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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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08KIGALI536RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (U) This edition of the monthly political roundup includes: - Constitutional Amendments - Responding to Indictments - Last Political Prisoner Seeks Pardon, Without Apology - Prison Life Gets Tougher - New Policy on Visits and Food - Senate Calls for Closure of Gikondo Detention Center [...]
2008-08-08 13:18:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI552FURTHER PROGRESS ON BWINDI ASSURANCES
[...] (SBU) This is an action request - see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Charge met with Minister of Justice Tharcisse Karugarama and Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga August 11 to discuss the Government of Rwanda's (GOR) assurances letter necessary for the deportation of the Bwindi defendants back to Rwand [...]
2008-08-12 16:33:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KCRM RW
08KIGALI558CHEVRON PULLS OUT OF RWANDA
[...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Chevron closed shop in Rwanda. Citing extensive fraud in its Rwandan operations (including in the alleged fueling of MONUC aircraft that had not been in Kigali),and friction with the Government of Rwanda (GOR) on compliance with U.S. sanctions against fueling aircraft [...]
2008-08-13 14:41:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBEXP BTIO ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV RW
08KIGALI560RWANDA - DEMARCHE ON EASTERN CONGO
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Foreign Affairs Rosemary Museminali dismissed concerns about the situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (ref A). In particular, she rejected any notion that the Government of Rwanda (GOR) continued to support Laurent Nkunda and the CNDP and allowed them [...]
2008-08-14 15:56:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF RW
08KIGALI563GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA ASSURANCES ON BWINDI
[...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Embassy received the following Letters of Assurance on Bwindi Defendants received from the Government of Rwanda on August 18, 2008 (reftel). 3. (SBU) BEGIN TEXTS: The Government of Rwanda would like to make the following [...]
2008-08-19 10:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PGOV PREL RW
08KIGALI602RWANDA ACCEPTS 20 MILLION DOLLARS OF USG DARFUR
[...] (U) On September 3, Charge formally presented to the Rwanda Defense Forces approximately twenty million dollars of equipment and transportation support items under the Global Peace Operations Initiative, intended for use by Rwanda's UNAMID contingent in Darfur. The entire upper echelon of th [...]
2008-09-04 11:50:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS RW
08KIGALI603MINISTER OF INFORMATION ON "BIASED" VOA AND BBC
[...] (C) Summary. Charge met with Minister of Information Louise Mushikiwabo August 28 to discuss her recent comments regarding possible suspension of the BBC and VOA broadcast transmissions for "non-factual" reporting. The BBC is now officially "boycotted" by the GOR, while the local Kinyarwan [...]
2008-09-04 15:11:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI613RWANDA ON HUMAN RIGHTS, GEORGIA, KOSOVO, EGYPT
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief met September 8 with Ben Rutsinga, IO Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to present several demarches. On the USG's human rights agenda at the upcoming UNGA session (ref A),as he has many times in the past Rutsinga noted Rwanda's "skeletal" team at the United N [...]
2008-09-09 14:43:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA PHUM RW
08KIGALI615SHORTLEY MEETS SENIOR RWANDAN OFFICIALS
[...] (C) In conversations with Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley, Rwandan officials agreed that CNDP forces should pull back from forward positions gained in last several days in eastern Congo. While denying any special links with Nkunda forces, they agreed to send messages to [...]
2008-09-10 12:15:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MASS MOPS RW
08KIGALI620RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUND-UP
[...] (U) In this edition: - Release of Mucyo Commission report on French Responsibility in 1994 Genocide - Former ICTR Prosecutor on Rwandan Justice System, Universal Jurisdiction, and Transfer of Cases - Legislative Campaign Kick-Off - Some Reporters Shut Out - Kagame Talks Tough in Inter [...]
2008-09-11 16:19:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI624"CONTROLLED DEMOCRACY" - THE RULING RPF DOMINATES
[...] (C) Summary. President Paul Kagame's Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) has dominated the Chamber of Deputies election campaign, with several prQdural assists from the National Electoral CommissiQ The RPF has far surpassed the efforts of the two small parties also contesting thQelection -- the L [...]
2008-09-12 08:37:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RW
08KIGALI631FIRST WE TAKE POWER, THEN WE SHARE IT - THE RPF
[...] (C) On September 15, at polling stations nationwide the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) won well over 90 percent of the vote, as witnessed by hundreds of local and international observers. At these polling stations, the Liberal Party (PL) and Social Democratic Party (PSD) consistently p [...]
2008-09-18 07:04:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM RW
08KIGALI634RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review covers: Commercial Issues: -- Kobil Rwanda acquires Stippag petroleum business -- Total sells Rwanda operations to Engen Petroleum Ltd. -- Nakumatt launches business operations in Kigali -- Electrogaz dismantled Development Issues: -- Rwan [...]
2008-09-18 14:27:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC
08KIGALI708AGOA COUNTRY ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - RWANDA
[...] (U) This cable responds to queries in reftel. Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2.(U) With 85 percent of its population engaged in subsistence agriculture, Rwanda's economic priorities include poverty alleviation, encouraging private investment and infrastructure d [...]
2008-10-07 12:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD PGOV RW
08KIGALI741PEACE, STABILITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, NOT WAR, ARE
[...] (C) Summary. Absent significant ethnic cleansing of Rwandaphone populations in eastern Congo, or a serious attack by the FDLR across the border, the Government of Rwanda (GOR) will likely keep its cool, keep its policy focus on development, and grit its collective teeth as it exchanges allega [...]
2008-10-17 11:34:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO RW
08KIGALI743ONE NEW MINISTER APPOINTED, SMALL SHUFFLE OF OTHER
[...] (U) On Sunday, October 19, Radio Rwanda announced the appointment of Dr. Richard Sezibera, formerly the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, as Minister of Health. He took the place of Jean Damascene Ntawukuliryayo, who won election to the Chamber of Deputies in September as a Social Democrat [...]
2008-10-21 07:01:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL RW
08KIGALI750RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUND-UP
[...] (U) In this edition: - EU Monitoring Team Privately Confirms Faulty Election Results - Chamber of Deputies Members Sworn In, Elect Speaker, Two Deputy Speakers - Government Seizes Newspaper Edition at Border - Cabinet Directs Expedited Adoption of English as Language of Instruction [...]
2008-10-23 13:38:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI752UN TEAM FINDS EVIDENCE OF CNDP FINANCIAL SUPPORT
[...] (C) DATT and Pol/Econ Chief spoke on October 22 with Jason Stearns, member of the UN Group of Experts for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, regarding the Group's investigation of financial assistance to renegade General Nkunda's CNDP. Stearns said his group had documentary evidence of ov [...]
2008-10-24 06:35:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI755RWANDA REINFORCING CONGOLESE BORDER; INVESTIGATING
[...] (C) Charge met October 24 with outgoing Great Lakes Envoy Richard Sezibera to discuss eastern Congo issues and other matters. When asked of the UN Group of Experts investigations into financial transfer by CNDP supporters to a Rwandan bank (reftel),Sezibera said he had met with the Group's [...]
2008-10-24 11:34:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PREL RW
08KIGALI759RWANDA PROMULGATES PROBLEMATIC LAW ON "GENOCIDE
[...] (SBU) With its publication in the October 1 Official Gazette, the Rwandan government promulgated a new law, "Relating to the Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Ideology," complementing the 2003 statute, "Punishing the Crime of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes." The new law was [...]
2008-10-28 14:50:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV RW
08KIGALI760RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review Covers: Development Issues -- Government of Rwanda (GOR) consolidates seven agencies into the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) -- World Bank approves $24 million for ICT infrastructure -- GOR offers subsidies to local exporters -- Central [...]
2008-10-28 14:50:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC
08KIGALI763RWANDA: UNHCR SEES INCREASED POPULATION MOVEMENT
[...] (SBU) Officials from the United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) in Kigali told poloffs October 29 that since the morning of October 28 some 1200 individuals had crossed from North Kivu into Rwanda near Gisenyi, and that more were amassing on the border. The individuals had declined [...]
2008-10-29 16:07:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF RW
08KIGALI768FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali briefed the local diplomatic corps October 29 on events in eastern Congo and the Government of Rwanda's (GOR) relations with the DRC. Museminali claimed that Rwandan armed forces had not fired in response to a Congolese armed forces (FARDC) [...]
2008-10-31 10:57:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF RW
08KIGALI795RWANDA RELATIVELY UNSCATHED BY GLOBAL FINANCIAL
[...] (U) Summary: The global financial crisis has so far spared Rwanda. Rwanda's small financial sector, limited import/export trade, subsistence agriculture and donor-supported public sector are on the periphery of the global financial system and as such only indirectly impacted by the financi [...]
2008-11-10 08:04:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC RW
08KIGALI796SENIOR RWANDAN OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN GERMANY
[...] (C) Summary. German authorities in Frankfurt arrested close Kagame confidant and Chief of Rwandan Presidential Protocol, Rose Kabuye, under a European arrest warrant, based on indictments issued by a French judge in 2006. Kabuye requested transfer to France, where she will answer charges that [...]
2008-11-10 16:33:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI798RWANDA ON NO-ACTION MOTIONS ON IRAN, BURMA, DPRK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-12 15:57:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI801RWANDA ON ARREST OF OFFICIAL, SITUATION IN CONGO
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali addressed the Kigali diplomatic corps on November 13 on the arrest in Germany of Rose Kabuye (reftel),Chief of Presidential Protocol, and on the situation in the DRC and prospects for progress in peacemaking. On Rose Kabuye, Museminali, assisted by [...]
2008-11-13 16:16:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RW
08KIGALI810PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS NATIONWIDE IN SUPPORT OF
[...] (U) Following nine days of demonstrations in front of the German Embassy in Kigali concerning the arrest of Chief of Presidential Protocol Rose Kabuye in Stuttgart (with occasional protest marches in front of the Deutsche Welle radio station complex and the European Union offices, also in Kig [...]
2008-11-19 15:28:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KIGALI811RWANDA ON TALKS WITH CONGO, OBASANJO
[...] (U) In a follow-up to talks held in Kinshasa October 31 - November 1, a DRC delegation led by Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba visited Kigali November 14-15 to continue discussions on events in eastern Congo, normalization of relations, and next steps. Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary [...]
2008-11-20 12:41:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI818RWANDA ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) This issue of the Rwanda Economic Review Covers: -- Methane pilot project begins feeding power to national power grid -- International Finance Corporation (IFC) invests $4 million in Kivu Methane Gas Project -- Millicom wins tender to become Rwanda's third telecom provider -- MT [...]
2008-11-24 13:13:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE OPIC RW
08KIGALI819RWANDA ON ANTI-ISRAEL AND COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief met November 24 with Joseph Kabakeza, Director General of Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss reftel demarches on Anti-Israel resolutions (ref B) and the Non-Proliferation resolution (ref A). Kabakeza said his ministry wo [...]
2008-11-24 15:53:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNGA RW
08KIGALI820RWANDA'S REACTION TO KABUYE ARREST ENDANGERS VITAL
[...] (C) Ambassador met with the German Charge November 20, in the wake of the mass demonstrations (ref A) against the arrest of senior Rwandan official Rose Kabuye in Germany (ref B). Expressing considerable dismay at the recent turn of events in German-Rwandan relations (asking at one point, "W [...]
2008-11-25 14:37:00Embassy KigaliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR RW
08KIGALI821REWANDA RESPONSE TO PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (U) Emboffs reviewed reftel talking points with Minister of State in Charge of Agriculture Dr. Agnes Kalibata. Kalibata welcomed the initiative and agreed that a global partnership would be helpful for advancing global food security. The Minister noted global food insecurity "will not go aw [...]
2008-11-26 10:23:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE AID
08KIGALI856DEMARCHES ON UNESCO, IRAN, SOMALIA, KOSOVO
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral and Bilateral Relations Director Kato Ninyetegeka on December 15. On the UNESCO candidacy of Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Kosni (ref B),Ninyetegeka reacted immediately to the information on Kosni' [...]
2008-12-16 16:44:00Embassy KigaliSECRETPREL PGOV UNESCO PHUM KPKO PARM RW
08KIGALI859SUCCESSFUL JMG AND TRIPARTITE MEETINGS IN KIGALI
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Rwandan government hosted successful Joint Monitoring Group - Envoys Level (JMG-EV) and Tripartite Plus Joint Commission meetings in Kigali from December 8-10. Participating governments and international organizations praised the recent progress and positive momentum of [...]
2008-12-18 09:33:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MOPS RW
08KIGALI862RWANDA MINING REVIEW - NEW INVESTMENT, STRONG
[...] (U) Summary: Since privatization in early 2007, the Rwandan mining sector has experienced a surge in foreign investment and explosive growth of export earnings. 2008 mineral exports are expected to grow to over $100 million from $70 million in 2007 and less than $40 million in 2006. While tra [...]
2008-12-19 10:09:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC RW
08KIGALI864RWANDA ON MAURITANIA AND AFRICAN UNION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 12:21:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM RW
08KIGALI865RWANDA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) The Government of Rwanda (GOR) reinforced border control measures to identify potential terrorists and to prevent the entry into Rwanda of armed groups operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda's intergovernmental counterterrorism committee and a counterterrorism react [...]
2008-12-22 12:46:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ASEC RW
08KIGALI871TAKING YES FOR AN ANSWER: SUPPORTING RWANDAN AND
[...] (C) Summary. The international community should reinforce recent positive contacts between Rwandan officials and their Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) counterparts so that they may capitalize on their new, mutual commitments. The U.S. and others have long urged the Rwandans and DRC t [...]
2008-12-24 13:16:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MASS PINR RW
08KIGALI872RWANDA - MONTHLY POLITICAL ROUND-UP
[...] (U) In this edition: - Effort to Form New Political Party - Protests Continue at German Embassy - FDLR Officer Reaches Rwanda - President Kagame Presides at National Dialogue and RPF Meeting - New Labor Code Under Consideration Disaffected PSD officer Tries to Form New Pa [...]
2008-12-24 13:41:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM RW
08KINGSTON1014JAMAICAN OFFICIALS ADDRESS PREVENTION, PROTECTION, AND
[...] On November 22 poloff spoke at a panel discussion on trafficking in persons (TIP) hosted by local NGO Woman, Inc. The discussion, one of several themed talks over a two-day trade fair/fundraiser for the NGO, featured Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lisa Palmer Hamilton, Director of the N [...]
2008-12-01 15:50:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI PGOV KTIP JM XL
08KINGSTON1017REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) to participate in the International Military Student Prep Course (IMSPC),Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth KS, January 8, 2009, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign A [...]
2008-12-01 20:10:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON1034JAMAICA: AWAITING COURT RULING ON HIGH-PROFILE
[...] (SBU) Summary and analysis: The government continues to retain its slender parliamentary majority of 32-28 as the Jamaican court postponed a decision on the West Portland seat. Currently Daryl Vaz of the ruling Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) holds the position, but in April a Supreme Court justi [...]
2008-12-09 14:29:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPRWL PGOV SOCI CPAS PBTS EFIN ELAB ECIN ECON
08KINGSTON1039 JAMAICA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] Response to reftel request for the investment climate statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) seeks to attract foreign direct investment and markets itself to companies in Europe, North America and the Caribbean region. [...]
2008-12-10 13:02:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
08KINGSTON1040JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-10 19:02:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SNAR EFIN ASEC KCOR CARICOM
08KINGSTON1043REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) to participate in the Patrol Craft Ops River Env Course, held at US NAV Small Craft INSTR and TECH TRNG SCH STENNIS, January 9, 2009, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance A [...]
2008-12-11 15:31:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON1053JAMAICAN PARLIAMENT RETAINS DEATH PENALTY, NO
[...] (C) Summary: In the lead up to a November 24 parliamentary vote in which legislators decided to retain the death penalty in Jamaica, there was strong public debate on the issue. Most Jamaicans, frustrated by the high crime level, support maintaining the death penalty. The discussion also r [...]
2008-12-12 16:33:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI PINR SNAR ASEC KCOR CPAS PBTS JM XL
08KINGSTON1068REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR STUDY
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) to participate in the STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES INSTITUTE ON NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY MAKING, HELD in Washington, DC JANUARY 3, 2009 THROUGH FEBRUARY 15, 2009, pursuant to the Leahy A [...]
2008-12-16 23:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON13JAMAICA: REPLY TO FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE REQUEST
[...] In response to post's diplomatic note no. 2007-019 of January 30, 2007 (reftel),the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) has delivered the below GoJ diplomatic note no. 358/803/3, dated 4th December, 2007. The GoJ's note contains a number of prop [...]
2008-01-07 20:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV PTER KTIA JM XL
08KINGSTON131JAMAICA: REQUEST FOR LEAVY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for Advanced Management course in international law starting from March 24 to April 18, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory informa [...]
2008-02-11 19:29:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON140JAMAICA: PRIORITY LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-12 21:32:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU JM
08KINGSTON159JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE RE RECOGNITION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-20 18:56:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU JM XL
08KINGSTON176JAMAICA: PNP MP KERN SPENCER ARRESTED IN CUBAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following months of public speculation, Peoples National Party (PNP) former state minister and current Member of Pariliament Kern Spencer was charged and arrested, on February 26, for his alleged involvement in the Cuban Light Bulb scandal. Reftel initially reported the sca [...]
2008-02-27 18:32:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR KCRM PGOV JM
08KINGSTON190JAMAICA: REQUEST FOR LEAVY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR UNIT COMMANDERS OF JAMAICA DEFENSE FORCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-03 18:57:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDJM PGOV PHUM
08KINGSTON196JAMAICA: REQUEST FOR LEAVY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Jamaica defence Force (JDF) to meet with Bahamian counterparts on March 17 and discuss joint interdiction efforts, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-03-05 18:57:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON219JAMAICA: CRIME, CORRUPTION, AND ECONOMY PRINCIPAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-12 12:00:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR SNAR ETRD
08KINGSTON244JAMAICA: WITHER THE PEOPLE,S NATIONAL PARTY?
[...] (SBU) After more than 18 years in power, it has taken less then six months in opposition for the wheels to come off the People,s National Party (PNP) machine. The party that lost what once had seemed a sure-thing election, continues to embarrass itself. A number of the scandals came to light [...]
2008-03-19 14:12:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPGOV KCOR PREL KCRM EAID SOCI PINR CU JM XL
08KINGSTON245CORRECTED JAMAICA: WHITHER THE PEOPLE,S NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) After more than 18 years in power, it has taken less then six months in opposition for the wheels to come off the People,s National Party (PNP) machine. The party that lost what once had seemed a sure-thing election, continues to embarrass itself. A number of the scandals came to light [...]
2008-03-19 18:09:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPGOV KCOR PREL KCRM EAID SOCI PINR CU JM XL
08KINGSTON25JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-09 13:22:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU JM
08KINGSTON271JAMAICA: REQUEST FOR LEAVY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) for International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program April 9 to April 11, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-03-31 19:00:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON277JAMAICAN BUDGET TECHNOCRATS OPTIMISTIC
[...] (SBU) The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) released a USD 7 billion estimated expenditure budget on March 27. The fiscal deficit is 5.5 percent of GDP, but should return to the 4.5 percent of GDP target for next year. The GOJ is focusing on increased tax compliance and taking tougher measures agai [...]
2008-04-02 12:05:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS ETRD PREL PGOV EINV EAIR JM CH VZ XL
08KINGSTON280JAMAICA: MARCH POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (SBU) The current Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) led government continues to press forward, albeit at a snail's pace. When the JLP released their manifesto, during the campaign for the national elections last summer, it was full of promises for innovations and reform proposals (Ref A). Now, with no re [...]
2008-04-03 13:25:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI ECON EAIR JM XL
08KINGSTON290JAMAICA: NEW DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-04 14:23:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC JM KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
08KINGSTON310JAMAICA: DUAL NATIONAL MP NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE IN
[...] (SBU) In the afternoon of April 11, Chief Justice Zaila McCalla of the Supreme Court announced her judgment in the first case of election petitions filed alleging that an elected Member of Parliament (MP) had been improperly nominated; as he had sworn allegiance to a foreign power. The case w [...]
2008-04-14 19:08:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CACS CPAS JM XL
08KINGSTON329JAMAICA: DIPNOTE RE FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE REQUEST
[...] Post has received the following diplomatic note from the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),dated April 15, 2008: (Begin text of GoJ's diplomatic note no. 220/701/23) --------------------------------------------- ------ The Ministry of Fore [...]
2008-04-17 19:11:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV PTER KTIA JM XL
08KINGSTON342JAMAICA: REQUEST FOR LEAVY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF),and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for the Caribbean Defense and Security course, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information [...]
2008-04-22 21:01:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON345REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING IN
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF),for USG-funded International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Names of [...]
2008-04-23 12:40:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON364JAMAICA: APRIL POLITICAL ROUND-UP
[...] (SBU) It's budget time in Jamaica, and presentations on the budget from both parties in Parliament dominated the media this month. The only story bigger than the first new JLP budget in over 18 years is the ongoing saga of dual nationals serving in Parliament. The first test case was complet [...]
2008-04-29 15:58:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON EFIN JM XL
08KINGSTON386JAMAICA: REQUEST FOR LEAVY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)for the upcoming FBI National Academy Retrainer, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. The name of the proposed can [...]
2008-05-05 18:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON391REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS MAY 18, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 17:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON392REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS MAY 18, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 17:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON394REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS MAY 18, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 18:00:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON398JAMAICA: MORE BACKLASH AGAINST U.S. PASSPORT
[...] (SBU) On May 5, Director of Elections Danville Walker announced his immediate resignation. Walker's resignation marks the latest casualty in the dual citizenship imbroglio that already has forced at least three Members of Parliament to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship (Ref A). Under [...]
2008-05-07 12:03:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI CVIS CPAS JM XL
08KINGSTON409JAMAICA: VETERAN OPPOSITION PARTY ORGANIZER
[...] (C) Dave Anderson, the former Special Advisor to ex-Minister of National Security Peter Phillips and a veteran People's National Party (PNP) political organizer: (A) predicts that Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding will call a snap general election in July, and that his ruling Jamaica Labour [...]
2008-05-09 17:42:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC SOCI PINR KHUM KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON419JAMAICA/CUBA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 12:15:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR SNAR ETRD
08KINGSTON442REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET IS JUNE 2, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-19 14:40:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON476JAMAICA: REQUEST FOR UPDATES TO NAMES, TITLES AND
[...] This is an action response to reftel - Operations Center's request for information: HEAD OF GOVERNMENT Last/Family Name: Golding First/Middle Names: Orette "Bruce" Conventional Usage: Prime Minister Formal Title: The Honorable Orette Bruce Golding, M.P., Prime Minister of Jamaica Off [...]
2008-05-27 15:09:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL
08KINGSTON569JAMAICA: REQUEST FOR LEAVY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates from the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) for Counter Drug (CD) Program Training pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. The names of the proposed candidates are: [...]
2008-06-25 13:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON571JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-25 15:19:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN ETRD EAIR EPET KCRM JM
08KINGSTON575REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET ON JULY 8
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of proposed candidate: [...]
2008-06-25 17:22:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON576REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER DRUG
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of proposed candidate: [...]
2008-06-25 17:23:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON597REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER DRUG
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) Firearms who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of proposed can [...]
2008-07-03 20:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON598REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER DRUG
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) MIU who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of proposed candidate: [...]
2008-07-03 20:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON599REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER DRUG
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) FAT who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of proposed candida [...]
2008-07-03 20:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON60JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER GOLDING REQUESTS MEETING WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-17 18:50:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV JM XL
08KINGSTON600REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER DRUG
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JDF) OCID Intel who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of proposed [...]
2008-07-03 20:52:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON617JAMAICA: FORMER MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent conversation with the NAS Director, Jamaica's former Minister of National Security and opposition People's National Party (PNP) leader, Peter Phillips, agreed that there is danger that Jamaica could go the way of Haiti if the current government were to fail in its refo [...]
2008-07-11 14:35:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PINR PGOV SOCI ASEC KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON621JAMAICA: FORMER MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent conversation with the NAS Director, Jamaica's former Minister of National Security and opposition People's National Party (PNP) leader, Peter Phillips, agreed that there is danger that Jamaica could go the way of Haiti if the current government were to fail in its refo [...]
2008-07-11 20:13:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PINR PGOV SOCI ASEC KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON628REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER DRUG
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of proposed candidates: [...]
2008-07-16 12:25:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SNAR JM
08KINGSTON629REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COUNTER DRUG
[...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of proposed candidates: [...]
2008-07-16 12:26:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SNAR JM
08KINGSTON647JAMAICA: LOOMING STRUGGLE FOR LEADERSHIP OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-22 12:03:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON653JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE RE PRESSURE ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-23 16:25:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALCOL VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON707JAMAICA: POLICE SUPERINTENDENT, CHARGED WITH EXTORTION AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-05 21:39:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SENV PHUM SOCI AID ASEC KCOR KCRM JM XL
08KINGSTON709JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE RE FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE
[...] Per reftel (D),Post delivered diplomatic note, together with a Word copy reflecting tracked changes, to the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) on the afternoon of August 7. 2. Post will report further developments. JOHNSON [...]
2008-08-08 14:44:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV PTER ASEC KTIA JM XL
08KINGSTON710JAMAICA: DEFENSE MINISTERIAL OF THE AMERICAS (DMA
[...] In response to DCM's inquiry per reftel, the Permanent Secretary in the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s Ministry of National Security, Gilbert Scott, has provided the following information: (A) The Minister of National Security, Colonel Trevor MacMillan, will represent the GoJ at the DMA VII [...]
2008-08-08 19:38:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON MARR MOPS PGOV PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON727REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET TRAINING IN
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF),for USG-funded International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of p [...]
2008-08-20 13:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON731JAMAICA: OLYMPIC TRIUMPHS IN BEIJING IGNITE
[...] Spectacular performances by Jamaican athletes at the Beijing Olympics have enthralled this nation of 2.7 million, dominating the media and igniting widespread spontaneous celebrations. In Kingston and Montego Bay, normal commerce and traffic have slowed to a crawl as thousands have remained gl [...]
2008-08-21 17:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PREL PGOV ECON EINV SOCI KCRM JM XL
08KINGSTON739JAMAICA: DIPNOTE RE FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE REQUEST
[...] In response to Embassy's diplomatic note delivered August 7 per reftels (D) and (E),on August 21 Post received the following diplomatic note from the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),dated August 13, 2008. For ease of reference, points at whi [...]
2008-08-22 18:48:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV PTER KTIA PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON742JAMAICA: 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DRAFT DECLARATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-22 19:32:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORD APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL
08KINGSTON764JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE REJECTING RUSSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-02 13:46:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS MARR GG RU JM XL
08KINGSTON766JAMAICA: HIGH NOON APPROACHES FOR THE
[...] (C) Following an interlude in which first the Beijing Olympics and then the devastation of Hurricane Gustav have monopolized the nation's attention, Jamaica now faces a high-stakes political struggle for the leadership of the opposition People's National Party (PNP). On September 20, some 4,00 [...]
2008-09-02 14:39:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM KCOR IBRD
08KINGSTON785REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF),for USG-funded International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of [...]
2008-09-08 20:40:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON786REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF),Training, for USG-funded International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program, pursuant to the LEAHY Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-09-08 21:02:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON787REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF),for USG-funded International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Nam [...]
2008-09-08 21:13:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON808JAMAICA DOES NOT EXPECT TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY OF
[...] Jamaica does not plan to participate in the Community of Democracies (CD) meeting scheduled for September 26 on the margins of the UN General Assembly, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Deputy Director for International Organizations, Diedre Mills. Speak [...]
2008-09-15 19:39:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL UNGA KDEM JM
08KINGSTON823REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defence Force (JDF),for USG-funded International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Nam [...]
2008-09-18 19:30:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON837JAMAICA: CHARISMATIC FORMER PRIME MINISTER PORTIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 20:15:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON858REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) to participate in the Evaluation Workshop for the IOM Human Trafficking Investigation Course held in San Salvador, October 21 - 23, 2008, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign As [...]
2008-09-26 19:59:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON870REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) to participate in the Basic Officer Leadership & Military Intel Courses held at Field Artillery School, Ft. Sill, OK, November 7, 2008, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance [...]
2008-10-03 17:20:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON872REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate(s) of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) to participate in the International Defense Transformation Course, Civil-Military Relations NPS Center, held in Monterey, CA, October 27, 2008, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign [...]
2008-10-03 17:47:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON884OPPOSITION PEOPLE'S NATIONAL PARTY REGROUPING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition People's National Party (PNP) is reorganizing and healing rifts in the aftermath of a hotly contested leadership election. Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (PSM),the incumbent party president, retained her seat in the September 20 contest, beating her ch [...]
2008-10-09 16:33:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON935REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US IMET FOR UNIT VETTING TRAINING AND/OR RECEIVING EQUIPMENT FROM U.S., KINGSTON, JAMAICA, JANUARY 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-03 15:34:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON94JAMAICA: UNABLE TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO'S PROSPECTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-30 12:05:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU JM
08KINGSTON949JAMAICA: IPR WORKSHOP BRINGS OLYMPIC GOLD
[...] (U) Three-time gold medal winner Usain Bolt emphasized the importance of protecting intellectual property rights at a three-day workshop on Combating Piracy of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) held at the U.S. Mission in Kingston. The workshop held November 4-6 was organized by the Political [...]
2008-11-07 13:40:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR SOCI PGOV SCUL USTR KCRM JM XL
08KINGSTON957JAMAICA: RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 14:49:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PARM SOCI MASS EFIN ECON EAID
08KINGSTON969REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) to participate in the International Officer Intel Course, held at Intelligence School, Ft. Huachuca, AZ, December 15, 2008, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post [...]
2008-11-14 21:19:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON972JAMAICA: FATAL SHOOTING MARS ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF RULING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-17 19:06:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ASEC SNAR SOCI KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON981JAMAICA: DIPNOTE RE FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL
[...] Post has received the following diplomatic note from the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)?s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),dated November 8, 2008: (BEGIN TEXT OF JAMAICAN DIPLOMATIC NOTE) ---------------------------------------- Ref No.: 358/801/3) The Ministry of Fo [...]
2008-11-19 16:06:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV PTER KTIA PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON985REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Constabulary Force (JCF) to participate in the ANACAPA training course held Orlando, Florida, December 8-12,2008, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. [...]
2008-11-21 14:57:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON989CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR DISCUSSES CRIME AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: WHA Director for Caribbean Affairs Velia De Pirro visited Kingston October 29-31. Crime and corruption colored every discussion between Jamaican interlocutors and De Pirro. In meetings with Jamaican officials and Canadian and British diplomats, she affirmed the U.S. commitm [...]
2008-11-21 19:06:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ASEC SNAR SOCI KCOR JM XL
08KINGSTON996REQUEST FOR LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) to participate in the Unit Vetting, Mobile Training Team, January 2009, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of propose [...]
2008-11-21 20:45:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINGSTON998UPDATED TO REFLECT CORRECT TRAINING/TRAINING DATE:
[...] Post request Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF) to participate in the Unit Vetting, Mobile Training Team, January 2009, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Name of propose [...]
2008-11-21 21:16:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM JM
08KINSHASA1002SENIOR ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S MEETINGS WITH NATIONAL
[...] (S) Summary: National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe told AF Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley and PolCouns November 6 that the GDRC had already started on a multi-step process designed to lead to the resumption of full diplomatic relations between the DRC and Rwanda within [...]
2008-11-13 06:38:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1004 INTERNATIONAL FACILITATION MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from the International Facilitation (IF) and MONUC Force Commander Gaye met on November 11 in Goma to discuss various issues. EU Special Representative Roeland van de Geer provided a brief overview of the Nairobi Summit, emphasizing that the IF will support Oba [...]
2008-11-13 10:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1005 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 13, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...]
2008-11-13 10:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1007 GOMA NOTES - NOVEMBER 14
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation in Goma and Surrounding Area ------------------------------------- [...]
2008-11-14 10:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1009 DRC - TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC has taken first steps to address human trafficking. The Congolese National Demobilization Agency (in French--Unite d'Execution du Programme National de Desarmament, Demobilisation, et Reinsertion (UEPN-DDR)) launched a national awareness campaign of zero tolerance for [...]
2008-11-14 14:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SMIG KTIP KCRM KWMN CG
08KINSHASA1010PRESS FREEDOM QUARTERLY: JULY-SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congolese security forces continue to harass journalists. Intelligence agents arrested a journalist in Kindu, Maniema for allowing on-air criticism of local authorities. An anonymous official threatened a journalist in Kananga, Kasai Occidental for criticizing the state of te [...]
2008-11-14 16:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM CG
08KINSHASA1012Update on the UN Justice Mapping Project
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Justice Mapping Project for the DRC began its six month deployment phase on October 17. The project has field teams in North Kivu, South Kivu, Katanga, and Orientale provinces as of October 24. The three main objectives of the Mapping Project are to conduct an inventor [...]
2008-11-17 06:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KJUS CG
08KINSHASA1015 GOMA NOTES - NOVEMBER 17
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security and Humanitarian Situation ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) [...]
2008-11-17 13:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1016RWANDAN ARMED GROUP POLITICAL LEADERSHIP PUSHES FOR
[...] (SBU) Post received a copy of a letter dated November 13 from the National Congress for Democracy (CND -- "Congres national pour la democratie" in French),which is a political umbrella for several FDLR elements, to Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexis Thambwe Mwamba. CND makes an open call to [...]
2008-11-17 13:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA102 North Kivu Military Meetings Fail as CNDP Walks Out
[...] (SBU) Summary: FARDC Vice Admiral Dieudonne Etumba, with MONUC as co-chair, convened a meeting of CNDP and Mai Mai groups January 28 to establish a preliminary Technical Commission to follow up the Kivu accords, but the lone CNDP representative objected to Etumba's proposed structure as differ [...]
2008-01-30 12:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS CG
08KINSHASA1024 Eastern Congo Developments: Nkunda-
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) Summary: During his November 16 meeting with UN Special Envoy Obasanjo, CN [...]
2008-11-18 12:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1025KABILA PICKS DIDIER ETUMBA, A REGIONAL OUTSIDER,
[...] (U) On November 17, President Kabila named Didier Etumba Longila as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, replacing Dieudonne Kayembe. Concurrently, Etumba was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General. Although an army officer, Etumba had been serving as Navy Chief of Staff, as well [...]
2008-11-19 07:57:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETPGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA1026 EASTERN DRC NOTES - NOVEMBER 19
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) The CNDP announced publicly on Tu [...]
2008-11-19 15:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1032 EASTERN DRC NOTES - NOVEMBER 20
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) UNDSS reported sporadic shooting [...]
2008-11-20 13:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1034 EASTERN DRC NOTES - NOVEMBER 21
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) At a November 21 morning briefing [...]
2008-11-21 11:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1038 EASTERN DRC NOTES - NOVEMBER 24
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. 2. (SBU) Summary: CNDP rebel leader Laurent Nkunda presented new local administrato [...]
2008-11-24 12:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1044 EASTERN DRC NOTES - NOVEMBER 25
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) A senior MONUC military official [...]
2008-11-25 10:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1049 BEHIND THE LINES: A VISIT TO NKUNDA LAND
[...] (SBU) Summary: CNDP Chairman Laurent Nkunda held his first public rally in the recently captured town of Rutshuru on November 22. Goma Poloff made the 80-kilometer drive from Goma with a MONUC escort, observing few signs of combat and generally relaxed residents along the crowded corridor. [...]
2008-11-25 16:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA105African Union summit - DRC confirmed
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-31 06:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM PREL PGOV XA CG
08KINSHASA1050UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE GREAT LAKES OBASANJO
[...] (C) Summary: UN Great Lakes Envoy Olusegun Obasanjo briefed Kinshasa-based diplomats November 15 on his meetings with Angolan President dos Santos and with senior DRC officials, including President Kabila. Dos Santos told Obasanjo that there were no Angolan troops in the DRC, except for a f [...]
2008-11-26 07:15:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF KPAO
08KINSHASA1052 EASTERN DRC NOTES - NOVEMBER 26
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) After three days of relative calm [...]
2008-11-26 11:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1057EASTERN DRC NOTES - NOVEMBER 28
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC Goma reported that CNDP too [...]
2008-11-28 11:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1059 FIRST OFFICIAL DONOR MEETING WITH NEW DRC PRIME MINISTER
[...] (U) Summary: A group of heads of development and cooperation agencies from key donor countries met with new Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito on November 22, 2008. The discussion lasted for approximately 90 minutes and touched upon the Prime Minister's new p [...]
2008-12-01 07:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH CG
08KINSHASA1060 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 1
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC security sources in Goma re [...]
2008-12-01 11:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1064 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 2
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) According to MONUC contacts in Go [...]
2008-12-02 15:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1066 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 3
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) At a December 2 briefing in Goma, [...]
2008-12-03 11:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1070 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 4
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC told Goma poloff on Decembe [...]
2008-12-04 09:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1074RADIO JOURNALIST KILLED IN EASTERN DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Didace Namujimbo, a Radio Okapi journalist, was killed November 21 by an unidentified armed man in Bukavu, South Kivu province. This is the second Radio Okapi journalist assassinated in this town in the past eighteen months. Two other journalists were victims of violence in Ki [...]
2008-12-04 15:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM KPAO CG
08KINSHASA1075CONGOLESE NATIONAL TV NETWORK SUSPENDS JOURNALISTS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 2, executives of the government-owned "Radio Television Nationale Congolaise" (RTNC) suspended twelve journalists for broadcasting footage of a protest march that purportedly highlighted seditious content. This decision is not a departure from RTNC's long history o [...]
2008-12-04 15:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM KPAO CG
08KINSHASA1078 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 5
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) At a December 4 Kinshasa briefing [...]
2008-12-05 11:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1081DRC and Rwanda Agree on Plan to Combat the FDLR
[...] (SBU) Following two days of meetings in Goma December 4-5, DRC Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba and Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali issued a Joint Communiqu (full text at paragraph 5) in which both sides announced a joint "comprehensive operational plan" against the FDLR. T [...]
2008-12-08 11:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1082 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 8
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) OCHA Goma reported that FARDC ele [...]
2008-12-08 12:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1087 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 9
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) According to information from NGO [...]
2008-12-09 15:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1089EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 10
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Nairobi Talks ------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC and the international community con [...]
2008-12-10 11:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1094 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 11
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) The DART team reported that MONUC [...]
2008-12-11 15:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1095SLOW START TO GDRC-CNDP NAIROBI TALKS
[...] (SBU) According to a MONUC contact, the Nairobi talks between the CNDP and GDRC focused almost exclusively on procedures, with virtually no progress. On substance, the CNDP opted for a maximalist strategy, calling into question the DRC constitution and its institutions, including the national [...]
2008-12-11 19:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1096KIWANJA MASSACRES: UNHRO PREVIEWS REPORT
[...] (C) United Nations Human Rights Office (UNHRO) Director Todd Howland recently shared with post initial findings from UNHRO's investigation into the mass killings committed November 4-6 in Kiwanja (reftels). Eye witness testimony, as well as reports from MONUC troops in the area, indicate CNDP [...]
2008-12-11 20:55:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA1099VIRUNGA PARK REPORT: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT BY REBEL GROUP TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following renewed fighting in North Kivu in October, 2008, park rangers have returned to Virunga park and in particular to the Mikeno sector, home of the approximately 200 mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Laurent Nkunda's rebel National Congress of the [...]
2008-12-12 13:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH CG
08KINSHASA110 CNDP Returns to Military Committee in Goma
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a rocky couple of days, with revolts first by CNDP and then by Mai Mai, Vice-Admiral Etumba's effort to bring armed groups in North Kivu together concluded with symbolic success January 31, even if confusion continued to reign. MONUC announced setting up a cell for verify [...]
2008-02-01 11:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1100CONCERNS GROW OVER ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IN DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary. Falling international commodities prices, a tightening of credit, the still incomplete mining contract review process and continuing instability in eastern DRC have combined to create an increasingly worrisome macroeconomic situation in the DRC. GDP growth for 2009 will likely be [...]
2008-12-14 07:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA1101CONCERNS GROW OVER ECONOMIC DOWNTURN IN DRC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-14 07:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA1103GOMA NOTES - SUMBEIWO'S MEETING WITH NKUNDA
[...] (SBU) Retired Kenyan General Sumbeiwo, in his capacity as chief mediator for SGSE Obasanjo's peace efforts in the eastern DRC, met with CNDP Chairman Laurent Nkunda and approximately 15 members of his North Kivu administration on December 11 in the context of the negotiations that were being h [...]
2008-12-15 11:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1104 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 15
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) At the December 12 UN security br [...]
2008-12-15 11:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1105IMF, GDRC APPEAL TO DONORS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Both the IMF and Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) have appealed to donors to provide emergency support as the DRC confronts a significant economic downturn as a result of the global financial crisis. During a briefing to donors on December 10, the visiting [...]
2008-12-15 14:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA1106 CNDP REACTS TO GROUP OF EXPERTS REPORT
[...] CNDP spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa mass mailed a press statement as an attachment to an e-mail dated December 14, 2008 with his organization's reaction to the recently-released report by the UN Group of Experts on alleged GOR and GDRC collaboration with armed groups in North Kivu. Unofficial emb [...]
2008-12-15 16:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1109 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 16
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operation ------------------ 2. (SBU) According to MONUC sources, FARDC [...]
2008-12-16 11:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA111 French Foreign Minister visits DRC
[...] French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner pledged France's support for the Kivus conference's Acte d'Engagement during his January 25-26 visit to Kinshasa and Goma and announced his government's intention to open two new consulates in the DRC to assist in implementing the peace process. Followi [...]
2008-02-01 11:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF PHUM CG FR
08KINSHASA1111DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BUILDING SUPPORT FOR A UN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-16 17:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO CG SO
08KINSHASA1113CNDP CLAIMS FDLR BEHIND ATTACK ON ITALIAN NGO AND THREATENS
[...] (U) CNDP spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa mass mailed a press statement as an attachment to an e-mail dated December 16, 2008 with his organization's reaction to the December 15 attack on an Italian NGO vehicle in CNDP-controlled territory (reftel). The statement also catalogues CNDP allegations of [...]
2008-12-16 18:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1115 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 17
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC briefers reported on Decemb [...]
2008-12-17 09:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA112Vatican names Ituri bishop as administrator of Kisangani
[...] Recently-appointed Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo of Kinshasa (reftel) informed clergy prior to departing his former archdiocese of Kisangani that the Vatican had appointed Bishop Marcel Utembi Tapa as diocesan administrator until Pope Benedict XVI appoints a new archbishop, Monuc's Radio Okapi r [...]
2008-02-01 12:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PGOV CG UG
08KINSHASA1123 DRC OPPOSITION: SPLINTERED AND BICKERING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloffs met separately with the leadership of the DRC's main political opposition to identify party priorities and gauge the level of coordination between opposition elements. Opposition leaders identified security and justice sector reform as pressing needs, as well as improvin [...]
2008-12-17 14:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM CG
08KINSHASA1125 DRC: TAKING ACTION AGAINST GENDER-
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the UN 16 Days of Activism Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence, embassy personnel participated in several events. USAID Social Protection Officer spoke at the Protestant University of Congo and CALI (Congolese-American Language Institute) English clubs about Sexual an [...]
2008-12-17 14:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV KWMN KPAO SOCI CG
08KINSHASA1127 GOMA NOTES - MASISI UNDER THREAT?
[...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC has long suspected that the CNDP will make another attempt to take Masisi, located along a strategic road that controls access to the west and south. It has been reinforcing its positions in the town, and established a model relationship with the non-integrated 81st Brig [...]
2008-12-17 15:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1130 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO:
[...] (U) Following is post's submission for the 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism. The point of contact at post for this issue is Political Officer Steele Means (meansjs@state.gov). 2. (U) Begin 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism submission. There is no credible evidence to indicate the prese [...]
2008-12-18 06:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA1133 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 18
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. North Kivu Security Situation ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) According [...]
2008-12-18 16:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1134KABILA STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
[...] (U) Summary: President Joseph Kabila delivered the constitutionally mandated State of the Nation address before Parliament on December 13. The nationally televised speech fell on the second anniversary of his presidential inauguration. Kabila acknowledged security, social, and economic chall [...]
2008-12-18 16:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1136 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 19
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. North Kivu Security Situation ----------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC and o [...]
2008-12-19 08:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1142CNDP - GDRC: ONE STEP FORWARD, TEN STEPS BACK?
[...] CNDP Spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa disseminated by e-mail the following message regarding the latest round of GDRC-CNDP negotiations in Nairobi. 2. Begin CNDP message (unofficial Embassy translation from the French): Negotiations Bulletin, December 20, 2008 One step forward, ten steps b [...]
2008-12-22 07:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1146 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 22
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) Given increased activity by both [...]
2008-12-22 12:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1147 BACK ON TRACK: 43RD MEETING OF
[...] (SBU) The Joint Monitoring Group Task Force (JMG TF) met at MONUC Headquarters in Goma on December 19, the first meeting since October 10 in Gisenyi, after which subsequent meetings were suspended due to Rwandan concerns about security in Goma. The three-person Rwandan delegation was led by F [...]
2008-12-22 14:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1150 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 23
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) MONUC confirmed that CNDP and PAR [...]
2008-12-23 12:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1154 EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 24
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Note: Due to seasonal holidays, our next report will appear on December 29. End not [...]
2008-12-24 09:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1163EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 29
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) The CNDP continued to accuse the [...]
2008-12-29 10:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1164CNDP CLAIMS FARDC IN DISENGAGEMENT ZONE
[...] CNDP Spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa issued a statement, addressed to MONUC SRSG Alan Doss, on December 25, requesting that Doss effect the withdrawal of "government coalition troops" from areas around Goma airport (Note: CNDP has referred to a government coalition of FARDC/FDLR/PARECO/Mai Mai elem [...]
2008-12-29 15:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1165CNDP CLAIMS NO INTENTION TO ATTACK GOMA
[...] CNDP Spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa issued a press statement on December 25, declaring the CNDP's intention to refrain from attacking Goma in light of political progress in negotiations with the GDRC. The statement also warns that advances by government forces could jeopardize the CNDP's October [...]
2008-12-29 15:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1166CNDP REQUESTS DRC PARLIAMENT ROLE IN NAIROBI
[...] CNDP Spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa sent a letter, dated December 25, requesting that the presidents of the DRC National Assembly and Senate, Vital Kamerhe and Leon Kengo wa Dondo, respectively, participate as facilitators in negotiations between the CNDP and GDRC in the Nairobi political talks. [...]
2008-12-29 15:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1168AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE MINISTER OF PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Plan Olivier Kamitatu on December 23 to discuss a broad range of challenges facing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Kamitatu described four priorities for the DRC: security, creation of development corridors, capacity building, and an i [...]
2008-12-30 14:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA1169EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 30
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) According to MONUC sources, DRC [...]
2008-12-30 14:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA117Prime Minister officially names cabinet
[...] On January 7, 10 months after being installed by the National Assembly, Prime Minister Gizenga officially named the remaining 58 members of his cabinet. Like Gizenga, most are natives of Bandundu province. He had named nine principal counselors in June 2007. The January decree replaced two o [...]
2008-02-04 14:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN SOCI KDEM CG
08KINSHASA1172EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 31
[...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) During meetings in Goma on Dece [...]
2008-12-31 10:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1175DRC FOREIGN MINISTER ON THE EAST, RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) During a December 30 courtesy call by the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba said he was cautiously optimistic about improving DRC-Rwandan relations. Thambwe identified the task of eliminating illegal economic activity in war-torn North Kivu as key to ending the conflict. [...]
2008-12-31 13:33:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC MOPS CG
08KINSHASA118Joint Monitoring Group Task Force - Goma, February 1, 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Rwandan delegation to the Joint Monitoring Group Task Force meeting in Goma February 1 announced that Rwanda had completed its comprehensive (but never final) list of 6,400 genocidaires. It criticized the DRC for falling behind on its FDLR plan. MONUC/DDRRR reviewed its o [...]
2008-02-04 14:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR CG RW
08KINSHASA120Goma Round-Up February 3, 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kabila's envoy met South Kivu armed groups (minus Banyamulenge dissidents) February 2 in Goma and will meet with them again in Bukavu February 4. Rumors of a split in CNDP appear to be false. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The principal disturbance in the Kivus February 3 was an ea [...]
2008-02-04 16:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI CG
08KINSHASA121Spanish Foreign Minister visits Kinshasa
[...] Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos signed a bilateral cooperation agreement with the DRC January 28 during a two-day visit to Kinshasa. He also pledged 20 million euros in aid for 2008 to help improve basic social services and to strengthen democratic institutions. 2. Moratino [...]
2008-02-04 16:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM SOCI CG SP
08KINSHASA124CNDP Concept of Military Technical Commission
[...] (SBU) Summary: CNDP's concept of the Kivus military commission, presented to MONUC and FARDC February 3, differs markedly from the government's concept, which CNDP purported to have accepted on January 31. The principal difference is CNDP's insistence that "armed groups" (Mai Mai) be relegate [...]
2008-02-05 10:24:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CG
08KINSHASA135DRC DECEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Agriculture ----------- - GDRC sets up Forests' National Consultative Council Aviation -------- - A South African Aircraft Crash Lands Cooperation ----------- - African Bank for Development Acquires Shares of Advans Bank Congo - World Bank Approves 82 Loans and Credits [...]
2008-02-07 13:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA14 Goma Report January 7, 2008 -
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Kivus Conference, which opened January 6 in Goma, will probably not get down to substance for a few days and is likely to continue later than the projected finish date of January 14. The relative satisfaction of Tutsis with their prominent role in the Conference is in con [...]
2008-01-08 13:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1428 DRC RESPONSE TO MSF REPORT ON ANGOLAN ABUSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) published a report describing atrocities being committed by Angolan forces against Congolese citizens in Angola. PolOff discussed the report with MSF reps on December 6 to discuss the report. On December 12, a Caritas representativ [...]
2008-01-01 08:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL PREF AO CG
08KINSHASA1429 DRC OUTSOURCES MANAGEMENT OF SNCC AND
[...] (U) Summary. The Steering Committee for the Reform of the Public Sector (COPIREP) solicited private sector bids for the management of the Congolese national railroad company (SNCC) and national transportation company (ONATRA) ports. The GDRC Council of Ministers has approved the awarding of m [...]
2008-01-01 08:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELTN PREL PGOV CG
08KINSHASA143 Final Interim Technical Committee meetings in Bukavu and
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vice-Admiral Etumba, who is likely to continue to play a leading role in the military commission created by the Goma accords, pressed ahead with interim meetings with armed groups in Bukavu February 4-5, CNDP in Goma February 6 and other armed groups in Goma February 7. All par [...]
2008-02-11 06:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR PHUM CG
08KINSHASA144Evangelical bishop's meeting with Nkunda February 6
[...] (SBU) Summary: Evangelical Bishop J. M. Runiga, an informal intermediary with Nkunda, reported that Nkunda may, for the time being, be willing to stay the course but will not accept several elements of the "Amani" decree of February 2, particularly what he sees as inadequate representation of [...]
2008-02-11 09:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS CG
08KINSHASA146GDRC INVITES DOS/DOE TEAM TO NEGOTIATE DEFUELING
[...] (C) Summary. The GDRC sent a letter of invitation on January 30 to restart negotiations with the US Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) delegation. The GTRI team members from the Departments of State and Energy are invited to restart negotiations for the transfer of nuclear fuel from t [...]
2008-02-11 11:21:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALENRG EMIN IAEA PGOV CG
08KINSHASA147Political ties mark new parastatal boards
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although many senior parastal executives appointed by President Kabila January 12 were vetted through a public examination process, connections with the ruling coalition or senior political figures were highly influential in appointments of most governing board members. End sum [...]
2008-02-11 14:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EMIN ENRG EFIN KDEM CG
08KINSHASA148Unofficial translation of Kivus Conference Acte
[...] This message transmits, with minor corrections, an unofficial English translation provided by MONUC of the Acte d'Engagement signed at the conclusion of the Kivus Peace and Security Conference: 2. Begin text: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ACTE D'ENGAGEMENT We, - CNDP, Politi [...]
2008-02-11 14:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI CG
08KINSHASA150IOM reports continued Angolan abuse of Congolese expellees
[...] Summary: Angolan abuses of Congolese expellees are continuing, International Organization for Migration (IOM) officials report following a January 28-February 1 MONUC investigative mission to Kasai Occidental. IOM has requested U.S. assistance to help establish a transit center to receive Con [...]
2008-02-11 14:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PGOV PREL AO CG
08KINSHASA151 EU Special Envoy meets Nkunda
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting at Kirolirwe with EU Special Envoy Roeland van de Geer February 9, Laurent Nkunda affirmed his commitment to the Kivus conference Acte d'Engagement. He said that the future of Tutsis in Congo could only be assured through the Goma peace process rather than through [...]
2008-02-11 14:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MOPS KDEM PREL CG
08KINSHASA153 North Kivu ceasefire holding as MONUC continues
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ceasefire violations in North Kivu have been minor since the Kivus Conference and are dwindling in number. PARECO, perhaps with FDLR instigation, appears to be the main offender. MONUC has substantially expanded its mobile bases, and displaced persons have begun to return to th [...]
2008-02-11 21:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MOPS KDEM PREL CG
08KINSHASA154 Joint Monitoring Group Task Force, Goma, February 8
[...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting of the Nairobi process's Joint Monitoring Group Task Force February 8 in Goma was a bit testier than usual. The Rwandan side leveled charges of co-location of FDLR and FARDC forces, regretted that the Congolese government was not living up to its timetable of actions to [...]
2008-02-12 06:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PREF CG RW
08KINSHASA158Senior officials travel to North and South Kivu to present
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior government officials led by Interior Minister Kalume presented the structure of the Peace Program established by Kabila's "Amani" decree to North Kivu Mai-Mai groups and international facilitators February 12 in Goma. They planned similar meetings February 13 with CNDP i [...]
2008-02-13 12:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA16Goma Report January 8, 2008 - third day of Kivus Conference
[...] (SBU) Summary: A prominent Protestant clergyman who is in contact with Nkunda told poloff Nkunda holds to the commitments he made with Special Envoy Tim Shortley but is worried about potential negative effects of the Kivus Conference. The clergyman confirms that Nkunda is willing to send his [...]
2008-01-09 15:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA162Government, CNDP agree on moving Goma process forward
[...] (SBU) Summary: Government and CNDP delegations agreed in Goma February 13 that the Technical Commission charged with overseeing implementation of the Kivu Conference's Acte d'Engagement will be officially empowered and have decision-making authority, and that CNDP will have input to its missio [...]
2008-02-14 17:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG UG
08KINSHASA168 DIILS wraps up first round of training in prosecution and
[...] A/DCM took part in closing ceremonies for graduates of Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) training February 8 at the Higher Military Training Institute (GESM). The event was the capstone of a program designed to bolster the capacity of Congolese military justice officials [...]
2008-02-15 13:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR SOCI KJUS CG
08KINSHASA169Etumba fleshes out government proposal for implementing
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Congolese government intends to issue a follow-up decree to clarify problematic elements of the "Amani" decree intended to implement the Goma peace process. The forthcoming decree would vest decision-making power in the provincial military and humanitarian sub-commissions r [...]
2008-02-18 11:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA173Government, CNDP unable to agree about Technical
[...] (SBU) Summary: No progress was made by government, CNDP and international facilitators in February 13-18 technical discussions on implementing the Goma process. The government has shown some flexibility in small matters but key differences remain, particularly regarding the structure of the T [...]
2008-02-19 14:24:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA175Joint Monitoring Group Task Force, February 15
[...] (SBU) The Joint Monitoring Group Task Force for the Nairboi process held its ninth meeting February 15 at MONUC headquarters in Goma. The most notable aspect was the attendance for the first time of a South African diplomat who attended the meeting from Kigali. As has become the practice, memb [...]
2008-02-19 17:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA177Another Katangan academic takes over as presidential
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Kabila named fellow Kantangan Kaumba Lufunda as special counselor for security matters February 4. A criminologist by training, Kaumba was a bete noire of Congolese human rights groups during his tenure as rector of the University of Lubumbashi. It is too early to sa [...]
2008-02-20 06:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR SOCI KDEM CG
08KINSHASA181Demarche delivered in Kinshasa: Kosovo Independence
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche February 19 to Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the DRC. 2. Matondo declined to offer an official Congolese position on Kosovo independence. He expressed the DRC a [...]
2008-02-20 13:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU CG
08KINSHASA183Promising Signs for a Renewed DDR Program in the DR Congo
[...] SUMMARY: A critical component of international support for the peace process in Eastern Congo is support for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of combatants. There are promising signs that the GDRC and World Bank are close to resolving long outstanding issues and nearing agree [...]
2008-02-20 15:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV MARR KPKO CG
08KINSHASA185Goma Report February 21 - Little progress in talks with
[...] (SBU) Summary. Meetings February 20 in Goma made little progress in breaking the current impasse between government and CNDP on implementing the Kivus Conference's Acte d'Engagement. Vice Admiral Etumba, the government's chief representative, signaled possible willingness to increase CNDP rep [...]
2008-02-21 17:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA186TENSIONS BETWEEN FARDC COMMANDOS AND EX-NKUNDA
[...] (C) Summary. A confrontation between FARDC commandos and ex-Nkunda brassage candidates at Kamina base in northern Katanga escalated into a shootout that left at least 30 wounded during the night of February 17-18. The ex-Nkunda fighters were supported by ex-PARECO counterparts during the fi [...]
2008-02-22 11:54:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA189CONGOLESE URANIUM: GDRC LOOKS TO CHINA FOR HELP
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx briefed the Ambassador on possible future Chinese involvement in uranium studies in the DRC at the request of President Kabila. End Summary. 2. (U) Minister xxxxxxxxxxxx requested a meeting with Ambassador Garvelink Thursday, 21 February after having met with [...]
2008-02-22 14:46:00Embassy KinshasaSECRET//NOFORNEMIN ENRG ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PINS
08KINSHASA191UNHRO December 2007 Human Rights Assessment
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN's December 2007 Human Rights Assessment describes a number of human rights violations by FARDC soldiers. This message highlights three arbitrary killings of civilian by soldiers. In two of the three cases, military authorities took no action against the alleged perpetrat [...]
2008-02-25 09:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PINS KDEM KJUS CG
08KINSHASA194UNSG Representative on IDP rights visits DRC
[...] Walter Kalin, The UN Secretary General's Representative on the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs),called for a sustainable solution for displaced people during his February 12-22 visit to the DRC. At a briefing for the international diplomatic corps in Kinshasa on February 22 [...]
2008-02-25 13:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV PHUM CG
08KINSHASA195Demarche delivered in Kinshasa - U.S. position on Cuba
[...] A/DCM and PolOff delivered reftel demarche February 25 to Nzuzi Mazemi, Director of International Political Organizations at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. Mazemi stated that the DRC shared the position of the United States on the right of the Cuban people to democratic expression and the [...]
2008-02-26 06:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EU CU CG
08KINSHASA196 Joint Monitoring Group Task Force - February 22
[...] Summary. Intervention by MONUC political chief Christian Manahl February 22 in Goma promises to impose some discipline on future meetings of the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) Task Force. Manahl conveyed JMG envoys' dismay at the meetings' lack of focus and presented generally well-received pr [...]
2008-02-26 10:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO CG RW
08KINSHASA2 Goma situation report for January 1, 2008
[...] (SBU) One Indian battalion of about 300 men is responsible for Masisi and Walikale Territories in the "Petit Nord" area of North Kivu. This area is about 31,000 square kilometers of terrain (roughly three times larger than Kosovo, with a comparable population density),most of which is mounta [...]
2008-01-02 14:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA200FRF - security concerns, but high hopes for international
[...] Summary. International facilitators met FRF leadership February 26 in South Kivu's High Plains. FRF complained about FARDC harassment of civilians and demanded investigation of FARDC human rights abuses. They asked MONUC to deploy in several villages, agreed to detail a FRF liaison officer [...]
2008-02-27 11:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MOPS PGOV KPKO CG
08KINSHASA207Congolese foreign minister concerned about timing of FDLR
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Mbusa Nyamwisi told us February 21 he agreed with the idea of an UN Security Council resolution on the FDLR but had concerns about its timing. Mbusa is the Congolese signatory to the Nairobi communique with Rwanda, and has been working to organize a meeting with FDLR fac [...]
2008-02-28 13:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC ASEC KPKO CG RW ETTC
08KINSHASA21 Goma Report January 9, 2008 -- fourth day of
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vital Kamerhe, speaking to international observers, said that the Kivus Conference, which picked up in pace January 9, would operate at two levels, with the real work taking place in side discussions with the armed groups (especially CNDP). It was essential that the Conference [...]
2008-01-10 14:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA213CNDP pique at leaked MONUC report continues to block Goma
[...] (SBU) Summary. CNDP continues to complain about the leaked MONUC report into a January massacre at Kilonge. It called again February 27 for outside investigation into the incident. CNDP opted out of a February 28 meeting called by MONUC to discuss CNDP-PARECO ceasefire violations, leaving P [...]
2008-03-03 08:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA215Task force held hostage
[...] (SBU) Summary. Predictions that Joint Monitoring Group Task Force (JMG-TF) meetings would be short and productive were overly optimistic. The February 23 meeting led off with a fascinating four-hour briefing on DDRRR, then endured five-and-a-half hours of Rwandan-led wrangling over minutes. C [...]
2008-03-04 12:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO CG RW
08KINSHASA216KAMINA UPDATE - SITUATION CALM FOLLOWING FEBRUARY
[...] (U) The situation is currently calm at FARDC's Kamina base in northern Katanga, site of the February 17-18 shootout between FARDC commandos and brassage candidates drawn mainly from Nkunda's CNDP forces (reftel). MONUC officials confirmed this state of play in separate briefings March 3. Howe [...]
2008-03-04 13:59:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM MARR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA218POLICE OPERATION AGAINST BDK MILITANTS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. February 28-29 clashes in Bas-Congo province between police and partisans of the Bunda dia Kongo (BDK) politico-religious movement have left at least 22 dead following weeks of government inaction in response to a wave of intimidation and violence by BDK militants, primarily in [...]
2008-03-05 12:44:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC SOCI PHUM MOPS CG AO CF
08KINSHASA22DRC DECEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary Agriculture - FAO Promotes Manioc Infrastructure - TV and Radio Broadcasters Recoup Licenses to Transmit - President of African Development Bank Announces Africa's First Satellite Investment - Swiss Government Allocates USD 136 Billion for Local DRC Elections Labor - E [...]
2008-01-10 14:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA223Ambassador addresses latest graduates of USG-funded staff
[...] The Ambassador, speaking at graduation ceremonies for the 36 graduates of the U.S.-funded Battalion Staff Officer Training Course March 3 in Kinshasa, cited the program as further evidence of the good state of U.S.-Congolese relations and encouraged graduates to see their role as protecting th [...]
2008-03-05 16:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MASS CG
08KINSHASA224SSR roundtable long on particulars, short on priorities
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Congolese government presented its priorities for reform of the military, justice and police sectors at the long-awaited but hastily-organized security sector reform (SSR) roundtable February 25-26 in Kinshasa. Officials offered a series of detailed presentations which gave [...]
2008-03-05 18:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MASS CG
08KINSHASA236GOMA NOTES 03/06/08 - GOMA PROCESS: BACK TO WRANGLING
[...] Summary: The CNDP rejoined Goma process talks March 6 following meetings between AF Senior Adviser Tim Shortly and Nkunda in Kirolirwe. However, its delegation had not been briefed on the Shortly-Nkunda talks, and Vice Admiral Etumba, the GRDC delegation head, apparently presumed their retur [...]
2008-03-09 19:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA237GOMA NOTES 03/07/08 - GOMA PROCESS: ABBE MALUMALU ARRIVES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Goma process talks resumed again March 7 in Goma with the full CNDP delegation present. No sooner had the CNDP announced it could proceed no further unless National Coordinator Abbe Malumalu was present, did Malumalu call to say he had stepped off a plane in Goma and agreed to [...]
2008-03-09 19:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA238GOMA NOTES 03/08/08 - ABBE MALUMALU GOES TO THE MOUNTAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Abbe Muholongu Malumalu, the newly-appointed National Coordinator for the Goma peace process, traveled March 8 to Kirolirwe to meet with Nkunda and find a way to move beyond the procedural wrangling that has prevented the establishment of the Joint Technical Committee on Peace a [...]
2008-03-09 20:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA24 Goma Report for January 10 - Day five of Kivus
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Kivus conference will be extended until January 20. CNDP threatened to boycott but is apparently now willing to continue attending. Three heavyweights -- Kamerhe, Ruberwa, and Mbusa -- gave contrastingly positive speeches, each emphasizing that the conference represented [...]
2008-01-11 11:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA240GOMA NOTES 03/09/08 - GOMA PRCESS: BACK ON TRACK
[...] (SBU) Summary. Abbe Malumalu worked late into the night of March 8 with both the Mayi-mayi and CNDP to ensure agreement on his proposals for a revised structure of the Joint Commission to implement the Goma accords. Agreement was formalized March 9 at a meeting attended by most of the signato [...]
2008-03-10 16:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA243SPECIAL POLICE FORCES ASSAULT BDK COMPOUND IN
[...] (C) Summary: Congolese special police forces assaulted the compound of the separatist movement Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) March 8 in the Bas-Congo capital of Matadi, partially destroying it, killing several people and robbing a number of nearby residents. Details of the operation remain sketchy, [...]
2008-03-11 13:21:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI ASEC CG AO
08KINSHASA246SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is slowly grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of central Africa a [...]
2008-03-12 07:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON PREF PHUM MARR ASEC
08KINSHASA249Demarche delivered in Kinshasa: CEEAC summit Kinshasa
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche March 11 to Minister Alice Kimpembe of the Office of International Organizations at the Congolese Foreign Ministry. 2. Kimpembe stated that while she was not directly involved in the preparations for CEEAC (Economic Community of Central African States) summi [...]
2008-03-12 15:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CD SU CG
08KINSHASA25VIOLENT CLASHES BETWEEN POLICE AND POLITICAL- RELIGIOUS
[...] (U) Summary: Clashes between police and members of the political-religious sect Bundia dia Kongo (BDK) on January 5 in Bas-Congo Province left at least six people dead and dozens more injured. The violence is the latest manifestation of tension between the BDK and the Congolese government. T [...]
2008-01-11 11:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM PINS PTER PREL CG
08KINSHASA254CEEAC summit condemns attempts to overthrow Chadian
[...] A special two-day summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) in Kinshasa March 10-11 condemned armed attempts to destabilize the Chadian government and reiterated its support for the government and people of Chad. The summit, organized by the DRC as holder of the CEEAC' [...]
2008-03-14 06:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AO AU BY CD CG CM CT GB EK TP SU
08KINSHASA255GOMA NOTES 03/13/08 - TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The international Facilitation for the Goma process faces a temporary leadership gap with the absence of two key members. MONUC has yet to identify a permanent solution for heading its participation in the process. MONUC's initial review of progress on its stabilization plan c [...]
2008-03-14 08:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA258GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 12TH MEETING OF JMG TASK
[...] (SBU) Summary: The March 7 meeting of the Nairobi process Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) Task Force went smoothly and professionally. Discussion of the minutes of the previous meeting took only about 20 minutes. Congo noted it had launched its FDLR "sensibilization" campaign March 1. FDLR lead [...]
2008-03-15 18:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG RW EUN SF AU UN
08KINSHASA265GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 13TH MEETING OF JMG TASK
[...] (SBU) Summary: The main agenda item of the March 14 meeting of the Nairobi process Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) Task Force was the DRC's plans for action against the ex-FAR/Interahamwe (ex-FAR/IH). FARDC and MONUC are planning to do something at some point in the coming months, but March 15 wi [...]
2008-03-17 15:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG RW UN
08KINSHASA269DRC'S INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] (U) Post submits the following in response to reftel. ------------------ Economic Situation ------------------ 2. (U) The development of a market-based economy in the DRC continues to progress slowly. The Congolese franc (FC) has floated freely since mid-2003 without significant governmen [...]
2008-03-18 15:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON AGOA PGOV CG
08KINSHASA272BAS-CONGO UPDATE: CONGOLESE POLICE CONTINUE
[...] (C) Summary: MONUC continues to receive reports of violence involving Congolese police forces and members of the politico-religious movement Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) in Bas-Congo province in the aftermath of the initial operation in February 28 (ref A). MONUC's information indicates police cont [...]
2008-03-19 15:04:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC SOCY PHUM MOPS CG AO CF
08KINSHASA273KAMERHE COMMITTED TO MOVING FORWARD ON GOMA AND
[...] (C) Summary. National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe displayed command of the issues and strong personal rapport with AF Senior Adviser Tim Shortley in their discussions on the Goma and Nairobi processes March 8 in Kinshasa. Kamerhe is committed to moving forward on both agreements and voic [...]
2008-03-19 15:17:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS RW CG
08KINSHASA274SHORTLEY BRIEFS P3+2+MONUC FOLLOWING MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) Summary. AF Senior Adviser Tim Shortley briefed P3 2 ambassadors March 7 in Kinshasa on his talks with Nkunda and Kigali the previous week. Shortley confirmed that Nkunda had agreed to rejoin the Goma process. Shortley stressed that the international community must treat Nkunda in a way [...]
2008-03-19 16:06:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO MARR MOPS CG RW UN
08KINSHASA275UN independent human rights expert visits DRC
[...] The UN Human Rights Council's Independent Expert on Human Rights in the DRC, Titinga Frederic Pacere, called for an end to insecurity and impunity at a press briefing following his March 12-14 visit to Kinshasa. He highlighted the lack of judicial capacity and the continuing violation of huma [...]
2008-03-20 07:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CG UN
08KINSHASA276Copper diggers back at Gecamines concession after deadly
[...] (SBU) The situation in the Katanga mining center of Likasi, where police March 6 fired on a group of illegal copper miners protesting their expulsion from a nearby parastatal concession, has returned to normal, a MONUC analyst told us March 20. Local officials have permitted diggers to return [...]
2008-03-20 13:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV EMIN ELAB KPKO CG
08KINSHASA277Copper diggers back at Gecamines concession after deadly
[...] (SBU) The situation in the Katanga mining center of Likasi, where police March 6 fired on a group of illegal copper miners protesting their expulsion from a nearby parastatal concession, has returned to normal, a MONUC analyst told us March 20. Local officials have permitted diggers to return [...]
2008-03-20 15:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV EMIN ELAB KPKO CG
08KINSHASA279DFA FORE'S MEETING WITH DRC PRIME MINISTER ANTOINE GIZENGA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-21 08:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV CG
08KINSHASA281MBUSA SKEPTICAL ON RENEWAL OF MANDATE FOR UN HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-21 10:54:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV UN CG
08KINSHASA283GOMA NOTES 03/18-20/08 - WAITING FOR MALUMALU
[...] (SBU) Summary: National Coordinator Abbe Malumalu is expected back in Goma March 22 prior to the hoped-for inaugural meeting the following week of the Joint Commission (JC) to implement the Goma accords. The list of pending JC business continues to grow in anticipation of a decree establishin [...]
2008-03-21 11:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MOPS KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA284USAID ADMINISTRATOR FORE'S MEETING WITH DRC
[...] (C) Summary: USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore stressed U.S. support for development assistance to the DRC and for the Goma peace process and the Nairobi communique in her March 17 meeting with President Kabila. She stressed that the Congolese people must see tangible change in their daily [...]
2008-03-21 12:12:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID KPKO CG
08KINSHASA287GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 14TH MEETING OF JMG TASK
[...] (SBU) Summary. The March 21 Joint Monitoring Group Task Force session in Goma went reasonably smoothly, with little wrangling. Congo characterized its post-March 15 military plans against the ex-FAR/Interahamwe as a "progressive operation," not "classical war." Rwanda characterized as "positi [...]
2008-03-24 07:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR PGOV KPKO CG RW SF UN EUN
08KINSHASA290JUDICIAL REFORM, DECENTRALIZATION AND ELECTIONS KEY ITEMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Judicial reform and decentralization legislation are among the key priorities for the regular session of Congolese Parliament which opened March 15. Creation of a successor body to the Independent Electoral Commission will be one of the more difficult agenda items. Also likely [...]
2008-03-24 11:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL CG
08KINSHASA293ABBE MALUMALU REVIEWS KEY AMANI PROGRAM CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary. National Coordinator Abbe Malumalu discussed challenges to and key elements of the Amani Program with the Ambassador March 18. Its chief current challenges are armed group participation, planning and program infrastructure. Malumalu envisions a program focused on military ref [...]
2008-03-25 10:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PREL MARR CG
08KINSHASA294GDRC PUBLISHES MINING CONTRACT REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GDRC Mining Contract Review Commission published its final report on 61 mining contracts March 20, calling for all contracts to be either terminated or modified. Companies will have the opportunity to start negotiations or appeal decisions with a GDRC task force, but detail [...]
2008-03-25 10:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN PGOV CG
08KINSHASA296REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act the following candidates of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo(FADRC) selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored Battalion Level Staff Officer Course at the Higher Milit [...]
2008-03-26 06:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA297USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND DFA HENRIETTA FORE'S MEETING WITH
[...] Summary: USAID Administrator and U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore and North Kivu Governor Julien Paluku reviewed provincial development issues March 15 in Goma. Paluku emphasized the need for capacity building at all levels of government to help meet the population's high ex [...]
2008-03-26 15:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV CG
08KINSHASA299USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND U.S. DFA HENRIETTA FORE'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) Summary: USAID Administrator and U.S. Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore's March 15-17 visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo focused on Peace and Security, Democracy and Governance, the Environment, and Economic Growth. She met with Congolese leaders including President Jos [...]
2008-03-27 10:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA300BAS CONGO UPDATE: GOVERNMENT REVOKES BDK CHARTER
[...] (C) Summary: The DRC Council of Ministers, meeting in Matadi March 21, approved revocation of the charter of the political-religious group Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) as a social and cultural organization. Earlier, BDK spiritual leader Ne Muanda Nsemi told the press that the group seeks a peaceful [...]
2008-03-27 10:46:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI MOPS ASEC CG
08KINSHASA301 GOMA NOTES 03/26/08 - BRIEFING IN BENI
[...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC assesses the situation in North Kivu's Grand Nord region as much calmer than that further south near Goma. Combat is occurring only between PARECO and FDLR/RUD forces southwest of Lubero, with relatively limited disruption. There is a significant presence of foreign armed [...]
2008-03-27 11:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PGOV SOCI KPKO CG UN UG
08KINSHASA305GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 15TH MEETING OF JOINT
[...] Summary. The March 28 meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) Task Force in Goma was again generally businesslike. The DRC claims to have captured Rwandan-national CNDP fighters, and the prisoners have alleged the presence of more. The DRC also claims to have captured a brigade-level FD [...]
2008-03-31 09:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO CG RW UN EUN
08KINSHASA306KAMERHE, KENGO STRESS STATE AUTHORITY AND REFORM AT OPENING
[...] Summary: National security, judicial reform, and the lack of fundamental services such as water and electricity were key themes presented at Parliament's March 15 opening ceremonies by the leaders of its two houses. National Assembly President Kamerhe cited recent violence in Bas-Congo as an [...]
2008-03-31 13:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON PHUM CG
08KINSHASA315SOUTH KIVU ASSEMBLY ELECTS NEW GOVERNOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The South Kivu provincial assembly elected Louis Muderhwa governor March 21 following the censure, reinstatement, and resignation of previous Governor Celestin Cibalonza. The support of heavyweight national politicians was a critical factor in Muderhwa's victory. End summary. [...]
2008-04-01 17:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CG
08KINSHASA316IMPROVING LAKE ALBERT SECURITY AND INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Tullow Oil continues to face difficulties with the GDRC with regard to Blocks I and II in the Albertine Basin, but has not expressed specific concern about security on the DRC side of the border. Other commercial interests, including U.S.-based Terralliance, are also working to [...]
2008-04-02 07:57:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET MARR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA323MILITARY INTEGRATION ("BRASSAGE") IN THE DRC
[...] Summary: "Brassage" is the DRC military integration process through which ex-combatants and FARDC soldiers are re-trained together and formed into integrated brigades. It is a key element of security sector reform (SRR) in the DRC, and inextricably linked to the Disarmament, Demobilization an [...]
2008-04-03 09:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDAIDAC MOPS PGOV MARR KPKO CG
08KINSHASA326DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 15:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA327DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 16:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCG EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN PGOV
08KINSHASA329DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]
2008-04-04 15:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA332DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DR [...]
2008-04-07 06:49:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA333DRC FEBRUARY/MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Aviation -------- - MONUC Owes Government of Uganda USD 10 Million in Aviation Fees - Royal Air Maroc Service to Casablanca and Europe - Air Zimbabwe Offers Flights from Kinshasa to Dubai and Brussels Banking Sector -------------- - Low Rate of Bank Account Ownership in DRC [...]
2008-04-08 06:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA335GOMA NOTES 04/04/08 - SRSG DOSS BRIEFS THE HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: SRSG Doss described the UN Security Stabilization Strategy as an effective framework for coordinating North Kivu diplomatic, political, military and humanitarian initiatives an April 4 briefing in Goma. He said that MONUC will give timely briefings to NGOs on military movements [...]
2008-04-08 13:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL CG
08KINSHASA336GOMA NOTES 04/01/08 - GOMA PROCESS: NORTH KIVU ARMED GROUPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: North Kivu "native" (non-Tutsi) armed groups agreed to remain in the Goma process following considerable agitation about their share of positions in the Amani Program. A principal point of contention was objections by PARECO's (Hutu) Goma representative over the unexpected appo [...]
2008-04-08 13:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA337Goma Notes 04/03/08 - Goma Process: Launch of the Joint
[...] (U) Summary. The Joint Technical Commission on Peace and Security, the key implementing body for the Goma accords, was officially launched in a ceremony in Goma April 3. Remarks by Congolese and international representatives were upbeat, recognizing the challenges and achievements to day, and [...]
2008-04-08 13:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA338GOMA NOTES: 04/04/08 - GOMA PROCESS: THE JTCPS GETS DOWN TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Amani Program's Joint Technical Commission on Peace and Security (JTCPS) convened for its first working session April 4. Abbe Muholongu Malumalu was very much at the center of things in his role as National Coordinator. Much of what happened must have resonated deeply with [...]
2008-04-08 13:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA345GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 16th MEETING OF JMG TASK
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 16th meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) Task Force for the Nairobi communIque April 4 in Goma was punctuated by several unexpected exchanges. The FARDC's regional military intelligence chief implied that CNDP is an ally against FDLR. The Congolese delegation repor [...]
2008-04-15 12:24:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG UN RW SF EUN
08KINSHASA346GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 17th MEETING OF JMG TASK
[...] (SBU) Summary: A smiling Vice Admiral Didier Etumba dropped into the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) Task Force April 11, and fast bumped heads with Rwandan delegates about the FARDC's "scenarios" for ridding the country of FDLR. None of this impeded Etumba's briefing or dampened its cordiality. [...]
2008-04-15 12:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS CG RW
08KINSHASA349PLANE CRASH KILLS DOZENS IN GOMA, EASTERN CONGO
[...] (U) Summary. A Congolese airliner carrying 79 passengers and 5 crew members crashed on takeoff from Goma airport in eastern Congo at 14:45 local time on April 15, killing dozens of people including passengers and persons on the ground. The majority of passengers appear to have survived, but exa [...]
2008-04-15 17:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EAIR ECON PGOV
08KINSHASA359GOMA NOTES 04/16/08 - GOMA PROCESS: BACK TO THE BUSINESS AT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Goma process Joint Technical Committee on Peace and Security debated and approved bylaws for the conduct of internal business in Goma April 15-16. The sessions were generally businesslike, in contrast to an earlier meeting April 12. Many of the most egregious passages had [...]
2008-04-18 08:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG UN EUN
08KINSHASA36 Joint Monitoring Task Force (JMG-TF)
[...] Reftels are reports on prior meetings of the JMG-TF. 2. Following are highlights of the Task Force Meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group held in Goma on January 4, 2008. Goma Report January 11, 2008: Task Force of the Joint Monitoring Group 3. Summary: At the meeting of the Task For [...]
2008-01-14 14:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA361Press freedom quarterly: January-March 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congolese authorities used restrictive freedom of expression laws to convict a journalist in Kasai Oriental province and arrest four others in Kinshasa and South Kivu. Police beat a cameraman filming their operations in Katanga. Legal proceedings resumed in the case of murdere [...]
2008-04-18 11:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM CG
08KINSHASA367DC-9 CRASH UPDATE - 45 CONFIRMED DEAD
[...] Summary: Six days after the April 15 crash of a Hewa Bora Airways DC-9 at Goma airport (ref A),and in the absence of an official report, the toll of passenger and ground casualties stands at 121, with 45 dead and about 76 injured. Company and civil aviation officials say they have found the [...]
2008-04-21 12:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EAIR PGOV ECON KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA37 Goma Report for January 11-13 - ethnic groups
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Kivus Conference is moving toward the end of its lengthy plenary phase. Ethnic communities and armed groups in both Kivus have, for the most part, had their say and the more difficult phase of bringing them together on a concrete way forward will soon begin. Amid the some [...]
2008-01-14 14:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA370BAS-CONGO UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Following recent violence involving militants of the political-religious movement Bundu dia Kongo (BDK) and Congolese police forces (reftels),focus is now on investigating claims of excessive use of force and the steps needed for political reconciliation. MONUC currently expects [...]
2008-04-21 16:56:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC SOCY PHUM CG
08KINSHASA373GOMA NOTES: 04/12/08 - NORTH KIVU "GOMA" SPOILERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: For the last few weeks, there has been ferment within and among the North Kivu armed groups, particularly among those best known for close ties to the FDLR. This message is based on reports of conversations between a MONUC military officer and some of these groups, and a talk b [...]
2008-04-23 15:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA374GOMA NOTES - NAIROBI PROCESS: 18TH MEETING OF THE JMG TASK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Rwanda told the Joint Monitoring Group Task Force (JMG-TF) during its April 18 session in Goma that it should be more active and consider meeting in the field as a matter of course, but drew no support. UN agencies led presentations on reducing negative impact on IDPs and retur [...]
2008-04-23 15:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF MOPS PHUM KPKO CG RW UN
08KINSHASA375NEW SOUTH KIVU GOVERNOR TARGETS SECURITY, GOVERNANCE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Governor Louis Muderhwa of South Kivu targeted security, governance, and poverty issues in his April 8 meeting with the Ambassador. He requested computer and communications technology to extend provincial authority and accelerate the disarmament and reintegration of foreign fig [...]
2008-04-23 15:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EMIN KDEM PINR CG
08KINSHASA383AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON GAINS CONGOLESE SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met with senior officials from the Congolese Government (GDRC),MONUC, NGOs and the diplomatic community during his April 9-12 visit to Kinshasa. He emphasized that his meetings were part of a broader Great Lakes visit [...]
2008-04-29 06:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KPKO KJUS SOCI PINR CG RW UN
08KINSHASA386GOMA NOTES 04/21/08 - GOMA PROCESS: CNDP HARDLINERS ATTEMPT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The CNDP clung to hardline arguments April 18-19 linking the proposed calendar of activities for the Amani Program Joint Technical Committee on Peace and Security (CTMPS) to progress against the FDLR, but a weekend of pushing by National Coordinator Apollinaire Malumalu and the [...]
2008-04-29 15:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG UN EUN
08KINSHASA390 GOMA NOTES 04/24/08 - GOMA PROCESS: STANDING TOGETHER TO
[...] (U) Summary: The Joint Technical Commission on Peace and Security raced for three days April 22-24 to complete the first block of tasks on the Amani Program schedule, scrapping language that linked disengagement to progress under the Nairobi criteria, and confirming the cease-fire in a bilingu [...]
2008-05-02 13:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA392 Kabila, SRSG/P-3 plus two and Angola discuss East,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 2 President Kabila met with SRSG Doss, ambassadors of the P-3 plus 2 nations, and Angola, the first meeting in this format in 2008. Kabila and the European ambassadors expressed disappointment - without explicitly blaming each other - for slow movement on economic devel [...]
2008-05-05 14:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA40 MONUC's Kivus Conference Report -- third day of
[...] (SBU) Under the moderation of Azarias Ruberwa, today's plenary started with speeches by governors Didier Manara (Maniema province) and Medard Autsai (Orientale province). Both presented their respective provinces, which they portrayed as places where ethnic groups coexisted peacefully, as exa [...]
2008-01-14 16:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA410 ANOTHER STEP ALONG A ROCKY ROAD: BELGIAN MINISTERS VISIT
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht's meetings with President Kabila April 20-21 in Kinshasa aggravated pre-existing bilateral tensions on both sides. Belgian Ministers of Defense and International Cooperation accompanied De Gucht during his April 20-26 visit to the DRC [...]
2008-05-11 13:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EMIN CG BE
08KINSHASA413DRC APRIL ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary Agriculture ----------- - New DRC Agricultural Code Presented to Traditional Chiefs - African Wildlife Foundation Assists Isolated Population - Orientale Province Poised to Renew Agricultural Activities Aviation -------- - CAA Suspends Flights, All Planes to South Afric [...]
2008-05-12 06:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EMIN ELAB EAIR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA417HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY FUND - FY 2008 1ST AND 2ND
[...] This message updates FY 2008 programming reported by the International Fund for Election Systems (IFES),the Carter Center, Journalists for Human Rights (JHR),Search for Common Ground (SFCG) and the American Bar Association's Africa Law Initiative (ABA-Africa) under grants from the Human Righ [...]
2008-05-12 09:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV OPRC KDEM KJUS CG
08KINSHASA418 21st Meeting of JMG Task Force, May 9, 2008
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Task Force members heard MONUC DDRRR director Philip Lancaster speak during most of the day's meeting, as the single expert on the agenda. Lancaster bracketed his presentation with cautions that logistical constraints and unrealistic time lines will limit the impact of the pre [...]
2008-05-12 11:20:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA42 Goma Report for January 16 -
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his meeting with National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe January 16, Senior Adviser Tim Shortley urged Kamerhe (and similarly Foreign Minister Mbusa, Conference President Malu Malu and Conference Moderator Ruberwa) to get the authorization of President Kabila (who arrived i [...]
2008-01-17 11:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA421FRF relays serious concerns over FARDC human rights abuses
[...] (U) Summary: USAID Goma liaison officer along with the Belgian Consul General and MONUC Head of Office in Bukavu traveled to Kamombo, South Kivu along with three Forces Republicaines Federalistes (FRF) members of the Mixed Technical Commission on Peace and Security (MTCPS). The delegation met [...]
2008-05-13 12:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA425International facilitation dinner with Malu Malu
[...] (U) Summary: International Facilitation met with Abbe Appolinaire Malu Malu April 30 in Bukavu to discuss the CNDP, the Amani process and armed groups operating in the Kivus. Malu Malu relayed CNDP concerns about the ICC arrest warrant for Bosco Ntaganda and the location of brassage centers. [...]
2008-05-13 14:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA426PRC Engagement in the DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The story of Chinese (PRC) involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),dating to the 1970's when the DRC was barely into its second decade as an independent nation, is long and complex. Since the early 2000's, China has ramped up its presence and exchanges with the D [...]
2008-05-13 15:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ECPS MARR PREL PGOV SENV
08KINSHASA428GOMA NOTES 05/02/08 - TEAM BUILDING: 20TH MEETING OF THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 2, Task Force members traveled by road to the Headquarters of the 6th Integrated Brigade (FARDC) in Kiwanja, Rutshuru Territory, which has responsibility for keeping FDLR troops away from the Uganda border. The brigade's operations netted a high-profile commander last mon [...]
2008-05-15 06:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA432 USAID, U.S. Forestry Service support planning seminar to
[...] From May 8 - 10 a workshop entitled "Forest Planning: Tool for Sustainable Management of the Forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo" was hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation of Nature and Tourism in Kinshasa. Supported by USAID/CARPE and the US Forest Service, the workshop [...]
2008-05-15 14:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA435ANGOLA'S INFLUENCE IN THE DRC
[...] (U) Background and summary: This cable provides an overview of Angola's political and military interests and goals in the DRC. Angola is one of the DRC,s closest allies and the two countries cooperate closely on economic matters, border security, and between militaries. The nature of the cu [...]
2008-05-16 15:55:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS MARR AO CG
08KINSHASA436CDC TEAM RESPONDS TO MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK IN DRC
[...] (U) Summary. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent a team of three doctors to investigate a recent monkeypox outbreak in the Equateur Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The CDC epidemiologists joined representatives from the GDRC Ministry of Health (MO [...]
2008-05-16 16:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDCDC ECON EAGR EAID SENV TBIO PGOV CG
08KINSHASA438GOMA NOTES - PARTNER'S PLAN FOR AMANI PROGRAM MOBILITY AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Concerned that a crippled transportation infrastructure will slow down implementation of the Amani Program and humanitarian assistance, Father (also French: "Abbe") Apollinaire Malu Malu convened partners from MONUC and International Facilitation on April 20 to discuss improvin [...]
2008-05-19 05:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA439MASHAKO MISSION UNTIES PARECO KNOT
[...] (SBU) Summary: After three days of pressure from officials and facilitators of the Amani Program, PARECO-FAP leaders agreed on a list of members from the Mugabo and LaFontaine factions who would jointly represent their movement in the Goma Process. Amani Humanitarian Coordinator Professor Ma [...]
2008-05-19 06:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA440FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY: THEORY VS. PRACTICE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Articles 25 and 26 of the 2006 DRC Constitution guarantee freedom of assembly for peaceful meetings and protests. Congolese authorities often take advantage of differences between the Constitution and existing law to prevent or suppress public protests. The Embassy is working w [...]
2008-05-19 06:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM CG
08KINSHASA441FARDC 14TH BRIGADE: A BURDEN TO KABARE RESIDENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The FARDC 14th Brigade looted two schools in Kabare Center, South Kivu on April 28 and continues to plunder the local population, including food supplies. The 14th Brigade settled in Kabare since it disintegrated during fighting with the CNDP in North Kivu in December 2007. A [...]
2008-05-19 06:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PHUM PGOV PINS SOCI CG
08KINSHASA448NKUNDA PUSHES FOR ACTION ON AMANI, NAIROBI
[...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting in Kitchanga (Masisi Territory) on May 17, Laurent Nkunda told U.S. Goma Rep and Facilitation members that he wants to be fully involved in the success of the Amani Program, that the Kinshasa government is moving too slowly on amnesty legislation and financial supp [...]
2008-05-19 18:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA459DRC: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The candidates have been selected to participate in the Sex Crimes Investigator training program [...]
2008-05-23 18:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA46 MONUC's Kivus Conference Report -
[...] (SBU) Summary: The ethnic communities of South Kivu commence their presentations in the fourth Plenary session. Tension rises swiftly when the Bembe and the Fulero issue anachronistic anti-Tutsi declarations, and the Banyamulenge demand the recognition of the Minembwe Territory. The Conferen [...]
2008-01-17 12:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA460NOTES ON 22ND MEETING OF JMG TASK FORCE, FIELD TRIP, 16 MAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 22nd Task Force (TF) meeting was in the form of a field trip to Walikale on 16 May 2008, at the invitation of the Congolese Delegation. Members heard three briefings: The Territorial Administrator talked about "sensitization" (awareness raising) efforts since March 15; the [...]
2008-05-25 14:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA461REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act the following candidates of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo(FARDC) selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored Sex Crimes Investigator Training program in Kananga, DRC [...]
2008-05-27 05:56:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA462REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act the following candidates of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo(FARDC) selected to participate in a U.S.-sponsored Sex Crimes Investigator Training program in Kananga, DRC [...]
2008-05-27 13:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA463KISANGANI MEETING: POSITIVE MOVEMENT ON THE PART OF FDLR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff attended the May 26 Kisangani meeting at which the GDRC and elements from FDLR-RUD and the RPR (Rassemblement du Peuple Rwandais) made public a document related to these armed groups' disarmament and repatriation or resettlement. The conference was principally ceremonial [...]
2008-05-27 13:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG RW
08KINSHASA469DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post requests deployment of a military information support team (MIST) to plan, conduct and execute special information programs and training in coordination with appropriate Embassy sections, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC),and the UN Observer [...]
2008-05-28 11:17:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETMARR MASS PGOV PK PREL KPAO
08KINSHASA47SPECIAL ADVISOR SHORTLEY'S JANUARY 12 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) On January 12, Tim Shortley, Senior Adviser for Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer for Conflict Resolution met with General Lauren Nkunda at his request and the request of President Kabila,s staff. The objectives of the meeting were to understand Nkunda state of mind and readiness for pe [...]
2008-01-17 14:02:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PINR PHUM CG
08KINSHASA472RESURGENT SOUTH KIVU ARMED GROUPS: MORIBUND FORCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zubaida Rasul, MONUC Head of Office in Bukavu, detailed for us that most of the signatories to the South Kivu Acte d'Engagement were actually defunct or non-existent prior to the Goma Peace Conference. The conference in turn has provided them with legitimacy and finances in t [...]
2008-05-28 15:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CG
08KINSHASA480DRC: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED
[...] (U) Post requests Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The candidates have been selected to participate in the Sex Crimes Investigator training program [...]
2008-06-02 07:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM MARR PGOV CG
08KINSHASA488NAIROBI PROCESS - MOVING FORWARD AFTER KISANGANI
[...] (SBU) Summary: May 27-28 technical committee meetings following the Kisangani FDLR Conference reached agreement on the process through which the FDLR-RUD and RPR will disarm and begin repatriation to Rwanda or resettlement in the DRC. MONUC is guardedly optimistic regarding prospects for suc [...]
2008-06-03 12:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG RW
08KINSHASA498FOREIGN MINISTER REACTS TO NUCLEAR ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met May 24 with Foreign Minister Antipas Mbusa and raised two issues related to the DRC,s nuclear research facility and the Congo,s status as a rich source of natural uranium. Vice-minister Ignace Gata also attended. DCM was notetaker. GDRC Nuclear Team Invited to Vienna -- [...]
2008-06-05 09:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN IAEA PGOV CG
08KINSHASA499GOMA NOTES: ETUMBA'S PLAN FOR DISENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amani Program Peace and Security Co-President Didier Etumba has proposed disengaging government and CNDP forces in North Kivu along lines in Masisi in Rutshuru, and creation of five ex-combatant assembly centers in the province. He suggested three centers for South Kivu, where [...]
2008-06-05 10:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA5THE DRC'S KIVUS CONFERENCE -- HARBINGER OF PEACE,
[...] (C) Summary: The "Conference on Peace, Stability and Development in North and South Kivu" opens January 6 in Goma amid great fanfare. President Kabila made the decision to convene the Conference, which ruling coalition hardliners had attempted to stall indefinitely in hopes of ending the in [...]
2008-01-04 13:34:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALASEC KDEM MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO
08KINSHASA504GOMA NOTES: MALU MALU RETURNS ... AND DEPARTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amani program Coordinator Malu Malu said May 27 that provincial-level working groups implementing disengagement decisions of the Joint Commission on Peace and Security must trump Nkunda's insistence on subcommittee-level cells manned from the field. Although Amani is strapped [...]
2008-06-06 09:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA513GOMA NOTES 06/07/08: UN SECURITY COUNCIL VISITS GOMA
[...] (SBU) Visiting UNSC ambassadors, including Ambassador Garvelink representing the U.S., listened with interest and appreciation June 7 to arguments advanced by Apollinaire Malu Malu, President of the Independent Electoral Commission and National Coordinator of the Amani Program, for support to [...]
2008-06-10 07:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN EUN
08KINSHASA519BELGIAN-DRC RELATIONS AT A NADIR
[...] (C) Summary: Diplomatic relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Belgium remain tense following controversial statements by Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht on human rights, good governance, and corruption in the DRC (ref C). The Congolese government has recalled to [...]
2008-06-12 13:55:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM BE CG
08KINSHASA520GOMA NOTES 06/05/2008: NAIROBI PROCESS - JMG TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The JMG Task Force traveled June 5 to Mwenga in South Kivu to observe actions being taken by the Congolese government against FDLR in the area. Three battalions consisting of 1,575 fighters are deployed throughout Mwenga town and district. Government representatives there insp [...]
2008-06-12 14:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO CG RW UN
08KINSHASA521SENIOR ADVISER SHORTLEY'S MEETING WITH SRSG DOSS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: SRSG Alan Doss told AF Senior Adviser Tim Shortley June 2 that international supervision will be necessary at brassage centers for ex-combatants from North and South Kivu. He and Shortley agreed that disarmament and relocation or repatriation of FDLR members will be important [...]
2008-06-12 14:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA522SENIOR ADVISER SHORTLEY'S MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: AF Senior Adviser Tim Shortley and Defense Minister Chikez Diemu reviewed progress on the Goma and Nairobi processes and military reform June 2 in Kinshasa. Shortley highlighted the Kisangani FDLR conference as a positive step, which should also be used to pressure Nkunda. Th [...]
2008-06-12 15:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA528 UNSC GETS FIRST HAND LOOK AT DRC CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Security Council ambassadors held meetings in Kinshasa and Goma June 7-8. Three themes emerged in their discussions in Kinshasa: democracy-building, the Goma and Nairobi processes, and sexual violence. President Kabila impressed the ambassadors with his command of issues [...]
2008-06-16 10:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA529MLC LEADERSHIP ON BEMBA AND MORE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a long discussion June 3, leaders of Bemba's MLC ("Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo") party told PolOff they are not planning further public demonstrations in Kinshasa following a canceled May 31 march in the capital. The strongest displays of support for Bemba have oc [...]
2008-06-16 10:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ECON CG RW
08KINSHASA535GOMA NOTES 06/08/08: CONGOLESE DDR CHIEF BRIEFS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congolese DDR chief Alphonse Ntumba Luaba briefed International Facilitation representatives June 7 and 8 on the ability of the GDRC's program to address Goma and Nairobi process DDR requirements. The program is budgeted at $75 million; Ntumba anticipates that the World Bank a [...]
2008-06-17 12:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG UN
08KINSHASA537Meeting with Rene Abandi June 14, 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary. USAID and OCHA representatives met with CNDP spokesman Rene Abandi June 14 to raise concerns regarding several recent developments, including a CNDP letter attacking NGOs, its demand for involvement in humanitarian decisions in its territory, withdrawal of its forces from the a [...]
2008-06-17 15:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN EUN
08KINSHASA54 Goma Report for January 19 - Kabila
[...] (SBU) Summary: With forty-eight hours left in the Kivus Conference, President Kabila summoned diplomats present in Goma January 19 to outline the peace process that would be established by the conference. The government and all internal armed forces and ethnic communities in the Kivus would [...]
2008-01-21 09:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA544GDRC SENDING 20 ELECTION OBSERVERS TO ZIMBABWE
[...] (SBU) Theophile Mbayo, Foreign Minister Mbusa's Advisor for the Great Lakes Region, told us June 18 that the GDRC plans to send 20 election observers to Zimbabwe next week for the second round of Presidential elections. The delegation will include civil society, Congolese Independent Electora [...]
2008-06-20 06:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ZI CG
08KINSHASA548 FRENCH SECRETARY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VISITS DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: French Secretary for Human Rights Rama Yade re-extended an invitation to President Kabila to visit France, announced a 300,000 euro grant to assist street children in Kinshasa and made a side trip to Bukavu during her June 8-11 visit to the DRC visit. The French hope Kabila wi [...]
2008-06-24 11:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SOCI CG FR
08KINSHASA55 Goma Report for January 20 - CNDP Makes
[...] (SBU) Summary: On what was meant to be the next-to-last day of the Kivus Conference (now apparently extended to January 22),the CNDP expressed dissatisfaction on multiple points. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On what was meant to be a final day of preparations before closure on January 21, the [...]
2008-01-21 09:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA553JUNE 19 MEETING OF STEERING GROUPS FOR AMANI AGREEMENTS,
[...] A joint meeting of the steering committees for the "Amani Process" (or Amani Program),and the "Nairobi Process' met in Kinshasa June 19 at the Ministry of the Interior. The meeting was chaired by Interior Minster Denis Kalume. Presenting an update on the Amani Process was its coordinator, F [...]
2008-06-25 14:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MOPS KPKO CG RW UN
08KINSHASA555GOMA NOTES 06/13/08: NAIROBI PROCESS - 26TH MEETING OF THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 26th meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group Task Force, held in Bukavu June 13, featured a briefing on FARDC operations against the FDLR by General Patrick Masunzu of the 10th Military Region. Masunzu reported that four newly-deployed integrated and MONUC-trained battalions [...]
2008-06-25 16:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG RW UN
08KINSHASA56 President Kabila's half-sister is murdered
[...] Congolese media report that Mrs. Aimee Kabila Mulengela, believed to be an illegitimate (but acknowledged) daughter of late President Laurent Kabila, was killed in her Kinshasa residence last Wednesday by two unidentified men wearing military uniforms. The assassins broke into Mrs. Mulengela' [...]
2008-01-21 09:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG
08KINSHASA560SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE JULY 01-02 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is slowly grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of central Africa a [...]
2008-06-26 15:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON MARR PHUM CG
08KINSHASA563GOMA SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent absence of the principal Congolese actors from Goma has resulted in lost time and inefficiencies in the Amani process. The Joint Technical Commission on Peace and Security is now not meeting, but the International Facilitation and MONUC are mapping out a plan for rev [...]
2008-07-01 15:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA568DAY OF CELEBRATION: EMBASSY INAUGURATES SCHOOL
[...] Summary: PolOff inaugurated a school May 27 in Buburu, Equateur which was rehabilitated by the FY2007 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees. Local officials and the entire town of Buburu welcomed, with much fanfare, the arrival of the Embassy-UNHCR delegation. They visited UNHCR's Refugee Transit C [...]
2008-07-08 13:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV CG UN CF
08KINSHASA569DEATH OF KINSHASA PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY VICE PRESIDENT AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The vice-president of the Kinshasa provincial legislature, a member of the main opposition party "Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo (MLC)" was killed at a roadblock early July 6 in the Ma Campagne quarter of Kinshasa. Four men have been detained by the national police in co [...]
2008-07-08 15:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM CG
08KINSHASA57 MONUC'S Kivus Conference sitrep report #8;
[...] (U) Summary: South Kivu Communities finished their presentations. North Kivu armed groups starting with CNDP take the floor in this fifth day of plenary sessions. End summary. 2. (SBU) After the extremist speeches from yesterday, particularly directed against the Banyamulenge by the Bem [...]
2008-01-21 11:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA570DR CONGO QUARTERLY REFUGEE REPORT, JUNE 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR reports repatriation of over 10,600 Congolese as of June 2008. There are currently over 338,000 Congolese refugees in neighboring countries and over 176,000 refugees from other countries in the DRC. Repatriation of Congolese from Tanzania has recently halted, repatriati [...]
2008-07-08 15:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL KPKO CG TZ UG ZA UN
08KINSHASA58 Major breakthrough as CNDP agrees
[...] (SBU) Summary: After intense discussions with leaders of the Kivus Conference late January 20 and early January 21, CNDP agreed that it would sign the final conference declaration with some additional text changes. There remain the issues of getting other armed groups on board, and approval [...]
2008-01-21 14:20:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA586 CNDP UNHAPPY WITH GDRC AMANI PROVINCIAL STRUCTURES DECREE
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Goma office and CNDP leadership met July 11 to discuss CNDP concerns about the GDRC decree establishing Amani program provincial commissions and CNDP roles in the sub-commissions. The CNDP is concerned about the absence of humanitarian structures and the level of C [...]
2008-07-14 16:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA593CNDP, AT JULY 14 MEETING WITH INTERNATIONAL FACILITATION,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Facilitation in Goma met with CNDP representatives Rene Abandi and Bertrand Bisimwa July 14 to discuss further the CNDP concerns outlined reftel. Abandi and Bisimwa reported that the CNDP has not backed off from these concerns, and also that the group may now [...]
2008-07-16 14:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA594Tripartite Plus: Coordinator's Visit to Kinshsa
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Joyce Leader, Snior Coordinator of the Tripartite Plus Joint Comission, traveled to Kinshasa June 22-23 as partof a regional trip to Tripartite Plus capitals. Hr schedule included meetings with Foreign Ministr Mbusa, CHOD Kayembe, Presidential Envoy Seraphi Ngwej, an [...]
2008-07-17 14:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA596TWO KILLED IN ATTACK ON WWF VEHICLE IN VIRUNGA PARK
[...] (U) The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) confirmed through a press release July 9 that two people were killed and three injured in an attack on a WWF vehicle in Virunga National Park, around 150 km north of Goma (Note: No U.S. citizens were involved. End note) The vehicle, a Toyota pickup truck, was [...]
2008-07-21 05:57:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KENV CG
08KINSHASA598NEW WAVE OF CONGOLESE EXPULSIONS FROM ANGOLA
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to reliable sources, Angolan forces have expelled more than 60,000 Congolese in the first six months of 2008. A CARITAS-Germany representative and a MONUC Joint Military Analysis Center (JMAC) analyst told PolOff July 8-9 that Angola is expelling Congolese nationals [...]
2008-07-21 12:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV PREL AO CG
08KINSHASA599 MISSION OFFICER GOMA ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY WHEN UN CAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mission officer Nicholas Jenks and a small party of international functionaries assigned to Goma undertook to visit territory held by irregular armed groups in outlying areas on Friday, July 18, together with "Museveni" (nom de guerre),representing the PARECO insurgency. The [...]
2008-07-22 07:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG RW
08KINSHASA600GOMA PROCESS UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Facilitation met July 17 in Goma with Apollinaire Malu Malu, acting SRSG Ross Mountain, and a number of MONUC staff members to discuss a variety of issues related to the Goma process. With respect to the continued non-participation of the CNDP and its set of g [...]
2008-07-22 07:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA603JULY 18 MEETING OF JMG TASK FORCE DEALS WITH ANTI-FDLR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 31st meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group Task Force on July 18 was, overall, a cordial gathering. U.S. members of the International Facilitation in attendance were DCM Sam Brock and Program Officer Geoffrey Parker. In the absence of Jean-Michel Dumont, the EU chairmanshi [...]
2008-07-22 12:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA613CNDP SOLDIERS TURN BACK FACILITATION CONVOY
[...] (SBU) Summary: International Facilitation and MONUC officials, traveling overland to Kirolirwe for a previously scheduled meeting with Nkunda July 23, were turned back at a CNDP barrier approximately ten miles from Kimoka. CNDP soldiers on the scene provided no explanation, and an attempt to [...]
2008-07-28 08:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA614FRF AGREES (POSSIBLY) TO REJOIN AMANI PROCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Apollinaire Malu Malu and members of the International Facilitation (IF) traveled to Kamombo, South Kivu July 22 to persuade the leadership of the FRF (Forces republicaines federalistes in French) to rejoin the Amani process. The FRF agreed to return to the process should the C [...]
2008-07-28 08:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA62 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche January 9 to Chikez Diemu, Minister of Defense; Philomene Omatuku, Minister of Women's Issues and Children; and Boniface Bola, Secretary General of the Ministry of Labor. 2. All three Congolese officials cited child labor as the biggest trafficking problem [...]
2008-01-23 06:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN CG
08KINSHASA625STORM CLOUDS GATHER AROUND AMANI PROCESS; WILL FIGHTING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Defense Minister Chikez convened a meeting July 28 with ambassadors of major donor countries and MONUC to discuss security sector reform (SSR),focusing specifically on three main areas: peace processes in the east; rapid reaction force training; and overall institutional deve [...]
2008-07-31 08:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA630GDRC receives surrender July 31 of RUD soldiers
[...] (SBU) The recent surrender of 67 Rassemblement pour l'Unit et la Democratie (RUD) soldiers in a public ceremony in North Kivu on July 31 was a small but potentially significant victory for DDRRR. The ceremony took place in the vicinity of Luofu in Lubero district. In attendance were the DRC M [...]
2008-08-05 06:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG UN EUN
08KINSHASA64 Day of Disappointment at Kivus Conference
[...] (SBU) Summary: January 22, the day the Kivus Conference was supposed to close, started with optimism in the anticipation that it would be the day of signing of an accord to end conflict in the Kivus. The day bogged down, however, as the CNDP went back on its commitment of the previous day. [...]
2008-01-23 10:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA648 32nd MEETING OF JMG TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 32nd meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group Task Force July 25 was unusually short at just over three hours. U.S. members of the International Facilitation were Nicholas Jenks and Geoffrey Parker. Jean-Michel Dumont of the EU chaired the meeting. Due to a misunderstanding, [...]
2008-08-07 11:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA65 Breakthrough with Nkunda
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a discouraging day January 22, (reftel) the morning of January 23 brought a breaking of the impasse with the CNDP. Nkunda has ordered his delegation to return to Goma and sign an agreement with a few more changes in his favor. The key was direct telephonic contact betwe [...]
2008-01-23 14:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA655 CNDP PARTICIPATES IN AUGUST 6-7 MEETING IN GOMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Steering Committee of the Amani Process met in Goma August 6-7 with the presence of the CNDP and FRF, which had not participated in recent meetings. Interior Minister Kalume presided over the deliberations with greater assertiveness than Father Apollinaire Malu Malu, the A [...]
2008-08-11 07:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA664AMANI PROGRAM WORKING GROUP ON THE EXTENSION OF STATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: European Union (EU) political advisor Veronique Aulagnon provided Emboff notes from the August 9 meeting of the Amani Program working group on the extension of state authority in North and South Kivu. Provincial government members suggested increasing the number and pay of mag [...]
2008-08-14 06:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA665AD HOC FACILITATION MEETING WITH CNDP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Facilitation in Goma held an informal meeting August 11 with two CNDP representatives, Rene Abandi and Bertrand Bisimwa. The two representatives raised a new CNDP concern: a recent statement by RCD ("Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie" in French, a po [...]
2008-08-14 06:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA677 KABILA MEETS AUGUST 5 WITH DONOR COMMUNITY ON DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Joseph Kabila convoked bilateral and multilateral development partners August 5 to assess progress on his development priorities and to review social and economic development issues. This meeting was significant as it was President Kabila's first encounter with the i [...]
2008-08-18 07:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PGOV CG
08KINSHASA683UNHCR EXPANDING ITS ACTIVITIES IN NORTH KIVU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy's Political Officer in Goma spoke with the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) leadership in Goma, Coordinator for the East Karl Steinacker and Head of Sub-Office Ibrahima Coly. After years of minimal involvement in North Kivu, UNHCR is ramping up programs in the c [...]
2008-08-20 09:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PGOV MOPS KPKO CG RW UN
08KINSHASA684 CONVERSATION WITH CNDP REPRESENTATIVES
[...] (SBU) Summary: USAID Goma officer held a private meeting with CNDP representatives Rene Abandi and Bertrand Bisimwa at their request August 13. USAID officer stressed that the CNDP should take meaningful action to demonstrate that they are not completely out of the Amani process. The CNDP r [...]
2008-08-20 14:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA689 GOMA ROUND-UP AUGUST 19
[...] (SBU) EU representative Veronique Aulagnon told Goma PolOff August 19 that EU envoy Roeland van de Geer planned to attend the September 1 meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group in Kinshasa. He planned to travel first to Kigali, to meet Sezibera August 27, and then to Goma on August 28. Van de [...]
2008-08-21 15:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG BE
08KINSHASA693PRESS FREEDOM QUARTERLY: APRIL-JUNE 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congolese security personnel, often under orders from government officials, as well as illegal armed groups continue to harass, intimidate, and detain journalists. Federal immigration service agents (DGM - "Direction General de Migration" in French) detained an independent Bel [...]
2008-08-25 13:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM CG
08KINSHASA696 MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 15 MEETING OF THE JOINT MONITORING
[...] No U.S. representative attended the August 15 meeting in Goma of the Joint Monitoring Group Task Force. In the interest of ensuring that Washington and other addressees remain informed of the Task Force's deliberations, post is transmitting the following official minutes from the meeting: [...]
2008-08-25 16:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA7 Joint Monitoring Task Force (JMG-TF)
[...] Refs (A) and (B) are reports on two prior meetings of the JMG-TF. 2. Following are highlights of the Task Force Meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group held in Goma on January 4, 2008. Participants ------------ 3. Moderator: Gernot Sauer, Acting Head of MONUC's Goma Office Rwande [...]
2008-01-07 11:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA700 JOINT MONITORING GROUP TASK FORCE MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC/DDRRR reported that in July, it had transferred 97 FDLR members to Rwanda, although Rwanda classified fewer than half that number as ex-combatants. The GDRC did not object, as long as those repatriated were properly accepted in Rwanda. The Rwandan side stressed the impo [...]
2008-08-26 14:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA701 GOMA ROUND UP FOR AUGUST 24, 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: A glitch with the CNDP, which would have forestalled the August 26 plenary of the Joint Commission, appears to have been resolved. The International Facilitation team will meet CNDP and Etumba August 25 to try to ensure the parties stick to script. End Summary. 2. (SBU) [...]
2008-08-26 14:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA702 Goma Round-Up August 26 -- Plenary of
[...] (SBU) Summary: After five hours of meetings with the facilitation team, CNDP agreed to go forward with the concept of a working group on disengagement. Prior to the August 26 plenary of the Joint Commission, the team met Malu Malu and Etumba, who bought off on the plan and pushed it through [...]
2008-08-27 13:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA704 Minutes of the August 22 Meeting of the
[...] Introductory Remarks 2. Elaborate recommendations for JMG /TF field visits 3. Discussion of next field visit : GoDRC and GoR 4. Recommendation to the Special Envoys 5. Minutes of the last meeting 6. AOB 7. Agenda for the next meeting 8. Closing Remarks Summary of discussion [...]
2008-08-27 16:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA705Goma Round-Up August 26 -- Plenary of
[...] (SBU) Summary: After five hours of meetings with the facilitation team, CNDP agreed to go forward with the concept of a working group on disengagement. Prior to the August 26 plenary of the Joint Commission, the team met Malu Malu and Etumba, who bought off on the plan and pushed it through [...]
2008-08-27 16:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA706SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY JENDAYI
[...] (SBU) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is slowly grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of Central Africa and beyond [...]
2008-08-27 16:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV EAID ECON MARR PHUM CG
08KINSHASA71 Kivus Conference Closure Ceremony
[...] (U) Summary: The five-hour closing ceremony of the Kivus Conference January 23 featured the two-hour signing of the "Acte d'Engagement" by 58 parties. The CNDP was the first and the key signer. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The much delayed-closing ceremony of the Kivus Conference on Peace, Se [...]
2008-01-24 10:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA713 Goma Report August 28 -
[...] (SBU) Summary: By the end of the day, MONUC had not ascertained responsibility for the clashes that occurred in the Rutshuru area August 28, nor the extent of casualties or collateral damage. Political damage was clear: CNDP did not attend the North Kivu working group on disengagement. Howe [...]
2008-08-29 09:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA716 PODCASTING HITS THE CONGO
[...] Summary: Embassy Kinshasa introduced a dozen radio journalists to the concept of podcasting, focusing on IIP's French website (http://www.America.gov/fr). Media representatives made a number of useful suggestions about how this multimedia tool can be used in the Congo and were clearly intere [...]
2008-08-29 11:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KPAO CG UNESCO
08KINSHASA719 Goma Report August 31 - Assessing
[...] (SBU) Summary: Exchanges of fire flared up on August 28, 29, and 30 along various points east of the Goma-Rutshuru road where FARDC and CNDP forces have been separated by a buffer zone and relatively quiet for several months. The spark appears to have been a major theft of cattle from the CN [...]
2008-09-02 12:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA720 Goma Report: August 29 meeting of Joint
[...] Summary: Rwandan side called for faster deployment of FARDC battalions to combat FDLR. DRC side said it regretted missing deadlines but pointed to progress, e.g., in increased rates of repatriation of FDLR. End summary. 2. In another amicable meeting of the Task Force of the Joint Moni [...]
2008-09-02 15:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA721DEMARCHE RESPONSE: RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-02 17:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CG GG RU
08KINSHASA724DEMARCHE RESPONSE: RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-02 17:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CG GG RU
08KINSHASA725PLANE CRASHES NEAR BUKAVU; NO SIGN OF SURVIVORS
[...] (SBU) Summary. An Air Serv International plane carrying seventeen persons, including two pilots, crashed in heavy rain near Bukavu on September 1. Rescue efforts remain underway, but there are no signs of survivors. Several UN and aid workers were on board, but no American citizens were lis [...]
2008-09-03 07:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV CG
08KINSHASA728 Goma Report September 3 - Stoning of
[...] (SBU) Summary: The international facilitation team traveled via MONUC convoy September 2 to three sensitive areas along the confrontation line between FARDC and CNDP in Rutshuru territory, hoping to affirm FARDC withdrawal from two newly occupied positions. FARDC still occupies those positio [...]
2008-09-04 07:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA733SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DRL ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVID
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with fundamental governance, security and development challenges following historic 2006 national elections. The promise of peace and democratization and the importance of the DRC as the linchpin of Central Africa and bey [...]
2008-09-05 12:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PHUM PREL PGOV EAID ECON MARR CG
08KINSHASA734 Goma Report September 5: CNDP Captures Katsiru
[...] (SBU) Summary: CNDP launched a three-pronged attack at dawn September 5 and drove FARDC out of Katsiru. The International Facilitation team has urged FARDC and CNDP to begin urgent military talks to get forces back to positions held two weeks ago. CNDP insists on such talks taking place at [...]
2008-09-08 07:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA736 Goma Report September 6 --
[...] (SBU) Summary: CNDP continued northward September 6 and occupied Nyanzale with no resistance. MONUC's North Kivu brigade reacted with uncharacteristic firmness. CNDP has evacuated the FARDC's 7th brigade headquarters at Nyanzale and promised to evacuate the town within hours. End Summary. [...]
2008-09-08 08:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA738 DRC Government agrees to SOFA
[...] After initially requesting that the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo enter into a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) more than a year ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Embassy on August 30 via diplomatic note that the GDRC has accepted the proposed terms and pr [...]
2008-09-08 16:24:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA739 Goma Report September 8: Continued
[...] (SBU) Summary: Clashes occurred in yet another area September 8, with CNDP occupying Numbi just across the provincial border in South Kivu. North Kivu brigade fired on CNDP north of Nyanzale September 7, to keep CNDP elements from moving on Kikuku. On the other hand, CNDP had withdrawn from [...]
2008-09-09 08:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA740 Minutes of the August 29 meeting of
[...] Following are the official minutes of above-captioned meeting. A reporting cable on the meeting is contained at reftel. 2. Begin minutes SUMMARY OF MINUTES OF THE MEETING Joint Monitoring Group 37TH Meeting of the TASK FORCE Goma, 29 August 2008 The thirty seventh meeting of the [...]
2008-09-09 17:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA741 Goma Report September 9:
[...] (SBU) Summary: A force of at least 200 CNDP on September 9 reached Kayala, 20 km south of the strategic town of Kanyabayonga, and could reach that town by dawn September 10. Meanwhile, CNDP withdrew from Numbi in South Kivu. End Summary. 2. (SBU) At the end of day September 9, poloff me [...]
2008-09-09 18:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA746 Goma Report September 10 -
[...] (SBU) Summary: CDNP forces on September 10 remain within striking distance of the strategic town of Kanyabayonga (well north of the normal area of CNDP control),but MONUC has strengthened its presence there and CNDP has not moved further north. Meanwhile, heavy fire erupted in the hills wes [...]
2008-09-11 09:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA748 Meeting of Senior Advisor for
[...] (SBU) Summary: CNDP told Senior Advisor Shortley September 4 that it agreed in principle to (1) withdrawal to positions held on August 28; (2) disengagement talks in Kimoka on the basis of a proposed plan by MONUC; (3) agreement in principle of the Phase 1 disengagement, disarmament and integ [...]
2008-09-12 07:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA750 Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Meeting
[...] (SBU) Summary: General Etumba said that CNDP's participation in the Amani process was essential, but he balked at disengagement talks being held at Kimoka, noting CNDP had already agreed to an ad hoc process in Goma. International Facilitation team expressed surprise at the lack of a meeting [...]
2008-09-12 07:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA751 Goma Report September 11 - MONUC Goes
[...] (SBU) Summary: Reflecting a marked change of MONUC's military posture, Force Commander General Gaye told the facilitation team September 11 that MONUC would use force as necessary to push CNDP back to previous lines. By the end of the day, North Kivu brigade said it had evicted CNDP from two [...]
2008-09-12 08:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA756 Text of September 11 CNDP statement
[...] As indicated reftel, the CNDP issued a statement September 11 in the form of a letter addressed to SRSG Alan Doss in which it promises a unilateral withdrawal from territories occupied "in recent days." Following are embassy's unofficial translation of the statement (para 2),as well as the o [...]
2008-09-13 12:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA757 Goma Report September 12:
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 12 the MONUC military facilitated CNDP withdrawal from recently-occupied areas, giving CNDP an ultimatum of 12:00 September 13 to make a complete withdrawal. EU Special Envoy van de Geer will meet CNDP at Kimoka September 13. FARDC's willingness to make a reciproc [...]
2008-09-13 13:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA758 Chairman's summary of September 1, 2008 Special
[...] Introduction Representatives of the signatories of the Nairobi Communique of 9 November 2007 met on 1 September 2008 in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to assess progress made in the implementation of the Communique. This was the fifth meeting at Special Envoy level [...]
2008-09-13 14:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA759 Kabila reaffirms commitment to Amani Process
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Kabila came for an infrequent visit to Goma September 13 following CNDP's unilateral declaration of withdrawal and summoned P-5 ambassadors for a tour d'horizon September 14. Kabila was clear in his support for the Amani process which, it was announced at the meeting [...]
2008-09-15 09:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA767 DRC PRESS MINISTER BANS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 10, 2008 Press Minister Emile Bongeli signed a decree shutting down five Kinshasa TV stations for allegedly running afoul of national media laws. A local human rights group depicts the ban as unsubstantiated and an attack on freedom of speech targeting opposition [...]
2008-09-16 10:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO CG UNESCO
08KINSHASA769 Goma Report September 16
[...] (SBU) Summary: The only area of continued firing remains the Ngungu-Kirtoshe area. Nkunda and CNDP are not communicating with EU special envoy Van de Geer. MONUC has presented a plan for zones of separation to the government, to include FARDC departure from positions in Rutshuru buffer zone [...]
2008-09-16 11:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA770 SEPTEMBER 16 SPOT REPORT: FIGHTING NEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting near Kirotshe September 16 is worse than first indicated, with FARDC bringing in tanks. It is not clear if FARDC is planning to go on offensive just when MONUC had presented plan for separation of forces. Meanwhile, a MONUC armored personnel carrier overturned north [...]
2008-09-16 16:37:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA775 Government approves, begins implementation of
[...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC, with support from the international facilitation (U.S., EU),unveiled September 18 to the GDRC a North Kivu disengagement plan which the government has accepted and begun to implement. The plan calls for withdrawal from forward positions occupied August 28-29. Implemen [...]
2008-09-19 14:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA776GDRC INVITS NTSB TO ASSIST WITH AIR SERV CRASH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC Civil Aviation Authority (AAC) extended an invitation verbally through Econoff for the NTSB to assist in the investigation of the September Air Serv crash near Bukavu (Ref A). The NTSB ivestigator hopes to bring the Flight Data Recorder ack to the U.S. for analysis a [...]
2008-09-22 06:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV CG
08KINSHASA777 Goma Report September 20:
[...] (SBU) Summary: FARDC launched an early morning offensive September 20 into CNDP terrain north of Sake and in the course of the day was repelled by CNDP. The MONUC base at Kimoka was caught in the crossfire. This grave violation of the ceasefire came a half day after the Minister of Defense [...]
2008-09-22 06:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA778 Goma Report September 19: Masisi Fighting
[...] (SBU) Summary: MONUC helicopters fired on CNDP four miles south of Masisi, forestalling a possible CNDP move on Masisi or Katale. Minister of Defense warned the facilitation team that it had only two more days to get Nkunda's agreement to the disengagement plan and then use of force ("contrai [...]
2008-09-22 06:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA779 Text of September 18 CNDP statement
[...] The National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP),the insurgent group in North Kivu led by Tutsi General Laurent Kabila, issued the a statement September 18. An unofficial English translation of the statement is at para. 2. The original text in French is at para. 3. 2. Begin u [...]
2008-09-22 06:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA78 Fifth Meeting of Joint Monitoring Group Task Force
[...] (U) Reftels are reports on prior meetings of the JMG-TF. 2. (U) Summary: The Task Force of the Joint Monitoring Group had its fifth meeting January 18 in Goma. The Rwandans promised to have the list of genocidaires (perhaps over 10,000) ready in time for relocation of ex-FAR elements to re [...]
2008-01-25 08:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL CG
08KINSHASA780 Text of September 21 CNDP statement on the
[...] The National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP),the insurgent group in North Kivu led by Tutsi General Laurent Kabila, issued the a statement September 18. An unofficial English translation of the statement is at para. 2. The original text in French is at para. 3. 2. Begin u [...]
2008-09-22 06:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA781 GDRC INVITES NTSB TO ASSIST WITH AIR SERV
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC Civil Aviation Authority (AAC) extended an invitation verbally through Econoff for the NTSB to assist in the investigation of the September 1 AirServ crash near Bukavu (Ref A). The NTSB investigator hopes to bring the Flight Data Recorder back to the U.S. for analysis [...]
2008-09-22 06:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV CG
08KINSHASA784ITCR EFFORTS TO LOCATE RWANDAN FUGITIVES
[...] (S) Summary: ICTR Prosecutor Hassan Bubacar Jallow told the Ambassador on September 9 that the ICTR has located 5 suspected Rwandan "genocidaires" on Congolese territory. The ICTR is attempting to engage MONUC and the GDRC to step up efforts to apprehend the fugitives. The GDRC, while willin [...]
2008-09-22 12:24:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM ICTR CG
08KINSHASA785TANZANIA'S UNDERSTATED ROLE IN THE DRC
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Tanzania plays a quiet, but useful, role in facilitating a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the DRC's East. The reasons behind this are likely connected to Tanzania's historical connections to the Kabila family, refugee issues, and economic interests. Inc [...]
2008-09-23 06:25:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD CG TZ
08KINSHASA786 Goma report September 22: Restiveness
[...] (SBU) Summary: FARDC launched indiscriminate barrages from Sake into the western heights September 22, uncoordinated with MONUC. Corpses arriving in Goma September 21 stirred angry mobs in the city, and MONUC restricted movement of its civilian employees. Both the government and CNDP appear [...]
2008-09-23 06:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA787GDRC TAKING STRIDES TO ADDRESS TIP ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GDRC has recently taken positive steps to address trafficking in persons. It has made some progress in addressing the problems of child soldiering and children working in the mining sector. NGO groups, however, have highlighted a troubling trend throughout the DRC of grow [...]
2008-09-23 06:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG PHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM KWMN CG
08KINSHASA797 Goma Report September 23:
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite FARDC's misbehavior at Sake September 20 and 22, MinDef promised September 23 that FARDC would withdraw, as scheduled in the disengagement plan, from forward positions in the Rutshuru corridor beginning September 25. However, the populace is still blocking MONUC in the [...]
2008-09-25 06:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA799 Amani Program Steering Committee meets 23
[...] (U) The Amani Steering Group, tasked with monitoring progress on the implementation of the Goma agreements of January, 2008 (the "Actes d'Engagement") met September 23 in Bukavu, capital of the province of South Kivu. The selection of Bukavu follows a decision by Denis Kalume, Interior Minist [...]
2008-09-25 11:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA8 Kivus Conference opens in Goma without Kabila;
[...] (SBU) Summary: The ceremonial opening on January 6 of the projected week-long Conference on North and South Kivu (reftel) kept to a positive script. Absent at the opening ceremony was President Joseph Kabila; he did now show, it is believed, because of security concerns. After gaining secur [...]
2008-01-07 12:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA800 Goma Report for September 24: More FARDC
[...] (SBU) Summary: FARDC attacked CNDP on a new front September 24, adding to its ceasefire violations over the past week. North Kivu brigade commander feels duped by FARDC. The city of Goma remained quiet throughout the day. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Despite another reaffirmation by the gover [...]
2008-09-25 15:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA802 DRC PRIME MINISTER GIZENGA RESIGNS
[...] (U) Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga delivered his resignation letter to President Joseph Kabila today, September 25. In a subsequent address on national television, Gizenga cited health reasons as the driving force behind his resignation, which Kabila has yet to formally accept. Although it w [...]
2008-09-25 16:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA804 40TH MEETING OF THE JMG TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 4oth meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group Task Force in Goma was held GIVE DATE. The weapons destruction ceremony planned for the meeting was canceled due to ongoing fighting near Sake. A joint MDPR/DDRRR assessment mission to the RUD disarmament camp in Kasiki revealed [...]
2008-09-26 07:24:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA805 Goma Report for September 25:
[...] Summary: Of 100,000 civilians displaced or re-displaced (50 percent) in the Petit Nord in the first two weeks of September, 65 percent had returned by the third week. Ngungu was the main exception. Humanitarian workers are beginning to return to the area (keeping apart of MONUC except where [...]
2008-09-26 07:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA806 Goma Report September 25: Further FARDC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the day FARDC was meant to have started withdrawing from the eastern zone of separation, September 25, it penetrated further into CNDP territory in the northern sector. A demonstration against MONUC and U.S. NGOs may occur September 26 in Rutshuru. End Summary. 2. (SB [...]
2008-09-26 09:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA808 Goma Report September 26: Signs of
[...] (SBU) Summary: FARDC appears September 26 to have begun withdrawal from the eastern (Rutshuru) zone of separation. FARDC and the territorial administrator helped quell a demonstration in Rutshuru. CNDP has counterattacked in the northern zone. End Summary. 2. (SBU) FARDC showed the f [...]
2008-09-29 08:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA809 Goma Report September 28:
[...] (SBU) Summary: FARDC has done some withdrawing from the Rutshuru corridor, while pounding away at CNDP sites near Rugari and reinforcing its hold on Tongo. Meanwhile, CNDP has occupied much of the buffer zone at Ngungu, making commencement of the southern zone of separation doubtful. End Su [...]
2008-09-29 09:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA810 Goma Report September 27: Trouble
[...] (SBU) Summary: After the FARDC's sweep into CNDP territory in the northern sector, CNDP has responded with a move back toward Nyanzale. FARDC continues to hold the key CNDP town of Tongo, but has partially withdrawn from the Rutshuru zone of separation. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On Septemb [...]
2008-09-29 09:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA812MINISTER OF PLAN WELCOMES CAS AND HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Plan Olivier Kamitatu told USAID Director, DCM and Econcouns on September 18 that he welcomed the new Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) and hoped to engage international partners to improve DRC's investment climate and increase private sector development. Kamitatu [...]
2008-09-29 14:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA814 Goma Report September 29: At meeting with
[...] (SBU) Summary: Facilitation members joined a MONUC-CNDP meeting near Bunagana September 29, in which CNDP refused to consider any further withdrawals from proposed zones of separation until FARDC ceases all military action and withdraws to pre-August 28 positions. End Summary. 2. (SBU) [...]
2008-09-30 07:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA818 Goma Report September 30: North
[...] (SVB) Summary: General Rawat told facilitation team September 30 that after a month of fighting, CNDP appeared to have weakened, but there was still no likely military solution. Chief of army staff Kayembe told him he was amenable to direct military talks between CNDP and Etumba. EU rep Du [...]
2008-10-01 16:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA819 Text of September 23 CNDP
[...] The National Congress for the Defense of the People (Congres National pour la Defense du Peuple -- CNDP),the insurgent group in North Kivu led by Tutsi General Laurent Nkunda, issued a letter September 23 addressed to Alan Doss, head of the UN Mission in the Congo (MONUC) and the UN Secretary [...]
2008-10-01 16:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA832KABILA MAKES LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS
[...] (U) President Joseph Kabila signed three ordinances September 24 appointing nearly three hundred individuals to sub-provincial government positions. The list included both new political appointees and incumbents, as well as non-partisan civil servants at the district commissioner, mayor and d [...]
2008-10-02 12:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM CG
08KINSHASA835DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GDRC: 63RD UNGA FIRST
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche September 25 to Alice Kimpembe, Director of the International Organizations Office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kimpembe stated the GDRC would "consider supporting" the USG resolution on non-proliferation compliance. BROCK [...]
2008-10-03 11:24:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PGOV UNGA CG
08KINSHASA836DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GDRC: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche October 3 to Alice Kimpembe, Director of the International Organizations Office in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kimpembe made no promises but did agree to review USG points. BROCK [...]
2008-10-03 11:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL PGOV KNNP CG
08KINSHASA838 Goma Report October 3: Belligerent
[...] (SBU) Summary: North Kivu has had it fourth quiet day militarily October 3, even while Nkunda has called for national liberation, and FARDC claims an imminent CNDP attack, for which North Kivu brigade sees no evidence. The little ceasefire augurs well, but the belligerent language augurs bad [...]
2008-10-03 16:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA840 Goma Report October 4: Nkunda on Okapi;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nkunda gave an interview to MONUC's radio Okapi October 4 which was even more truculent than his BBC interview, and complained when Okapi refused to air it. Acting SRSG Mountain came to Goma and assured Abbe Malu Malu that MONUC would continue with the Amani program, with a fo [...]
2008-10-06 13:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA841 MONUC's October 3 Statement
[...] (SBU) On October 3 the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) issued a statement criticizing the decision by Laurent Nkunda, leader of the insurgent group known as CNDP ("Congres National pour la Defense du Peuple" in French) to withdraw from the Amani process and redefine [...]
2008-10-06 13:24:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA843RENEWED FIGHTING IN ITURI PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: There has been renewed fighting in Ituri Province, as LRA rebels attacked DRC villages September 17-26 and the previously dormant Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FPRI-Force Patriotique de Resistance in Ituri) attacked FARDC positions and villages south of Bunia beginnin [...]
2008-10-06 14:18:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PREF PHUM CG
08KINSHASA844 Minister of Foreign Affairs convokes
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs Mbusa Nyamwisi convoked UN Security Council P-5 representatives on October 4 to make an official statement on the situation in the eastern part of the Congo and to discuss GDRC preoccupations with Laurent Nkunda's recent belligerent declarat [...]
2008-10-06 14:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA845 October 3 discussion with Colonel Mamba,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Goma poloff spoke October 3 with the head of the Congolese delegation to the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) Task Force, Colonel Augustin Mamba. Mamba claimed the RUD disarmament in Kasiki was overall a success story. He explained that working together with certain figures that [...]
2008-10-06 15:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA853AFRICOM DEMARCHE CONVEYED TO GDRC
[...] On October 7, PolCouns delivered reftel points on AFRICOM's start-up to Alice Kimpembe Bamba, Head of the MFA's International Organizations Directorate. Kimpembe said that the GDRC very much welcomed AFRICOM's establishment. She added that the GDRC shared many of AFRICOM's priorities, includ [...]
2008-10-07 15:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA864 Goma Report October 8: Heavy Fighting in
[...] (SBU) Summary: Heavy fighting erupted October 8 in the Rutshuru region. CNDP overran a FARDC brigade head-quarters near Rumangabo, apparently inflicting heavy casualties and capturing significant amounts of military equipment. MONUC told post that CNDP almost certainly initiated the fightin [...]
2008-10-09 16:26:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA868Goma Report October 9: Rutshuru fighting subsides; CNDP
[...] (SBU) Summary: There were no major incidents on October 9, following heavy fighting on October 8. Stating it was responding to the SRSG's request, CNDP announced it would withdraw from the FARDC base at Rumangabo. There were anti-MONUC demonstrations by students in Kisangani, the first such [...]
2008-10-10 11:00:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA87 Post-Conference in Goma: Struggling with Implementation
[...] (SBU) Summary: The structure and timing for implementing the Acte d'Engagement and recommendations of the Kivus Conference -- particularly establishment of the technical committee on security -- remain unclear, as the conference leaders and FARDC have different approaches. Most of the heavy-h [...]
2008-01-28 16:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MOPS CG
08KINSHASA873 Kabila breaks silence with call for national
[...] (U) In a late evening national television speech on October 9, President Joseph Kabila appealed to the nation to mobilize in support of the armed forces and elected government. The appeal came in the context of renewed conflict in the eastern Congo, deteriorating regional relations, and the a [...]
2008-10-10 15:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA882KABILA NOMINATES PALU CANDIDATE FOR PRIME MINSTER POST
[...] (U) Late on October 10, President Joseph Kabila nominated Adolphe Muzito to be Prime Minster. Muzito is currently Minister of Budget and a member of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU -- "Parti unifie lumumbiste" in French). The nomination was announced 24 hours after a televised address duri [...]
2008-10-14 14:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA883 Kabila rejects AU plea from Jean Ping
[...] (SBU) African Union Commission Chair Jean Ping made a lightning trip to Kinshasa October 10-12 in an effort to defuse tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda over fighting in the eastern DRC. Ping met with P-3 plus 2 ambassadors, SRSG Alan Doss, EU representatives, Se [...]
2008-10-14 15:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO AU CG
08KINSHASA884 Goma Report October 10: North Kivu Calm;
[...] (SBU) Summary: North Kivu was generally calm October 10, but fighting between FARDC and the Popular Front for Justice in Congo (FPJC-Front Populaire pour la Justice au Congo) in Ituri provoked momentary fear of an FPJC attack on Bunia. Demonstrations against MONUC continued in Kisangani, but [...]
2008-10-15 12:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA885JOINT MONUC-FARDC PATROL SUCCESSFUL AGAINST FDLR
[...] (U) MONUC and FARDC units carried out joint patrols October 7-10 in and around the village of Mpofi, 45 kilometers east of Walikale Town in North Kivu. Limited access to the remote area has encouraged the presence of FDLR ("Forces democratiques pour la liberation de Rwanda" in French) and oth [...]
2008-10-15 16:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA886DRC PRESSES MONUC FOR ACTIVATION OF VERIFICATION
[...] (U) DRC Foreign Minister Mbusa Nyamwisi delivered a letter October 9 to UN SRSG Alan Doss requesting activation of the Joint Verification Mechanism (JVM) to investigate GDRC allegations of Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) involvement in recent clashes between Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and arme [...]
2008-10-15 17:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA89USG inaugurates military training program on investigation
[...] Acting DCM Craig Cloud officially opened the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) training program for Congolese military investigators and prosecutors January 28. The four-day course is designed to train Congolese military prosecutors and investigators in gathering eviden [...]
2008-01-29 11:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MASS PHUM KPKO CG
08KINSHASA89042ND MEETING OF THE JMG TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) The 42nd meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) Task Force was held October 10 in the Rwandan border town of Gisenyi. All key Task Force members were present. The Task Force agreed upon a document prepared by the Chairman (the U.S. Office in Goma currently holds the rotating chair [...]
2008-10-16 12:53:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA891 Kabila visits Quebec City to promote Kinshasa's
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Joseph Kabila has broken with his preference for staying at home to instead attend this week's Francophonie Summit in Quebec City. Just days ago, the Democratic Republic of the Congo submitted its letter of candidacy for Kinshasa to host the 2010 summit; the only oth [...]
2008-10-16 14:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID SCUL CG
08KINSHASA896 October 10 letter to Secretary of State
[...] Below at para. 3 is October 10 letter from rebel leader Laurent Nkunda to Secretary Rice. The letter was e-mailed to Embassy Kampala (polchief FitzGibbon) through Victor Ngezayo, a prominent Congolese Tutsi businessman from Goma who is close to the CNDP, Nkunda's political-military group. Th [...]
2008-10-17 10:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PTER CG
08KINSHASA897Prominent Banyamulenge Criticizes Nkunda
[...] (SBU) Summary: Enoch Ruberangabo Sebineza, a prominent Banyamulenge leader, recently told post that Nkunda's actions were in fact creating anti-Tutsi sentiment throughout the Kivus. Nkunda was thus putting Congolese Tutsis at risk, rather than protecting the community, as he constantly claim [...]
2008-10-17 10:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM CG
08KINSHASA898 GOMA NOTES OCTOBER 15: POSSIBLE FARDC WITHDRAWAL FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Goma Poloff met with FARDC General Lukama October 15 to receive his assessment of the situation in North Kivu. Lukama confirmed that going after the FDLR was a second-order priority for the FARDC compared to fighting the CNDP. He noted that his greatest challenge was his units [...]
2008-10-17 11:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA9 UNHRO reports continued deficiencies
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Human Rights Office's (UNHRO) Monthly Human Rights Assessment of the DRC for October 2007, released November 28, 2007, describes numerous violations highlighting the inadequacies of the country's justice system at all levels including the police, the courts, an [...]
2008-01-07 15:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PINS KDEM KJUS CG
08KINSHASA900 Next Steps For Joint Verification Team
[...] (SBU) Summary: Goma Poloff spoke with members of the Goma-based Joint Verification Team (JVT) to determine next steps following the GDRC's formal request to investigate Rwandan support of the CNDP (reftel). The JVT team leader said that the process, from submission of the request until a fin [...]
2008-10-20 13:36:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA901 GOMA NOTES OCTOBER 17: NORTH KIVU PROVINCIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Goma poloff spoke with the North Kivu Provincial Assembly President, Leon Bariyanga, and two colleagues to discuss recent governmental defections to the CNDP, alleged harassment of Tutsis, and general security in North Kivu. They complained that the CNDP problem was inhibiting [...]
2008-10-20 14:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA904 Roeland Van de Geer Briefs MONUC, International
[...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with MONUC and the international facilitation October 17, EU Great Lakes Envoy Roeland van de Geer said that National Assembly President Vital Kamerhe had recently been more open to FARDC/CNDP bilateral talks on military issues. Kamerhe added that political talks could f [...]
2008-10-20 15:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA906 CATHOLIC CONFERENCE OF DRC CONDEMNS
[...] (U) The Congolese Catholic Conference of Bishops ("Conference Episcopale Nationale du Congo" - CENCO - in French) issued a statement October 13 expressing grave concern about the resumption of hostilities between armed groups and government forces in the eastern part of the country. The state [...]
2008-10-21 13:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA909 ARRIVAL OF SECOND MONUC DEPUTY SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) Algeria native Leila Zerrougui has recently assumed the position of MONUC Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG). She will join DSRSG Ross Mountain as one of two deputies to MONUC SRSG Alan Doss. DRSG Mountain serves as the development and humanitarian coordinat [...]
2008-10-21 15:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA910 Goma Report: October 17-20
[...] (SBU) Summary: Six CNDP soliders were reportedly killed during a firefight between CNDP and FARDC in Katali October 17. The Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FPRI-Force Patriotique de Resistance in Ituri) is expanding its operations. Although they number only approximately 250 combat [...]
2008-10-21 16:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA916 WAR OF THE DIP NOTES CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) Post has received a copy of the GDRC's diplomatic note no. 130/12/CH/0894/2008, which was sent October 9 via MONUC to the Government of Rwanda (GOR) in response to the GOR's note of October 5 criticizing the GDRC for an "alliance" between the DRC's armed forces and the ex-FAR/Interahamwe [...]
2008-10-22 13:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS CG RW
08KINSHASA918THE DRC AND CHINA: WE CAN HAVE OUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent public statements by the IMF, China (PRC)'s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) on the multi-billion dollar Sino-Congolese agreement concluded in early 2008 (ref A) share several common theme [...]
2008-10-22 15:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH CG
08KINSHASA919 INTERVIEWS WITH ESCAPED CNDP SOLDIERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 20 Goma Poloff had the opportunity to speak with three escaped CNDP soldiers. The soldiers, 13, 15, and 23 years old, had been brought to Goma by MONUC. The interview took place on the MONUC DDRRR compound where a handful of CNDP and FDLR escapees trickle in on a d [...]
2008-10-22 16:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL MOPS KPKO KTIP CG
08KINSHASA921 EASTERN CONGO PEACE INITIATIVES FROM THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two regional organizations, the Eglise du Christ au Congo and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR),have outlined initiatives to persuade Rwandan President Kagame and DRC President Kabila to meet. The ICGLR initiative would involve the mediation by ano [...]
2008-10-24 06:13:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA922 GOMA UPDATE: OPENING FOR POLITICAL TALKS?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Alpha Sow of MONUC reported to the International Facilitation (IF) October 23 that FARDC's Admiral Etumba had told him that the GDRC would like to start serious operations against the FDLR. Etumba also reportedly said the GDRC was open to political talks with the CNDP. Colonel [...]
2008-10-24 06:14:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS CG
08KINSHASA928(C) AZARIAS RUBERWA ON GOMA, AMANI,
[...] (C) Summary: Former Vice-President and current Chairman of the Congolese Rally for Democracy party (RCD -- Rassemblement Congolais pour la Democratie) Azarias Ruberwa told emboffs that, while the Goma Accords contained a solid basis for a lasting political settlement, implementation had been [...]
2008-10-27 09:25:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS CG
08KINSHASA930 EASTERN CONGO PEACE INITIATIVES FROM THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two regional organizations, the Eglise du Christ au Congo and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR),have outlined initiatives to persuade Rwandan President Kagame and DRC President Kabila to meet. The ICGLR initiative would involve the mediation by ano [...]
2008-10-27 10:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO CG
08KINSHASA931 GOMA NOTES: CNDP RETAKES RUMANGABO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The CNDP has retaken the FARDC base at Rumangabo, as well as the town of Rumangabo. The CNDP claimed its actions were 'pre-emptive.' The fighting died down by nightfall October 26, but there is concern that the Goma-Rutshuru road will be blocked, something MONUC has consisten [...]
2008-10-27 12:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA933 KABILA NAMES NEW GOVERNMENT OCTOBER 26
[...] (U) President Joseph Kabila, in a government decree released late in the evening October 26, presented the new DRC cabinet of Prime Minister-designate Adolphe Muzito. Major changes include an increase in the number of ministers from 33 to 37 and the replacement of the three ministers of state [...]
2008-10-27 13:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CG
08KINSHASA934GOMA NOTES OCTOBER 24: ETUMBA EQUIVOCAL ABOUT POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Facilitation (IF) met with the FARDC's Admiral Etumba on October 24. The IF pressed Etumba to clarify his recent comments to Alpha Sow, head of MONUC Eastern Coordination, regarding the GDRC's willingness to hold political talks with the CNDP. Etumba's vague [...]
2008-10-27 14:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS CG
08KINSHASA940 GOMA SITUATION REPORT - CONTINUING CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of the morning of October 28, MONUC's no movement order was still in effect. Violent demonstrations started late in the morning of October 27 between the town center and the Goma airport, resulting in one civilian death outside of a MONUC transit camp, when a soldier from th [...]
2008-10-28 14:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA943 DRC - INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ELECTION
[...] Sayeman Bula-Bula was born in 1949 in Bandundu province. He is a member of the Yanz ethnic group. He is currently a tenured professor at the University of Kinshasa teaching public law. He also serves as a member of the Permanent Arbitration Court. He previously served as an ad hoc judge at [...]
2008-10-28 17:03:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNGA UNSC CG
08KINSHASA944 GOMA UPDATE OCTOBER 28-29: GOMA QUIET, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fighting has resumed the morning of October 29 near Kibumba. On October 28, approximately 200 CNDP troops entered the Virunga Forest, although it was uncertain whether they were headed south towards Goma or west to link up with other CNDP forces near Sake. There are conflictin [...]
2008-10-29 12:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA946 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - OCTOBER 29, 2008,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-29 20:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA949UN TEAM CRITICIZES RWANDA FOR CNDP LINKS, DRC FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Two members of the UN Group of Experts for the DRC (UNSC 1807) detailed on October 27 to Poloffs what they claimed was very strong evidence of Rwandan support for the CNDP, as well as extensive FARDC-FDLR military and commercial collaboration. The UN team is focusing on several [...]
2008-10-30 09:40:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EMIN MOPS PHUM CG
08KINSHASA951SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - OCTOBER 30, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Kinshasa's EAC met at 9:00am to discuss the situation in Goma (septel). RSO noted that there were reports the evening of October 29 of fleeing FARDC and [...]
2008-10-30 11:34:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA953 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - OCTOBER 30, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Poloff spoke with MONUC contact in Goma at 1:45 p.m. who said that the situation in town appeared to be much improved. People were moving about in the streets and [...]
2008-10-30 17:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA954 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - OCTOBER 31, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) USG personnel recently evacuated to Gisenyi have not received permission to return to Goma at the present time. 3. (SBU) USG staff member based in Gisenyi rep [...]
2008-10-31 11:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA959 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 3, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) On the evening of November 1, Charge consulted with EAC members, as well as RSO Kigali and the Department's Operations Center, regarding the status of USG personn [...]
2008-11-03 11:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA96Congolese Parliament wraps up special session
[...] Congo's National Assembly and Senate adopted legislation on the 2008 budget and on the status of the political opposition during their December 15-January 15 special sessions. Both laws are now in force after having been reviewed by the Supreme Court and promulgated by President Kabila. Memb [...]
2008-01-29 16:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG
08KINSHASA962CHARGE'S OCTOBER 31 VISIT TO GOMA IN THE AFTERMATH
[...] (C) Summary: Goma remains calm, but with fewer people on the streets. The FARDC has effectively collapsed in the region, leaving Nkunda in control of large swaths of area north and west of Goma. Nkunda will most likely not attack Goma, as the city does not threaten his operations in North K [...]
2008-11-03 16:30:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA963 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 3, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) USAID officer TDY in Goma/Gisenyi reported that banks in Goma have now reopened, a sign of normalization. All bank cash had reportedly been transferred to Kinsha [...]
2008-11-03 16:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA964 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 4, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) The EAC met today at 11:00 AM and decided to maintain the current mandate that USG employees return to Gisenyi during nighttime hours (septel). Efforts will be m [...]
2008-11-04 11:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA965 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 4, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) MONUC continues to reinforce Goma, to include armored personnel carriers at key locations, although troop levels appear to be less than optimal. MONUC military c [...]
2008-11-05 07:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA967 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 5, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) USAID officer TDY in Goma/Gisenyi attended a MONUC military briefing the afternoon of November 4, at which it was confirmed that the GDRC curfew for Goma (applyin [...]
2008-11-05 11:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA971 DR CONGO QUARTERLY REFUGEE REPORT, OCTOBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent fighting between the CNDP and FARDC has displaced an estimated 250,000 IDP's since the end of August. Approximately 10,000 Congolese have crossed into Uganda over the last several weeks. UNHCR staff has just resumed operations in and around Goma. LRA activity has recen [...]
2008-11-05 15:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF TZ UG ZA UN
08KINSHASA972 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 5, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. Security Situation in Goma -------------------------- 2. (SBU) USAID officer TDY in Goma/Gisenyi reports continued calm in Goma. However, because the possible impact of the PARECO-CNDP fighting (reftel) is unclear, OCHA has [...]
2008-11-05 16:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA973 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS CRISIS PLAN TO DEAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The National Assembly adopted on October 28 a non-binding plan for the DRC to deal with the crisis in eastern DRC. (Note: An unofficial embassy translation of the plan begins at para. 9. End note.) The plan proposes alternatives for political, military, and diplomatic dialo [...]
2008-11-05 17:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA974 CNDP THREATENS TO END ITS UNILATERAL CEASE-
[...] (SBU) Post received a scanned copy of November 3 letter from CNDP Chairman Laurent Nkunda to MONUC SRSG Alan Doss, in which the CNDP states that, unless certain conditions are met, it might end its unilateral cease-fire. These conditions are: GDRC commitment to the cease-fire; an end to FDLR [...]
2008-11-05 17:09:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PREF PHUM CG
08KINSHASA975 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES MUZITO GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) Summary: The National Assembly approved the government of Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito on November 2. The government easily obtained the necessary absolute majority vote following intense debate during an emergency plenary session of parliament. Muzito stressed reinforcing state author [...]
2008-11-06 06:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM CG
08KINSHASA980 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 6, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...]
2008-11-06 11:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA983 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 6, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...]
2008-11-06 16:31:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA984 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 7, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...]
2008-11-07 11:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA990 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 10, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...]
2008-11-10 10:50:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA995 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 10, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...]
2008-11-10 16:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA996 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 12, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...]
2008-11-12 11:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA997 Foreign Minister Thambwe's November 11
[...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba convoked ambassadors November 11 for a briefing on the summits in Nairobi on November 7 and in Johannesburg on November 9. Nairobi had reaffirmed the Amani and Nairobi processes as the "only framework" for resolving the conflict in the ea [...]
2008-11-12 15:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO PHUM PREF CG
08KINSHASA998 CNDP DENIES TARGETING CIVILIANS IN KIWANJA
[...] (U) Post received a scanned copy of the November 10 press statement from CNDP Political Leadership Executive Secretary Deogratias Nzabirinda. In the letter, Nzabirinda categorically denied all allegations of CNDP-authored civilian assassinations at Kiwanja. The CNDP accused FARDC, in collabo [...]
2008-11-12 16:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG
08KINSHASA999 SITUATION REPORT FOR DRC - NOVEMBER 12, 2008,
[...] (U) All times Kinshasa (GMT + 1) unless otherwise indicated. 2. (U) The items contained in this situation report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Securit [...]
2008-11-12 16:20:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KOLKATA1PRESIDENT'S RULE IMMINENT IN BJP-CONTROLLED NAGALAND
[...] (U) Summary: The Union Cabinet has recommended implementation of President's Rule in the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland, currently ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) coalition and with Congress as the main opposition party. Current Chief [...]
2008-01-03 11:10:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IN
08KOLKATA100LATEST ROUND OF W. BENGAL AI OUTBREAK SPREADS TO MALDA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 18, the presence of H5N1 virus was confirmed in a state-owned large poultry farm in West Bengal's Malda town. Culling and disinfection of the farm has started along with human health surveillance. The West Bengal Animal Resource Department Minister admitted that his dep [...]
2008-03-19 12:12:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR TBIO PGOV SENV AMED CASC IN
08KOLKATA105LATEST AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN WEST BENGAL SPREADS TO
[...] SUMMARY: Avian influenza has spread to Northern West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. A culler who fell sick in the AI-affected Malda district has shown no sign of H5N1 infection so far. The infection continues to spread as officials now put in place movement restrictions and culling. Village [...]
2008-03-28 13:49:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR TBIO ECON PGOV CASC AMED SENV IN
08KOLKATA11GOWB REACTS QUICKLY TO POULTRY DEATHS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-14 12:36:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO SENV PGOV IN
08KOLKATA111AVIAN INFLUENZA SPREADS TO TRIPURA AND NEW AREAS IN WEST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 6, the Northeast Indian state of Tripura confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza in three villages close to the India-Bangladesh border. In West Bengal, the H5N1 virus appeared in an administrative block in Nadia district. Experts told post that the West Bengal governme [...]
2008-04-07 11:55:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR SENV TBIO PGOV AMED CASC ECON IN
08KOLKATA114DAS FEIGENBAUM HEARS PITCH FOR INVESTMENT IN WEST BENGAL,
[...] (U) During his April 2 visit to Kolkata, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Evan Feigenbaum SIPDIS met with the Government of West Bengal (GOWB) Commerce Secretary and industry representatives, discussing investment opportunities in West Bengal, the business clim [...]
2008-04-09 12:09:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL EFIN EINV PGOV IN PHUM
08KOLKATA116TIBETANS ARGUE OVER A THIRD RINPOCHE AS CALLS FOR A
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 27-30 visit to Darjeeling and adjoining towns, ConOff spoke with the Tibetan community about the unrest in Lhasa, and attended an enthronement ceremony for a possible Third Reincarnation of the Domogeshi Rinpoche. ConOff also visited the Tibetan Self-Help Center [...]
2008-04-10 10:00:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF IN CH NP
08KOLKATA117IN WEST BENGAL, LAND ACQUISITION FOR INDUSTRY (SLOWLY)
[...] (U) Summary: As the Government of West Bengal (GOWB) continues its efforts to attract investment and industry into the state, the debate over how and where to acquire land continues in the run-up to May's panchayat (local) elections. The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM)-led Left Front c [...]
2008-04-10 14:15:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EINV PGOV EFIN IN
08KOLKATA123AES EXPANSION PLANS INDICATE POWER SECTOR SUCCESS STORY IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AES India, the wholly-owned Indian subsidiary of the US energy major AES Corporation, will invest around USD 1.2 billion each in two 1,200MW capacity coal-based power plants in Orissa and Chhattisgarh over the next few years. Collectively, the USD 2.4 billion investment will be [...]
2008-04-16 11:43:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EINV BEXP PGOV IN SENV
08KOLKATA127MAOIST ATTACKS IN BIHAR AND JHARKHAND KILL SEVEN
[...] (U) On April 13 and 14 Maoists in India launched attacks in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand leaving at least seven dead. On April 13 Maoists attacked the busy Jhajha railway station, located 150 km southeast of Bihar's state capital Patna, killing six people including four railway security pe [...]
2008-04-18 04:59:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV PREL IN
08KOLKATA128CONTIGUOUS INFECTED AREAS IN BANGLADESH MAY UNDERMINE THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Feedback from contacts and media reports suggest that Tripura responded well to the current H5N1 outbreak in the state. Rapid Response Teams completed culling on schedule, put in place effective restrictions on poultry movement, and villagers cooperated with the culling teams. So [...]
2008-04-18 13:40:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR TBIO SENV PGOV PREL IN BG
08KOLKATA131RISING FOOD PRICES FOSTER STRIKES IN EAST INDIA
[...] (U) The Trinamul Congress (TMC) and the Socialist Unity Center of India - both part of the opposition in West Bengal -- called a 12-hour bandh (strike) on April 21 to protest rising food prices. Public dissatisfaction has been building up with recent reports that annual inflation has more than [...]
2008-04-23 12:22:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR PGOV IN PTER
08KOLKATA134THE EFFECT OF NEPAL'S MAOIST VICTORY ON INDIA'S LEFT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eastern Indian security officials are concerned about the implications of the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPNM)'s victory in the April 10 Constituent Assembly (CA) elections for regional stability. Indian leaders have sought to put the best face on the CPNM's success, [...]
2008-04-28 04:10:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PREF PGOV PINR IN NP
08KOLKATA14AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFIRMED IN TWO WEST BENGAL DISTRICTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Indian Ministry of Agriculture announced the presence of the H5N1 virus at two poultry farms in West Bengal. Reportedly, 20-30,000 birds have died since January 7. Beginning January 16, approximately 100,000 birds will be culled within a five kilometer radius from Birbhum, w [...]
2008-01-15 12:44:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO SENV CASC PGOV IN
08KOLKATA141VILLAGE ELECTIONS - THE FOUNDATION OF LEFT POWER IN WEST
[...] (U) Summary: "Panchayat" (rural local self-governance bodies) elections in West Bengal are scheduled in three phases in May. Violence between political supporters has flared in parts of the state and has reignited in Nandigram which has seen repeated classes between local villagers and Commun [...]
2008-05-07 11:54:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL IN
08KOLKATA148WEST BENGAL LOCAL ELECTIONS INCLUDE CONTROVERSY AND
[...] (U) Summary: On May 11, the first phase of panchayat (local village) polls took place in five districts of southern West Bengal. Violence and controversy in Nandigram dominated the day's events. Local Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) Member of Parliament (MP) Lakshman Seth attempted to [...]
2008-05-13 11:12:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER PHUM IN
08KOLKATA153OVER 30 KILLED IN LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS IN WEST BENGAL
[...] (U) Summary: Voting in West Bengal's Panchayat (local body) elections concluded May 18. The voting took place in three separate phases and was marked by violence and intimidation, resulting in approximately 30 deaths. Compared to the last Panchayat elections in 2003, where over 70 died, thi [...]
2008-05-20 11:53:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM IN
08KOLKATA159INDIAN MILITARY PROTESTS CHINESE ACTIVITIES ON THE SIKKIM
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, during a scheduled Indo-Chinese division commander-level meeting at Sikkim's Nathu La Pass on the Tibetan border, Indian officers reportedly protested what they characterized as repeated Chinese intrusions into northern Sikkim's "Finger Area." Indian press has note [...]
2008-05-27 12:18:00Consulate KolkataCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MARR PGOV CH IN
08KOLKATA160CPM LOSES GROUND IN LOCAL ELECTIONS DUE TO THEIR VIOLENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) led Left Front suffered a serious setback in the local level "Panchayat" elections in the state. The CPM's control was diminished at all three levels of the Panchayat structure. While land acquisition for industry [...]
2008-05-28 06:42:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR EIND IN
08KOLKATA162BRICKS, BAGS, AND CLOTHES -- THE TIP OF THE CHILD LABOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In flagrant violation of the Child Labor (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, garment, brick and leather goods manufacturing units continue to employ child laborers in West Bengal, a state where the government has shown little or no political will to deal with this problem. Between [...]
2008-05-30 11:50:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV KWMN SOCI PHUM SMIG ECON IN
08KOLKATA167TRIBES NEAR INDIA'S URANIUM MINES SUFFER FROM CONGENITAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jadugoda, located in the mineral-rich Singhbum district of Jharkhand in Eastern India, supplies much of India's uranium needs. Mining uranium there, however, comes at a significant human and environmental cost according to a recent study by the non-government organization (NGO) [...]
2008-06-06 09:04:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EMIN PGOV PHUM ELAB SENV TRGY ASEC IN
08KOLKATA17AVIAN INFLUENZA IN WEST BENGAL: SITREP 3 - JANUARY 16, 2008
[...] (U) SUMMARY: January 16, the first day of poultry culling operations launched at Margram and Balurghat in West Bengal following the outbreak of H5N1 virus, was marked by confusion. Contacts told post that villagers were not cooperative and that some poultry was smuggled out of the affected ar [...]
2008-01-17 03:05:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO SENV PGOV CASC IN
08KOLKATA179GORKHAS CALL FOR INDEFINITE STRIKE IN WEST BENGAL'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16 the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha's (GJMM) called for an indefinite "bandh" or strike in the Darjeeling hills in its protest for a separate Gorkhaland state for ethnic Nepalis. Earlier, GJMM had called an indefinite strike on June 11 which was later relaxed on June 12 (re [...]
2008-06-16 16:15:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM CASC ASEC IN
08KOLKATA180MUSLIM SUPPORT FOR WEST BENGAL'S COMMUNISTS ERODING
[...] (SBU) Summary: One of the factors which contributed to the Communist Party of India - Marxist's (CPM) significant losses in the May panchayat (local, district and village-level) elections was the erosion of Muslim support. This growing Muslim disaffection was prompted by the 2007 Sachar Comm [...]
2008-06-18 13:15:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM SOCI ECON IN
08KOLKATA182WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER COMMENTS ON STATE SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9, ConGen made his farewell call on West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. The CM was very engaged and candid during his discussion, commenting on his concerns about rising Islamic fundamentalism, his differing views on policies with his Party's natio [...]
2008-06-19 14:37:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ECON ASEC IN
08KOLKATA184WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER COMMENTS ON STATE SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9, ConGen made his farewell call on West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. The CM was very engaged and candid during his discussion, commenting on his concerns about rising Islamic fundamentalism, his differing views on policies with his party's natio [...]
2008-06-20 14:06:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL ECON ASEC IN
08KOLKATA19AI IN W. BENGAL MAY BE SPREADING: SITREP 4 - JANUARY 17
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of 1500 hours local time on January 17, reports of poultry deaths have come in from additional districts close to ground-zero (Margram) and in districts closer to Kolkata. Some poultry deaths have also been reported in neighboring Jharkhand state. The media, quoting GOI offici [...]
2008-01-17 12:53:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV CASC IN
08KOLKATA192SUSPECTED ULFA BOMB KILLS 5 IN ASSAM AND INJURES 70
[...] (U) On Sunday June 29, suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants triggered an explosion at the weekly market in Assam's Baksa district near the Bhutan border, killing five persons, including three women. About 70 persons were also injured from the blast. The bomb was plant [...]
2008-06-30 12:24:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MARR ASEC KCRM PGOV IN BT
08KOLKATA193MAOISTS IN ORISSA AMBUSH COUNTER INSURGENCY UNIT AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday June 29, 36 commandos from Andhra Pradesh's elite counter-insurgency Greyhound force were missing after Maoist rebels ambushed a boat carrying the group on the Balimela reservoir in Orissa's remote Malkangiri district. Also missing were three Orissa police escorts. A [...]
2008-06-30 13:10:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MARR KCRM SOCI PGOV ASEC IN
08KOLKATA198COMMUNISTS AGAIN SUFFER LOSSES IN WEST BENGAL'S LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 29, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) experienced another serious electoral loss in local elections, with the results from the local, municipal elections. This latest setback, follows bad results in the May panchayat (local government) polls (reftel). Of the [...]
2008-07-03 09:59:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI IN
08KOLKATA2VIOLENCE SUBSIDES IN ORISSA BUT TENSIONS ABOUT RESERVATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 2, Federal Home Minister Shivraj Patil visited Orissa's riot-hit Kandhamal district and assured the victims of last week's violence of government protection and security. Patil also visited a Baptist church and some houses that were torched during the riots. On De [...]
2008-01-04 10:03:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI ASEC IN
08KOLKATA200LARGEST INDIAN SUPERMARKET CHAIN GROWS IN HEART OF
[...] (U) Summary. "Spencer's," India's largest supermarket chain, and member of the Kolkata-based RPG Group, continues to expand in West Bengal despite the problems faced by rival Reliance Retail. Spencer's Senior Vice-President, Operations Ramesh Menon attributed this success to the fact that hi [...]
2008-07-07 10:26:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EAGR PGOV IN
08KOLKATA206SUSPECTED MAOISTS KILL JHARKHAND LEGISLATOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-10 10:08:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV PHUM IN
08KOLKATA21CPM SAYS THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE TO CAPITALISM
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of recent statements, senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leaders appeared to endorse, or grudgingly accept, capitalism as a means for economic development and industrialization. Although they qualified their views as "the only way forward" given the "ne [...]
2008-01-18 07:38:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV EIND EAGR IN
08KOLKATA21221 KILLED IN FRESH MAOIST ATTACK IN ORISSA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 16, Communist Party of India - Maoist (Maoists) insurgents killed at least 21 people, including 17 policemen, by blowing up an anti-landmine vehicle in the Malkangiri district of the eastern Indian State of Orissa. This is the first time in Orissa an anti-landmine vehic [...]
2008-07-21 07:54:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER PGOV PHUM IN
08KOLKATA22INDIAN STATE CRISIS MANAGEMENT NEEDS WORK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Whether it is a fire that burns uncontrolled for five days, investigating explosions or containing avian influenza, recent disasters in W. Bengal highlight the poor quality of the GOWB's approach to crisis management. A lack of organization and a seeming disregard for the seri [...]
2008-01-18 09:47:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI IN
08KOLKATA227NORTHEAST INDIAN INSURGENTS BOYCOTT INDEPENDENCE DAY
[...] (U) On August 10, the United Liberation Front of Asom [Assam](ULFA) and three other insurgent outfits of Northeast India called for a boycott of the August 15 Independence Day celebrations and a "general strike" on the day. The ULFA, the North-Bengal based Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO [...]
2008-08-12 10:31:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PHUM PINR IN BG
08KOLKATA23AI IN WEST BENGAL - SITREP FOR JANUARY 18.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Econ FSN traveled on January 18 to Margram in Birbhum district. As of the morning of January 18, approximately 24,852 birds had been culled in the districts of Birbhum and S. Dinajpur. Culling operations are slow because the villages and farms are spread out over a large distanc [...]
2008-01-18 12:07:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV CASC IN KHIV
08KOLKATA24AI IN WEST BENGAL - SITREP 6, JANUARY 19-21
[...] (U) Summary: Avian Influenza continues to spread through the West Bengal. Over the January 19-21 weekend, the presence of H5N1 was confirmed in the Bankura and Malda districts of West Bengal, bringing the total number of affected districts to seven in less than one week. The seven affected [...]
2008-01-22 13:12:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR PGOV KHIV CASC IN
08KOLKATA245ORISSA: COMMUNAL VIOLENCE SUBSIDES
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a week of attacks on Christian communities in the Kandhamal district of Orissa, the violence appears to have subsided. Government of Orissa officials confirm ten fatalities and are investigating reports of one or two additional casualties. The government established relie [...]
2008-08-29 10:30:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV IN
08KOLKATA247UPDATE ON ORISSA COMMUNAL VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The situation in Orissa's Kandhamal district still remains tense. Federal Home Minister Shivraj Patil was able to make a spot assessment of the situation in Orissa on September 3. At least 16 people have died in the communal clashes which began on August 24 and about 550 houses [...]
2008-09-03 13:17:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV IN
08KOLKATA252ORISSA: REPORTS FROM THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two weeks after communal violence targeting Christians erupted in the Kandhamal district in the State of Orissa, increasing numbers of victims are being housed in government camps. Three new camps opened this week, bringing the total to ten camps housing over 12,000 people. This [...]
2008-09-04 12:59:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV IN
08KOLKATA26AI IN W. BENGAL SITREP-8 - JANUARY 23: AI CONTINUES TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 23, confirmed avian influenza (AI) virus cases moved to within 20 miles of Kolkata as the W. Bengal government (GOWB) started culling operations in Hugli district. GOWB also confirmed the presence of the virus in Cooch Behar district in Northern W. Bengal, along the In [...]
2008-01-23 12:21:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR SENV KHIV CASC IN PGOV
08KOLKATA275THE POLITICS OF SINGUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The conflict in Singur over land acquisition for the new Tata Motors Nano automobile factory has been the theater on which the ruling Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and West Bengal's primary opposition party Trinamul Congress Party (TMC) have staged their latest epic ba [...]
2008-09-23 08:55:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EINV ELTN EIND IN
08KOLKATA285KANDHAMAL CONTINUES TO SMOLDER; CHANGING TREND IN VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Stringent measures employed by government forces in Kandhamal District in Orissa to quell the recent communal violence have created a backlash, with attacks now focused on the police. In Meghalaya on September 29, former Deputy Prime Minister and BJP leader L.K. Advani for the [...]
2008-10-01 09:37:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM IN
08KOLKATA286BOMBINGS STRIKE TRIPURA; KOLKATA INCREASES SECURITY AHEAD OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The October 1 blasts in Tripura's capital, Agartala, have caused an increase in security measures along the Indo-Bangladesh border, but police officials remain unsure as to who is responsible for the attacks. The central government has sent investigators to Agartala in an effort [...]
2008-10-06 10:58:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL BG IN
08KOLKATA288KOLKATA CELEBRATES DURGA PUJA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite increased security measures stemming from a fear of terrorist attacks due to the recent wave of bombings throughout India, Kolkata celebrated the Durga Puja without incident. We observed no significant decrease in turnout compared to last year's festival and Kolkata's se [...]
2008-10-10 08:15:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER IN
08KOLKATA295JHARKHAND'S PARLIAMENTARY SEATS ARE UP FOR GRABS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14-16, CG and New Delhi PolCouns visited the mineral-rich state of Jharkhand, India's newest state. With six governments in the last eight years, newly installed Chief Minister (CM) Shibu Soren of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leads a fragile United Progressive Allianc [...]
2008-10-24 05:45:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI IN
08KOLKATA298TRIPURA GOVERNMENT ON ALERT AFTER CHICKENS DIE IN
[...] SUMMARY: The Tripura and West Bengal state governments are on heightened alert to respond to an H5N1 avian influenza outbreak, given the recent outbreaks in Bangladesh. To date, authorities have not detected any incidents of H5N1 infection in Tripura or West Bengal in the past three months. If [...]
2008-10-24 10:14:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR ECON TBIO SENV PGOV PREL IN BG
08KOLKATA299BIHAR AND JHARKHAND RESPOND TO MAHARASHTRA VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: From October 21-25, students vandalized railway cars and stations in Bihar. The violence was in response to Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists' attacks on north Indian Hindi-speaking job aspirants at railway recruitment centers in Maharashtra on October 1 [...]
2008-10-29 07:07:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELTN PGOV ASEC CASC SOCI IN
08KOLKATA301SERIAL BLASTS CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE AND SPARK RIOTS IN ASSAM
[...] (U) On October 30, a series of bomb blasts took place in different parts of the Northeast Indian state of Assam starting at approximately 11:30 am. The press and CG Kolkata contacts report varying numbers of attacks ranging from 9 to 18. Police confirm at least 50 deaths and the media report [...]
2008-10-30 12:47:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER SOCI PGOV PREL IN
08KOLKATA302UPDATE ON OCTOBER 30 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN ASSAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assam police have confirmed that there were 9 serial blasts on October 30 in the Northeast Indian state of Assam, causing 77 deaths so far. Bomb experts are investigating the nature of the explosives that caused unusual amounts of damage. A very slow reaction by first responder [...]
2008-10-31 11:32:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER SOCI PREL PGOV IN
08KOLKATA311ULFA AND NDFB SUSPECTED IN ASSAM TERRORIST ATTACKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Northeastern state of Assam's police special investigation team has unofficially implicated the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in the October 30 terrorist attacks that killed 86 people. Police suspect external assista [...]
2008-11-14 07:59:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV IN
08KOLKATA328CONFIRMED AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAK IN ASSAM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 27 the Government of India (GOI) Ministry of Agriculture confirmed an outbreak of avian influenza (H5N1) found in birds, primarily poultry, in the state of Assam. No human cases have been reported. The state government has imposed restrictions on poultry movement and [...]
2008-12-04 10:44:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR SENV CASC PGOV IN
08KOLKATA329ORISSA POST VIOLENCE - SECURITY, RECONCILIATION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Orissa state government is currently engaged in ensuring security, coordinating relief efforts and facilitating reconciliation in Kandhamal district. The government reports 40 deaths and 134 injuries statewide in the violence that began on August 23 with the murder of Hindu [...]
2008-12-04 11:46:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKIRF PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI IN
08KOLKATA330ORISSA POST VIOLENCE - SECURITY, RECONCILIATION AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Orissa state government is currently engaged in ensuring security, coordinating relief efforts and facilitating reconciliation in Kandhamal district. The government reports 40 deaths and 134 injuries statewide in the violence that began on August 23 with the murder of Hindu [...]
2008-12-04 13:55:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKIRF PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI IN
08KOLKATA332KOLKATA RESPONDS TO MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Like their fellow Indians throughout the country, Kolkatans were captivated and shocked by the Mumbai terrorist attacks. However, the initial reactions have failed to transform themselves into a general sense of urgency in the government or the general public for action. The pr [...]
2008-12-05 15:46:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER IN
08KOLKATA35AI IN W. BENGAL - SITREP 12
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With new districts like South 24 Parganas, Howrah and West Midnapur officially added to the AI-infected list, the GOWB revised its culling target to 2.7 million. Reports of cullers walking off the job in the Birbhum district received coverage in the press. Municipal authorities i [...]
2008-01-29 11:56:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR CASC SENV ECON ETRD PGOV IN
08KOLKATA353ORISSA ORGANIZATION CANCELS PROPOSED STATE-WIDE CHRISTMAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 19 the Laxmanananda Saraswati Shrandhanjali Samiti (LSSS),a body of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Orissa, cancelled its proposed statewide strike for December 25. It had previously threatened to strike on the Christian religious holiday if the Orissa state gove [...]
2008-12-24 08:08:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKIRF PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI IN
08KOLKATA354STATE GOVERNMENTS CONTAIN AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS IN WEST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The West Bengal state government (GOWB) has completed culling operations in the confirmed Avian Influenza (AI) epicenter in Malda district. The GOWB claims to have contained the latest outbreak, citing its limited size and better level of preparedness. One senior GOWB official [...]
2008-12-24 08:33:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR ECON ETRD SENV CASC PGOV IN BG
08KOLKATA357AVIAN INFLUENZA SPREADS TO NEW AREAS IN ASSAM
[...] Summary: On December 24, the Government of India (GOI) confirmed that H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) has spread to two more districts (Baksa and Nagaon) in the Northeastern state of Assam. The GOI confirmed new cases of AI in additional villages in the previously affected districts of Kamrup and Bo [...]
2008-12-31 05:00:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR ECON ETRD SENV CASC PGOV TBIO AMED
08KOLKATA36SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN THREE NORTHEAST
[...] (U) Summary: Nagaland, Tripura and Meghalaya - all states in Northeast India - are scheduled for state assembly elections in February on completion of their 5-year terms. Following its defeat in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, the Congress Party (Congress) will try to r [...]
2008-01-30 05:46:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IN
08KOLKATA37BIHAR SEES A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN POLIO CASES IN 2007
[...] (U) Summary: Compared to 2006, the state of Bihar saw a significant rise in polio cases in 2007 of nearly 43 percent. Because of the increase in the number of cases, UNICEF and the Bihar Public Health Department, following Indian Expert Advisory Group on Polio guidelines, have stepped-up their [...]
2008-01-30 07:27:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV SENV PGOV IN
08KOLKATA40AI IN W. BENGAL - SITREP 14
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On the evening of January 30, W. Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee chaired a digital video conference with all of W. Bengal's district magistrates and senior health and ARD officials to discuss improving coordination in the state's avian influenza (AI) response effort [...]
2008-01-31 13:07:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR SENV CASC AMED PGOV IN
08KOLKATA41AI IN W. BENGAL - SITREP 15
[...] (U) Summary: On February 1, culling began in three new blocks of West Bengal. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee announced that the culling target of 2.8 million would be met by February 2. Quarantine guidelines regarding cullers, however, are not being followed uniformly in the districts [...]
2008-02-01 15:37:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR SENV CASC AMED PGOV IN
08KOLKATA43AI IN W. BENGAL-SITREP 16: GOWB IMPOSES STATEWIDE BAN ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 5, the West Bengal government imposed a statewide ban on poultry trading. The ban will be effective until further notice. With most areas reporting no unusual poultry deaths for the first time in weeks, the GOWB is preparing to launch final clean up and culling operat [...]
2008-02-05 12:29:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV ETRD CASC AMED IN
08KOLKATA46AI IN W. BENGAL-SITREP 17
[...] (U) SUMMARY. As of February 6, no new districts were added to West Bengal's H5N1 map, but there were reports of unusual bird deaths in three AI-affected districts. GOWB resources continue to be shifted from culling to mop-up and disinfection mode. Observation and isolation facilities have be [...]
2008-02-06 12:09:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV CASC AMED ECON IN
08KOLKATA49AI IN W. BENGAL - SITREP 18: CLEAN UP CONTINUES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Mopping up and disinfection operations continue in the flu affected districts of West Bengal. According to latest available figures as of February 7 3,593,008 birds have been culled, exceeding the projected target of 3,125,620 in 16 districts of West Bengal. Media reports sales [...]
2008-02-08 12:25:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV ECON CASC AMED IN
08KOLKATA50PM SINGH SIGNALS INDIA'S COMMITMENT TO KEEP ARUNACHAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 31, barely two weeks after his visit to China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went to Arunachal Pradesh, a northeast Indian state bordering China and Bhutan, to signal India's commitment to keeping the territory. He announced development projects to the tune of USD 2 [...]
2008-02-08 12:49:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON MARR CH IN
08KOLKATA51CPM ALLY BARKS BUT WON'T BITE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 6, the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPM) Left Front partner Forward Bloc (FB) called a 24-hour strike in West Bengal to protest the February 5 killing of six FB supporters by police in Cooch Behar district. The strike was withdrawn after 12 hours and was large [...]
2008-02-08 13:13:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR PREL IN
08KOLKATA54AI IN W. BENGAL - SITREP 19 - WEST BENGAL WITHDRAWS BAN ON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The W. Bengal government (GOWB) withdrew a statewide ban on the sale and transport of poultry, citing an improving H5N1 situation. On the same day, media reported the deaths of around 1,000 chickens in North Bengal. All the human samples tested for H5N1 so far have turned out ne [...]
2008-02-13 11:48:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAGR SENV PGOV CASC ECON AMED IN
08KOLKATA64BIHAR POLICE SEIZE FOUR KILOGRAMS OF SUSPECTED URANIUM
[...] (SBU) On February 19, Bihar Police seized approximately four kilograms of what they believe may be low-grade uranium in the Supaul district near the Indo-Nepal border. The Bihar police arrested six people connected with the smuggling operation, including a Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB) constable p [...]
2008-02-20 12:21:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP TRGY PARM PGOV IN
08KOLKATA66GORKHAS PROTEST FOR A SEPARATE STATE IN WEST BENGAL'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: Political tension have increased in West Bengal's Darjeeling area over revived local demands for a separate Gorkhaland state. Since February 19, local "godfather" and administrator of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) Subhas Ghising has been blocked by the opposition f [...]
2008-02-21 13:36:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PHUM ASEC CASC NP IN
08KOLKATA69AI IN W. BENGAL SITREP 20 - APHIS ADVISOR VISITS BIRD FLU
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 13-15, USDA-APHIS Scientific and Technical Advisor for Emergency Management, Joseph Annelli and New Delhi Embassy Senior Attache for Agricultural Affairs, Oliver Flake visited a West Bengal district affected by the recent H5N1 outbreak. They also visited the India-Ban [...]
2008-02-22 15:43:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU EAGR TBIO SENV PREL PGOV AMED CASC IN BG
08KOLKATA74INDIA'S LEFT TO PUSH FOR MORE TAXES AND EXPENDITURES IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: February 25-26, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) leadership met with Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram to present the Left's budget proposals prior to Finance Minister's submission of the budget to parliament on Friday, February 29. The Left is hoping to pressure [...]
2008-02-27 11:50:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV IN
08KOLKATA81NAGALAND POLLS GO OFF PEACEFULLY, CONGRESS NOW HAS TO WAIT
[...] (U) March 5 Assembly elections went off peacefully in the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland as Congress and the Nagaland People's Front (NPF)-led coalition of Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) vied for control of the 60-member Assembly. Voter turnout was about 85 percent, a two percent dr [...]
2008-03-06 12:04:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IN
08KOLKATA84AVIAN INFLUENZA "REAPPEARS" IN WEST BENGAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Late in the day on March 8, authorities confirmed a suspected H5N1 outbreak in 41 villages in West Bengal's Murshidabad district. In the neighboring district of Birbhum, there are now reports of over 1,000 bird deaths occurring in the last week. On March 10, the GOWB deployed 40 [...]
2008-03-10 10:43:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR TBIO ECON PGOV CASC AMED SENV IN
08KOLKATA88NORTHEAST INDIA DOES NOT FAVOR CONGRESS, LEFT'S STRENGTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, the incumbent Congress-led government was again sworn in despite its lack of majority in the state legislature. In neighboring Nagaland, the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN),a BJP coalition, which was ousted in January when the [...]
2008-03-12 12:22:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IN
08KOLKATA9SUSPECTED MAOISTS KILL THREE CPM LEADERS
[...] (U) During the first week of January 2008, suspected Maoists killed three Communist Party of India --Marxist (CPM) leaders in West Bengal. Two were killed in districts bordering the state of Jharkhand, a state with a significant Maoist presence. Local leaders believe that the attacks were ai [...]
2008-01-11 09:16:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV ASEC IN
08KOLKATA93WEST BENGAL UNABLE TO MEET CULLING TARGETS IN LATEST AI
[...] SUMMARY: In West Bengal's latest H5N1 outbreak, cullers managed to cull only half their target of 50,000 birds in one week. Despite a ban in the affected areas, people continue to buy and sell poultry. GOWB officials are unsure of how to manage the situation and efforts at containing poultry [...]
2008-03-14 11:07:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU EAGR TBIO ECON PGOV CASC AMED SENV IN
08KOLKATA95IN MIZORAM AND BURMA BAMBOO FLOWERING MAY BRING FAMINE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Northeast Indian state of Mizoram, wedged between Burma and Bangladesh, is at the height of an acute food and grain shortage due to the destruction of crops by an exploding rat population. Approximately every [...]
2008-03-18 11:19:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID PREF PGOV EAGR IN BG BM
08KOLKATA99A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT - CONNECTING BURMA AND INDIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transport Project linking the landlocked states in Northeast India with Sittwe port in Myanmar holds the promise of making Mizoram an economic gateway, and providing India with access to international trade routes via the Bay of Bengal. The tentative ste [...]
2008-03-19 12:02:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV PGOV ETRD EWWT EPET IN BM BG
08KOLONIA103(S) MOBIL REJECTS FSM PETROLEUM CORPORATION PROPOSAL FOR
[...] (S) Summary. In a veil of secrecy, a nascent national petroleum corporation for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has begun to purchase fuel storage tanks from Mobil in all four FSM states. Purchase of the fuel terminals should be complete by the end of July. The President of Mobil [...]
2008-07-16 03:49:00Embassy KoloniaSECRETECON PGOV PREL FM CH
08KOLONIA105DISMISSAL OF CHUUK FINANCE DIRECTOR SETS BACK REFORM
[...] (SBU) On July 11, Chuuk State Governor Wesley Simina abruptly fired President Mori's handpicked and staunchly determined fiscal manager, Gillian Doone, who made major headway in balancing the budget of a bankrupt state. Governor Simina simply cited "repeated insubordination" as the cause of [...]
2008-07-17 00:38:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID FM
08KOLONIA108FSM GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO COMPACT CRITICISM WITH HURT,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Hughes asked to call upon President Mori on July 25 to discuss shortcomings in implementation of requirements of the Amended Compact on the part of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). With sorrow, Mori said he felt wounded by the tone of recent communications [...]
2008-07-28 00:59:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID FM CH
08KOLONIA11POHNPEI'S FUEL SITUATION HEATS UP
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pohnpei's outgoing governor engineered a secretive memorandum of understanding on fuel between the SIPDIS Pohnpei Utilities Corporation and a South Korean firm. Signed before the closing date and review of bids on the PUC's Invitation to Bid for fuel, the MOU appears to be [...]
2008-01-27 10:00:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PGOV FM RM
08KOLONIA110CHINA SHIFTS FROM GRANTS TO LOANS IN THE FSM; OFFERS TO
[...] (SBU) China's Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) advised that her country has recently diminished grant aid to the FSM. She claimed that Beijing was less inclined to fund her own proposals for grants and projects. Beijing believes there is little return on investment owing [...]
2008-07-29 05:44:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALEAID CH FM PGOV
08KOLONIA150CONFIDENCE EBBS IN THE MORI ADMINISTRATION - LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) The administration of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Emanuel Mori is increasingly perceived within the FSM as secretive and ensnared within the narrow interests of cohorts from the President's home state of Chuuk. Mori, who is reserved by nature, rarely addresses the FSM [...]
2008-09-26 04:30:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH FM
08KOLONIA152CHINA AND THE FSM EXTOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FRIENDSHIP
[...] (C) Summary. As frustration with the Compact of Free Association has mounted, FSM leaders have cautiously turned to China for material assistance. Privately, Micronesians have expressed misgivings about China's growing influence. On Independence Day of the Peoples Republic of China October [...]
2008-10-10 06:46:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH FM
08KOLONIA174FSM PRESIDENT INITIATES NATIONAL PRAYER DAY, LINKED TO U.S.
[...] (U) To commemorate the Federated States of Micronesia's first National Prayer Day, President Emmanuel Mori hosted a National Prayer Day Celebration that pulled together all branches of the national government, Pohnpei State representatives, leaders from the Catholic and Protestant churches, a [...]
2008-12-01 05:32:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI FM
08KOLONIA27DEMARCHE RE KOSOVO
[...] Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Richard Pruett demarched the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Department of Foreign Affairs on the subject of reftels. In the absence of higher interlocutors he spoke with Henry Shrew, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of American and European Affairs. SI [...]
2008-02-15 10:59:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU FM
08KOLONIA45REFORM IN CHUUK IS ALIVE BUT SPUTTERING - DISILLUSION WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a recent trip to Chuuk, which is the most populous state in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),Ambassador encountered a deepening spiral of economic and social deterioration. With reluctance, the state government has embarked on a mandated program of reform. A cor [...]
2008-03-27 04:37:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID FM
08KOLONIA62FSM OFFICIALS APOLOGIZE FOR MORI MAGAZINE INTERVIEW
[...] SBU - Entire Text 2. Summary. With chagrin, two close aides of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Mori invited Ambassador to lunch on April 29 to apologize for the tenor of an interview with Mori published in this month's Pacific Magazine. The interview characterizes Mori as [...]
2008-04-30 02:59:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID FM CH
08KOLONIA69FSM COMPACT IMPLEMENTATION - NEXT STEPS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pursuant to reftel, Ambassador discussed follow-up actions to implement elements of the Compact of Free Association with FSM President Emanuel Mori and separately, with the Director of the Office of Statistics, Budget, Overseas Development and Compact Management (SBOC) Fabian N [...]
2008-05-11 22:35:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFM PGOV EAID
08KUALALUMPUR1001SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR JOHN S.
[...] (C) The Embassy warmly welcomes you to Malaysia! Your visit comes at an opportune time as the Embassy is ramping up engagement on law enforcement and rule of law priorities. Clearly, you will also travel at a moment of serious concern in the U.S. and Asia about the threat of global recession, [...]
2008-11-12 09:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS MOPS ECON KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1003MALAYSIA - U.S. COAST GUARD COOPERATION ADVANCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Kuala Lumpur is using its USD 1 million in NDAA Title 1207 funding to achieve three mission objectives: to establish a durable, long-term relationship between the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA); to support the MMEA - as a ne [...]
2008-11-12 10:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER MCAP MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1009MALAYSIA SEEKS DISCUSSION OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 09:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN ETRD SOCI PGOV PTER MY
08KUALALUMPUR1013AMBASSADOR AND DPM NAJIB DISCUSS APEC, WORLD
[...] (C) The Ambassador met on November 11 with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and, in the context of priorities in our bilateral relations in the lead up to the new U.S. administration, discussed APEC, the global financial crisis, FTA talks, and economic reform measures. The Amb [...]
2008-11-14 09:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN ETRD PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR1017MALAYSIA: INTERIM ASSESSMENT FOR TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy Kuala Lumpur provides the following submission as an interim assessment of targeted actions by Malaysia on trafficking in persons (TIP) since April 2008, as requested ref A. Implementing and Enforcing the Law ---------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Malaysia is in the pr [...]
2008-11-17 09:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB SMIG KCRM KWMN KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR1024MALAYSIA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON BURMA CRACKDOWN
[...] (C) Polcouns and visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff member Paul Grove called on Malaysian Foreign Ministry Principal Assistant Secretary (Southeast Asia) Ismail Haji Salam and Assistant Secretary Firdauz Othman on November 19 and raised serious concerns over the Bu [...]
2008-11-20 05:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV BM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1026DPM NAJIB WELCOMES GREATER ENGAGEMENT, DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, who is expected to become Prime Minister in late March 2009, told the Ambassador on November 11 that he anticipated a "very constructive relationship" with the incoming U.S. administration and welcomed greater engagement, which the Ambassad [...]
2008-11-20 10:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KJUS ID MY
08KUALALUMPUR1029UMNO COMPLETES NOMINATIONS FOR UPCOMING PARTY
[...] (SBU) The United Malays National Organization (UMNO),the party that dominates Malaysia's governing coalition, concluded divisional elections on November 9 and wrapped up nominations for the party's national leadership positions, which will be contested in the party elections March 24-28, 20 [...]
2008-11-21 09:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1045IRAN-MALAYSIA TIES REFLECTED IN LATEST BILAT TALKS
[...] (C) Malaysia and Iran held their Seventh Joint Commission meeting in Putrajaya, November 10-11. Trade and investment issues dominated the talks, which were conducted at the foreign minister level. Results from the Commission meeting appeared modest, according to press reports. Malaysian For [...]
2008-11-28 07:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETTC ECON IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1049HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST IRENE FERNANDEZ ACQUITTED
[...] (U) Summary and Comment: The Kuala Lumpur High Court on November 24 acquitted human rights activist Irene Fernandez of her 2003 conviction of "maliciously publishing false news" against the government, thus bringing to a close Malaysia' longest running court case. The government originally b [...]
2008-11-28 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR105INDIAN "ROSE RALLY" DOUSED BY POLICE
[...] (SBU) Summary: An ethnic Indian demonstration on February 16 by the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF),in the form of a march to present roses to Malaysia's Prime Minister, met with a stiff police response, including use of water cannon, tear gas and arrests. With probably less than a tho [...]
2008-02-19 10:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PINR ASEC KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1050MALAYSIAN VIEWS ON DECEMBER ASEAN SUMMITS
[...] (C) Summary: The Embassy collected Malaysian economic and political views of the December ASEAN summits from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and from the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS),a government-linked think-tank. According to MITI Deputy [...]
2008-11-28 10:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ASEAN BM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1080MALAYSIAN GROWTH DECLINING DESPITE IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Malaysian government and private sector analysts expressed pessimism about the performance of the Malaysian economy in 2009 during meetings with visiting Treasury Attache Susan Baker and Econcouns. Although banks are well capitalized, a sharp decline in demand for Malaysia's man [...]
2008-12-14 23:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR1100Malaysia Intends to Participate in ASEAN Regional Forum
[...] National Security Council (NSC) Undersecretary for the Crisis and Disaster Management Division Mr. Che Moin bin Umar told ESTHOff on December 16 that the Malaysian government intends to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum's Voluntary Demonstration of Response (VDR) exercise to be held in th [...]
2008-12-18 08:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR1101MALAYSIA HOPES TO KEEP FTA NEGOTIATIONS IN PLAY
[...] (C) Summary: According to senior Ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI) officials, Deputy Prime Minister Najib told the Malaysian cabinet that concluding the Malaysian-U.S. bilateral FTA was at the top of his agenda. MITI officials say Najib told cabinet members he hoped Malaysia could concl [...]
2008-12-18 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR111MALAYSIA PUBLICLY "WELCOMES" KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-21 00:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU MY
08KUALALUMPUR1110AMBASSADOR VISITS GOVT TIP SHELTER; MORE VICTIMS
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador visited the Malaysian government's trafficking victims' shelter for women in Kuala Lumpur on December 17 at the invitation of the Women's Minister. The shelter housed 11 adult victims of sex trafficking, while the nearby children's shelter housed four girls. A senior Wo [...]
2008-12-22 09:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KTIP KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1111MALAYSIA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) Following is the draft text of the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism for Malaysia. Until the report is finalized for submission to Congress, please treat as Sensitive. Begin Text: The police forces in Malaysia continued to conduct all counterterrorist investigations and operations. M [...]
2008-12-22 09:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV MARR KCRM ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR1112MALAYSIAN OIL PRODUCTION MOVING TO DEEPER WATERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: As crude oil production from Malaysia's shallow waters tapers off, oil companies are exploring and developing oil fields in deeper waters. Kikeh, Malaysia's first deepwater field, is producing 100,000 barrels per day (bbl/day) and is on track to reach its full production target [...]
2008-12-22 09:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV XC XF
08KUALALUMPUR1114PRESSURE MOUNTS AGAINST INTERNAL SECURITY ACT (ISA)
[...] (S) Summary: The Malaysian government's use of the Internal Security Act (ISA),which allows for detention without trial and is central to the GOM's intelligence-driven CT effort, has come under increasing political pressure over the past three months. The GOM's employment of the ISA in Sep [...]
2008-12-23 07:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPTER PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM
08KUALALUMPUR1116ABDULLAH'S REFORMS PASS PARLIAMENT, BUT WILL THEY
[...] (SBU) Malaysia's Parliament has hurriedly passed two judicial reform bills personally championed by outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as his parting legacy. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) bill replaces the existing Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) with a more autonomous Com [...]
2008-12-24 07:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR1118GAZA REACTION: MALAYSIANS CONDEMN U.S. ALONG WITH
[...] (SBU) Malaysian political leaders and press have reacted with angry rhetoric to Israeli air strikes in Gaza and heavily criticized the U.S. together with Israel. The Malaysian government came out quickly to condemn the Israeli air strikes on Gaza, labeling this action as a "war crime" and ca [...]
2008-12-30 08:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC CASC IS MY
08KUALALUMPUR1119SUMMARY OF DETENTIONS AND RELEASES UNDER
[...] (SBU) The Malaysian government currently holds 46 individuals under the Internal Security Act (ISA),which allows for detention without trial for terrorists and other persons deemed threats to national security, according to figures from a local NGO that reports reliably on ISA detentions. [...]
2008-12-30 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR1126DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ASSA CORP DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-31 08:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PREL PGOV IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR121MALAYSIA WILL RECOGNIZE KOSOVO, BUT TIMING STILL
[...] (C) In the absence of the Ambassador and the Foreign Minister, Political Section Chief delivered ref A demarche to the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's acting Under Secretary for European Affairs Mahinder Singh, who is also Under Secretary for the Americas. Polchief praised Malaysia for its Febru [...]
2008-02-25 00:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU MY
08KUALALUMPUR130PRESS STIFLED IN ALTANTUYA MURDER TRIAL OVER
[...] (C) In the latest turn of the ongoing Altantuya murder trial (reftels),accused political insider Abdul Razak Baginda, who has remained calm and composed through most of the proceedings, unleashed an emotional tirade shortly after the February 20 noon recess on the trial's 90th day. Referring [...]
2008-02-26 00:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR140MALAYSIA'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN UNDER WAY
[...] (C) Malaysia's 12th general election campaign kicked off on February 24 after more than 1,500 candidates filed nomination papers for the 222 parliament and 505 state seats. Cooperation among Malaysia's opposition parties ensured some 94 percent of all the seats will see head-to-head contests [...]
2008-02-28 09:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR146MALAYSIA: TIP PROPOSALS FOR FY2008 ESF AND INCLE
[...] Post submits for funding consideration the following two proposals from The Asia Foundation and the International Organization for Migration. Post fully recommends both proposals and lists them by priority. Both proposals focus on effective implementation of Malaysia's new comprehensive ant [...]
2008-03-03 10:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL SMIG ASEC ELAB KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR148MALAYSIA DEPLOYS NEW IMMIGRATION ARRIVAL DATA
[...] (SBU) Malaysian Immigration has upgraded its collection of arriving passenger data, moving from paper landing forms to an electronic system. The system, a product developed locally, is called the Single Immigration Platform System (SIPS). Immigration deployed SIPS in late January at 44 entry [...]
2008-03-04 06:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER KFRD MY
08KUALALUMPUR151SUHAKAM CHAIRMAN REVIEWS HUMAN RIGHTS LANDSCAPE
[...] (C) Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) Chairman Abu Talib Othman reviewed the country's human rights landscape with the Ambassador during their February 15 introductory meeting. The Chairman noted SUHAKAM's role in pressing for the anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) law and serving o [...]
2008-03-05 11:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR154CLEAN FINGERS, DIRTY ELECTIONS?
[...] (C) With only three days remaining before the March 8 general election, Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) abruptly announced its decision not to apply indelible ink to the fingers of voters, citing police reports of alleged sabotage plans and previously unidentified constitutional barriers. [...]
2008-03-06 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR158FINAL PUSH BEFORE MALAYSIA'S ELECTION DAY
[...] (C) Malaysia's national election campaign will conclude at midnight on March 7. Polling booths will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 8. Local election officials will quickly announce results in their respective districts, and almost all races should be known by midnight March 8. Th [...]
2008-03-07 11:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR160MALAYSIA'S ELECTION SHOCK - THE WORLD TURNED
[...] (C) Malaysia's March 8 national elections and the unprecedented success of the opposition have stunned the dominant UMNO party of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, shattered component members of the National Front (BN) coalition, put 5 of 13 states in opposition hands, and propelled former Depu [...]
2008-03-10 09:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR163MALAYSIA'S ELECTION: CRUNCHING NUMBERS FOR BN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's dramatic March 8 election setback for Prime Minister Abdullah and his National Front (BN) coalition resulted not only in the loss of four additional state governments to the opposition (reftel),but in a potentially fundamental shift of power in the ruling coalition [...]
2008-03-11 11:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR178ELECTION AFTERMATH: ABDULLAH AND UMNO STOKE MALAY
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and senior officials from his UMNO party seemingly are using the media to stoke ethnic Malay fears over opposition Chinese political gains at the expense of Malays, using the new Chinese-led opposition government in Penang as the lightening rod. UM [...]
2008-03-13 12:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR182MALAYSIA'S ELECTION: EMBASSY OBSERVATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) Embassy KL positioned election observers in six hotly contested states during the final days of Malaysia's campaign period and on the March 8 polling day. In addition to our previous reporting on campaigns in the capital city areas of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, this message provides fir [...]
2008-03-14 09:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR183POST-ELECTION VIEWS FROM EAST MALAYSIA
[...] (C) East Malaysians, whose support in the March 8 election provided Prime Minister Abdullah with the necessary majority to form the new government, are closely watching what opposition parties do with their newly won states, especially Penang, according to our contacts in Sabah and Sarawak on [...]
2008-03-14 11:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR184POST-ELECTION SCENE REMAINS VOLATILE, PER MARCH 14
[...] (C) Events on March 14 demonstrated that Malaysia's post-election political scene remains volatile, while the question of Abdullah's longevity in office remains far from settled. Abdullah's UMNO party staged a short-lived low-octane protest in opposition-held Penang on March 14 in support of [...]
2008-03-14 13:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR185POST-ELECTION SCENE REMAINS VOLATILE, PER MARCH 14
[...] (C) Events on March 14 demonstrated that Malaysia's post-election political scene remains volatile, while the question of Abdullah's longevity in office remains far from settled. Abdullah's UMNO party staged a short-lived low-octane protest in opposition-held Penang on March 14 in support of [...]
2008-03-14 13:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR186DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORTING COUNTRY-SPECIFIC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-17 03:05:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR192MALAYSIA'S NEW CABINET - STATUS QUO WITH ONLY
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi announced his new cabinet on March 18, retaining roughly half (17) of his ministers from the previous cabinet, but bringing in only a few politicians identifiable for their reform credentials. Abdullah remained Finance Minister I, but gave up his his positio [...]
2008-03-18 12:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR193MALAYSIA'S NEW CABINET -- MINISTERIAL PORTFOLIOS
[...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on March 18 announced Malaysia's new cabinet. This message provides a brief summary of each cabinet-level appointment, focusing particularly on changes and newcomers. Septel provides Post's initial overall impressions of the new cabinet. End Summ [...]
2008-03-18 12:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR195MORE UMNO CHALLENGES TO ABDULLAH'S AUTHORITY
[...] (C) More challenges to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's authority within his United Malays National Organization (UMNO) party emerged in the wake of Abdullah's March 18 cabinet announcement. The powerful Youth wing, led by an ally of Deputy Prime Minister Najib, contradicted Abdullah's instr [...]
2008-03-19 12:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR200G/TIP REPORTING OFFICER VISITS MALAYSIA
[...] (SBU) G/TIP reporting officer Sally Neumann visited Malaysia from February 11-13, during which she met with Government of Malaysia (GOM) officials and representatives from civil society, including representatives from the Catholic Church in East Malaysia. The meetings were fruitful, providin [...]
2008-03-24 05:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR202KING VERSUS PRIME MINISTER IN TERENGGANU
[...] (C) The royal household in Terengganu has gone against the choice of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and his United Malays National Organization (UMNO) party and appointed its own candidate to become Chief Minister of the state, a decision that threatens a constitutional crisis and pits Prime [...]
2008-03-24 10:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR212MALAYSIAN GOVT SHELTERS INITIAL 23 TIP VICTIMS
[...] (SBU) Malaysia's Women's Ministry publicly announced that on March 25 it had admitted 17 female trafficking victims to one of its two recently established government shelters in Kuala Lumpur. The women, all Thai nationals, had been rescued in a police raid in Johor Bahru on March 24, accordi [...]
2008-03-26 09:26:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR223UMNO SETS PARTY ELECTION FOR DECEMBER, ABDULLAH
[...] (C) The March 27 Supreme Council meeting of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) decided the party's election will be held December 16-20, 2008. The election is widely anticipated to feature a challenge to Abdullah's continued leadership. The el [...]
2008-03-28 10:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR224MALAYSIA NOT READY YET TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE KOSOVO
[...] (C) With the unavailability of more senior Malaysian officials, Political Section Chief delivered ref A demarche on March 27 to Principal Assistant Secretary Zakhir, who is currently responsible for Kosovo issues in the Foreign Ministry's European Division. Zakhir responded that the Malaysia [...]
2008-03-30 23:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK EU MY
08KUALALUMPUR256UMNO VOICES NAJIB TAKE-OVER; ANWAR TO CONSOLIDATE
[...] (C) Division-level leaders from Prime Minister Abdullah's UMNO party in three states, including the key UMNO stronghold of Johor, are increasingly voicing support for Abdullah to step down in the wake of the March 8 election set-back, with some party officials backing Deputy Prime Minister Naj [...]
2008-04-11 12:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR261MORE UMNO PRESSURE FOR IMMEDIATE LEADERSHIP CHANGE
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's April 11 meeting with officials from his UMNO party in the key party stronghold of Johor has focused more pressure on Abdullah to step down quickly. Abdullah reaffirmed his intention to transfer power to Deputy Prime Minister Najib, but only sometime -- p [...]
2008-04-14 08:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR265ANWAR'S OFFICIAL RETURN - CELEBRATION AND
[...] (S) Anwar Ibrahim and his People's Justice Party (PKR) celebrated the expiration of the ban on Anwar holding formal political office at an April 14 rally in Kuala Lumpur, an event intended to maintain the opposition leader's political momentum. Police intervened to stop the "illegal gathering [...]
2008-04-15 11:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR273TREASURY DEPARTMENT ENGAGES MALAYSIANS ON IRAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: During meetings on March 31 and April 1, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Patrick O'Brien impressed upon his Malaysian counterparts at the Central Bank, the Ministries of Finance and Foreign Affairs, charities regulators, and private banks [...]
2008-04-17 09:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM UNSC
08KUALALUMPUR291PENAN TRIBAL LEADER'S DEATH RAISES SUSPICIONS
[...] (C) Penan tribal members in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak found tribal headsman and anti-logging activist Kelesau Naan dead on December 17, 2007, after he went missing for two months. Police initially refused to open an investigation until Malaysia's Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) i [...]
2008-04-21 06:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV EIND EAGR SENV SOCI KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR294PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES FIRST STEPS IN JUDICIAL
[...] (C) Some eight months after the Malaysian Bar Council took to the streets to demand judicial reform, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi used an April 17 Bar Council dinner to announce the proposed establishment of a Judicial Appointment Commission and review of judicial salaries. He also announc [...]
2008-04-21 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KCOR SOCI MY
08KUALALUMPUR295ABDULLAH PUSHES REFORMS DESPITE UMNO, NAJIB DRAWS
[...] (C) Embattled Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi announced initial steps for judicial reform and strengthening the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) despite objections from his own UMNO party, PM confidante Kalimullah told the Ambassador on April 17. Deputy Prime Minister Najib thus far is sticking b [...]
2008-04-21 12:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR307GOVERNMENT DENIES LICENSE RENEWAL FOR TAMIL
[...] (C) Summary. The Home Ministry has denied renewal of the publication permit for the Tamil language newspaper "Makkal Osai" (Voice of the People). The Ministry provided no explanation, but the paper was a vocal critic of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) and its President Samy Vellu. The pa [...]
2008-04-23 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR334NEW OPPOSITION-CONTROLLED STATES PUSHING THE RIGHT
[...] (SBU) Following the March 2008 election, four new opposition-controlled state governments assumed power in Selangor, Perak, Penang and Kedah, while in Kelantan the opposition Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS) significantly increased a previously thin majority. In their first weeks of power, the [...]
2008-04-30 03:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR337ANWAR IBRAHIM CRITICIZES GOVERNMENT FOR EJECTING
[...] (SBU) De facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim used a public speaking engagement on April 27 and his personal internet blog to criticize the Malaysian government for bowing to U.S. pressure and ejecting Iranian entities from the Defense Services Asia (DSA) military sales exhibition, held in K [...]
2008-04-30 11:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV ETTC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR338NEW PARLIAMENT OPENS - GET READY TO RUMBLE
[...] (C) Malaysia's new Parliament opened April 29 with a significantly increased opposition presence following the March 8 election. The Ambassador attended the official opening, which featured the King reading the speech prepared by Prime Minister Abdullah's government focused on domestic rice [...]
2008-04-30 13:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR340MALAYSIA'S FLUID SCENE - DAS MARCIEL'S MAY 5-7
[...] (U) Thank you for coming to Kuala Lumpur. Your May 5-7 visit to Malaysia provides an excellent opportunity to assess Malaysia's fluid political scene, identify new openings to pursue U.S. objectives, and support key areas in our regional and bilateral diplomacy. 2. (C) Not quite two mont [...]
2008-05-02 09:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR342DEMARCHE TO MALAYSIA: BURMA'S FLAWED
[...] (C) Poloff met May 5 with the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Southeast Asia and South Pacific Division chief Rahimi Harun to convey reftel points, emphasizing in particular the importance of ASEAN,s role. Rahimi responded that the GOM had been pushing the regime &for years8 to expedite the pro [...]
2008-05-05 09:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM BM MY
08KUALALUMPUR343OTHMAN CONFIRMS MALAYSIA'S STAGED IMT PULL-OUT
[...] (C) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak, speaking with polchief April 28, confirmed Malaysia's decision to withdraw in stages from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) in Mindanao beginning on/about May 10 and [...]
2008-05-05 10:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JA RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR355UNPRECEDENTED SEDITION CHARGES AGAINST BLOGGER
[...] (C) Summary. For the first time, Malaysian authorities have resorted to a colonial-era law to bring sedition charges against a blogger and the author of a comment on an internet web site. Blogger and veteran anti-government activist Raja Petra Kamaruddin touched a sensitive nerve in implying [...]
2008-05-08 08:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM KPAO MY
08KUALALUMPUR357IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - MALAYSIA
[...] (U) Rising global prices for major food commodities so far are having limited impact on their availability to Malaysian consumers. Long-standing price controls on many food staples have kept such items affordable, but have also contributed to some spot shortages. While it is only about 65% self [...]
2008-05-08 23:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SENV MY
08KUALALUMPUR364MALAYSIA ON EDGE OR STABILIZING? DAS MARCIEL'S MAY
[...] (S) Senior Malaysian government officials and opposition politicians discussed Prime Minister Abdullah's struggle to remain in power and prospects for the strengthened opposition during EAP DAS Marciel's May 5-7 visit to Kuala Lumpur, while DAS Marciel also addressed the Burma crisis and his A [...]
2008-05-09 09:56:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MARR ECON KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR365CATHOLIC CHURCH ALLOWED TO PROCEED WITH "ALLAH"
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysia's Catholic Church, challenging a government ban on use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims, has won its first round in court on May 5. Church contacts told us the government was shocked by the strong reaction of the Catholic Church against the ban of "Allah," given that [...]
2008-05-09 09:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR SCUL KIRF KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR366: SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER,S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...]
2008-05-12 00:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR367SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter [...]
2008-05-12 05:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR376PARLIAMENTARIAN QUESTIONS GOM'S IRAN POLICY
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Malaysia's position on Iran's nuclear program is subject to criticism and scrutiny not only from the political opposition but, as recent questions in Parliament illustrate, from elements of the ruling UMNO party as well. The Foreign Ministry responded to an UMNO MP's [...]
2008-05-13 11:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV ETTC IR MY
08KUALALUMPUR377OPPOSITION SIGNALS IMMINENT EAST MALAYSIA
[...] (C) De facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and his lieutenants, both publicly and privately, are raising expectations of possible imminent defections by National Front (BN) MPs, particularly from East Malaysia. Senior Vice President of Anwar's PKR party Azmin Ali told us to expect a public [...]
2008-05-13 11:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR392AMBASSADOR AND ATTORNEY GENERAL DISCUSS ISA,
[...] (S) The Ambassador called on Malaysia's Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail on May 13 and discussed prospects for prosecuting terrorists, the importance of passing an export control law, and factors affecting progress in the FTA talks. The Ambassador congratulated the AG on drafting of the 200 [...]
2008-05-15 09:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PINR ECON ETTC KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR393CHALLENGES TO MARCH ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (U) Summary. Losing candidates in Malaysia,s March 2008 elections have filed petitions challenging results in 12 parliamentary districts and 17 state assembly districts. Based on past precedent, such challenges rarely succeed, but the ruling coalition conceivably could regain power in Perak, [...]
2008-05-15 10:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR394ATTACK ON DAP OFFICE IN PERAK REFLECTS PRESSURE ON
[...] (C) Summary: An early morning May 15 attack on an opposition party office in Perak produced only minor damage and no injuries. Whether or not orchestrated by elements of Prime Minister Abdullah's UMNO party, the attack will allow UMNO to focus more pressure to bring down Perak's opposition- [...]
2008-05-15 10:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR398MALAYSIAN OIL REVENUE: GRAVY TRAIN RUNNING OUT OF
[...] (U) Summary: At its current 4% annual rate of increase, domestic demand for petroleum products is expected to overtake supply by 2011 or 2012, making Malaysia a net importer of oil, according to Petronas, the country's national oil company. This bodes poorly for a federal government that re [...]
2008-05-16 05:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPET EFIN ENRG MY PGOV
08KUALALUMPUR399IMMIGRATION DETAINEES RIOT AFTER RELA BEATS
[...] (C) Some 60 to 70 detained suspected illegal immigrants rioted at Lenggeng Immigration Detention Center (IDC) on April 21, setting fire to the temporary administration building according to press and firsthand accounts. Malaysia's Head of Immigration Enforcement claimed the riot started after [...]
2008-05-16 06:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR4AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PRIME
[...] (C) The Ambassador and Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak met on December 31 for an introductory call, during which they discussed U.S. and Malaysia's common interests in bolstering international systems such as the UN and WTO. Najib described core relations with the U.S. as good and looke [...]
2008-01-02 09:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR ECON RP TH MY
08KUALALUMPUR40MALAYSIA SYMPATHETIC TO KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-15 08:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU MY
08KUALALUMPUR408MAHATHIR RESIGNS FROM UMNO, NO ONE FOLLOWS
[...] (C) Former PM Mahathir unexpectedly announced his resignation from the ruling UMNO party on May 19 in an obvious attempt to increase pressure on PM Abdullah to step down. In an indication of the seriousness of Mahathir's move, PM Abdullah hastily arranged a May 20 meeting with UMNO Members o [...]
2008-05-20 11:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR411PM ADVISOR LIM ON REFORMS AND ABDULLAH'S EVENTUAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted Prime Ministerial Political Secretary Vincent Lim to dinner on the evening of May 14. (Note: This dinner occurred prior to former PM Mahathir,s May 19 anouncement that he would quit the ruling party. See reftel for Embassy reporting on Mahathir,s surprise [...]
2008-05-21 04:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR421MALAYSIA: WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL BLANK
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Jonah Blank to Malaysia from May 28 to June 3, 2008. The purpose of the trip is research of issues before the committee, particularly those relating to the insurgency in southern Thailand. [...]
2008-05-23 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PGOV OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN THKSJA MY
08KUALALUMPUR422ACCUSED TRAFFICKER CHARGED UNDER NEW TIP LAW
[...] (SBU) Malaysian authorities for the first time have charged a suspected human trafficker under the country's new comprehensive anti-trafficking law, which came into full effect on February 28. On May 11 police charged Ee Chin Kai with trafficking two Thai women for the purpose of sexual expl [...]
2008-05-23 09:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PINR KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR423PAS LEADER FAVORS TAKING POWER THROUGH NEXT
[...] (C) Nasaruddin Mat Isa, Deputy President of the Islamist opposition party PAS, speaking with us on May 21, said the opposition should seek to take power through the next federal election, rather than through immediate defections by ruling coalition MPs, in part to reduce the risk of a harsh c [...]
2008-05-23 09:50:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR447NAJIB AIDE: ABDULLAH SHOULD MAKE WAY SOON FOR
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Najib's political secretary, Fatmi Che Salleh (protect throughout),suggested in a May 29 meeting with us that Prime Minister Abdullah should make way for a Najib ticket with UMNO Vice President Muhyiddin by announcing as soon as possible that he (Abdullah) [...]
2008-05-30 07:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR448AMBASSADOR AND NEW WOMEN'S MINISTER ENGAGE ON
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Keith met on May 28 with Dr. Ng Yen Yen, Minister for Women, Family, and Community Development, and discussed the Ministry's operations of two trafficking victims' shelters, migrant workers, illegal immigrants, and developing programs for women and children. Minister Ng invi [...]
2008-05-30 08:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN MY
08KUALALUMPUR460FORCED AND CHILD LABOR REPORT - MALAYSIA
[...] Embassy sources have reported incidents of forced labor in Malaysia's garment industry, and forced labor and exploitative child labor in the palm oil sector. We received corroborating reports from multiple sources for most information, but Embassy officers have not had the opportunity to con [...]
2008-06-03 08:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV ELAB ECON ETRD MY
08KUALALUMPUR476MALAYSIA RAISES GASOLINE PRICE OVERNIGHT BY 40 PERCENT,
[...] SUMMARY: In an effort to address rising costs of energy subsidies, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday announced a 40 percent price increase on gasoline, a 60 percent price increase on diesel, and 20 to 26 percent increases in electricity rates, effective at midnight on June 4. The new p [...]
2008-06-06 09:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR481TIP REPORT DELIVERED TO MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the Malaysia narrative from the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on June 4 to various government representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Women's Ministry, Immigration Department, Police, and Attorney General's Chambers. The Charge conveyed the [...]
2008-06-10 05:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI KWMN MY
08KUALALUMPUR482OPPOSITION CALLS FOR PROTESTS OVER FUEL PRICES
[...] (SBU) Malaysia's sudden and drastic increase in fuel prices has given the Opposition a rallying point and new means to direct populist pressure against the incumbent National Front (BN) government. Opposition groups announced plans to stage a nation-wide series of protests, with the first la [...]
2008-06-10 08:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC ECON MY
08KUALALUMPUR495TWO BURMESE ALLEGE TRAFFICKING EXPERIENCE AT
[...] (C) Summary: Two Burmese refugees met with us and alleged that low-level Malaysian Immigration officials sold and delivered them into the custody of armed Thai nationals at the Thai-Malaysian border. UNHCR has received similar firsthand reports from other refugees. On June 6, we shared inf [...]
2008-06-12 07:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PGOV SMIG KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR504S/CT PDAS FEIERSTEIN MEETS SENIOR MALAYSIAN
[...] (C) Summary: S/CT PDAS Jerry Feierstein visited Kuala Lumpur June 6-7 and met with the head of the Malaysia's National Security Council, Muhammad Hatta, and the Deputy Secretary General of the Home Ministry, Ahmad Fuad. Discussion of counterterrorism covered de-radicalization efforts, improvi [...]
2008-06-16 05:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPTER PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR512UMNO YOUTH OFFICIAL ON HEATED PARTY CONTESTS AND
[...] (C) Many UMNO party branches and divisions could nominate a Najib/Muhyiddin ticket despite Prime Minister Abdullah's confirmation that he will stand for reelection in the December party contest, UMNO party youth official Suffian Awang told us on June 17. Eleven candidates would vie seriously [...]
2008-06-17 10:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR516DEFECTIONS FROM BN ABOUT TO BEGIN?
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 10:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR52MALAYSIAN POLICE SEEKING U.S. SPEAKER FOR TIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The Malaysian Royal Police (RMP) will hold trafficking in persons (TIP) training for their officers as they continue to develop their capacity to enforce their new anti-trafficking in persons law. The RMP has not yet set the [...]
2008-01-22 10:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS SMIG SOCI MY
08KUALALUMPUR523NO CONFIDENCE MOTION - DOES THE OPPOSITION HAVE A
[...] (C) There was much smoke but little fire on June19 concerning the announcement the day before that a ruling coalition member party will introduce a parliamentary no-confidence motion on the Prime Minister. Sabah politicians have told us that the move was coordinated, but opposition Democra [...]
2008-06-19 10:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR529BLOGGER ALLEGES DPM'S WIFE AT MURDER SCENE
[...] (C) Controversial internet journalist Raja Petra executed a sworn statement on June 18 to the effect that Deputy Prime Minister Najib's wife, Rosmah Mansor, was at the scene of the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibbu in October 2006, and that PM Abdullah and a Royal received info [...]
2008-06-23 09:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR535NO-CONFIDENCE PLOY FIZZLES IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah won a tactical victory on June 23 as his National Front (BN) parliamentarians voted as a block to approve a motion on the recent controversial fuel price hikes, beating back public speculation that the vote would become a no-confidence motion on Abdullah's leadership [...]
2008-06-24 11:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR536WILL SABAH DEFECT?
[...] (C) Sabah politicians of all walks criticized Prime Minister Abdullah's leadership and the National Front (BN) government's marginalization of Sabah during polchief's meetings in the east Malaysia state, June 18-20, which took place as a small Sabah BN party, SAPP, announced its two MPs would [...]
2008-06-24 12:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR557ANWAR TAKES REFUGE IN TURKISH EMBASSY, MOVES
[...] (C) Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim took refuge in the Turkish embassy on June 29 within hours after a police complaint of sodomy was filed by a junior staff assistant. Against the backdrop of his politically motivated jailing in 1998 over sodomy charges, Anwar's decision [...]
2008-06-30 10:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR562NO GOM ACTION AFTER LINGAM PROBE IMPLICATES
[...] (C) The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Lingam video scandal concluded that former Prime Minister Mahathir and five other prominent individuals should be investigated for manipulating judicial appointments and promotions. The Commission, established by the Government of Malaysia (GOM) t [...]
2008-07-02 09:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR563ANWAR ON THE OFFENSIVE
[...] (C) Malaysia's de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on the "offensive" after emerging on June 30 from this 36-hour refuge in the Turkish embassy. On July 1, Anwar filed a police complaint against the national police chief and the Attorney General. He held a press conference and lat [...]
2008-07-02 11:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR570GOM PROTESTS U.S. REMARKS ON ANWAR IBRAHIM CASE
[...] (C) Malaysian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohd Isa called in the Ambassador on July 3 to deliver a note of protest over remarks by the State Department Spokesman on June 30 related to the recent sodomy allegations against de facto Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. After reading [...]
2008-07-03 07:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR572ANWAR IMPLICATES DPM NAJIB IN MURDER CASE
[...] (C) A private investigator's legal deposition, revealed by Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on July 3, implicates Deputy Prime Minister Najib in the high-profile Altantuya murder case. The deposition, based primarily on statements reportedly made by Altantuya and murder defendant Razak Bagind [...]
2008-07-03 09:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR575NAJIB FIGHTS BACK; WEEKEND PROTEST FAILS TO IMPRESS
[...] (C) As de facto Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on the offensive last week, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak wasted no time in denying any link to the Altantuya murder case, while diffusing another bombshell by admitting he previously had met the man accusing Anwar of sodomy. On Ju [...]
2008-07-07 11:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR58EMBASSY RAISES RELA ROLE WITH MALAYSIAN IMMIGRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Members of Malaysia's People's Volunteer Corps (RELA) began taking up guard duties at immigration detention centers beginning January 15, according to press reports. Government officials describe RELA's assignment as a stop-gap measure while responsibility for the immigration [...]
2008-01-24 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF MY
08KUALALUMPUR588OPPOSITION FILES NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION;
[...] (C) Malaysia's opposition coalition has filed a no-confidence motion in Parliament against Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as part of Anwar Ibrahim's new "offensive" against the National Front government. The Opposition does not expect the motion to succeed, and instead sees this as one way t [...]
2008-07-10 11:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR604ABDULLAH CONFIRMS 2010 HAND-OVER TO HELP SECURE
[...] (C) PM Abdullah announced on July 10 his intention to step down as Prime Minister and United Malays National Organization (UMNO) president in June 2010 and hand over power to his deputy Najib Tun Razak. Abdullah and Najib will seek re-election in the December 2008 party polls as part of this [...]
2008-07-11 11:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR609UMNO RESISTS POPULAR CALLS FOR REFORM
[...] (C) The Malaysian electorate delivered a strong endorsement for change and a major set-back for Prime Minister Abdullah's United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and National Front (BN) coalition in the March elections, but UMNO thus far has resisted reform. The shocking election result i [...]
2008-07-13 04:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR614PARLIAMENT "WAR ZONE," AS ANWAR DUCKS POLICE
[...] (C) A heavy police deployment, particularly at Parliament, on July 14 added to the atmosphere of political tension in Kuala Lumpur as the Parliament Speaker shot down an emergency Opposition motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Abdullah and de facto Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim backed [...]
2008-07-14 09:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR615Malaysia Scenesetter for DOE DAS Secretary Ed McGinnis and
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Kuala Lumpur looks forward to your July 21-23 visit as an opportunity to advance important and continuing discussions with the government of Malaysia (GOM) on nuclear energy and the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP). The visit will allow you to explore Malaysia's [...]
2008-07-14 09:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR MY
08KUALALUMPUR619POLICE COMPEL ANWAR'S APPEARANCE ON JULY 16;
[...] (C) Malaysian police have threatened Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim with arrest if he does not appear at a police station on July 16 to give his statement in the criminal investigation regarding sodomy allegations. Anwar's lawyer publicly stated that Anwar will comply with the police order, [...]
2008-07-15 11:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR62POLICE THWART PRICE HIKE PROTEST, DETAIN
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition political activists attempted unsuccessfully to stage a demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on January 26 against government policies and price hikes. Police arrested the protest leaders, including senior opposition party officials, before the demonstration took form, and c [...]
2008-01-30 01:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI MY
08KUALALUMPUR626ANWAR ARRESTED FOR SODOMY
[...] (C) Police arrested Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim just before 1300 on July 16, one hour before Anwar was due to appear at Kuala Lumpur police headquarters to provide his statement for the investigation into sodomy charges. As of 1600, police are holding Anwar at police headquarters, where [...]
2008-07-16 08:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR630ANWAR RELEASED ON POLICE BAIL
[...] (C) Police released Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on police bail the morning of July 17, some 20 hours after his arrest. Prosecutors have not yet charged Anwar, but he remains a formal suspect in connection with the forced sodomy allegation. Under conditions of police bail, police can requ [...]
2008-07-17 10:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM ASEC MY
08KUALALUMPUR631PROMINENT BLOGGER ARRESTED, CHARGED IN COURT
[...] Police on July 17 arrested Raja Petra, controversial editor of the online portal Malaysia Today, and prosecutors charged him with criminal defamation of Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak's wife, Rosmah Mansor and two others. In a sworn affidavit, Raja Petra claimed he was "reliably informed" [...]
2008-07-17 10:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR644MALAYSIA'S POLITICAL CRISIS
[...] (C) The next four weeks will be a telling period in the history of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) rule in Malaysia. For the first time in its fifty-year dominance, UMNO is faced with a multi-racial opposition alliance that has some credible prospect for forming the next govern [...]
2008-07-22 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR645ANWAR TELLS DIPLOMATS HIS FUTURE IS PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) An energetic and seemingly confident Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim told 40 assembled diplomats on July 22 that in the face of government attempts to use sodomy charges to derail his political challenge, he would either become Prime Minister or end up in jail, "and this time I'm not goin [...]
2008-07-22 12:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR648HOME MINISTER ASSEMBLES DIPLOMATS, DEFENDS
[...] (C) Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar briefed foreign diplomats, including the Ambassador, on the sodomy case against Anwar Ibrahim on July 23, one day after de facto Opposition leader conducted his own diplomatic briefing. Syed Hamid dismissed claims of conspiracy, defended the police handling [...]
2008-07-23 12:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR651TREASURY DAS DOHNER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (U) Summary: Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia Robert Dohner briefed Bank Negara officials on the U.S. economic and financial situation and exchanged views on Treasury's decision to include Malaysia in the executive summary of the U.S. Foreign Exchange Report. DAS Dohner defended th [...]
2008-07-24 03:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR653AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER FOR HUMAN RESOURCES
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Keith made an introductory call on Minister for Human Resources S. Subramaniam on July 14. (Note: Minister Subramaniam remained willing to meet the Ambassador at Parliament on a day when it was closed to the public and under tight security (reftel) due to domestic political t [...]
2008-07-24 09:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM PGOV AMGT MY
08KUALALUMPUR665UMNO-PAS TALKS PROVOKE CONTROVERSY
[...] (S) Prime Minister Abdullah's July 20 revelation of secret meetings between his ruling United Malay National Organization (UMNO) and Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) beginning shortly after the March 2008 general election sent shock waves through both political coalitions and unsettled PAS itsel [...]
2008-07-30 12:14:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR682AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH INFORMATION MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. Information Minister and prominent reform-proponent Shabery Cheek assured the Ambassador that PM Abdullah remains committed to his reform agenda despite resistance from some of the PM,s own senior advisors and the UMNO old guard. While exhibiting some discomfort regarding the i [...]
2008-08-04 09:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR688ANWAR TO BE CHARGED
[...] (C) Summary. Anwar Ibrahim has been summoned to appear in court on the morning of August 7 and will be charged with sodomy. In the meantime, the Election Commission announced an August 26 date for the by-election for the parliamentary seat Anwar is contesting. The sodomy charge in itself will [...]
2008-08-06 10:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR69CONTROVERSIAL SQURES OF CHRISTIAN BOOKS
[...] (C) Ministry of Internal Security officials confiscated some Christian children's books from stores in early January. Officials took the action because the books contained pictures of Moses and Noah, and they judged portraits of these figures, who are also prophets in Islam, would offend Musl [...]
2008-01-31 08:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR701ANWAR CHARGED BUT REMAINS FREE
[...] (C) Summary. As expected, on August 7 Anwar Ibrahim was formally charged with consensual sodomy, but his supporters were jubilant when the judge ruled the de facto opposition leader would remain free on a "personal bond." The Government's prosecution team made no attempt to oppose bail, and [...]
2008-08-07 10:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR704DOWNGRADE MALAYSIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION?
[...] (C) Malaysia's Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) faces potential downgrading by the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC) for non-compliance with the Paris Principles. If downgraded, SUHAKAM will be banned from atte [...]
2008-08-08 09:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR719RELIGIOUS, RACIAL POLITICS MARK RUN-UP TO CRITICAL
[...] (C) Summary. The ruling National Front (BN) coalition is gearing up to oppose Anwar Ibrahim's return to parliament via an August 26 by-election. BN tactics include intense rhetoric with religious and racial connotations. A Malaysian Bar Council forum on conversion to Islam was shut down by [...]
2008-08-13 10:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR KISM KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR72THE MALAYSIAN MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY -- A
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur provided to its Trilateral Strategic Dialogue partners a summary version of its assessment of the Malaysian Maritime Law Enforcement Agency (MMEA). The seven-page brief reflects information culled from extensive engagement by the GOJ with [...]
2008-02-01 03:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR73PROSECUTOR DOWNBEAT ON ALTANTUYA MURDER CASE
[...] (C) Deputy Public Prosecutor Noorin Badaruddin, a member of the prosecution team in the Altantuya murder case (reftel),told Polchief during an informal conversation January 30 that there was almost no chance of winning guilty verdicts in the on-going trial of defendants Razak Baginda, a clos [...]
2008-02-01 06:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR738PAS REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR OPPOSITION ALLIANCE
[...] (SBU) In its annual convention, the Malaysian Islamic Party confirmed continuing support for the opposition alliance despite the recent PAS &dialogue8 with the ruling coalition,s United Malay National Organization (UMNO). PAS leaders predictably condemned U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan [...]
2008-08-19 06:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR742MALAYSIAN OPPOSITION NOT SO CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: On Thursday, August 14, Econ Counselor and Econoff met with Tony Pua, opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) Member of Parliament. Pua is DAP's one and only economic advisor in a coalition in which the other two parties, KeAdilan ("Justice") and PAS (Islamic),economic experti [...]
2008-08-21 09:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR743GOM PLAYING HARDBALL IN RUN-UP TO KEY BY-ELECTION
[...] (C) The Government is increasingly playing hardball in the run-up to de facto opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim,s attempt to return to Parliament via an August 26 by-election in Permatang Pauh district of Penang. On the campaign trail, UMNO (United Malay National Organization) continues to sp [...]
2008-08-21 09:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL MY
08KUALALUMPUR753INDICATORS ALL POINT TO ANWAR VICTORY IN AUG. 26
[...] Poloffs in Penang report that local observers continue to expect a decisive victory for Anwar in the Permatang Pauh by-election August 26. Government-influenced media, however, continue to portray the campaign as close, and negative press stories on Anwar are prevalent. Opposition rallies ar [...]
2008-08-25 09:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR759ANWAR WINS RESOUNDING BY-ELECTION VICTORY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Anwar Ibrahim appears to have won the Permatang Pauh by-election by a wide margin, with early reports on the evening of August 26 giving him a two-to-one advantage over his Barisan Nasional opponent. On election eve, Anwar had sought to dampen expectations of a landslide victor [...]
2008-08-27 00:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR762ANWAR - NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary. In the wake of Anwar Ibrahim,s decisive victory in the Permatang Pauh by-election yesterday, the Speaker of Parliament has reversed himself and now says he will swear in the newly-elected MP on August 28. This will enable the soon-to-be official opposition leader to confront P [...]
2008-08-27 09:47:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR765ANWAR SWORN IN AT PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Anwar Ibrahim, still savoring his landslide by-election victory, was sworn into Parliament on August 28 after being officially confirmed as leader of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition alliance. His first intervention was to question the merits of the DNA identification bill whi [...]
2008-08-28 09:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR772ADM WILLARD'S MEETING WITH DPM NAJIB
[...] (C) In an August 25 meeting with Admiral Willard and the Ambassador, DPM Najib expressed appreciation for U.S. military activities in Sabah and noted that terrorism remained a threat in the region. Najib indicated there was still a question as to whether Malaysian troops would stay in southe [...]
2008-09-02 07:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR775SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE OIC URGES MORE MALAYSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with GOM officials, local and international Islamic intellectuals, the Islamic Development Bank and media, U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber described proposals for greater USG-OIC cooperation and dialogue. He urged [...]
2008-09-04 01:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ECON KIRF MY
08KUALALUMPUR782SABAH DEPORTATIONS A POLITICAL BAND-AID
[...] (C) Residents of Malaysia's Sabah state, in northeast Borneo, are dismissive of the Government's latest "crackdown" against illegal immigrants. The federal government launched the campaign as a measure to meet demands by Sabah politicians who are being wooed to shift their support to the opp [...]
2008-09-05 10:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR ELAB SOCI MY
08KUALALUMPUR786STAFFDEL LUSE ENGAGES PM'S OFFICE, MFA ON
[...] (SBU) Senate Foreign Relations Committee Professional Staffer Mr. Keith Luse met with GOM officials at the Prime Minister's Office, the Foreign Ministry's Southeast Asia Office, and at the Southeast Asia Regional Center for Counter Terrorism (SEARCCT) August 27-29. Luse raised concerns ab [...]
2008-09-09 09:14:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PTER KDEM KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR787UMNO AND ITS COALITION IN DISARRAY AHEAD OF
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah and top leaders of his United Malays National Organization (UMNO) appear unnerved as they approach the September 16 deadline set by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for toppling Abdullah's National Front (BN) government. UMNO's disarray and the weakness of the BN c [...]
2008-09-09 10:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR798GOM SEEKS TO SHIFT ANWAR CASE TO HIGH COURT, NEXT
[...] (U) Summary: The prosecution in the Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial used the September 10 court session to seek a shift in venue to the High Court, a widely anticipated move. Anwar's lawyers asked for time to prepare their arguments, and the Sessions Court judge set the next court date for Septemb [...]
2008-09-10 09:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR802Flooding in Northern Peninsular Malaysia Highlights
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Extensive rains over the last week have triggered flooding in northern peninsular Malaysia following heavy downpour in the states of Kedah and Penang. According to media and Malaysian government reports, the floods have affected more than 10,000 people, including forced evacuatio [...]
2008-09-12 01:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR805PM ABDULLAH'S POSITION ERODED AFTER TUMULTUOUS WEEK
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has seen his political position eroded during a tumultuous week of mounting challenges from within his United Malay National Organization (UMNO),his coalition partners, and the opposition. While struggling to regain cohesion within his National Front (BN) c [...]
2008-09-12 12:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR806OPPOSITION JOURNALIST DETAILED UNDER THE INTERNAL SECURITY ACT
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysian police on September 12 arrested controversial blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin under the Internal Security Act (ISA),which allows for detention without trial. Raja Petra's arrest came days after Prime Minister Abdullah threatened to use the ISA to clamp down on those al [...]
2008-09-12 12:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR809SOUTHEAST ASIA REGIONAL CT VOLUNTARY VISITOR
[...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassies Jakarta, Manila, and Kuala Lumpur. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY and ACTION REQUEST: The Legal Attaches from Embassies Manila, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur have jointly designed a tri-border regional visitors program for police and prosecutors handling terro [...]
2008-09-15 08:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV MY RP ID
08KUALALUMPUR810UPROAR OVER INTERNAL SECURITY ACT AS UMNO DEBATES
[...] (C) Malaysian authorities' September 12 arrest of three persons under the Internal Security Act (ISA) created an uproar across the political spectrum, resulting in the release of one detainee the following day and the September 15 offer of resignation of de facto legal reform minister Zaid Ib [...]
2008-09-15 11:40:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR815SEPTEMBER 16 ANTI-CLIMAX, BUT ANWAR REMAINS
[...] (C) Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's original September 16 deadline to wrest power from ruling National Front (BN) coalition has passed in anti-climactic fashion, and without the crossover of any government members of Parliament (MPs) to the opposition ranks. The opposition Pakatan alliance [...]
2008-09-16 11:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR821PM ABDULLAH TAKES OVER DEFENSE PORTFOLIO AHEAD OF
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi took over the Defense Minister portfolio from his deputy Najib Tun Razak with immediate effect on September 17, one day ahead of a rumored showdown within Abdullah's ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) party. In return, Najib assumed the Finan [...]
2008-09-17 12:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR825ANOTHER OPPOSITION BLOGGER DETAINED, BUT NOT UNDER
[...] (U) Another opposition internet blogger, Syed Azidi Syed Aziz, was detained on September 17 under the Sedition Act for encouraging other Malaysians to fly the national flag upside-down during national day celebrations. Aziz first made his comments on August 3, stating that this action would s [...]
2008-09-18 23:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPAO MY
08KUALALUMPUR833PM ABDULLAH SET BACK BY UMNO SUPREME COUNCIL
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi failed to quell dissent or gain consensus support for his 2010 transition plan during a very heated September 18 UMNO Supreme Council meeting, which featured calls for Abdullah to step down led by UMNO VP Muhyiddin Yassin. Following the meeting, Muhyiddin a [...]
2008-09-19 12:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR834MP TERESA KOK RELEASED AFTER ONE WEEK OF ISA
[...] (C) Malaysian police unexpectedly released Democratic Action Party (DAP) MP Teresa Kok on September 19, one week after she was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Upon release, Kok immediately held a press conference in which she explained the accusations over which she was detain [...]
2008-09-19 12:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR839DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 09:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM UNGA MY
08KUALALUMPUR84GOM POLL SHOWS DECLINE IN PM ABDULLAH'S POPULARITY
[...] (S) Summary: A secretive government poll revealed a 30 percent drop in Prime Minister Abdullah's approval rating since 2004, according to a retired senior intelligence official and current advisor to the Prime Minister. This matches recent findings by a private survey. With unpopular econo [...]
2008-02-11 10:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR846UPDATES ON ANWAR SODOMY CASE, RAJA PETRA DETENTION
[...] (SBU) The sodomy case against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim continued on September 24 with the prosecution requesting that the trial be transferred from the trial-level Sessions Court to the appellate-level High Court. After listening to arguments, the judge adjourned the hearing for two we [...]
2008-09-24 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR847PM ABDULLAH REGROUPS, REAFFIRMS UMNO ELECTION PLAN
[...] (C) Embattled Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi claimed support from state-level officials of his ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) for his re-nomination as party president, in an effort to bounce back after some national UMNO leaders on September 18 urged the PM not to contest i [...]
2008-09-24 09:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR855OPPOSITION-HELD SELANGOR GETS ON WITH BUSINESS OF
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador's call on Selangor Chief Minister Khalid Ibrahim and other embassy meetings in September with state executives provided insights into issues of governance facing the first-ever opposition administration of Malaysia's richest state that surrounds the national capital. The [...]
2008-09-26 05:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON EINV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR858ENDGAME FOR ABDULLAH
[...] (C) An emergency leadership meeting of the ruling United Malay National Organization (UMNO) on September 26 seemingly spelled out the endgame for embattled party leader and Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi. The UMNO Supreme Council postponed party elections from December to March 2009, but appar [...]
2008-09-26 10:59:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR866POLITICKING GEARS DOWN FOR MUSLIM HOLIDAYS
[...] (C) The United Malay National Organization (UMNO) Supreme Council's decision on September 26 to postpone the party's election to March 2009 (ref A),and the widely-rumored understanding that Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi would not seek reelection, have generated some reactions within the ruli [...]
2008-09-30 07:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR868SOMALI PIRATES RELEASE HIJACKED MALAYSIAN SHIPS
[...] (SBU) Somali pirates released two hijacked Malaysian tankers on September 27, following the payment of a multi-million dollar ransom by the Malaysian government. The exact amount of the paid ransom is unknown due to conflicting reports, but it is in the range of $2-3 million. The U.S. assis [...]
2008-09-30 08:11:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MY
08KUALALUMPUR880EMBASSY DELIVERS TIP ACTION PLAN TO MALAYSIAN
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Tier 2 Watch List Action Plan for Malaysia to senior government officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Human Resources in late September, with further meetings pending. On September 24, the DCM and Political Co [...]
2008-10-06 10:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG SOCI
08KUALALUMPUR889PRIME MINISTER ABDULLAH TO STEP DOWN IN MARCH
[...] (C) Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi announced late on October 8 after a meeting of the ruling National Front (BN) coalition that he would not seek reelection as the president of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in the March 2009 party elections. By stepping down as UMNO presiden [...]
2008-10-08 10:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR891UMNO WELCOMES ABDULLAH'S DECISION, SUPPORT SHIFTS
[...] (SBU) Leaders of the ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) welcomed Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's October 8 announcement that he would step down in March as party president and head of government, and immediately sought to position themselves for upcoming UMNO elections. Former [...]
2008-10-09 10:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR895MALAYSIAN MINISTER OF DOMESTIC TRADE AND CONSUMER
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Keith October 8, Minister of Domestic Trade Shahrir reaffirmed Malaysia's desire to conclude the FTA with the U.S. Shahrir confirmed that the Cabinet Ad-Hoc Committee recently had agreed to expand the negotiating mandate to include competition polic [...]
2008-10-10 07:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR897MALAYSIA FEELING EFFECT OF FINANCIAL CRISIS,
[...] (SUB) Malaysia started the financial crisis with relatively good macroeconomic fundamentals and a strong external position for handling shocks to the system. GDP growth was strong, reserves were at USD 125 billion, exports were growing fast and Malaysia enjoyed a substantial balance of paym [...]
2008-10-10 09:35:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR90ABDULLAH CALLS FOR SNAP ELECTIONS; A PRIMER FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi announced the dissolution of Malaysia's Parliament on February 13 and called for snap elections, a fully expected move, but one that came a year before elections were required under the constitution. Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) will annou [...]
2008-02-13 08:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR905MALAYSIA UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN ASIA PACIFIC
[...] (U) Poloff conveyed demarche points (ref A) on October 14 to Mr. Selvaraj Ramasamy, Principal Assistant Secretary in the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Regional Economic Cooperation, Social & Cultural Affairs Division. Selvaraj informed us that he recently spoke with our South Korean counterpa [...]
2008-10-15 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MY
08KUALALUMPUR914UMNO COALESCING AROUND NAJIB; ANWAR SHIFTS GEARS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-16 10:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR915UMNO COALESCING AROUND NAJIB; ANWAR SHIFTS GEARS
[...] (SBU) The Malaysian Parliament reconvened on October 13 after a six week recess, with initial discussion focused on the 2009 budget rather than opposition moves to bring down the government. Despite speaking for four and a half hours on the opening day, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim did not [...]
2008-10-16 10:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR92MALAYSIA UNDECIDED ON TIMING OF KOSOVO RECOGNITION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 23:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI EU MY
08KUALALUMPUR926MALAYSIAN POLICIES ADDRESS FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTIES
[...] (U) Summary: On October 16, Malaysia's central bank announced an expanded deposit insurance program designed to dampen local concerns raised by the global financial crisis (septel Singapore). With a 37 percent year-to-date fall of the Malaysian stock market and revised 2009 economic growth fo [...]
2008-10-21 08:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR929MALAY RULERS REASSERT CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE IN
[...] (SBU) Malaysia's nine Malay monarchs, who form a collective called the Council of Rulers, released an unprecedented special statement on October 16 reaffirming their fundamental constitutional role and defending key provisions in the federal constitution regarding ethnic Malay interests, as we [...]
2008-10-21 10:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM PJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR935THE SUMMER 2008 OLYMPICS THROUGH MALAYSIAN EYES
[...] (U) This is Embassy Kuala Lumpur's response to action request in reftel. 2. (SBU) Summary: Interviews with media professionals and comments from other contacts in Kuala Lumpur confirmed that the opulent pageantry and success of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing enjoyed a short-lived posit [...]
2008-10-23 01:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR94EARLY FEBRUARY PROXIMITY TALKS BETWEEN PHILIPPINES
[...] (S) Malaysian facilitator for the Philippines (GRP)/Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace talks Othman Abdul Razak held proximity talks between GRP and MILF negotiators in early February, following the failure of the December 2007 round. Othman and the MILF regretted that the GRP side wa [...]
2008-02-14 08:53:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EAID KISL JA RP MY
08KUALALUMPUR940FINNISH COMPANY POLAR ELECTRO ASSISTS FORCED LABOR
[...] (SBU) Finnish company Polar Electro recently provided compensation and repatriation assistance to 40 forced labor victims from its Malaysian joint-venture company, following interventions by an international NGO and Post. The Polar Electro case appears illustrative of the challenges facing so [...]
2008-10-24 08:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV ELAB KTIP FI VM ID MY
08KUALALUMPUR943POLICE ARREST 11 HINDRAF SUPPORTERS AT PM'S OFFICE
[...] (SBU) Police arrested 11 Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) supporters, including K. Shanti, wife of defacto exiled HINDRAF Chairman Waytha Moorthy and brother to HINDRAF leader P. Uthayakumar, on October 23 while the group attempted to deliver a letter to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's off [...]
2008-10-24 09:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR944MCA, GERAKAN PARTY CONVENTIONS CRITICIZE UMNO
[...] (C) The recent conventions of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malaysian People's Movement (Gerakan),two Chinese-based component parties of the ruling National Front (BN),featured open criticism of the United Malays National Organization's (UMNO) domineering role in the coalit [...]
2008-10-24 10:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR95ELECTION DAY SET FOR MARCH 8
[...] (U) One day after Prime Minister Abdullah announced the dissolution of Parliament and set the election process in motion (reftel),Malaysia's Election Commission (EC) announced on February 14 that it has set Election Day for Saturday, March 8. The EC also set February 24 as the date for nomi [...]
2008-02-14 09:08:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY
08KUALALUMPUR955MALAYSIA'S NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING SECRETARIAT
[...] (SBU) Polcouns and Poloff met with Malaysian officials leading the newly established anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) Secretariat, located in the Home Ministry, on October 23. Polcouns reviewed U.S. recommendations for anti-TIP measures in Malaysia, outlined the 2008 U.S. TIP report proces [...]
2008-10-31 02:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KTIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR959COURT ACQUITS NAJIB'S EX-ADVISOR IN MURDER TRIAL
[...] (SBU) High Court Justice Mohamad Zaki on October 31 acquitted Political Analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, former advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, of the charge of abetting the murder of Mongolian national Altantuya Shaariibuu in October 2006, but ordered the continuation of the murder t [...]
2008-10-31 11:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KJUS KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR964MALAYSIA 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following text for the 2008-2009 INCSR, Part 1. BEGIN TEXT: Malaysia I. Summary Malaysia is not a significant source country or transit point for U.S.-bound illegal drugs; however, domestic drug abuse in Malaysia remains on the rise, and Mal [...]
2008-11-03 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR965MALAYSIAN ECONOMY RESILIENT FOR NOW, SAY ECONOMISTS
[...] (C) Summary: In the face of the global economic crisis, Malaysia,s central bank has adjusted growth forecast for 2009 down to the 3-4 percent range while private sector economic analysts now expect growth to fall below 3 percent with a chance of recession in 2009 if U.S. demand for Malaysia' [...]
2008-11-03 10:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR966MALAYSIAN ECONOMY RESILIENT FOR NOW, SAY ECONOMISTS
[...] (C) Summary: In the face of the global economic crisis, Malaysia,s central bank has adjusted growth forecast for 2009 down to the 3-4 percent range while private sector economic analysts now expect growth to fall below 3 percent with a chance of recession in 2009 if U.S. demand for Malaysia' [...]
2008-11-03 23:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ECON ETRD PGOV MY
08KUALALUMPUR97TIP EXPERT MOHAMED MATTAR DISCUSSES MALAYSIA'S NEW
[...] (SBU) Dr. Mohamed Mattar, an internationally recognized expert on trafficking in persons (TIP) laws from John Hopkins University, conducted meetings with Malaysian government officials, local NGOs, universities, and with press during his January 28-February 1 visit to Kuala Lumpur. Dr. Mattar [...]
2008-02-15 07:16:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM MY
08KUALALUMPUR976MALAYSIA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] (SBU) The Malaysian government acted on long-standing sympathy toward Kosovo (reftels) by recognizing Kosovo's independence on October 31. The Serbian government reacted immediately, declaring Malaysia Ambassador to Serbia, Saw Ching Hong, persona non grata. Foreign Minister Rais Yatim told [...]
2008-11-04 09:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KV YI MY
08KUALALUMPUR979INITIAL MALAYSIAN REACTION TO U.S. PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (U) The U.S. presidential election result attracted major attention and immediate reactions in Malaysia on November 5. Foreign Minister Rais promptly issued a Malay language statement noting that Senator Obama's victory brings new possibilities in the bilateral relationship, and expressed hop [...]
2008-11-05 11:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON KDEM KPAO MY
08KUALALUMPUR983MALAYSIAN TRADE MINISTER ON BILATERAL FTA AND APEC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia's Minister for Trade Muhyiddin congratulated the Ambassador on the U.S. elections, noted that Malaysia looked forward to continuing efforts to expand trade and investment ties with U.S. and expressed the hope that the U.S. would not shift to a more protectionist trade [...]
2008-11-06 08:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KIPR MY PGOV EINV
08KUALALUMPUR989POLICY LEVEL TALKS WITH MALAYSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for South and Southeast Asia James Clad conducted policy-level talks with the Malaysian Ministry of Defense on October 30. The talks, led on the Malaysian side by Dr. Haji Ismail Haji Ahmad, Defense Ministry Undersecretary for Policy, saw discus [...]
2008-11-07 10:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS MASS PREL PGOV PTER MY
08KUALALUMPUR990RAJA PETRA RELEASED FROM ISA DETENTION; ANWAR
[...] (SBU) A Malaysian judge on November 7 ordered the release of prominent blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in a surprise ruling that could provide for limited judicial oversight of the government's use of ISA. The ruling is subject to appeal and [...]
2008-11-07 11:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS MY
08KUALALUMPUR991ANWAR SHIFTS GEARS, NOT GOALS, SAY AIDES
[...] (C) Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has shifted to a less aggressive posture for now, but his goal remains bringing down the UMNO-led government through parliamentary crossovers prior to Deputy Prime Minister Najib becoming the next UMNO party president and Prime Minister, according to top of [...]
2008-11-09 23:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR992ANWAR SHIFTS GEARS, NOT GOALS, SAY AIDES
[...] (C) Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has shifted to a less aggressive posture for now, but his goal remains bringing down the UMNO-led government through parliamentary crossovers prior to Deputy Prime Minister Najib becoming the next UMNO party president and Prime Minister, according to top of [...]
2008-11-09 23:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM MY
08KUALALUMPUR994POLICE ARREST MP, 22 OTHERS AT CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-10 09:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MY
08KUWAIT1007KUWAITI AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE TO BAGHDAD CONCERNED
[...] (C) Summary: Ali Al-Mou'min, Kuwait's newly-designated Ambassador to Iraq, expects to arrive in Baghdad no later than mid-October, prior to an anticipated visit by the Kuwaiti PM. According to Al-Mou'min, the GOK has made few preparations for his arrival in Baghdad and he will be, at least [...]
2008-09-24 15:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER IZ KU
08KUWAIT1021LABOR ISSUES REMAIN AT THE FORE IN KUWAITI
[...] (C) Since an outbreak of violent labor strikes in late July, Kuwaiti officialdom and the media have continued to scrutinize TIP and labor issues. The GOK appears to be leveraging a 'law and order' approach to violent strikers, including the planned deportation of thousands of undocumented wo [...]
2008-09-29 14:12:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI ELAB KTIP KU
08KUWAIT1022KUWAIT: PRIME MINISTER'S WASHINGTON VISIT STRIKES
[...] (SBU) Notwithstanding their preoccupation with fasting and feasting during the holy Ramadan season, Kuwaitis were almost universally pleased with Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah's September 18-19 visit to Washington and his subsequent visit to New York, where he addressed the [...]
2008-09-29 14:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER CVIS KU
08KUWAIT1048KUWAITI FM RAISES CONCERNS OVER IRAQ WITH DEPUTY
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 7 meeting, Deputy Secretary Negroponte told Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah that a just-completed country-wide visit to Iraq had revealed significant signs of stabilization and progress there. The Deputy Secretary said that, despite problems, Prime Mi [...]
2008-10-09 14:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ KU
08KUWAIT1053REQUEST FOR M113 APC TRANSFER MAY HAVE TO COME
[...] (S) In respective October 6 and 7 demarches, the Ambassador raised reftel points requesting the GOK consider providing U.S.-origin M113 APCs, on an urgent basis, to the Government of Yemen with MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah and POLCOUNS raised the same points with Hamad Al Mashan of M [...]
2008-10-14 15:00:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER PGOV KU
08KUWAIT1054GOK OFFICIALLY REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR AMBASSADOR'S
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: The Kuwaiti MFA has formally requested via diplomatic note interim transportation and security assistance for Kuwait's Ambassador-designate to Iraq, Ali Al-Mou'min, who is scheduled to travel to Baghdad on October 21. Ambass [...]
2008-10-14 15:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU IZ
08KUWAIT1084DHS CYBERSECURITY DISCUSSIONS FOCUS ON INTERNAL
[...] (C) Kuwaiti Central Agency for Information (CAIT) and National Security Bureau officials discussed with DHS Deputy U/S Scott Charbo on October 21 the vulnerabilities and challenges faced by the GOK in staving off electronic attacks on its information technology (IT) systems. The GOK official [...]
2008-10-28 13:58:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KHLS AINT KU
08KUWAIT1088FOR KUWAIT, THE SOFA A LITMUS TEST OF IRAQI
[...] (S/NF) During an October 26 meeting, Kuwaiti FM Dr. Shaykh Mohammad Al Sabah suggested to Ambassador that Iraq's acceptance or rejection of the U.S.-Iraqi SOFA will be a litmus test for future Iraqi behavior towards its neighbors. While characterizing their bilateral relations as "correct," [...]
2008-10-29 17:06:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV KU IZ
08KUWAIT1096IMPLEMENTATION OF DHS API/PNR PROGRAM RAISES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In follow-up to discussions held between Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff and the Kuwaiti Prime Minister held September 19, 2008, between, Homeland Security Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Policy Thomas Warrick and accompanying delegation from DHS met with Go [...]
2008-11-02 11:07:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER CVIS KU
08KUWAIT1110KUWAIT'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: OFF TO A ROCKY START
[...] (C) As widely predicted by Kuwaiti political observers, the October inaugural session of Kuwait's re-convened National Assembly was filled with verbal pyrotechnics and minor human drama as MPs squabbled over election counting errors, the presence of bare-headed female ministers, and threats [...]
2008-11-05 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR KWMN KU
08KUWAIT113DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
[...] (C) On January 17, A/POLCOUNS notified Director of MFA Follow-up and Coordination Department, Ambassador Khaled Mohammed Al-Maqamis of GTMO Administrative Review Board (ARB) determinations to keep three of the four Kuwaiti GTMO detainees in detention (refs A and B). (It was decided in a prev [...]
2008-01-30 03:31:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER KDRG PGOV KU
08KUWAIT1137IRAQI CHARGE IN KUWAIT DESCRIBES SUNNI/SHIA
[...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi called publicly following meetings with Kuwait's Crown Prince and Prime Minister on November 11 for further dialogue to advance the bilateral relationship. The Iraqi Charge d'affaires in Kuwait told POLCOUNS that Shia circles around PM Al-Maliki [...]
2008-11-13 14:25:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KU IZ
08KUWAIT1143GOK NOT LIKELY TO SHARE M113 APC WITH YEMEN
[...] (S) In response to ref A query on the feasibility and availability of transfering M113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) currently in Kuwait to Yemen via a Third Party Transfer, Post learned via Office of Military Cooperation-Kuwait (OMCK) that the GOK has a total of 123 M113s as follows: - [...]
2008-11-18 04:31:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PARM PGOV MAS KU
08KUWAIT1144RUMORS SWIRL OF IMMINENT PARLIAMENTARY DISSOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: A member of the ruling family with access to the Al Sabah inner council sought an urgent meeting with the Ambassador late yesterday afternoon to warn that the Amir intended to dissolve parliament unconstitutionally, perhaps as early as November 19. The expectation, according to [...]
2008-11-19 14:25:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU
08KUWAIT1161COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER OUTLINES WAY FORWARD ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwaiti Minister of Communications Abdul Rahman Khalid Al-Ghunaim told Ambassador on November 23 that the recent steep drop in oil revenues and the global economic crisis would not affect implementation of the previous ministry's priority projects, the government's overall 'Five [...]
2008-11-24 12:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EAIR ELTN PGOV KU
08KUWAIT1166GOK CABINET RESIGNS, OUTMANEUVERING PARLIAMENT,
[...] (C) In a step forecasting the possible -- but not necessarily imminent dissolution -- of the National Assembly, Kuwaiti Cabinet members submitted their resignations on November 25 after staging a clearly pre-arranged walkout from Parliament cued by discussion of grilling PM Shaykh Nasser Al [...]
2008-11-25 15:39:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KU
08KUWAIT1175AMIR ACCEPTS CABINET RESIGNATION
[...] (C) After nearly a week of political uncertainty over a potential dissolution of parliament, the Amir on December 1 instead accepted the resignation of Kuwait's Cabinet, which had been tendered after the ministers' dramatic walkout from a November 25 parliamentary session (reftel). The anno [...]
2008-12-01 15:06:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KU
08KUWAIT1178CABINET RESIGNATION: NOT YET FINAL
[...] (U) Contrary to December 1 public announcements that Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah had accepted the resignation of Kuwait's Cabinet (reftel),Parliamentary Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi clarified to the press on December 2 that such announcements were "misinterpreted" and that the Amir was [...]
2008-12-02 15:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KU
08KUWAIT1185BITS AND PIECES FROM THE IRAQI CHARGE ON
[...] Summary: During a December 1 call on the Iraqi Embassy, the DCM and the Iraqi Charge compared notes on the progress of Kuwait-Iraq relations. While acknowledging perennial frustration over his role as Charge for a government that regularly leaves him out of the loop on major policy decisions [...]
2008-12-04 14:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KU
08KUWAIT1186GOK BEGINNING TO WONDER IF MUMBAI-TYPE ATTACKS
[...] (C) Summary: As reported reftel, Kuwaitis were shocked and horrified by the November 26-29 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. The fact that at least nine Kuwaitis -- including several women from prominent Kuwaiti families -- were trapped in a hotel room during the siege brought home to many t [...]
2008-12-04 15:33:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV PINR KU
08KUWAIT1187(C) KUWAIT'S DEMOCRATIC JALOPY - STILL CHUGGING
[...] (S) Summary: Kuwait's developing democracy is undergoing yet another of the transitional wheezing attacks that seem to grip it every several years, but it is nowhere near death. Like the 70's)era Chevrolet Impalas that continue to ply Kuwait's choked freeways, alongside European sports cars a [...]
2008-12-04 17:09:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM KW
08KUWAIT1188SHAYKH MISHA'AL: KUWAIT'S EXTREMIST REHABILITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 09:08:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PTER KU
08KUWAIT1196KUWAIT QUESTIONS SECDEF'S CALL FOR IRAQI GCC
[...] (C) Office Director to the Foreign Minister -- and son of the Prime Minister -- Shaykh Dr. Ahmed Al-Nasser Al-Mohammed Al Sabah shared with Ambassador during a December 14 conversation Kuwaiti anxiety over and general opposition to SecDef Gates' call (ref speech) for Iraqi inclusion in the Gu [...]
2008-12-15 15:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR IZ KU
08KUWAIT12GOK LOOKING FORWARD TO POTUS VISIT; AMIR TO RAISE
[...] (C) In a December 31 meeting with CDA to discuss Iraqi border and other issues (reported septel),MFA U/S Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah said that the GOK is looking forward to the January 11-12 POTUS visit. He added that there are many issues for both sides to discuss. He recalled the Amir's S [...]
2008-01-03 15:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDRG KU
08KUWAIT1202DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KOSOVO RECOGNITION TIED TO GCC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-18 10:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KU
08KUWAIT1204AMIR OFFICIALLY ACCEPTS CABINET RESIGNATION
[...] (C) In an expected but delayed move, Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah accepted on December 14 the resignation -- tendered on November 25 -- of the Kuwaiti Cabinet. The outgoing ministers will continue to serve in a caretaker capacity until the formation of a new government [...]
2008-12-18 14:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KU
08KUWAIT1237KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ FINDS IMPROVED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-28 03:11:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KU IZ
08KUWAIT1250KUWAITIS OUTRAGED BY ISRAELI ATTACKS ON GAZA
[...] (U) Summary: The GOK and Members of Parliament strongly denounced Israel's December 27 air raids on Gaza. Statements typically use strong language, including terms like "genocide" and "massacre". A number of MPs have called for a rally on the evening of December 28 to provide Kuwaitis with a [...]
2008-12-29 07:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC IS KU
08KUWAIT1259KUWAIT HALTS K-DOW PETROCHEMICAL VENTURE IN THE
[...] (C) Summary: Following the Government of Kuwait's December 28 decision to withdraw approval for the K-Dow joint venture between Kuwait's Petrochemical Industries Company(PIC) and Dow Chemical, PIC's Chair and Managing Director Maha Hussain told Econoffs that PIC will continue to seek approval f [...]
2008-12-31 12:56:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEINV EPET ENRG PGOV PREL KU
08KUWAIT126KUWAIT DECRIES GAZA SITUATION, SENDS RED CRESCENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to the January 23 breaching of the border at Rafah, Kuwaiti MPs, governmental bodies, and human rights organizations have united in criticism of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. This follows a January 22 Parliamentary declaration condemning Israeli actions in Gaza [...]
2008-01-31 14:25:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALKPAL PGOV PHUM KU
08KUWAIT1260 UPDATED COPY OF KUWAIT'S DRAFT COPYRIGHT LAW
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) On December 28, 2008, Embassy Kuwait received in Arabic an updated draft copyright law from the Kuwait Ministry of Information. Post emailed the draft to USTR and the desk. Mana Al-Baghdadi, an attorney at the Ministry of Informat [...]
2008-12-31 13:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU ETRD EINV ECON PGOV
08KUWAIT128TERROR FINANCE: DESIGNEES CONTINUE TO RANT WITH SOME SUPPORT FROM PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The reaction by the Kuwaiti media and GOK to the January 16 UN Security Council designation of three Kuwaitis -- Hamed Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalahmah and Mubarak Al-Bathali-- as terrorist facilitators and inciters has remained relatively subdued with the exception of defiant statements from [...]
2008-01-31 14:46:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT14KUWAIT MFA U/S: SYRIA AND IRAN
[...] (C) In a December 31 CDA call on MFA U/S Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah, the U/S discussed preparation for the January 11-12 POTUS visit and relevant Kuwait-Iraq border issues (reported septels). Jarallah also expressed deep concern over the political situation in Lebanon and said that "all of t [...]
2008-01-04 09:38:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS KDRG KPAL ETRD ECON KU IR SY
08KUWAIT148AMIR TO PETRAEUS ON IRAQ, SALVAGE OPERATIONS AND
[...] (C) On February 4, GEN Petraeus met separately with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah; Defense Minister Shaykh Jaber Al Sabah; and Chief of Staff LTG Fahad Al-Amir. The Amir commented on the positive impact of the surge in Iraq, but again criticized the CPA's dissolution of the Iraqi milita [...]
2008-02-07 11:43:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PBTS KU
08KUWAIT15KUWAIT MFA U/S ON KUWAITI MILITARY INCIDENT, IRAQI
[...] (C) In a December 31 CDA call on MFA U/S Al-Jarallah, the U/S reviewed preparation for the January 11-12 POTUS visit (reported septel) and discussed relevant Kuwait-Iraq border issues. He said that he urged the Interior Ministry to allow MNF-I salvage operations to resume in Khawr Abdallah W [...]
2008-01-04 09:38:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS KU IZ
08KUWAIT154REPORTED DEATH THREAT AGAINST MP OPPOSING GENDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 5, liberal MP Ali Al-Rashed submitted an amendment to Parliament to eliminate the gender segregation requirement in private universities. The bill follows a recently brokered deal between the GOK and Islamist MPs to enforce long-neglected gender segregation legislation [...]
2008-02-07 16:06:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN KISL KU
08KUWAIT155EXTREMIST REHABILITATION PROGRAMS (C-CT8-00002) -
[...] (S) The Government of Kuwait (GOK) does not currently have a rehabilitation program for jihadists or extremists. This analysis is based on post's conversations with the Ministry of Interior Kuwait State Security (KSS),the National Security Bureau (NSB),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Legal [...]
2008-02-07 16:09:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPINR KISL PGOV PINS PTER SOCI KU
08KUWAIT159TWO MORE FORMER GTMO DETAINEES ACQUITTED
[...] (S) On February 6, Kuwait's highest court, the Court of Cassation, acquitted former Guantanamo detainees Omar Rajib Amin and Abdullah Kamel Al-Kandari of all terror-related charges. With this ruling, the Court of Cassation has now acquitted seven of the eight former detainees released to Kuwa [...]
2008-02-10 14:48:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL KDRG PTER PGOV KU
08KUWAIT165SCENESETTER FOR AUSTR DONNELLY'S VISIT TO KUWAIT
[...] (SBU) Shaun, we look forward to and warmly welcome your visit to Kuwait on February 13 and 14 for the third round of TIFA talks, and the first in Kuwait. In addition to the TIFA Council meeting on February 14, we have arranged meetings for you with the Amir's Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef Al-Ebr [...]
2008-02-11 14:45:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV KU
08KUWAIT172KUWAIT LIKELY TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-14 09:39:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV EU KU
08KUWAIT196KUWAIT TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE "THE GCC
[...] (C) Kuwait will recognize Kosovo independence; but according to the Prime Minister and MFA officials, recognition will be announced through a GCC collective statement. The timing of this statement is unknown, but likely to be within a week. End summary. Responses to Post's Urgings ------ [...]
2008-02-19 14:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNMIK PGOV EU KU
08KUWAIT203LEBANON: KUWAIT DONATES USD 5 MILLION TO SPECIAL
[...] (C) During a February 18 meeting with visiting former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Kuwait Prime Minister SIPDIS Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al Sabah told CDA that Kuwait finalized the allocation of USD 5 million for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. He said that Kuwait set aside thi [...]
2008-02-20 15:53:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV UN PREL PHUM KDEM KU
08KUWAIT213CROWN PRINCE/PRIME MINISTER: "NO PREMATURE TROOP
[...] (C) On February 18, CDA took advantage of meetings between former Secretary Albright and the Kuwaiti Crown Prince and Prime Minister to discuss Iraq, Iran, and prospects for Middle East peace. The GOK leadership praised the USG liberation of Iraq but warned against a premature troop withdraw [...]
2008-02-24 10:05:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS KU IZ
08KUWAIT217KUWAIT AIRWAYS: SETTLEMENT OF JUDGMENT AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting with the CDA and Embassy Baghdad Transportation Attache McCormick, Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) Chairman explained that the decision to settle the USD one billion judgment against Iraq Airways Company (IAC) is not within the authority of KAC, and inste [...]
2008-02-24 13:30:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAIR ECON KU IZ
08KUWAIT218TERROR FINANCE: MFA ON GOK
[...] (C) On February 13 A/Polcouns and Econoff called on Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis, MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination to discuss the implementation of Kuwait's obligations to freeze the assets of three recently Kuwaiti terrorist financiers under UNSCR 1267. This discussion was prompted [...]
2008-02-24 13:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT227TERROR FINANCE: MFA ON GOK
[...] (C) On February 13 A/Polcouns and Econoff called on Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis, MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination to discuss the implementation of Kuwait's obligations to freeze the assets of three recently Kuwaiti terrorist financiers under UNSCR 1267. This discussion was prompted [...]
2008-02-28 09:38:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT238MOI U/S ON TIP, CEIP AND BORDERS WITH IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 20, CDA met with new Ministry of Interior (MOI) U/S, Lt. Gen. Ahmad Al-Rujaib to discuss TIP, Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection and Kuwait-Iraq border issues. On TIP, Al-Rujaib said that the U.S. report was "exaggerated" and laid blame for violations on thir [...]
2008-03-03 15:52:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALASEC EPET ELAB PREL PHUM KCIP PGOV PTER KU
08KUWAIT243AUSTR DONNELLY PRESSES GOK FOR FURTHER ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: On February 14, a delegation led by Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Shaun Donnelly met with a GOK delegation led by Under Secretary of Commerce and Industry Rasheed Al-Tabtabai for the third round of Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks between the U.S. and K [...]
2008-03-05 11:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV ECON PGOV KU
08KUWAIT245MFA U/S AL-JARALLAH ON LEBANON/SYRIA AND ARAB
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 4, CDA met with MFA U/S Jarallah to discuss a range of issues including Lebanon/Syria and the Arab League Summit. Jarallah confirmed Kuwait's decision to contribute USD 5 million to Hariri Tribunal start-up costs, and said the GOK would willing to contribute in support [...]
2008-03-05 15:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU
08KUWAIT258DEMARCHE DELIVERED:MARCH 5-6 ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (C) On March 4, A/POLCOUNS delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations (IO) Counselor Dr. Hamad Bou Rahma. Lebanon ------- 2. (C) Bou Rahma agreed that SARG's allowing the Lebanese political stalemate to continue puts the upcoming Arab Summit in jeopardy. He also said [...]
2008-03-06 14:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN SY KV KU
08KUWAIT259DURING DAS PATTON VISIT KUWAITIS SLAM PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary (NEA/PI) Kent Patton visited Kuwait on February 27 for meetings with the GOK, women activists, and politically active youth. MFA Director of the Follow-Up and Coordination Office, Ambassador Muqamis said that Kuwait lacked confidence in its elected MP [...]
2008-03-06 14:55:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN KMPI SOCI KU
08KUWAIT273GOK NOTIFIED OF ARB IV PROCEEDINGS FOR CYCLES 1
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-09 13:31:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KDRG PINR PTER PGOV KU
08KUWAIT283(C) TERROR FINANCE: GOK SLOW TO FREEZE ASSETS OF
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: Despite assurances by senior officials from the Kuwaiti MFA and National Security Bureau, the head of AML/CTF at the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) said he has not received any instructions from the GOK and therefore has not taken any action to freeze the accounts of the [...]
2008-03-12 12:20:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT286GOK DIPNOTE DETAILING TRAVEL PLANS TO GTMO
[...] (S) On March 9, post received diplomatic note 20080342 from MFA's Follow-Up and Coordination office detailing the travel plans on March 13 of four Kuwait Security Service (KSS) officials to Washington and Guantanamo Detention Facility. The GOK previously informed Post of the names of the fou [...]
2008-03-12 13:27:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDRG KU
08KUWAIT292MFA U/S AL-JARALLAH ON TIP
[...] (C) On March 4, CDA briefed MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah on the upcoming TIP report and expressed concern about the lack of recent concrete progress on the part of the GOK. CDA listed the commitments made by the GOK last fall and cited positive steps taken by some of Kuwait's Gulf neighbors in [...]
2008-03-13 12:33:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KTIP SMIG KU
08KUWAIT294MFA U/S AL-JARALLAH ON IRAQ ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 4, CDA met with MFA U/S Al-Jarallah and discussed a new border crossing with Iraq, sending a Kuwaiti ambassador to Iraq and Khor Abdullah salvage operations. Jarallah was receptive to a visit to the proposed border area near Camp Bucca and told CDA that the GOK would r [...]
2008-03-13 12:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KTIA KU IZ
08KUWAIT30KUWAITI FATHER PLEADS FOR HIS SON'S RELEASE FROM
[...] (C) An open letter appeared in the January 7 Kuwait Times that contained a personal plea to President Bush for the release of the author's son, Fawzi (AKA Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al-Awdah-ISN 232) from GTMO. The letter is well-crafted and rational as opposed to the usual diatribes on GTMO that [...]
2008-01-07 16:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU PHUM KDRG PTER
08KUWAIT305AMIR OF KUWAIT TO ATTEND DAMASCUS AL SUMMIT
[...] (C) In a March 17 meeting at Seif Palace, Amiri Diwan Minister Sh. Nasser Sabah al-Ahmed Al Sabah told CDA that the Amir of Kuwait will/will attend the Damascus Arab League summit. The Minister acknowledged CDA,s arguments against attendance, but concluded that the Amir had considered careful [...]
2008-03-17 14:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KPAL KU
08KUWAIT307KUWAIT CABINET OFFERS ITS RESIGNATION
[...] (C) Summary: On March 17, the entire cabinet of the Government of Kuwait offered its resignation to PM Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah, citing a lack of cooperation from MPs that has "undermined national unity and security." The surprise move comes after many months of head-butting between cabinet and [...]
2008-03-17 15:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KMPI KU
08KUWAIT312KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - GOK CABINET RESIGNATION
[...] (U) Following the late afternoon resignation of the Kuwaiti cabinet on March 17 (Reftel),the Kuwaiti press the next morning focused on what the event might mean for the country's short-term political future. In banner headlines, the ten Arabic-language and three English-language daily newspap [...]
2008-03-18 10:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PREL PGOV XF KU MEDIA REACTION
08KUWAIT313MUGNIYAH AFTERMATH: GOK TO PROSECUTE MEMBERS OF
[...] (C) Summary: On February 27, Kuwait's public prosecutor questioned three individuals and issued arrest warrants for five others who were involved in the now-infamous Imad Mugniyah "eulogy" of February 16. By March 13, the GOK had released all of the detained individuals on bail, pending possi [...]
2008-03-18 13:38:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PGOV SOCI KU IR
08KUWAIT320KUWAIT'S AMIR DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT; NEW ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: On March 19, Kuwait's Amir opted to dissolve the National Assembly. His decision opens a new chapter in the dysfunctional relationship between the current government and Parliament dating back to June 2006. The Amir is widely expected to set a date for new elections within 60 day [...]
2008-03-19 15:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KMPI KU
08KUWAIT35PROMINENT WOMEN'S ACTIVIST ON DISSOLUTION RUMORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met with prominent women's activist Rola Dashti on January 6 (NOTE: Dashti will attend the Women's Round-table Discussion on Democracy and Development on January 12 with POTUS. END NOTE). Dashti told CDA that she expects the Parliament to be dissolved prior to the scheduled [...]
2008-01-08 15:05:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON KDEM KU KWMN PGOV SOCI KMPI
08KUWAIT36CODEL WOLF: INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN JERUSALEM; NEED
[...] (C) On January 4, Kuwaiti Islamist Mubarak Al-Mutawa told CODEL Wolf that Hamas would put an end to violence and recognize Israel, if it was convinced that Palestinian sovereignty was truly an option. He also praised the CODEL for promoting interfaith dialogue as a key to peace and stability [...]
2008-01-08 15:11:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU PTER KPAL IZ PHUM PINR
08KUWAIT37GOK TO SUPPORT PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER CERD
[...] On January 7, Post received the below diplomatic note from the MFA confirming the GOK's support of Mr. Pierre-Richard Prosper's candidacy for reelection to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). 2. Begin Text of informal translation: Ministry of Foreign A [...]
2008-01-08 15:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KU
08KUWAIT384KUWAITI LEADERSHIP PRAISES MALIKI FOR BASRA
[...] (C) In separate April 2 meetings with A/S Welch, Kuwaiti Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al Sabah, Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al Sabah and Amiri Economic Advisor Dr. Yousef El-Ebraheem offered their support for Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki's Basra campaign. The GOK, which typically expresses a lack o [...]
2008-04-08 07:39:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER KU IZ IR
08KUWAIT392MFA U/S COMMENTS ON AL SUMMIT, LEBANON AND KOSOVO
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 conversation with CDA, MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah commented on the recently-concluded Arab League Summit, initiatives by Lebanese Speaker Nabih Berri to resolve his country's presidential crisis, and the lack of a GCC decision to recognize Kosovo. Discussion of Iraq [...]
2008-04-09 15:17:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU ZL XF
08KUWAIT394DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DONOR PLEDGES TO AFFORDABLE
[...] (C) Following up on Post's March 12 diplomatic note in support of OPIC's program for affordable housing in the West Bank, CDA delivered reftel points during an April 8 meeting with MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah. CDA recommended the program to Al-Jarallah and suggested that the GOK could direct US [...]
2008-04-10 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALIS SA KWBG PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KU
08KUWAIT395DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PREPARATION FOR THE PARIS
[...] (C) In an April 8 meeting with MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah, CDA delivered reftel points about the June 12 Paris Conference. Al-Jarallah said the GOK had not yet received a formal invitation. 2. (C) CDA also highlighted the USAID-GOA-sponsored April 20-23 Donor Coordination Event in Kabul ac [...]
2008-04-10 14:48:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALSA KU KDEM EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL
08KUWAIT396DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF
[...] (C) CDA delivered Ref. A demarche to MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah on 8 April. Al-Jarallah thanked CDA for the advance warning, but cautioned that this was a very sensitive issue for Kuwait. Al-Jarallah reiterated GOK requests for evidence against RIHS and UNSCR 1267-designated [...]
2008-04-10 14:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN PREL PGOV KU DEMARCHE
08KUWAIT410INFORMATION ON SOURCE OF POLITICAL IMPASSE IN
[...] (S) Summary: The Kuwaiti Cabinet's mass resignation and the Amir's subsequent dissolution of Parliament represent the widely expected culmination of a contentious and dysfunctional relationship between the GOK and Parliament going back several years. In the short term, the dissolution provide [...]
2008-04-15 06:52:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PINR KDEM SOCI ECON KU
08KUWAIT411POLITICAL OVERVIEW OF KUWAIT IN RUN-UP TO ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: With candidate registration commencing on April 14, Kuwait's electoral field is beginning to take shape. The GOK is hoping that the new five-district electoral system will deliver more nationally focused candidates as well as a more cooperative Parliament. Islamist candidates sta [...]
2008-04-15 07:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI ECON KU
08KUWAIT43PARLIAMENT'S GRILLING MORE FIZZLE THAN SIZZLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 8 and 9, Islamist MP Saad Al-Shraye "grilled" (publicly questioned) Education Minister Nouriya Al-Sabeeh before the National Assembly. Al-Shraye's accusations against the Minister were weak and vague, and Al-Sabeeh defended herself ably on the Assembly floor. Parliamen [...]
2008-01-10 12:17:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KWMN PINR KU
08KUWAIT435SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S APRIL 21-22, 2008
[...] (C/NF) Embassy Kuwait looks forward to your return for the April 21-22 Iraq Neighbors Conference. Ambassador Jones arrives April 19, and receiving you will be her first official act. In addition to your primary focus on the multilateral Iraq event, the timing is propitious for advancing bila [...]
2008-04-17 14:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON EAID OVIP KU IZ IR
08KUWAIT437TAKING STOCK OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO
[...] The following is Post's response to questions from reftel based on recent exchanges with Waleed Al-Bahar, Regional Manager for Central Asian and European Countries for the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED). (Note: The Kuwait Fund is the GOK's foreign assistance agency. It man [...]
2008-04-20 10:07:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV KU PK
08KUWAIT438AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS; CALLS FOR
[...] (C) On April 20 Ambassador called on FM Dr. Mohammed Sabah al-Salem Al Sabah at Bayan Palace for initial presentation of credentials. Upon his acceptance of the copy of her credentials, AMB Jones is able to begin a limited range of diplomatic duties, including full support for the Secretary' [...]
2008-04-20 10:16:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU IZ
08KUWAIT453FINAL COMMUNIQU OF THE EXPANDED MINISTERIAL
[...] On April 22, the participants of the Expanded Ministerial Conference of the Neighbouring Countries of Iraq issued a final communiqu listing agreements reached during the conference. Text of the communiqu is included below. Overview of conference reported septel. 2. Begin text. Final C [...]
2008-04-24 12:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER PHUM PBTS KU
08KUWAIT47ON EVE OF POTUS VISIT, PARLIAMENT SUDDENLY PASSES
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Amidst rumors of parliamentary dissolution and following years of delay in bringing any significant economic reform legislation to a vote, Kuwait's parliament passed three important economic laws on January 9 to privatize Kuwait Airways, to control investment related [...]
2008-01-10 17:36:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR PGOV EINV ETRD KU IZ
08KUWAIT471AMONG KUWAITI SHI'A, NATIONAL LOYALTIES RUN DEEP
[...] (C) Summary: Kuwait has always had a significant percentage of Shi'a citizens, and Sunni/Shi'a relations are traditionally good. According to most estimates, Shi'a currently constitute 30 percent of all Kuwaiti nationals, numbering some 350,000 individuals. There are also between 150,000 and [...]
2008-05-01 08:13:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PINR PTER KISL SOCI ECON KU IZ IR
08KUWAIT476TERROR FINANCE: DESPITE GOK CONFIRMATION UN 1267
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Despite assurances by MFA officials in March, contacts at the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) and Kuwait Finance House (KFH) continue to tell us they are unaware of any official instruction to freeze the assets of the three recently designated Kuwaiti terrorist facilita [...]
2008-05-01 15:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT48GOK PROVIDES NEW ASSURANCE ON GTMO ON EVE OF POTUS
[...] (S/NF) The Kuwaiti message in para 3, delivered to Embassy Kuwait after-hours on the evening before President Bush's January 11 arrival, is a last-second GOK attempt to define a positive basis for discussion of the GTMO detainee question. It constitutes both an official response to the U.S. dem [...]
2008-01-10 20:18:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KDRG PTER KU
08KUWAIT498PM MALIKI DISCUSSES IRAQ AIRWAYS DEBT WITH GOK
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Cabinet Affairs Faisal al-Hajji on April 21, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki asked the GOK to forgive the debt of 1.2 billion USD owed by Iraq Airways (IAC) to Kuwait Airways (KAC),according to KAC Legal Advisor [...]
2008-05-06 15:15:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAIR ECON ETRD KU IZ
08KUWAIT507AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES GOK CT EFFORTS AND IRAQ WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In an introductory call with Crown Prince Shaykh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah on May 7, Ambassador Jones urged the GOK to make progress on counter-terrorism efforts, especially with regard to monitoring former Guantanamo detainees, in light of possible Kuwaiti involvement in [...]
2008-05-08 11:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KU IZ
08KUWAIT5085/8/08 AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH KUWAITI FM: MOSUL
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah, her first call on the Kuwaiti FM Dr. Mohammad Al Sabah since presenting credentials April 20, Ambassador stressed the need for GOK action to improve CT performance and cooperation following reported suicide a [...]
2008-05-08 15:24:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER KDRG KU
08KUWAIT5095/4/08 AMBASSADOR MEETING WITH KUWAITI MINISTER OF
[...] (S) Summary: In a warm and welcoming introductory call, the Amir's eldest son and Minister of the Amiri Diwan, Shaykh Nasser, acknowledged embarrassment and a bit of GoK confusion over the former Kuwaiti GTMO detainee's reported terror attack in Mosul, and outlined an optimistic economic visi [...]
2008-05-11 05:26:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PINR PREL KU
08KUWAIT519DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEBANON NEEDS ITS FRIENDS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 12:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KU
08KUWAIT536INTERIOR MINISTER SEIZED WITH ELECTIONS; LOOKING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-14 13:33:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPGOV PTER PINS KDEM KU
08KUWAIT537KUWAIT MINDEF: STRONG TIES DESPITE FMS IRRITANTS;
[...] (C) Ambassador used her introductory call on Kuwait MinDef Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al Sabah to thank him for the unparalleled support Kuwait provides to our military forces and their efforts in Iraq and the broader war on terrorism. The Ambassador noted that we were looking at ways to [...]
2008-05-14 14:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MASS MARR MOPS KU
08KUWAIT554KUWAIT ELECTION-EVE REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: Despite the suspension of all election-related activities due to the recent death of the former Amir, voting will still take place on May 17. The total number of candidates running for Parliament now stands at 274, including 27 women. Based on polls and visible trends, the new Par [...]
2008-05-18 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KWMN KMPI KU
08KUWAIT555TERROR FINANCE: GOK NOT ON BOARD WITH UN 1267
[...] (C) On May 12, following a meeting between S/CT Dailey and MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Ambassador Khaled Maqamis (septel),Econoff met separately with Maqamis to solicit his response to S/CT Dailey's request that GOK support, a pending UNSCR 1267 designation of the Revivial of [...]
2008-05-18 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT556TERROR FINANCE: GOK NOT ON BOARD WITH UN 1267
[...] (C) On May 12, following a meeting between S/CT Dailey and MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Ambassador Khaled Maqamis (septel),Econoff met separately with Maqamis to solicit his response to S/CT Dailey's request that GOK support, a pending UNSCR 1267 designation of the Revivial of [...]
2008-05-18 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT557S/CT DAILEY OFFERS CT COOPERATION; KSS DESCRIBES
[...] (S) In separate meetings May 12 with Kuwait State Security (KSS) and MFA officials, on May 12, S/CT Dailey briefed on the USG paradigm of counterterrorism (CT) efforts and urged speedy and transparent information and intelligence exchanges and tighter border controls. S/CT Dailey also urged [...]
2008-05-18 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER PGOV KDRG PREL KTFN KU
08KUWAIT558AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KUWAIT PM: IRAQ, CT,
[...] (C) Ambassador used her introductory call on Kuwait Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah to thank him for the "indispensable support" that Kuwait provides to USG efforts in Iraq and the region, and to urge greater GOK support for the Al-Maliki government. The PM s [...]
2008-05-18 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS PINR KDEM KU
08KUWAIT559TERROR FINANCE: GOK NOT ON BOARD WITH UN 1267
[...] (C) On May 12, following a meeting between S/CT Dailey and MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Ambassador Khaled Maqamis (septel),Econoff met separately with Maqamis to solicit his response to S/CT Dailey's request that GOK support, a pending UNSCR 1267 designation of the Revivial of [...]
2008-05-18 11:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT560TERROR FINANCE: KUWAI FINALLY FREEZES ASSETS OF THREE FINANCIERS
[...] (C) Officials from the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) and Kuwait Finance House (KFH) confirmed to Econoff on May 12 that they have frozen the accounts of the three terrorist financiers Hamed Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalahmah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali, upon instruction of the MFA. 2. (C) xxxxxxxxxxxx tol [...]
2008-05-18 11:07:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT565KUWAIT ELECTION RESULTS: NO WOMEN, GAINS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As widely predicted, both Shi'as and Salafis gained parliamentary seats in the Kuwaiti May 17 elections. No female candidates won, although one came tantalizingly close. Per GOK protocol, the full Cabinet resigned; the Amir is expected to appoint a new one within 14 days. Apart fr [...]
2008-05-19 15:37:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KWMN
08KUWAIT574BIO DATA ON NEW KUWAITI PARLIAMENT
[...] The following is a list of MPs in Kuwait's new Parliament elected on May 17, 2008 (reftel). Information on each MP includes: political affiliation, constituency, number of votes received, previous parliament participation, date of birth, education and tribal affiliation as applicable. ---- [...]
2008-05-21 05:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KDEM KU
08KUWAIT577MINISTER FOR CABINET AFFAIRS NOT OPTIMISTIC AFTER
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Faisal Al-Hajji said he was not optimistic about the prospects for better relations between the Government and Parliament following the May 17 election, which appeared to retur [...]
2008-05-21 09:49:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWMN KMPI KU
08KUWAIT578KUWAIT INPUT FOR 2008 REPORT OF INVESTMENT
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Post is unaware of any current investment disputes or expropriation claims involving American claimants in Kuwait. ********************************************* * For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/kuwait/?cable s Vi [...]
2008-05-21 11:39:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EIVN KIDE OPIC PGOV KU
08KUWAIT585TERRORIST FINANCIER MUBARAK AL-BATHALI REMAINS IN
[...] (C) Kuwaiti press reported on May 21 that Kuwaiti terrorist financier and UNSCR 1267 designee Mubarak Al-Bathali had been arrested on May 8 for inciting youth to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. The article indicated that although Al-Bathali was initially due to be released from detention on Ma [...]
2008-05-21 16:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT586TERRORIST FINANCIER MUBARAK AL-BATHALI REMAINS IN
[...] (C) Kuwaiti press reported on May 21 that Kuwaiti terrorist financier and UNSCR 1267 designee Mubarak Al-Bathali had been arrested on May 8 for inciting youth to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. The article indicated that although Al-Bathali was initially due to be released from detention on Ma [...]
2008-05-21 16:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT589KUWAIT HOSTS FOURTH WORLD ISLAMIC ECONOMIC FORUM
[...] Summary: From April 29 to May 1, Kuwait hosted the Fourth World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF). The event was opened by the Amir of Kuwait and was attended by representatives from most of the member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference including the heads of state of Jordan, Af [...]
2008-05-22 12:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECIN PREL PGOV EAID ENRG KU
08KUWAIT612008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION
[...] Per reftel instructions, the following is PostQs submission for the OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its The Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law promotes foreign investment i Foreign firms still may not invest in the u [...]
2008-01-15 13:38:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG KU
08KUWAIT611KUWAIT A CANDIDATE IN UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] On May 5, post received diplomatic note 60, dated April 29, 2008, from MFA's Department of International Organizations announcing its candidature for election to the Administrative Council of the Universal Postal Union. 2. Diplomatic note text follows: Complimentary Greetings The Gove [...]
2008-05-28 10:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV AORC ECPS KU
08KUWAIT614KUWAITI WOMEN IN ELECTIONS: NO WINS...YET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although no women were elected in Kuwait's recent parliamentary contests, women made a strong showing and improved their performance compared to the 2006 elections. Participation among women voters increased from the previous election and many observers believe Kuwait is on t [...]
2008-05-28 13:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KWMN SOCI KU
08KUWAIT615NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-28 13:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL
08KUWAIT622008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION
[...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by t [...]
2008-01-15 14:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG KU
08KUWAIT621NEW GOK CABINET: GAINS FOR TRIBAL SALAFIS, SHI'A
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al Sabah announced May 28 the formation of a new Cabinet that included seven new ministers, five royal family members, one MP, two women, two Shi,a, one Islamic Constitutional Movement representative (ICM-Kuwaiti Muslim Brotherh [...]
2008-05-29 14:42:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU
08KUWAIT633INAUGURAL SESSION OF KUWAITI PARLIAMENT PROCEEDS
[...] (C) In the June 1 inaugural session of the Kuwaiti Parliament, Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah warned in unusually harsh terms against "chaos and discord," and made clear that he would not hesitate to dissolve the Parliament again if it failed to move past the political stalemate that marked the p [...]
2008-06-02 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KWMN KU
08KUWAIT637AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIP AND RIHS DESIGNATION WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's introductory meeting June 3 with newly appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),Bader Al-Duwaila, coincided with the planned June 4 release of the 2008 TIP report and Kuwait's downgrade to a Tier 3 ranking. Ambassador urged immediate action to me [...]
2008-06-04 11:21:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINR GTIP KTFN KHUM KU
08KUWAIT639KUWAIT AIRWAYS DISAPPOINTED WITH IRAQI PROPOSAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Econoff on June 1, Kuwait Airways Corporation (KAC) legal advisor Abdulsattar Setareh expressed disappointment with the Iraqi proposal for debt repayment presented to KAC and the GOK on May 26 and 27. Setareh reported that the Iraqi Finance Minister told KAC the [...]
2008-06-04 12:07:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAIR ETRD ECON KU IZ
08KUWAIT642008 KUWAIT INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SUBMISSION
[...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's submission for the 2008 Kuwait Investment Climate Statement: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT The Council of Ministers approved the implementing regulations for its current Direct Foreign Capital Investment Law -- Law No. 8/2001 - passed by [...]
2008-01-16 04:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EINV KTDB USTR OPIC KU
08KUWAIT652AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 3 CALL ON MINISTER OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In their introductory June 3 meeting, Ambassador notified Minister of Information Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al Sabah that we were ready to sign a memorandum of agreement between the Ministry and the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB). The Minister voiced concern about incre [...]
2008-06-08 08:36:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SCUL SCOL PTER
08KUWAIT669AMBASSADOR SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH PM AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: S/I Ambassador Satterfield briefed Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al Sabah and Foreign Minister, Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al Sabah June 12 on the current situation in Iraq. Ambassador Satterfield highlighted the recent successes in [...]
2008-06-12 18:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KU IZ
08KUWAIT694KSS TO WAINSTEIN: KUWAIT CT LEGISLATION INADEQUATE
[...] (S) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT) Kenneth Wainstein, in a June 11 meeting with Kuwait State Security (KSS) Director Muhaylan, conveyed the President's appeal for increased counterterrorism (CT) cooperation and information sharing among partners [...]
2008-06-18 11:21:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER PGOV KDRG PREL KTFN KU
08KUWAIT695JUNE 11 WAINSTEIN MEETING WITH SOCIAL
[...] (SBU) Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, Kenneth L. Wainstein, accompanied by the Ambassador on June 11 met with newly appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Bader Al-Duwaila to discuss U.S.-Kuwaiti CT cooperation. Al-Duwaila thanked Wainstein for [...]
2008-06-18 11:21:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT696NSB ACKNOWLEDGES INCREASED AL QAEDA ACTIVITY AND
[...] (S) Summary: Kenneth Wainstein, President Bush's Assistant for Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism (APHSCT),met with the President of the National Security Bureau (NSB),Ahmed Al-Fahd on 11 June. The principals discussed the recent increase in Al-Qaeda-related activity in Kuwait, ongoin [...]
2008-06-18 11:21:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPTER PGOV KDRG PREL KTFN KU
08KUWAIT704TERRORISM FINANCE: GOK CONDEMNS USG DECISION TO
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Both liberal and conservative newspapers and politicians have been outspoken in criticizing the USG's action to designate the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS). (See Refs A and B for Kuwait media reaction to RIHS designation.) The GOK Council of Ministers [...]
2008-06-19 11:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT71FORGIVENESS OF IRAQI DEBT, COMPENSATION NOT
[...] (C) CDA met on January 14 with Amiri Economic Advisor and former Finance Minister Dr. Yousef Al-Ebraheem to deliver a readout of the President's January 11 meeting with the Amir and follow up on the issues of Iraqi debt and UN Compensation Commission payments. CDA conveyed the President's requ [...]
2008-01-16 13:34:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID PREL PGOV KU IZ
08KUWAIT720TERRORIST FINANCIER MUBARAK AL-BATHALI WILL REMAIN
[...] (U) Kuwaiti press reported on June 24 that Kuwaiti terrorist financier and UNSCR 1267 designee Mubarak Al-Bathali will remain in detention for an additional 14 days pending further investigation into his role in inciting youth to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan (reftel). Al Bathali has been in [...]
2008-06-25 05:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT729DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DISBURSING PLEDGED FUNDS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-26 11:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG KPAL IS PGOV PREL KU
08KUWAIT735PETRAEUS DISCUSSES IRAQ SECURITY, KUWAIT-IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During his June 25 visit to Kuwait, Gen. Petraeus, accompanied by the Ambassador met with the Amir and Crown Prince (together) and had a separate meeting with the PM, MinDef and FM. At both meetings Gen. Petraeus briefed on the current security situation in Iraq and asked for a [...]
2008-06-26 16:05:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS KU IZ
08KUWAIT771TERRORIST FINANCIER BATHALI OUT ON BAIL
[...] (U) Kuwaiti press reported on July 8 that Kuwaiti terrorist financier and UNSCR 1267 designee Mubarak Al-Bathali (see reftel) was released on 1000 KD (USD 3775) bail, but is banned from travel (Note: His January 2008 UN 1267 designation already bans his international travel. End note.) Pres [...]
2008-07-08 15:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KU KTFN PGOV PREL PTER
08KUWAIT777INITIAL KUWAIT REACTIONS TO UAE ANNOUNCEMENT OF
[...] (U) The UAE's July 6 decision to cancel its Iraqi debt garnered front page headlines in Kuwait, and prompted commentaries that indicated that Kuwait will not follow suit. Kuwaiti daily, Al Watan reported, "Fearing that the Kuwaiti government may take advantage of the Parliament's summer rec [...]
2008-07-09 14:39:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PREL KUNC KU
08KUWAIT782AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES RIHS AND TIP WITH THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador discussed the UNSCR 1267 designation of Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) (Ref B) and TIP July 9 with Hussain Nasser Al-Huraiti, the new Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf (religious endowments) and Islamic Affairs. The Minister, a RIHS boardmember, de [...]
2008-07-10 09:50:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KTFN KISL TIP KU
08KUWAIT787SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REED'S JULY 20 VISIT TO
[...] Embassy Kuwait warmly welcomes your July 20th visit to this small but important Gulf ally. Your timing is propitious for advancing bilateral engagement between Iraq and Kuwait. We have requested a meeting with Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah during which you will have the oppor [...]
2008-07-10 13:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV OREP KDEM KU
08KUWAIT789NEW HEALTH MINISTER: MORE HOSPITALS, FEWER MEDICAL
[...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador and new Minister of Health Ali Al-Barrak laid the groundwork for USG-GOK cooperation in the healthcare sector during a very cordial meeting on July 8. The Minister highlighted the GOK's intention to build additional hospitals, which the Ambassador noted would be [...]
2008-07-13 06:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON KU PGOV PREL
08KUWAIT79GOK APPEALS TO STOP DESIGNATION OF KUWAITI
[...] (C) Director of the MFA Americas Desk Ambassador Ali Hussain Al-Sammak sought an urgent meeting with CDA on January 17 to request, on instruction from the Kuwait FM, that the U.S. use "its good offices" to end the initiative to designate three Kuwaiti terrorist financiers (Hamid Al-Ali, Jaber [...]
2008-01-17 17:27:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
08KUWAIT793DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KEEPING THE PA AFLOAT
[...] (U) Econoff conveyed points reftel to Mr. Ahmad Al-Baker, Deputy Director, Arab World Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on July 10. Al-Baker told Econoff that the USD 80 million PA pledged funds had been approved last month as part of Kuwait's annual budget, but could not be di [...]
2008-07-13 14:05:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALKWBG KPAL IS PGOV PREL KU
08KUWAIT794NEW MINISTER OF HOUSING: BREAKING GROUND ON
[...] (C) Minister for Housing and Development Affairs Dr. Moudhi Abdul Aziz Al-Homoud told Ambassador she will deal with the uncertainties of Kuwaiti's obstreperous "revolving governments" (Note: with two dissolutions in as many years. End Note.) by focusing on a "five-year development plan" aimed [...]
2008-07-14 09:16:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALECON KU PGOV PREL
08KUWAIT804EDUCATION MINISTER: SLOW ROLLING GENDER
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a July 13 meeting with Minister of Education Nouriya Al-Sabeeh, the Ambassador raised the issue of gender segregation and its potential impact on mixed-gender programs in Kuwait, such as the State Department-sponsored and AMIDEAST-administered ACCESS English Language Mi [...]
2008-07-16 13:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEINT KPAO KU PREL PGOV
08KUWAIT808U/S JARALLAH: IRANIAN WHEEDLING, IRAQI DAWDLING,
[...] (C) During their July 15 meeting, Ambassador chided MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah over Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi's public criticism that USG policy toward Iran was "provocative," noting that now is not the time for irresponsible rhetoric. Al-Jarallah characterized as "ve [...]
2008-07-17 07:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS KPAL PBTS KU
08KUWAIT811KUWAIT: NO FORCED LABOR OR CHILD LABOR IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-17 12:03:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KU
08KUWAIT835GOK WARMLY RECEIVES NODEL READ; PLEDGES CONTINUED
[...] (C) Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah on July 20 warmly received a bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Senator Jack Reed that included Senators Chuck Hagel and Barack Obama. Senator Obama thanked the Amir for Kuwaiti support for USG efforts in Iraq and the Amir responded with his appreciatio [...]
2008-07-24 07:58:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV OREP KDEM KU
08KUWAIT836(CORRECT COPY) GOK WARMLY RECEIVES NODEL REED; PLEDGES
[...] (C) Amir Shaykh Sabah Al Sabah on July 20 warmly received a bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Senator Jack Reed that included Senators Chuck Hagel and Barack Obama. Senator Obama thanked the Amir for Kuwaiti support for USG efforts in Iraq and the Amir responded with his appreciatio [...]
2008-07-24 08:28:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV OREP KDEM KU
08KUWAIT837KUWAIT: "WE'VE DONE OUR PART; BALL IS NOW IN IRAQI COURT"
[...] (C) Former NEA DAS and newly minted Senior Advisor on Southern Iraq Affairs Gordon Gray met with GOK officials July 22 to discuss Iraq and how to facilitate progress on some of the outstanding issues between Kuwait and Iraq. In direct correlation to Kuwait's proximity to Iran, Kuwaiti paranoi [...]
2008-07-24 11:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KCRS PBTS PINR KU
08KUWAIT86GOK/PARLIAMENT DISCUSS ISRAELI ACTION IN GAZA
[...] (C) Recent Israeli measures in Gaza illicited sharp reactions from the Kuwaiti Government, Parliament and press. The MFA U/S demarched P-5 member representatives on the matter and called for UN Security Council action, calling the Israeli response to HAMAS attacks unbalanced and unjustified. [...]
2008-01-22 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KU
08KUWAIT865DR. MOHAMMED ON VARIOUS AND SUNDRY: PA FUNDS,
[...] (C) Ambassador requested a meeting with Deputy PM and FM Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah to review a number of issues prior to both taking summer holidays. During an hour long exchange August 3, the following topics were addressed: -- PA Funding: Ambassador stressed the urgency of the situation a [...]
2008-08-04 16:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PHUM PGOV PTER KPAL KU BG
08KUWAIT884KUWAIT TO FOLLOW ARAB LEAGUE LEAD ON MAURITANIA
[...] (C) During an August 11 introductory call on Nayef Al-Otaibi, responsible for North African issues within MFA's Arab Affairs department, newly arrived POLCOUNS informally queried Al-Otaibi about Kuwait's reaction to the recent military coup in Mauritania. Al-Otaibi responded that Kuwait deplo [...]
2008-08-12 15:13:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID KU MR
08KUWAIT90EDUCATION MINISTER SURVIVES VOTE OF NO
[...] (C) On January 22, Kuwaiti Education Minister Al-Sabeeh survived a vote of no-confidence. On January 8, an Islamist MP ineffectively grilled her on a variety of charges deemed weak by the GOK and Kuwaiti press, and a motion was filed for the vote. With this victory, she became the first mini [...]
2008-01-23 15:27:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL SCUL SOCI KU
08KUWAIT910GOK OFFICIALS TELL CODEL BARDALLO "THE SURGE HAS
[...] (C) In an August 13 meeting, Kuwait's Acting Prime Minister and Defense Minister told CODEL Bordallo that Kuwait is committed to a close, long-term defense relationship with the U.S. and prepared to host U.S. troops indefinitely. Nevertheless, there is frustration over long delays in purchasin [...]
2008-08-21 06:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS OREP KU
08KUWAIT911KUWAIT: CONCERN ABOUT BEING CAUGHT IN U.S.- IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: The war of words over Iran's refusal to suspend its nuclear enrichment activities has sparked considerable concern in Kuwait, which fears the situation could devolve into an actual U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites. The nation's media and a number of its parliamenta [...]
2008-08-21 06:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KU
08KUWAIT913MOVING KUWAIT FORWARD ON LABOR STANDARDS
[...] (C) Embassy examined with interest and appreciation Ref A suggestion that we explore addressing labor rights abuses in Kuwait through a trilateral meeting with Kuwaiti and Bangladeshi officials followed by a series of multilateral roundtables with representatives of all major labor-sending cou [...]
2008-08-21 15:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV TIP KU
08KUWAIT934(C/NF) RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] (S/NF) This message is an initial response to ref A request for additional reporting on the ruling Al Sabah family's decision-making processes, as well as the relationship between Amir Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah and Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser al-Mohammed al-Ahmad Al Sabah. Res [...]
2008-09-01 14:37:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV KU
08KUWAIT937PROMINENT KUWAITI MP SEES OPENING TO SYRIA;
[...] (C) Summary: Mohammed Jassem Al-Sager, a prominent Kuwaiti Member of Parliament (MP) who met with Syrian President Bashar Assad during a late August visit to Damascus, told the Ambassador he perceived an opportunity to drive a wedge between Syria and Iran and move the former closer to the int [...]
2008-09-03 11:46:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SY IR KU
08KUWAIT953KUWAITI PM TO VISIT BAGHDAD AFTER MID-SEPTEMBER
[...] (C) During a September 7 Ramadan event, Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah confirmed to the Ambassador that media reports of his imminent trip to Iraq are essentially accurate. The PM indicated that his visit to Baghdad will occur some time after his [...]
2008-09-09 12:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KU
08KUWAIT954KUWAIT: SOUL-SEARCHING ON LABOR ABUSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Stung by international media attention to widespread labor abuses by Kuwaiti contractors, the GOK continues to discuss and investigate TIP-related issues and promises significant action. Domestic media continue to provide wide coverage of the issues. Recent developments includ [...]
2008-09-09 12:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI ELAB KTIP KU
08KUWAIT97TERROR FINANCE: LIMITED MEDIA REACTION SO FAR TO
[...] (SBU) Initial Kuwaiti media reaction to the January 16 decision by the UN Security Council to designate three Kuwaitis -- Hamed Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalahmah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- as terrorist facilitators and inciters has been subdued. There has been little reaction by the local press with [...]
2008-01-24 15:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
08KUWAIT98KUWAIT MFA U/S ON IRAQ, GTMO, 1267 DESIGNEES
[...] (C) On January 21, MFA U/S Al-Jarallah told CDA that Kuwait is ready to invest in Iraq, but delays in funding are caused by the Iraqi failure to get project proposals to relevant GOK officials. Recent high-level Iraqi visits to Kuwait have increased bilateral cooperation, and there are now s [...]
2008-01-24 16:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU IR IZ KDRG PINR PTER ETRD
08KUWAIT990AD-Hoc Liaison Committee Meeting: GoK views
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) On September 17, Ecouns talked to Ambassador Jassim Al-Mubaraki, the Director of the MFA's Arab World Department. Mubaraki confirmed that the GOK had received an invitation from Norway to attend the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) [...]
2008-09-17 15:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KPAL PGOV PREL IS KU
08KUWAIT991KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ SWORN IN BY AMIR
[...] (C) On September 16, Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah swore in Lieutenant General (retired) Ali Al-Mou'min as the first Kuwaiti Ambassador to Baghdad since the Iraqi invasion in 1990. The swearing-in was lightly heralded by the press -- mentioned in only one daily, but co [...]
2008-09-17 16:13:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KU
08KYIV102UKRAINE: PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO FEELING CONFIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. With an eye toward reelection in early 2010, President Yushchenko is asserting himself more confidently now with coalition partner Tymoshenko as Prime Minister than he did when faced with Yanukovych. The President has issued numerous public statements instructing the government o [...]
2008-01-17 11:22:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1047UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF COMMERCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Ukraine comes as the fragile two-vote majority coalition struggles to move ahead with an ambitious agenda as dissension between the two parties increases. All eyes are on whether Prime Minister Tymoshenko and President Yushchenko can work together better than they [...]
2008-05-29 15:56:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL PGOV EINV UP
08KYIV1063UKRAINE: SE GRAY AND DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH DPM
[...] (C) Summary. On the margins of the Kyiv Energy Security Summit May 22-23, Special Envoy Gray and DAS Bryza met with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Hryhoriy Nemyrya to discuss US-EU-Ukraine cooperation on energy security, including the Ukrainian proposal to expand gas transit through Ukraine [...]
2008-06-03 09:29:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG PINR PGOV UP
08KYIV1064UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO POISONING REVISITED
[...] (C) Summary. In the heat of a spat between President Yushchenko's team and former financial and political backer David Zhvaniya, the issue of Yushchenko's poisoning in September 2004 has once again become subject of political accusations. After the Presidential Secretariat initiated a case t [...]
2008-06-03 16:23:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1077UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES WTO-REQUIRED CUSTOMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament adopted a bill on June 3 to lower Ukraine's tariff rates in line with commitments made during WTO accession negotiations. The law as adopted, however, delays tariff reductions for a large number of goods until 2009, in contradiction to accession commitments. The bil [...]
2008-06-04 08:45:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV1085UKRAINE: LOW-KEY REACTION TO DUMA STATEMENT ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. The June 4 Russian Duma statement calling for termination of the 1997 Ukraine-Russia Friendship Treaty in response to Ukrainian NATO membership has elicited relatively restrained responses in Kyiv. President Yushchenko, on the eve of his departure for the CIS Summit in St. Pete [...]
2008-06-05 13:14:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL RS UP WTO
08KYIV1087UKRAINE: BALOHA CASTS COALITION IN NEGATIVE LIGHT
[...] (C) Summary. Head of the Presidential Secretariat Viktor Baloha told the Ambassador on June 3 that the coalition was struggling forward and would continue to work together, but that they were nearing the breaking point. He criticized Tymoshenko for being unconstructive and populist, with pol [...]
2008-06-05 14:37:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV109UKRAINE: PM TYMOSHENKO TO LEAD DELEGATION FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Yushchenko has asked Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko to lead the Ukrainian delegation for the January 20 inauguration of Georgian President Elect Mikhail Saakashvili. Although some here were surprised that Yushchenko was not attending himself, both he and Tymoshenko [...]
2008-01-18 13:23:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALUP PGOV PREL GG
08KYIV1105UKRAINE: COALITION TEETERING
[...] (C) Summary. The June 6 announcement by two relatively unknown MPs -- one from BYuT and one from OU-PSD -- that they are withdrawing from the coalition leaves the coalition in an unclear legal status and without enough votes to push through legislation. BYuT and OU-PSD faction leaders, as wel [...]
2008-06-06 13:18:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1144UKRAINE: NATO INFORMATION CAMPAIGN GAINS MOMENTUM
[...] (SBU) Summary. There has been no official launching ceremony, but a combination of recent NATO-related Presidential decrees, Cabinet adoption of a multi-year Euroatlantic information campaign, and passage of amendments to the 2008 state budget have given critical mass to Ukraine's NATO informa [...]
2008-06-11 15:58:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL UP
08KYIV1182UKRAINE: RADA COUNTING DOWN TO SUMMER RECESS
[...] (C) Summary. The consensus in the Rada across the political spectrum on June 17 was that regardless of the legal status of the coalition, the reality is that the parliament will not accomplish anything significant in its remaining month in session and all are now looking to the fall for chang [...]
2008-06-17 15:41:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1200UKRAINE: HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST VOWS TO CARRY ON
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Dmytro Groisman, a prominent Ukrainian human rights activist, told Emboff on June 12 that he had recovered fully from a beating by unknown assailants on May 23 (reftel). He suspected that he was attacked because of his public criticism of Ukraine's State Penal Depar [...]
2008-06-20 14:41:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UP
08KYIV1201UKRAINE: NATO SYG/NAC VISIT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. The June 16-17 visit to Kyiv and Ukraine's regional capitals by NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer and the North Atlantic Council (NAC) was seen as a strong positive by the MFA and Ukrainian pro-NATO political forces. Extensive positive press coverage, the constr [...]
2008-06-20 14:46:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALNATO PGOV PREL UP
08KYIV1202UKRAINE: PRESIDENT VETOES FLAWED CUSTOMS TARIFF
[...] On June 20, President Viktor Yushchenko vetoed a bill amending the Law "On the Customs Tariff of Ukraine," which Ukraine's Rada (parliament) had adopted on June 3. While the original draft law was meant to lower Ukraine's tariff rates in line with commitments made during WTO accession negotia [...]
2008-06-20 15:52:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO PGOV UP
08KYIV1226UKRAINE: FAMILY OF SLAIN JOURNALIST IHOR
[...] (C) Summary: The son of journalist Ihor Aleksandrov, killed in 2001 for his critical reporting on officials in Donetsk Oblast, told EmbOffs that he and his family continue to seek justice in his father's case and that he now fears for his and his family's safety. Both the lawyer of Mryoslav [...]
2008-06-23 15:13:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREF UP
08KYIV1256UKRAINE: MIGRATION AUTHORITY TRANSFERRED TO MOI
[...] (C) Summary: On June 18, the Cabinet of Ministers issued a decree transferring authority on asylum issues from the State Committee on Nationalities and Religion (SCNR) to the Ministry of Interior (MOI). UNHCR Kyiv, which has taken a neutral position on the change, told us that although the M [...]
2008-07-01 10:26:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UP
08KYIV1300UKRAINE: YATSENYUK, RISING POLITICIAN
[...] (C) Summary. Rada Speaker Arseniy Yatsenyuk has become one of the most interesting senior politicians in Ukraine to watch. Only 34 years old, Yatsenyuk has already served not only as chair of the parliament, but Foreign Minister, Minister of Economy, and Acting Governor of the National Bank. [...]
2008-07-03 14:10:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1330UKRAINE CONSIDERING ITS ROLE IN RUSSIA'S WTO
[...] (C) Summary: Ukraine's lead WTO negotiator Valeriy Pyatnytskiy told us on July 4 that Ukraine did not intend to block Russia's WTO accession, and was not planning to request any tariff concessions from Russia, but would likely make some requests of Russia given the importance of their bilater [...]
2008-07-07 13:45:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO PGOV RS UP
08KYIV1342UKRAINE: LAST WEEK OF RADA STARTS OFF BADLY
[...] (C) Summary. Party of Regions on July 8 shook up the planned agenda for the Rada's last week in plenary by moving forward with efforts to hold a no confidence vote on Prime Minister Tymoshenko. In response, her BYuT faction blocked the Rada rostrum and Speaker Yatsenyuk was forced to close t [...]
2008-07-08 16:17:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1356UKRAINE: TYMOSHENKO SAFE, NO CONFIDENCE VOTE FAILS
[...] (C) Summary. In a nail-biting vote, Prime Minister Tymoshenko was given a reprieve after Party of Regions' resolution of no confidence in the Cabinet failed, garnering only 174 votes. After a lengthy diatribe from Regions MP Azarov, Tymoshenko gave an impassioned defense of her government's [...]
2008-07-11 14:05:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1455UKRAINE: DAS MERKEL HEARS SKEPTICISM ON UNITED
[...] (C) Summary. During his July 24-25 visit to Kyiv, DAS David Merkel heard from representatives of several political forces that the way forward on internal politics was unclear, but that a great deal depends on President Yushchenko and how he decides to proceed. Secretary of the National Secur [...]
2008-07-29 13:38:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1510UKRAINE: VISIT OF PATRIARCH BARTHOLOMEW SPURS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodoxy, arrived in Ukraine on July 24 for a five day visit to celebrate the 1,020th anniversary of the christianization of the Kyivan Rus. Although he has no jurisdiction over other Orthodox patria [...]
2008-08-04 14:40:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UP
08KYIV1516UKRAINE: HATE CRIMES CONTINUE
[...] (C) Summary: Since the beginning of 2008, human rights NGOs have reported over 40 apparently racially motivated attacks in Ukraine, five of which proved fatal. While the Government introduced new initiatives in 2007 and 2008 aimed at intensifying efforts to combat racism and intolerance, the [...]
2008-08-06 08:09:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UP
08KYIV1553UKRAINE: ICRC TO CLOSE ITS DELEGATION IN KYIV
[...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Kyiv Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross/Red Crescent (ICRC) informed Post on August 7 that it will close its Kyiv delegation later this year. The reasons given were its strategy to consolidate regional operations, position itself [...]
2008-08-12 07:33:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UP
08KYIV1557UKRAINE: IMPACT OF GEORGIA CRISIS ON DOMESTIC
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Events in Georgia have triggered front page charges/countercharges between Moscow and Kyiv -- including dueling MFA statements on Russian deployment of its Black Sea Fleet (BSF) off the Georgian coast and Russian attacks on Ukrainian arms sales to Tbilisi. While DFM [...]
2008-08-12 15:29:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR RS UP
08KYIV1624UKRAINE: PRESIDENT'S BSF DECREES HEIGHTEN DOMESTIC
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. The issuance on August 13 by President Yushchenko of two decrees regulating Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) and other military units' entry into Ukraine and deployments from Ukrainian territory has triggered another sharp exchange between Kyiv and Moscow (ref. A). The [...]
2008-08-15 13:36:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR RS UP MARR
08KYIV1627 TFGG01 Ukrainian Media on Georgian Conflict
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukrainian media is split on its coverage of the conflict in Georgia, which occupied the front page of Ukrainian newspapers this week and featured prominently on broadcast and on-line media. Pro-Western and pro-presidential periodicals denounced Russia's support for separatist r [...]
2008-08-15 14:04:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PINR PINS PNAT PREL PGOV KPAI GG UK
08KYIV1630UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO POISONING REMAINS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko,s 2004 poisoning has resurfaced as a major issue being examined both at at the Prosecutor General,s Office (PGO) and in the press, with many seeing the Presidential apparatus working the issue as a potential vote getter in the upcoming presidential campaign. [...]
2008-08-18 13:55:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV1631UKRAINE: OFFER OF MISSILE WARNING COOPERATION MORE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On August 16, Ukraine's MFA announced that Ukraine was ready to develop active cooperation on early warning and missile monitoring systems with "European countries." It also stated that President Yushchenko on August 13 ordered Ukraine's withdrawal from a 1992 miss [...]
2008-08-18 16:05:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PINR PREL UP
08KYIV1672UKRAINE: PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT ALLEGES
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On August 19, Deputy Presidential Secretariat Head Andriy Kyslynskiy publicly accused PM Tymoshenko of colluding with Russia in exchange for Moscow's support of her expected run for the presidency in 2009/2010. On August 21, acting head of the Security Service of Ukr [...]
2008-08-23 10:02:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV1673UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE VICE
[...] (SBU) Summary.... [...]
2008-08-23 10:31:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PHUM PREL UP
08KYIV1706UKRAINE: GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Ukraine has made strong public statements condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In both public statements and in meetings with the Ambassador, Democratic Coalition leaders remain committed to Euro-Atlantic collective security and [...]
2008-08-28 11:09:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS UP
08KYIV1707UKRAINE: GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS RUSSIAN RECOGNITION
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Ukraine has made strong public statements condemning Russia's decision to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. In both public statements and in meetings with the Ambassador, Democratic Coalition leaders remain committed to Euro-Atlantic collective security and [...]
2008-08-28 11:09:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS UP
08KYIV1804ORANGE COALITION CRISIS: NO SIGN OF RECONCILIATION
[...] (C) The Orange coalition has shown no movement toward reconciliation since the September 2 vote by President Yushchenko's "Our Ukraine" party to withdraw. PM Tymoshenko, reportedly surprised by Our Ukraine's sudden exit, expressed willingness to meet with Yushchenko to try and work out a deal [...]
2008-09-11 17:17:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1860ORANGE COALITION ENDS; CLOCK STARTS ON NEW
[...] (C) As expected, on September 16 Rada Speaker Yatsenyuk announced the termination of the Orange Coalition, starting the 30-day clock on formation of a new coalition and, failing that, providing the option for President Yushchenko to call new elections. With parties continuing to jockey for ad [...]
2008-09-17 15:10:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1869UKRAINE: PASSAGE OF JOINT STOCK COMPANY LAW A
[...] Summary: Ukraine's parliament passed a new Joint Stock Company Law on September 17. The law was among the top priorities of any list of desperately needed economic reforms, and its passage, by a large bipartisan majority, is a remarkable piece of good news at a time of intense political infig [...]
2008-09-19 10:43:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV PGOV UP
08KYIV191UKRAINE: RADA SESSION CLOSES WITH A WHIMPER
[...] (C) Summary. The final weeks of the new Rada's first session ended disappointingly with the Party of Regions blockading the rostrum and the coalition unable to muster a majority to pass any legislation or make personnel appointments. With over 700 draft bills at some stage of the legislative [...]
2008-01-29 11:59:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV192UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO PUSHES AHEAD WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko is moving forward with his plans to further amend the constitution in an effort to clarify poorly written articles, but constitutional experts are not convinced that this process will succeed. Yushchenko issued a decree in late December 2007 forming the Nat [...]
2008-01-29 12:02:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV194UKRAINE: SENATOR LUGAR HEARS THAT ENERGY ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: In Kyiv meetings with Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) January 15-16, President Yushchenko, PM Tymoshenko, opposition representatives and local business leaders all discussed the importance of energy issues for Ukraine. President Yushchenko talked in detail about ways to transport Cen [...]
2008-01-29 13:42:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ECON PGOV UP
08KYIV1943RADA UPDATE: COALITION TALKS INCONCLUSIVE; DROP
[...] (C) Negotiations continue between President Yushchenko's Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (BYuT) to re-form the Orange coalition in conjunction with potential new partner, the Lytvyn Bloc. This would avoid early elections, a goal PM Tymoshenko appears st [...]
2008-09-29 15:26:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1966TYMOSHENKO CALLS YUSHCHENKO'S BLUFF
[...] (C) On October 1, PM Tymoshenko announced that her BYuT faction would accept all Our Ukraine-People's Self-Defense (OU-PSD) ultimatums and conditions in order to form a three-party coalition, keep orange forces together, and avoid early elections. At the same time, Tymoshenko predicted Yushc [...]
2008-10-02 15:10:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV1968ICRC RECONSIDERS DECISION TO CLOSE DELEGATION IN
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told us that it was reconsidering its plan to close the ICRC delegation in Kyiv (Reftel) and said that they perceived a high level of tension among the ethnic Russian, Crimean Tatar, and Ukrainian communit [...]
2008-10-03 12:06:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV200UKRAINE: EUR A/S FRIED HEARS ABOUT FRAGILE
[...] (C) Summary. In A/S Fried's meetings with top Ukrainian leaders, all dominated by discussions about Ukraine's pending request for a NATO MAP (septel),the internal political subtext was fragility, distrust, and creeping dissatisfaction from all parties about the current government and its pos [...]
2008-01-31 06:00:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV2012YUSHCHENKO DISSOLVES RADA, CALLS NEW ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) In a widely expected move, President Yushchenko on October 8 issued a decree dissolving the Rada and setting pre-term parliamentary elections for December 7. Contacts in Prime Minister Tymoshenko's BYuT party have told us they may attempt to block the decree in court, but are prepared to [...]
2008-10-09 13:56:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
08KYIV2022AKHMETOV HOLDS FORTH ON UKRAINIAN POLITICS AND
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 8, billionaire industrialist and Party of Regions MP Rinat Akhmetov expressed support for President Yushchenko's plans to dissolve the Rada, saying elections were the only "democratic" way forward for the country. Akhmetov said that Regions woul [...]
2008-10-10 13:30:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL UP
08KYIV2024PARTY OF REGIONS APPEARS UNITED FOR EARLY ELECTION
[...] (C) The Party of Regions appears united around the upcoming election challenge. Fundraising and organizing for the pre-term election started in early September. Deputies will soon start heading to the oblasts for campaigning. Regions expects to increase its share of Rada seats by focusing i [...]
2008-10-10 15:11:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
08KYIV2025PARTIES JOCKEY FOR POSITION; SNAP ELECTION COULD
[...] (C) A day after President Yushchenko's decree dissolving the Rada and setting a snap election for December 7, PM Tymoshenko's BYuT blocked the Rada rostrum to prevent a vote on election legislation. Deputy PM Nemyria told the Ambassador that the election could "get ugly" with provocations and [...]
2008-10-10 15:46:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
08KYIV2030 UKRAINIAN NATIONAL BANK IMPOSES CAPITAL CONTROLS
[...] (U) Summary. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU),pressed to stop a run on deposits in commercial banks, sharply tightened capital controls on October 13. The measures effectively prevent Ukraine's banking system, which has relied heavily on foreign borrowing to fuel its breakneck growth in [...]
2008-10-14 14:39:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PGOV XH UP
08KYIV2034ELECTION BATTLE SHIFTS TO THE COURTS AND ELECTION
[...] (C) On October 10, a Kyiv District Administrative Court suspended President Yushchenko's decree dissolving the Rada and ordered the Central Election Commission (CEC) to halt election preparations. In response, Yushchenko appealed the decision to the Administrative Court of Appeals, fired the [...]
2008-10-15 14:35:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
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