC BL
09LAPAZ1080	UNGA BOLIVIA ATTENDANCE: INTERIM REPORT [...] (SBU) As per reftel, Embassy has requested information from the GOB Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the attendance of President Morales, Foreign Minister Choquehuanca, and all other members of the GOB delegation to the UN General Assembly. At this time, the GOB has told us only that Pre [...]	2009-07-23 22:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA PINR KDEM BL
09LAPAZ11	CRY FRAUD: PRE-DENOUNCING REFERENDUM RESULTS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Podemos Party launched its first wave of voter fraud accusations January 5, focusing on sudden large increases in the electorate and increased support for the government in key regions. Former National Electoral Court (CNE) President Salvador Romero told us the attacks [...]	2009-01-06 13:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM VN BL
09LAPAZ1111	CHOQUEHUANCA SAYS USAID SUSPENSION "LIMITED" [...] (C) Summary: Government of Bolivia Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca told CDA James Creagan July 29 that a GOB directive to suspend USAID democracy and governance programs (reftels) applied only to a limited number of democracy programs and agreed with Charge that it would be better to disc [...]	2009-07-30 16:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR EAID SNAR BL
09LAPAZ1142	MORALES SEEKS OBAMA MEETING AT UNGA [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca told CDA James Creagan August 4 that President Evo Morales seeks a "significant meeting" with President Obama on September 23 as part of the UN General Assembly gathering. Choquehuanca accepted the USG counterproposal on a bilateral framework a [...]	2009-08-05 13:18:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR BL
09LAPAZ1170	TWO BOMBINGS IN LA PAZ [...] (SBU) On August 12, 2009, the Bolivian National Police (BNP) informed the U.S. Embassy La Paz that a bomb had exploded at the Las Dos Torrez Building in La Paz. Later that same day, the BNP informed the Embassy that a second device exploded at a bus station in La Paz (La Zona de Villa Ftima, C [...]	2009-08-13 11:54:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AEMR BL
09LAPAZ1183	MANY ACCUSATIONS, LITTLE PROOF OF BOMB MOTIVES [...] (C) Summary: Although the Bolivian National Police have not yet established a motive in the August 12 letter-bomb explosions in La Paz (Refs A and B),President Evo Morales has nevertheless cast a wide net in accusing the political opposition, former military officials, and unnamed Peruvians [...]	2009-08-14 18:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC PTER BL
09LAPAZ1196	BOLIVIA: SPECULATION, LITTLE PROGRESS IN BOMBING [...] (C) Summary: After initially blaming a range of potential actors for two letter bombs that exploded August 12 in La Paz (reftels A - C),the GOB now seems to be downplaying the attacks. Some embassy sources suggest the bombings could be the result of differences within President Morales' rulin [...]	2009-08-19 21:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ASEC PTER BL
09LAPAZ1233	BOLIVIA: BRAZIL'S LULA BACKS MORALES FOR [...] (C) Summary: At an open-air event August 22 in one of Bolivia's principal coca-growing regions, Brazilian President Lula da Silva delivered a public endorsement of Bolivian President Evo Morales, reflecting Brazil's conclusion that Morales' re-election is all but inevitable. Lula and Morales [...]	2009-08-26 21:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD ENRG PINR BR BL

09LAPAZ1256	BOLIVIAN JUDICIARY CRUMPLES UNDER MAS ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: Through a series of judicial maneuvers and pressure tactics reminiscent of their 2007 dismantling of the country's Constitutional Tribunal, Bolivian President Evo Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party appear to be set on shutting down the Supreme Court until [...]	2009-08-31 20:15:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR BL
09LAPAZ126	BOLIVIA POST-ATPDEA: WOOL COATS TO CARACAS? [...] (C) SUMMARY. As of December 15, Bolivian exporters can no longer use the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) to send their goods tariff-free to the United States. While most goods can enter the United States under the General System of Preferences (GSP),many exporters, m [...]	2009-01-28 18:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB KTEX VN BR
09LAPAZ1285	BATTLE LINES DRAWN FOR DECEMBER ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the passage of the September 7 filing deadline, eight parties have registered to contest the December 6 elections for Bolivia's presidency and Plurinational Assembly (Congress). Three parties are set to split the bulk of the opposition vote, greatly strengthening Presiden [...]	2009-09-09 21:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM INR PHUM BL
09LAPAZ1320	BOLIVIAN ELECTION PLANNING (C-AL9-01770) [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel A request, Embassy reports that Bolivian election planning is advancing on all fronts. The registration process for the new biometric electoral roll, managed by the Bolivian National Electoral Court (CNE) is proceeding on schedule and without major obstacles. The CNE [...]	2009-09-17 14:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR SNAR BL
09LAPAZ1333	BOLIVIAN PRESS REVIEWS CLOSURE OF USAID PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend of September 19-20, the Bolivian press featured extensive coverage of the recent closure of USAID democracy and public administration programs (reftels),highlighting the concerns of Bolivians affected by the cuts and prompting the GOB to articulate its interest [...]	2009-09-21 21:07:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV BO
09LAPAZ1468	GOB DIVIDED ON APPROACH TO U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Our recent experiences with the Bolivian government show its internal divisions, between those officials who distrust the USG but recognize the value of repairing relations and those who view us as a threat and want to reduce us to a minimal in-country presence. The upcoming sec [...]	2009-10-20 11:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EAID BL
09LAPAZ1477	SUSPENSION OF MINING ACTIVITY ON CERRO RICO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pressure from the local community in Potosi has led to a directive from the government of Bolivia (GOB) for Manquiri, a subsidiary of U.S. mining company Coeur d'Alene, to suspend mining activity at their San Bartolome silver mine at altitudes above 4,400 meters. Although this [...]	2009-10-21 12:33:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PREL PGOV EINV BL
09LAPAZ155	BOLIVIAN FM'S CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO SEC. CLINTON [...] On January 27, 2009, the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship transmitted a letter (Note GM No. 037/09) from Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca to Secretary of State Clinton. The official Embassy translation follows: - - - - - - BEGIN TEXT - - - - - - Republic of Bolivia M [...]	2009-01-29 19:38:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BL
09LAPAZ1559	Response Regarding Title III of the Libertad Act [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in reftel. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No. Bolivian government officials are strongly supportive of the existing Cuban government and crit [...]	2009-11-19 22:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM BL CU
09LAPAZ1577	BOLIVIA: ELECTION MONITORS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC [...] (C) Summary: In meetings on November 24 and 25 with representatives from the OAS, European Union, and Carter Center electoral observation missions, all told us they were prepared for the December 6 elections and identified potential pitfalls, including the practice of "public voting," inapprop [...]	2009-12-01 17:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR BL
09LAPAZ1587	BOLIVIA: WHAT LIES AHEAD IN A SECOND MORALES TERM [...] (C) Summary: With a sweeping victory increasingly likely for Bolivian President Evo Morales and his MAS party in December 6 elections, the political focus in Bolivia has already shifted to how Morales will approach his next five years in office. Morales's outreach to opposition voters and (re [...]	2009-12-03 20:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BL
09LAPAZ1593	BOLIVIA MINING -- UPDATE ON CERRO RICO [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a visit to the San Bartolome silver mine in the southern Bolivian city of Potosi, EconOff learned that the financial impact of the suspension of mining above 4400 meters is significant and is already impacting operations for Manquiri, a subsidiary of U.S. mining company Co [...]	2009-12-09 16:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAID BL EMIN EINV
09LAPAZ1599	BOLIVIA - MOVING FORWARD WITH LITHIUM PRODUCTION ON ITS OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bolivian government is moving forward with its ambitious plans to produce 100,000 tons a year of lithium carbonate by 2013, starting with President Morales' inauguration of a pilot lithium processing plant on October 30. The GOB has made it clear it is not interested in inter [...]	2009-12-14 18:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV BL EMIN EINV
09LAPAZ1601	BOLIVIANS REACT SHARPLY TO SECRETARY'S IRAN REMARKS [...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian government responded forcefully to the Secretary's December 11 caution about closer ties with Iran, seizing upon her remarks to attack the United States for "imperialist" and "colonial" interference in Bolivia's sovereign affairs. The Bolivian MFA initially sought to [...]	2009-12-14 19:48:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR BL
09LAPAZ1605	GOB TO JAIL OPPOSITION LEADER REYES VILLA? [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader and former presidential candidate Manfred Reyes Villa confirmed to local press December 16 that he is in hiding from GOB authorities but said he had not fled the country. Reyes Villa labeled himself a victim of political persecution and said President Morales sou [...]	2009-12-18 17:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR BL
09LAPAZ1611	BOLIVIA: NEGATING "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Bolivia regularly votes for the Organization of the Islamic Conference's UN resolutions against "defamation of religions," most recently on December 18 in the UNGA plenary session. Given our thorny bilateral relationship, the GOB's ALBA membership, and its growing ties with Iran, [...]	2009-12-23 14:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR KISL OPDC BL
09LAPAZ163	MORALES: "DEA PLANNED MY ASSASSINATION" [...] Summary: President Evo Morales and his ministers are calling for improved bilateral relations even as he continues to state publicly that the USG has tried, is trying, and will try to kill him. In the World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil, Morales called for a "world revolution to end the north [...]	2009-01-30 21:46:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BL
09LAPAZ1642	BOLIVIAN NOMINATION: THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] Per REFTEL, Embassy La Paz nominates Dr. Marina Flores Villena for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Through her work as a lawyer and public prosecutor, Marina has dedicated herself professionally and personally to positively impacting the lives of hundreds o [...]	2009-11-30 21:25:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO BL
09LAPAZ1730	Bolivia CN Update November 09 [...] SUMMARY: * Interdiction: Year-to-date seizures of precursors and labs rose substantially; seizures of cocaine base rose slightly; and cocaine HCL seizures declined. In a series of 43 joint operations called "Plan Inca," Bolivian and Peruvian Counter Narcotics (CN) forces seized 100 [...]	2009-12-11 14:14:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR BL KJUS PHUM
09LAPAZ178	LATEST PODEMOS MAGIC BULLET: NAVA TO TURN ON EVO [...] (S) Opposition strategist Javier Flores (strictly protect) told PolOff February 1 that Bolivian Army Lt. Jorge Nava is working with Flores and opposition Senator Roger Pinto (Podemos, Pando) to discredit the government's denial of involvement in the June 21 bombing of an opposition television [...]	2009-02-03 17:47:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR BL VE
09LAPAZ1832	2010 BFIF Proposal: Building AMCHAM Capacity and Promoting [...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to respond to EEB/CBA's Solicitation for 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund program proposals with a request for funding for two projects: 1) capacity building for the American Chamber of Commerce Bolivia (AMCHAM Bolivia) and 2) support for Corporate Soci [...]	2009-12-29 17:37:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO ETRD ECON BL
09LAPAZ225	BOLIVIA: ENGAGING MAS-CONTROLLED ORURO [...] (U) Charge's February 6 trip to Oruro to visit USAID-supported organic sweet onion and quinoa projects was well-received in the Oruro press and by the indigenous communities which benefit from USAID's projects. In Amachuma Catuyo, organic sweet onion farmers thanked the Charge and USAID for t [...]	2009-02-11 13:28:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID BL
09LAPAZ232	ALLEGED GOVERNMENT LAND GRAB AFFECTS U.S. RANCHER [...] (SBU) Summary: Recently, the Bolivian Government and landowners in the Cordillera province of Santa Cruz have clashed violently concerning land rights. The government acuses the landowners, including a high-profile AmCit rancher, of labor abuses and serfdom against the resident Guarani popula [...]	2009-02-11 16:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR PGOV PHUM EINV CACS BL
09LAPAZ247	VICE MINISTER FIRED FOR U.S. IV VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Vice Minister for Basic Services Gustavo Morales was fired last month for participating in a USG-sponsored International Visitor program. VM Morales said his former boss Minister of Water Rene Orellana and Minister of Government Juan Ramon Quintana approached President Evo Morale [...]	2009-02-12 21:26:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR OEXC KDEM BL
09LAPAZ267	LITHIUM: A NEW BATTERY FOR BOLIVIA'S ECONOMY? [...] (C) Summary: Recent articles from BBC, the New York Times, and business journals have created substantial buzz about the reportedly large reserves of lithium contained in Bolivia's Uyuni salt flat. On February 11, Bolivia's National Mining Director Freddy Beltran announced that four companies [...]	2009-02-19 13:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL BL
09LAPAZ268	BOLIVIA: INPUT FOR 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Post recommends that Bolivia remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2009. Piracy and counterfeiting are serious problems, existing intellectual property rights (IPR) legislation is weak, and enforcement is inadequate. Post believes prospects for improvement are slim, especially [...]	2009-02-19 13:52:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD KIPR BL
09LAPAZ270	PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIAN CONGRESS'S FOREIGN RELATIONS [...] (C) In a February 18 call on the Charge d'Affaires, President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies (lower house of congress) Michiatki Nagatani portrayed himself as a personal messenger from Minister of Foreign Affairs David Choquehuanca. He said Choquehuanca had asked [...]	2009-02-19 14:56:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BL
09LAPAZ271	A/DCM VISIT TO SANTA CRUZ [...] (U) During a February 12-13 visit to Santa Cruz, Acting DCM: --escorted two youth from the Yungas region of La Paz, who won scholarships from the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS),to the Tahuichi soccer academy; --announced English scholarships for 50 disadvantaged high school students to study [...]	2009-02-19 14:56:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KPAO EAID SNAR BL
09LAPAZ294	EVO BLAMES CIA FOR YPFB SCANDAL; POLICE'S MILGP BAN [...] (C) Summary: Despite overtures to the Obama Administration in general, President Morales and Government Minister Rada continued the GOB's now familiar barrage of U.S.-blaming and blasting February 20-21. This time the target was the CIA, blamed for the corruption and murder scandal involving [...]	2009-02-26 14:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PROP EAID EPET MARR OFDP
09LAPAZ305	EVO NAMES EMBOFF AS CIA; TARGETS "TRAITORS" [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Bolivian President Evo Morales named EmbOff Francisco "Frank" Martinez as a "Mexican infiltrator" while sharing his vision of a vast CIA network that permeates all sectors of Bolivian government and social groups February 26. Morales' message was clear: Martinez is a CIA [...]	2009-02-26 23:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER PINR PROP EMIN EPET EINV
09LAPAZ31	USAID AND GOB AGREEMENT ON CHAPARE PHASE OUT [...] (C) USAID-Bolivia and the Vice Ministers of Social Defense Felipe Caceres and Coca/Integrated Development Geronimo Meneces Mollo have signed an agreement for the orderly phase-out of USAID's work in the Chapare. In the agreement the Government of Bolivia agrees to provide the necessary securi [...]	2009-01-08 14:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	BL EAGR ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SENV
09LAPAZ373	BOLIVIA: MORALES EXPELS EMBASSY OFFICER [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C//NF) Summary: President Evo Morales declared Embassy officer Francisco (Frank) Martinez persona non grata on national television March 9. Morales accused Martinez of "meeting with opposition prefects (governors)" and said he wa [...]	2009-03-09 20:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC PTER ODIP
09LAPAZ382	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW PROGRAM 2009 BOLIVIA [...] The La Paz Prefecture (state government) in Bolivia has been dramatically impacted by the effects of climate change. The La Paz prefect (governor) is anxious to investigate the causes of these problems, work towards finding solutions, and integrate best practices into his water projects. In th [...]	2009-03-11 18:53:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER
09LAPAZ407	BOLIVIA: CIA ACCUSATIONS SPREADING [...] (C) Summary: Accusations of CIA involvement in Bolivian "internal affairs" have proliferated since the announcement of Embassy officer Francisco "Frank" Martinez's expulsion March 9. President Morales' top advisors, Presidency Minister Juan Ramon Quintana and Government Minister Alfredo Rada, [...]	2009-03-13 21:24:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC PTER BL
09LAPAZ409	GOB RHETORIC MAY SET STAGE FOR FURTHER EXPULSIONS [...] (C) Summary: Following the March 9 expulsion of Embassy officer Frank Martinez (Reftels B, C) and subsequent government accusations March 12 of more CIA activity in the country (Reftel A),President Evo Morales charged March 13 and 14 that "foreign agents" were "buying the loyalty" of Bolivia [...]	2009-03-16 15:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC BL
09LAPAZ412	BOLIVIAN CORRUPTION: MORE SCANDALS LIKELY [...] (C) As the Bolivian state extends its participation in the economy well beyond its capacity, corruption scandals are likely to surface across any number of the poorly managed and highly politicized state enterprises. The state hydrocarbon company (YPFB) is far and away the largest of these c [...]	2009-03-17 18:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL EFIN PINR
09LAPAZ416	BOLIVIA: MOD ANNOUNCES USG BLOCKED JET SALE [...] (C) Summary: After meeting with CDA and MILGP Commander March 16, the spokesman for the Bolivian Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel announced the United States had "vetoed" the sale of Czech L-159 military jets to Bolivia. Post suspects San Miguel was expecting to be told that the sale was [...]	2009-03-17 21:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR MASS MCAP SNAR KTIA BL
09LAPAZ418	BOLIVIAN VFM: THINGS MAY GET WORSE BEFORE THEY GET [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Fernandez, the GOB had no reaction to the Charge's protest regarding the expulsion of Francisco Martinez, President Morales' latest claims of CIA conspiracies, and Minister Rada's accusations that Bolivian Police working for the Embassy a [...]	2009-03-17 22:17:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL PGOV PREL
09LAPAZ434	BOLIVIA: CONTINUED MIXED MESSAGES [...] (C) Summary: While official media give extensive coverage of Foreign Secretary David Choquehuanca's March 19 announcement that Bolivia seeks to "rebuild mutual trust" with the USG, President Evo Morales' March 20 statement that he will "personally investigate the presence of external agents" [...]	2009-03-20 19:53:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC BL
09LAPAZ436	BOLIVIA: WHO CAN CHALLENGE MORALES? (PT 1) [...] (C) Summary: Although presidential elections will not occur until December 6, at least ten members of the opposition are being mentioned as potential candidates. This is the first in a series of cables that will review the possibilities for each. Part One will focus on the three leading can [...]	2009-03-20 20:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR ENVR BL ECON
09LAPAZ470	CHARGE MEETING WITH FM CHOQUEHUANCA [...] (C) Summary: Per Reftel Charge met with Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca on March 25 to deliver correspondence from Secretary Clinton. The FM again confirmed assurances provided by UN Charge Solon in New York that the GOB would first seek to resolve bilateral issues through dip [...]	2009-03-26 18:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC BL OPDC PGOV PREL
09LAPAZ474	MORALES ALLEGES USG INTERFERENCE, AGAIN [...] (C) One day after Foreign Minister Choquehuanca assured us the GOB would not take actions to embarrass the U.S. administration and would resolve bilateral issues through diplomatic channels, President Evo Morales on March 26 publicly and without proof accused the USG of "mobilizing" CIA and DE [...]	2009-03-27 16:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC BL PTER
09LAPAZ478	BOLIVIA: A VIEW FROM THE BANKS [...] (C) Bolivian bank executives report that the sector is currently solid, but bracing for more difficult economic times ahead. While weaker commodity prices and reduced remittances will take their toll on the real economy in 2009, the banker's greatest fear is that pressure on the Bolivian cu [...]	2009-03-30 18:50:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EINV BL EFIN PINR ASEC
09LAPAZ501	SANTA CRUZ LEADERS ALARMED BY EROSION OF [...] (C) Summary: During several recent trips by embassy officials to Santa Cruz, leaders and common citizens alike have expressed concern over the growing anti-democratic tendencies of the Morales government. Issues such as the continued imprisonment of Pando Prefect Leopoldo Fernandez, the self [...]	2009-03-31 21:23:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM PHUM SNAR ASEC BL
09LAPAZ557	STARVING DEMOCRACY: ELECTORAL LAW IMPASSE [...] (C) Summary: As of 2:00pm April 9, President Evo Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party has been unable to break a legislative deadlock with the opposition over passage of the constitutionally-mandated Electoral Transition Law (ETL),which will govern all aspects of upco [...]	2009-04-09 20:41:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC BL
09LAPAZ559	MEETING WITH MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT REGARDING [...] (SBU) On 04/07/09, Charge d,Affaires (CDA) Krishna Urs, RSO Patrick Moore and Local Guard Program (LGP) Coordinator Fernando Gonzalez met with the Minister of Government (MOG) Alfredo ((RADA)); Vice-Minister of Interior Regime and Police, Marcos ((FARFAN)); and Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs [...]	2009-04-09 21:54:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV SNAR BL
09LAPAZ572	NO ELECTION DEAL; MORALES: USG DEATH THREAT [...] (C) Summary: After five days of often heated debate, as of 4:00pm April 13, President Evo Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism party (MAS) have been unable to reach a satisfactory compromise with the opposition to pass a constitutionally-mandated Electoral Transition Law (ETL). The [...]	2009-04-13 21:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC BL ECON
09LAPAZ586	BOLIVIA: ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE [...] (U) Econoff spoke with both General Director of Multilateral Affairs in the Foreign Ministry Cecilia Chacon and General Director on Climate Change Issues Jaime Villanueva on April 15. Chacon will attend the Summit of the Americas (SOA) as the Multilateral Representative. Villanueva has previou [...]	2009-04-15 22:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	KSUM ECON ENRG SENV BL KGHG
09LAPAZ593	GOVERNMENT CLAIMS INTERNATIONAL TERRORISTS ARE IN [...] (C) Summary: Early April 16, a Bolivian National Police (BNP) SWAT team raided the ExpoCruz fairgrounds in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, reportedly discovering arms and ammunition. Police also raided a downtown hotel, engaging in a firefight and ultimately killing three individuals (reportedly includin [...]	2009-04-16 22:14:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PTER PREL BL
09LAPAZ600	GOB BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON "TERRORIST CELL" [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and other senior administration members, during an address to the diplomatic corps on April 21, underscored the seriousness of what they labeled a series of three terrorist attacks and the presence of a terrorist cell with at least ten [...]	2009-04-23 11:06:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC BL PTER
09LAPAZ611	MIXED SIGNS ON TERROR INVESTIGATION, USG [...] (SBU) During April 22 interviews to BBC Mundo and CNN Espanol, Bolivian President Evo Morales seemingly sent mixed messages regarding any international role in the investigation of the April 16 operation against an alleged terror cell in Santa Cruz in which three alleged terrorists were killed [...]	2009-04-24 14:33:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ODIP OFDP OPRC PGOV PREL PTER HU EI HR RO BL
09LAPAZ631	BOLIVIA SCENESETTER FOR FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER [...] Embassy La Paz offers a warm welcome to Former President Carter and accompanying team to Bolivia April 30-May 3. The information in this cable on U.S. government engagement in Bolivia is designed to complement the background paper provided by the Department of State, which summarized political [...]	2009-04-29 19:42:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BL
09LAPAZ635	BOLIVIA: "TERRORISM" EXCUSE FOR MASS ARRESTS? [...] (C) Summary: The Morales administration may use an April 16 police team raid in opposition-dominated Santa Cruz, in which police shot and killed three alleged terrorists, arrested two more, and reportedly found a separate weapons cache (Reftels A, B),to initiate arrests of the political opposition [...]	2009-04-29 21:20:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC PTER BL
09LAPAZ658	FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER VISITS BOLIVIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Former President Jimmy Carter, his wife, and members of the Carter Center in Atlanta visited Bolivia April 30-May 3. The former President met (in chronological order) with the Embassy Country Team, Foreign Minister Choquehuanca, presidential candidate Victor Hugo Cardenas, Presiden [...]	2009-05-05 22:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM PREL PHUM PINR BL VE EC
09LAPAZ659	GOB IMPLICATES SANTA CRUZ LEADERS IN "TERRORISM" [...] (S) Summary: The government prosecutor has implicated a dozen top Santa Cruz leaders in supporting a "terrorist cell" aiming to divide the country. A former public defender for one of the Hungarian defendants told us the government had informants within the group and a great deal of evidence t [...]	2009-05-06 15:17:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KJUS PHUM ASEC BL
09LAPAZ67	LA PAZ - ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - 2009 [...] ROAD CONDITIONS IN BOLIVIA Outside the major cities, road conditions are quite poor. Of the 42,815 Km. of roads in Bolivia, less than five percent are paved. Of the remainder, one third is topped with gravel, and the rest (approximately 60% of all the roads in country) are poorly maintained [...]	2009-01-15 11:13:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT APER BL
09LAPAZ674	EL ALTO MAS ASKS FOR USAID EXPULSION [...] SUMMARY. El Alto members of President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party verbally attacked the United States May 4, following a presentation by Venezuelan-American Eva Golinger entitled "The Interference and Subversive Strategies of the United States in Latin America during the Twe [...]	2009-05-07 18:01:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KDEM PREL PHUM PINR ENVR BL
09LAPAZ695	POSITIVE TARIJA EVENTS: BOOKS, OREGANO, BASEBALL [...] Building on the positive relationship enjoyed between the Embassy and the southern, gas-producing Department (state) of Tarija, the A/DCM traveled to the region May 7-8 to host a variety of events. A PAS book donation was attended by the mayor of Tarija, Oscar Montes and well over 100 red, wh [...]	2009-05-12 19:51:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV BL EAID OEXC OPRC EAGR
09LAPAZ698	BOLIVIA: POLITICAL VIEWS FROM TARIJA STATE [...] (C) Summary: A/DCM and PolOffs met with Tarija Department (state) leaders during a May 7-8 outreach trip (reftel a). Prefect (governor) Mario Cossio told us the GOB's investigation into an alleged terror cell was a "show." He said he would be the next prefect to be arrested largely because th [...]	2009-05-13 20:28:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR BL
09LAPAZ722	SCENE SETTER FOR A/S SHANNON VISIT [...] (C) Welcome to La Paz! Your visit comes at a critical moment in U.S./Bolivian relations. In the past year, bilateral relations sank to their lowest point in decades, largely as a result of unprovoked Government of Bolivia rhetoric and action. Events over the past twelve months include a mar [...]	2009-05-19 11:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV PREL EAID ASEC PTER BL
09LAPAZ743	CHARGE MEETING WITH FORMER VP CARDENAS [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging conversation on May 15, Charge d'Affaires met with former Vice President and leading opposition presidential candidate Victor Hugo Cardenas and discussed Cardenas' campaign prospects, recent attacks against political opponents by ruling Movement Toward Socialism [...]	2009-05-22 15:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ASEC PTER BL
09LAPAZ750	LAWYER: GOB INVOLVED IN TERROR, PANDO, YPFB CASES [...] (S) Summary: A Bolivian government lawyer who worked closely on the Santa Cruz terrorism case, the investigation into the September 2008 Pando conflict, and the YPFB (state oil company) murder and corruption case provided new information on GOB involvement in all three incidents. In the alleg [...]	2009-05-26 19:45:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC PTER BL
09LAPAZ766	BOLIVIA'S BILATERAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Paragraph two contains the Embassy La Paz translation of the proposed Framework Agreement presented by the Bolivian Government for consideration at the May 20-21 bilateral dialogue. A point of clarification in Article III, Section 1: the Bolivian Government intends "State to State" to ex [...]	2009-05-29 12:02:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID ODIP OPDC OEXC SNAR BL
09LAPAZ799	BOLIVIA: USG-BACKED CONFERENCE SPURS TIP [...] Summary: On April 21 and 22 the Embassy's Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS),in a joint initiative with the United Nations, Office of International Migration (OIM) and the Attorney General's Office, organized Bolivia's first International Conference on Trafficking in Persons in the city of Cochab [...]	2009-06-02 18:12:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KDEM ASEC KJUS BL
09LAPAZ828	MFA ON UPCOMING DC ROUND OF BILATERAL TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez told Charge June 4 that he would confirm the timing of D.C.-based bilateral talks with UN Charge Pablo Solon. Fernandez urged that President Obama reverse suspension of ATPDEA trade preferences for Bolivia by June 30. Fernandez said it would [...]	2009-06-05 16:27:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PINR OFDP OPDC OVIP SNAR EAID
09LAPAZ867	BOLIVIA: NEIGHBOR RELATIONS NOT SO NEIGHBORLY [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism party (MAS) are enmeshed in diplomatic flaps with neighbors, including: a growing feud with Peru over asylum approvals for four former GOB ministers and allegations of GOB support for a June 5 Peruvian indige [...]	2009-06-10 22:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ENVR BL
09LAPAZ871	PL-480: TWO YEARS OF FRUSTRATION [...] (C) As the Bolivian State presses forward with its desire to more fully control U.S. donations, the attempt to program and use PL-480 Title I funds provides an insightful case study. Following the monetization of agricultural commodities in 2004-05, about $6.7 million was planned to be joint [...]	2009-06-15 13:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV AGR FAO FAS IFAD IICA BL EFIN PINR
09LAPAZ89	U.S./BOLIVIA RELATIONS: HOW WE GOT HERE [...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales has repeatedly stated that he will "never break relations with the United States," and he has recently expressed hopes that bilateral relations will improve under the Obama administration. Privately, however, high-level officials told us as early as 2007 tha [...]	2009-01-21 19:02:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ECON EFIN EAID BL
09LAPAZ898	EVO BLAMES U.S. FTA FOR PERU "GENOCIDE" [...] (C) Summary: Tensions between Bolivia and Peru continue to simmer following Peru's allegations that the June 5 indigenous uprising, in which an estimated 24 police and nine indigenous were left dead, was incited by a pro-rebellion letter from President Morales (reftel). Morales' claims that t [...]	2009-06-19 21:00:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PINR ETRD EPET EMIN ECIN OFDP
09LAPAZ93	BOLIVIA: MORALES TARGETS USG BEFORE REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: In his January 22 State of the Union Address marking the beginning of his fourth year in office, President Evo Morales made repeated rhetorical attacks against the United States, to the point that Charge was obliged to leave the meeting. In an encounter with the press afterwards, [...]	2009-01-22 22:13:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ETRD EAID OFDP OPRC KDEM BL
09LAPAZ957	BOLIVIA: CDA, FM DISCUSS BILAT RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca welcomed new Charge d'Affaires James Creagan June 26 at what he called a "historic moment" in the country's history. Although he emphasized his desire to return the bilateral relationship to a state of normalcy, Choquehuanca admitted no [...]	2009-06-26 23:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR BL
09LAPAZ981	GOB DELAYS, DENIES ISSUANCE OF OFFICIAL VISAS [...] (C) Summary: Since September 2008, the Bolivian government has increasingly delayed, and in some cases denied, issuance of official visas to incoming USG personnel. While the majority of visa requests are still granted without significant delay, a higher percentage of applications than normal [...]	2009-07-01 14:35:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR OFDP OTRABL
09LEIPZIG15	RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS WIN MINOR GAINS IN EASTERN GERMANY'S [...] (U) The right-wing extremist "National Democratic Party of Germany" (NPD) achieved minor gains in the June 7 communal elections in the eastern states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, had an increase in support in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (M-V) from .08 to 3.2 percent of the vote statewid [...]	2009-07-02 08:32:00	Consulate Leipzig	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV GM
09LEIPZIG26	SPD POSITIONED AS KINGMAKER IN THURINGIA COALITION DILEMMA [...] (SBU) The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered a severe blow in the Thuringia state elections August 30, losing its absolute majority. This has been interpreted as a setback on the national level as well, since the CDU came up short of being able to form a coalition with its preferred par [...]	2009-08-31 16:04:00	Consulate Leipzig	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GM
09LEIPZIG27	CDU-FDP TO FORM COALITION IN SAXONY [...] (U) The Free Democratic Party (FDP) having won 10 percent of the vote in Saxony state elections August 30, is primed to replace the Social Democratic Party (SPD) here as preferred coalition partner for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),which won 40.2 percent. The SDP's poor results at 10 p [...]	2009-08-31 16:33:00	Consulate Leipzig	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GM
09LEIPZIG28	THURINGIA ELECTION AFTERMATH: CALLS FOR A GRAND COALITION [...] (SBU) Summary: Having lost its absolute majority in the August 30 state elections, Thuringia's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) may resort to pushing Minister-President Dieter Althaus aside to increase its chances of forming a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD). A CDU-SPD coali [...]	2009-09-02 14:11:00	Consulate Leipzig	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV GM
09LEIPZIG4	GERMANY: IT SECTOR INSOLVENCY IN DRESDEN LEADS TO CALLS FOR [...] (U) Summary. Qimonda, a worldwide leading manufacturer of dynamic random access memory chips (DRAM) with facilities in Dresden (3,200 employees),Munich (1,400) and Richmond, Virginia (2,800),filed for insolvency January 23 after a rescue plan devised by parent company Infineon, the state of [...]	2009-02-03 08:01:00	Consulate Leipzig	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ETTC GM
09LIBREVILLE104	GABON: DEATH OF FIRST LADY EDITH BONGO [...] (U) Gabon has announced an indefinite mourning period for Edith Bongo Ondimba, the wife of Gabonese President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba and the daughter of Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. Edith Bongo died March 14 in Rabat, Morocco, after a protracted but undi [...]	2009-03-16 15:03:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR GB
09LIBREVILLE112	CIVIL AVIATION IN GABON: MORE TROUBLE AHEAD? [...] (SBU) Gabon's failure to pay a team of international aviation consultants is putting the nation's air carriers at risk of remaining on the European Union list of restricted airlines. On the eve of a March 24-26 EU meeting to review the list, Gabon has made little progress in restructuring its [...]	2009-03-23 12:12:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CASC GB TP
09LIBREVILLE134	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: TWO SOLDIERS DEAD AFTER [...] An apparent personal altercation ended in a fatal shootout between two soldiers on guard duty at Prime Minister Rapheal Branco's government compound in the early morning hours of April 2. In the midst of an argument between the two soldiers, one soldier shot the other in the chest and was kil [...]	2009-04-03 10:54:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CASC TP
09LIBREVILLE139	SAO TOME & PRINCIPE - UPDATE ON MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) Senior political leadership in Sao Tome and Principe (STP),including the president and prime minister, remain committed to the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) threshold program but frustrated over what they perceive as a lack of progress. MCC Threshold Programs Director Malik Ch [...]	2009-04-06 09:50:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ETRD ECON KMCA TP
09LIBREVILLE14	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - GABON [...] Per reftel, following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Gabon. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Gabon is generally open to foreign investment, with foreign firms controlling the country's three main sources of inco [...]	2009-01-13 10:56:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC USTR KTDB EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GB
09LIBREVILLE16	GABON: DETAINED NGO LEADERS OUT ON BAIL [...] (C) Five NGO leaders and others arrested by Gabonese authorities in a December 31, 2008, crackdown (reftels) were released on bail January 12. The two most prominent detainees appeared initially to be in good physical condition. In a wide-ranging press conference days before the release, th [...]	2009-01-13 13:16:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE210	GABON: PRESIDENT BONGO SAID TO BE RECEIVING [...] (C) Gabonese President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, who is seriously ill, is said to be receiving medical treatment in Europe. His precise location is unknown, although he appears to have traveled first to Spain, and may be receiving treatment there. His prognosis is uncertain. Unease is gr [...]	2009-05-14 15:31:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM GB SP
09LIBREVILLE211	CEEAC/ECCAS PURSUES AMBITIOUS AGENDA [...] (U) The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS, or French acronym "CEEAC") is the least developed of Africa's major regional organizations with responsibility for peace and security issues. CEEAC is nevertheless pursuing an ambitious agenda that includes oversight of a peacekeepi [...]	2009-05-14 16:23:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO MASS GB TP CD CG CF AO BY EK CM
09LIBREVILLE22	GABON: WORRIES PERSIST OVER BONGO,S HEALTH [...] (C) Embassy visitors calling on a mid-ranking official at Gabon's presidential palace January 14 caught a rare glimpse of an extremely frail President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba being lifted into his presidential Rolls Royce en route to a ceremonial opening of the latest session of the Gabones [...]	2009-01-15 15:19:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE220	GABON AFTER PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO [...] (C) Gabonese President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, Africa's longest-serving head of state, is gravely ill. Following is Embassy Libreville's analysis of the prospects for succession and stability in Gabon, and the likely impact on U.S. interests. End Summary. ------------------------------ [...]	2009-05-20 10:42:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR GB FR
09LIBREVILLE23	GABON: BONGO'S NEW GOVERNMENT LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE [...] (SBU) Following weeks of public hints that a government shakeup was imminent, Gabonese President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba announced a modest cabinet reshuffle January 14. The already-bloated cabinet grew from 43 to 48 positions (including deputy ministers). The new government, while it doe [...]	2009-01-15 15:28:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR GB
09LIBREVILLE230	GABON'S CHINESE-BACKED 3.6 BILLION IRON MINE PROJECT AT A [...] (SBU) Since Gabon's May 2008 agreement with Chinese authorities for the development of Gabon's rich Belinga iron ore deposit (Ref. B),preliminary infrastructure work has stalled and no further activities are underway. Unofficial reports from government, diplomatic, and NGO sources cite the c [...]	2009-05-22 07:08:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIN EMIN PGOV GB CH
09LIBREVILLE232	Gabon: Discontent May Close Schools Early [...] (U) Since tense negotiations ended a primary and secondary teachers' strike in December 2008, the problems facing Gabon's education sector have multiplied and spread to higher education. University professors are now on strike, demanding better pay and working conditions, and their colleagues a [...]	2009-05-22 07:08:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB SOCI PGOV GB
09LIBREVILLE245	GABON: REGIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS [...] (C) Gabon is concerned about the future of the MICOPAX peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, maritime security, potential Hezbollah activity in West and Central Africa, and other issues, Defense Minister Ali Bongo Ondimba told the Ambassador in a wide-ranging conversation. End [...]	2009-06-02 16:22:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PINR GB FR
09LIBREVILLE247	GABON WORRIED ABOUT UPCOMING CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) [...] (C) Gabon views the July 12 presidential election in the neighboring Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) with "great concern," according to Minister of Defense Ali Bongo Ondimba. Bongo said a significant number of Congolese have crossed the ROC/Gabon border in recent weeks, fearing a resurgence o [...]	2009-06-03 09:41:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CF CG GB
09LIBREVILLE256	GABON CLAIMS NIGER DELTA MILITANTS IN SAO TOME [...] (C) Gabon's defense minister claims that a senior official in Sao Tome and Principe (STP) recently told him that militants from Nigeria's Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) have infiltrated the Portuguese-speaking island nation off Nigeria's coast. Meanwhile, in Gabon, of [...]	2009-06-04 12:15:00	Embassy Libreville	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL MARR SNAR GB TP NI
09LIBREVILLE262	GABONESE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS IRAN [...] (C) According to the French Ambassador to Gabon, Gabonese Foreign Minister Paul Toungui recently visited Tehran where he and Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki talked about visas, improving economic relations, and establishing regular talks between Gabon and Iran. The French Ambassador said tha [...]	2009-06-05 09:46:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GB IR
09LIBREVILLE267	GABON'S RESPONSE TO RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 09:19:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL SU AF GB
09LIBREVILLE269	EMBASSY GABON'S OUTREACH FOR THE PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) In response to REFTEL, post hosted twelve local religious leaders at the Ambassador,s residence to watch the speech delivered at Cairo University on June 4. Reactions to the speech were uniformly positive. Post specifically targeted religious leaders, with the majority being influential [...]	2009-06-08 17:37:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL
09LIBREVILLE270	PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO DEAD AT 1430 LOCAL [...] (U) Gabonese officials have confirmed that President Omar Bongo Ondimba passed away on June 8 at 1430 Gabonese time. The Government of Gabon has announced a 30-day period of mourning. There are no details on the funeral yet. The Gabonese military is on alert, the international airport is clo [...]	2009-06-08 17:37:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GB SP FR
09LIBREVILLE275	GABON: EAC MEETING CONVENED FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (SBU) Following the announcement of the death of Gabon's President Omar Bongo Ondimba, a meeting of Post's EAC was convened at 1930 at the CMR. The meeting was chaired by the Ambassador. 2. (SBU) The first order of business was an accounting of all official embassy personnel, family members [...]	2009-06-09 14:21:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT PREL ASEC GB
09LIBREVILLE276	GABON THE DAY AFTER: LIBREVILLE QUIET, SUCCESSION [...] (U) The post-Omar Bongo era has begun. Prime Minister Eyeghe Ndong returned to Libreville from Barcelona to push along the constitutionally-mandated succession process. Following the articles of succession in the constitution, the Council of Ministers unanimously voted to refer the question o [...]	2009-06-09 16:49:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS PREL GB FR SP TP
09LIBREVILLE295	GABON: GOVERNMENT DISMISSED, REAPPOINTED, AND [...] (C) On June 19 Interim President Rose Francine Rogombe accepted the constitutionally-mandated resignation of Prime Minister Jean Eyeghe Ndong and the demission of the Cabinet of Ministers. Ndong was appointed hours later to head a transitional government that looks much like its predecessor. [...]	2009-06-22 16:29:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREF GB

09LIBREVILLE3	GABON: NGO ACTIVISTS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED [...] (C) Marc Ona, other NGO activists and journalists arrested New Years' Eve are supposed to be released today according to Gabonese law (LIBREVILLE 002). In a status called "garde a vue", individuals can be held in police custody lawfully without formal charges against them for a total 72 hou [...]	2009-01-06 13:56:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV GB
09LIBREVILLE307	JOINT GABONESE-CHINESE MEDICAL-MILITARY EXERCISE [...] (C) SUMMARY. From June 21-28, "Angel of Peace 2009," a joint Gabonese-Chinese medical-military exercise took place in Ogooue Ivindo province, the location of the proposed $3 billion Chinese-funded Belinga iron mining project (Reftel). Notably, the formal ceremony included a simulation of an ex [...]	2009-06-29 15:49:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PMIL PGOV GB
09LIBREVILLE321	GABON: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES STEP FORWARD [...] (U) Gabon,s election is shaping up to be the country,s first truly comprehensive election since independence. The ruling Democratic Party of Gabon (PDG) announced last week a July 4 deadline for submission of names of presidential candidates from the party's membership. In total, there are t [...]	2009-07-07 16:10:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE323	GABON: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION BY SEPTEMBER 6 [...] (C) The Constitutional Court ruled on July 8 after declaring the existence of a "force majeure," that the upcoming presidential election must occur no later than September 6 The ruling Democratic Party of Gabon has missed its self-imposed July 8 date to announce its candidate from among ten [...]	2009-07-09 13:45:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE34	GABON: ECCAS/CEEAC PITCHES FOR U.S. MILITARY [...] (C) The head of the military joint staff of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS/CEEAC) made a pitch for U.S. assistance, outlined regional security initiatives and introduced his multinational staff in a lively meeting January 12 meeting with Emboffs and the visiting AF/C [...]	2009-01-23 10:02:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KPKO CT CD CG SU GB
09LIBREVILLE344	GABON: VOTER REGISTRATION CLOSED, MINISTER OF [...] (C) Voter registration for Gabon's upcoming presidential election ended on July 22 after being extended an extra day due to higher-than-expected demand. Long lines and early closings of registration offices have fueled complaints by citizens and political opponents to the ruling party. Casami [...]	2009-07-23 16:14:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR GB
09LIBREVILLE349	GABON: WHO'S WHO OF THE FRONT-RUNNING [...] (C) With the race for the Gabonese presidency underway, there are a number of presidential hopefuls who will remain important throughout the election cycle. The full roster of candidates, 23 in all, contains only a handful of legitimate contenders to succeed Omar Bongo. This cable identifies [...]	2009-07-29 12:34:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE36	GABON: PRISON UPRISING EXPOSES DEPLORABLE [...] (C) An uprising at Libreville's Central Prison January 19 left three prisoners dead and several wounded before authorities restored order. Trouble started when prisoners took four guards hostage in a protest over filthy living conditions and lengthy pretrial detention. The government's inter [...]	2009-01-26 05:21:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV GB
09LIBREVILLE364	GABON: TELECOMMUNICATIONS STRIKE SHUTS DOWN [...] (C) In the critical lead time prior to Gabon,s presidential election August 30th, much of the country is without internet and telephone capability. A strike by Gabon Telecommunication workers has resulted in internet, land, and cellular lines being disabled, and is affecting all subsidiaries [...]	2009-08-04 14:12:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS EINT EINV ELAB ETTC
09LIBREVILLE368	GABON: ELECTION MISCELLANY [...] (C) As Gabon enters into an unprecedented period in its history, Gabonese politics also struggles to define the norms for the first truly unpredictable political landscape in 41 years. New election tactics like the use of short messaging services (SMS) and billboards are prompting local debate [...]	2009-08-06 15:31:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE37	GABON REFORMS CIVIL AVIATION AMID CONCERNS OVER [...] (SBU) Civil aviation in Gabon is in disarray. Since July 2008, the European Union has imposed safety-related restrictions on all Gabon-certified air carriers, including a complete ban on most companies. In response, Gabon is scrambling to put in place a new, independent civil aviation author [...]	2009-01-26 11:00:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON EINV GB TP
09LIBREVILLE38	GABON: ACTIVISTS SAY GOVERNMENT TRUMPED UP [...] (C) The Ambassador met January 16 with two Gabonese NGO leaders under investigation for an alleged plot to undermine state security. Marc Ona and Georges Mpaga, arrested on New Year's Eve, were released January 12 but are still subject to a lengthy investigation and trial. Neither is free to [...]	2009-01-26 11:00:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SENV SOCI GB
09LIBREVILLE386	GABON: ELECTION OBSERVATION UPDATE [...] (C) The African Union (AU) pre-election evaluation delegation led by Dr. Albert Tevoedjre, Mediator of Benin, visited Libreville the week of August 10. The delegation included former ministerial-level and election commission officials from Burkina Faso, Mali and Mauritius. Sent by AU Peace [...]	2009-08-14 13:34:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE398	GABON: SECURITY ISSUES FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Libreville is calm and will likely remain so in the leadup to the August 30 presidential election. For the first time in 41 years the Gabonese will not have Omar Bongo as the shoo-in candidate. Since the rules that applied under Omar Bongo's presidency are now in flux, security and peacef [...]	2009-08-28 15:02:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE405	GABON: ALI DECLARED WINNER, LIBREVILLE LOCKED [...] (C) The Gabonese Electoral Commission declared Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba, the ruling party candidate, the winner of the presidential election on September 3. Gabonese security forces dispersed a crowd of an estimated 2000 supporters of various opposition leaders who had gathered in a downtown ar [...]	2009-09-03 15:09:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE412	GABON: THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: DOUBTS ABOUT [...] (C) Gabon,s presidential election process continues to move forward. On September 4, Ali Bongo Ondimba was announced as the winner of the August 30 presidential election (Reftel). Opposition requests for an independent vote count were rejected. Losing candidates have 15 days (until Septembe [...]	2009-09-11 10:08:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE428	GABON: INFORMATION ON RUSSIAN PRESENCE IN GABON [...] (U) Per reftel, post provides the following information on the Russian presence in Gabon. 2. (U) IS THERE A RUSSIAN TRADE REPRESENTATION IN YOUR COUNTRY? The Russian Embassy in Gabon consists of three diplomats: the Ambassador, Vladimir E. Tarabrin, and a married couple, who both work i [...]	2009-09-25 07:27:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EINV GB RS ECON
09LIBREVILLE430	GABON: OPPOSITION ORGANIZES TO PRESENT THEIR CASE [...] (C) A 19-member delegation representing Gabon's political opposition presented their case against the election of Ali Bongo Ondimba to the Ambassador on September 25. The opposition is using its newly-found united front with foreign embassies and international missions to underscore their arg [...]	2009-09-25 15:18:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE460	GABON: ALI BONGO INSTALLATION, IMPLICATIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ali Bongo Ondimba, the son of former President Omar Bongo who ruled Gabon for 41 years, will be formally inaugurated as the country's fourth president on October 16. The Constitutional Court's validation of the August 30 election results on October 11 and Bongo's installation end [...]	2009-10-15 15:18:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB EK
09LIBREVILLE466	GABON: NEW FACES IN LEANER ALI BONGO CABINET, PART [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ali Bongo Ondimba era has begun in Gabon with the naming of a new cabinet. President Bongo lived up to a campaign promise, cutting more than 15 senior positions in the government and consolidating a number of ministries. New and younger faces now head the remaining ministries [...]	2009-10-19 16:47:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE481	GABON: PPRESIDENT ALI BONGO CHANGES WAY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: President Ali Bongo's changes to the government are shaking up the way Gabon does business. His efforts look to streamline the government and focused its agenda. He continues to eliminate "dead-weight" positions throughout the government. He has capped the maximum public secto [...]	2009-11-02 14:33:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE495	GABON: NATIONAL PARKS FACING SIGNIFICANT [...] (SBU) Summary: Gabon's newly-appointed director of the National Parks Agency (ANPN),biologist and environmentalist Dr. Lee White, reviewed the current status of the parks authority, anticipated next steps to develop eco-tourism and the parks, and provided a general background on the status of [...]	2009-11-12 07:18:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE501	SAO TOME: LETTER FROM MENEZES CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] On November 12 the Embassy received a letter dated October 10 from Sao Tome and Principe President Fradique Menezes for President Obama conveying congratulations for the award of the Nobel Peace Prize. 2. The translated letter reads as follows: Dear Mr. President, It is with great plea [...]	2009-11-16 13:25:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TP
09LIBREVILLE508	GABON: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] Summary: Post provides the following response keyed to questions in ref A. Gabon's new government has demonstrated an energized commitment to combating trafficking in persons. During the reporting period (February-November),the deaths of Gabon's First Lady Edith Bongo in March and President [...]	2009-11-17 14:07:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG GB
09LIBREVILLE518	GABON: FIRST DANIEL PEARL WORLD MUSIC DAYS A POPULAR AND [...] (U) Summary. The first-ever Gabonese Daniel Pearl World Music Days celebration was held in Libreville from November 17-20, with the participation of partner embassies Spain, Japan, Korea, and France making it truly a multicultural event. A two-night music and film festival was open to the pub [...]	2009-11-24 12:23:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PHUM OIIP AO GB
09LIBREVILLE538	GABON: RULING PARTY LOSING GROUND IN OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Gabon's ruling Democratic Party is on the verge of losing its only toehold in Port Gentil, the country's second largest commercial center and opposition stronghold. Port Gentil's current mayor, Andre Jules Ndjambe, is likely to be ousted in the next week after losing the confide [...]	2009-12-09 05:00:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE539	GABON: PRESIDENT BONGO SAYS HE WILL FOCUS ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 05:02:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	TSPL SENV GB
09LIBREVILLE540	GABON AND SAO TOME: CUBAN CONNECTIONS WITH GABON [...] Per reftel, post provides the following information regarding Gabonese-Cuban and Sao Tomean-Cuban relations. Gabonese and Cuban Government contacts are extremely limited. Sao Tomean relations with Cuba are more established, but still quite limited. The most visible signs of the relationship [...]	2009-12-09 05:02:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ETTC GB TP CU
09LIBREVILLE543	GABON: UTILITY PROBLEMS PLAGUE LIBREVILLE [...] Summary: Electrical and water service in Gabon is becoming increasingly unreliable and is presenting a potentially serious challenge to the government. Previously unheard of, rolling blackouts, frequent power outages, and lack of water are now common. The partially government-managed Electr [...]	2009-12-10 08:37:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV GB
09LIBREVILLE547	GABON: PRESIDENT BONGO TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION [...] (c) Summary: In a December 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Gabon,s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said he would like to strengthen the good bilateral cooperation that already exists with the U.S., and pledged to stay involved in facilitating solutions to regional conflict. President Bongo comment [...]	2009-12-15 12:34:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	KHUM KTIP PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE56	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: COUP PLOT FOILED? [...] (U) According to information trickling out of Sao Tome and Principe (STP),security forces thwarted a suspected coup plot by arresting several suspects on the evening of February 11. Information is sketchy, but initial reports indicate that the former paramilitary group known as the Buffalos [...]	2009-02-12 16:03:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR CASC GB TP
09LIBREVILLE61	GABON: ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED FOR INCREASED LAW [...] (U) Per reftel, please find the requested information to help further define law enforcement and judicial training needs for Gabon. 2. (C) All responses are keyed to questions from paragraph 2 in reftel: -- Controlling the flow of illegal immigrants (including trafficking victims) and go [...]	2009-02-20 06:09:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC GB
09LIBREVILLE7	GABON: DETAINED ACTIVISTS SCHEDULED FOR [...] (C) Seven persons detained in a crackdown on anti-corruption and anti-government activists were scheduled to be arraigned in a Libreville court on the afternoon of January 7. Details of potential charges against the detainees are not available. One of the detainees told us they are being he [...]	2009-01-07 14:34:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE74	SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: ASSESSMENT OF THE NEED FOR [...] (U) Per reftel, please find the requested information to help further define law enforcement and judicial training needs for Gabon. 2. (C) All responses are keyed to questions from paragraph 2 in reftel: -- Maritime border control poses a significant challenge for the poor island country [...]	2009-02-26 11:22:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC GB
09LIBREVILLE87	GABONESE GOVERNMENT LASHES OUT AT FRANCE [...] (U) Gabon's foreign minister convoked the diplomatic corps March 6 to deliver a scathing indictment of the French "media campaign" against President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, which the foreign minister says threatens to seriously damage relations with France. He noted bitterly that the cam [...]	2009-03-06 10:40:00	Embassy Libreville	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GB FR
09LILONGWE107	MALAWI: POTENTIAL US MISSION COOPERATION WITH [...] (U) On February 17 Frank Kufakwandi, the Resident Representative/Country Manager for the African Development Bank (AfDB),met with the Ambassador to brief him on AfDB activities in Malawi. Kufakwandi noted that AfDB/Malawi manages a USD 200 million portfolio encompassing a wide range of proje [...]	2009-02-27 15:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELTN MI
09LILONGWE113	CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST MALAWI'S FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Former President and current United Democratic Front (UDF) Presidential candidate Bakili Muluzi was arrested Feb. 25 on corruption charges. Immediately released on bail, Muluzi awaits a date for a High Court hearing on the case. Investigations began into Muluzi's alleged cor [...]	2009-03-04 15:06:00	Embassy Lilongwe	SECRET	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE182	FRAUD SUMMARY; MALAWI SEPT 2008 - FEB 2009 [...] Per reftel request, post submits the following semi-annual report covering the period September 2008 through February 2009. ------------------ COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------ 2. Malawi is among the world's poorest countries, with more than two-thirds of the population living in pov [...]	2009-04-03 10:21:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS MI
09LILONGWE188	EMBASSY LILONGWE - ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE [...] Crime Mobility (C) Criminal elements roam freely at night, and are known to target Embassy official and affluent residential areas for burglary. (15) Expatriate and Diplomatic residents and facilities are regularly targeted for home invasion robberies in the evening hours. 2. Crime Am [...]	2009-04-07 07:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC MI
09LILONGWE228	MALAWI ELECTIONS - EXPECT A TIGHT RACE [...] (C) Summary: President Bingu wa Mutharika and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader John Tembo are the clear front-runners in a pack of seven presidential candidates. Despite Mutharika's real macroeconomic success and populist programs such as the fertilizer subsidy, incumbency in Malawi has not [...]	2009-04-29 10:24:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE257	MALAWI ELECTION OBSERVATION PLANS [...] (SBU) Election observation for Malawi's May 19 presidential and parliamentary elections will be robust. The U.S. Mission will deploy 17 observation teams and will be joined by British High Commission, Canadian High Commission, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ),and Iceland International Deve [...]	2009-05-13 14:00:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE273	STILL TOO EARLY TO CALL MALAWI'S ELECTION [...] It is still too early to declare the winner of Malawi's 19 May presidential election. As of 5pm on 20 May, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) had officially endorsed results from only 58 of 3,897 polling stations or 1.5 percent, with President Mutharika in the lead. UNDP colleagues told [...]	2009-05-20 15:53:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE320	MALAWI: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH OPENS DOORS FOR INCREASED [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions with student groups and Muslim leaders following President Obama's recent speech in Cairo have highlighted several opportunities for increased outreach to the Muslim community in Malawi. Commenting on President Obama's balance and inclusiveness in the speech, observe [...]	2009-06-09 14:18:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL KPAO KISL MI
09LILONGWE348	UN ACCEPTS MALAWI FOR MISSION IN CHAD, BUT [...] (C) Summary: During its recent inspection, the U.N. Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO),accepted a Malawi Defense Force (MDF) infantry battalion for deployment to the U.N. Mission to Chad and the Central African Republic (MINURCAT). Coming on the heels of a nine-week African Conti [...]	2009-06-23 15:12:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS KPKO PREL MI
09LILONGWE44	MALAWI: PRIMARIES DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD [...] (C) Summary: Malawi's recently concluded primary season was marred by procedural problems and disputed outcomes. None of the three major parties had transparent or consistent rules for conducting primaries, and none were immune from vote-buying and outright imposition of candidates. In the No [...]	2009-01-29 11:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE506	MALAWI CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 SWINE FLU CASE [...] On Friday, September 4, positive laboratory results from an individual in Malawi indicated the country's first confirmed case of Influenza A H1N1 (swine flu). Samples from seven individuals suspected of being infected were collected and sent to the South African National Institute for Communi [...]	2009-09-09 12:58:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO AMED MI
09LILONGWE507	MALAWI DEPORTS "IMPERIALIST" TOBACCO EXECUTIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, the GOM deported four senior executives from the three largest tobacco buying companies in Malawi, with less than 24-hour notice. Two of the companies have U.S. ownership. In a public statement, President Mutharika labeled the executives "imperialists" and "enemie [...]	2009-09-09 15:19:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAGR MI
09LILONGWE522	MALAWI: EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES [...] Post welcomes this opportunity to provide input on the Malawian diaspora community. The initiative is particularly timely given recent remarks by President Mutharika regarding his interest in tapping the Malawian diaspora community as a resource for in-country development activities. We will [...]	2009-09-18 13:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL MI
09LILONGWE531	MALAWI: U.S. TOBACCO COMPANY CONVEYS CONCERNS [...] (C) Executives from U.S.-owned tobacco firm Alliance One told the Ambassador they have concerns about the future of their operations in Malawi following the deportation of four tobacco company executives on September 9 (reftel). They noted that President Mutharika's harsh rhetoric in justifyin [...]	2009-09-25 10:32:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EAGR MI
09LILONGWE554	MALAWI - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] Per reftel request, Embassy Lilongwe submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information in the requested format. 2. Country: MALAWI Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Malawi's population is approximately 13 million and GDP at current prices is USD 4.6 bil [...]	2009-10-08 14:02:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON XA MI
09LILONGWE613	FRAUD SUMMARY - MALAWI [...] Per reftel (a),Post submits the following semi-annual report for the period March 2009 through August 2009. ------------------ COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------ 2. Landlocked Malawi is one of the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. The economy is predominat [...]	2009-11-16 10:09:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC MI
09LILONGWE622	MALAWI TO SUPPORT U.S. IMO CANDIDACY [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Malawi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on Sept. 24, delivering both the diplomatic note and the aide memoire. Mr. Chiunguzeni did not offer any substantive response other than to indicate that IMO issues are handled [...]	2009-11-18 15:14:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EWWT PHSA MI
09LILONGWE697	EMBASSY LILONGWE: CA/CST INSTALLATION/TRAINING EXIT [...] Visit summary: A. Post visited: Lilongwe, Malawi B. CA/CST installation and training team members: Bill Milburn Lance Constien C. Post visit dates: December 3-16, 2009 D. Post personnel contacted: Peter Ganser, Consular Chief Katina Caldwell, IMS William Cameron, E [...]	2009-12-23 05:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KCSY CMGT AADP CVIS CPAS MI
09LILONGWE85	MALAWI: COMMANDER AFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DEPLOY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi Defense Force (MDF) Commander Marko Chiziko confirmed to emboffs that Malawi will seek to deploy to the UN Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) in June 2009. Chiziko said the GOM has purchased 30 Toyota Landcruisers and provided the MDF over $1 mill [...]	2009-02-18 15:36:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS KPKO PREL MI
09LIMA1053	FUJIMORI SENTENCED TO 7.5 YEARS FOR EMBEZZLEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Former president Alberto Fujimori was sentenced on July 20 to seven years and six months for embezzlement charges, in connection with a $15 million "severance" payment to then-intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos. Fujimori admitted guilt on the first day of the trial in orde [...]	2009-07-22 16:32:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PHUM PE
09LIMA1055	NEW CABINET TO FOCUS ON "ORDER" "INCLUSION" [...] (C) Summary: President Garcia on July 11 swore in a new cabinet that replaces seven Ministers, including the important posts of Prime Minister, Defense Minister, Interior Minister and Trade Minister. Most Embassy contacts say the new Cabinet more closely aligns with the President's policy pre [...]	2009-07-22 16:35:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI
09LIMA1059	CUZCO PROVINCE: TARGET FOR EVO MORALES? [...] (C) Summary: There is evidence that Canchis, a protest-prone area in Cuzco region, may be a focus of Bolivian activities in Peru. Canchis is a rich target with a history of rebellion going back over two centuries and a highly politicized and ideological population. The GOP has alleged Boliv [...]	2009-07-22 21:45:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE
09LIMA1166	SENDERO ARREST: GOP AND ANAYLSTS ACCOUNTS DIFFER [...] (C) Summary. Peruvian National Police (PNP) and the Interior Ministry's intelligence unit on August 9 captured Felix Victoriano Mejia Ascencio ("Mono"),who the GOP claims is a high-ranking leader in the Upper Huallaga Valley (UHV) faction of Sendero Luminoso. According to law enforcement c [...]	2009-08-12 21:06:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE
09LIMA1177	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM ON COLOMBIA AND [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with FM Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde on August 11 to discuss the Colombia "non-bases" issue and Honduras. Garcia Belaunde imparted two key messages: (A) We are not out of the woods on the Colombia DCA controversy, and B) the USG needs to be seen as doing conside [...]	2009-08-14 14:00:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR SNAR CO HO PE
09LIMA1200	GOP REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] The Foreign Ministry has presented the Embassy with diplomatic note 22-6-GG/71 announcing Peru's candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the period 2011-2014, and requesting USG support for Peru's candidacy. We have emailed scanned copies of the diplomatic note, its ac [...]	2009-08-19 17:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA PE
09LIMA123	Smugglers Already Targeting Korean VWP Travel [...] SUMMARY: On January 21, 2009, the Peruvian National Police (PNP) arrested eight PRC nationals for allegedly planning to smuggle Chinese asylum-seekers to the U.S. with phony Japanese passports. A raid of the ring's "labs" in Lima suggests they were also targeting Korea's VWP program, by conco [...]	2009-01-28 22:36:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS ASEC SMIG KFRD PE
09LIMA1290	NAS LIMA END OF MONTH REPORT - AUGUST [...] (U) Summary: * Ports Program Report * Capture of Sendero Luminoso leader leads to NAS-PNP collaboration seminar * Aviation Report * NAS Director and Deputy Meet with head of Police Education directorate * NAS Director and Deputy Meet with Huanuco Regional President on New Police Academy * [...]	2009-09-02 20:55:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
09LIMA1299	SHINING PATH SHOOTS DOWN HELICOPTER IN THE VRAE [...] (C) Summary: Presumed Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL) forces downed a Peruvian air force (FAP) MI-17 helicopter yesterday, killing its pilot and co-pilot. This was the latest example in a recent spate of deadly attacks in the Apurimac-Ene River Valley (VRAE) attributed to the SL, includin [...]	2009-09-03 18:41:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR SOCI PGOV MOPS PE
09LIMA1309	VRAE: GOP MOUNTS RESCUE OP FOR STRANDED SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary: At approximately 1100 hrs on September 4, Peruvian armed forces successfully overcame small arms fire, weather delays and capability limitations, and rescued five wounded soldiers stranded in the aftermath of the September 2 Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL) attack on a Peruvian air [...]	2009-09-04 21:01:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR SOCI PGOV MOPS PE
09LIMA1350	PERU RESUMES HUMANITARIAN DEMINING [...] (SBU) Summary: Overcoming past shortcomings and deserved skepticism, Peru recently resumed humanitarian demining (HD) operations in parts of its shared border with Ecuador and at other sites within its territory. Senior GOP officials expressed gratitude for the USG's "crucial" assistance, and [...]	2009-09-14 22:25:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KHDP MOPS PTER SOCI EC PE
09LIMA1389	AMAZON WORKING GROUPS: FRUSTRATIONS AMID DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Following the deadly June 5 Amazon clashes in which 24 police officers and 10 civilians were killed, then-PM Yehude Simon signed accords with indigenous groups that established the National Coordinating Group for the Development of Amazon Populations ("Grupo Nacional" -- reftels) [...]	2009-09-17 21:47:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ETRD ECON PE
09LIMA146	GARCIA AT THE HALF-WAY MARK [...] (C) Summary: At the ... id: 190261 date: 2/3/2009 22:13 refid: 09LIMA146 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: P 032213Z FEB 09 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9983 INFO AMEMBASSY ASUNCION PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BOGOTA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIO [...]	2009-02-03 22:13:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PINR ECON EFIN ETRD PE
09LIMA1561	HUMALA: HEDGING BETS IN RUN UP TO ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Ollanta Humala -- who nearly won the 2006 presidential elections on a populist platform -- heads a Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) pursuing an ambiguous dual-track political path. According to insiders, the party continues to have "one foot inside and the other [...]	2009-10-21 20:13:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER SNAR PE
09LIMA1611	PERU AND ECUADOR: GOOD VIBES AT 3RD BILAT [...] (C) Summary: Presidents Alan Garcia and Rafael Correa presided jointly over the Third Binational Ministerial that concluded in Piura, Peru on October 22. According to press accounts and our MFA contacts, bilateral discussions were infused with good feelings and helped advance two of Peru's ke [...]	2009-10-29 23:52:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KHDP EC PE
09LIMA1619	US TREASURY CONCERNED ABOUT PERUVIAN GAMING SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: A team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) from the Department of Treasury was invited by the Peruvian Gaming Commission to Lima in order to conduct a preliminary assessment of the Peruvian gaming sector. During their very short trip, the team met with the Gaming Commis [...]	2009-10-30 21:52:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRM KJUS KTFM XM PE
09LIMA1620	PERU: SUPPLEMENTAL TO FY'10 1206 COUNTER-IED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 21:55:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS KTIA PREL PTER PE
09LIMA1629	Amazon Dialogue: Negotiating Through Distrust [...] (C) Summary. Working groups formed to resolve issues arising out of the deadly June 5 Amazon clashes have shown uneven progress thus far. GOP contacts assure us that the dialogue process will lead to a new forestry law that brings Peru back into compliance with the PTPA by the August 2010 d [...]	2009-11-04 17:46:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ETRD ECON PE
09LIMA1635	Garcia's Peace Initiative Gathering Steam [...] (C) Summary: MFA interlocutors have told us that President Garcia's recent "Peace and Security Cooperation" initiative is a serious effort to promote regional stability and contain defense costs at a time of global economic distress. Garcia's proposals seek to prevent an arms race in the regi [...]	2009-11-09 15:34:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MARR PBTS PE
09LIMA1647	Peru: Chile Military Purchases Rankle [...] (C) Summary: Reports that Chile is poised to make significant arms purchases from the U.S. have caused rankles in Peru, and are being connected in the media to the capture of a Peruvian Air Force officer alleged to have been spying for Chile. The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Ga [...]	2009-11-13 19:39:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PE
09LIMA1661	PERU: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (U) Please find below Embassy Lima's responses to questions posed in reftel. 2. (SBU) Q: Does the United States currently have an established security dialogue with your country? Please report on all established or ad hoc dialogues of a pol-mil nature, regardless of the terminol [...]	2009-11-20 16:58:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PE MOPS
09LIMA1667	Peru Signs Counternarcotics Information Sharing Agreement [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, officials in the Peruvian and Mexican Governments signed an agreement in Mexico City designed to improve coordination and cooperation to fight crime. For Peru, the goal is to obtain intelligence to identify and capture Mexican drug traffickers, whose expan [...]	2009-11-25 18:57:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MX PE
09LIMA1669	SCENESETTER FOR USSOUTHCOM COMMANDER, GENERAL DOUGLAS M. [...] (C/NF) Summary: Embassy Lima warmly welcomes you to Peru. You will arrive at a time of strong GOP interest in expanding security cooperation with the United States. Under President Alan Garcia, Peru has been a reliable U.S. partner and played a constructive role in a complicated South America chara [...]	2009-11-25 20:48:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MASS MOPS SOCI PE
09LIMA1675	Peru's Financial Intelligence Unit- Reinvigorated [...] (C) Summary: The Peruvian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),under new management since February 2009, has shown renewed vigor as demonstrated by the exponential increase in the number of intelligence reports entering the judicial system compared to 2008. Based on these cases, the FIU estimate [...]	2009-12-01 19:27:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN EINT PTER SNAR PE KTFN DEA TRSY
09LIMA1689	Potential Peruvian OIOS Candidate [...] (C) Genaro Matute is known to the Embassy from his time as Peru's Comptroller General (CG - rough equivalent of a government-wide Inspector General) from October 2001 to October 2008, who served during two successive administrations (Toledo and Garcia). He is seen as having done a credible j [...]	2009-12-03 21:15:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC UN PREL AMGT PE
09LIMA1723	Peru: 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] (U) Peru's primary counterterrorism concern remained fighting remnants of the militant Maoist Sendero Luminoso (SL or Shining Path),a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization that wreaked havoc on the country in the 1980s and 1990s at a cost of more than 69,000 lives. SL elements in the Uppe [...]	2009-12-23 21:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PE
09LIMA185	PERU ON U.S. PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ILLICIT ARMS [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and Spanish language non-paper to the MFA's Chief for International Security and Disarmament, Lilliam Ballon and to her assistant for disarmament matters, Milagros Winkelreid. Ballon expressed a keen interest in maintaining an open, continuing dialog with t [...]	2009-02-11 22:36:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MASS EAIR ETTC PREL OAS PE
09LIMA1912	PERU NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2010 [...] (U) In response to State 105824, Embassy Lima reports the following update for its National Trade Estimate Report. This report has also been sent as a Word document with track changes to USTR by email on December 4. 2. (U) TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT The United States and Peru sign [...]	2009-12-07 14:18:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ECON EINV PGOV PE
09LIMA206	PERU OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED OF AGREMENT ACCEPTANCE [...] Per instructions reftel, Embassy delivered diplomatic note No. 174 to the MFA informing that the acceptance of Ambassador Luis Miguel Valdivieso Montano as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru to the United States is acceptable to the Government of the United St [...]	2009-02-18 13:18:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP PREL PGOV PE
09LIMA272	2009 ESTH FSN COURSE - LIMA NOMINATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 16:54:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON PE
09LIMA275	PERU RESPONSE TO TIP REPORTING QUESTIONS [...] (SBU) Embassy Lima submits the follow response to the TIP reporting questions found in paragraphs 23-29 of the cable guidance (reftel) in regards to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons report. 2. (SBU) Peru's TIP Situation (paragraph 23) A) The primary sources for information contain [...]	2009-03-03 19:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09LIMA329	OPERATION EXCELLENCE: MILITARY ATTACKS SHINING [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The Peruvian military between August and October 2008 implemented "Operation Excellence 777" to take control of a historic Shining Path stronghold located in an area called Vizcatan in the Apurimac and Ene River Valley (VRAE). The Vizcatan area's critical importa [...]	2009-03-12 17:40:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
09LIMA345	ALLEGED ARMY CORRUPTION -- A PERSPECTIVE [...] (S/NF) Introduction and Summary: The Garcia Administration's efforts to combat narcotrafficking have been stronger than under past administrations, and have included a National Anti-Drug Strategy partly supported with government funds, solid progress combatting coca production in the Upper Hua [...]	2009-03-12 21:57:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PTER SNAR KCRM PE
09LIMA360	PERU-CHILE RELATIONS: ANOTHER ROUGH PATCH [...] (C) Summary: In early March, the Garcia government issued an executive decree that expanded the existing economic accord between Peru and Chile into a formal free-trade agreement, sparking an outcry from local opposition parties and, subsequently, a strong Chilean counter-response. According t [...]	2009-03-13 21:03:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD PE
09LIMA364	PERU RESPONSE: RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 16:48:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS PE
09LIMA480	Fraud Summary: Lima [...] (U) Post is submitting its semi-annual fraud summary for September 2008 - February 2009. Responses are keyed to paragraph markers in reftel. Post continues to submit septel spot reports on specific cases of interest. ITEM A: COUNTRY CONDITIONS -------------------------- 2. (U) Peru's e [...]	2009-03-31 22:23:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PE
09LIMA54	CORRECTED: ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT. [...] Overall crime and safety situation: A. An OSAC member traveling to Peru (as with any overseas travel) should take certain precautions to ensure their safety and security. Doing so will allow them and other American business people living and conducting operations in Peru to successfully naviga [...]	2009-01-15 13:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC PE
09LIMA589	VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER REQUESTS ASYLUM IN [...] (C) Summary: Former Venezuelan presidential candidate and Mayor of Maracaibo Manuel Rosales has solicited political asylum in Peru. Claiming Rosales was the object of a political witchhunt in Venezuela, APRA Congressman Javier Valle Riestra in an April 21 press conference urged the Government [...]	2009-04-22 22:11:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE PE
09LIMA637	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OLLANTA HUMALA [...] (C) Summary: I met one-... id: 205404 date: 5/4/2009 16:16 refid: 09LIMA637 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0006 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHPE #0637/01 1241616 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 041616Z MAY 09 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0500 INFO RUEH [...]	2009-05-04 16:16:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
09LIMA639	SHINING PATH IN THE VRAE: GOALS, METHODS, AND NEW [...] (C) Summary: Although most observers describe the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso or SL) faction operating in the Apurimac and Ene River Valley (VRAE) as little more than narcotraffickers, several analysts argue convincingly that the faction maintains political goals more akin to those of a ter [...]	2009-05-04 16:29:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC PE
09LIMA695	LIMA NAS APRIL END OF MONTH REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 20:32:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
09LIMA697	NEWSPAPER ALLEGES HUMALA LINKS TO VENEZUELAN CASH [...] (... id: 207110 date: 5/14/2009 21:04 refid: 09LIMA697 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHPE #0697/01 1342104 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 142104Z MAY 09 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0565 INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION [...]	2009-05-14 21:04:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER VE PE
09LIMA77	PERU 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The Government of Peru (GOP) seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, 2007, and set to enter into force on February 1, 2009, sh [...]	2009-01-21 18:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
09LIMA777	AMAZON PROTESTS SPARK DEBATE OVER DECREES [...] (C) Summary: Prolonged and effective protests by Amazon indigenous community groups have caused Congress to reassess the legality of a number of legislative decrees regarding the use of national resources in Peru's jungle lowlands. Should Congress and President Garcia give in to the pressure, [...]	2009-06-01 23:13:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EAGR SOCI SENV PE
09LIMA786	PERU: IDENTIFYING AIR ASSETS FOR PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) This telegram responds to reftel's urgent action request to evaluate possible availability of MI-17 helicopters for use by the Pakistani military. This message also contains an action request for SCA/P in para 4. 2. (C) The Peruvian Air Force has seventeen MI-17 helicopters in its fle [...]	2009-06-03 21:03:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR PARM SMIG PK PE
09LIMA794	BOLIVIAN MEDDLING IN PERU [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales has launched a new round of rhetorical attacks on the Government of Peru with a call for indigenous peoples to rebel against their governments. GOP officials and other observers are concerned Morales' rhetoric is part of a broader effort to meddle i [...]	2009-06-05 19:50:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BL PE

09LIMA810	AMAZONIAN VIOLENCE: CONFUSION ABOUT DETAILS [...] (C) Summary: Confusion still surrounds the June 5 outbreak of violence in Bagua, complete with competing versions about who shot first and which side suffered more casualties. What is clear is that, on the same day in a separate violent incident on the outskirts of Bagua , about 500 indigeno [...]	2009-06-08 22:34:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE
09LIMA816	AMAZON PROTESTS: STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) Summary: As of June 9, an uneasy calm prevailed in Bagua in anticipation of the announced indefinite, nationwide strike scheduled to begin on June 11. Meanwhile, Aidesep leader Alberto Pizango has sought refuge in the Nicaraguan Embassy, and Minister for Women's Affairs Carmen Vildoso has [...]	2009-06-09 21:30:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR PE
09LIMA822	CONGRESS SUSPENDS DECREES TO DEFUSE PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to reduce tensions and defuse protests, the Congressional plenary on June 10 voted to suspend decrees 1064 and 1090 for 90 days. Security forces are preparing for planned June 11 nation-wide protests, including one in downtown Lima. The Prime Minister has met with C [...]	2009-06-10 21:50:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI ELAB ETRD ECON PE
09LIMA846	PERU 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) The following is post's submission for the State Department's 2009 527 Report. 2. (U) The US Government is aware of six (6) claims that may be outstanding against the Government of Peru. a. Claimant A b. 1999 c. Claimant A is involved in a dispute with the GOP regarding the refu [...]	2009-06-15 15:28:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE PGOV CASC OPIC USTR ETRD PE
09LIMA847	SCENESETTER FOR DASD FRANK MORA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Lima welcomes Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Frank Mora to Peru and to the June 18-19 Peru-US Defense Bilateral Working Group (BWG). Peru is a close U.S. partner in a complicated South American region. Our bilateral relationship is anchored in a shared vision of op [...]	2009-06-15 16:49:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MOPS SOCI PTER SNAR PE
09LIMA93	CABINET CHANGE: MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE [...] (SBU) Luis CARRANZA Ugarte was sworn in (again) as Peru's Economy and Finance Minister following the January 19 resignation of Luis VALDIVIESO Montano, who had held the post over the last six months. The widely respected Carranza previously headed the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) from [...]	2009-01-23 14:26:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL PINR PE
09LIMA971	ROLLING PROTESTS BEGIN; GARCIA ANNOUNCES CABINET [...] (C) Summary: Unions and diverse social organizations on July 7 initiated a series of rolling protests, strikes, and road blockades around the country, slated to last 3 days. Protests are focused on a grab-bag of local and national issues, from construction of roads to the cancellation of free [...]	2009-07-08 19:19:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI
09LISBON100	PORTUGAL: ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY TAKES CENTER STAGE [...] (C) Due to its small size and reach, Portugal has chosen to limit its international ambitions to three foreign policy pillars: transatlantic relations, former Portuguese colonies (the Lusophone world),and the European Union. In 2008, the GOP added a fourth focus - economic diplomacy - in orde [...]	2009-02-13 17:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON101	PORTUGAL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (ACIDI); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); 6. The [...]	2009-02-17 16:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PREF ELAB
09LISBON111	PORTUGAL PASSES LEGISLATION ON NATO ACCESSION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-20 16:30:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR PGOV PO AL HR
09LISBON125	PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-03 08:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL MOPS MARR PO
09LISBON127	PORTUGAL WELCOMES USG INVOLVEMENT IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Officer briefed Portuguese MFA Human Rights Director Sara Martins that the United States would be an active observer in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and would seek to participate actively in discussions and decisions. Martins said Portugal and its EU partners warmly welcom [...]	2009-03-03 14:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PO
09LISBON129	PORTUGUESE DELEGATION HEADING TO GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (SBU) Portuguese MFA number two, Secretary of State Joao Cravinho, is heading to Guinea-Bissau on March 3 on a fact-finding mission, leading a delegation of the Lisbon-based Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP). According to MFA contacts, Cravinho will meet with senior military [...]	2009-03-03 14:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON133	PORTUGUESE SOCIALISTS RATIFY CONTINUED SOCRATES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Portugal's ruling Socialist Party was fully behind party Secretary General (and current Prime Minister) Jose Socrates during the February 27-March 1 party convention. Socrates used the occasion, which was particularly harmonious due to the absence of combative PS leftist Manuel [...]	2009-03-04 17:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON136	(C) WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE PORTUGUESE MOD? [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: In November 2008 we reported on the Portuguese MFA and the forces that shape its policy-making (reftel). In this companion piece, we look at the Portuguese MOD. Portugal is a NATO ally, but its contributions to security operations are usually far less than we desire. The [...]	2009-03-05 15:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MCAP MOPS PREL PO
09LISBON137	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE DEFMIN; HELP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador met March 4 with Portugal's Minister of Defense to discuss a range of issues. The Minister said Portugal's second ISAF OMLT will deploy to Afghanistan before the end of March and the medical unit is ready to deploy to Kabul Airport but is held up by administrative [...]	2009-03-06 13:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV PINR AF PU PO
09LISBON138	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 PORTUGAL [...] Embassy Lisbon requests Science Fellows for 2009/2010 to expand the Embassy's contacts with Portuguese counterparts and develop relationships and collaboration with research institutions. While all applications are welcome, Post is particularly seeking specialists in renewable energy sources, [...]	2009-03-06 16:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER PGOV
09LISBON141	PORTUGAL: DISAPPOINTING BRIEFING ON GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (SBU) The Portuguese Foreign Ministry on March 9 briefed the Lisbon diplomatic corps on recent activities in Guinea-Bissau. Portuguese MFA number two, Secretary of State Joao Cravinho, last week led a delegation of the Lisbon-based Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) to Bissau, [...]	2009-03-10 11:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON144	IF YOU WANT A FRIEND IN WASHINGTON, GET A WATER DOG [...] SUMMARY. Media reports that the Obama family may be interested in acquiring a Portuguese Water Dog have excited the press and the dog-loving Portuguese public. Some two months ago, the regional tourism authority in southern Portugal offered a Water Dog to the First Family, and representativ [...]	2009-03-10 14:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OFDP OPRC PO
09LISBON152	PORTUGUESE UNLIKELY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (U) Pol-Econ officer, Korean Political Counselor Jum Soo Lee, and Russian Political Counselor Vladimir Dedushkin met with Portuguese MFA Deputy for Disarmament and Security Issues Joao Lago to discuss reftel Global Initiative (GI) invitation. Lago told us that, due to the short notice and sta [...]	2009-03-12 11:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER PO
09LISBON155	PORTUGAL/EU BACK BALANCE ON GAZA AT GAERC/GYMNICH [...] (SBU) On March 13 Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy said the EU generally shares US positions about Bosnia/Herzegovina, Belarus, Sudan, and the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process as outlined in our talking points for the March GAERC. Cardy told us Montenegro, Transnistria, a [...]	2009-03-13 15:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON162	PORTUGUESE FOLLOW GERMAN STRATEGY FOR UN UNIVERSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Portugal is preparing for a December Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Portuguese MFA Director for Human Rights Sara Martins outlined Portugal's plan to consult with NGOs, coordinate a unified GOP response, and prepare for the HRC Review in Dec [...]	2009-03-17 16:11:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN PO
09LISBON163	PORTUGAL ATTENDING MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-19 18:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON164	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS KFOR MISSION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-20 11:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL MARR PO
09LISBON177	PORTUGAL: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 15:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PREL PO
09LISBON182	PORTUGAL RECEIVES CONCLUSIONS OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 12:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF PREL MARR MOPS PO
09LISBON183	AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES FOR NATO AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 14:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF PREL MOPS MARR
09LISBON184	PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 13:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL IS EUN PO
09LISBON202	PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO STATE DEPARTMENT'S 2008 HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 15:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PO
09LISBON208	PORTUGAL'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 13:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PREL MOPS MARR PO
09LISBON214	PORTUGAL ON BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 07:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD PO
09LISBON215	PORTUGAL'S INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 07:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PO
09LISBON216	PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO IMF / WORLD BANK DEMARCHE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor, together with the British DCM in Lisbon, on April 17 delivered reftel demarche regarding Kosovo's application to join the IMF and World Bank. Liliana Mascarenhas Neto, the Director for European Affairs at the Portuguese MFA, took note of our points, particularly the im [...]	2009-04-17 15:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PO
09LISBON217	PORTUGAL BANKERS SEE PROGRESS BUT A DIFFICULT 2010 [...] (U) On April 14 five leading Portuguese financiers told the Ambassador the Portuguese economy is faring well through the first year of the global financial crisis but rising unemployment and higher interest rates are looming challenges for 2010. The group called for a stronger hand by the Ce [...]	2009-04-17 15:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV PO
09LISBON218	PORTUGAL WELCOMES U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 16:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PO
09LISBON219	PORTUGAL TO ATTEND MAY GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 16:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV PTER KGIC PO
09LISBON222	CONG. HASTINGS MEETS WITH PORTUGUESE ROMA LEADER [...] (SBU) US Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL),in Portugal for OSCE Parliamentary events hosted by the Portuguese parliament, met with Portuguese Roma leader Antonio Nunes on April 19. Post arranged this discussion to continue our engagement with Roma community, particularly in the period around [...]	2009-04-20 10:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI PO
09LISBON223	PORTUGAL TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION POCS [...] Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO): Name: Gary Applegarth Title: Political/Economic Officer Phone: 351-21-770-2575 Email - Unclassified: ApplegarthGB@state.gov Email - Classified: ApplegarthGB@state.sgov.gov 2. Deputy TFCO: Name: Gina Felix Title: Political Assistant [...]	2009-04-20 16:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PO
09LISBON224	PORTUGAL ON CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN MADAGASCAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 16:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAID PGOV PO
09LISBON226	PORTUGUESE ON S-FM MEETING, ISAF, AFRICA, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MFA Political Director and his advisers met with Ambassador Stephenson April 21 to discuss a range of issues in advance of the Portugal-U.S. Bilateral Commission meeting scheduled for May 4. The Portuguese are pleased to have confirmation for FM Amado's meeting with [...]	2009-04-22 14:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS XA ZK AF PO
09LISBON228	PORTUGAL VIEWS ON APRIL GAERC [...] (SBU) On April 23 Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy shared Portugal's views on the April GAERC. Burma, the Middle East, the Eastern Partnership, and Sri Lanka will be on the agenda, with informal discussions on Afghanistan/Pakistan/Iran, Ukraine, Moldova, and the Durban Re [...]	2009-04-24 09:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON233	AMBASSADOR HOSTS ISAF MEETING IN LISBON [...] (C) Ambassador Stephenson on April 22 hosted a meeting of several ISAF-country ambassadors in Lisbon to review the outcomes of the recent NATO Summit and to assess strategies for encouraging the Portuguese government to continue to contribute to ISAF in a meaningful way. Present were Lisbon-b [...]	2009-04-27 10:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PO
09LISBON238	PORTUGAL TO SUPPORT KOSOVO'S IMF / WORLD BANK BID [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 09:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PO
09LISBON244	ONE CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA IN PORTUGAL [...] Portugal currently has one confirmed case of 2009-H1N1 influenza. The case is a 30 year-old woman who had recently returned from a vacation in Mexico. The Portuguese Health Minister announced that the woman is recovering well and has been asymptomatic for the past few days. Her relatives a [...]	2009-05-06 11:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU PO AEMR ASEC PREL CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF
09LISBON251	PORTUGAL FAVORS WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-12 14:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KV PO
09LISBON254	PORTUGAL-US BILATERAL COMMISSION; PROGRESS ON ISAF [...] (C) Summary. The U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission met in Lisbon on May 4 as part of its regular semi-annual meeting schedule and reviewed the state of the bilateral relationship. Portuguese MFA PolDir Brito said the GOP continues to study options to make good on the Prime Minister's promis [...]	2009-05-13 15:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP PO
09LISBON256	TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 14:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID
09LISBON26	PORTUGAL LIKELY TO SUPPORT CONSENSUS ON EU-SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-14 16:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EU SY PREL PO
09LISBON261	PORTUGAL: GAERC CONTINUES TO WAIT ON IRAN [...] (SBU) On May 14 Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy shared Portugal's views on the May GAERC. Russia and Moldova are on the morning GAERC agenda, and Iran, Georgia, and Sri Lanka will be the lunchtime topics. The afternoon session including ministers of foreign affairs and [...]	2009-05-15 11:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON264	PORTUGAL RESPONSE FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) The information below is keyed to the reftel questions: - Portugal supports EU efforts to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba. The GOP claims to press these messages bilaterally, but it is not a Portuguese priority. - Portugal has neither taken notable action [...]	2009-05-19 11:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL
09LISBON265	PORTUGAL IN THE CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 11:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM MARR ECON PREL PGOV EWWT PBTS PHSA PO
09LISBON266	MEETING WITH JORGE SAMPAIO ON ALLIANCE OF [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Former Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio, currently the UN HiRep for the Alliance of Civilizations and the UN Special Envoy against Tuberculosis, met with Ambassador Stephenson at the embassy on May 15. Sampaio gave a re [...]	2009-05-19 11:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN PO
09LISBON269	PORTUGAL: UNSC 1718 DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 13:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM
09LISBON271	PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 08:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PO
09LISBON273	PORTUGUESE FM'S MEETING WITH S; HELP ON GTMO, [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese FM Luis Amado May 20 to prepare for Amado's June 4 meeting with Secretary Clinton in Washington. Amado recognized the need to use Lajes Air Field for the process of transferring detainees from Guantanamo to resettlement countries and str [...]	2009-05-21 14:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV IR IS AF PO
09LISBON277	PORTUGAL-IRAN DISCUSSIONS [...] (C/NF) The Portuguese MFA's Political Director, Nuno Brito, received the Iranian Ambassador to Portugal Seyed Rasool Mohajer May 22 to discuss nuclear proliferation. As Iran's nuclear ambitions are expected to be an agenda item for Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado's June 4 call on Secre [...]	2009-05-22 15:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNP PINR IR PO
09LISBON283	PORTUGAL: PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS INTENSIFIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 14:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREF
09LISBON289	PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS: DOES ANYONE WANT TO WIN? [...] (C/NF) Summary. This is a primer on each of Portugal's major parties and what is driving them for the election season, plus specific expectations for the June 7 European elections. Portugal has three elections this year; the June 7 elections for the European Parliament, plus legislative and municip [...]	2009-06-02 10:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON293	PORTUGAL CANNOT PROVIDE MI-17S TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 14:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SMIG PARM PO
09LISBON302	PORTUGAL'S EURO ELECTIONS; A SLAP AT THE SOCIALISTS [...] Portugal's June 7 elections for the European Parliament held close to pre-election polling data, with the exception of the beating voters administered to the ruling Socialist Party (PS). The PS polled around 36 percent last week, yet received only 27 percent on election day, resulting in only [...]	2009-06-08 13:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PO
09LISBON305	PORTUGAL: NO COMMENT ON U.S. POINTS FOR IWC MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 09:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA EFIS PREL SENV PO
09LISBON306	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT - [...] (C) Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on June 8, a farewell lunch prior to the Ambassador's departure from post. The discussion focused primarily on the economy and on Portugal's consideration of further deployments to Afghanistan. On the economy, Cavaco [...]	2009-06-09 10:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PO
09LISBON307	PORTUGAL ON NATO'S LONG-TERM COUNTER-PIRACY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 12:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON310	PORTUGAL: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-12 14:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL PO
09LISBON311	PORTUGAL ON JUNE GAERC: EU BALANCED ON [...] (SBU) On June 12 Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy said the EU generally shares US positions about the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process, Lebanon, Cuba, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Bosnia, and Sudan, as outlined in our talking points for the June GAERC. Cardy told us Georgia is n [...]	2009-06-12 14:37:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON316	PORTUGAL ON U.S. JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-17 15:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV PREL PO
09LISBON323	PORTUGAL: EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 09:44:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EU OSCE PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON330	S/GC AMBASSADOR FRIED DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Daniel Fried met on June 19 with Portuguese MFA Political Director Nuno Brito to discuss Portugal's willingness to accept detainees from Guantanamo detention center. Portugal will accept "up to three" detainees, Brito said, to be selected from among four individuals w [...]	2009-06-25 07:24:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PO
09LISBON336	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 13:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON354	PORTUGAL: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 13:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KNNP PO
09LISBON355	PORTUGAL ON UPDATED GICNT MODEL GUIDELINES REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 13:16:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER PO
09LISBON358	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR JULY 11-12 VISIT TO PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) Your participation in the Lisbon Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies (CD) comes at the conclusion of Portugal's term as Convening Group chair. Portugal has not been as proactive a chair as we had hoped, so this Ministerial is an opportunity to reinvigorate the CD as Li [...]	2009-07-06 13:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OTRA PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON36	PORTUGAL WELCOMES ENGAGEMENT ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) On January 7, WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon visited Lisbon as part of a series of visits to international partners engaged in Latin America. Shannon met with Portuguese officials in the Prime Minister's office, the Foreign Ministry, and with Ambassadors from European and Latin American partne [...]	2009-01-16 16:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PO XM
09LISBON364	PORTUGAL ECONOMY MINISTER RESIGNS, FINANCE [...] (U) Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos was sworn in as Portugal's Economy Minister on July 6, replacing Manuel Pinho, who resigned on July 2 after making an insulting gesture toward Communist parliamentary leader Bernandino Soares during the "state of the nation" session in parliam [...]	2009-07-07 14:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON365	PORTUGAL OPPOSES THE ITSO DG PUSH FOR ARBITRATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 14:46:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA AORC ECON ECPS EFIN PREL TSPA PO
09LISBON366	PORTUGAL UN NGO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-09 07:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PO
09LISBON371	U.S. and Portugal sign criminal information sharing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Lisbon, Portugal on June 30, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano signed an agreement with Portugal on Preventing and Combating Crime (PCC). The GOP Ministers of Interior Affairs (MOI) and Justice (MOJ) both signed the agreement for Portugal, with F [...]	2009-07-13 13:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL PTER PO
09LISBON374	PORTUGAL UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 09:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PREL PTER PO
09LISBON375	TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 09:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID
09LISBON376	US, PORTUGAL RESOLVE LAJES WAGE DISPUTE [...] (SBU) On July 11, 2009 Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado signed agreements for a new wage increase procedure for Portuguese employees at Lajes Air Base in the Azores, resolving one of our most difficult bilateral issues. Although the economic [...]	2009-07-15 15:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP PO
09LISBON378	PORTUGUESE DEPUTY FORMIN'S VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) On July 15, Pedro Carneiro, the Legal Advisor to Portuguese MFA number two, Secretary of State Joao Cravinho, gave P/E Counselor a readout of a trip to Cuba that he and Cravinho made on June 30-July 1. This was the first senior Portuguese visit to Cuba in several years and was a response [...]	2009-07-16 11:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XM CU PO
09LISBON380	CONTACT GROUP FOR PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA: [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 07:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL PO
09LISBON385	DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S 12 JULY 2009 MEETING [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg met on 12 July with Yu Myung-hwan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The meeting lasted 30 minutes; it took place on the margins of the Community of Democracies Ministerial conference in Lisbon. Min [...]	2009-07-20 15:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PO KN
09LISBON395	PORTUGAL ON DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 07:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PO
09LISBON396	U.S. SIGNS THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-22 07:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV PO
09LISBON399	PORTUGAL REQUESTS TWO SPECIFIC GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C/NF) On July 23, Portuguese MFA PolDir Nuno Brito called in Charge d'Affaires and Pol/Econ Counselor to pass the names of two Guantanamo detainees that Portugal is willing to accept for resettlement at this time. The two are Muhammad KHANTUMANI (SY-312) and Moammar Badawi DOKHAN (SY-317). P [...]	2009-07-23 15:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR MOPS PO
09LISBON401	PORTUGAL, EU REMAIN PASSIVE ON IRAN AT GAERC [...] (SBU) On July 23 Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy said the EU will continue to rely on "quiet diplomacy" with Iran but shares US positions about Somalia and Georgia, as outlined in our talking points for the July GAERC. 2. (SBU) Iran: Cardy maintained that the EU is e [...]	2009-07-24 10:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON406	PORTUGAL: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 09:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL MOPS MARR PGOV PO
09LISBON412	INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC [...] (U) SUMMARY. The ROKG (South Korea),current Chair of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP),hosted an inter-sessional meeting of APDP on the margins of the Community of Democracies Ministerial in Portugal on July 11. The ten governments represented received a briefing on APDP activit [...]	2009-07-29 06:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XB PO
09LISBON424	PORTUGAL ON 64TH UNGA ATTENDANCE AND MEETINGS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-04 14:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS PO
09LISBON428	PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON RECENT CLIMATE CHANGE TALKS [...] (C/NF) Portuguese Ministry of Environment climate change contacts Nuno Lacasta and Fausto Brito e Abreu welcome increased U.S. engagement in climate change talks and stress the urgent need for an agreement at Copenhagen in December 2009. The two accept that a prospective agreement, which th [...]	2009-08-06 14:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG KGCC SENV PREL PO
09LISBON444	PORTUGAL ON UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION [...] (U) Poleconoff delivered reftel points on August 12 to Frederico Nascimento of the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Office of International Political Organizations. Nascimento thanked us for our input and said Portugal's preferred candidate will be decided in early September. 2. (C [...]	2009-08-13 14:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL PO
09LISBON447	HIJACKED SHIP NOT IN PORTUGUESE WATERS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Portuguese Navy officials confirmed on August 13 that the Portuguese government was closely monitoring the situation involving the Arctic Sea, a Maltese-flagged, Finnish-owned commercial ship with a Russian crew that "disappeared" July 24 off the coast of Sweden, while reported [...]	2009-08-14 11:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KCRM PO
09LISBON453	PORTUGAL ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S CONVICTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 14:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON457	PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 12:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA PO
09LISBON458	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE: NUMBER THREE IN EUROPE [...] According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Portugal has the highest rate of new H1N1 infection in Europe and is third in the total number of cases with 1,833 but has no confirmed fatalities to date. Portugal has a population of 10.7 million. 76 additional case [...]	2009-08-20 14:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON46	PORTUGAL QUESTIONS ON RESETTLING CUBAN MIGRANTS [...] This cable is unclassified and can be shared with UNHCR or other interested agencies. 2. Embassy Lisbon officers met January 9 with Portuguese MFA officials regarding Cuban migrants. Portuguese President Cavaco Silva announced at UNGA last September that Portugal has doubled the number of [...]	2009-01-23 14:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON471	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - AUG 27 [...] As of August 23, Portugal has 2,244 H1N1 cases with no confirmed fatalities to date. 411 additional cases were confirmed in the past week. 10 patients remain hospitalized, 2 in intensive care. The average age for Portuguese cases is 22.4 years old and 88 percent are under 40 years old. [...]	2009-08-28 11:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON480	PORTUGAL ON SOY ISSUE AT EU AGRICULTURE COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 12:27:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO
09LISBON481	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - SEPT 3 [...] As of 30 August Portugal has 2,614 H1N1 cases with no confirmed fatalities to date. 370 additional cases were confirmed in the last week. 10 patients are hospitalized, 3 of whom are in intensive care. 2. Health Director Francisco George estimates that one million Portuguese will be infe [...]	2009-09-03 13:53:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO

09LISBON484	PORTUGAL: SEPTEMBER GYMNICH POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-04 13:58:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON490	COM APPROVAL OF TACTICAL ANALYSIS POSITION IN LISBON, [...] The Chief of Mission approves the request by the Department of Defense, Department of the Army to establish a permanent Tactical Analysis Team (TAT) Analyst Position in Lisbon, Portugal. The position will be filled by a full-time, permanent GS-13, Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South Lia [...]	2009-09-11 11:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AODE AMGT KMRS PO
09LISBON491	PORTUGAL ON A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S DISCUSSION WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 11:47:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO PO
09LISBON494	PORTUGAL ON FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR INTERNALLY [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 14:36:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09LISBON495	PORTUGAL ON 64TH UNGA GOALS AND OBJECTIVES [...] (C) Summary: Poleconoff delivered reftel points on September 4 to Goncalo Silvestre of the Portuguese MFA Directorate for International Organizations and discussed the points further on September 11 with Joao Ribeiro de Almeida, Portugal's MFA Director for Common Foreign and Security Policy a [...]	2009-09-11 14:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA XA XB XD XF XG XS XM XL PO
09LISBON498	GICNT: PORTUGAL INFORMED THAT UNODC IS OBSERVER [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 09:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER PO KGIC
09LISBON500	PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 13:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	IS KNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA EG PO
09LISBON502	CHARGE DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 18:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PO
09LISBON504	CHARGE DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 18:15:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR PREL PO
09LISBON507	POST DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON UNGA WALKOUT REDLINES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 15:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PO
09LISBON508	PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: UNGA FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 15:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR PO
09LISBON509	PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - SEPT 17 [...] Between 31 August and 13 September, Portugal diagnosed 4,495 new cases of H1N1, with no confirmed fatalities to date. 19 patients are hospitalized, 5 in intensive care. Public health officials are expecting, however, that there will be fatalities here soon. 2. The Portuguese Association [...]	2009-09-21 15:32:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU PGOV PO
09LISBON510	PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS -- SOCIALISTS AHEAD, STILL [...] (U) Summary: With the September 27 parliamentary elections just days away, the Socialists (PS) led by Prime Minister Jose Socrates have a three-point lead over the Social Democrats (PSD) led by Manuela Ferreira Leite. However, a significant portion of the electorate -- 24 percent of those int [...]	2009-09-23 15:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO
09LISBON513	POTENTIAL PORTUGUESE NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a surprising development, Portuguese Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Alberto Alves, Head of Strategic Planning and International Affairs at the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR),Portugal's National Guard equivalent, told poleconoff September 23 that the GNR is poised to deploy a [...]	2009-09-25 14:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EZ MARR PREL PO
09LISBON514	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR OCTOBER 6-7 VISIT TO PORTUGAL [...] (SBU) Your visit to Lisbon comes on the heels of the most closely contested parliamentary election in many years. With the September 27 parliamentary elections just days away, the Socialists led by Prime Minister Jose Socrates have a ten-point lead over the Social Democrats led by former Finance Mi [...]	2009-09-25 14:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OTRA PREL PGOV ECON MARR PO
09LISBON516	SOCIALISTS WIN PORTUGUESE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] Summary: On September 27, the ruling Socialist Party won a plurality of the seats in the Portuguese Parliament with 37 percent of the vote. The Social Democratic Party, led by former Finance Minister Manuela Ferreira Leite, came in second with 29 percent of the vote. The Socialists lost 25 [...]	2009-09-28 11:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO
09LISBON518	PORTUGAL "ON THE SAME LINE" AS THE U.S. ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 15:07:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR KNNP MNUC PARM PO
09LISBON519	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON CONCLUSIONS OF BURMA POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 15:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BM PO
09LISBON523	PORTUGAL ON WHO SUPPORT AGAINST GLOBAL H1N1 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 13:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC PREL WHO PGOV PO
09LISBON524	PORTUGAL: MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 14:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT PO
09LISBON530	UPDATE ON RESETTLEMENT OF TWO GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C/NF) On October 7, an official with the Portuguese Immigration and Border Service (SEF),which is charged with administering the resettlement of the two Syrians transferred from Guantanamo to Portugal on August 28, provided us an update on their resettlement process. 2. (C/NF) The two i [...]	2009-10-08 09:26:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO
09LISBON531	PORTUGAL FAVORS EU SANCTIONS IF IRAN FAILS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 13:04:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	IR KNNP MNUC PARM PO
09LISBON532	PORTUGUESE ELECTION RESULTS PORTEND UNCERTAINTY [...] (C) Summary: The Socialists resumed power in the September 27 Portuguese elections but lost their absolute majority in Parliament, losing 24 seats to the far-left Left Bloc and the conservative Popular Party (CDS/PP). With the loss of their majority, the Socialists must now either form a coa [...]	2009-10-08 13:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO
09LISBON534	FRAUD SUMMARY - PORTUGAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 11:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS PO
09LISBON537	PORTUGAL TO HOLD LOCAL ELECTIONS ON OCTOBER 11 [...] (U) Summary: Portugal will hold local elections October 11 in all 308 municipalities, with the most significant races in Lisbon and Porto. The race in Lisbon will be closely contested, with incumbent Socialist (PS) mayor Antonio Costa likely to be re-elected over Social Democratic (PSD) rival [...]	2009-10-09 15:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL SOCI PO
09LISBON538	SOCIAL DEMOCRATS AND SOCIALISTS BOTH CLAIM VICTORY [...] (U) As anticipated, the Social Democrats (PSD) retained the majority of Portugal's 308 mayoral posts, while the Socialists (PS) won the most number of votes -- an estimated 2 million to PSD's 1 million -- in the October 11 local elections (ref A). Both parties claimed victory. Voter turnout [...]	2009-10-13 13:13:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO
09LISBON539	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 09:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP PO
09LISBON540	UPDATE ON DAILY ROUTINES OF TWO GUANTANAMO [...] (C/NF) Further to information provided reftel regarding the two Syrians transfered from Guantanamo to Portugal on August 28, at our request the Portuguese Immigration and Border Service (SEF),which adminsters the resettlement, has provided further details on the transferees' daily routines. [...]	2009-10-15 12:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO
09LISBON541	PORTUGAL ON OCT 19 EU AGRIC COUNCIL BIOTECH VOTES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-15 13:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO
09LISBON545	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM FORMER PORTUGUESE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-19 12:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP PO
09LISBON546	PORTUGAL ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-20 12:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EWWT PHSA PGOV PO
09LISBON549	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON [...] PoleconOff delivered reftel demarche to Antonio Miguel, Director of European Affairs and International Relations, and Maria Pastor, Chief of the Division of Foreign Relations and Cooperation, at the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture on October 20. PoleconOff clarified the U.S. position regard [...]	2009-10-21 13:45:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL EUN KIPR PO
09LISBON552	PHARMA COMPANIES DISCUSS PORTUGAL MARKET ISSUES [...] (C/NF) The Local American Working Group (LAWG) of the Pharmaceutical Association in Portugal hosted a September 24 breakfast meeting with diplomatic and company representatives to discuss strategies for addressing longstanding market access issues. Diplomatic participants opined that industry [...]	2009-10-22 11:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON KIPR PGOV PO SZ EU UK FR GM
09LISBON553	PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET [...] Summary: In the wake of September 27 Portuguese elections, PM Socrates announced his new cabinet on October 22, naming seven new ministers, including five independents and four women for a total of nine independents and five women in his 16-member cabinet. The cabinet will take office on Oct [...]	2009-10-23 16:59:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PO
09LISBON554	PORTUGAL ON RECENT GICNT UPDATES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 12:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC PO
09LISBON556	PORTUGAL WILL SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS AT [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-26 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN PO
09LISBON561	SUBMARINE PURCHASE SPARKS DEBATE IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. The Portuguese prosecutor's office filed fraud charges September 30 against seven Portuguese and three Germans involved in the controversial one billion Euro purchase of two German-built diesel submarines for the Portuguese Navy, sparking debate about whether Portugal needs -- or [...]	2009-10-29 15:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON564	PORTUGAL 2009 FOREST FIRE ROUNDUP [...] (U) Portugal forest fire experts Mark Beighley and Tiago Oliveira said 2009 was a light forest fire season in Portugal, and the government of Portugal (GOP) has strengthened its firefighting capabilities since 2006. Education programs to reduce human-caused ignitions and forest fuel reduction [...]	2009-10-30 13:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV PGOV PO
09LISBON566	PORTUGAL TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poleconoff delivered reftel points on October 23 to Goncalo Silvestre of the Portuguese Ministy of Foreign Affairs' Office of International Political Organizations. Post received on November 2 a note verbale from the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirming that Portug [...]	2009-11-03 10:05:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL PGOV UNGA PO
09LISBON567	PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER PRESENTS GOVERNMENT [...] Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates presented the Socialist government program to Parliament on November 2. This is the policy agenda that will guide his government for the next four years. As noted in ref A, on September 27 Socrates and the Socialists were elected to a second four-year t [...]	2009-11-03 19:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI PO
09LISBON568	PORTUGAL WILL SUPPORT EU POSITION ON GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 15:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL PO
09LISBON575	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAITI'S WAIVER OF TOURIST [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 08:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD KTIP KCRM PREL ASEC CVIS PO
09LISBON577	PORTUGAL WILL FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 11:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	BO PREL EUN PHUM PO
09LISBON582	(C) CUBA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (C) In response to Ref A, Pol/Econoff met November 17 with Joao Batista, senior MFA official responsible for Cuban affairs, to discuss Portuguese-Cuban relations. Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not significantly changed since Ref B update in December 2008. Batista noted that while Por [...]	2009-11-18 14:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV CU PO
09LISBON583	PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU DESIGNATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 08:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC PO
09LISBON584	PORTUGAL LAUNCHES GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK [...] Summary: In observance of Global Entrepreneurship Week (reftel),the Portuguese Association of Business Angels (APBA) and the Association for Social and Economic Development (SEDES) organized a series of events to promote entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation. Emboffs participated in t [...]	2009-11-20 14:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV PO
09LISBON588	PORTUGAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PLAN ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) The Local American Working Group (LAWG) of the Pharmaceutical Association in Portugal hosted a November 10 meeting with diplomatic and company representatives to present the results of a recent market survey of pharmaceutical companies and to recount a recent LAWG meeting with Basilio H [...]	2009-11-20 16:00:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR PGOV PO SZ EU UK FR GM
09LISBON593	PORTUGAL ON MACEDONIA EU MEMBERSHIP AND NAME ISSUE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 14:43:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	EU GR PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON594	PORTUGAL ON PSI LEADING EDGE 2010 UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 14:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON595	PORTUGAL ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 15:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE PO
09LISBON598	PORTUGAL ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 13:34:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR PREL PO
09LISBON599	PORTUGAL ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel points on November 25 to Ambassador Nuno Brito, Portugal's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Foreign Policy. Brito said, &We were expecting this.8 He said that Minister of Foreign Affairs Amado and Minister of Defense Santos Silva had [...]	2009-11-25 15:10:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PO
09LISBON602	PORTUGAL ON U.S. EMISSIONS PROPOSAL, COPENHAGEN [...] (C/NF) Poleconoff met with Fausto Brito e Abreu of the Portuguese Ministry of Environment on November 26, following President Obama's announcement of U.S. emissions reductions targets the U.S. will offer at Copenhagen. Brito e Abreu described the U.S. targets as "minimal," as they are based o [...]	2009-12-02 11:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG KGCC SENV PREL PO
09LISBON607	PORTUGUESE NATIONAL GUARD POISED TO DEPLOY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Portuguese Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Alves, Head of Strategic Planning and International Affairs at the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR),Portugal's National Guard equivalent, told us December 3 that the Portuguese government had made a decision to deploy a GNR contingent of [...]	2009-12-04 06:56:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EZ MARR PREL PO
09LISBON608	IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT DOMINATED BY HONDURAS DISPUTE [...] (U) Delegations from twenty-two Iberian and Latin American nations attended the nineteenth Ibero-American Summit in Estoril, Portugal November 29-December 1. The summit's theme was "Innovation and Knowledge" and featured discussions on technology and innovation collaboration, social developm [...]	2009-12-04 07:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EFIN PREL AN XM CU DR SP PO
09LISBON610	POINTS DELIVERED RE: DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 15:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AORC SOCI PO
09LISBON621	PORTUGAL: GROWING TENSION IN PARLIAMENT TESTS [...] (SBU) In September elections, Socialist PM Socrates lost the absolute majority in Parliament he had enjoyed for four years. The Socialists now have 97 seats in the 230-seat Parliament, but have chosen to govern as a minority rather than enter into a coalition with the opposition. Two months [...]	2009-12-15 12:23:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI PO
09LISBON623	PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS LISBON [...] (C) Deputy P/E Chief met on December 15 with Joao Neves da Costa, Portuguese MFA Director for Middle East and Maghreb Affairs, at Neves' request. Neves reported that Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado had met with Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki in Lisb [...]	2009-12-16 13:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNGA KPAL IS PO
09LISBON624	PRIVATE SECTOR HELP FOR GUINEA-BISSAU ON CUSTOMS, [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 12:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC EWWT PREL SNAR PO
09LISBON631	BLUE LANTERN REPLY ON LICENSE 050101274 [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Emboffs conducted a post-shipment check of Ogma Industria Aeronautica de Portugal (Ogma) regarding license 050101274 concerning aircraft parts and components sold by Dynatech International Corporation to Ogma. Saul Pascoal, Ogma's Director for Government Affairs, con [...]	2009-12-21 14:33:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC PREL PO
09LISBON633	PORTUGAL: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The text of Embassy Lisbon's 2009 Country Report on Terrorism follows: Portugal Portugal worked proactively with other nations to combat terrorism and disrupt funding for terrorist groups. Portugal does not have any indigenous terrorist groups, therefore the legal system and law enforcem [...]	2009-12-24 09:48:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR PO
09LISBON636	EMBASSY LISBON 2009 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN [...] (U) Total number of donors: 13 Total dollars pledged: 7,900 USD 2. (U) Four signed payroll authorization pledge forms totaling 3,370 USD were sent to HR/ER. Four copies of signed payroll authorization forms and one pledge form with check attached totaling 3,970 USD were sent to C [...]	2009-12-29 13:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AMGT PO
09LISBON638	PORTUGAL INFO DELIVERED RE: GICNT PROPOSED [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 14:14:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER PO
09LISBON71	PORTUGAL: INFORMATION ON GOVERNMENT PRACTICES - [...] (U) This message responds to the reftel questions concerning Portugal's information collection, screening, and sharing practices. A. Watchlisting: -- If host government maintains a "watchlist," how many records does the watchlist contain, and how many are terrorist-related? Which ministr [...]	2009-02-03 07:35:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PO
09LISBON75	PORTUGAL LOOKS TO SHAPE PROCEDURE, NOT POLICY, IN [...] (SBU) On January 29, Portuguese DCM to Washington Paula Cepeda offered a readout of the January 23 Community of Democracies' (CD) "troika" meeting in Lisbon that included Portuguese FM Luis Amado, Lithuanian FM Vygaudas Usackas, Secretary General Al-Maamoun Baba Lamine Keita from Mali, and Exe [...]	2009-02-03 15:25:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM PO
09LISBON77	PORTUGUAL: CONTACTS FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-04 11:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA PO
09LISBON8	EMBASSY LISBON COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC) [...] (U) Total number of donors: 14 Total dollars pledged: 13,100 USD Number of employees qualifying for eagle award: 3 2. (U) Five signed payroll authorization pledge forms totaling 4,160 USD sent via pouch registered number 8751651. Five copies of signed payroll authorization [...]	2009-01-06 08:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	APER PO
09LJUBLJANA107	SLOVENIA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] Embassy Ljubljana's terrorism finance coordination officer is Evan Haglund, political and economic officer, (386) 1-200-5676, haglundet@state.gov, haglundet@state.sgov.gov. Post's deputy terrorism finance coordination officer (until July 15) is Andrea Finnegan, political and economic officer, [...]	2009-04-16 09:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC SI
09LJUBLJANA12	2009 SLOVENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Slovenia follows: A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- A European Union member since May 1, 2004 and a eurozone member since January 1, 2007, Slovenia has a strong mix of qualities to recommend [...]	2009-01-15 17:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB USTR OPIC KTDB SI
09LJUBLJANA128	MSGFO1: APRIL 30 H1N1 FLU UPDATE FOR SLOVENIA [...] As of April 30, no cases of the H1N1 virus have been confirmed in Slovenia. Three suspected cases have been examined and the results were negative. The Slovenian government has formed a task force to coordinate Slovenia's response to the crisis, but no specific actions have yet been taken. [...]	2009-04-30 14:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO SI
09LJUBLJANA149	SLOVENIA SEEKS ANOTHER ROUND OF "QUIET" TALKS WITH [...] (C) Iztok Mirosic, the MFA Coordinator for Croatia and U/S equivalent Director for Bilateral Affairs, briefed CDA on May 15 on Slovenia's response to the latest Rehn proposal, which it formally submitted to Rehn on May 18. Mirosic explained that the government was very concerned that there be [...]	2009-05-18 17:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA151	SLOVENIA: CUBA LIBERTAD ACT DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Natasa Furlan, counselor in the MFA's Latin American section, on May 18. Furlan noted that Slovenia's position remains has not changed from 2008, and Slovenia will continue to emphasize the EU "doubletrack" policy. Embassy provides the following in re [...]	2009-05-19 14:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ETTC CU SI
09LJUBLJANA173	SLOVENIA READY TO REENGAGE IN REHN PROCESS [...] (C/NF) MFA State Secretary Dragoljuba Bencina requested to see CDA on June 19 to review the recent developments with the Rehn process. CDA urged Slovenia to continue its efforts in the Rehn process and assured Slovenia we were passing this message in Zagreb as well. CDA conveyed Embassy Zagre [...]	2009-06-19 15:33:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV HR SI
09LJUBLJANA185	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-06 16:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP SI
09LJUBLJANA19	SLOVENIA FY09 BFIF PROPOSAL [...] Post is pleased to forward Embassy Ljubljana's proposals for FY09 BFIF funding as requested Reftel A. 2. Project Proposal 1: "How-To Open An American Franchise" seminar a) Justification: Post believes significant interest exist in franchising American name brands in Slovenia. Only t [...]	2009-01-21 14:40:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD SI
09LJUBLJANA195	SLOVENIA FY 2009 BFIF PROGRAM END OF FISCAL YEAR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy Ljubljana is reporting BFIF spending to date for Fiscal 2009. Post spent 706.64 of BFIF funds to send two employees to Zagreb for a regional training and strategic planning program. Pol/Econ Officer and Economic Specialist LES went to Zagreb for three days in October, d [...]	2009-07-16 14:56:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO SI SR
09LJUBLJANA215	YOUR MEETING WITH SLOVENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Your July 29 meeting with Foreign Minister Zbogar is an opportunity to advance our bilateral and regional agendas on at least three fronts: European integration of the Western Balkans, including Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kosovo; a qualitative and quantitative increase in Sl [...]	2009-07-24 17:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AF HR SI
09LJUBLJANA226	SLOVENIA HOSTS DISCUSSION OF REGIONAL ENERGY [...] (U) Janez Kopac, director for energy in Slovenia's Ministry of Economy, hosted on May 14 embassy and business representatives from Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Austria, and Hungary to discuss possible energy projects in the region. The European Commission (EC) also participated, and U.S. emboff o [...]	2009-07-31 06:29:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC ECON EUN SI
09LJUBLJANA23	SLOVENIA: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT [...] On January 9, two Emboffs visited Krka Pharmaceutical company in Novo Mesto to conduct "Blue Lantern" check, per reftel. Emboffs interviewed Dr. Ales Rotar, Managing Director of Krka, and conducted standard post-shipment check of an ImagIR camera lens. End summary. Krka Overview ----------- [...]	2009-01-26 13:52:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SI
09LJUBLJANA237	SLOVENIA: SECOND NUCLEAR PLANT MAY BE DELAYED [...] (SBU) During the Charge d'Affaire's (CDA) July 23 visit to Krsko, the site of Slovenia's only nuclear power plant, which it shares with Croatia, Post learned of changes to the Slovenian energy industry that may postpone the timeline for a second nuclear power plant in Slovenia. This was disap [...]	2009-08-03 15:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP EINV SI
09LJUBLJANA242	SLOVENIA: SMALL ROMA POPULATION STILL FACES [...] (U) The Roma community in Slovenia, numbering between 7,000 and 10,000, is characterized under Slovene law as a "special community," rather than a national minority. Since 1994, the government has passed legislation and worked through various ministries to foster better social integration for [...]	2009-08-06 14:47:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SI
09LJUBLJANA26	LJUBLJANA - OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME [...] (U) Regional Security Officer Ljubljana submits the following Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Crime and Safety Report 2009 per reftel: Introduction The following is an assessment of the current overall crime and safety situation for Slovenia. It is recommended the traveler revi [...]	2009-01-30 07:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC SI
09LJUBLJANA275	SLOVENIA-CROATIA: PM WILLING TO COMPROMISE ON [...] (C) Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor informed DAS Stuart Jones on August 30 that he was willing to be flexible on the language of the June 15 Rehn proposal (Rehn 2) despite the political risks, but he needed a public statement from the Government of Croatia (GoC) agreeing to the Rehn 2 fr [...]	2009-09-03 16:42:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN HR SI
09LJUBLJANA295	SLOVENIA ON UNGA REDLINES TOES THE EU LINE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 14:05:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA
09LJUBLJANA332	SLOVENIA: NO EASY SOLUTION FOR GUANTANAMO DETAINEE [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 05:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PREF PHUM SI
09LJUBLJANA351	SLOVENIA ON BELARUS SANCTIONS: CURRENT POLICY NOT [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-13 13:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PHUM BO SI
09LJUBLJANA37	SLOVENIA PRESENTS CANDIDATURE FOR MEMBERSHIP OF [...] (U) Embassy received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 5. Text follows: 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Ljubljana and has the honour t [...]	2009-02-13 16:25:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PGOV UN EAID SOCI SI
09LJUBLJANA376	SLOVENIA H1N1 UPDATE: SPIKE IN H1N1-RELATED DEATHS LEADS TO [...] (U) Summary: As of December 4, Slovenia had registered nine deaths from H1N1 cases, including three who had no previous health issues. Over fifty people are currently reported to be hospitalized with H1N1 across Slovenia. The Slovenian Ministry of Health is using the recent spike in H1N1 cas [...]	2009-12-04 14:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KFLU WHO CASC LO SI
09LJUBLJANA384	SLOVENIA: COALITION PARTY LEADER EMPHASIZES UN [...] (C) Summary: CDA met December 9 with Zares Party President Gregor Golobic, the leader of one of Prime Minister Pahor's junior coalition partners, as part of the Embassy's strategy to actively engage Slovenia's leadership in support of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan. MP and Foreign Policy Co [...]	2009-12-17 15:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL AF SI
09LJUBLJANA387	SLOVENIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's contribution to the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. Slovenia is generally assessed as a low-threat country with outstanding cooperation on regional counterterrorism efforts. There were no reported terrorist incidents in Slovenia in 20 [...]	2009-12-22 14:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC SI
09LJUBLJANA40	SLOVENIA/CROATIA: THE NATO REFERENDUM NOBODY WANTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Marjan Podobnik, a one-time agrarian politician and head of a patriotic NGO called the June 25th Institute, formally submitted more than 5,300 signatures to parliament on February 16 to initiate a request for a referendum on Croatia's NATO accession protocol. Unless a compromise [...]	2009-02-17 18:13:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO HR SI
09LJUBLJANA56	SLOVENIA: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - RECOMMEND [...] (SBU) Post recommends that Slovenia continue to not be included on the Special 301 watch list. Slovenian legislation on intellectual property rights (IPR) and data protection is fully aligned with EU legislation, TRIPS, WIPO, and other ratified international treaties. The Government of Slov [...]	2009-03-03 12:58:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SI
09LJUBLJANA61	SLOVENIAN ECONOMY DOWN, BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Slovenia is facing the most severe economic times in its eighteen-year history. A director of the Government Institute of Economic Analysis and Development (IMAD) said at a press conference on that the first quarter of 2009 will be the worst since independence and that Slovenia has not yet [...]	2009-03-09 17:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL SI
09LJUBLJANA86	SLOVENIA: PROJECTED GDP GROWTH TUMBLES SHARPLY [...] (SBU) As recently as March 19, our government and business contacts assured Emboffs that they will be able to weather the crisis if the global economy is able to turn around this year. However, as many contacts have told Emboffs, "As Germany goes, so goes Slovenia." Based on Germany's falling [...]	2009-03-27 16:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON SI
09LOME108	RESPONSES TO SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONAIRE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 15:47:00	Embassy Lome	SECRET	ASEC PTER
09LOME115	TOGO: COUP ATTEMPT THWARTED? [...] (C) Summary. At 22:00 on Sunday, April 12, military forces stormed the house of former Minister of Defense and half-brother to President Faure, Kpatcha Gnassingbe. Initial reports are that Faure ordered this action to thwart a coup attempt planned for the coming days. Faure was scheduled to tra [...]	2009-04-13 15:12:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC TO
09LOME117	TOGO: ACOTA TEAM VISITS POST [...] SUMMARY: From March 10-14, 2009, an evaluation team from the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program visited Lome to asses Togo's qualifications and readiness as a Peace Support Operations (PSO) Troop Contributing Country (TCC) to become a partner in the ACOTA peac [...]	2009-04-14 09:46:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME120	KPATCHA GNASSINGBE SEEKS REFUGE AT U.S. EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary. Shortly before 05:00 on Wednesday, April 15, Kpatcha Gnassingbe, former Minister of Defense and half-brother to President Faure, arrived at U.S. Embassy Lome seeking refuge from arrest for questioning in the investigation of a coup plot. His appearance surprised the local guard forc [...]	2009-04-15 10:52:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC TO
09LOME126	TOGO: UPDATE ON SECURITY SITUATION [...] (C) Summary. Parliamentarian and half-brother to President Faure, Kpatcha Gnassingbe, remains in custody after being arrested at the entrance of the U.S. Embassy the morning of Wednesday, April 15 (ref A). The Togolese intelligence agency, ANR, is currently in possession of a large weapons cac [...]	2009-04-16 16:40:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC TO
09LOME138	TOGO: US NAVY DIVE TEAM VISITS POST [...] SUMMARY: From March 21-28, 2009, a Navy Dive Mobile Training Team (MTT) from the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Training Command (ETC) was deployed to Lome, Togo. The MTT consisted of Lieutenant Christopher Donabella; Chief Navy Diver Michael Linzy; and Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Angelo Sanchez. [...]	2009-04-28 15:21:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO

09LOME14	TOGO: PRESIDENT FAURE COMMITTED TO FIGHT AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. President Faure requested a meeting with Ambassador Hawkins to discuss the growing drug trade in Togo, specifically a drug trade organization (DTO) recently apprehended in Lome. He candidly and knowledgeably discussed particulars of that case, the need for increased cooperation be [...]	2009-01-14 17:18:00	Embassy Lome	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR ASEC PGOV PREL TO
09LOME149	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICERS [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two Togolese Navy officers selected to attend a conference in Rota, Spain, on May 28-29, 2009, to reflect on activities conducted by USS Nashville in February 2009. 2. Information about the participants is as follows: Name: Ametsipe, Ya [...]	2009-05-05 13:22:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME15	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICERS ATTENDING [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for six (06) Togolese Navy Officers to attend the APS Ship Riders training from February 4-28, 2009 on USS Nashville. 2. Information about the six (06) participants is as follows: Name: Anwone, Agba Nikabou Rank: Sergeant Unit: Togolese Ar [...]	2009-01-15 15:54:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME160	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MAJOR EGOULOU AWIZOBA [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for Major Egoulou Awizoba to attend the 87th International Narcotics Enforcement Management Seminar (INEMS) from June 15 through June 24, 2009, in Potomac, Maryland. Descriptive information for Maj. Awizoba is as follows: Name: Awizoba, Egou [...]	2009-05-11 16:11:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO ASEC
09LOME164	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEE FOR ACSS - [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one (01) Togolese official to attend the ACSS - Strategic Level Seminar in Dakar, Senegal, on June 14-26, 2009. 2. Information about the nominee is as follows: Name: Kabiya, Dao Boubozoube Rank: Colonel Unit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]	2009-05-18 07:10:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME178	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER TO [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army officer to participate in ACOTA Training. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Nakoura, N'dayome Katanga Rank: Major Unit: Togolese Armed Forces, Army Occupation: Commander, Peacekeeping Training [...]	2009-06-02 15:42:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME179	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY AGENTS [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for seven (07) Togolese Navy personnel to attend the APS Ship Riders training from July 7 to late August 2009 on the HSV-2 SWIFT. 2. Information about the seven (07) participants is as follows: Name: Agrigna, Sama Rank: Lieutenant Junior Gr [...]	2009-06-02 15:46:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME18	JANUARY 13: A CELEBRATION/COMMEMORATION FOR TOGO [...] (SBU) Summary. January 13 is a symbolic date in Togolese history. It is the anniversary of the 1963 assassination of Togo's first President, Sylvanus Olympio, and the 1967 accession to power of Gnassingbe Eyadema, who ruled until his death in 2005. As in recent years, the GOT downplayed the ev [...]	2009-01-16 12:10:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV TO
09LOME200	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICERS [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two (2) Togolese Army Officers selected to attend Basic Language Instructor Training at the Defense Language Institute, English Language Center from July 15, 2009 to January 22, 2010 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. 2. Information about [...]	2009-06-19 09:50:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME219	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICERS WHO [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two Togolese Army officers who will undergo peacekeeping training to prepare for their deployment as commanders of the ABECHE and BIRAO peacekeeping contingents. 2. Information about the participants is as follows: Name: Towbeli, Kossi [...]	2009-07-02 15:25:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME229	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE CITIZENS ATTENDING [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for the below listed persons to attend AFRICOM sponsored training regarding the use of presumptive drug test kits from July 19 through July 21, 2009, in Lagos, Nigeria. Descriptive information for the proposed attendees is as follows: Name: [...]	2009-07-13 17:00:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO ASEC
09LOME24	CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN TOGO [...] Summary. The GOT announced on December 21 that cholera had been discovered in Togo. While only a handful of deaths have been reported, many people have been diagnosed with the disease. The government held a press conference to mobilize interested parties and discuss strategies for preventing th [...]	2009-01-23 14:49:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PGOV TO
09LOME247	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEE FOR ACSS - [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one (01) Togolese Military officer to attend the ACSS - Health and Security Seminar in Lusaka, Zambia, on August 9-14, 2009. 2. Information about the nominee is as follows: Name: Sossou, Kodjovi Galley Rank: Colonel Dr. Unit: Military [...]	2009-07-24 07:04:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME276	DOL PROJECT TO FIGHT THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD [...] Summary. Ambassador Hawkins met with Mr. Moulero Adeye, Technical Advisor of the International Labor Organization's (ILO) DOL funded project, and his colleague Essodina Abalo, on July 29. The men outlined the progress made in the implementation of the project and described upcoming activities [...]	2009-08-10 15:59:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KTIP TO
09LOME302	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army Officer selected to be Commander of the UNOCI peacekeeping contingent. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Bataba, Gandah Soklemah Rank: Major Unit: Togolese Armed Forces - Army Occupation: Comm [...]	2009-08-27 12:55:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME331	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army Officer selected to attend Advanced English Language Instructor training. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Rembena, Komlan Allahare Rank: Captain Unit: Togolese Armed Forces - Army Occupation [...]	2009-09-17 08:18:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME362	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEES FOR ACSS [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two (02) Togolese officials to attend the ACSS - Anti-narcotics Seminar in Dakar, Senegal, on November 9-12, 2009. 2. Information about the two (02) nominees is as follows: Name: Badombena, Wanta Gender: M Rank: Colonel Unit: Ministry [...]	2009-10-14 08:47:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME395	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY STAFF [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two (02) Togolese Navy Staff to embark on the USS GUNSTON HALL from January 15, 2009 to May 15, 2010. 2. Information about the two (02) participants is as follows: Name: Mawussi, Komi Rank: Chief Warrant Officer (E-8) Unit: Togolese Ar [...]	2009-10-26 09:26:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME408	TOGO: CONSULAR FRAUD SUMMARY [...] SUMMARY: The following is the Consular Fraud Summary update for the period of April to September 2009. END SUMMARY. 2. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: The international donor community has slowly returned to assist Togo to emerge from years of economic stagnation. However, the local economy has been hi [...]	2009-11-02 16:04:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CASC TO
09LOME430	MEDIA REACTION TO PROPOSED HAAC LAW [...] On November 10, Post's PAO and Information Assistant met with representatives of Togo's four press unions, the Independent Union of Togolese Journalists (UJIT),the Togolese Media Observatory (OTM),the National Council of Press Leaders (CONAPP),and Journalists for Human Rights (JDHO-Togo). T [...]	2009-11-16 08:27:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME432	TOGO: DOES THE RPT WANT TO PLAY BALL? [...] SUMMARY. On Nov. 16, Poloff met with the chief of staff of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Yawo Kpamatchou, to discuss his recent trip to the U.S. for UNGA and the ruling party's, Rally of the Togolese People (RPT),role in the 2010 presidential elections. Kpamatchou expressed great interest in [...]	2009-11-17 13:32:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TO
09LOME448	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COLONEL WANTA BADOMBENA [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for Lieutenant Colonel Wanta Badombena to attend the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Senior Executive Seminar from Jan 20-29, 2010, in Garmisch, Germany. Descriptive information for Col. Badombena is as follows: Name: [...]	2009-11-25 10:14:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO ASEC
09LOME83	TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEES FOR ACSS [...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for four (04) Togolese officials to attend the ACSS - ECOWAS Strategic Level Seminar in Abuja, Nigeria, on April 19-24, 2009. 2. Information about the four (04) nominees is as follows: Name: Koudouovoh, Teko Mawuli Rank: Superintendant Uni [...]	2009-03-18 14:43:00	Embassy Lome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM TO
09LONDON1037	UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO STAFFDEL FRANTZ [...] Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to Douglas Frantz to visit London May 7 - May 10, 2009,for consultations. ------------- 2. Visit Officer ------------- Chris Palmer, Political Officer Embassy phone is (44) 20-7894-0123 or IVG 492-0123 Fax (44) 20-7894-0117 [...]	2009-05-01 11:07:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA OSCE AMGT ASEC AFIN UK
09LONDON1044	UK BANKS CONCERNED EU REGULATIONS RUSHED THROUGH WITHOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: At a roundtable discussion, representatives from seven global banks expressed concern that, while the European Commission is pressing forward with financial regulatory reform at top speed, many reforms did not appear coordinated with the UK government or with other G20 countries [...]	2009-05-05 08:40:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1064	UK POLITICAL SNAPSHOT: A â€œRESILIENTâ€ GORDON BROWN [...] (C/NF) Key points: -- Westminster seethed with rumors over the May 2-4 holiday weekend that one or more members of Gordon Brown's cabinet were preparing to unseat him as Prime Minister/Labour Party leader following a disastrous two-week period (Ref A). By the evening of May 4, however, all of the p [...]	2009-05-06 10:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON1156	HMG FLOATS PROPOSAL FOR MARINE RESERVE COVERING [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG would like to establish a "marine park" or "reserve" providing comprehensive environmental protection to the reefs and waters of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),a senior Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official informed Polcouns on May 12. The official insisted [...]	2009-05-15 07:00:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS SENV UK IO MP EFIS EWWT PGOV PREL
09LONDON118	UK IRAN SANCTIONS ROUNDUP [...] (S/NF) Summary. British officials are eager to apply additional pressure on Iran's nuclear program. They are pursuing domestic and multilateral options, including possibly broadening the category of products requiring export licenses, imposing EU sanctions on additional Iranian banks, and testing [...]	2009-01-16 10:33:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC IR UK
09LONDON1185	AIRCRAFT IN EXETER NOT EN ROUTE TO SYRIA (CHAM [...] (C) We delivered reftel talking points and the Temporary Denial Order (TDO) to the British Foreign Office's (FCO) Americas Desk and Flybe, the company carrying out repair of the Orion aircraft, on May 15, and to the UK Department for Transport (DfT) on May 19. HMG officials were vaguely aware [...]	2009-05-19 16:20:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL UK
09LONDON1203	UK WINDOW ON IRAN: NGO ARGUES MORE SABERI-LIKE [...] (SBU) This cable responds to Department (NEA/IR) request that Iran Watcher posts, echoing IRPO Dubai's widely read "Window on Iran" round-ups, provide as feasible occasional front channel summaries of day-to-day Iran-related interactions appropriate for reporting in summary form to a wide Wash [...]	2009-05-21 12:47:00	Embassy London	SECRET	IR JA PGOV PHUM PREL PTER ECON UK
09LONDON1226	LIBERTAD ACT: INPUT FOR UK [...] (C) Summary. Further to reftel, Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officers May 21 to seek updated information about HMG actions and policies concerning Cuba. HMG remains committed to promoting the development of democratic institutions and human rights in Cuba and is disa [...]	2009-05-22 11:37:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ETTC PHUM CU UK
09LONDON127	IRAN: BBC PERSIAN TV BEGINS OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. BBC Persian TV launched its well-resourced broadcast operations January 14. Both anti-regime exiles and the Tehran regime continue to attack BBC's objectivity. The BBC's effort is a long-term one aimed at attracting Farsi-speaking audiences in Iran, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan; broa [...]	2009-01-16 16:30:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AF IR KPAO PHUM PREL PROP TI UK
09LONDON1300	SUDAN: TROIKA RE-INVIGORATED AT MAY 28 LONDON [...] (C) Summary. Troika partners welcomed Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration's robust efforts to support implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),noted the important role the Troika had and could play in encouraging CPA implementation through support and political pressure, and [...]	2009-06-02 10:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM SU UK
09LONDON1303	SOMALILAND: LACK OF FINANCIAL SECTOR REGULATIONS [...] (SBU) Somaliland's economic growth and development are hindered by having no legislative framework to regulate the financial services sector, Saad Ali Shire of Dahabshiil, the UK's largest Somalia remittances transfer firm (reftel),told Poloff June 2. He offered the following thoughts: -- [...]	2009-06-02 14:18:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL EFIN PINR SO UK
09LONDON1310	UK ON IRISL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 17:10:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KNNP ETTC PREL PARM IR UK
09LONDON1318	SUDAN: CONTACT GROUP WELCOMES SE GRATION'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Sudan Contact Group delegations welcomed Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration's approach to supporting the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the Darfur peace process at a May 29 meeting in London. Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) Chair Sir Derek Plumbly told Co [...]	2009-06-03 15:32:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KDEM NO FR NL CA EU CD UK
09LONDON1344	UPDATE ON STATUS OF HMG PROPOSAL FOR MARINE [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains committed at the most senior levels to establishing a marine reserve in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT),which includes the island of Diego Garcia, a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officer told Poloff June 3. UK officials have made little progress [...]	2009-06-05 11:18:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS SENV UK IO MP EFIS EWWT PGOV PREL
09LONDON1373	WEST AFRICA: UK RESOURCE CRUNCH MEANS PROGRAM CUTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Budget cuts in the UK's Conflict Prevention Program (CCP) have hurt the UK's programming in West Africa "more than most" regions (reftel A),new Foreign Office West Africa team leader Paul Welsh told Poloff June 9. On Sierra Leone, Welsh and Sierra Leone Desk Officer Simon Day [...]	2009-06-10 16:26:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PINR KPKO EFIN SL LI XY UK
09LONDON1442	IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX SAYS ELECTION PRECLUDED BY "POLITICAL COUP," URGES USG FOCUS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR PROTESTORS [...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX on June 16 told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) and a small group of diplomats that "a majority" of leaders within the government of Iran and the IRGC want the United States, while continuing to avoid interference in Iran, to continue and even strengthen its public messages [...]	2009-06-18 17:50:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PINS IR UK
09LONDON157	SUDAN: P-3 DISCUSS WAY FORWARD ON ICC INDICTMENT [...] (C) Summary. In a January 13 round of UK-France-U.S. (P-3) talks in London, Senior P-3 representatives held a shared assessment of the Darfur peace process: Darfur was at a stalemate and the situation on the ground deteriorated in 2008. The Sudan People's Initiative (SPI) as well as the Qata [...]	2009-01-21 16:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC PHUM SU FR UK
09LONDON1605	EMBASSY LONDON AND THE "NEXT BIG THING" ON CLEAN [...] (U) Summary: Embassy London will propose septel a major U.S./UK initiative to accelerate technical progress on climate change and clean energy technologies. We will outline a strategy to quickly build on U.S./UK cooperation to achieve economically viable technical solutions in the near to m [...]	2009-07-10 12:54:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ENRG KGHG KPAO SENV UK
09LONDON1644	HMG RECEPTIVE TO USG APPROACH ON URANIUM SALES TO IRAN REF: STATE 72119 [...] (S/NF) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to Will Gelling, Head of the FCO's Iran Multilateral team, and Simon Mustard and Duncan Johnson, both of the FCO's Counterproliferation Department. They reiterated HMG's support for U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from accessing new sources of uranium for its d [...]	2009-07-16 12:46:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	MNUC PARM IR KNNP UK
09LONDON1652	BRITAIN'S COMMITMENT IN AFGHANISTAN REMAINS FIRM [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG remains firmly committed to its mission in Afghanistan despite a spate of intense media coverage of British casualties there and political debate about whether Prime Minister Brown's government has provided a sufficient number of troops on the ground and helicopters in [...]	2009-07-16 18:09:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KDEM AF UK IZ
09LONDON1708	HMG ACCELERATES MEASURES TO COMBAT H1N1 VIRUS; [...] (SBU) Summary. HMG is preparing for the worst case scenario that one third of the UK population could become infected by the H1N1 virus, with potential deaths ranging from 19,000 to 65,000. HMG's National Pandemic Flu Service website became operational on July 23 and within minutes of its l [...]	2009-07-24 16:55:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON AMGT AMED SOCI CASC EAGR UK
09LONDON1722	(U) MEETING WITH THE AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a July 23 introductory meeting with the Charge, Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Homayoun Tandar, expressed concern that British public opinion is not favorable to Britain's engagement in Afghanistan and the international stabilization effort there. Tand [...]	2009-07-28 12:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KPAO SCUL MOPS UK AF SOCI
09LONDON1725	HMG RESPONSE TO CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT (CD) DEMARCHE ON DELAY OF START OF WORK IN THE CD [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 16:04:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS CH FR MNUC PARM PK PREL RS UK
09LONDON1750	(S) TREASURY A/S COHEN URGES UK TO TAKE IRAN SANCTIONS; PRESS INTERPAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 13:50:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN PTER ECON IR UK
09LONDON1777	HMG'S VIEWS ON INDIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH PAKISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG is "cautiously optimistic" about the progress of India's relationship, with Pakistan and the U.S. and HMG should "compare notes" this fall to determine "how serious the Indians actually are in relaxing their rhetoric toward Pakistan," Neil Kernohan, Head of the India, Nepal [...]	2009-08-03 15:35:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR AF IN NP PK UK PTER
09LONDON1797	EMBASSY LONDON WELCOMES CODEL COCHRAN/LEAHY [...] Embassy London is pleased to welcome CODEL Cochran/Leahy to London September 1 - September 6, 2009, to participate in the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) Conference. 2. ---------------- Visit Officer ---------------- Daniel McNicholas, Political Officer Emba [...]	2009-08-05 15:10:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OVIP OREP ASEC AFIN UK
09LONDON1818	SOMALILAND: KULMIYE OPPOSITION PARTY SUPPORTS MORE USG PRESSURE FOR ELECTIONS REF: NAIROBI 1685 [...] (C) Summary. Mohamed Omar, Foreign Affairs Secretary of Somaliland's Kulmiye opposition party, said August 7 the USG should put more pressure on Somaliland President Dahir Riyale to reinstate the voter registration list and to allow the return of Interpeace, the NGO supporting the technical conduc [...]	2009-08-07 14:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EAID PHUM SO DJ ET XW UK
09LONDON1851	IRAN: FCO SHARES LESSONS LEARNED ON DETAINEES [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Iran Watcher (poloff) August 11, Will Gelling, Tom Burn and Rachel Martinek of the FCO's Iran office shared lessons learned from the detention of British sailors by Iran in 2007 and more recently the arrest of nine local staff members from the British Embassy in Teh [...]	2009-08-11 14:36:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PREL PGOV UK IR
09LONDON1989	UK'S ASSISTANCE STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY, ADDRESS [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's development assistance ministry, DFID, is seeking to ramp up programs in conflict and fragile states, especially in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, while fulfilling its legal mandate to reduce poverty and operate within budgetary limits, Martin Dinham, Director General, In [...]	2009-08-26 13:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON PGOV UK
09LONDON2005	UKâ€™S ASSISTANCE STRATEGY - CUT POVERTY, ADDRESS [...] (C/NF) Summary. The UK's development assistance ministry, DFID, is seeking to ramp up programs in conflict and fragile states, especially in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, while fulfilling its legal mandate to reduce poverty and operate within budgetary limits, Martin Dinham, Director General, In [...]	2009-08-28 10:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ECON PGOV PK AF UK
09LONDON202	UK EXPECTATIONS FOR JANUARY GAERC: GAZA AND [...] (C) Summary. The UK expects next steps in bolstering the peace in Gaza and how to strengthen EU energy security to dominate the January 26-27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) Meeting, according to Paul Williams, the Foreign Office EU Correspondent, who spoke with Poloff [...]	2009-01-23 12:01:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL PGOV EUN AF ZI BO UK
09LONDON207	IRAN - ANALYST KHAJEHPOUR ARGUES FOR: BROADENING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iran's leadership is committed domestically to low-grade enrichment but is not irretrievably committed to creation of a nuclear weapon, in the view of Tehran-based political risk analyst Bijan Khajehpour, who met privately in London with U.S Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte ac [...]	2009-01-23 15:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	IR IS KPRP LE PGOV PHUM PINS PREL UK IA SW
09LONDON2120	UK WELCOMES US UNHRC PRIORITIES [...] (C/NF) Summary: HMG welcomes U.S. participation in the UN Human Rights Council and is in broad agreement with its priorities. It sees difficulties in convincing some EU states to go along with the freedom of expression resolution; if amendments are not possible, political pressure will be neede [...]	2009-09-11 13:54:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC UK
09LONDON2121	MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DISCUSS BONUSES, BAIL-OUTS AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Bonuses, regulatory structures, and EU legislation led the discussions of Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala) and John Cornyn (R-Texas),and Representatives Paul Kanjorski (D ) PA),Scott Garrett (R ) NJ) and Luis Gutierrez (D ) Ill) during their recent meetings in London. During t [...]	2009-09-11 14:51:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN UK
09LONDON2124	MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DISCUSS BONUSES, BAIL-OUTS, EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Bonuses, regulatory structures, and EU legislation led the discussions of Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala) and John Cornyn (R-Texas),and Representatives Paul Kanjorski (D ) PA),Scott Garrett (R ) NJ) and Luis Gutierrez (D ) Ill) during their recent meetings in London. During t [...]	2009-09-11 16:12:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN UK
09LONDON2125	IMO ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: The 59th Session of the Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was held at IMO Headquarters in London, June 23-25. There was detailed discussion on funding the Djibouti Code of Conduct on Somali piracy. End Summary ACTIONS AND ACHIEVE [...]	2009-09-11 16:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EWWT KGHG PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON2178	IRAN: HMG "WILL DISCUSS" RAISING CASES OF MISSING/DETAINED AMERICANS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Helen Teasdale of the Foreign Office's Iran Bilateral Affairs desk September 16. Her initial reaction to the request was that given the low ebb of relations between Iran and the UK -- which is still very concerned about the welfare of its local embassy staff [...]	2009-09-18 15:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON2183	(S/NF) SEPARATE UK DEMARCHE UNLIKELY ON GOL SCUDS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 07:21:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC LY UK MTCRE
09LONDON2184	(S/NF) SEPARATE UK DEMARCHE UNLIKELY ON GOL SCUDS [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-21 07:21:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC LY UK MTCRE
09LONDON2222	SUBJECT: PM BROWN'S DECISION TO CONSIDER REDUCING THE UK'S TRIDENT NUCLEAR DETERRENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 15:46:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS MCAP KNNP PARM UK PGOV
09LONDON2225	CHANCELLOR DARLING ON BANKERSâ€™ BONUSES, UK [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling told the Ambassador during his September 23 introductory meeting that G20 governments must continue to implement stimulus packages and avoid complacency. Darling warned that if banks paid out large bonuses in 2010, they could provoke a po [...]	2009-09-24 16:16:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV PGOV AGMT UK
09LONDON2339	UK UNABLE TO COMMIT TO SENDING REPRESENTATIVE TO [...] (SBU) Together with Russian Embassy colleagues, Poloff delivered reftel joint demarche to Sharon McDonald, CBRN Terrorism Desk Officer in the Counter-Proliferation Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on October 14. McDonald told Poloff and Sergei Andiashin of the Russian [...]	2009-10-14 15:13:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC UK RS
09LONDON2347	HOST NATION SENSITIVITY SURVEY: USN PLAN TO [...] (C) COMUSEUCOM has requested a host nation sensitivity survey for the USN plan to homeport a submarine tender to Diego Garcia in 2010. For the reasons discussed below, there is no expected negative reaction by HMG to this change. 2. (C) HMG considers continued presence of military ships and i [...]	2009-10-15 16:46:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV UK IO
09LONDON2446	EMBASSY COMMENT ON BONE MARROW REGISTRY COOPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 17:39:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO UK
09LONDON2447	HMG APPROACH TO ENGAGING AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON [...] (C/NF) Poloff discussed the development of a coordinated approach among allies to engaging the Afghan government on governor appointments with Liz Boyles, the Deputy Head of the Afghanistan Group in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on October 27. (Ref) Boyles affirmed the importance of [...]	2009-10-29 14:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV AF UK
09LONDON2465	FUTURE U.S.-UK AND U.S.-EU TRADE COOPERATION TO CENTER ON INNOVATION, COMPETITIVENESS [...] (SBU) Europe, International Trade and Development Director at the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Claire Durkin discussed with EMIN and Econoff October 29, 2009, UK desire for a swift conclusion to the Doha Round (DDA) of trade negotiations, trade priorities with the EU, pot [...]	2009-11-02 16:10:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD UK EU
09LONDON2485	IRAN: SUPPORTERS OF THE GREEN MOVEMENT PRESENT [...] (U) On November 4, about 10 self-identified supporters of the Green Movement of Iran delivered a letter (text below) and a commemorative plaque expressing regret for the take-over of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. London Iran Watcher accepted the items on behalf of the embassy. A few m [...]	2009-11-04 15:58:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV UK IR
09LONDON2499	MILIBAND'S RUSSIA TRIP AIMS TO MOVE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FORWARD [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 15:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL ETRD KNNP PARM SENV MARR MNUC
09LONDON2543	BRITISH SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN WAR DROPS ON EVE [...] (U) Summary: The murder of five British police trainers by a rogue Afghan officer, the unsatisfying conclusion to the Afghan election, public challenges to UK policy by leading politicians, and a wave of wrenching television interviews with grieving family members this week combined to dampen [...]	2009-11-10 16:56:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO MARR MOPS SOCI ECON UK AF
09LONDON2592	UK INPUT: CUBA, LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Poloff met with Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officers November 18 per reftel to seek updated information about HMG actions and policies concerning Cuba. HMG remains committed to promoting the development of democratic institutions and human rights in Cuba and is disappointe [...]	2009-11-19 12:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU UK
09LONDON2595	UK WANTS LESS UN FOCUS ON ISRAEL; SEES ABSTENTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 16:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNGA KPAL IS UK
09LONDON261	CAMERON SHUFFLES CONSERVATIVE'S FRONT-BENCH, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative Leader David Cameron shook up his party with a shadow cabinet reshuffle on January 19. Cameron wanted to strengthen his front-bench team and sharpen its attacks on the Labour Government, as well address a Labour argument that still has traction with UK voters -- th [...]	2009-01-29 12:45:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EU UK
09LONDON2617	UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 17:05:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2623	BARONESS CATHERINE ASHTON UNEXPECTED CHOICE FOR EU [...] (U) This is an Embassy London and U.S. Mission to the European Union joint cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. Baroness Catherine Margaret Ashton was nominated as the first EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on November 19. She is a British Labour politician who is also cur [...]	2009-11-20 17:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ETRD EUN UK
09LONDON2680	DPRK: AMB BOSWORTH'S DEC 2 MEETINGS WITH UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign Office junior minister Ivan Lewis and Asia Pacific Director Scott Wightman told Special Representative for North Korea Policy Ambassador Stephen Bosworth in separate December 2 meetings that the UK and EU want to support the USG's efforts to see North Korea return to multil [...]	2009-12-02 15:48:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINR PGOV ECON SOCI KN CH KS FR UK
09LONDON2691	AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO WALES, PROMOTES TRADE AND [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Susman made his first official visit to Wales on November 25, where he met political and business leaders and reached out to the Muslim community. Political leaders told him that Welsh devolution is gaining momentum and reported on Welsh efforts to minimize the effects of [...]	2009-12-03 10:45:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UK
09LONDON27	UK MUSLIM DEMOGRAPHICS (C-RE8-02527) [...] (S/NF) Summary. Per reftel, this cable provides information on the demographics of the Muslim community in the UK. The last official UK census was in 2001 and much of what is provided below is a combination of census figures and subsequent estimates and surveys. Post notes that the information is i [...]	2009-01-06 11:55:00	Embassy London	SECRET	PINR KISL KPLS UK
09LONDON2707	BRITISH MPS' FEEDBACK ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (C/NF) Summary. MPs who attended a December 2 reception for the Ambassador hosted by the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) expressed opinions in conversations with Embassy officers that were broadly supportive of the President's Afghanistan and Pakistan strategy. Several MPs stressed [...]	2009-12-03 17:22:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK UK
09LONDON2737	EMBASSY LONDON NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN [...] (U) Summary: Post's nominee for the International Women of Courage Award is Farhat Khan. Farhat is an inspirational woman who experienced forced marriage and prolonged violence and abuse in Pakistan, escaped to the UK, and has used this experience to work -- often on a volunteer basis -- to [...]	2009-12-08 16:44:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
09LONDON2742	PRIME MINISTER STILL FOCUSED ON TOBIN TAX, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Prime Minister Brown continues to press hard for international adoption of a Tobin Tax, despite being aware of U.S. opposition to the tax. He has raised this issue - and bonuses - on several occasions directly with the Ambassador, and said that he saw cooperation on financial servic [...]	2009-12-09 16:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV UK
09LONDON2743	MONUC/RWANDA: UK HOLDING TO SIX-MONTH RENEWAL, THOUGHTS ON RWANDA IN THE COMMONWEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-09 16:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC KPKO PINR RW CG ZF FR UK
09LONDON2768	SHADOW DEFENSE MINISTER FOX PLEDGES CLOSE U.S.-UK [...] (C/NF) Summary. During a December 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Shadow Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox affirmed his desire to work closely with the U.S. if the Conservative Party wins power in next year's general election. He highlighted the importance of the U.S.-UK Defense Trade and Coop [...]	2009-12-10 16:48:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR AF UK PK IR IN CH RS
09LONDON2774	AFGHAN AMBASSADOR'S CONCERNS ABOUT HMG'S PLANNING FOR JANUARY 28 LONDON CONFERENCE Classified By: Ambassador Louis Susman for reasons 1.4 b and d [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Afghan Ambassador to the UK told Ambassador Susman December 10 that he is upset that HMG has not consulted him or his government regarding overall Afghanistan policy or planning for the January 28 London Conference. According to the Afghan envoy, three of the proposed agenda ite [...]	2009-12-10 17:44:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON SOCI AF PK
09LONDON2780	CONSERVATIVE LEADER CAMERON WELCOMES AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REF: LONDON 2768 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-11 13:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS KCRM AF PK UK
09LONDON2784	LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU TO THE [...] Embassy London received on December 10 the following letter for the Secretary from Archbishop Desmond Tutu as the Chair of The Elders Foundation. The letter is copied to U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice and the President's Special Envoy to Sudan Genera [...]	2009-12-11 15:17:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PREF OPRC PHUM XA SU UK
09LONDON2831	CONSERVATIVES' SHADOW MINISTER FOR EUROPE - "WE WILL BE CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED" REF: LONDON 2509 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-16 12:12:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV EU UK
09LONDON2857	UK HOSTS OVERSEAS TERRITORIES LEADERS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-18 10:22:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD KCRM KDRG
09LONDON2909	UK RESPONSE: EU ENGAGEMENT WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN CUBA [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-30 17:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL SOCI CU UK
09LONDON305	Wildcat Strikes Hit UK Energy Plants In Response To Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: Workers at the UK's third largest oil refinery went on strike January 28 in protest at the use of foreign labor for a new construction project. A wave of wildcat strikes across the UK followed, with workers demonstrating support for those at French oil company Total's refinery [...]	2009-02-04 12:01:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON33	HMG RECEIVES NIP AND DISCUSSES RELATED TOPICS [...] (S) Summary. Poloffs met with FCO's Simon Manley, Director of the Defense and Strategic Threats Directorate and Emily Maltman of the Strategic Partners and Multilateral Counter Terrorism Department to deliver the National Implementation Plan as per reftel. Manley described HMG's counter-terroris [...]	2009-01-06 13:02:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV AS CA IN PK UK
09LONDON331	HMG FULLY SUPPORTS THE RETURN OF 92 EXCESS HOUSING [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-06 12:35:00	Embassy London	SECRET	MARR MOPS PREL UK
09LONDON338	MPs Examine Role of Media in Economic Crisis [...] (SBU) As part of its enquiry into the banking crisis, the House of Commons' Treasury Committee looked at the role of the media in financial stability and whether financial journalists should operate under reporting restrictions during banking crises. A committee specialist told the Embassy th [...]	2009-02-06 15:18:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON339	AFRICA: U.S. VERSUS UK PRIORITIES, LONDON THINK [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. During the transition to the Obama Administration, London think tanks have been active in discussing USG and HMG priorities in Africa. Poloff took the opportunity to poll opinions among Africa specialists at Chatham House, RUSI, the Royal Africa Society, Africa Confidential, the C [...]	2009-02-06 16:25:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID MASS KISL ZI SO NI SU SF XA UK
09LONDON348	THE BRITISH ASK, IS OUR SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP STILL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Secretary Clinton's public praise for the U.S.-UK special relationship following her February 3 meeting with Foreign Secretary Miliband, coming on the heels of the President's January 26 phone call with Prime Minister Brown, has gone a long way to calm what has been a stronger than [...]	2009-02-09 15:08:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MCAP EUN PINS UK
09LONDON403	BOSNIA: UK NOMINATES SIR EMYR JONES PARRY AS HEAD [...] (C) Former UK Perm Rep to NATO and the UN, Sir Emyr Jones Parry (bio para 4),has been nominated by the UK to be the next High Representative for Bosnia, replacing Miroslav Lajcak, who is leaving to become Slovakia's Foreign Minister. FCO Bosnia desk officer Matthew Andrew Harvey said that [...]	2009-02-13 17:42:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KJUS BK UK
09LONDON444	"LIFTING THE NUCLEAR SHADOW:" HMG WANTS TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. In the lead up to the April-May 2010 NPT Review Conference (RevCon),HMG will seek to cooperate closely with the U.S. at both the policy and experts level and will welcome United States leadership to reinvigorate the NPT (ref A). HMG seeks a reenergized and reinforced global [...]	2009-02-19 16:25:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IR UK
09LONDON445	IRAN: JOURNALIST PROPOSES BASKERVILLE DOCUMENTARY [...] (S/NF) Summary: A UK-Iranian dual citizen journalist and historian told London Iran Watcher (poloff) he seeks USG support to make a 50-minute documentary, to be filmed during 2009 in Iran, UK and the United States, about Howard Baskerville, the American teacher who was in the past beloved in [...]	2009-02-19 16:31:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	KPRP PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PROP IR UK

09LONDON461	HEATHROW EXPANSION GETS LIFTOFF, EXPECT TURBULENCE [...] (SBU) Summary. Heathrow's expansion is a major economic, political and environmental hot-button issue, creating unusual alliances among its supporters and opponents, and will likely become a key electoral issue. On January 16, Transport Minister Geoff Hoon announced HMG plans to build a th [...]	2009-02-20 17:53:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAIR ECON EIND ETRD PGOV UK
09LONDON50	U/S LEVEY ENCOURAGES UK TO TIGHTEN PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury U/S Stuart Levey told British officials on November 19-20, 2008 he was encouraged by reporting out of Tehran citing the economic restraints brought on by President Ahmadinejad's mismanagement, and the effect low oil prices was having on Iran's fiscal situation. However, pre [...]	2009-01-08 15:23:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN ECON IR UK
09LONDON517	SUDAN/DARFUR: AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH FUR [...] (C) Summary. AF Acting A/S Carter met with London-based Fur leader Ahmed Diraige to discuss how to widen the Darfur peace discussions started in Doha to encompass other movements including Fur representation in order to take advantage of the opportunity the recent JEM-GNU agreement provided. [...]	2009-02-26 15:13:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAID PINR SU UK
09LONDON521	UK FOREIGN OFFICE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC TURKS CAN [...] (C) Summary. Ankara's response to a February 26 joint UK/Belgian/Dutch demarche on the planned multilateral Egemen naval exercise was "surprisingly positive and pragmatic," according to the Foreign Office's Turkish Team leader, Jason Moore. The Turks will speak to Athens through military cha [...]	2009-02-26 16:57:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PARM GR TU UK
09LONDON544	IRAN: MEK SUPPORTERS IN PLAN TO PRESS HMG, USG, [...] (C) Summary: Mujahadeen e Khalq (MEK) supporters within Parliament are ramping up pressure on HMG on behalf of MEK residents at camp Ashraf, and will be pressing HMG, via questions in the Commons this week, for USG and Iraqi public commitments to protect Camp Ashraf residents. MPs stated [...]	2009-03-02 15:25:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	EU KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL PROP PTER TI UK
09LONDON55	OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP: HMG BELIEVES ISSUE IS NOT WINNABLE AND USG SHOULD NOT ASK FOR A VOTE [...] (C) Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Iran Coordination Group Multilateral Team Leader Will Gelling, in several conversations January 8 with London Iran Watcher (Poloff) on ref b, said HMG would stand with USG if there is a vote but deferred to FCO officials leading on the issue. Gelling said [...]	2009-01-08 17:46:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL UN IR UK
09LONDON604	LIBERAL DEMOCRATS LOOK AHEAD TO THEIR ELECTION [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: Emboffs attending the Liberal Democrats' (Lib Dems) Spring Conference heard much in corridor conversations about the Party's strategy for the next general election (which must occur no later than June 2010) and whether participation in an electoral coalition made strateg [...]	2009-03-09 15:22:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON PINR UK
09LONDON655	GICNT INVITATIONS DELIVERED TO UNITED KINGDOM [...] (SBU) Poloff, accompanied by diplomats from the Russian and South Korean embassies, shared details of the upcoming Seoul meeting of the Exercise Planning Group (EPG) / Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) (refs A & B) with Sharon McDonald, CBRN terrorism desk officer at the F [...]	2009-03-13 18:10:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL PTER KGIC UK
09LONDON668	IRAN - ROXANA SABERI: LONDON FRIENDS SAY LAWYER [...] (S/NF) Summary. A lawyer's visit to Roxana Saberi on March 9 indicated Ms. Saberi was encouraged by news of efforts being made on her behalf, but is generally distraught at her situation. According to UK Embassy Tehran, the charges against Ms Saberi were brought in by a court which tries na [...]	2009-03-16 18:07:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	CASC IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON712	(C) KAZAKHSTAN: OUSTED BTA BANK HEAD ABLYAZOV [...] (C) Summary. After what he labeled a "political ouster" from the Chairmanship of BTA Bank at the behest of President Nazarbayev, Mukhtar Ablyazov maintained to London Poloff that BTA Bank was Kazakhstan's "healthiest bank." Dismissing the recent Kazakh legal case against him as unfounded, Ably [...]	2009-03-23 15:03:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV KDEM KZ UK
09LONDON714	MAURITANIA/EU: APRIL GAERC CONCLUSIONS TO TAKE [...] (C/NF) The April EU GAERC conclusions will have "firm" language on Mauritania, Foreign Office Mauritania Desk Officer Emily Summers told Embassies London and Nouakchott poloffs March 23. The European Commission (EC) report issued in early March recommends that Cotonou Agreement Article 96 con [...]	2009-03-23 17:36:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID EU MR PGOV PREL UK XY
09LONDON730	WILLIAM HAGUE VISITS CUBA; ADVISES CHANGE IN U.S. [...] (C/NF) Summary. Conservative MP and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague offered his views to Charge after a recent trip to Cuba. Hague, a respected politician who may be staking out a "safe" political position on the Cuban issue in advance of becoming foreign secretary, offered these obse [...]	2009-03-25 13:21:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UK CU
09LONDON731	IRAN-ROXANNA SABERI'S CONTINUED DETENTION [...] (S/NF) The UK Embassy Tehran on 18 March raised Roxanna Saberi's case at EU Heads of Mission in Tehran and asked the Presidency to include her detention in the next EU demarche on human rights to IRIG, London Iran Watcher learned on March 24 from FCO Iran Coordination Group. FCO also asked Pol [...]	2009-03-25 16:52:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	CASC IR JA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER UK
09LONDON778	KOSOVO CHARGE IN LONDON REPORTS HIS ACCREDITATION [...] (C) The New Zealand Foreign Ministry has communicated to the Kosovo Foreign Ministry its acceptance "in principle" for the Kosovo Charge in London, Muhamet Hamiti, to be jointly accredited to New Zealand, Hamiti informed Political Minister Counselor on March 26. Hamiti, who shared a copy of a [...]	2009-03-30 14:52:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	ODIP PREL KVPR NZ KV UK
09LONDON811	TURKISH PM ERDOGAN ON ECONOMY AND POLITICS [...] (SBU) Turkish PM Erdogan spoke at a Chatham House event April 3, in which he commented on the accomplishments of the London Economic Summit, Turkey's economic progress, and his party's recent election "success." In response to questions from the audience, he was vague on Turkey's relations wi [...]	2009-04-03 16:34:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS EU NATO TY DA FR RS IZ IS AJ JA
09LONDON837	IRAN/ISRAEL: REGIME INSIDER REPORTEDLY PASSES [...] (S/NF) Summary: IRGC figure Salman Safavi (refs) on April 6 reportedly said Iran's senior leadership has "no interest in engagement" with a Netanyahu government on the subject of Israeli IDF hostages possibly held by Hamas, according to a regular Embassy London contact who said he has, at Isr [...]	2009-04-07 18:11:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPRP IA IR IS LE UK
09LONDON843	UK CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH; SUPPORTS STRONG [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG convoked DPRK ambassador to express strong concern over the April 5 North Korean missile launch; supports a strong response to North Korea's violation of UNSCR 1718 to deter other proliferators; and believes Russia may be open to a new UNSCR. FCO contact indicated that DPR [...]	2009-04-08 13:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KNNP UK RU KN EU
09LONDON903	"NOT QUITE READY YET"-- UK RESPONSE TO USG [...] (U) Foreign Office officials in April 15 and 16 discussions with Polcouns clarified that: -- UK internal procedures for entry into force of the Instrument to the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and Instrument to the Extradition Treaty (MLA and Extradition Instruments) discussed ref A have not [...]	2009-04-16 14:42:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN KTIA UK
09LONDON923	IRAN ELECTIONS; DISARRAY IN BOTH CONSERVATIVE AND REFORMIST CAMPS; MOUSSAVI TOO UNKNOWN FOR MANY; XXXXXXXXXXXX LIKELY TO EMERGE; IRANIAN ANALYSTS URGE OUTREACH, DISAGREE OVER CHANNELS [...] (S/NF) Summary. Iranian analysts in Iran and the UK see no clear trends or emerging patterns in the campaigns of candidates for President in the run up to Iran's June elections; London Iran Watcher (Poloff) contacts do agree broadly on the importance of direct engagement with Iranian Government, b [...]	2009-04-20 16:45:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM IR UK
09LONDON925	LONDON: INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-20 20:36:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER UK
09LONDON970	KURDISH LEADER DISCUSSES RECENT TURKISH ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 11:43:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER FR IZ IR SP TU UK
09LONDON993	UK REBUFFS ARGENTINE CLAIM TO SEABED RIGHTS AROUND [...] (SBU) Summary. HMG will contest Argentina's claim for sovereign rights (including oil and mineral rights) to seabed surrounding Britain's South Atlantic Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands. Great Britain will submit its own claim for seabed rights for its South Atlantic te [...]	2009-04-27 17:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG EMIN ECON PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AR
09LUANDA107	CONCERNED OVER ECONOMY, DOS SANTOS PRAISES [...] (C) Responding to remarks made by Ambassador Mozena during a February 17 call, President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos agreed that the U.S. and Angola have made significant progress over the past year in strengthening our bilateral ties, especially in the areas of health and military-to-military coop [...]	2009-02-17 18:29:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAIR MARR ECON ETRD EFIN EAID AO
09LUANDA159	GRA SLASHES BUDGET AS MACRO OUTLOOK DETERIORATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following steep declines in the oil revenues that generate much of Angola's income, the GRA will cut spending on goods and services across all ministries by 36 percent and subsidies and social transfers by 40 percent from Angola's previously approved 2009 budget. Our contacts tel [...]	2009-03-13 12:51:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO ECON EFIN ENIV EPET PGOV
09LUANDA160	MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION DOES A ONE-EIGHTY ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 11 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Minister of Transport Augusto de Silva Tomas de-linked Delta's request to begin service in Angola (ref A) from a deal involving TAAG flights to the U.S., reversing his previous stance as communicated to Embassy and Delta officials. [...]	2009-03-16 08:00:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO EAIR ECON ENIV
09LUANDA17	IMPROVING ANGOLA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] (C) Summary: During a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, President Dos Santos's recently designated pointman for improving Angola's investment climate, Aguinaldo Jaime, acknowledged that corruption is a significant barrier to attracting investment to Angola. In his role as chairman of [...]	2009-01-09 13:20:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD AO
09LUANDA232	ASSESSMENT OF FLOODING IN CUNENE AND CUANDO,CUBANGO [...] Response to date: At a meeting with donors and the humanitarian community on March 30, the GOA CP reported it had spent $8 million on emergency response to date. The head of CP stated that it welcomes international support, but will not issue a formal declaration of emergency, as the GOA is c [...]	2009-04-06 16:14:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AO
09LUANDA250	GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK SACKED; NEW GOVERNOR HAS [...] (C) Summary: As predicted in ref (A),Angolan central bank Governor Amadeu de Jesus Mauricio was sacked by President Dos Santos on April 11. The press has been silent about the reasons for the dismissal, but it appears Mauricio was let go because he had failed to secure authorization from eith [...]	2009-04-14 17:09:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO ECON EFIN ENIV PGOV PINR
09LUANDA289	MGSF01: SWINE INFLUENZA: EAC REVIEWS TRIPWIRES AND [...] (U) CDA convened Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 04/28/2009 to discuss the situation described in reftel and review appropriate tripwires and mission preparedness. The following sections and agencies were represented: POL, CDC, CONS, USAID, MGT, USAID, USDAO, GSO, CLO and RSO. 2. (U) [...]	2009-04-30 05:48:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO
09LUANDA362	MEDIA REACTION: ANGOLAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND US AMBASSADOR [...] Angolan Government-run radio station, Rdio Nacional de Angola, on its June 6th two-and-a-half hour debate show "Tendncias e debates" held a roundtable discussion under the topic, "The New Era of the Angolan and US Bilateral Relations." The roundtable, which was broadcast live to the entire co [...]	2009-06-12 14:07:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PGOV AO
09LUANDA38	(C) MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION IN DENIAL OVER EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 13 meeting with Ambassador Mozena, Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tomas showed himself to be in complete denial over the seriousness of the EU ban on Angolan airlines and his country's nonconformity with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) sta [...]	2009-01-14 18:27:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO EAIR ECON ENIV PREL
09LUANDA48	ANGOLA'S CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY BUILDS CAPACITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 06:26:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO EAIR ECON ENIV PREL
09LUANDA50	(S) POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN SHIPMENT OF [...] (S) Reftel demarche was delivered on January 23 to the Ministry of Foreign Relations Acting Director for American Affairs, Jeronimo Gaspar de Almeida. P/E Chief explained that while it was unclear whether the BI RO Bong's cargo was conventional arms or WMD-related, transfers of WMD-related or [...]	2009-01-23 12:01:00	Embassy Luanda	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC
09LUANDA51	NEW CHINA CREDIT LINE UNDER CONSIDERATION [...] (C) Summary: During a January 23 call by Ambassador Mozena, Chinese Ambassador Bolum Zhang said negotiations will soon begin between China and Angola for a new loan package valued in the USD "multiple single digit billions." Zhang said the new agreement will not be backed by oil, but should re [...]	2009-01-27 07:51:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EFIN EAID CH AO
09LUANDA524	IN MUDDLE-SPEAK, DOS SANTOS OPTS PUBLICLY FOR [...] (C) During an August 20, 2009 press conference with visiting South African President Jacob Zuma (Ref A),Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos declared that "we advocate an (presidential) election by universal direct suffrage in which the president is the head of a list, with the support o [...]	2009-08-26 13:28:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	AO PGOV PREL
09LUANDA617	FRAUD SUMMARY - LUANDA (March 2009 - August 2009) [...] Per reftel, post submits the following bi-annual fraud report covering the March 2009 - August 2009 period: a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Angola's decades long civil war ended in 2002, and fighting has ended in all areas of the country. This includes Cabinda, where the Government signed a peace a [...]	2009-10-05 09:28:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD AO
09LUANDA751	DESPITE TALK OF RENOVATION, MPLA CONGRESS YIELDS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ruling MPLA had characterized its Sixth Party Congress as a time of change and continuity. However, by the time the Congress closed on December 10, continuity clearly had won out. There were no changes whatsoever in senior party leadership, the Congress simply rubber stamped [...]	2009-12-14 10:46:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AO
09LUANDA756	RUMORS SWIRL ABOUT GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE [...] (C) At the opening of the MPLA party congress on 7 December, President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos scolded unscrupulous and corrupt party members who have used political power to become rich (see reftel). While some of our contacts take a cynical view of such pronouncements, others, like World Ban [...]	2009-12-15 09:14:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AO
09LUANDA775	ANGOLAN DEFENSE OFFICIALS SUPPORTIVE OF ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. The Angolan defense establishment rolled out the red carpet for visiting AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander Ambassador Tony Holmes during his December 15-16 visit, with calls on the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Angola (FAA),the acting Minister of Defense, and the Commander [...]	2009-12-21 15:46:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MAAR MOPS AO
09LUANDA781	GOVERANCE NOTE: ANGOLA'S VICE MINISTERS [...] (C) Angolan cabinet ministers are seconded by a small group of vice ministers, usually two or three, and these senior officials are frequently our counterparts in Embassy dealings with GRA ministries. In a wide-ranging discussion with DCM, Vice Minister of Interior Jose Bamoquina Zau offered [...]	2009-12-22 10:40:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AO
09LUANDA785	ANGOLA'S OPPOSITION: WEAK PILLAR IN THE DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary. While Angola's political opposition faces many institutional obstacles, considerable internal weaknesses also prevent it from playing fully its role in a democratic system. Whereas the ruling MPLA, albeit with all the advantages of decades of incumbency, is well organized, unite [...]	2009-12-29 09:55:00	Embassy Luanda	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AO
09LUSAKA115	ZAM ON ZIM: RESIGNED BUT REALISTIC [...] (C) Summary. Zambian Government (GRZ) officials and civil society representatives are supportive of the new Zimbabwean government of national unity, although they have shared concerns about its prospects for success. Their disapproval of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's undemocratic con [...]	2009-02-19 14:43:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZA ZI
09LUSAKA117	VICE PRESIDENT ON ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS, GMOS, [...] (C) Summary. Vice President and Minister of Justice George Kunda indicated his government's willingness to move forward on anti-corruption, reopening discussion of GMOs, and anti-money laundering efforts, among other topics, during a discussion with the Ambassador on February 19. In almost e [...]	2009-02-23 06:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR SNAR BTIO ZA
09LUSAKA14	C-AL8-02739: FOLLOW-UP ON DIVISIONS WITHIN [...] (C) Embassy Lusaka is gratified to hear that Ref B was useful to Washington readers and is pleased to provide the follow-up information requested in Ref A. 2. (C) For the moment there appears to be no overt breakaway factions within the MMD. This may be in part because the avoidance of a p [...]	2009-01-08 07:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA20	PRESSING FOR PROGRESS ON ANTICORRUPTION FRONT [...] (SBU) Summary: At long last, the Zambian Government (GRZ) is addressing several important anti-corruption issues, such as the establishment of a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),the enactment of anti-corruption legislation, and the approval of a national anti-corruption strategy. In a Jan [...]	2009-01-08 12:53:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR SNAR PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA208	BIOTECH: PRESIDENT OPENS A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) Summary and Action Request. Over the past three months, numerous Zambian Government (GRZ) officials -- beginning with President Banda -- have privately expressed some openness to loosening Zambia's restrictions on biotechnology. Agriculture Minister Chituwo said the President had ordere [...]	2009-03-26 13:16:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR TBIO ZA
09LUSAKA246	GRZ TURNING THE SCREWS ON ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 14:10:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAIR ZA
09LUSAKA294	ZAMBIA GUN-SHY ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) A UK Foreign Office/Ministry of Defense team, visiting Zambia to update its contingency plans for the evacuation of UK nationals from Zimbabwe, cut short its visit after the Zambian Government (GRZ) rejected its meeting requests. According to the UK Deputy High Commissioner, President Ba [...]	2009-04-29 15:20:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI ZA
09LUSAKA313	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND PROPOSALS [...] In response to the reftel solicitation for Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) proposals, Embassy Lusaka is pleased to submit the following two projects for consideration with a total allocation of USD 19,000. Embassy Lusaka originally selected these projects in FY 2008 but did not fund th [...]	2009-05-07 14:45:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM SOCI ZA
09LUSAKA33	2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND PROPOSAL [...] This cable is a response to the reftel solicitation for Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals. Embassy Lusaka requests financial support for three business promotion and commercial outreach activities. Points of contact for all projects are: Pam Tremont, Pol/Econ Chief [...]	2009-01-20 05:18:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA339	ZAMBIA BURDENED BUT NOT OVERWHELMED BY IMPACT OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Although its financial sector is largely unscathed by the global economic crisis, Zambia's prospects for growth are diminishing due to decreased foreign investment, layoffs in the mining sector, and rising unemployment. Lower (from brief, speculation-driven highs in mid-2008) [...]	2009-05-19 07:58:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ZA
09LUSAKA34	2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND PROPOSAL [...] This cable is a response to the reftel solicitation for Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals. Embassy Lusaka requests financial support for three business promotion and commercial outreach activities. Points of contact for all projects are: Pam Tremont, Pol/Econ Chief [...]	2009-01-20 05:18:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA367	CORRUPTION SCANDALS TURN OFF DONORS (AND SOME [...] (C) Summary. The governments of Sweden and the Netherlands froze their development assistance to Zambia's health sector following reports of serious fraud at the Ministry of Health (MoH). Their course of action reflects mounting donor anxiety, not so much at corruption itself as at the Zamb [...]	2009-05-28 15:25:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KCOR PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA384	Sixth Business Advisory Council: A Broken Record [...] (SBU) The Zambia International Business Advisory Council (ZIBAC) recently held meetings to discuss the global economic crisis and Zambia's response. Government officials, private sector representatives, and international donors discussed ways to increase Zambia's competitiveness and promote ec [...]	2009-06-01 06:12:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EINV ELTN EMW ZA
09LUSAKA41	PROPOSAL FOR FY2009 BIOTECH OUTREACH RESOURCES [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to Ref A solicitation for FY2009 biotechnology outreach proposals, Embassy requests support for four activities. Three of the activities leverage the interest of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary General's strong support for over [...]	2009-01-20 14:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO ZA
09LUSAKA47	2008 ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT FOR ZAMBIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 08:56:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ZA
09LUSAKA481	DEFENSE MINISTER TAKES OFFENSE AND RESIGNS FROM [...] (C) Summary. On July 7, Zambian Minister of Defense George Mpombo publicly announced his resignation from his cabinet position. The Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) parliamentarian also announced that he would step down from his position as energy chair on the MMD's National Executi [...]	2009-07-08 13:32:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA486	SHUFFLES IN PRESIDENT BANDA'S CABINET [...] (U) President Banda accepted Defense Minister George Mpombo's resignation on June 7 and announced Mpombo's successor on June 9 -- Minister of Home Affairs Kalombo Mwansa was appointed as Minister of Defense and Lameck Mangani, the Lusaka Provincial Minister, became the Minister of Home Affairs [...]	2009-07-10 10:01:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA490	COMESA LEADERS DISCUSS U.S.-COMESA TRADE AND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Booth met with Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary General Sindiso Ngwenya on July 6 to discuss the U.S.-COMESA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council meeting (scheduled for September 17-18 in Lusaka) and to explore the possibilit [...]	2009-07-13 14:50:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD EAID SENV TBIO XA ZU XW
09LUSAKA493	ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] SUMMARY -- June Inflation Rate Declines Marginally -- GRZ Invites Bids For Oil and Gas Exploration -- Munali Nickel Mine Resumes Operations -- Zambezi Airlines Acquires Two Boeing Aircraft -- Horticultural Sector Performance Falls -- GRZ Reviews First National Development Plan June Inflati [...]	2009-07-14 12:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETRD EMIN EINV ELAB ECON ZA
09LUSAKA508	"IMPROVED" NGO BILL LEAVES A LOT TO BE DESIRED [...] (SBU) Summary. On July 16, the GRZ tabled in parliament a new version of a controversial NGO bill that was dropped in 2007 after an outcry by civil society and donors. While the GRZ has made a few changes to the previous bill in the intervening two years, as a result of consultations with N [...]	2009-07-17 10:40:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA571	HIGHER COPPER PRICES, BUMPER MAIZE CROP LIFT [...] (SBU) Amid signs of economic recovery, Embassy contacts expressed cautious optimism that Zambia may have turned from crisis to stability and growth. Copper prices have risen over 100 percent from their lows in early 2009, reviving the moribund sector and spurring export growth. Zambia recorde [...]	2009-08-14 13:58:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ZA
09LUSAKA575	HIGHER COPPER PRICES, BUMPER MAIZE CROP LIFT [...] (SBU) Amid signs of economic recovery, Embassy contacts expressed cautious optimism that Zambia may have turned from crisis to stability and growth. Copper prices have risen over 100 percent from their lows in early 2009, reviving the moribund sector and spurring export growth. Zambia recorde [...]	2009-08-17 13:35:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ZA
09LUSAKA583	FORMER PRESIDENT CHILUBA ACQUITTED OF CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Former Zambian President Frederick Chiluba was acquitted August 17 of six counts of theft by public servant totaling USD 500,000. The 445-page judgment, handed down by Ndola High Court Registrar Jones Chinyama, took over seven hours to read and ultimately concluded that the prosecution [...]	2009-08-19 12:19:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA588	MFA PROTESTS EMBASSY COMMENTS IN THE PRESS [...] (C) MFA Permanent Secretary Tens Kapoma called in the Ambassador August 14 to protest an Emboff's remarks reported by the opposition "Post" newspaper on August 11 that were critical of the GRZ's proposed NGO Bill. The Post accurately quoted Emboff as saying we believe the NGO Bill is unnecess [...]	2009-08-24 12:46:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA594	MINISTER MULONGOTI DEFENDS ZAMBIAN POLICIES [...] (U) Zambian Minister of Works and Supply, as well as acting ruling party MMD spokesperson and rumored member of President Banda's inner circle of advisers Mike Mulongoti discussed the Government of Zambia's (GRZ) troubling record on freedom of speech and press of late. Mulongoti went to the [...]	2009-08-27 10:34:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ZA
09LUSAKA602	BANDA SIGNS NGO BILL, IGNORES DONOR COMMUNITY [...] (C) On August 27, Zambian television announced that President Banda had assented to the controversial NGO bill that was passed by Parliament on August 14. While the law has not yet been published, Post received a copy of the final bill that was sent to Banda for his signature. Embassy and ot [...]	2009-08-28 10:03:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA647	EMBASSY LUSAKA DAY OF SERVICE [...] Having identified volunteerism as an activity in need of strengthening in Zambia, the Ambassador seized upon President Obama's call to service to establish an Embassy Lusaka "Volunteer Committee." The Committee's goal is to organize events for staff wanting to volunteer time and effort to Zam [...]	2009-09-21 14:12:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP SCUL ZA
09LUSAKA653	H1N1 SPREADING IN ZAMBIA: GRZ AND MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: Pandemic H1N1 influenza is now estimated to be widespread in Zambia, with at least 300 clinical cases and 32 confirmed cases. Local authorities in Copperbelt and Central Province have closed some schools and quarantined students. Embassy Lusaka convened an interagency Pandemi [...]	2009-09-28 09:20:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO
09LUSAKA667	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ZAMBIA'S NORTHERN PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Ambassador received an outpouring of local appreciation for the USG's efforts to support provincial sanitation, health, and poverty reduction projects during his September 21-24 visit to Northern Province. He noted that USG assistance there is serving as a catalyst to improve local hea [...]	2009-09-29 11:21:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ZA
09LUSAKA671	Embassy Lusaka's Greening Initiative [...] Embassy Lusaka formed its Green Team in June 2009 in order to explore ideas for reducing its environmental impact on Zambia's fragile environment. USDH and LES volunteers have met twice to discuss a myriad of ideas for how to "green" Embassy operations. The team members then divide up the tas [...]	2009-09-30 12:05:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT SENV ZA
09LUSAKA684	DIPLOMATS CAUGHT IN ROW OVER PUBLIC CRITICISM OF [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Zambian press published September 22 a leaked summary of a September 4 meeting between representatives from the donor community, including the Ambassador, and President Rupiah Banda over the Chiluba case and press freedom (ref A). The article sparked a he [...]	2009-10-02 13:11:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KCOR ZA
09LUSAKA694	GRZ DRAWS A LINE UNDER ROW WITH DIPLOATS... IN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Zambian Foreign Minister Kabinga Pande told Charge October 7 that the media tempest surrounding diplomats and their roles and responsibilities (ref D) was sparked by some (unnamed) diplomats speaking out against the Government of Zambia (GRZ) rather than using [...]	2009-10-07 16:05:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR
09LUSAKA698	GRZ RESTRICTS DIPLOMATIC CONTACT THROUGH MFA [...] (U) This is an action request: Please see paragraph 3. On October 8, Embassy received a Zambian Foreign Affairs Ministry (MFA) note verbale dated October 5 restricting the conduct of all diplomatic official business through the MFA. Citing the provisions of Vienna Convention Article 41, the [...]	2009-10-08 08:18:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZA
09LUSAKA706	PANDE CALLS OFF THE DOGS [...] (C) There have been no further public accusations, threats or nefarious assertions against diplomats resident in Lusaka since Charge's October 7 meeting with Foreign Minister Pande (ref A). Zambian Government (GRZ) officials have reverted to their status quo ante antics -- excoriating indep [...]	2009-10-13 12:56:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZA
09LUSAKA72	COMESA PREPARES TO HARMONIZE BIOTECH POLICY, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat intends to launch a high-level outreach program on biotechnology that is geared to COMESA heads of state as well as agriculture and trade ministers. Although the primary objective of the program is to arri [...]	2009-02-03 08:59:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR TBIO ETRD PREL
09LUSAKA726	ZAMBIA SEEKING CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME OF GOLDSTONE [...] (SBU) Zambian MFA International Organization official Mubukwanu told PolEcon Chief October 15 that the Zambian mission in Geneva would certainly be able to discuss its instructions on the Goldstone report with USMISSION Geneva. He regretted that he was not privy to the instructions given to t [...]	2009-10-15 14:36:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KISL KPAL IS ZA
09LUSAKA73	ZAMBIAN AIRWAYS' FAILURE A "GOVERNMENT TAKEDOWN" [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Zambian Airways claims the Zambian Government destroyed creditor and consumer confidence in it and drove it into bankruptcy because of vendettas against the airline's primary stakeholders. Although its business practices are questionable, at the very least, Zambian [...]	2009-02-03 09:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR PGOV ZA
09LUSAKA730	ZAMBIAN BY-ELECTION MARRED BY VIOLENCE AND FRAUD [...] (C) The October 15 Kasama Central Member of Parliament by-election in Zambia's Northern Province was marred by Electoral Code of Conduct violations, violence, and rampant fraud. Although opposition Patriotic Front (PF) candidate Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba won in the heavily PF district by a wide [...]	2009-10-19 15:02:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PHUM ZA
09LUSAKA748	RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRESENCE IN ZAMBIA (C-C19-01825) [...] (C) This cable is a response to the reftel information request regarding Russia's economic presence in sub-sarahan Africa. Russia currently does not have a large economic presence in Zambia. We are unaware of significant Russian trade representation in Zambia. Russian trade development is [...]	2009-10-22 13:52:00	Embassy Lusaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR BBSR ECON EINV ZA
09LUSAKA75	ZAMBIA AND ACOTA: REVIVING THE PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) ACOTA Program Manager Scott Fisher's visit to Lusaka February 2 offered the opportunity to reopen discussions with the Government of Zambia (GRZ) about continuing with the second and third phases of the African Contingency Operations and Training Assistance (ACOTA) program. Since the fir [...]	2009-02-04 07:24:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL ZA
09LUSAKA760	G/TiP: KEEPING ZAMBIA ENERGIZED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 04:51:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN KOCI SMIG SOCI PREF ZA
09LUSAKA768	G/TiP: KEEPING ZAMBIA ENERGIZED [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Request: Zambian authorities and civil society are energized around efforts to operationalize the 2008 Anti-Human Trafficking Act and 2009 Anti-TiP Policy, interlocutors impressed upon G/TiP Reports Officer Stephanie Kronenburg during her October 12-17 visit. With prevent [...]	2009-11-03 05:00:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN KOCI SMIG SOCI PREF ZA
09LUSAKA839	Ambassador's Tour d'Western Horizon [...] (SBU) Summary: Zambia's Central and Western provinces offer great capacity for growth and development but continue to struggle with a lack of good governance, deficiencies in infrastructure, and the unresolved status of refugees. Ambassador met with Amcit entrepreneurs and activists, local le [...]	2009-11-20 04:26:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREF PREL KWMN CASC SOCI ZA AO
09LUSAKA865	TRADE DELEGATION AFFIRMS COMESA RELATIONSHIP, JUMPSTARTS [...] (SBU) An inter-agency trade delegation led by Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser visited Lusaka November 1-5 to hold regional and bi-lateral trade talks. The delegation held a Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) Council meeting with the Common Market for Eastern an [...]	2009-11-23 05:04:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ECIN EAGR TBIO XW ZA
09LUSAKA935	POTENTIAL USD 80 MILLION US-ZAMBIA TRANSACTION - EXIM'S [...] (SBU) Since September the Zambian government (GRZ) has been in talks with Med-1 Partners, a North Carolina-based small business that constructs and sells fully mobile healthcare facilities, for the purchase of up to seven of its mobile hospital units in a potential USD 79.5 million transaction. [...]	2009-12-14 13:38:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID BTIO BEXP SOCI ZA
09LUSAKA964	USG-SPONSORED BT EVENT RE-STARTS GMO DIALOGUE AND DEBATE IN [...] (SBU) A one day seminar on biotechnology (BT) in October funded with EEB BT outreach funds brought together Ministry of Agriculture officials, commodity traders and farmers, scientists and private sector representatives to hear presentations on the current state of BT, and how genetically modif [...]	2009-12-22 04:14:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD ECON BTIO ZA
09LUSAKA973	ZAMBIA: FY 2010 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF HELP [...] (U) Summary: Embassy selected seven projects for the FY 2010 Ambassador's Special Self Help Program with total allocations of USD 65,000. These projects will become official at a signing ceremony in January 2010. Embassy estimates that approximately 5,900 Zambians will benefit as a result [...]	2009-12-22 14:21:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ZA
09LUXEMBOURG196	LUXEMBOURG SCENE SETTER: FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn travels to the U.S. following ratification of a new coalition government on July 20. Luxembourg is a staunch ally of the United States and recently pledged four million Euro per year to support the Afghan National Army. Post began negotiations with [...]	2009-07-28 12:56:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON LU
09LUXEMBOURG209	LUXEMBOURG - BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW COALITION [...] (SBU) Biographic and background information on Luxembourg's new coalition government announced July 20 follows. Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has been in office since 1982, providing an extraordinary degree of foreign policy consistency and assurance to the US-GOL bilateral relationship. [...]	2009-08-11 06:55:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL ECON LU
09LUXEMBOURG248	LUXEMBOURG: AUGUST 'DISPATCHES FROM THE DUCHY' [...] (SBU) Embassy Luxembourg hereby launches its first edition of 'Dispatches from the Duchy' to capture highlights from the press, diplomatic and international community, and news heard on the ramparts not otherwise reported during the month of August. 2. (SBU) Summary: The month of Ramadan [...]	2009-09-02 11:04:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AMGT LU
09LUXEMBOURG288	LUXEMBOURG: SEPTEMBER ISSUE - "DISPATCHES FROM THE [...] (SBU) Embassy Luxembourg presents the September "Dispatches from the Duchy" to capture highlights from the local press, diplomatic and international community, and news not otherwise reported during the month. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn joined Charge d'affaires for [...]	2009-10-06 14:52:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PINR PGOV EU LU
09LUXEMBOURG305	LUXEMBOURG: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRISL [...] (U) Charge d'affaires alerted Foreign Minister Asselborn and Political Director Georges Frieden of the substance of this demarche upon initial notification from British Embassy DCM Amanda Ross and the Department on October 19. Addtional background was then provided to working level contacts at [...]	2009-10-26 15:31:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KNNP LU
09LUXEMBOURG313	LUXEMBOURG: DISPATCHES FROM THE DUCHY-OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) Embassy Luxembourg is pleased to present the October 2009 edition of "Dispatches from the Duchy" to capture highlights from the local press, diplomatic and international communities, and news not otherwise reported during the month. Prepared by (acting) POL/ECON Chief Adam Center. This m [...]	2009-11-03 13:27:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ELAB PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM LU
09LUXEMBOURG328	LUXEMBOURG: (CORRECTED COPY) COURTESY CALLS WITH [...] (C) Charge d'affaires used the occasion of farewell courtesy calls with Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn and Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker to express appreciation for the offers of financial support from the Government of Luxembourg to assist with the transfer, administrative/logistical co [...]	2009-11-14 10:50:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR LU
09LUXEMBOURG341	H1N1 CLAIMS SECOND LUXEMBOURGER LIFE [...] (U) The Grand Duchy registered its second swine flu-related death on 16 November. The 48-year-old victim, like Luxembourg's only other fatal case, suffered from other, unspecified maladies. Luxembourg's Health Ministry reports 1,535 estimated cases across the country (as of 17 November). [...]	2009-11-23 14:09:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KFLU CASC SOCI ASCH AMED KPAO TBIO LU
09LUXEMBOURG62	LUXEMBOURG SEEKS DIALOGUE ON DESIGNATION AS A TAX [...] (U) This cable contains action request for Department. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Luxembourg Minister of Justice Luc Frieden (protect) privately discussed with Ambassador the issue of USG's perception of Luxembourg as a possible tax haven. Frieden's discussions with t [...]	2009-03-04 07:32:00	Embassy Luxembourg	SECRET//NOFORN	KFPC ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BEXP PGOV PREL LU
09MADRID1003	SPAIN: ANTI-MAFIA PROSECUTORS WELCOME USG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid POLOFF and POL/GSO Officer from the Barcelona CG on September 29 met Gerardo Cavero, Barcelona's chief prosecutor on counter-narcotics and organized crime, and Fernando Bermejo, the city's prosecutor for anti-mafia, anti-corruption and money laundering issues. They also [...]	2009-10-15 06:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS
09MADRID1006	BRIEFING SPAIN ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy has engaged with Spanish counterparts to learn more about Spanish intentions to support the P5 1 process. While the working level interlocutors are more inclined than in the past to consider the need for sanctions if ongoing discussions do not bring positive results i [...]	2009-10-15 09:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR SP
09MADRID1018	SPAIN INTRIGUED BY EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN GLOBAL [...] (SBU) POLOFF and Political Counselor Dmitry Sokolov of the Russian Embassy on October 15 delivered reftel demarche to Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA's Deputy DG for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament and Monica Colomer de Selva, Counselor for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for S [...]	2009-10-17 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC SP

09MADRID1040	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCTOBER 19-23 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 14:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON EIND EINV ELAB SP
09MADRID1050	FAVORABLE REPLY TO BLUE LANTERN 050191953 [...] SUMMARY: Post has made inquiries and conducted site visit requested reftel and recommends speedy action to approve export license application number 050191953 for the export of night vision devices to Spain for the use of the Spanish Army. Long-time habitual Ministry of Defense supplier Sum [...]	2009-10-28 12:08:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SP
09MADRID1061	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCTOBER 26-30 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 14:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KGHG SP
09MADRID1076	FOLLOW UP ON TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE PLEDGES [...] Post has coordinated with the Embassy of Japan in Madrid and determined that Spain intends to follow through on its pledge to support Pakistan made during the Tokyo Donor Conference. The Spanish MFA noted that the participation of Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada at the Tokyo Conference [...]	2009-11-04 13:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL SP AF PAK
09MADRID108	SPAIN: MFA REQUESTS USG REVIEW OF TWO IRAN-RELATED [...] (S) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 8. 2. (S) On January 26, POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor met Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism (See REFS A and B),who unexpectedly raised t [...]	2009-01-30 16:23:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR AINR
09MADRID1087	SPAIN CONSIDERS INFORMATION SHARED BY IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iran briefing delegation, with representatives from DOS and Treasury, held discussions with a number of Spanish interlocutors, as well as E3 country resident diplomats, on October 22 and 23 in Madrid. MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Alfonso Lucini (P-equivalent) m [...]	2009-11-06 11:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SP IR
09MADRID1088	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 2-6 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 13:14:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID1101	SPAIN APPRECIATES USG OUTREACH REGARDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, head of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),on October 7 held a DVC with GOS officials and Embassy Madrid staff in which he expressed his interest in maintaining open dialogue with Spain and outlined areas for prospective co [...]	2009-11-17 07:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09MADRID1115	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOVEMBER 16-20 [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 16:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KIPR PGOV SP
09MADRID1116	SPAIN: WHO'S WHO WITHIN BASQUE TERRORIST GROUP ETA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorist group faces a shortfall of experienced leaders, reportedly with less than three dozen hard-core members directing the group's efforts to establish an independent Basque Country. While ETA regenerates its leadership fo [...]	2009-11-21 15:19:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
09MADRID1117	SPAIN RESIGNED TO END OF USG ROLE AT SEISMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENTARY: Per Reftel, Embassy Madrid on November 10 delivered a diplomatic note informing Spain's MFA of the USG's decision to terminate support for the seismic monitoring Station (hereafter, the "Station") at Sonseca, Spain and to conclude the gradual withdrawal of US person [...]	2009-11-21 15:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	SP TPHY KTBT KSCI PREL
09MADRID1127	SPAIN: DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano on November 4 met Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba to continue conversations (Refs A-D) on enhanced bilateral data-sharing among law enforcement authorities as well as increased US-EU cooperation on justice and home affairs issues du [...]	2009-11-24 06:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID114	SPANISH RATIFICATION OF CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO [...] According to Spanish MFA Strategic Affairs and Terrorism Office Director Pablo Nuno, the Spanish ratification of the NATO accession for Croatia and Albania is moving forward and will be completed well in advance of the April Summit. The Spanish legislative branch approved and forwarded the [...]	2009-02-03 10:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL SP
09MADRID1144	MISSION SPAIN ON "THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT [...] SUMMARY: In response to taskings set out in reftel, Post's Muslim Engagement Working Group canvassed a wide range of contacts to solicit qualified nominees for the Entrepreneurship Summit. In addition, the Public Affairs Section (PAS) has widely publicized the event. The Working Group has m [...]	2009-12-01 07:24:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIAD PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO SP
09MADRID1149	MISSION SPAIN NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] In response to taskings set out in reftel, Post's Muslim Engagement Working Group canvassed a wide range of contacts to solicit qualified nominees for the Entrepreneurship Summit. The Working Group was enlarged to include representatives of PAS, ECON, POL, the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service ( [...]	2009-12-01 15:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIAD PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO SP
09MADRID1158	SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT [...] Embassy conveyed reftel demarche to Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay, stressing U.S. commitment to resumption of negotiations leading to a two-state solution. Ucelay said that Spain hoped that during Special Envoy Mitchell's next regional swing that the parties wou [...]	2009-12-03 18:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KWBG EAID IS SP
09MADRID1162	SPAIN ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 23-DEC. 4 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 17:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ELAB SP
09MADRID1165	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR'S VISIT TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-07 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL EINV SP
09MADRID1166	DASD TOWNSEND OPTIMISTIC AFTER HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend concluded two days of discussions November 18 by telling his counterpart, Spanish Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta, he was optimistic after what he called a "meeting of the minds." Dur [...]	2009-12-09 12:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP
09MADRID1184	FY 2010 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION FOR WORLD TOURISM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 16:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI AORC SP
09MADRID1195	BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE GC 0411-09 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil officer and Air Force Attache made site visit requested in reftel A in order to confirm the delivery in March 2009 of three Bell 212 helicopters transferred to Spain from Sweden and to confirm that the end user continues to "evaluate the mechanical status of the helico [...]	2009-12-18 07:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SP SW MARR
09MADRID1196	SPAIN: MFA SHARES VIEWS ON RUN-UP TO NPT REVCON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a candid bilateral meeting on preparations for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference (RevCon),Spanish MFA non-proliferation officials appeared well disposed to cooperate with the USG regarding the RevCon and explicitly asked how Spain, as rotating EU Pr [...]	2009-12-18 11:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09MADRID1200	SPAIN - 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) As requested in Refs, Post's submission for the "Country Reports on Terrorism" is in paragraph 2. Embassy POC is POLOFF Hugh Clifton. Telephone: 34-91-587-2294, email: CliftonLH@state.gov. 2. (U) During 2009 Spain continued to confront and suffer from both radical Islamic terrorism [...]	2009-12-21 07:40:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SP
09MADRID1207	SPAIN: AL-QAIDA TIES EMERGE IN TRIAL FOR PLOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Court delivered a stronger-than-expected verdict on December 14 when it convicted all 11 defendants arrested in the "Operation Cantata" case to between 8.5 - 14.5 years imprisonment for membership in a terrorist organization. Authorities arrested the cell members in [...]	2009-12-22 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
09MADRID1234	MISSION SPAIN ROUNDTABLE ON "ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT" [...] SUMMARY: As part of Post's ongoing outreach to migrant, ethnic, and other marginalized communities, and in response to tasking in reftel (A),Embassy Madrid hosted a roundtable on December 17 with Muslim entrepreneurs, representatives of NGOs and institutions representing Muslim interests, a [...]	2009-12-28 16:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL SCUL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV
09MADRID129	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 2-6 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-06 10:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB KIPR PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID169	S/I SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH SPANISH FM MORATINOS [...] (C) SUMMARY. S/I Satterfield, accompanied by Charge, briefed Spanish FM Moratinos on recent developments in Iraq, as well as Iraq's regional engagement with Arab states on February 11 and asked if Spain could make a commitment to send trainers to the NATO Training Mission-Iraq. Moratinos ag [...]	2009-02-17 16:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ SP
09MADRID187	NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR SPAIN [...] (SBU) Pursuant to REFTELS, the following is input from Embassy Madrid and CG Barcelona for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Post will need to supply an update cable to incorporate additional legal and judicial statistics. Embassy POC is Political Officer Hugh Clifton, Te [...]	2009-02-20 20:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP KT
09MADRID216	SPANISH CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR NATO TRAINING MISSION [...] (C) After the February 24 meeting between Secretary Clinton and Foreign Minister Moratinos, reftel (a) demarche was conveyed to MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay. In response to our offer of assistance as Spain considered contributing Guardia Civil trainers to [...]	2009-02-27 14:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ SP
09MADRID220	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 23-27 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-28 15:08:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ENRG ETRD SP
09MADRID224	SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: SPAIN [...] (SBU) Spain was placed on the Special 301 Watch List in April 2008 primarily due to the government's failure to take specific, concrete measures to address a growing Internet piracy problem. One year later, Internet piracy continues to grow. The government is attempting to address the proble [...]	2009-03-02 14:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON SP
09MADRID255	SPAIN: STATUS REPORT ON YARKAS, JAILED AL QAEDA [...] (S) SUMMARY: This cable provides an update on recent Embassy attempts to engage the GOS on designation of Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, aka "Abu Dahdah," the convicted leader of the Al Qaeda (AQ) cell in Spain. The issue remains unresolved, and has taken a twist following allegations beginning in Apri [...]	2009-03-09 17:03:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	EFIN PTER KTFN SP
09MADRID261	SPAIN REFLECTS ON JIHADIST THREAT FIVE YEARS AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings (known in Spain as 11-M),Embassy personnel consulted a range of GOS officials - from the Ministries of Interior and Justice - as well as CT experts from academia and journalism on the extent of the cu [...]	2009-03-10 18:44:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL PTER KJUS SP KCRM
09MADRID272	SPAIN: EXPERTS SEE WEAKENING OF BASQUE TERRORIST [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Embassy Madrid recently pulsed the opinions on Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) watchers for their thoughts on the relative strength or weakness of the group. The consensus is that ETA is dramatically weakened but retains the ability to kill and do significant dam [...]	2009-03-16 08:23:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP FR
09MADRID292	SPAIN CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN APRIL 17 PAKISTAN [...] Per reftel, Embassy coordinated with the Japanese Embassy in Madrid to deliver points on the ministerial-level Donors Conference for Pakistan on April 17, 2009, in Tokyo. MFA Deputy Director Carlos Morales confirmed Spain's participation, but said that the delegation's senior representativ [...]	2009-03-20 11:53:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK SP
09MADRID298	SPAIN: SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FOR NINTH ANNUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 18:03:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
09MADRID304	SPAIN MAKING EFFORTS TO ATTEND, PRESENT AT GICNT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In conjunction with the Korean and Russian Embassies, Post on March 12 jointly delivered REFTELS A and B demarches to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres responded that the Global Initi [...]	2009-03-24 18:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL KGIC MCAP PINS PINR PTER SP
09MADRID31	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN [...] (C) Spanish MFA officials took under advisement invitations and discussion materials (ref A) for GOS participation in New York meetings on combating piracy off the Horn of Africa. MFA,s Director General of Strategic Affairs and Terrorism, Carmen Bujan, will represent Spain at the Contact Gro [...]	2009-01-12 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PTER PHSA KCRM EWWT MOPS KPAL PREL MARR
09MADRID323	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MARCH 23-27 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-27 16:16:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD SP
09MADRID335	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG, APRIL 10-13, 2009 [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. The Spaniards you meet wil [...]	2009-03-30 16:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID340	SPAIN PLEASED WITH USG REVIEW OF IRAN TUBES [...] (S) On March 25, POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor delivered REFTEL A response to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, in response to the GOS request to the Embassy in REFTEL B. Torres was qui [...]	2009-04-01 06:29:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PERL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR
09MADRID341	SPAIN: INTERESTED IN JOINT OUTREACH DEMARCHES FOR [...] (C) Embassy Madrid on March 31 provided a dip note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation to accompany REFTEL invitations to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) meetings in Miami, FL during May 12-14. On March 24, POLOFF had advised Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non [...]	2009-04-01 10:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XL XM SP
09MADRID346	SPAIN: PROSECUTOR WEIGHS GTMO CRIMINAL CASE VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Spanish NGO has requested that the National Court indict six Bush Administration officials for creating a legal framework that allegedly permitted torture. The NGO is attempting to have the case heard by Investigating Judge Baltasar Garzon, internationally known for his dogged [...]	2009-04-01 17:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID347	SPAIN: PROSECUTOR WEIGHS GTMO CRIMINAL CASE VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Spanish NGO has requested that the National Court indict six Bush Administration officials for creating a legal framework that allegedly permitted torture. The NGO is attempting to have the case heard by Investigating Judge Baltasar Garzon, internationally known for his dogged pursui [...]	2009-04-01 17:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID351	SPAIN: S/WCI ENGAGES GOS ON ACCEPTING GTMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 13:02:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP
09MADRID370	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARTINEZ, APRIL 14-16, 2009 [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. When you arrive, the country will be emerging from the Semana Santa holidays as well as a major cabinet reorganization. This April 7 cabinet shuffle was prompted in part by criticism of the GOS' inability to solve the economic crisis, w [...]	2009-04-07 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SP OREP MOPS ECON
09MADRID373	SPAIN: FURTHER INFORMATION FOR NINTH ANNUAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-13 06:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
09MADRID392	SPAIN: ATTORNEY GENERAL RECOMMENDS COURT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 16, Candido Conde Pumpido, Spain's Attorney General (AG),publicly stated that prosecutors will "undoubtedly" not support a criminal complaint, filed by a Spanish NGO with the National Court, to investigate six former USG officials, including former AG Alberto Gonzalez, for cr [...]	2009-04-17 06:07:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID413	ORION AIR (SPANISH) AIRCRAFT LEASE TO SYRIAN PEARL [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-24 13:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09MADRID422	MGSF01: SWINE FLU IN SPAIN SITREP ONE [...] As of April 28, we are aware of one confirmed case of swine flu in Spain, a 23 year-old recently returned to Spain from Mexico. He is hospitalized in Almansa, Albecete, and the press reports his condition is "evolving favorably." The Spanish national health service reports another 26 cases u [...]	2009-04-28 12:28:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO
09MADRID430	SPAIN: SPACE SHUTTLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITES AND PROCEDURES FOR SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-125 [...] Per reftel request, post has obtained verbal permission from the GOS to use Gran Canaria Airport (aka Gando Air Base) in Las Palmas, Canary Islands as an Emergency Landing Site (ELS) for the launch of STS-125 and is expecting formal written authorization soon. Post knows of no reason the sit [...]	2009-04-30 07:45:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA SP
09MADRID440	GARZON OPENS SECOND INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED [...] (SBU) Summary: Spanish National Court (Audiencia Nacional) investigating judge Baltasar Garzon has announced he will pursue an investigation into allegations the U.S. tortured terrorism detainees at Guantanamo. He has yet to name any targets of his investigation. This comes days after he wa [...]	2009-05-05 15:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID467	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD'S VISIT, MAY [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spain relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and economic ties. Since the November election, a strong atmosph [...]	2009-05-14 12:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN OVIP PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID482	SPAIN'S BIOTECH CROP UNDER THREAT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 12. SUMMARY 2. (SBU) Spain's MON810 corn crop is under threat from an emerging well-coordinated campaign to ban cultivation of genetically engineered seed varieties in Europe, according to industry sources. The campaign has gained strength a [...]	2009-05-19 12:01:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON TBIO SP
09MADRID484	SPAIN REVIEWING DRAFT AGREEMENT ON PREVENTING AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid delivered REFTEL talking points and passed a hard copy of English and Spanish versions of the draft agreement on Preventing and Combating Serious Crime (PCSC). The GOS appears supportive of the draft and seemingly wants to move quickly on the issue. In the mean [...]	2009-05-19 14:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT KPAO PBTS PREL SP
09MADRID485	UPDATE ON SPAIN'S INFORMATION COLLECTION, [...] (SBU) In response to REFTEL A, Embassy Madrid offers the following update to responses on Spain's information collection, screening and sharing practices for terrorist screening purposes. For ease of reading, Post has rewritten the questions in each of the eight categories. REFTEL B, which p [...]	2009-05-19 14:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS SP
09MADRID489	FOLLOW-UP WITH GOOVERNMENT OF SPAIN RE ORION AIR [...] (SBU) Econoff met May 19 with Jose Alberto Plaza, Director General for International Trade in Services at the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, and Trade (MITYC); Enrique Feas, MITYC Deputy Director for Trade and Investments, who handles Middle East countries; Inigo Febrel, MITYC Deputy Director [...]	2009-05-19 15:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09MADRID498	SPAIN: TECHNICALITY FREES 10 OF 14 DEFENDANTS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Court on May 12 formally acquitted 10 of the 14 suspects in the "Operation Tigris" trial against an alleged cell of radical Islamists who were accused of financing Al-Qaeda, sending mujahedeen to Iraq for deadly suicide bombings, and helping several accomplices in the [...]	2009-05-26 08:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
09MADRID499	SPAIN: HISTORIC TRANSFER OF POWER IN BASQUE REGION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On May 5 Socialist Patxi Lopez was sworn in as the first-ever, lehendakari, or regional governor of the Basque Region, who is not a Basque nationalist, an historic milestone for the troubled region. His inauguration followed the March 1 regional election (See REF A),[...]	2009-05-26 08:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SP PINS
09MADRID505	CORRECTED COPY: SPAIN: TECHNICALITY FREES 10 OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Court on May 12 formally acquitted 10 of the 14 suspects in the "Operation Tigris" trial against an alleged cell of radical Islamists who were accused of financing Al-Qaeda, sending mujahedeen to Iraq for deadly suicide bombings, and helping several accomplices in the [...]	2009-05-27 15:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
09MADRID516	SPAIN: BIO INFO ON DIRECTOR, ORGANIZED CRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: As requested in REF A and beyond the material available in REF B, this cable provides biographic reporting on a leading Spanish official involved in counterdrug issues. Maria Marcos, Director of the Organized Crime Intelligence Center (CICO),is well-disposed to cooperating with [...]	2009-05-29 16:23:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KSPR KCRM SNAR SP
09MADRID517	SPAIN'S MULTI-PRONGED EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM, [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A who's who of senior GOS officials on May 21-22 outlined Madrid's multi-faceted approach to combating security challenges - particularly terrorism and organized crime - during a private seminar organized by the Mexican Embassy and the Ibero-American General Secretari [...]	2009-05-29 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS KHLS KSPR SNAR
09MADRID551	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 23-25 WASHINGTON VISIT BY SPAIN'S INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba will meet senior officials from the DHS, DOJ, FBI, CIA, ODNI, NCTC, and possibly the NSC, during his June 23-25 visit to Washington, DC. USG interlocutors will find that Rubalcaba - who has wide-ranging responsibilities on se [...]	2009-06-09 06:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID578	ORION AIR SAYS IT HAS ENDED CONTRACT WITH SYRIAN [...] (U) Please see request for guidance paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On June 14, post received an e-mail message from Orion Air advising that Orion has terminated its contract with Syrian Pearl. Informal Embassy translation follows: Begin text: Dear Sirs: ref: Orion Air This is to inform y [...]	2009-06-15 13:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SP SY
09MADRID59	JANUARY 8-9 VISIT BY WHA A/S SHANNON REAFFIRMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon's January 8-9 Madrid program and subsequent media play were characterized by bilateral goodwill and Spanish optimism for a new phase in U.S.-Spanish cooperation in Latin America despite significant challenges in the region. He highlighted U.S. engagement in the Americas, [...]	2009-01-16 16:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KSUM AR BL CU SP
09MADRID60	SPANISH PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ALLEGED FORMER NAZIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In July 2008 the Spanish National Court, under the Spanish judicial concept of universal jurisdiction and pursuant to a request by private parties, initiated an investigation of four suspects who allegedly committed crimes against humanity while serving in Nazi concentration camp [...]	2009-01-20 06:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC PREL PHUM SP
09MADRID604	SPAIN: S/GC DAN FRIED PRESENTS CASE FILES ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 13:58:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO SP
09MADRID612	SCENESETTER FOR MOD CHACON'S JUNE 30 - JULY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon arrives in Washington June 30, she will be looking among other things to restore and consolidate her image as the rising star and heir-apparent of President Zapatero's cabinet. Since taking office in April 2008, Chacon has talked of the impo [...]	2009-06-26 12:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP
09MADRID614	SCENESETTER FOR DHS. SEC. NAPOLITANO'S JULY 1 [...] (C//NF) Madam Secretary, Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit, which comes on the heels of your June 24 meeting with Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba in Washington (Ref A). While one of the highlights of his trip was signing the bilateral accord on Preventing and Combating [...]	2009-06-26 14:56:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID624	SPAIN: IRANIANS WILL NOT ATTEND POST'S 4TH OF JULY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 18:40:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ODIP PREL IR SP
09MADRID653	MANAS: SPAIN PREFERS TO STAY WITH THE U.S., WOULD [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to the news of Kyrgyz approval of a continued U.S. presence at Manas Transit Center, Spanish MOD and MFA have reiterated Spain's desire to partner with the United States, currently in Manas, in supplying coalition forces in Afghanistan. Because Spain was notified two [...]	2009-07-02 13:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
09MADRID67	SCENESETTER FOR MADRID HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON FOOD [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. This meeting is of great importance to Spanish President Zapatero. It is also very important for our bilateral relationship, as it is the first high-level engagement since our change of government, which the GOS hopes will [...]	2009-01-21 10:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID KMCA SMIG SOCI SP
09MADRID673	SPAIN: DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO'S MEETINGS WITH CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY. In addition to the meetings described in Ref A, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano held meetings on July 1 with Spain's Second Vice President, Elena Salgado, who also serves as Minister of Economy and Finance, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, and Justice Minister Francisco Caaman [...]	2009-07-09 06:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER PINR KHLS KCIP KCRM SP PGOV
09MADRID71	SPAIN: DEPARTING AMBASSADOR'S INSIGHTS ON ENGAGING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre conducted a series of farewell calls on key GOS officials in the weeks before departing Post on January 20. Those meetings contributed to the information in this cable, which offers the Ambassador's final thoughts on how the Obama Administration might best engage key [...]	2009-01-21 17:13:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	OVIP PINS PREL PTER OFDP SP PGOV
09MADRID721	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 13-17 [...] (U) The Minister of Economy and Finance announced 11 billion Euros of new financing for Spain,s autonomous regions. Under the plan, Cataluna will receive the largest share, at 3.9 billion Euros, followed by Andalucia at 3.1 billion, Madrid at 1.7 billion, and Valencia at 1.2 billion. The cont [...]	2009-07-17 13:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAIR SP
09MADRID722	FAVORABLE BLUE LANTERN ON EUROPAVIA (LICENSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil officer, Econoff, and POL intern made July 9 site visit requested reftel to foreign consignee Europavia Espana, S.A. in connection with subject cases. Europavia officers were knowledgeable, forthcoming, and cooperative, and made a detailed presentation about the compan [...]	2009-07-20 06:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SP
09MADRID745	SPAIN H1N1 UPDATE: 1,526 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While official figures are not available, media reports say that there are currently 1,526 H1N1 cases in Spain, the majority of which are mild. To date, four people have died and 18 are in intensive care. Off the record estimates by public health officials put the number of [...]	2009-07-24 09:05:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR CH FR SP
09MADRID746	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 20-24 [...] (U) Spain,s tourism industry, traditionally one of the pillars of the Spanish economy, has fallen victim to the economic crisis. Spain experienced an 11.4% decrease in visitors in the first half of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008, when the country received a record high number of t [...]	2009-07-24 11:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV EAIR ELTN EIND SENV
09MADRID774	SPAIN: ETA MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN DEADLY FASHION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Spain is on maximum alert on July 31 - the 50th anniversary of the founding of the terrorist group Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) - after suffering two terrorist attacks in as many days. Authorities suspect ETA in both instances, although there have been no clai [...]	2009-08-03 07:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
09MADRID775	SPAIN: ETA MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN DEADLY FASHION [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Spain is on maximum alert on July 31 - the 50th anniversary of the founding of the terrorist group Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) - after suffering two terrorist attacks in as many days. Authorities suspect ETA in both instances, although there have been no clai [...]	2009-08-03 07:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
09MADRID777	MORE CONCERNS FOR ELINT, BLUE LANTERN CASE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a recent site visit, Post cannot account for 111 of the 350 Night Vision Devices (NVDs) bought by the Spanish consignee ELINT. The July 9, 2009 check on ELINT highlighted the same lack of compliance with the terms of license 05-971940 that Post noted in two February 2009 [...]	2009-08-03 07:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC SP
09MADRID794	GUIDANCE REQUEST ON TAX INTERPRETATION ISSUE AFFECTING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2 and 13. 2. (SBU) Summary and action requests: Post has received requests for assistance in regard to what appears to be a change in GOS interpretation of tax incentives for foreign-owned multinational holding companies based in Spain. Such [...]	2009-08-10 08:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ECON PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID802	"JOINING HANDS AGAINST FORCED MARRIAGES" (C-NC9-01624) [...] (U) In Spain, the "Joining Hands Against Forced Marriages" campaign organized by Professor Ramadan and SPIOR was facilitated by the Spanish government-sponsored, "Casa Arabe", an institutional consortium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the autonomous states of Madrid and Andalucia, and the [...]	2009-08-12 12:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR SCUL KWMN SP
09MADRID81	ORTEGA CASE: SPAIN SEEKS INFORMATION FROM USG IN [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph five. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Ricardo Ortega was a Spanish journalist shot and killed in Haiti in 2004 while covering the unrest there. There have been repeated suggestions in the media here that U.S. forces fired the shot that killed him. The [...]	2009-01-26 08:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KLIG PREL SP HA
09MADRID826	VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IN SPAIN [...] Summary: Volunteer activity is increasingly common in Spain, although there are lingering historic, social and cultural factors that affect the ability/willingness of individuals to engage in or initiate activities. This report provides an overview of Spanish volunteerism and charitable acti [...]	2009-08-17 06:07:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KWMN SP
09MADRID839	SPAIN'S TRILATS RE:GIBRALTAR & BILATS WITH UK [...] Summary. FM Moratinos attended a Spain-UK-Gibraltar ministerial meeting on July 21 in Gibraltar, the first time in 300 years a Spanish Minister has set foot on the Rock. While Moratinos received significant negative press from critics who believed his trip weakened sovereignty claims, he insis [...]	2009-08-20 14:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL SP IR
09MADRID84	TELEFONICA GIVES PERSPECTIVE ON ITS LATIN AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Post met with Telefonica Latin America leads January 16 to discuss perspectives on Latin America and to raise ref A labor concerns on Telefonica subsidiary Atento Mexico. Eduardo Navarro, Director of Strategy and Regulation for Telefonica International, expressed a positive outl [...]	2009-01-26 16:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS SP
09MADRID844	SPAIN IS INFORMED THAT UNODC IS A GICNT OBSERVER [...] (SBU) POLOFF and Political Counselor Dmitry Sokolov of the Russian Embassy on August 20 delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres indicated that he and the GOS already were awar [...]	2009-08-20 14:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC SP
09MADRID861	JOB CUTS AT MORON COULD HAVE SERIOUS NEGATIVE [...] (C) Summary and action request: U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) has set in motion a procurement process that is likely to result in the discharge of 50-100 Spanish workers at Moron air base in April 2010, followed by an additional 20-100 job cuts in October 2011. At the same time, we unde [...]	2009-08-28 06:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SP
09MADRID87	SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON SPANISH METAL MERCHANT [...] (S) POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor on January 26 delivered REFTEL non-paper and talking points to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres said that he was not familiar with this particular case, but he [...]	2009-01-27 12:40:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MTCR PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP SY
09MADRID870	ASSESSING SPAINâ€™S EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. A year after Spanish security services conducted Operation Troika - which supposedly "decapitated" the Russian mafia in Spain - Madrid is still unraveling the extent to which Russian and other Eurasian organized crime (OC) networks have established themselves in Spain and the extent of [...]	2009-08-31 15:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR KCRM KCOR KJUS SP RS GG UP
09MADRID88	SPAIN ANSWERS USG CONCERN ON IRANIAN ATTEMPTS TO [...] (S) On January 26 POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor met Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres provided a GOS non-paper response to the REFTEL A non-paper that the Embassy had provided to the GOS - as dir [...]	2009-01-27 12:41:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR
09MADRID901	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, AUG 31-SEPT 4 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-05 10:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID902	SPAIN'S ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Zapatero publicly has pledged that the Obama Administration can count on the "full support" of Spain on arms control and non-proliferation policy. Spain is strongly committed to these goals and is active in multiple fora on these issues. During Spain's EU Presidency in [...]	2009-09-08 05:57:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MADRID944	ANDEAN PRESIDENTS CHAVEZ, MORALES DISCUSS U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil Officer conveyed talking points (ref A) on the September 15 determination that Bolivia had "failed demonstrably" in meeting its international counter narcotics obligations. MFA interlocutors reported that during recent visits, both Venezuelan President Chavez and Bolivi [...]	2009-09-22 15:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
09MADRID951	SPAIN INFORMED OF U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY [...] (C) Initial GOS reaction to the USG's new Phased, Adaptive Approach to Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) has been positive. Embassy Madrid on September 17 and 18 widely conveyed to GOS officials the reftel points and the White House press release to ensure that the GOS understood the reasons fo [...]	2009-09-24 09:14:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR PREL SP
09MADRID970	CONSULTATIVE PROCESS FOR MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT - MADRID [...] SUMMARY: Following the President's Cairo speech to Muslims around the world, U.S. Mission Spain continues to engage Muslims as part of our outreach to Spain's growing and increasingly diverse immigrant and minority communities. Our objective is to create a vision of mutual respect, advanceme [...]	2009-09-29 05:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD SP
09MADRID98	SPAIN TAKING STEPS TO SAFEGUARD NUCLEAR MATERIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cognizant of the threat posed to its nuclear industry by terrorists and determined to counter a spate of bad publicity from recent accidents at its nuclear facilities, the GOS is taking steps to ensure the security of its nuclear facilities. This cable provides a backdrop of past terro [...]	2009-01-29 11:39:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KNNP MNUC PARM SP PINS PTER KGIC ENRG
09MADRID981	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-SPAIN FORUM, OCT 9-11 IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 15:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID984	SPAIN'S NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPA TRAVELS TO [...] (C) President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has named Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada (Ref A) as Spain's Sherpa to the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) that President Obama will host in the Washington DC area during April 12-13, 2010 (Refs B-D). On October 8 Lossada will attend separate mee [...]	2009-10-08 06:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL PTER KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SP

09MAJURO87	FRAUD SUMMARY - MAJURO [...] Fraud Summary for the Republic of the Marshall Islands per direction of STATE 057623 is provided below. a) Country Conditions: The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a country which has signed a Compact of Free Association with the United States. As such, the citizens of [...]	2009-09-28 21:15:00	Embassy Majuro	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CMGT CVIS CPAS ASEC RM
09MALABO27	EQUATORIAL GUINEA RAW, PAPER 4: THE BUSINESS OF CORRUPTION [...] (U) Triggered by changes underway in Washington D.C., upcoming personnel rotations in Embassy Malabo and animated by the recent attack on the capital, this is the fourth in a series of cables intended to update our perspective on Equatorial Guinea, and to provide a ground-level view of one of t [...]	2009-03-12 10:40:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN ECON EFIN PGOV EPET ENRG KCOR PINR
09MALABO31	EQUATORIAL GUINEA RAW 5: HOW IT WORKS -- WHY IT SOMETIMES [...] (U) Triggered by changes underway in Washington D.C., upcoming personnel rotations in Embassy Malabo and animated by the recent attack on the capital, this is the fifth in a series of cables intended to update our perspective on Equatorial Guinea, and to provide a ground-level view of one of t [...]	2009-03-30 12:41:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV EPET KCOR PINR SOCI EK
09MALABO41	NEW OFFFICE OF DEMOCRACY ISSUES GENERATES ACTION PLAN, [...] (U) In March CDA met with the Third Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) for Political Affairs, Demetrio Elo Ndong Nsefumu, at DPM's request, to discuss possible US assistance for an Action Plan generated by the recently-created Office of Democracy (OD) within his bureau. The Plan intends to strengthen [...]	2009-05-10 16:35:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EK EAID
09MALABO43	EQUATORIAL GUINEA: ADDITIONAL STEPS TAKEN TO REFORM JUSTICE [...] (SBU) On Sunday, May 16 Minister of National Security Obama Nchama called A/COM to say the dissuasive measures taken by Equatoguinean security forces (increased patrols, identity checks, police and military presence around key installations) had been effective in mitigating the recent threat of [...]	2009-05-19 10:25:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR EAID EK PREL PTER
09MALABO47	REPORTS OF DEATH OF EITI IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA GREATLY [...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see para 13 below 2. (SBU) On May 19, we met with Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Coordinator (and Vice Minister of Economy) Francesca Tatchoup to discuss the state of play. From her perspective things are gener [...]	2009-05-20 15:34:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ENRG KCOR EK PGOV PINR
09MALABO48	EQUATORIAL GUINEA RAW, PAPER 6: REFINING OUR APPROACH [...] (U) Triggered by changes underway in Washington D.C., upcoming personnel rotations in Embassy Malabo and animated by the recent attack on the capital, this is the final in a series of cables intended to update our perspective on Equatorial Guinea, and to provide a ground-level view of one of th [...]	2009-05-21 17:29:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PHSA ENRG EPET EK KCOR ECON SOCI
09MALABO57	ICRC RELAUNCHES PRISON VISIT PROGRAM IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA [...] (SBU) On Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19, two senior officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) successfully reinstituted a program of prison visits in Equatorial Guinea. In March of 2008 the ICRC suspended such visits when it determined that some of the agreed-upon [...]	2009-06-22 13:46:00	Embassy Malabo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PINR PGOV PREL EK
09MANAGUA1011	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: DEA, MINI-INTERNATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE (IDEC) [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Mini-International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC) in Sa [...]	2009-10-14 21:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1024	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: RSO, ILEA PERSONAL AND FACILITY SECURITY PROGRAMS IN EL SALVADOR [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA Personal and Facility Security Program training in El [...]	2009-10-16 17:49:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1031	CONTINUATION OF TPS FOR NICARAGUA [...] (SBU) Summary: Per ref A, following is Embassy Managua's assessment of Nicaragua's current conditions and ability to reabsorb the roughly 4,000 Nicaraguans granted Temporary Protective Status (TPS) after Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Nicaragua has yet to fully recover from Hurricane Mitch, and the [...]	2009-10-19 21:52:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF SMIG NU
09MANAGUA1045	ORTEGA'S JUDICIAL COUP: POLITICAL OPPOSITION UNITES AGAINST COURT'S RULING [...] (C) Summary: On October 21, and in response to the Supreme Court's (CSJ) decision to allow President Daniel Ortega's re-election, opposition parties met and issued a communiquC) denouncing the illegal court ruling and establishing joint commissions to combat the "consolidation of Ortega's dict [...]	2009-10-23 22:31:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NU
09MANAGUA1047	MISKITO INDEPENDENCE: DEATH & MAYHEM IN BILWI PROTESTS [...] (C) Protestors who support the six-month-old independence declaration by Rev. Hector Williams, the "Wihta Tara" (or "Great Judge" in Miskito) of the Miskito Council of Elders (see REF A & B) have been brutally attacked by police, the Navy and government-run Citizen Power Council (CPC) youth gan [...]	2009-10-26 16:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NU CASC PBTS
09MANAGUA1049	ORTEGA'S JUDICIAL COUP - FSLN LIKE THEIR EGGS, BEATEN [...] (SBU) In the early morning of October 22, Supreme Court Justice (CSJ) Magistrate Francisco Rosales was pelted with several dozen eggs by a number of unidentified youth as he was exiting his vehicle and entering the building of 100% Noticias, a Managua television station for an interview. It i [...]	2009-10-26 16:49:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NU
09MANAGUA105	AMBASSADOR RAAS TRIP EYE OPENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 15 and 16, Ambassador Robert J. Callahan traveled with Defense Attache (DAO) and EmbOff to Nicaragua's South Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAS) to meet with political, military, religious and community leaders. The ambassador visited Corn Island, Bluefields and El Bluff [...]	2009-01-23 22:15:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA1052	2009 Bilateral Review of Nicaragua's Section 527 Process [...] (SBU) In the Secretary's letter to Foreign Minister Samuel Santos announcing a Section 527 waiver for 2008-2009, she proposed holding another bilateral review of the Government of Nicaragua's (GON) claims processes and procedures. The bilateral review is an opportunity to articulate USG views [...]	2009-10-26 17:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV NU
09MANAGUA1055	Nicaragua: The General's New Clothes [...] (C) Retired General Alvaro Baltodano, Nicaragua's Presidential Delegate for Investment Promotion, briefed the Ambassador on his recent trip to Washington to advocate for more flexible textile and apparel rules for Nicaragua in the implementation of the United States - Central America - Dominica [...]	2009-10-30 20:15:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KTEX NU
09MANAGUA1057	FSLN Beat, Kidnap Opposition Youth in Leon [...] (C) Summary: On October 29, members of the governing FSLN (some with ties to the Leon City Hall) beat, briefly kidnapped, and interrogated youth who were publicly displaying their opposition to the Supreme Court's (CSJ) ruling allowing President Daniel Ortega's re-election. This was done with at le [...]	2009-11-02 18:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1064	NICARAGUA: PROPERTY SUPERINTENDANT AIMS TO TAKE OVER U.S. [...] (SBU) The Office of the Property Superintendant has issued agrarian reform titles for beachfront property owned by U.S. citizen Miguel Angel Arguello and intends to take over more of his land. Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) supporters with agrarian reform titles have invaded his p [...]	2009-10-28 16:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1065	Ortega's Judicial Coup: The ALN Blocks Opposition Unity [...] (C) Summary: The political opposition's latest effort at unity, initiated October 21 in response to the Supreme Court's (CSJ) ruling to allow Ortega's re-election, appears to have come to a halt on October 28 in the National Assembly. The "united" opposition previously had committed to work [...]	2009-11-03 17:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1073	TURBULENT RELATIONS BETWEEN NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) Relations between commercial air carriers that serve U.S./Nicaragua routes and the GON's airport authority are worsening. On November 3 a representative of Continental Airlines told econoff that the situation at Managua's Augusto C. Sandino International Airport is becoming "unbearable." [...]	2009-11-06 19:31:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV ETRD PGOV NU
09MANAGUA1078	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND RANGER [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the English Language and Ranger Course in Fort Benning, Georgia fro [...]	2009-10-29 21:35:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1083	Libertad Act: Nicaraguan Relations with Cuba [...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's association with the Cuban regime spans several decades. Since Ortega returned to power in January 2007, Nicaragua has re-established close relations with Cuba, especially through common membership in the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA). Or [...]	2009-11-16 15:04:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU NU
09MANAGUA1084	NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nicaragua was $611 million in 2008, a decrease of $103 million from $714 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $1.1 billion, up 22.8 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Nicaragua were $1.7 billion, up 6.3 percent. Nicarag [...]	2009-10-30 18:23:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD EAGR EFIN ECPS SOCI TBIO NU
09MANAGUA1090	SANDINISTAS ATTACK U.S. EMBASSY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 29, several hundred Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) supporters attacked and vandalized Embassy Managua for approximately four hours. Hundreds of FSLN youth and state employees surrounded the Embassy, blocking traffic, and carrying signs calling for the i [...]	2009-10-30 21:25:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NU
09MANAGUA1091	Nicaragua's November 21 Dueling Marches, Some Violence [...] (C) Summary: On Saturday, November 21, civil society together with opposition parties will march on the streets of Managua to protest the 2008 municipal election fraud and the re-election of President Daniel Ortega. On the same day (and on nearby streets) the governing Sandinista National Libe [...]	2009-11-20 14:19:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1103	Nicaraguans Successfully March Against Ortega [...] (C) Summary: Despite the governing Sandinista National Liberation Front's (FSLN) tactics to suppress marcher turnout, on November 21 civil society and the opposition successfully gathered approximately 25,000 participants to protest President Daniel Ortega's authoritarian manner of governance. [...]	2009-11-24 22:41:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PROP NU
09MANAGUA1124	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, MAITENANCE ORIENTATION [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Maintenance Orientation training in Fort Hood, Texas from N [...]	2009-11-05 15:31:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1127	Ortega Dismisses OAS and Democratic Charter [...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 28 speech, President Daniel Ortega described the recent Honduran elections as a political process lacking legitimacy, meant only to legitimize the coup d'etat. The elections, he argued, made it clear that the Inter-American Democratic Charter and the Organization of Ame [...]	2009-12-04 19:08:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL NU
09MANAGUA1130	NICARAGUAN ARMY THREATENS TO EXPROPRIATE U.S. CITIZEN [...] (SBU) The Nicaraguan Army has threatened to expropriate property owned by U.S. citizen Gloria Molina to extend a military airstrip. Mrs. Molina and her family have attempted to meet with the Nicaraguan Army and the Attorney General's Office to resolve this dispute, but neither government agency [...]	2009-11-06 16:31:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1131	Cuba's Ambassador to Nicaragua PNGed? [...] (SBU) Over the weekend, one of Nicaragua's leading dailies (El Nuevo Diario) reported that Cuba's ambassador to Nicaragua (Luis Hernandez Ojeda) concluded his assignment and left the country December 4 under suspicious circumstances. Hernandez presented his credentials to President Daniel Ortega in [...]	2009-12-09 20:49:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA1137	OPPOSITION UNITY TALKS CONTINUE - ARNOLDO ALEMAN REMAINS KEY [...] (C) Summary. In a December 3 meeting, a group of prominent Nicaraguan business and political leaders reported to the Ambassador on their efforts to promote opposition unity. The group, several of whom had traveled to Washington the week before for a talk at the Inter American Dialogue and fo [...]	2009-12-11 16:14:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1141	National Assembly Passage of Bills Points to Pacto [...] (C) Summary: On December 3, the National Assembly approved a fiscal reform bill, the 2010 national budget, and a non-binding resolution against Ortega's re-election efforts. The manner in which these three bills passed lead many to believe that the corrupt power-sharing agreement ("pacto") be [...]	2009-12-15 23:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1147	Kill the Messenger: A Case Study in FSLN Political Tactics [...] (C) Summary: Since President Daniel Ortega entered office in 2007, his Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) party has attacked its political opponents as well as those within its party structure it views as opposition. The latest examples of this are a Managua city councilmember and th [...]	2009-12-21 19:38:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA1149	Lords of the Narco-Coast: Part I - Deadly Confrontation at [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, after a plane laden with cocaine and cash crash landed in the remote, small village of Walpa Siksa in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN),a deadly confrontation took place between Nicaraguan anti-drug units and drug smugglers allied with a some number of loc [...]	2009-12-21 22:41:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR SOCI PGOV PHUM PREL KCOR ASEC NU
09MANAGUA1151	NICARAGUA'S TAXMAN COMETH [...] (C) The Nicaraguan National Assembly passed a sweeping tax reform package with the approval of President Ortega on December 3, which, according to most observers, will lead to price increases and decreased demand during an economic downturn. The GON cited the need for increased tax revenues in [...]	2009-12-21 22:51:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA1152	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: OCTOBER 2009 [...] In October 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of four Embassy registered property claims. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs). As of Oct [...]	2009-11-12 18:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1153	Suggestions for Defamation of Religion in the UN [...] (C) President Daniel Ortega's government generally votes against the U.S. position in the United Nations, and in 2008 voted against the U.S. position in the important issues as described in the Department's "Voting Practices in the United Nations 2008." As noted in ref E, Nicaragua (along wit [...]	2009-12-22 13:48:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC NU
09MANAGUA1155	Independent Media Continue to Suffer, While Official Media [...] (C) Summary: As the independent media (and particularly independent radio) continue to suffer as a result of government and economic pressures, media owned or affiliated with the governing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) continue to grow. This has led independent media to limit th [...]	2009-12-22 14:02:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECPS ECON EAID NU
09MANAGUA1166	NICARAGUA: GON PROMISES BETTER PROGRESS ON CLAIMS UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTROL [...] (SBU) During the October Property Working Group Meeting on November 5, Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials promised better progress on U.S. claims under government control, including the Nicaraguan Army, during this waiver period. They agreed to meet with claimants to provide clear, detailed ex [...]	2009-11-13 17:21:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1198	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, CENTRAL AMERICA REGIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RELIEF SEMINAR IN PANAMA CITY [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Central America Regional Disaster Preparedness and Relief [...]	2009-11-18 18:28:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1200	Nicaragua 2009 TIP Interim Assessment [...] (SBU) Per ref A, below is Embassy Managua's 2009 TIP interim assessment for Nicaragua. In preparation for this report PolOff requested a meeting with the Government of Nicaragua's (GoN) Coordinator for the National Coalition Against Trafficking in Persons (NCATIP),however, the Coordinator st [...]	2009-11-18 18:29:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM KTIP KWMN SMIG NU
09MANAGUA1236	FLSN ATTACKS AGAINST THE EMBASSY UPSET AMERICAN AND [...] (SBU) American and Nicaraguan investors in the tourism industry have expressed their displeasure with the Government of Nicaragua (GON) regarding the October 30 attacks against the Embassy by Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) supporters. They have told GON officials that the attacks h [...]	2009-11-25 16:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1256	NICARAGUA: GON RESOLVES PROPERTY CASE OF JUAN BARRETO [...] (SBU) On November 19, U.S. citizen claimant Juan Barreto signed a settlement document, or "finiquito," for the equivalent of $3.2 million dollars to compensate him for 28 properties expropriated by the Nicaraguan Army. With the inclusion of Mr. Barreto's case, the Government of Nicaragua has r [...]	2009-11-30 22:12:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1266	NICARAGUA: NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Embassy Managua is please to nominate Leonor Martinez for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage, per ref A. 2. (U) Full Name of Nominee: Leonor del Socorro Martinez Valverde 3. (U) Job Title and Institution: Teacher, currently unemployed; Youth Activist in the [...]	2009-12-01 16:13:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO
09MANAGUA1296	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2009 [...] In November 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of 32 Embassy registered property claims. Twenty-eight of these claims were properties under the control of the Nicaraguan Army. One property was under the control of National Corporations of the Public Sector (CORNAP [...]	2009-12-07 23:12:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON KIDE CASC NU
09MANAGUA1298	NICARAGUA: GON ASSERTS BETTER COOPERATION ON ADVANCING U.S. CITIZEN CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the December 3 Property Working Group meeting, Government of Nicaragua (GON) officials highlighted that the GON had resolved 42 U.S. citizen claims so far during the current waiver year, and asserted that the government has demonstrated its "good faith effort" in settling cases. They a [...]	2009-12-09 14:38:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON KIDE CASC NU
09MANAGUA1318	NICARAGUA - FSLN SOCIAL PROGRAMS POLITICIZED AND FAILING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the third year of President Ortega's five-year terms ends, many of his party's much-heralded social welfare programs to fight child labor, hunger and improve education are failing to live up to GON rhetoric. First Lady Rosario Murillo's auspicious Programa Amor ("Program of [...]	2009-12-11 22:13:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI PHUM EAID ELAB IADB VE NU
09MANAGUA1324	(U) Nicaragua Signs Military Logistics Sharing Agreement [...] (U) On November 20, 2009 in a ceremony at Nicaraguan Army Headquarters in Managua, representatives of the United States and Nicaragua signed an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA). Signing for the United States was LTG P.K. Keen, Military Deputy Commander of U.S. Southern Command, and [...]	2009-12-14 21:34:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL KTIA NU
09MANAGUA1340	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, COUNTER DRUGS OPERATIONS COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Counter Drugs Operations Course in Ft. Benning, Georgia [...]	2009-12-17 14:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1354	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, COUNTER NARCO-TERRORISM COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Counter Narco-Terrorism Course in Fort Benning, Georgia [...]	2009-12-18 16:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1360	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: ADVANCED CONCEALMENT COURSE IN COSTA RICA [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Advanced Concealment Course in Liberia, Costa Rica from [...]	2009-12-18 17:59:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1362	NICARAGUA: VETTING REQUEST FOR MILGP, JOINT OPERATIONS [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Joint Operations Course in Fort Benning, Georgia, from Janu [...]	2009-12-18 19:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1376	NICARAGUA: BLUE LANTERN 050200863 AND GC-189609: ARMERIA MAGNUM [...] On December 1, Econoff and ARSO met with Salvador Luna, owner of Armeria Magnum, at his store located in Centro Comercial, a large shopping center in Managua. Luna told Emboffs that he founded Armeria Magnum in 2001. Armeria Magnum is authorized by the National Police to import and sell firearms. T [...]	2009-12-21 20:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC NU
09MANAGUA139	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JANUARY 2009 [...] In January 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy registered property claims. There remain 616 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 293 U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have i [...]	2009-02-06 14:13:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA152	INL MANAGUA 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Embassy Managua submits its 2008 End Use Monitoring Report per reftel instructions. 2. Begin Text: PROCEDURES A. Inventory Management EUM Program Coordinator Byron Tsao, 505-252-7711, TsaoBF@state.gov, United States Embassy, Km 4.5 Carretera Sur, Managua, Nicaragua. Inventor [...]	2009-02-09 18:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AFIN NU
09MANAGUA160	NICARAGUA: GON ASSERTS FLEXIBILITY IN RESOLVING U.S. CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the January 29 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification (OCI),asserted the government's willingness to find different solutions for U.S. claims. Rebeca Zuniga, coordinator of the liaison office for U.S. citizen claims, stat [...]	2009-02-10 21:47:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA163	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO NICARAGUA BY CODEL [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Managua, I want to warmly welcome you to Nicaragua. Your visit is an opportunity to underscore our continuing commitment to the Nicaragua people and willingness to engage with the Nicaraguan government on areas of mutual concern, while emphasizing our growing concer [...]	2009-02-12 00:15:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SNAR NU
09MANAGUA203	GON/FSLN: ON ELECTIONS, IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON [...] (C) Summary: Nearly four months after the governing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) claimed "victory" in the November 2008 municipal elections, there has been no indication that the Nicaraguan government intends to address the credible allegations of fraud or complaints regarding t [...]	2009-02-25 15:39:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NU
09MANAGUA227	NICARAGUA: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Although IPR enforcement and protection remain a low priority for senior GON officials, we believe continued engagement in 2009 will have a positive effect. We cooperate well with working and mid-level police and prosecutors and we would like to step up our efforts to work with senior-le [...]	2009-03-03 13:51:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON USTR NU
09MANAGUA228	NICARAGUA: GON "RECONFISCATES" U.S. CITIZEN PROPERTY [...] (SBU) The Government of Nicaragua (GON) has recently sent notices to several U.S. citizens to "reconfiscate" their properties. The notices said the administrative action had been based upon Decrees 3 (1979) and 38 (1979),which authorize the confiscation of property belonging to the Somoza fam [...]	2009-03-03 13:55:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA235	NICARAGUA: LAND INVASIONS AFFECT U.S. CITIZENS [...] (SBU) Since November 2008, 12 U.S. citizen landowners have contacted us to seek assistance in dealing with land invasions that they believe are either orchestrated or indirectly supported by the GON. Individuals or groups related to the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) have been dir [...]	2009-03-05 15:33:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA236	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2009 [...] In February 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of one Embassy registered property claim. There remain 615 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 292 U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involve [...]	2009-03-05 18:21:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA241	ORTEGA LAUNCHES CHARM OFFENSIVE TO WOO BACK AID [...] (C) Summary. Faced with a worsening economic situation, steep cuts in foreign assistance, and an ongoing domestic political crisis resulting from fraudulent municipal elections in November 2008, President Ortega has a launched a belated and superficial charm offensive with foreign donors to w [...]	2009-03-06 15:37:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NU
09MANAGUA244	NICARAGUA: GON DENIES "RECONFISCATION" POLICY AGAINST U.S. [...] (SBU) During the February 26 Property Working Group meeting, Jeanette Garcia, President of the National Confiscations Review Commission (CNRC),asserted there is no government policy to "reconfiscate" U.S. property related to previously settled claims. Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessm [...]	2009-03-06 21:26:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA261	NNP PROPOSES "CODE OF CONDUCT" AND "COMMON FUND" [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting on March 4, 2009, representatives of the Nicaraguan National Police (NNP) and the Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Relations (MinRex) presented Poloff with details regarding a newly proposed "Code of Conduct" (Codigo de Conducta, or CdC in Spanish) to govern all aid [...]	2009-03-11 14:29:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR NU
09MANAGUA273	NICARAGUA LIFTS BAN ON U.S. CATTLE, BEEF, AND BEEF BYPRODUCTS [...] (SBU) Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (MAGFOR) Ariel Bucardo told the Ambassador during a March 4 meeting that he had lifted a ban on the importation U.S. beef and live cattle. MAGFOR enacted the ban in 2003 when an animal infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy was discovered in t [...]	2009-03-13 17:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD EAID ECON NU
09MANAGUA284	NICARAGUA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Managua reports three international submarine fiber optic telecommunication cables, two in the Caribbean and one in the Pacific, parallel to Nicaragua's coasts and within the country's 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. They are the Americas Region Caribbea [...]	2009-03-17 17:46:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG
09MANAGUA308	NICARAGUA: PANDEMIC AND AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: With no cases of the virulent H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) strain existing yet in the Americas, the Emergency Action Committee reviewed and approved the Mission Response Plan and Tripwires for Pandemic and Avian Influenza. The plan recognizes Nicaragua,s current i [...]	2009-03-23 13:17:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED AMGT ASEC KSAF KSEO SENV TBIO KFLU NU
09MANAGUA313	NICARAGUA: ATTRONEY GENERAL CLAIMS PROGRESS ON PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the mid-year review of the 2008-09 waiver year, Attorney General Estrada took the opportunity to assert that he had fulfilled all of the commitments he made during the bilateral review, such the establishment of a Liaison Office, a committee to review claims in court, and a committ [...]	2009-03-23 22:25:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA314	VISIT NICARAGUA! DECREE TEXT AND REVISED COUNTRY [...] (U) Late on March 18, 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) released the official text of Decree 07-2009 that changed Nicaragua's visa policy. Our unofficial English translation appears below. The decree's fundamental change to Nicaragua's visa regime is that citizens from countries in "C [...]	2009-03-24 18:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS ASEC PGOV SMIG PREL NU
09MANAGUA344	NICARAGUA: GON REVERSES NULLIFICATIONS OF SETTLED CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the March 26 Property Working Group meeting, Receba Zuniga, Coordinator of the Liaison Office for U.S. Citizen Claims, told us that the National Confiscations Review Commission reversed its notices to two U.S. citizens notifying them that their previously resolved claims had been ruled [...]	2009-04-01 13:57:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA354	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MARCH 2009 [...] In March 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims, including one claim previously dismissed under Decree 38 (1979). One claimant recovered her property through the courts and one claimant signed a leasing agreement with the Nic [...]	2009-04-02 17:52:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA359	NICARAGUAN FISCAL PROCESS TRANSPARENT, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Per Ref A, Embassy Managua reports that Nicaragua is in compliance with Section 7088 (c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriation Act (SFOAA). The Nicaraguan budget is publicly available on the Ministry of Finance,s website, and is rev [...]	2009-04-03 16:56:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL NU
09MANAGUA425	PRESIDENT ORTEGA: OBAMA IS A LIAR, THREATENS TO [...] (U) Summary: During an April 22 appearance on a Cuban talk show, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega discredited the Summit of the Americas (SOA) and stated that President Obama lied because he talked about change, but had maintained the Bush policies of freezing the Millennium Challenge Accoun [...]	2009-04-24 00:09:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ASEC EAID PROP NU CU
09MANAGUA432	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR LEADS DISCUSSION ON DONOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 15, Ambassador Callahan hosted ambassadors from Nicaragua's major European donor countries in a discussion about donor actions following the fraudulent outcome of the 2008 municipal elections (reftel) and the continued unwillingness of the GON to address the issue. The me [...]	2009-04-27 12:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV NU
09MANAGUA433	MERIDA INITIATIVE: NICARAGUA FORMALLY JOINS, BUT POLICE CHIEF GRANERA IN DIRE STRAITS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 23:06:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	NU PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
09MANAGUA447	ORTEGA ACCUSES EMBASSY OF CONSPIRACY, EXPULSION [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. President Ortega's assertion that the U.S. Embassy is conspiring against him and that he is gathering information for an eventual response continue to be "topic A" in Managua. While independent media have responded with evident skepticism, various second-tier Sandinista offi [...]	2009-04-30 21:25:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV APER NU
09MANAGUA465	NICARAGUA: GON UNDER PRESSURE TO RESOLVE CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the April 30 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification, said the Government of Nicaragua (GON) is taking a more flexible approach to work on U.S. citizen claims. Rebeca Zuniga, Coordinator of the Liaison Office for U.S. Citiz [...]	2009-05-06 14:24:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA469	2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM: NICARAGUA SENDS PROTEST [...] (U) On May 4, we received dip note number MRE/0050/05/09 from Nicaragua Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) responding to the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism published on April 30. It was signed by Orlando Gomez, Director General for American Affairs. The Embassy's unofficial English transl [...]	2009-05-07 21:41:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC OVIP NU
09MANAGUA476	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: APRIL 2009 [...] In April 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims, of which six had been dismissed under Decree 38 (1979). One of the claims was resolved through a land swap. There remain 599 unresolved registered property claims belonging to [...]	2009-05-08 15:59:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA507	LIBERTAD ACT: NICARAGUAN RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's association with the Cuban regime spans several decades. Since Ortega returned to power in January 2007, Nicaragua has re-established close relations with Cuba, especially through common membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). [...]	2009-05-20 16:40:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU NU
09MANAGUA520	NICARAGUA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY - PATIENCE RUNNING [...] (C) Director General for American Affairs and Protocol Chief Orlando Gomez met with PolCouns on May 13 to review Nicaragua's participation at the Summit of the Americas (SOA),U.S.-Nicaraguan bilateral relations, and the Ortega administration's foreign policy priorities. Gomez reported that t [...]	2009-05-22 17:09:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID NU
09MANAGUA524	TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT OVER MINIMUM WAGE RAISE, BUT REFORM STILL LOOMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 14, a tripartite commission of industry, labor and government representatives reached an agreement over the next minimal wage hike for Nicaraguan workers. This is the first time in four previous rounds (see reftel B) that all three parties reached agreement without the Mini [...]	2009-05-26 17:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV NU
09MANAGUA525	NICARAGUA: STILL NO CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 [...] (U) Summary: As of May 26, 2009, Nicaragua has reported no confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza. In response to the H1N1 epidemic, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) is implementing its National Plan for Prevention of and Response to Human Influenza Epidemic, focusing on surveillance at ports of ent [...]	2009-05-26 17:44:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU KSAF ECON AMED CASC ASEC NU
09MANAGUA537	NICARAGUA: AMBASSADOR WARNS GON, PROPERTY WAIVER NOT A SURE THING [...] (SBU) On May 22, Ambassador Callahan met with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos and Attorney General Hernan Estrada to express serious concerns regarding how U.S. citizen property claims are being handled during the 2008-09 waiver year. He addressed issues such as cooperation, claims under GON control [...]	2009-06-01 13:47:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON NU
09MANAGUA542	NICARAGUA: GON SEEKS MORE USG COOPERATION ON ADVANCING U.S. CITIZEN PROPERTY CLAIMS [...] (SBU) During the May 28 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification, requested Embassy assistance in encouraging U.S. citizen claimants to settle 35 claims with final offers before the end of this waiver year. Jeanette Garcia, President of [...]	2009-06-02 15:05:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA545	NICARAGUA: GON SEEKS MORE USG COOPERATION ON ADVANCING U.S. [...] (SBU) During the May 28 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification, requested Embassy assistance in encouraging U.S. citizen claimants to settle 35 claims with final offers before the end of this waiver year. Jeanette Garcia, President of [...]	2009-06-02 15:08:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA552	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MAY 2009 [...] In May 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims. There remain 592 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 284 U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved [...]	2009-06-03 16:58:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA574	NICARAGUA: 2009 EXPROPRIATION REPORT [...] (U) This cable provides proposed language for the Nicaragua chapter of the 2009 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. Embassy will e-mail a comprehensive annex with details of confiscated property claims by June 15 per reftel request. 2. (U) Property claims resolutions in [...]	2009-06-11 15:31:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE OPIC CASC NU
09MANAGUA576	ORTEGA PROVIDES ASYLUM TO PERUVIAN INDIGENOUS LEADER [...] (SBU) On June 9, Tomas Borge, Nicaragua's Ambassador to Peru, announced that President Daniel Ortega would grant asylum to Peruvian indigenous leader Alberto Pizango. The Nicaraguan government argued that Pizango was a victim of political persecution and granted him asylum based on humanitar [...]	2009-06-11 18:55:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KHUM KDEM PE NU
09MANAGUA599	ORTEGA RESPONDS TO MCC CANCELLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Responding to the decision of the Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to partially terminate Nicaragua's compact assistance, President Daniel Ortega accused the USG of using aid programs to interfere in Nicaragua's internal affairs and promote its own political [...]	2009-06-16 22:15:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID NU
09MANAGUA600	CPC UPDATE: COLLECTING GARBAGE & ELECTRIC BILLS, GIVING SWINE-FLU REFERRALS, AND STEALING PUBLIC LAND AND JOBS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) political party and its Citizen Power Councils (CPCs) continue to embed themselves into the fabric of Nicaraguan life. In addition to being behind recent public attacks against NGOs and serving as the primary distribution points for [...]	2009-06-17 18:53:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM NU
09MANAGUA602	NICARAGUA GOVERNMENT ATTACKS SECTION 527 PROPERTY CLAIMS RESOLUTION PROCESS [...] (SBU) President Daniel Ortega has announced plans to send a delegation to Washington to discuss Nicaragua's Section 527 (of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995) property claims resolution process with members of Congress. Ortega complained that compensating U.S. [...]	2009-06-17 22:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA643	NICARAGUA: ORTEGA CUTS SPENDING AT IMF BEHEST, BUT DEFICIT INCREASES [...] (C) On June 22, IMF Resident Representative Humberto Arbulu Neira told the Ambassador that Nicaragua has a "60 percent" chance of obtaining IMF budget support for 2009 and 2010. To improve the odds, Arbulu said that Nicaragua must cut expenditures from the 2009 budget. In line with the IMF [...]	2009-06-29 16:57:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID NU
09MANAGUA646	NICARAGUA: SCENE SETTER FOR USNS COMFORT VISIT [...] (C) Commodore Negus, your visit to Nicaragua on July 3 through 14 comes at an auspicious time and into a challenging political environment with a government that is suspicious and critical of the USG, even as the Nicaraguan public remains fundamentally pro-US. Troubling phenomena include: eco [...]	2009-06-29 22:11:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA647	AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES DOL PROGRAM AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Summary: On Friday, June 12, Ambassador Callahan traveled to the Department of Jinotega to inaugurate a $5 million Department of Labor (DOL) program which will combat child labor at coffee plantations in Jinotega and Madriz. The program, called ENTERATE (Combating the Worst Forms of Child [...]	2009-06-29 22:34:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB NU
09MANAGUA648	AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES DOL PROGRAM AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Summary: On Friday, June 12, Ambassador Callahan traveled to the Department of Jinotega to inaugurate a $5 million Department of Labor (DOL) program which will combat child labor at coffee plantations in Jinotega and Madriz. The program, called ENTERATE (Combating the Worst Forms of Child [...]	2009-06-29 22:35:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB NU
09MANAGUA659	GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CONFIDENT NICARAGUA WILL GET A SECTION 527 WAIVER [...] (SBU) During the June 25 Property Working Group meeting, Ruth Zapata, Head of the Office of Assessment and Indemnification (OCI),suggested that the case of U.S. citizen Juan Barreto would not likely be resolved this waiver year because he had requested additional land surveys. Rebeca Zuniga, [...]	2009-07-02 14:25:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA663	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC MAINTENANCE COURSE [...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the CFAC Maintenance Course from July 26 - August 17,2009 in G [...]	2009-07-02 21:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU

09MANAGUA680	NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JUNE 2009 [...] In June 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of nine Embassy registered property claims. A U.S. citizen claimant also withdrew one claim because he did not have sufficient documents to support his case. There remain 582 unresolved registered property claims belonging [...]	2009-07-09 22:06:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU

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