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09STATE90230	TRAVEL WARNING - ERITREA [...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and recommends that U.S. citizens defer all travel there because of Eritrean government restrictions on travel outside the capital city of Asmara, an increased number of Americans arrested without clear justific [...]	2009-08-28 21:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PREL ER

09STATE90242	ABU GHRAIB AND AFGHANISTAN DETAINEE TALKING POINTS [...] (U) Embassy Brussels may draw upon the points in paras 2-3 below in answering questions about the status of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and about detainee policy and practice in Afghanistan. The points in para 4 can be shared as a fact sheet. Status of Abu Ghraib -------------------- 2. [...]	2009-08-28 22:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09STATE90247	ACTION REQUEST - CANDIDATES FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 7 and 8. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In May of 2010, the UN General Assembly in New York will elect new members to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Election to the HRC is done by regional group. There are four open seats for the Asia group an [...]	2009-08-28 23:28:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IR
09STATE90567	TRAVEL WARNING: MALI [...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risk of travel to Mali and that Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) may use the Islamic month of Ramadan as an opportunity to conduct further attacks against Americans and other foreign nationals. Faith-based organizations, [...]	2009-08-31 15:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC ML
09STATE90754	LEAHY VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED TO ATTEND [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds as of August 31, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the officers listed below: Name: Arthemon Nzitabauze Rank: Lieutenant Colonel DOB: 1976 Name: Thacien Manirakiza Rank: [...]	2009-08-31 20:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM BY
09STATE90798	TRAVEL ALERT - HURRICANE JIMENA [...] The Department of State urges American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas in Mexico that may be affected by Hurricane Jimena. U.S. citizens located in areas likely to be impacted by Hurricane Jimena and who do not have access to adequate and safe shelter should consid [...]	2009-08-31 21:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC XL
09STATE90813	UNSC COTE D'IVOIRE SANCTIONS COMMITTEE GROUP OF [...] This is an action request. USUN is requested to send a letter through the UN Secretariat to the Group of Experts for the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Cote d'Ivoire ("the Cote d'Ivoire Sanctions Committee" - www.un.org/sc/committees/1572/ [...]	2009-09-01 00:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XY
09STATE90944	PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE XVI INTER-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Preparatory Meeting of the Sixteenth Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina July 22-24. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) led the U.S. delegation, which also included officials from the Department of State's Bureau of [...]	2009-09-01 14:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ELAB ETRD OVIP PREL
09STATE90975	KUDOS TO EMBASSY AMMAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-01 14:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER JO
09STATE90989	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR JOINT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]	2009-09-01 15:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE91093	SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]	2009-09-01 17:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91106	SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]	2009-09-01 17:49:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91125	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JIATF CD [...] (U) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the commanders and units listed below. The members of the units are candidates to attend the course titled CD Urban Interdiction Skills & LE [...]	2009-09-01 18:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PHUM KCRM MARR PREL TH
09STATE91134	SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]	2009-09-01 18:13:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91143	SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]	2009-09-01 18:23:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91151	SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]	2009-09-01 18:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91170	LEAHY VETTING FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds as of September 1, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following: Name of Unit: The Rapid Intervention Battalion Unit Commander: Colonel Joseph Nouma Unit Size: Two Platoons [...]	2009-09-01 18:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM CM
09STATE91188	TRAVEL WARNING: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa). This notice replaces the Travel Warning dated February 5, 2009, to reflect continued instability in North Kivu province and the surrounding area, as well as a critic [...]	2009-09-01 19:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CG
09STATE91199	NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - OVERCOMING INDIA'S SENSE OF [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see paras 3 and 14. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A step forward on fuel assurances was taken at the June 15-18, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG),at which the Board considered two concrete nuc [...]	2009-09-01 19:19:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IN RS
09STATE91209	TRAVEL ALERT: MAURITANIA [...] The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of traveling to Mauritania and urges extreme caution when traveling there due to increased activities by the terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). AQIM may use the Islamic month of Ramadan as an opportunity to c [...]	2009-09-01 19:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC MR
09STATE91284	SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]	2009-09-01 21:16:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91291	SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. START FOLLOW-ON [...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles and the associated Definitions Annex to the Russian Federation (Refs A-D). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspection Protocol. A courtesy Ru [...]	2009-09-01 21:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE91299	RESPONSE TO UK REQUEST FOR OPTIONS TO RESUME [...] (U) This is a response to an action request. 2. (C/NF) Summary and Guidance: Reftel requested guidance on what message to deliver to the UK Embassy regarding resumption of their Naval training mission in Iraq. The Department suggests the following (keyed to Reftel request): Â [...]	2009-09-01 22:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ UK
09STATE91302	ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN JUSCANZ [...] (SBU) Using talking points in paragraphs 11 and 12 below, Action Embassies and Consulate Generals are requested to demarche host governments (for Embassy Bern - Switzerland and Liechtenstein, for Consulate General Barcelona - Andorra) at the highest appropriate level to gain support for Israel, [...]	2009-09-01 23:31:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS PHUM
09STATE91632	DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver President Obama's invitation (paragraph 4) to Heads of State or Heads of Government of action addressee posts, representing the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping operations. USUN is [...]	2009-09-02 20:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPKO
09STATE91636	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050186457 for the export of an infrared camera to Canada. Post is requested to complete this [...]	2009-09-02 20:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC CA
09STATE91786	U.S. GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE: [...] (U) The Department requests that Post formally invite the Government of Morocco to participate in the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI). Under the of the GPOI program, the U.S. intends to provide peace operations training and other support to the Moroccan military so that it can cont [...]	2009-09-03 12:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL
09STATE91981	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050187092 for the export of naval vessel component parts to Japan. Post is requested to comp [...]	2009-09-03 17:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC JA
09STATE92053	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050097050 for the export of rifles and ammunition to Pakistan. Post is requested to complete this [...]	2009-09-03 18:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC PK
09STATE92113	TALKING POINTS ON COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION FOR USE WITH GOC [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 19:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
09STATE92173	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]	2009-09-03 21:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92174	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR HOMELAND [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]	2009-09-03 21:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92185	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]	2009-09-03 22:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92186	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR NAVAL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]	2009-09-03 22:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92282	DEMARCHE - LIMITATIONS ON ENTRY/EXIT TO ISRAEL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Action Request: The Department requests that Embassy Tel Aviv approach the GOI at the highest appropriate level to parallel Department approaches regarding the limitations that the GOI has placed on certain Amcit travelers as reported [...]	2009-09-04 12:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC CVIS KPAL PREF PREL IS
09STATE9230	WORLDWIDE CAUTION [...] This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. In some countries, the worldwide recession has contributed to political and economic instability and social unrest. The armed conflict b [...]	2009-02-02 18:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC
09STATE92486	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 869 [...] (SBU) As of August 4, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: Nicaraguan National Police Aleman Orozco, Juan Jose; Sub-Comm; 29 Aug 1966 Crobetto Acevedo, Mario Alberto; Cpt; 29 Mar 1959 Saravia Lara, [...]	2009-09-04 17:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE92500	(C/NF) KUDOS FOR COMPREHENSIVE HONDURAN ECONOMIC [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR EMBASSY REPORTING ON ECONOMIC PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS. REFTELS WERE EXTREMELY USEFUL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FACING THE DE FACTO GOVERNMENT AND THE OVERALL HONDURAN ECONOMIC ENV [...]	2009-09-04 18:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR ECON EINV HO
09STATE92506	(U) KUDOS FOR SANTIAGO 000755 (C-AL9-01816) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO THANK EMBASSY FOR REFTEL, WHICH PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION TO SEBASTIN PIERA. WITH THE ELECTIONS SET FOR DECEMBER, WE ARE INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, AND THIS CABLE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SUMMARIZING GENERALLY KNOWN FACTS [...]	2009-09-04 18:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV CI
09STATE92592	TRAVEL ALERT - HURRICANE JIMENA [...] The Department of State urges American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas in Mexico that remain affected by Hurricane Jimena and its aftermath. U.S. citizens located in areas impacted by Hurricane Jimena who do not have access to adequate and safe shelter should cons [...]	2009-09-04 20:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC XL
09STATE92600	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE: MANAGUA 849 [...] (SBU) As of August 4, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. Unit: Nicaraguan Police Baltodano Callejas, Diego Manuel; Comm; 30 Oct 1964 Carcamo Narvaez, Jose Luis; Comm; 12 Aug 1963 2. (SBU) Post is t [...]	2009-09-04 20:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE92632	AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT - REQUEST FOR GENERAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy is requested to present to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) the request for General Authorization for transit of military equipment and personnel to Afghanistan. End Summary GENERAL AUTHORIZAT [...]	2009-09-04 22:36:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MARR PREL US RS AF
09STATE92640	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR SENIOR [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]	2009-09-04 23:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE92657	JCIC-DIP-09-010: U.S. RESPONSE TO RUSSIAS START [...] (C) Background: The United States conducted a Trident II SLBM flight test on December 10, 2008. On April 7, 2009, the Russian Federation provided the United States a START Format 81 notification (Reftel) regarding the incompleteness or insufficient quality of the recording of telemetric inf [...]	2009-09-05 02:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE92658	JCIC-DIP-09-010: U.S. RESPONSE TO RUSSIAS START [...] (C) Background: The United States conducted a Trident II SLBM flight test on December 10, 2008. On April 7, 2009, the Russian Federation provided the United States a START Format 81 notification (Reftel) regarding the incompleteness or insufficient quality of the recording of telemetric inf [...]	2009-09-05 02:46:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE92938	DEMARCHE: ACTIVITIES IN SOMALILAND AND PUNTLAND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Embassies Rome and Paris are asked to approach appropriate host government officials to collect information on their activities in the regions of Somaliland and Puntland in Somalia. In particular, the D [...]	2009-09-08 13:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV PREL SO
09STATE92995	(C/NF) ECUADOR'S IMPORT RESTRICTIONS [...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS INTEND TO WRITE AN ASSESSMENT ADDRESSING THE COLOMBIA-ECUADOR DISPUTE OVER ECUADOR'S NEW TARIFFS ON COLOMBIAN GOODS. AS EMBASSY IS AWARE, THE COMMUNITY OF ANDEAN NATIONS (CAN) SECRETARIAT APPROVED ECUADOR'S TARIFFS ON A TEMPORARY BASIS, AND IN PRESS IT APPEARS THA [...]	2009-09-08 14:43:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR ECON ETRD CO EC
09STATE92997	(C) KUDOS FOR ALGERIA REPORTING (C-ME9-01697) [...] S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE THE HIGH QUALITY REPORTING RECEIVED FROM EMBASSY, ESPECIALLY OVER THE PAST YEAR. IN PARTICULAR, WE WOULD LIKE TO CITE YOUR COVERAGE OF ISSUES/EVENTS OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL, WHICH WE REALIZE CAN MEAN WORKING IN DIFFICULT SECURITY ENVIRONMENTS AND OCCASIONAL RI [...]	2009-09-08 14:45:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PINS PTER SOCI AG
09STATE93000	(C/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON CANADA'S MISSION [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS, WHICH COVERED ALL FACETS OF CANADA'S MILITARY AND DEVELOPMENT MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN. EMBASSY,S INSIGHTS INTO POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND LEADERSHIP MATTERS PERTAINING TO CANADA'S INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO [...]	2009-09-08 14:47:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR MOPS NATO PREL AF CA
09STATE93069	(C/NF) SALVADORAN PRESIDENT FUNES'S RELATIONSHIP [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE EMBASSY,S COVERAGE OF THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF PRESIDENT FUNES'S TERM. WE CONTINUE TO BE INTERESTED IN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH FMLN HARDLINERS WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO HEAD SECURITY INSTITUTIONS. AS TIME AND RESOURCES ALLOW, WE WOULD APPRECIATE EMBASSY,S [...]	2009-09-08 17:00:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV ES
09STATE93175	LEAHY VETTING FOR A CANDIDATE WHO HAS BEEN [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds as of September 8, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed below: Name: Jimmy Martine Tiny Rank: 2nd Lieutenant DOB: August 29, 1985 POB: Lobata Sao Tome [...]	2009-09-08 18:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM GB
09STATE93344	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE GUATEMALA 805 [...] (SBU) As of September 8, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. NAME: Martin CHITIC CHAY RANK: Senior Airman, Guatemalan Air Force DOB: September 17, 1974 POB: Suchitepequez, Guatemala N [...]	2009-09-08 22:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE93345	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE GUATEMALA 806 [...] (SBU) As of September 8, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed. NAME: Jose Byron FLORES MAS RANK: Master Sergeant, Guatemalan Air Force DOB: May 28, 1965 POB: Peten, Guatemala NAME: Milder Aristide [...]	2009-09-08 22:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
09STATE93356	WASHINGTON LAYS OUT PARAMETERS FOR EGYPT ESF [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Cairo correctly understands that the most recent Government of Egypt (GOE) proposal for the Economic Support Funds (ESF) program goes beyond what Washington is willing to support in the name of better bilateral relation [...]	2009-09-09 01:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EG PGOV PREL
09STATE93358	ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. Embassy New Delhi: Please note additional action request in paragraph 8. Embassies Brasilia, Dhaka, Santiago, Kyiv and Pretoria: Please note additional action request in paragraph 9. Embassies Tokyo, The Hague, Rome, Paris, London, Bru [...]	2009-09-09 02:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC
09STATE9346	SHORTAGE OF HOTEL ROOMS IN YAOUNDE MARCH 17 - 20. [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 21:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA CM
09STATE93581	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-09 15:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE93582	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-09 15:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE9376	JOINT US-UK-FRANCE DEMARCHE TO MALAYSIA ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (C) Washington requests embassies pursue the following objectives: FOR EMBASSIES LONDON AND PARIS: -- Convey to appropriate host government officia [...]	2009-02-02 23:55:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK
09STATE93770	MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO AUSTRALIAN FM [...] This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the letter in para 2 from Secretary Clinton to Foreign Minister Smith in response to his August 26 correspondence. 2. Begin text of letter: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of August 26 and for taking new action to f [...]	2009-09-09 18:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PREL OPDC IS
09STATE93861	DIPLOMATIC NOTE REGARDING UKRAINIAN LINK OUTAGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 20:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UP PARM
09STATE93894	Demarche Request For UNGA Food Security Event [...] This is an ACTION request for all recipient posts with the exception of the following: Embassy Harare, Embassy Khartoum, Embassy Tegucigalpa, and U.S. Interest Section Havana. For these four posts, this cable is INFO only. 2. The Secretary and UNSYG Ban Ki-moon will co-host a meeting on [...]	2009-09-09 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA
09STATE94247	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FINALIZED [...] Action Request in Paragraph 7. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objective: -- Deliver to the Government of Kuwait the finalized copy of a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) challeng [...]	2009-09-10 18:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PARM PREL CWC CBW OPCW KU
09STATE94259	(C/NF) BOLIVIAN ELECTION PLANNING (C-AL9-01770) [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WELCOMED REFTEL REPORTING ON THE BILATERAL TALKS AND THE GOB,S DECISION TO SUSPEND USAID PROGRAMS. NOT SURPRISINGLY, WE ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS RELATED TO THE UPCOMING BOLIVIAN NATIONAL ELECTIONS, INCLUDING BOLIVIAN GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION [...]	2009-09-10 19:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PGOV BL
09STATE94757	DEMARCHE REQUEST: URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Abu Dhabi, Ankara, Baghdad, Berlin, Brasilia, Canberra, Doha, Jakarta, London, Mexico, Muscat, New Dehli, Oslo, Ottawa, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, The Hague, Vienna, and the U.S. Mission to the European Union. Please see the action request in paragraph 5 [...]	2009-09-11 18:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER CASC IR
09STATE94917	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR DEA SPONSORED [...] (SBU) In response to reftels Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of info [...]	2009-09-11 22:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM KJUS PHUM PREL SNAR JO CY
09STATE94918	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR MARITIME [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]	2009-09-11 22:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE94922	QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP SEIZURES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Recent ship seizures by Georgian authorities in international waters off the coast of Abkhazia have provoked strong rhetoric from both Russian and Abkhaz de-facto officials. Quad members (U.S., Fran [...]	2009-09-11 22:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PREL GG RS
09STATE94924	TRAVEL ALERT - UGANDA [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the violent demonstrations stemming from political friction between the central government and the authorities of Buganda, which is a vestige of a pre-modern kingdom located in central Uganda, inclusive of Kampala. This Travel Alert expires on N [...]	2009-09-11 23:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PREL UG
09STATE94941	TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS [...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to safety and security concerns in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, particularly in the city of Urumqi. U.S. citizens are advised to carefully consider travel to the Xinjinang Uyghur region at this time. This Travel Alert expires on Decembe [...]	2009-09-11 23:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CH
09STATE94944	DEMARCHE REQUEST: OPTION TO ADDRESS CURRENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 2 and 3. 2. (S/REL) Embassy Baghdad is requested, at the ambassadorial level, to demarche the Government of Iraq (GOI) at the highest appropriate level in response to Prime Minister Maliki's written request to Secretary-General Ban on Augus [...]	2009-09-11 23:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL IZ
09STATE94996	TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA [...] The Department of State reminds U.S. citizens of the continued possibility of terrorist attacks throughout India during the current Indian holiday season, which includes Hindu, Islamic, and secular holidays as well as the period surrounding the commemoration of the September 11 terror attacks. [...]	2009-09-12 15:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE95073	EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPHS 10-30. 2. (C) SUMMARY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING IRAN'S PROPOSAL OF SEPTEMBER 9 - SUGGEST THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AIMS TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM'S NON- COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEFUSE GROWIN [...]	2009-09-13 21:51:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09STATE95074	NDJAMENA REGIONAL REFUGEE COORDINATOR DUTIES AND [...] The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) would like to thank outgoing Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) Perlita Muiruri and welcome Michael Zorick who has taken up duties as Regional RefCoord for Chad, Darfur, the Central African Republic, and Cameroon. This message outl [...]	2009-09-13 22:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF CD CM CT SU
09STATE95151	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 197) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the ICITAP Defensive Tactics Course in Tirana, Albania, from September 28 through October 9, 2009 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individual listed in [...]	2009-09-14 13:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE95226	LEAHY VETTING FOR CANDIDATES SELECTED TO [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds as of September 14, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: Name: Mr. Karly Nsungani Position: Customs Inspector and Judiciary Police Officer DOB: Octo [...]	2009-09-14 15:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM CG
09STATE95227	LEAHY VETTING FOR CANDIDATES SELECTED TO [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds as of September 14, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: Name: Mr. Panza Elumba Position: Secrtaire Technique/CNCLT DOB: February 25, 1959 Name: Mr. K [...]	2009-09-14 15:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM CG
09STATE95506	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR RJAF OFFICER [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]	2009-09-14 22:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE9563	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ILEA Bangkok Computer Crime Investigations Course: S [...]	2009-02-03 14:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE9564	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the JUSMAG Amphibious Plan Senior Officer International, Ex [...]	2009-02-03 14:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE9565	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in a JUSMAG Special English Training course at Lackland Air Fo [...]	2009-02-03 14:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE9566	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ATA 6887 - Investigative Information Management cour [...]	2009-02-03 14:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE95661	(S) ALERTING THE GOVERNMENTS OF BULGARIA AND [...] (S/NF) The USG has information that as of early August 2009, the Turkish firm TSS Silah Ve Savunma Sanayi Dis Ticaret Ltd. was preparing for the possible transfer of Bulgarian-origin AHM-200 helicopter mines and DVM-S remote control detonators to Syria's Ministry of Defense. A draft end-user [...]	2009-09-15 15:06:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	BU TU SY ETTC MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS
09STATE9567	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - DAO - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individual listed below. This individual is a candidate to participate in the DAO 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference in Fort W [...]	2009-02-03 14:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE9568	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and finds that, as of this date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to attend the ATA - Fraudulent Travel Documents Training Course - [...]	2009-02-03 14:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE9569	DEPARTMENT CLEARANCE FOR THAILAND LEAHY REQUEST - JUSMAG - [...] (SBU) The Department of State reviewed its files and found that, to date, it possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights committed by the individuals listed below. These individuals are candidates to participate in the JUSMAG Bangkok - JCET Baker Torch 09-4 - BPP Special [...]	2009-02-03 14:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL SNAR KCRM TH
09STATE95881	SFO-DIP-09-006: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles to the Russian Federation (Refs A-B). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspecti [...]	2009-09-15 20:03:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95918	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-15 20:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE95938	SFO-DIP-09-006: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the Draft New START Treaty Articles to the Russian Federation (Refs A-B). This cable contains the U.S.-proposed draft of the New START Treaty Inspecti [...]	2009-09-15 20:55:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95942	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-15 21:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE95943	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-15 21:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE95944	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-15 21:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE95967	SFO-DIP-09-005A: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]	2009-09-15 21:54:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95978	SFO-DIP-09-005B: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]	2009-09-15 21:59:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95987	SFO-DIP-09-005C: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]	2009-09-15 22:04:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE95991	SFO-DIP-09-005D: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]	2009-09-15 22:08:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96003	SFO-DIP-09-005E: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]	2009-09-15 22:18:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96008	SFO-DIP-09-005F: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New STA [...]	2009-09-15 22:34:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96009	SFO-DIP-09-005G: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]	2009-09-15 22:38:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS

09STATE96010	SFO-DIP-09-005H: U.S. DRAFT NEW START TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft New START Treaty Articles (Refs A and B). On September 2, 2009, the U.S. Delegation to the New START [...]	2009-09-15 22:43:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96222	(S) FRENCH FIRM SELLING INFRARED DETECTORS TO [...] (U) This is an action request to Embassy Paris. Please deliver the points in paragraph 4 as soon as possible. These points may be left as a non-paper. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) We have information the French firm Sofradir and its subsidiary Ulis continue to sell cooled and unc [...]	2009-09-16 15:15:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL PTER MASS FR CH IR
09STATE96274	OFFICE OF DEFENSE TRADE CONTROLS COMPLIANCE [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 6. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests that Embassy convey to appropriate Spanish officials the policy of denial imposed on Spanish company, Elint S.A. Until further notice, Elint S.A. will not be appr [...]	2009-09-16 16:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SP
09STATE96294	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]	2009-09-16 17:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE96413	PRE-INVITATION TO AFRICA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON [...] This is an action request. All addressees please see para 3; and USUN please see para 5. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. UNSCR 1540 obligates all UN Member States to develop and maintain "appropriate, effective" measures to improve their indigenous capacities to counter prolifera [...]	2009-09-16 20:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC XA KE
09STATE96447	IMF OFFICIALS DISCUSS SBA NEGOTIATIONS, ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A number of senior IMF officials met with Ambassador Christopher R. Hill on September 11 to discuss ongoing negotiations for a new Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) between the IMF and the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the current situation in Iraq. IMF officials noted that negotiations [...]	2009-09-16 20:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EPET IZ PREL
09STATE96468	DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver President Obama's invitation (paragraph 4) to Heads of State or Heads of Government of action addressee posts to join an event that will honor the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping [...]	2009-09-16 23:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPKO
09STATE96519	ACTION REQUEST: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE [...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FROM DELIVERY TO HOST GOVERNMENTS UNTIL 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 AT 9:55 A.M. (EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME - WASHINGTON, D.C.). 2. (SBU) BACKG [...]	2009-09-17 10:08:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EZ MARR PREL
09STATE96550	ACTION REQUEST: POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE [...] (U) (THIS CORRECTED COPY PROPERLY REFERENCES STATE 96526.) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 3. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS CABLE ARE TO BE EMBARGOED FROM DELIVERY TO HOST GOVERNMENTS UNTIL 25 MINUTES PRIOR TO A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 AT 9:55 A.M. (EAS [...]	2009-09-17 11:44:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EZ MARR PREL
09STATE96638	SFO-DIP-09-007: U.S.-PROPOSED NEW START TREATY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: During the September 2, 2009, New START Treaty negotiations in Geneva, A/S Gottemoeller and Ambassador Antonov discussed the schedule of meetings required to successfully conclude negotiations on a treaty text befor [...]	2009-09-17 14:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT PARM START US RS
09STATE96677	(U) ANGOLA: PROPOSED REVISIONS TO ELECTORAL [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTERESTED IN THE ONGOING CONSTITUTIONAL TALKS TAKING PLACE IN LUANDA, PARTICULARLY REGARDING IF AND WHEN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD. PRESIDENT DOS SANTOS' RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WOULD PREFER INDIRECT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS THROUGH A PARTY-LIST SYSTE [...]	2009-09-17 14:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR AO
09STATE96911	TRAVEL WARNING: PHILIPPINES [...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the southern Philippine islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago and urges extreme caution if traveling there. This replaces the Travel Warning dated January 29, 2009, to reflect continuing threats due to terrorist and in [...]	2009-09-17 21:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC RP
09STATE9696	POUCH PROBLEM IN ASHGABAT [...] (C) In response to posts reporting (reftel) that the new Chief of Airport Customs has requested a diplomatic note in order to release each diplomatic pouch on arrival in country, post is authorized to transmit the text in paragraph 2 by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Po [...]	2009-02-03 18:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ADPM AMGT PREL TX
09STATE97233	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): CHINA'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "China's Ballistic Missile-Related Export Control Record" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) P [...]	2009-09-18 17:47:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE97244	POTUS EUROPEAN-BASED MISSILE DEFENSE DECISION [...] (U) (CORRECTED COPY FOR THE RECORD. NO ACTION REQUESTED. THIS CORRECTED COPY HAS A REPLACEMENT SIXTH TICK IN THE RUSSIA TALKING POINTS IN PARAGRAPH 6. PLEASE DISREGARD THE SIXTH TICK IN THE RUSSIA TALKING POINTS IN THE EARLIER TRANSMISSIONS OF THIS CABLE. SEE REFTELS.) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Pl [...]	2009-09-18 18:09:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EZ MARR PREL
09STATE97259	LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (PODGORICA 193) [...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidate nominated to attend SECI Regional Center for Combating Trans-Border Crime "Fighting Organized Crime with Specialized Structures: Maximizing Cooperation, Capacity, and Expertise" September [...]	2009-09-18 18:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM PREL MW
09STATE97440	REQUEST TO THE GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA FOR [...] Summary. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. Department requests Embassy Moscow,s assistance in obtaining an offer from the Government of Russia (GOR) to provide to the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) up to 18 military medium transport utility helicopters (a minimum of 6 is [...]	2009-09-18 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO MARR SU RU
09STATE97443	SUPPORTING IRAQ IN THE LEAD-UP TO ELECTIONS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request - please see para 8. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. (S) The period between now and Iraqi national elections in January 2010 will be acutely sensitive within Iraq, both politically and in terms of security. It is extremely important that we wei [...]	2009-09-18 22:19:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
09STATE97473	SFO-V GUIDANCE-002: U.S. NON-PAPER WITH [...] (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided the texts of the U.S.-proposed Draft START Follow-on treaty articles and the associated definitions annex to the Russian Federation. This cable transmits the U.S. proposals for the content of the Memorandum of Understanding (MO [...]	2009-09-19 00:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS
09STATE97474	SFO-VI GUIDANCE-001: INSTRUCTIONS FOR U.S. [...] (U) Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Rose Gottemoeller will head the U.S. delegation to the sixth round of START Follow-on treaty negotiations with Russia beginning in Geneva, Switzerland on September 21, 2009. ------------------------- SCHEDULE AND ORGA [...]	2009-09-19 00:48:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT KTIA PARM START JCIC US RS
09STATE97946	DEPLOYMENTS OF U.S. SPECIAL FORCES IN PARAGUAY [...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph eight. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Since 2006, U.S. Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) has been engaged in equipping and training Paraguay's Joint Special Forces Unit (BCFE) with the implicit support of the government of Paraguay (in [...]	2009-09-21 20:51:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS PA PGOV PM PREL
09STATE97949	DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITATION TO MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) This is an urgent action request. Embassy is requested to deliver President Obama's invitation to President Hu (paragraph 2) to join an event that will honor the top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping operation. Given the short turnaround, USUN has passed [...]	2009-09-21 21:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA KPKO
09STATE98160	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR SIGNAL BASIC [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]	2009-09-22 13:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE98162	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR BASIC [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian official listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of inform [...]	2009-09-22 13:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE98271	SUBJECT: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Intangible Technology Transfers: Foreign National Vetting" to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC [...]	2009-09-22 16:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR
09STATE98272	JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR ATA COURSE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]	2009-09-22 16:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PHUM JO
09STATE98490	LEAHY VETTING FOR CANDIDATES TO ATTEND THE 33 [...] (SBU) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds as of September 22, 2009, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below: Name: MOUKADY-BIKORUD, Parfait Rank: Captain DOB: January 18, 1969 POB: Oyem, Gabon N [...]	2009-09-22 20:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PHUM GB
09STATE9857	TALKING POINTS ON CHAD-SUDAN RELATIONS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Tripoli only. Request was sent earlier to other embassies in Reftel (B),but technical difficulties precluded Department from sending to Embassy Tripoli at that time. Please see paragraph 3 and 4. SUMMARY ------- 2. (S/NF) Department requests [...]	2009-02-03 21:27:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF SU CD
09STATE98667	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): SYRIA,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Syria,s Ballistic Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for [...]	2009-09-23 14:05:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE98720	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S SEPTEMBER 14, 2009 MEETING [...] (U)Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Ronald Schlicher, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Meeting date, time and location: September 14, 2009, 3:15 p.m., Washington, D.C. 3. (U)Participants: U.S. ---- Deputy Secretary Lew EEB Acting Assistant Secretary Dave Nelson NEA Deput [...]	2009-09-23 15:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN IS
09STATE98727	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): IRAN'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Iran,s Ballistic Missile Program" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for [...]	2009-09-23 15:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE9874	INFORMATION RELATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) This is an informational cable. Unclassified - entire text. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The United States Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is sponsoring a three-week seminar on international nuclear safeguards from May 2, 2009 to May 23, 2009, in the U [...]	2009-02-03 22:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AG AORC EG ENRG ID KNNP MO MY OTRA TH TRGY TS VM
09STATE98748	ECUADOR DEMARCHE: GROWING TIES WITH THE EXPORT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S/NF) The United States has information that Ecuador is coordinating with Iran to open a branch of Iran's Export Development Bank of Iran (EBDI) in Ecuador, and that Iran [...]	2009-09-23 15:40:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL EFIN MNUC PARM KNNP IR EC
09STATE98749	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): MISSILE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper "Missile Proliferation Trends" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for d [...]	2009-09-23 15:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR BR
09STATE98750	TRAVEL ALERT - MOZAMBIQUE [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for violence in Mozambique in association with the October 28, 2009, general election. This Travel Alert expires on November 10, 2009. 2. The Embassy has received specific reports of localized civil unrest and violence in Gaza, [...]	2009-09-23 15:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PREL MZ
09STATE98892	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-23 18:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE98896	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-23 18:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE98898	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-23 18:04:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE98900	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-23 18:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE98901	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S SPONSORED TRAINING [...] (U) The Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that a visa application for this individual be filed with as muc [...]	2009-09-23 18:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL POLM
09STATE99070	SFO-V GUIDANCE-003: U.S.-PROPOSED DRAFT START [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the text of the U.S.-proposed Draft START Follow-on Treaty Articles, which was discussed initially during the August 31-September 3 sessio [...]	2009-09-24 00:47:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT KTIA PARM START US RS
09STATE99072	SFO-V GUIDANCE-003: U.S.-PROPOSED DRAFT START [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5 below. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: On August 25, 2009, U.S. Embassy Moscow provided to the Russian Federation the text of the U.S.-proposed Draft START Follow-on Treaty Articles, which was discussed initially during the August 31-September 3 sessio [...]	2009-09-24 00:53:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KACT KTIA PARM START US RS
09STATE99073	TRAVEL ALERT: GERMANY [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that Al Qaeda has threatened it will conduct terrorist attacks in Germany immediately prior to and following the federal elections on September 27. This Travel Alert expires on November 11, 2009. 2. Al Qaeda recently released a video specifica [...]	2009-09-24 00:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC OTRA GM
09STATE99089	SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN [...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney, Acting, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 17, 2009, 2:15 2:45 P.M., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud Spokesperson Ian Kelly NSC Director Will Schlickenma [...]	2009-09-24 02:11:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EAID ENRG MARR AF RS EN
09STATE99343	PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ON ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (C) This is an action cable - see para 7. 2. (C) Representatives of the Venezuelan government (GBRV) in recent weeks have reached out to USG officials in Caracas and Washington on several occasions about resuming a bilateral energy dialogue, including under the auspices of the 1997 Memorand [...]	2009-09-24 15:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENIV ENRG EPET VE
09STATE99410	RESPONDING TO GOI QUESTIONS ON IRANIAN EFFORTS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Background: On April 2, 2009, we shared with the government of Japan information indicating that in mid- February 2009, Iran's Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company (FEDCO) sought servo-actuators manufactured by [...]	2009-09-24 15:52:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR IT
09STATE99704	(U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 23, [...] (U) September 23, 2009; 10:30 a.m.; New York, USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Blake Matt Lowe, Special Assistant Don Camp, UNGA Senior Area Adviser Sarah Prescott (SCA Notetaker) Tajikistan Foreign Minister Hamrokhom Zarifi Lukmon Isomatov, UN Permanent Representa [...]	2009-09-24 19:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TI ZK AF
09STATE99779	JCIC-DIP-09-011: PROVISION IN ADVANCE OF DATA ON [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4 below. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: In Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission (JCIC) Joint Statement Number 21, the Parties committed to provide, in advance, information on ICBMs and SLBMs used to deliver objects into the upper atmosphere or space, i [...]	2009-09-24 21:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM KACT START US RS UP BO KZ
09STATE99791	(C/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON IRISH LISBON [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATED REFTEL ON THE PLAYERS AND FACTORS AFFECTING POTENTIAL RATIFICATION OF THE LISBON TREATY IN THE PLANNED OCTOBER 2009 REFERENDUM. EMBASSY INSIGHTS WERE VERY USEFUL, ESPECIALLY AS THEY PROVIDED MORE CLARITY ABOUT FLUCTUATING POLL NUMBERS, THE CURRENT IRISH [...]	2009-09-24 21:40:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PGOV EI
09STATE99832	REQUEST TO DEFER TRAVEL TO SINGAPORE OCTOBER 1 [...] Singapore will be hosting the INTERPOL General Assembly October 11-15 and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week November 8-15. The White House has announced that the President will visit Singapore to attend the APEC Leaders' Meeting to be held November 14-15. 2. Em [...]	2009-09-25 00:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA ASEC SG
09STATE99893	INVITATION FOR SOUTH EAST EUROPE NATIONS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8. 2. Summary and Action Request. The idea for a regional approach to the common challenge of excess munitions disposal first emerged at the September 2008 Adriatic Charter Chiefs of Defense Conference. Recognizing the benefits of con [...]	2009-09-25 12:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PARM AL BK BU HR KV MK MW SI ZL
09STOCKHOLM112	SWEDEN'S EU CORRESPONDENTS ON IRAN SANCTIONS, [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: In several meetings this month, the MFA EU Correspondent's Office has offered us their views on Iran sanctions, Belarus, Turkey's EU accession, and the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. On Iran, Sweden continues to raise concerns that "blanket" trade sanctio [...]	2009-02-18 15:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENVT EU BO TU SW
09STOCKHOLM119	STOCKHOLM'S ESTA IMPLEMENTATION (NOV 2008-FEB 2009) [...] Summary: The January 12, 2009 mandatory implementation of the ESTA program has proceeded smoothly in Sweden. Post's media outreach resulted in a series of ESTA-related articles in the national Swedish media, and this and other outreach efforts appear to have helped inform the public at-large [...]	2009-02-20 12:56:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	CPAS CVIS CMGT PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM132	Arsons connected to threats [...] According to local press reports, in the morning of February 26, arsonists attacked four grocery stores in the Stockholm suburban city of Sodertalje. Two of the stores were set on fire with the aid of timed firebombs. Flyers posted on February 19 and again on February 25 claiming to be from an [...]	2009-02-26 11:52:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PTER SW
09STOCKHOLM136	STOCKHOLM REQUESTS TWO INTERNS FOR FALL 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 12:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC
09STOCKHOLM141	SPECIAL 301 FOR SWEDEN: POST RECOMMENDATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Stockholm recommends that Sweden continues to be placed in the Special 301 Initiative, and not be on the Watch List for 2009. We are aware of the differing recommendations of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) and PhRMA. Post recommendation is bas [...]	2009-03-02 13:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON ETRD PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM162	SWEDEN APPOINTS U.S.-FRIENDLY SUPREME COMMANDER [...] On March 6, Lieutenant General Sverker Goranson was appointed the next Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. Currently, the 54-year-old Goranson is Director of the Joint Staff, making him in principle the chief aide of current Supreme Commander Hakan Syrn. Goranson will take over Ma [...]	2009-03-06 15:56:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM163	CORRECTED COPY: SWEDEN APPOINTS U.S.-FRIENDLY SUPREME [...] On March 6, Lieutenant General Sverker Goranson was appointed the next Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces. Currently, the 54-year-old Goranson is Director of the Joint Staff, making him in principle the chief aide of current Supreme Commander Hakan Syren. Goranson will take over M [...]	2009-03-06 16:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM178	SWEDEN ON INTEGRATING IRAQ INTO REGION [...] (C) Summary: Sweden thinks Iraq is integrating well into the broader Middle East and that the Expanded Neighbors Process is a good vehicle. Sweden supports the International Compact with Iraq but worries that it would be hard to attract ministers to Baghdad this summer because of security con [...]	2009-03-13 17:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IZ SW
09STOCKHOLM201	A VISIT TO SWEDEN'S BIOREFINERY COAST [...] Summary: During a March 10-11 trip to three cities on the north east coast, embassy staff visited the heart of a traditional export industry - paper and pulp - in the process of redefining itself. These large paper and pulp mills are developing biofuels from previous waste by-products: ethano [...]	2009-03-24 10:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KGHG PGOV EAID SW
09STOCKHOLM202	LAUNCHING A U.S.-EU ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is a joint USEU/Embassy Stockholm cable. Action requests in para 12. Summary ======= 2. Posts propose launching a "U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership" during the Swedish Presidency of the EU, July-December 2009. This partnership, based on Embassy Stockholm's successful One Bi [...]	2009-03-24 12:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KPAO ECON OEXC BEXP KGHG PREL EUN
09STOCKHOLM224	VALIDATION STUDY OF IRANIAN B1/B2 APPLICANTS [...] Summary: Embassy StockholmQs Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) conducted a two stage issuance review and validation study of Iranian B1/B2 visa applicants in 2007. Results show that StockholmQs higher issuance rate reflects a relatively refined applicant pool of doctoral students and wealthy retir [...]	2009-04-02 06:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD SW
09STOCKHOLM229	SWEDEN WILL NOT PLEDGE FUNDS AT PAKISTAN DONORS' [...] On April 6, Acting Economic Counselor shared reftel points on Pakistan Donors Conference with Majeed Olerud-Khoso, Desk Officer at the MFA's Department for South Asia. Olerud-Khoso told post that Sweden will not pledge any funds at the Tokyo Donors Conference, but is instead examining if money [...]	2009-04-07 08:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN PK SW
09STOCKHOLM238	SWEDEN ON SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) On April 7, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Swedish MFA Deputy Director of the International Security Policy Department Carl Magnus Eriksson. Eriksson noted that the NSC recently delivered a request for a third OMLT to Sweden's Embassy in Washington, which the government "took very [...]	2009-04-09 14:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM247	FRAUD SUMMARY - STOCKHOLM [...] Summary: As Sweden prepares to take the June through December 2009 rotational European Union presidency, refugees remain a top priority for the country. Embassy Stockholm continues to deal with Sweden's large population of third country nationals, many with insufficient identification documen [...]	2009-04-15 08:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS KFRD ASEC CPAS SW
09STOCKHOLM253	EMBASSY STOCKHOLM'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 12:33:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PTER SW
09STOCKHOLM268	SWEDEN WILL PARTICIPATE IN GICNT 2009 PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-30 10:39:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM RS PREL PTER KGIC NL SW
09STOCKHOLM309	SWEDEN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TANNER [...] The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden, the first Congressional delegation to travel here since Rep. Larson of Connecticut visited in September 2007. The United States and Sweden share a strong and abiding relationship built on a foundation of shared values, cultural [...]	2009-05-20 15:53:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM31	GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: SWEDES OUTLINE PROCESS, WAIT [...] (S) Summary: Sweden will not decide "right away" whether it will accept Guantanamo detainees but will likely make a decision if it gets a "signal" from the Obama Administration, MFA State Secretary Belfrage told DCM on January 14. Sweden would need to think carefully about accepting ethnic Uig [...]	2009-01-15 17:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM SW
09STOCKHOLM313	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST ON [...] Jonatan Bergstrom Jurisoo, Desk Officer, Security Policy Department, Peace Support Operations Section, the Swedish MFA told post on May 26 that Sweden welcomes the efforts made by the ship-owners and insurance companies regarding their work with risk awareness, lessons learned and best practice [...]	2009-05-26 12:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC EWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA SW
09STOCKHOLM327	MALMO'S ISLAMISTS AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS CO-EXIST, UNEASILY [...] Summary: The Charge, accompanied by the Regional Senior Commercial Officer and the Energy and Environment Outreach Assistant visited Lund and Malmo in southern Sweden May 14-15 to learn more about the Swedish side of the Oresund Region. Malmo is reinventing itself and trying to improve its re [...]	2009-05-28 14:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV KGHG KISL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM333	Sweden on Olympic Baseball [...] Summary. Embassy Stockholm spoke with Gunilla Lindberg, one of Sweden's three International Olympic Committee (IOC) members, to seek support for the return of baseball and softball to the Olympic Games. Lindberg asserted the independence of IOC members from governmental pressure (U.S. or Swe [...]	2009-06-02 12:02:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KOLY KPAO PGOV SCUL SW
09STOCKHOLM356	CLIMATE -- SWEDEN A BIT DISAPPOINTED IN SECOND MEF; AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The natural instinct of Sweden's climate negotiators, past and present, is to act as honest brokers - between the U.S. and Europe; between the U.S. and China; between the developed and developing world. Holding the EU Presidency will only reinforce this tendency. It is to t [...]	2009-06-10 14:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM358	CLIMATE -- SWEDEN A BIT DISAPPOINTED IN SECOND MEF; AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The natural instinct of Sweden's climate negotiators, past and present, is to act as honest brokers - between the U.S. and Europe; between the U.S. and China; between the developed and developing world. Holding the EU Presidency will only reinforce this tendency. It is to t [...]	2009-06-11 06:51:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM361	POSITIVE SWEDISH REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (U) On Thursday, June 4, Embassy Stockholm hosted a lunch for key Muslim contacts to watch President Obama's speech to the Muslim world and discuss their initial thoughts and reactions. 2. (U) In general, the speech was well received by the Swedish Muslims. The guests highlighted appreciat [...]	2009-06-12 14:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PTER SW
09STOCKHOLM368	POST SUPPORT OF POTUS BILATERAL WITH SWEDISH PM [...] (U) On June 16, the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally requested a bilateral meeting for Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt with the President on the margins of the G8 in Italy on 8-10 July. (We understand the Swedish embassy in Washington passed this request to NSC also.) [...]	2009-06-18 17:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EUN IT SW
09STOCKHOLM375	SWEDISH-IRAQI TRADE INCHING FORWARD [...] Summary: With the opening of the new Swedish embassy in Baghdad this summer, all signs point to further strengthening and deepening of the cooperative ties between Sweden and Iraq. Trade deals between Swedish companies and Iraq partners are inching forward despite financing troubles and secu [...]	2009-06-23 13:59:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL IZ SW
09STOCKHOLM384	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S JULY [...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisis and climate change. Bilateral relations are [...]	2009-06-24 19:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR ECON SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM385	SWEDISH CLIMATE OFFICIALS EAGER TO WORK WITH OUR EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 17, Svante Bodin, Director at the Swedish Environment Ministry's Climate division told us the Bonn UNFCCC negotiations made progress in some areas, but more importantly did not suffer any setbacks. He appeared eager to work with Pershing and other experts to arrive at [...]	2009-06-26 12:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM389	SWEDISH MINDEF ON AFGHANISTAN AND SWEDISH DEFENSE REFORM [...] Summary. On May 29, Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors told CODEL Tanner: 1) Sweden is focusing on development and army training in Afghanistan, but has concerns about the capabilities of the Afghan National Police; 2) Swedish defense reforms signal the capacity for more international coo [...]	2009-06-26 14:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP MARR EUN MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM390	EMBASSY STOCKHOLM'S 4TH OF JULY INVITATIONS TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-26 15:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM407	EMBASSY STOCKHOLM REQUESTS TWO INTERNS FOR SPRING [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 13:20:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC
09STOCKHOLM412	SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON,S JULY [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisi [...]	2009-07-08 15:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	EUN ECON USAID MARR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM418	EUR A/S GORDON'S JULY 3 MEETINGS WITH THE EU [...] (U) Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Phil Gordon met with the 27 EU Member State Political Directors in Stockholm July 3. He then met with the EU Political Directors "troika," comprising Swedish PolDir Bjorn Lyrvall, EU Council Secretariat DG Robert Cooper, EU External Re [...]	2009-07-09 16:15:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV IR RS SW
09STOCKHOLM428	GAERC JULY 26-7 AGENDA: SWEDEN'S PRELIMINARY ITEMS [...] (C) Summary: On July 14, Poloffs met with MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel to discuss the July 27-8 GAERC agenda. He said that, as the Swedes intended, the agenda is short to focus discussion on the most important international issues. Currently, there are three B items: conclusions o [...]	2009-07-14 14:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM IC NK BM SO IR KE GG UN EU SW
09STOCKHOLM445	JULY GAERC FOLLOW-UP WITH THE SWEDES [...] (C) On July 17 and 20, Post followed-up on reftel GAERC demarche with Ambassador Marika Fahlen, MFA Horn of Africa Special Envoy; Johan Frisell, Georgia Desk Officer; and Magnus Scholdtz, EU Correspondent. --On Iran, they expect no "concrete steps" at the GAERC on additional sanctions until [...]	2009-07-21 16:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EUN ER SO IR GG SW
09STOCKHOLM449	SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY HOLL LUTE'S [...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. Bilateral relations are close and collaborative, and you will find good partners in Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask, Minister for Asylum and Migration Tobias Billstrom, and Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors. Sweden's EU Presidency priorit [...]	2009-07-22 16:57:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM452	U.S.-EU JHA SENIOR LEVEL MEETING, STOCKHOLM, JULY 9-10, [...] (SBU) Summary. U.S. and EU delegations met July 9 and 10 in Stockholm for the semiannual U.S.-EU Justice and Home Affairs Informal Senior Level Meeting. The meeting was unusually lively, substantive and outcome oriented, covering a lengthy agenda in an efficient manner. Delegates were well pr [...]	2009-07-23 10:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM456	SWEDEN TO CLOSE FIVE MISSIONS IN 2009 [...] (C) On July 23, the MFA officially announced the results of a controversy that has been brewing for some time: the closure of five of its missions abroad in 2009. This includes the consulates in New York and Los Angeles. MFA State Secretary Belfrage told CDA on June 30 that the closures and [...]	2009-07-23 15:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM457	BETTER TO JOIN AL-SHABAAB THAN DRINK BEER IN THE [...] (U) Summary: Sweden was recently the target of a recruiting visit by an al-Shabaab spiritual leader, Xasaan Xussen, and a counter-visit by the Somali Minister of Justice, Abdirahman Janaqoo. The MFA and security service are concerned about the radicalization of Swedish-Somali youth by al-Shab [...]	2009-07-23 15:13:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PREL SO EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM459	Media Reaction - Consulate closures [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-24 06:31:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PHUM PINR PREF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM464	TREASURY COHEN TALKS SANCTIONS WITH THE SWEDES [...] (U) Summary: On June 18, Treasury's Assistant Secretary (A/S) for Terrorist Financing David Cohen, along with Treasury and Embassy Stockholm officials, met with Swedish officials involved with banking and sanctions policy. The Swedish interlocutors included Deputy Minister of Finance Mats Ode [...]	2009-07-27 12:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON TERR PREL PGOV IR NK SW
09STOCKHOLM474	MEK SET UP CAMP OUTSIDE OF EMBASSY, PROTEST CAMP [...] (C) Summary: At 1600 on July 28 a group from the National Council of Resistance of Iran, or Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK),began an unauthorized, peaceful protest directly outside the U.S. Embassy. The groups has grown and ebbed in size, averaging 90 people. The police have authorized the protest [...]	2009-07-30 10:14:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IR IQ SW
09STOCKHOLM478	SWEDISH ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN TO INCREASE TO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Stockholm has obtained an internal Swedish-language copy of a Swedish Foreign Ministry report on its Afghanistan aid program announced in a July 9 press release but which is still not available to the general public. This is the second in a series of cables detailing this [...]	2009-07-31 12:37:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM486	SWEDES HOPEFUL WORLD BANK AND JORDAN-ONLY WATER [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-03 12:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG SENV PREL JO SW
09STOCKHOLM488	SWEDEN HOSTS INFORMAL EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS [...] Summary: On July 15-17, Sweden hosted an informal EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) ministerial outside of Stockholm. The ministerial devoted its discussions to the future "Stockholm Program", a five year program on continued cooperation within the JHA area. The Ministers met in different se [...]	2009-08-04 13:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PGOV PREF PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM492	SUPPORT FOR TORTURE VICTIMS AND EU ANTI-TORTURE [...] This is Embassy Stockholm's response to reftel demarche. 2. Summary: Sweden has a long-standing commitment to support and provide treatment to torture victims. As current President of the EU, Sweden also plays a strategic role in developing a common EU policy on human rights and torture [...]	2009-08-05 13:35:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM496	JULY GAERC DETAILS AND GYMNICH LOOKAHEAD FROM [...] (C) Acting DCM received additional details on the July 27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) of the EU,s Foreign Ministers (FMs) from Hakan Emsgard, chief of the MFA's European Section, together with ambassadors from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and Japan. E [...]	2009-08-07 11:07:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU SW IR SO AF PK
09STOCKHOLM512	CLIMATE -- SWEDISH PM'S CLIMATE ADVISOR EXPRESSES NEED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The comparability discussion continues to be important to the Europeans, and Reinfeldt's top climate advisor thinks that the mid-term target year needs to be moved beyond 2020. The Swedes sees potential in the MEF and are curious about the prospect of a limited MEF leaders' mee [...]	2009-08-14 13:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM513	Discussion with Sweden on Next Steps to Launch the "Next [...] (U) Summary: Swedish officials are enthusiastic about launching the "Next Big Thing," a U.S.-EU Alternative Energy Partnership modeled on the U.S.-Sweden partnership. State Secretary for Energy Ola Altera said he will contact Sweden's Perm Rep in Brussels as soon as he had reviewed this with [...]	2009-08-14 13:19:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY

09STOCKHOLM542	SWEDISH ARTICLE ON ISRAELI ORGAN HARVESTING OF [...] (U) An August 17 article in the largest selling Swedish tabloid "Aftonbladet" alleged that Israeli soldiers harvested organs from Palestinian youths for sale on international markets, and it tied this allegation to a NYC-based organ trafficking ring. This resulted in a diplomatic feud between [...]	2009-08-24 14:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IS SW
09STOCKHOLM551	SWEDISH LEGAL OBSTACLES TO EXPRESSING REGRET FOR [...] Tensions between Israel and Sweden continue over an August 17 article in Sweden's largest tabloid newspaper, Aftonbladet, which alleged that Israeli troops harvested organs from Palestinian prisoners for sale on international markets. Press reports indicate Israel is asking for the GOS to cond [...]	2009-08-26 13:40:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM553	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) On August 25, Emboffs discussed reftel points regarding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference with Deputy General Director Christer Ahlstrom and Deputy Director Asa Gustafsson Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs [...]	2009-08-28 13:25:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA SW
09STOCKHOLM567	CLIMATE - ENVIRONMENT MINISTER WANTS TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] Summary: On September 2, Environment Minister Carlgren told the Ambassador that the EU Troika meetings with U.S. Special Envoy Stern were very useful in increasing EU understanding of U.S. thinking. He put his public statements that the U.S. needs to do more on climate change in context by sa [...]	2009-09-04 14:27:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM569	SWEDISH DEPUTY PM URGES SENIOR USG VISITS TO SWEDEN DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 2, Deputy Prime Minister Olofsson pressed for the strong U.S.-Sweden cooperation in alternative technology to show results. She urged a ministerial-level U.S. official come to the October 14-16 Informal meeting of EU Competitiveness Ministers to present U.S. effor [...]	2009-09-08 05:22:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EUN ECON EIND KGHG SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM573	PRIME MINISTER REIGNS IN PUBLIC STATEMENTS ON U.S. [...] (C) The Swedish Prime Minister's office has issued an internal directive to reign in government officials following a series of inconsistent public statements on climate change, including statements by Environment Minister Andreas Carlgren that the U.S. needs to do more. The Ambassador had rai [...]	2009-09-09 13:54:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM577	FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFPAK, IRAN, MEPP AT [...] (C) Summary: At the September 4-5 informal foreign ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Stockholm, the Swedes deliberately limited the meeting agenda to provide adequate time for more thorough discussions, and the Swedes insisted on strict anonymity in reporting, a format that was broadly praised [...]	2009-09-10 15:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW
09STOCKHOLM596	PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE: SWEDEN ON RUSSIAN ARMS [...] (C) Summary: Sweden, in a bilateral manner and not as EU President, briefed EU Member States at the September 4 COARM meeting on the discovery that 1980s-era Swedish-origin missile launchers sold to Venezuela ended up in FARC arms caches in Colombia (reftel A). They also plan to issue a "stat [...]	2009-09-18 11:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL XT XM RS CO VE SW SP
09STOCKHOLM597	RISE IN AFGHAN AND SOMALI MINORS TO SWEDEN, NORWAY [...] (U) Summary: A sharp rise in unaccompanied minors from Afghanistan and Somalia has been reported in Sweden, Norway and Finland, according to UNHCR's regional office in Stockholm. UNHCR explains that the teens are smuggled through Europe in order to escape deteriorating security and economic s [...]	2009-09-18 14:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL UNHCR EUN NO FI SW
09STOCKHOLM599	WHO IS CARL BILDT? [...] (C) Summary. As Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt heads to New York and Washington, we wanted to give you some background on this independent-minded individual who nevertheless wants very much to work with the United States to solve a variety of international problems. --A product of the C [...]	2009-09-21 14:08:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AF IR RU SW
09STOCKHOLM60	SWEDES SOUR ABOUT U.S. TRADE SANCTIONS ON LINGONBERRIES [...] In a January 19 reference to the recently announced U.S. trade sanctions on a large number of European products, Swedish Minister for Trade Ewa Bjorling issued a press statement that Sweden was "disappointed that the U.S. has chosen to escalate the hormone-treated meat conflict, not least in a [...]	2009-01-28 14:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM605	SWEDISH VIEWS ON RECENT TURKEY/CYPRUS DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Swedish MFA officers told us September 23 that "those closest" to the on-going Cyprus talks, including UN Special Envoy Alexander Downer, were optimistic about a "break-through" in November. With regards to Turkey, the Swedes admit there is a deal in place between French Presiden [...]	2009-09-23 15:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU CY EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM609	DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT IN SWEDEN [...] Summary: Diaspora communities are vibrant and visible in Swedish life. Many of these groups arrived because of war and conflict at home. Some of the largest diaspora groups in Sweden include Iraqis (110,000),Iranians (80,000). Kurds (60,000) and Somalis (25,000). In-country outreach to imm [...]	2009-09-25 12:41:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL BEXP BITO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM616	COUNCIL OF BALTIC SEA STATES SECRETARIAT CALLS FOR U.S. [...] (U) Summary: The USG is invited to the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Annual Consultation between the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) and the CBSS Observer States, in Stockholm on October 6. At a September 24 preparatory meeting, the CBSS Secretariat Director asked of Observer State [...]	2009-09-28 05:11:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM620	SWEDES WORKING ON CLIMATE CHANGE TEMPTED BY THE PROSPECT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a September 25 meeting, Swedish Environment Ministry officials continued to resist U.S. urgings that the U.S. and EU speak with one voice to pressure emerging economies on climate change, but showed some weakening in their resolve when the conversation turned to the speci [...]	2009-09-29 13:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM630	MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH POC IN SWEDEN [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 11:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KRVC TPHY EWWT SW
09STOCKHOLM660	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ADMINISTRATOR FULGHAM's OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The Government of Sweden is focusing its EU Presidency on several global priorities, including the financial crisis, climate change and development issues. Bilateral US-Sweden relations are close [...]	2009-10-20 06:29:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL IZ IR SW
09STOCKHOLM662	FRAUD SUMMARY - STOCKHOLM [...] Summary: As Sweden hosts the Presidency of the European Union from June through December 2009, one of the top priorities at the EU and national level remains refugees. Embassy Stockholm continues to deal with Sweden's large population of third country nationals, many with insufficient identif [...]	2009-10-21 12:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CVIS KFRD ASEC CPAS SW
09STOCKHOLM667	SWEDEN LEADS EU TROIKA TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Poloffs met with MFA Director General for Asia Klas Molin October 22 to deliver reftel points and discuss the EU Troika's planned visit to North Korea October 27-31; we also spoke earlier with North Korea desk office Emma Nordlund. Sweden holds the rotating EU Presidency, so Molin will lead [...]	2009-10-23 14:21:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NK EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM668	SWEDEN LEADS EU TROIKA TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Poloffs met with MFA Director General for Asia Klas Molin October 22 to deliver reftel points and discuss the EU Troika's planned visit to North Korea October 27-31; we also spoke earlier with North Korea desk office Emma Nordlund. Sweden holds the rotating EU Presidency, so Molin will lead [...]	2009-10-23 14:24:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NK EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM674	COUNCIL OF BALTIC SEA STATES SEEKS MORE COLLABORATION WITH [...] Summary: On October 6, REO and Embassy staff attended the annual consultations between the Council of Baltic Sea States and its observer states (including the U.S.). CBSS officials presented priorities for the upcoming year and highlighted successful ongoing cooperation under CBSS experts gro [...]	2009-10-27 13:49:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM676	'SPOTIFY FOR MOVIES' PARTNERS WITH BREDBANDSBOLAGET [...] Summary: Voddler, also known as 'the Spotify of Movies,' was launched Tuesday Oct. 27. The service which offers access to movies online using streaming instead of downloads is expected to be a great success. End summary. 2. Voddler and Bredbandsbolaget, the second largest broadband provi [...]	2009-10-28 14:06:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM678	SWEDISH VIEWS OF LATVIA'S 2010 BUDGET PROPOSAL [...] (U) Summary: Sweden is optimistic about Latvia's 2010 budget proposal, but Stockholm is concerned about the income distribution effects of the measures. Sweden's appeals to shift more of the fiscal adjustment burden from expenditure cuts to tax increases have been rejected by Riga so far. Supp [...]	2009-10-29 14:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM687	SWEDISH RESPONSE TO SUDAN STRATEGY [...] (U) Poloff shared reftel points with Fredrik Folkunger, Desk Officer, Department of West Africa and the Horn of Africa on November 3. Folkunger expressed enthusiasm for the new U.S. Sudan strategy and emphasized that the Swedes "see no real divergent opinions" in the text. Sweden supports co [...]	2009-11-04 11:27:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SU SW
09STOCKHOLM69	SWEDEN PREPARES TO LEAD ON CLIMATE ISSUES DURING EU [...] This cable contains action requests at para 8. 2. Summary. The Government of Sweden is organized to actively lead the EU during its Presidency, with the climate issue as its top priority -- and no close second. In a February 2 meeting between Embassy and Sweden's top climate officials, the [...]	2009-02-04 15:18:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM698	EMBASSY STOCKHOLM REQUESTS TWO INTERNS FOR SUMMER [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 13:23:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC SW
09STOCKHOLM708	IRAN - STATEMENT ON EMBASSY TAKE-OVER ANNIVERSARY [...] On November 4 representatives of "The Green Movement of the People of Iran" delivered the statement in para 2 to U.S. Embassy Stockholm. They stated that the group was delivering the same statement to thirty (30) other U.S. Embassies. Embassy Stockholm received the document without comment. [...]	2009-11-12 07:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC SW IR
09STOCKHOLM714	GOVERNMENT OF SWEDEN STIMULATES THE ECONOMY, AND VOTERS, [...] (U) Summary: On September 21, the Swedish Government presented its Budget Bill for 2010 to Parliament. The Budget is geared to both combat the economic recession, and garner votes in 2010 national elections. According to the Swedish Government, the SEK 32 billion (USD 4.6 billion) in new spe [...]	2009-11-13 12:26:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON SW
09STOCKHOLM715	Swedish EU Presidency Minister for Communications Visit to [...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. Summary and Action Request: Post recommends appropriate policy-level Washington officials meet with Swedish Minister of Communications Asa Torstensson during her November 30-December 3 visit because she is seeking U.S. input into her [...]	2009-11-13 12:45:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS KIPR ETRD EINT OVIP PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM718	Update on Swedish EU Presidency Minister for Communications [...] (U) Summary: In Reftel, Post recommended appropriate policy-level Washington officials meet with Swedish Minister of Communications Asa Torstensson during her November 30-December 3 visit because she is seeking U.S. input into her efforts to "set the starting position" for discussions of the [...]	2009-11-16 13:00:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETTC KIPR SENV EINT ETRD OVIP PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM719	SWEDEN AND EU INVITE SECRETARY CLINTON TO ATTEND [...] Desk Officer Erik Holmqvist, Department for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Development Division at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, told post on November 17 that Sweden has invited Secretary Clinton to attend a donor conference on Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environmental P [...]	2009-11-17 12:34:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KGHG ECON EAID EPET RECIN ENRG UK SW
09STOCKHOLM724	SWEDES WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-18 12:25:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EWWT PHSA UK SW
09STOCKHOLM732	STOCKHOLM: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has Sweden worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- The official position of the Swedish MFA is that to "support democratic forces" and to contribute to "positive changes [...]	2009-11-23 12:05:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PGOV CU SW
09STOCKHOLM733	SWEDEN: INTERNET PIRACY UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Implementation of the European Union's Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) continues to be controversial in Sweden. During their recent party congress, the opposition Social Democrat Party decided that the legislation needs to be changed. On a positive note, [...]	2009-11-24 06:43:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR EINT ECPS ETRD PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM743	LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON DELIVERED TO SWEDISH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 09:28:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL EAID PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM746	TWO DPRK DIPLOMATS ARRESTED IN SWEDEN FOR SMUGGLING [...] On November 20, all Swedish media reported that two North Korean diplomats - a man and a woman in their fifties - were arrested by Swedish customs officers for attempting to smuggle 230,000 cigarettes by ferry from Mariehamn, Finland. The couple protested and tried to claim diplomatic immuni [...]	2009-11-27 11:09:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM759	SCENESETTER FOR WHITE HOUSE ONDCP DIRECTOR R. GIL [...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. Your visit provides an opportunity to further cement close and collaborative bilateral relations with a nation and a government whose outlook on key international issues closely matches ours. For example, Sweden's foreign and defense minis [...]	2009-12-04 14:38:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PTER AF SW
09STOCKHOLM778	SWEDISH-IRANIAN ECONOMIC RELATIONS: BUSINESS AS [...] (S) Summary: Behind the Swedish government's reluctance to support further sanctions in Iran, especially unilateral European measures, is a dynamic (though still fairly small) trade involving some of Sweden's largest and most politically well-connected companies: Volvo, Ericsson and ABB to nam [...]	2009-12-15 07:10:00	Embassy Stockholm	SECRET	ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM790	DPRK DIPLOMATS CONVICTED TO 8 MONTH IN PRISON FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 09:01:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM792	CORRECTED COPY: DPRK DIPLOMATS CONVICTED TO 8 [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 11:44:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM793	SWEDEN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 15:12:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL IR SW
09STOCKHOLM794	SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told CDA that: --FM Bildt's recent meeting with his Burmese counterpart offered a good opportunity to convey EU concerns. --Implementing the EU Action Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan is a top priority, and the lo [...]	2009-12-22 15:16:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF IR BU UN EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM803	GICNT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TERMS OF REFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-29 12:32:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC SW
09STOCKHOLM81	PRESIDENT'S INTERVIEW WITH AL-ARABIYA RECEIVES [...] Swedish media gave broad and factual coverage to the President's interview with Al-Arabiya. Number two national daily Svenska Dagbaldet provided a full page, with a screen shot of the interview. Selected quotes focused on the President's expression of respect for the Muslim world. A side-b [...]	2009-02-09 13:04:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL
09STOCKHOLM83	SWEDISH TRADE MINISTER ON PROTECTIONISM, TRADE WITH IRAN, [...] This cable contains an action request at para 4. 2. On February 3, Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade, Ewa Bjorling, discussed with Charge the following issues: -- Fears of protectionism Bjorling expressed Swedish concerns about protectionist tendencies detected in the "Buy American" [...]	2009-02-09 14:42:00	Embassy Stockholm	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL IZ IR SW
09STPETERSBURG43	FRAUD SUMMARY - ST. PETERSBURG [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-09 10:36:00	Consulate St Petersburg	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC RS
09STRASBOURG23	COE: NEW SECRETARY GENERAL; RUSSIA, GEORGIA, CLIMATE [...] (U) The Council of Europe's (COE) Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) elected September 29 Thorbjorn Jagland of Norway as the new COE Secretary General. The PACE noted that Georgia had met most and Russia had met almost none of their respective COE commitments post-August 2008. The PACE rejected, however [...]	2009-10-02 13:44:00	Consulate Strasbourg	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SENV COE FR GG NO RS
09SURABAYA25	FRAUD SUMMARY - (SURABAYA) [...] Please find below the semi-annual fraud report for U.S. Consulate General Surabaya for the period September 2008 - February 2009. A. Country Conditions Indonesia is an archipelago of over 17,500 islands spanning three time zones and 3,400 miles along the Equator. Its population of 245 [...]	2009-03-13 09:27:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ID
09SURABAYA59	CONSULAR MANAGEMENT VISIT TO BALI CONSULAR AGENCY [...] Summary: Supervisory Consular Officer (SCO) Terry Mobley visited Bali from June 8 - 9 to conduct the annual Consular Agency management review. During the visit, SCO and outgoing Bali-based Consular Agent Joshua Finch and newly hired Consular Agent Joseph Curtin reviewed Consular Agency opera [...]	2009-06-10 09:34:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CASC CPAS ID
09SURABAYA79	VISAS VIPER: SURABAYA AUGUST 2009 MONTHLY REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 07:55:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS CMGT PTER ASEC PINR ID
09SURABAYA87	FRAUD SUMMARY - (SURABAYA) [...] Please find below the semi-annual fraud report for U.S. Consulate General Surabaya for the period March - August 2009. A. Country Conditions Indonesia is an archipelago of over 17,500 islands spanning three time zones and 3,400 miles along the Equator. Its population of 245 million com [...]	2009-10-01 09:33:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ID
09SUVA107	FIJI LEAHY REPORTING: CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF GROSS [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Suva submits the following credible evidence of gross human rights violations by members of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and the Fiji Police. We have listed the individuals by name and then included a summary of the human rights abuses for which there is credible [...]	2009-03-25 23:59:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR FJ
09SUVA13	AGEING BUT HEALTHY FIJI PRESIDENT PRAYS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Fiji President Iloilo, despite memory challenges likely caused by early Alzheimer,s disease, can be remarkably lucid and is well aware of the political situation in Fiji. Iloilo longs to retire but feels he must remain in office until a new government is elected, in order to pr [...]	2009-01-13 05:26:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL FJ
09SUVA131	FIRST STEPS IN DEALING WITH POST-CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The abrogation of Fiji,s 1997 Constitution and the reinstatement of Fiji,s military-led interim government (IG) is the denouement of a series of IG blunders that has compounded the serious racial and economic problems already confronting ethnic and Indo-Fijians. The challenge [...]	2009-04-16 08:10:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	FJ KDEM PGOV PREL
09SUVA152	ANXIOUS FIJI MAINTAINS SURFACE CALM [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after the abrogation of its constitution, life largely continues as normal in Fiji. Beneath the surface, many Fijians remain fearful and angry over the recent events. Some Embassy contacts warn of civil unrest in the upcoming months, but most discount the likelihood. [...]	2009-04-24 07:32:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA16	Disaster Declaration for Flooding in Fiji - This is an [...] Excessive rainfall and tidal surges on Fiji's main island of Viti Levu has caused the death of nine and displacement of an estimated 9,000 residents. The Government of Fiji (GOF) has declared a state of emergency and is enforcing a curfew to safeguard lives and property. Early assessments fr [...]	2009-01-14 04:59:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM FJ
09SUVA197	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRC AMBASSADOR HAN ZHIQIANG [...] (SBU) On May 12, PRC Ambassador Han Zhiqiang, accompanied by counselor Fei Mingxing and a note-taker, paid a friendly courtesy call on Embassy Suva. This was the first time the PRC ambassador had visited the U.S. embassy, though we have had previous meetings at his embassy and residence. Han [...]	2009-05-13 02:53:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREM FJ
09SUVA21	FIJI FLOOD REQUIRING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] Embassy reported reftel that conditions affecting thousands of Fijians have worsened. 2. Since January, above average rainfall and tidal surges have caused floods on Fiji's main island, Viti Levu, particularly affecting the towns of Ba, Nadi, Sigatoka, and Rakiraki in the western region. [...]	2009-01-16 00:55:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM FJ
09SUVA213	FIJI REGIME DETAINS PROMINENT LAWYERS FOR [...] (C) On May 20, armed with a search warrant, at least ten Fiji Police officers entered the legal offices of Munro Leys, confiscated equipment and detained two senior partners. The police erroneously suspected that the lawyers were the source of Auckland-based anti-regime blog rawfijinews. [...]	2009-05-21 03:46:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA220	Kiribati Requests U.S. Support for its Inter-American [...] We have received a diplomatic note from Kiribati (FAI: 13/4/163) dated 21 May 2009 requesting U.S. Support for its application to join the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. 2. The text of the note follows: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration of the Republic of Kiribati pr [...]	2009-05-26 06:00:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS PREL KR IATTC
09SUVA233	FIJI REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH RELEASE OF FIJI NATIONAL HELD [...] We have received a diplomatic note from the Fijian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Civil Aviation (Note No. 268/2009) dated 01 June 2009 requesting U.S. assistance in securing the release of a Fiji national being held hostage by Somali pirates. We request Department [...]	2009-06-03 03:30:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EWWT PTER FJ SO
09SUVA245	AMBASSADOR LUNCHES WITH TAIWAN'S TRADE MISSION [...] On June 4, I met with Victor Chin, Taiwan's Trade Mission Representative, for an informal luncheon to discuss Taiwan's goals in the region. Chin assured me that Taiwan was honoring its pledge to withhold any direct payments to Fiji's de facto PM Bainimarama. Chin recalled that immediately aft [...]	2009-06-10 21:48:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM TW FJ
09SUVA250	PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTION PLAN PROMOTES PACIFIC ISLANDS [...] Since the election of President Obama, Pacific Island media has portrayed the United States in unprecedented favorable terms. We plan to further promote U.S. values and objectives through a variety of targeted public diplomacy activities. These initiatives will promote the development of de [...]	2009-06-12 03:16:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM FJ
09SUVA251	NOTED ACADEMIC'S SPEECH BANNED BY FIJI'S DE FACTO [...] (U) On June 12, Fijian police banned the opening session of the Fiji Institute of Chartered Accountants annual congress in Nadi because Fiji lawyer and outspoken critic of the de facto government Graham Leung and Dr. Brij Lal, Professor of Pacific and Asian History at the Research School of Pa [...]	2009-06-12 03:16:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM
09SUVA255	FIJI GOVERNMENT BANS METHODIST CONFERENCE [...] Summary: On May 28, Fiji's military-led government banned the Methodist Church from holding its annual national conference after deeming the conference a threat to national security under the Public Emergency Regulations (PER). The agenda for the August conference reportedly included a discus [...]	2009-06-16 21:25:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM PINR
09SUVA267	AUSTRALIA AND PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM SECRETARIAT PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) Australian high commission and Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) secretariat officials reported that the Pacific Leader's Meeting and Post Forum Dialogue (PFD) chaired by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, August 4-7 in Cairns, would center on economic development in the Pacific region. Th [...]	2009-06-26 05:03:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL FJ KDEM
09SUVA277	FIJI ROADMAP TO DEMOCRACY LEADS NOWHERE [...] (U) On July 1, Fiji strongman Bainimarama gave a national address entitled "Fiji's Strategic Framework for Change" (text provided septel). Bainimarama outlined his regime's plans to establish a new constitution for Fiji by September 2013 and to lead the country to "true democratic, non-commun [...]	2009-07-01 05:36:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR AMGT FJ
09SUVA282	MELANESIAN SPEARHEAD GROUP LEADERS TO MEET FIJI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Papua New Guinea (PNG) High Commissioner Peter Eafeare warns that the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) meeting planned for July 10 must reaffirm directly to Fiji strongman Bainimarama MSG support for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) position regarding Fiji. Otherwise, MSG retreat [...]	2009-07-06 05:25:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM FJ
09SUVA285	Chinese Ambassador Discusses Fiji and the Upcoming PIF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China in Suva Han Zhiqiang and Ambassador McGann met on June 29 to compare understandings regarding the August 4-7 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders meeting in Cairns. Han, who wanted to meet prior to departing Suva for Beijing, observe [...]	2009-07-07 04:57:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AMGT PINR FJ
09SUVA32	CIVIL AVIATION UPDATE: EXPANDING U.S. OPORTUNITIES IN FIJI, [...] (SBU) Summary: Direct air links between the United States and Fiji will likely expand as Air Pacific seeks new destinations for its forthcoming five Boeing 787 Dreamliners. While direct negotiations between the USG and Fiji's interim government are off the table, Air Pacific seeks informal di [...]	2009-01-27 06:20:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR FJ KI
09SUVA330	12th Pacific Roundtable for Nature Conservation Meets in [...] Summary: The Pacific Roundtable on Nature Conservation held its 12th annual Meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands from June 27 to July 3. The meeting focused on improving roundtable support to countries in implementing their national nature conservation strategies. It adopted a monitoring framew [...]	2009-08-11 00:33:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID BP XV
09SUVA346	SCENE-SETTER FOR PACOM VISIT TO TONGA [...] (C) Your visit to Tonga comes at a time when the benefits of our increased engagement are coming to fruition. This past year, the Tonga Defense Service (TDS) completed a successful deployment to Iraq. The U.S. Navy,s Pacific Partnership 2009 mission took place in July. This joint effort wa [...]	2009-08-31 04:35:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TN FJ PGOV PHUM
09SUVA386	SEMI-ANNUAL COUNTRY FRAUD SUMMARY REPORT - EMBASSY SUVA [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS The countries in Suva's diverse consular district (Fiji, Tonga, Nauru, Kiribati, and Tuvalu) are small and remote nations with struggling economies. Political uncertainty in some of these island states contributes to their respective economic instability. Fiji's military [...]	2009-09-30 21:01:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS CMGT CPAS KFRD FJ
09SUVA53	PRELIMINARY PIF SECRETARIAT READOUT ON PT. MORESBY [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Mission Richard Pruett met briefly on February 3 with Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat officials to seek their views on the January 27 PIF Special Forum Leaders Meeting in Port Moresby. The Secretariat officials: confirmed that public pronouncements aside, the un [...]	2009-02-10 05:39:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR FJ XU XV PP NH CH
09SUVA82	PRC VICE PRESIDENT XI'S VISIT TO FIJI [...] (SBU) Summary. The recent stop-over in Fiji of China's Vice President Xi Jinping enroute to his Latin America visits provided Beijing an opportunity to strengthen incrementally its growing economic, security, and political relationship with Suva. For Fiji's interim government (IG),the timin [...]	2009-03-05 03:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID FJ CH
09SYDNEY246	BLUE LANTERN: BROKER BARRY J. BARNES: BROKER INQUIRY [...] (SBU) U.S. Consulate Sydney conducted a site visit of BDBC PTY LTD, located at 168 Warrimoo Avenue, St.Ives, NSW (a suburb of Sydney) on November 2. The following information was gathered during an on-site interview and inspection of the business premises: -- BDBC was founded in 2006 by Bar [...]	2009-11-08 22:28:00	Consulate Sydney	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC AS
09TAIPEI1398	ACADEMIC TALKS SET MILESTONE IN CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: A November 13-14 conference in Taipei on cross-Strait relations marked a milestone in PRC-Taiwan political discussions. The PRC delegation, which included distinguished academics and retired senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) officers, was the highest-profile group from the M [...]	2009-11-25 04:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PM PREL TW CH
09TALLINN10	TRAVEL & TOURISM: ESTONIA'S HIDDEN ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The travel and tourism industry in Estonia accounts for an estimated one-fifth of GDP, and is increasingly important as the economy moves away from its old manufacturing base. In-bound and out-bound tourism from Finland, Sweden, Russia and elsewhere is thriving, and the cruise s [...]	2009-01-08 14:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
09TALLINN110	Estonia Hopeful but Expects Little from Baltic [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Estonia (GOE) and Eesti Energia are hopeful the discussions at the April 27 Baltic Prime Ministers' Council will be positive, but they don't expect concrete results this weekend. Eesti Energia feels the new Lithuanian government does not grasp the complexity of [...]	2009-04-24 14:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG RU LH LG EN
09TALLINN135	ESTONIA WILL PARTICIPATE IN HAGUE GI PLENARY [...] (SBU) Estonia will participate in the 5th Plenary Meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) in The Hague, Netherlands June 15-16, 2009. In April, Poloff and her counterpart from the Russian Embassy jointly delivered reftel invitation to Paul Teesalu, Director of Divi [...]	2009-05-13 11:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC KGIC PTER PREL EN
09TALLINN156	ESTONIA HAS JOINED IRENA, PREFERS BONN AS HQ [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (MinEcon),which handles energy issues. 2. (U) Our contacts in the government of Estonia (GOE) had the following responses to reftel questions: -- Est [...]	2009-06-18 05:53:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KGHG SENV EN
09TALLINN169	H1N1 STRIKES AMERICAN STUDENT GROUP IN ESTONIA [...] Summary. H1N1 has emerged among a U.S. school group comprised of 33 high school students and 3 teachers (all American citizens except for one) traveling through Estonia on a bus trip through Eastern Europe. The group's plans to continue from Estonian to Latvia were delayed when five tested [...]	2009-06-26 13:46:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TALLINN17	TALLINN'S BFIF FY09 PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes one FY09 project for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund connected to the upcoming launch of the Commerce-State Post Partnership Program MOU for Fee Collection. Post requests funding to send our Economic/Commercial/EU LES for training in Foreign Commerci [...]	2009-01-14 14:12:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN
09TALLINN187	TALLINN'S BFIF FY09 REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 3,090 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) to send our Economic/Commercial Assistant to the Pow Wow trade fair and training in Miami on May 15-May 21. Post used 3,036.34 USD for the project. End Summary. 2. (U) Post initiated in 200 [...]	2009-07-17 12:51:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD BEXP ABUD AFIN BTIO EINV EN
09TALLINN237	AFHGAN ILLEGAL MIGRATION CORRIDOR THROUGH ESTONIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 09:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS SMIG PHUM PREF KFRD KCRM EN
09TALLINN247	A/S GORDON'S AUGUST 13 VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first official visit to Tallinn on August 13, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon and Estonian FM Urmas Paet discussed a wide range of issues and agreed there was much the U.S. and Estonia could do together to reinforce democracy in Eastern Eu [...]	2009-08-19 15:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EN
09TALLINN261	Estonia's Gymnich Agenda [...] (U) PolCouns met with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on September 3 to discuss reftel Gymnich topics. Meius provided the following Estonian positions for the four main Gymnich topics: 2. (SBU) Iran: The GOE is concerned about the deteriorating human rights situ [...]	2009-09-03 11:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN EN
09TALLINN27	ESTONIA CONCLUDES IRAQ MILITARY MISSION BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Government of Estonia (GOE) announced publicly its decision to end its participation in coalition operations in Iraq, bringing to a close five years of cooperation with the U.S. on the ground near Baghdad. The reason: the GOE --after repeated effort and strong s [...]	2009-01-23 14:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ EN
09TALLINN293	U.S.-Baltic Annual CFE Consultations: Support for CFE, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The three Baltic states used this year's annual CFE consultations in Tallinn to express regret that U.S.-Russia discussions on CFE were not progressing due to Russia's repetition of old ideas, but insisted the U.S. continue to lead on CFE in order to maintain a unified NATO appro [...]	2009-09-25 15:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL NATO KCFE EN
09TALLINN302	H1N1: ESTONIAN VACCINATION PLAN REMAINS UNCERTAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 07:56:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AMED SOCI EN
09TALLINN305	Relations with Russia, From Estonia's Russian East [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently visited Narva, in north-eastern Estonia, a city that sits (literally) on the EU's bridge to Russia. Narva is overwhelmingly ethnically and linguistically Russian, yet Emboff found that the city's ties to Russia are few and growing weaker. Students prefer t [...]	2009-10-06 09:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EN
09TALLINN311	Estonia:Local Elections Outlook [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 18, Estonians and non-citizen legal residents will cast ballots in local elections for 226 town councils. While the debates outside Tallinn remain focused on local and domestic issues ("it's the economy, stupid") , the race in Tallinn is being trumpeted (by the oppo [...]	2009-10-15 14:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EN
09TALLINN317	Estonian FM Visit to Belarus; Lukashenko Goes On (and On and [...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met with MFA Desk Officer for Belarus, Moldova, and Central Asia Risto Roos on October 28 for a read-out of Foreign Minister Urmas Paet's October 20 - 21 visit to Minsk. Lukashenko, assuring Paet that Estonia was not his enemy, spent the bulk of their 90-minute meeting lashin [...]	2009-10-30 13:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO EN
09TALLINN34	ESTONIA'S POST-IRAQ AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22, the Government of Estonia (GOE) concluded formally Estonia's participation in coalition operations in Iraq, after lengthy negotiations between GOE and Government of Iraq (GOI) on the status of Estonian forces failed to produce results. In the days following this d [...]	2009-02-02 12:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ EN
09TALLINN352	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2009 - 2010 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The seizures of large amounts of narcotic substances, detection of drug traffi [...]	2009-10-30 15:49:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EN
09TALLINN36	ESTONIAN ACCEPTS CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO [...] (U) On February 6, 2009, the Government of Estonia formally accepted the accession to NATO of Albania and Croatia by depositing its instruments of ratification of the NATO Accession Protocols with the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn. Post will forward the documents to Washington. DECKER [...]	2009-02-09 07:14:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO HR AL EN
09TALLINN37	ESTONIA - NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti- Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist (Ref A). Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Alamanda Gribbin (Email: GribbinAL@state.gov; tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant [...]	2009-02-10 07:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09TALLINN38	ESTONIA ACCPETS CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Following Estonian Parliament's ratification of the NATO Protocols of Accession for Albania and Croatia on December 17, 2008, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves signed the instruments of ratification on February 12, 2008. The Government of Estonia provided these documents to the U.S. Embass [...]	2009-02-10 14:06:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO HR AL EN
09TALLINN384	USG HELPS BALTIC STATES FIND THEIR WAY TO CLEAN AND GREEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post and the Department of Energy organized the Baltic Clean and Green Energy Conference October 14-15 in Tallinn. The conference brought together more than 150 high level policymakers, energy technology experts, and industry leaders from around the region. The discussions focu [...]	2009-11-27 09:05:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON PGOV EINV EN
09TALLINN48	U.S., BALTIC INDUSTRY MAY LOSE ESTONIAN IPR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Summary: New budget cuts at the Motion Picture Association (MPA) threaten roughly USD 40,000 in funding to Estonia's only anti-piracy NGO, the Estonian Organization for Copyright Protection (EOCP). Loss of this funding will [...]	2009-02-23 13:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON EN

09TALLINN60	FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: SEPT 2008 TO FEB 2009 [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Economic growth in Estonia, previously running at over 10 percent per year, has ground to a halt in the wake of the global economic crisis and is expected to contract sharply in 2009, falling to perhaps as much as negative 9 percent. The Estonian government (GoE) has alread [...]	2009-03-11 11:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN
09TALLINN79	IPR SUCCESSES AND STRATEGIES IN ESTONIA [...] (U) Summary: Good Embassy partnerships with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),local NGOs, the business community and the Government of Estonia (GOE) will allow us to achieve our MSP goal to protect IPR and combat piracy in the digital environment. Inter-agency law enforcement tr [...]	2009-03-26 13:31:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR ECON EN
09TALLINN84	FIGHT AGAINST TB CONTINUES IN ESTONIA [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn marked World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with media placements in Russian and Estonian-language newspapers, a site visit to Tartu University Lung Hospital (TULH),and a DVC for Baltic and USG TB experts. Although Estonia remains a hotspot for multi-drug resistant (MDR) [...]	2009-03-31 10:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI KHIV EN
09TASHKENT100	UZBEKISTAN: NEW STUDY ON LABOR MIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In December, the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) office in Tashkent published a new study on labor migration from Uzbekistan based on surveys conducted in 2006 and 2007. While the study does not reflect the impact of the current financial crisis upon labor migratio [...]	2009-01-23 11:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON KIRF KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RS KZ UZ
09TASHKENT1011	UZBEKISTAN: OFF-SHORE DEA COUNTRY ATTACHE FINALLY GRANTED [...] (U) Summary: On June 15, the Embassy was informed orally by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the accreditation request for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Country Attache has been approved. This is a major step forward and should usher in a new era of enhanced counternarcotics c [...]	2009-06-18 10:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR KCRM EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1023	UZBEKISTAN: SWISS CONCLUDE DRUG HARM REDUCTION PROJECT AT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Swiss Embassy in Tashkent marked the end of what it saw as a successful six-year drug harm reduction project, which included provision of clean needles and condoms to thousands of drug users in Uzbekistan with the goal of stopping the spread of disease, particularly HIV and [...]	2009-06-19 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KHIV SNAR SZ DEA UZ
09TASHKENT103	UZBEKISTAN ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of the continuing effort to establish a Northern Distribution Network (NDN) to support U.S. forces in Afghanistan, a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) delegation visited Tashkent on January 13-15 to look at opportunities for local procurement. Local procurement is something [...]	2009-01-26 00:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KCRM SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT105	UZBEKISTAN: JAPANESE OFFICIALS COMMENT ON BILATERAL [...] (S) Summary: Japanese engagement in Uzbekistan appears to be on the rise, judging from recent comments from Japanese diplomats and consultants in Tashkent as well as press reporting. In addition to high-level Uzbek and Japanese visits in Tokyo and Tashkent in 2008, a "Central Asia Plus Japan" [...]	2009-01-27 04:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL ECIN PGOV PBTS EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1053	Visit of CODEL Faleomavaega to Uzbekistan [...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes CODEL Faleomavaega's visit to Uzbekistan. Post's point of contact for assistance with the trip is Political Officer Steven Prohaska, whose contact information is as follows: office telephone: 998-71-120-5450, ext. 2113, cell phone: 998-71-370-1466, unclas [...]	2009-06-22 11:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UZ
09TASHKENT1063	Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for CODEL Faleomavaega's June Visit [...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your trip, which marks the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Uzbekistan in four years. Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central Asia, its 28 million (overwhelmingly Muslim) people nearly as many as the other four former Soviet republi [...]	2009-06-24 11:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD KNNP MARR MOPS
09TASHKENT108	Medvedev's Visit to Uzbekistan [...] (C) Summary: Official Tashkent is still parsing the January 22-23 visit of Russian President Medvedev. Discussions here with contacts, including the Russian Embassy, have brought several key themes to the fore: -- Regional Water Issues: In a major victory for the Uzbeks in the perennial tug [...]	2009-01-27 14:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ENRG RS UZ
09TASHKENT1095	Uzbekistan: Human Rights Round Table [...] (C) Summary: Local human rights activists and members of the diplomatic corps attended a round table discussion at the Embassy on June 23, 2009. Among the attendees was Elena Urlaeva, who reported she is doing fine after having been roughed last week by hooligans while doing activist wo [...]	2009-06-26 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1097	Uzbekistan: Embassy Input for OSCE Human Dimension Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel request on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM) in Warsaw (scheduled for September 28-October 9),we are providing the following input for the pre-HDIM demarche to the Uzbek government. We w [...]	2009-06-26 12:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ OSCE KDEM
09TASHKENT110	UZBEKISTAN: INSPECTION OF BORDER CROSSING POINTS IN ANDIJON [...] (C) On January 20, Poloff and Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Assistant traveled to the Ferghana Valley to inspect EXBS and International Naroctics and Law Enforcement (INL) Program-funded equipment provided to the Border Guards of the National Security Service. The equipment [...]	2009-01-28 12:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS ASEC PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1121	UZBEKISTAN: EXIM SUPPORT FOR TASHKENT AVIATION PRODUCTION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Tashkent received an inquiry from Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Ulugbek Rozukulov regarding ExIm financing feasibility for the Tashkent Aviation Production Association (TAPOiCh). TAPOiCh manufact [...]	2009-07-01 13:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN UZ
09TASHKENT1125	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS TO [...] (C) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary Burns and delegation. This visit comes at a pivotal moment as we seek to rebuild a relationship with the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) that has been foundering on the shoals of mutual mistrust for the past four years. Despite th [...]	2009-07-02 08:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1135	Security Forces Disrupt American University Event [...] (C) The Uzbek National Security Service (NSS) interrupted the American University of Central Asia's (AUCA) entrance exams in Tashkent on June 27, confiscating all exam materials and interrogating students and administrators. According to personnel at the International Business School, where t [...]	2009-07-02 12:14:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO OEXC SCUL UZ
09TASHKENT1151	UZBEKISTAN: S&T IN UZBEKISTAN AND PROGRESS ON A U.S.-UZBEK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement. Uzbek science officials expressed a strong desire to co [...]	2009-07-06 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1171	Uzbekistan: CODEL Faleomavaega Meets with GOU Officials [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Shaismatov and Foreign Minister Norov on June 29, Congressman Faleomavaega said that the U.S. needs to pay more attention to Central Asia and should approach relations with the governments of the region in a less ideological way. Faleomava [...]	2009-07-08 11:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD MARR MOPS PHUM
09TASHKENT1183	EXBS: UZBEKISTAN EXBS ADVISOR QUARTERLY REPORTING CABLE, [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. In advance of and during 5-17 April, EXBS Office/Pol- Econ Section provided support to the International Border Interdiction Training and International Rail Interdiction Training courses conducted by Department of Homeland Secur [...]	2009-07-09 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09TASHKENT1199	UZBEKISTAN: INL PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Summary: In June, 2009 there was a major breakthrough in the counternarcotics situation in Uzbekistan when the host government finally accredited a DEA Country Attache, which presents an opportunity to pursue an important mutual interest. The strawman exercise resulted in limited fundin [...]	2009-07-13 10:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1201	Uzbekistan: U.S.-Uzbekistan Working Group Discusses [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group (JWG) met on June 24 for an update on the implementation of 38 projects funded by U.S. Food for Progress programs. Despite the apparent benefits that these jointly-agreed projects on irrigation, improving agricultural productivity, and enh [...]	2009-07-13 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECIN SOCI PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1257	Uzbekistan: International Conference Addresses Problems and [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan and the Marshall Center co-hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security and stabilizing Afghanistan on June 17-18 in Tashkent. Uzbek participants appear to have been instructed to lobby for international support of Presid [...]	2009-07-20 10:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PINS
09TASHKENT1259	Uzbekistan: GOU Officials Shut Down Embassy Outreach Event [...] (C) On July 16, Government of Uzbekistan officials shut down an educational outreach event conducted by Post's Public Affairs Section (PAS) Education Advisor (a Foreign Service National) and Summer Intern at a Samarkand language center. The "English for You" language center (an officially regi [...]	2009-07-20 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	OEXC KPAO PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1265	UZBEKISTAN: EXIM SUPPORT FOR TAPOICH, PART II [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Embassy Tashkent thanks ExIm for its response to reftel. Based on this response, Post has prepared a non-paper for transmission to GOU officials outlining the possibilities for ExIm financing support for purchase of U.S.-manufactured [...]	2009-07-22 05:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN UZ
09TASHKENT1273	Uzbekistan: Former K2 Employee Describes Conditions in [...] (C) During a personal trip to Karshi on July 18-19, Poloff met with Furkat Tulqin, who worked at the U.S.'s Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Airbase as a procurement officer and interpreter between 2003 and 2005. Tulqin said that some 2,000 Uzbek citizens-mainly from Kashkadarya Province but also from ot [...]	2009-07-22 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT129	UZBEKISTAN: A POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD FOR DEA'S RETURN [...] (C) Summary: On January 27-28, Visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Assistant Country Attache Chris Melink and Emboffs met with representatives from the Government of Uzbekistan to discuss further bilateral counternarcotics cooperation and the possibility of DEA's return to Uzbekistan. M [...]	2009-02-02 15:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM PGOV PBTS UZ
09TASHKENT1299	UZBEKISTAN: FOLLOW UP TO CAIRO SPEECH [...] SUMMARY: Post initiated the consultative process on the Presidents strategy to engage Muslim communities by leading a discussion with foreign assistance partners. Drawing from the three areas of engagement suggested in reftel (which coincide with posts foreign assistance priorities),post l [...]	2009-07-23 12:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID OEXC UZ
09TASHKENT1315	Uzbekistan: New MFA Americas Department Officials Proactive, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with us on July 22, new MFA Americas Department officials Bakhtiyor Ibragimov and Nurillo Abdullaev discussed a wide range of issues and showed themselves to be highly proactive, cooperative, and interested in addressing problems in our bilateral relationship. Ibragi [...]	2009-07-27 09:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPAO ECON UZ
09TASHKENT132	UZBEKISTAN EXCITED ABOUT S&T AGREEMENT, PRESENTS A DRAFT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dr. Shavkat Salikhov, Chairman of the Committee for Coordination of Science and Technology Development at the Cabinet of Ministers, told us in unequivocal terms on January 29 that Uzbekistan is very interested in negotiating a Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation agreement [...]	2009-02-03 08:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1329	UZBEK S&T: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement (reftel). This cable focuses on biotechnology and agricult [...]	2009-07-28 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1357	Uzbekistan: Rumors of Succession Planning, Government [...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 28, a member of the Government of Uzbekistan relayed to us a number of discussions taking place within Uzbekistan's Presidential Apparat about succession planning and government reshuffling. Some members of the Apparat believe that Gulnora Karimova will become President [...]	2009-07-31 05:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR AORC RS UZ
09TASHKENT136	RFG: Uzbekistan Transit Next Steps [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance at para 4. 2. (C) The diplomatic note containing the GOU's latest proposed agreement on transit (ref a) that was given to us on January 29 by Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov was confirmation that the GOU wants an agreement above and beyond a [...]	2009-02-03 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1383	UZBEK S&T: PHYSICS, ENERGY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement (reftel). This cable -- one of a series on the state of Uz [...]	2009-08-03 13:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1385	UZBEK S&T: STATUS OF STCU AND ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement (reftel). This cable briefly comments on the status of the [...]	2009-08-03 13:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1421	Uzbekistan: Mixed Messages on Child Labor in the Cotton [...] (C) Summary: In conversations in the last few weeks with poloff, UNICEF Representative in Uzbekistan Mahboob Shareef and Child Protection Officer Siyma Barkin have expressed their frustration with the GOU and its efforts to address child labor. Neither Shareef nor Barkin expected an inde [...]	2009-08-05 10:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KTIP UZ
09TASHKENT1437	UZBEKISTAN: Human Rights Update [...] (C) Summary: Although Post was happy to report the continuation of a prison monitoring program by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),the human rights climate in Uzbekistan remains difficult, at best. The recent sentencing of journalist Dilmurod Sayyidov to twelve years [...]	2009-08-10 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB UZ
09TASHKENT1441	Uzbekistan: Boosting Economic Ties with Brazil [...] (S/NF) On July 28, an official in Uzbekistan's Oliy Majlis provided Embassy's FSN Political Assistant with a readout of President Karimov's May trip to Brazil. (Note: The Uzbekistan National News Agency Online reported on May 28 that both sides signed agreements on technical cooperation; on e [...]	2009-08-14 04:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	EAGR ECON ECIN PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1447	Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for the Visit of General Petraeus [...] (S) Summary: Your second visit to Uzbekistan comes at a pivotal moment in the U.S.-Uzbek relationship and will build upon the July 12-13 visit of Under Secretary of State Bill Burns during which we proposed to the Uzbeks the establishment of a structured bilateral dialogue. The Uzbek leadershi [...]	2009-08-14 11:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1469	DETAILS OF TASHKENT SHOOT-OUT MURKY; GOU TYPICALLY MUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Uzbek law enforcement officers engaged in a "shoot-out" with a group of armed men in a downtown neighborhood of Tashkent on Saturday, August 29, at approximately 18:00 local time. The identities and affiliations of the armed men have not been confirmed. Contacts in the Ministr [...]	2009-09-03 13:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT147	UZBEKISTAN: FERGHANA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS PUTTING [...] (C) On January 21, Poloff and Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Assistant visited Ferghana Province's Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). Emboffs conducted end-use monitoring of counternarcotics equipment that the International Narc [...]	2009-02-06 10:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV PBTS UZ
09TASHKENT1479	Uzbekistan: Amnesty Decree Announced, Human Rights Activist [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan announced an amnesty resolution last week, through which some prisoners and criminal defendants may apply to the court for clemency. The resolution includes several restrictions, which may serve to limit the number of political and religious p [...]	2009-09-09 16:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT148	UZBEKISTAN: LEAHY VETTING FOR NATO-RUSSIA CN TRAINING IN [...] (SBU) Embassy has conducted a review of its files and verifies that it does not possess credible information of gross violations of human rights by the Uzbek security officers identified in reftel. NORLAND To view the entire SMART message, go to URL http://repository.state.sgov.gov/_layouts/ [...]	2009-02-06 11:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ASEC NATO SNAR UZ
09TASHKENT1483	UPDATE ON UZBEKISTAN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHAN [...] (U) Summary: Following recent discussions on the subject, the MFA of Uzbekistan provided the Embassy with an update on their involvement in the socio-economic reconstruction of Afghanistan. The contributions of the GOU have been primarily in the area of restoring and rebuilding infrast [...]	2009-09-11 11:08:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NATO ELTN AF UZ
09TASHKENT1515	Ambassador's Sept 23 Meeting with Uzbek FM Norov [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov expressed appreciation for the Eid message from the Secretary and said he looked forward to meetings on the margins of the UNGA next week. Commenting on the draft agenda for the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC),he [...]	2009-09-23 12:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1547	BUSINESS AS USUAL AT UZBEK COTTON FAIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Fifth International Uzbek Cotton Fair took place in Tashkent on October 14-15, 2009. This event showcased Uzbekistan as a leading producer and exporter of quality cotton and highlighted recent efforts by the Government of Uzbekistan to strengthen its internal textile industry [...]	2009-10-19 10:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT1551	Uzbekistan: Tashkent Tidbits - October 26, 2009 [...] (C) According to both EU Embassy diplomatic contacts in Tashkent and press reporting, the EU looks set to lift its arms embargo on Uzbekistan, the last of the Andijon-related sanctions that remains since Brussels lifted the visa and travel ban in 2008. Although there apparently is not unanimity [...]	2009-10-27 06:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON UZ
09TASHKENT156	UZBEKISTAN: PLIGHT OF AFGHAN REFUGEES WORSENING [...] (C) The newly arrived head of the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) Refugee Support Unit in Tashkent, Ustina Kupreychik, reported that the situation for Afghan refugees in Uzbekistan has worsened since the fall (ref A). According to Kupreychik, 67 Afghan refugees have been forcibly [...]	2009-02-10 05:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1571	Uzbekistan Amnesties Sanjar Umarov [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Norov told us that Sanjar Umarov will be released today (Nov. 5). Please note action request at para 6 (contingency press guidance). End Summary. 2. (C) Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov convoked the Ambassador today to inform us that jailed businessman and oppos [...]	2009-11-05 08:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UZ
09TASHKENT1573	Uzbekistan: The Ongoing Struggle for Religious Freedom [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26, poloff met with Chairman of Uzbekistan's Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) to discuss concerns of various religious minority groups in the country. In preparation for the meeting and in the days that followed, poloff met with representatives from the Uz [...]	2009-11-09 12:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT1575	Sanjar Umarov Released on November 7 [...] (C) Opposition leader Sanjar Umarov was released from prison on November 7. The next day, he came to the Embassy for a conversation with Ambassador Norland and Embassy staffers. Still in disbelief over the events of the previous two days, he expressed his gratitude for everyone's effort [...]	2009-11-09 12:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1578	UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON U.S.-UZBEK S&T AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena visited Uzbekistan in June to further negotiations on a proposed U.S.-Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) Cooperation Agreement (reftel). At the time of ESToff's departure, the S&T Agreement was going through the GOU's interagency approval process. 2. [...]	2009-08-28 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT158	TASHKENT TIDBITS FEBRUARY 10, 2008 [...] (SBU) Post has updated its cost of living analysis for Uzbekistan through the end of 2008. At 21.6 percent, the cost of living grew more slowly in 2008 than in 2007, when it increased by 29.2 percent. The cost of foodstuffs increased by only 17.0 percent as contrasted with a 29.1 percent rise [...]	2009-02-11 04:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT1585	Uzbekistan: Human Rights Activist Beaten [...] (C) Summary: Human rights activist Bahtiyor Hamroev, a good contact of the Embassy from Jizzakh province, reported he was beaten by law enforcement on Wednesday, November 11, when he tried to meet recently returned opposition figure Bahodir Choriev in a Jizzakh cafC). A second activist, [...]	2009-11-13 13:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1595	UZBEKISTAN: SCA DAS KROL'S MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC AND ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 19 and 20, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol had a series of meetings on economic, trade, and energy issues in Tashkent. Meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade and at the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce revolved prima [...]	2009-11-24 13:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV EPET ENRG PREL BEXP UZ
09TASHKENT1597	Uzbekistan: SCA DAS Krol Meets with Civil Society [...] (SBU) Summary: During his visit to Tashkent on November 18-21, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol reached out to civil society representatives, GOU officials, and journalists to discuss human rights and other broad issues facing Uzbekistan. (Please see reftels for a rea [...]	2009-11-25 07:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1599	Uzbekistan and Human Rights: The Lessons of Sanjar Umarov's [...] (C) Summary: The release from prison on November 7 of jailed businessman and opposition figure Sanjar Umarov was the most important step the GOU has taken on human rights this year. Umarov's release came about as the result of principled engagement and quiet, behind-the-scenes diplomacy. It wa [...]	2009-11-30 06:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1603	Uzbekistan: TIP Update: Trends and Tactics [...] (SBU) Summary: From early October to mid-November, poloff has had several meetings with government officials, NGO leaders, and representatives from the human rights community to discuss trends in trafficking, as well as anti-trafficking efforts. The GOU continues to prioritize tradition [...]	2009-12-01 11:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP UZ
09TASHKENT162	Uzbekistan Scenesetter for General Petraeus [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Uzbekistan is the first by a senior U.S. official since the new Administration took office and comes at a pivotal moment in regional politics. In Tashkent, as elsewhere in the region, there is concern about the course of events in Afghanistan and doubts as to whether [...]	2009-02-11 12:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1633	Uzbeks Looking for Assistance on Security for Afghan Rail [...] (C) Former Ambassador Joe Presel, in Tashkent on private business, gave Charge a readout of a meeting with the Chairman of the Uzbek National Security Service, Rustam Innoyatov. Confirming reports from other sources (Ref A),Innoyatov said the GOU is very concerned about the security of i [...]	2009-12-17 11:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT1637	UZBEKISTAN: TASHKENT TIDBITS DECEMBER 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) Dilmurod Sayyid, who was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison last June, was transferred December 15 from Navoi Prison to Sangorod, the Tashkent-based prison hospital. Embassy contact Abdurahmon Tashanov, who attended Sayyid's trial, told the Embassy that he was turned away from v [...]	2009-12-18 12:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EINV ETRD UZ
09TASHKENT1639	UZBEKISTAN: GOU PROPOSAL ON TERMEZ [...] (C) Summary. An apparent Uzbek offer of troop transit to Afghanistan via Termez warrants close attention. It is not inconsistent with the gradual improvement in relations across the board, including on human rights, outlined in last week's political consultations with Foreign Minister Norov [...]	2009-12-23 12:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1641	UZBEKISTAN: FM NOROV "CLARIFIES" TERMEZ OFFER [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Norland on another issue on December 24, FM Norov provided us with further information regarding the apparent Uzbek offer of troop transit to Afghanistan via Termez (reftel). The diplomatic note passed to the State Department on Dec. 21 described a trilateral U [...]	2009-12-24 10:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR UZ
09TASHKENT1651	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN UZBEKISTAN: NOTHING WRONG BUT THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Elections for Uzbekistan's lower house of Parliament took place on Sunday, December 27. Five election observation teams from the Embassy visited 33 polling stations in Tashkent and the neighboring regions, and concluded that although the elections were not free and fair (no opp [...]	2009-12-30 11:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UZ
09TASHKENT177	UZBEKISTAN: REPORTS OF CRACKDOWN ON "NUR" RELIGIOUS GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek authorities appear to be significantly ratcheting up the pressure on suspected members of the banned Nur (or "Nurcilar") religious organization, which is associated with the conservative (but not extremist) religious teachings and Pan-Turkish ideology of Turkish scholar Feth [...]	2009-02-13 09:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL SOCI TU UZ
09TASHKENT1816	UZBEKISTAN TO AMEND IPR LAWS IN RESPONSE TO IIPA PETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 5 we met with GOU officials to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) points raised in the interim General System of Preferences (GSP) demarche (Ref A). Significantly, we learned that Uzbekistan is preparing to remove its reservations to Article 18 of the Berne [...]	2009-10-16 05:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR UZ
09TASHKENT1850	Uzbekistan: Media Reaction to Assistant Secretary Blake's [...] (U) Summary: Media coverage of A/S Blake's visit to Uzbekistan was primarily factual and positive. Numerous articles noted U.S. appreciation for Uzbekistan's support of international efforts in Afghanistan. The existence of other shared interests was also noted by both state and unofficial medi [...]	2009-10-23 03:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT193	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS SEEK TO BRIDGE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador recently met with activists from the independent Rapid Reaction human rights group (RRG),who described their plans for the upcoming year, including applying for official registration and setting up a "think-tank" with like-minded activists and defense attorneys to [...]	2009-02-19 10:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT196	Uzbekistan: Submission for Ninth Annual Trafficking in [...] (SBU) Post's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report begins in paragraph 4. Per reftel, this information covers the period from March 2008 to February 2009. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the Government of U [...]	2009-02-19 12:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KTIP PHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KWMN ZK
09TASHKENT197	Uzbekistan Still Seems on Track with Money Laundering [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan is currently in the midst of a process to enact legislative changes that would bring its anti-money laundering and countering the finance of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime into compliance with international standards. The Uzbeks are likely on track to f [...]	2009-02-19 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON KCRM PINR UZ
09TASHKENT2006	UZBEKISTAN: STCU RELUCTANTLY PROPOSES TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 3 e-mail, STCU Executive Director Andrew Hood informed us that the STCU Board of Governors meeting on November 19 in Kyiv is likely to decide to close the STCU Information Center in Tashkent. He said that no 2010 budget would be allocated for Uzbekistan and that S [...]	2009-11-10 12:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL UZ
09TASHKENT2008	UZBEKISTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SUMMIT -- INITIAL [...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent staff met on November 4 to discuss steps needed to implement reftel actions. USAID Country Director will chair Post's interagency working group on expanding economic opportunity and will coordinate activities associated with the Embassy-sponsored roundtable on entrepren [...]	2009-11-10 12:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT206	SUSPECTED AMCIT MISSIONARIES TOLD TO LEAVE UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Authorities have told three AmCits associated with the New Hope faith-based humanitarian assistance NGO, which provides medical assistance to disabled persons in Tashkent, that they must depart Uzbekistan by February 25. Emboffs met with the AmCits, who plan to depart Uzbekistan [...]	2009-02-23 13:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EAID KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT209	UZBEKISTAN: EYE ON 21ST CENTURY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Khakim Mukhitdinov, First Deputy General Director of the Information and Communication Agency of Uzbekistan, described for us the state of telecommunications in Uzbekistan, current projects, and future plans. According to him Uzbekistan is well connected to the world through fo [...]	2009-02-24 08:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT SOCI KPRV UZ
09TASHKENT2102	EXBS: POST RESPONSE TO FY 2010 EXBS PROGRAM PLAN FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 07:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM KSTC KNNP UZ
09TASHKENT2110	Uzbekistan: Media Reaction to DAS Krol's Visit to Tashkent [...] (U) Summary: Local media reports on DAS Krol's visit to Uzbekistan were found only online. Of these, only two were by state media outlets. State media reported on the visit in the context of the adoption of the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABCs). Such reports were neutral in tone. Independen [...]	2009-12-01 10:37:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT2168	UZBEKISTAN: WEATHER, CLIMATE, AND HYDROLOGY WORKSHOP GIVES [...] (SBU). SUMMARY: On November 10-12 the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) hosted a Regional Workshop on Improving Weather, Climate, and Hydrological Service Delivery and Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters. The workshop's purpose was to discuss weather, climate, and hydrological service delivery [...]	2009-12-04 13:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL SENV TSPL UZ
09TASHKENT217	UZBEKISTAN: JOURNALIST REPORTEDLY ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF [...] (U) In an announcement on its website, the Ezgulik human rights group reported that independent journalist and human rights defender Dilurod Sayyidov was arrested in Tashkent on February 22 and handed over to authorities from Samarkand province on February 23. After his arrest, Sayyidov repo [...]	2009-02-25 10:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT220	UZBEKISTAN: 2008 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 05:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL ASEC AFIN EAID UZ
09TASHKENT221	UZBEKISTAN: ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS THAT WORK [...] (SBU) Summary: English language programming is a bright spot in Embassy Tashkents public diplomacy programming. With tight GOU control over most PD functions, English language programs provide an opportunity to establish and nurture relationships with students, educators, and university admi [...]	2009-02-26 12:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT222	UZBEKISTAN: TRIAL OF ALLEGED RELIGIOUS EXTREMIST EXTRADITED [...] (C) Summary: The trial of Haitjon Juraboev, a religious extremist suspect who was extradited by Kyrgyz authorities to Uzbekistan in September 2008, is nearing completion in Tashkent, according to an independent activist monitoring the trial. Juraboev has reportedly pled innocent to all the cha [...]	2009-02-26 13:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL SOCI UNHCR KG
09TASHKENT223	UZBEKISTAN: IV ALUMNUS AND DISABLED RIGHTS ACTIVIST ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary: On January 21 an independent news website reported that Chairman of the Uzbek Society of the Disabled (and International Visitor Leadership Program [IVLP] alumnus) Oybek Isoqov had been arrested on charges of bribery. When CAO met with him on February 13, Isoqov denied all wrong [...]	2009-02-26 13:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT2242	UZBEKISTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In Uzbekistan, widespread poverty and pockets of discontent with the social and political situation create conditions that religious extremists could exploit. Despite potential threats, the government of Uzbekistan (GOU) maintained tight control over the security situation within Uzbek [...]	2009-12-22 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR UZ
09TASHKENT227	UZBEKISTAN: MEDIA REACTION TO GENERAL PETRAEUS'S VISIT [...] (U) Summary: CENTCOM Commander General David Petraeus's February 16-17 visit to Tashkent received broad media coverage in the local, state-run press, the international media and wire services, and on GOU-controlled and independent news websites. There was much speculation that his trip was link [...]	2009-02-27 12:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT229	TASHKENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE - [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC UZ PTER
09TASHKENT2292	Uzbekistan: Media Reports on Parliamentary Elections [...] (U) Summary: In the run up to the elections, minor differences among parties were covered by both state and independent media to an extent never seen before. Coverage of the election results dominated media reports following the elections. State media highlighted high turnout among voters, whi [...]	2009-12-30 13:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT231	Tashkent Tidbits - March 2, 2009 [...] (SBU) A successful ongoing INL-sponsored forensic laboratory improvement program implemented by DOJ-ICITAP suffered a mild setback when the Government of Uzbekistan delivered a diplomatic note on February 17 denying a proposal to send an Uzbek forensic scientist to the Harris County Medical Exa [...]	2009-03-02 06:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ICRC KCOR ECON KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT242	Uzbekistan: Yusuf Jumaev Allegedly Mistreated in Jaslyk [...] (C) On February 27 poloff met with Feruza Yusufjon Kizi, the daughter of dissident poet Yusuf Jumaev, who is serving a five-year sentence at the Jaslyk prison in the remote northwest province of Karakalpakstan (ref B). Yusufjon Kizi was accompanied on the unscheduled visit to the Embassy by Ba [...]	2009-03-03 08:29:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT246	Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Rediscover Friendship of Peoples [...] (C) Summary: The Uzbeks pulled out all the stops for the February 24-25 visit of Turkmen President Berdymuhamedov to Tashkent, evidence that these two countries are rapidly developing a "special relationship." In addition to cultural and historical ties, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have common [...]	2009-03-03 13:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET TX UZ
09TASHKENT249	Activist: Andijon Province Has Become a Mini-Turkmenistan [...] (C) On March 3 well-known human rights activist and long-time Embassy contact Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov visited the Embassy and talked to poloff about current conditions in Andijon Province. He previously reported that, unusually, the province was being administered almost entirely by outsiders [...]	2009-03-04 12:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT252	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (UZBEKISTAN) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is submitting two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (reftel) in 2009-2010: one proposal for a specialist to study water management issues in Central Asia and the second for an NSF Fellow to assess science and technology capabilities in Uzbekistan in light of current neg [...]	2009-03-06 06:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT
09TASHKENT257	Former Acting Governor of Samarkand Province Sentenced To 15 [...] (SBU) In April 2008 the state-controlled press reported that the Acting Hokim (Governor) of Samarkand Province, Azamkhon Bakhromov, was relieved of his duties and there were reports at that time that he was subsequently placed under house arrest (reftel). On March 3, sources told our Political [...]	2009-03-06 13:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR PTER PINR ZJ UZ
09TASHKENT268	Discussion With Uzbek FM on Afghanistan Transit: Defining [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance at paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Talks with the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) on the exchange of letters for the transit of non-lethal cargo to Afghanistan have come very close to success, but we are not there yet. Politically, the GOU is [...]	2009-03-11 13:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR UZ
09TASHKENT270	Uzbekistan: Global Initiative Demarche Delivered [...] (SBU) This is an action request (see para 3) and response to State 18574. 2. (C) On March 11, Poloff, the Russian Embassy's Senior Counselor Alexey Mochulsky, and the Korean Embassy's Third Secretary Kwon O Yul jointly delivered reftel demarche to Uzbek First Secretary Oybek Abdiev of the M [...]	2009-03-12 11:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KGIC PTER PGOV PREL KS RS UZ
09TASHKENT277	UZBEKISTAN: "NUR" RELIGIOUS GROUP CRACKDOWN CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Authorities are continuing a widespread crackdown on suspected members of "Nur," a banned conservative (but not extremist) religious organization associated with Turkish scholar Fethullah Gullen (ref A). According to reports from independent and state-controlled media, at least 1 [...]	2009-03-13 12:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL SOCI TU UZ
09TASHKENT279	UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON THREE CASES INVOLVING JOURNALISTS [...] (U) Summary: This cable provides updates on the cases of three journalists who have recently been imprisoned or charged with various crimes: Salidjahon Abdurakhmanov, a journalist from Uzbekistan's Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic who was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment on politically-mo [...]	2009-03-13 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO OSCE PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT291	UZBEKISTAN: INL SPONSORS FORENSIC DELEGATION VISIT TO USA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),with the support of the Department of Justice Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP),arranged as a part of a successful ongoing project the participation of Uzbek forensic experts in th [...]	2009-03-16 08:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC PHUM PREL KCOR KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT3	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST REPORTS ON KILLING OF AKROMIYIST; [...] (C) Summary: An Andijon-based human rights activist recently reported the killing by law enforcement officials of a young member of "Akromiya," a religious-business organization whose members were at the center of the 2005 Andijon events. The activist specifically requested that the United [...]	2009-01-05 11:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI KG
09TASHKENT361	UZBEKISTAN: RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF PRISONER ABUSE AND DEATHS [...] (C) Summary: In the past few months, independent human rights activists and websites have reported on several serious human rights issues at Uzbek prisons, including deaths in custody. Activists also provided updates on the condition of political prisoners Alisher Karamatov and Sanjar Umarov. [...]	2009-03-26 08:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ICRC KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT415	UZBEKISTAN: UNIVERSITIES NOT MEETING DEMAND FOR HIGHER [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent Embassy-sponsored Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP) alumni reunion, one alumnus, a lecturer at a private university, revealed that the growth of the higher education system in Uzbekistan is not keeping pace with demand. Uzbekistan also lags behind its Centra [...]	2009-03-31 10:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC ECON KPAO PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ

09TASHKENT423	Uzbekistan: MFA Discusses Regional Security, Economic Issues [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's Acting Americas Department Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared his views of a wide range of regional security and economic issues in a recent meeting with us. His remarks tracked closely with comments we have recently heard from GOU officials--Uzbekistan re [...]	2009-04-01 09:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC ENRG PTER PINS ECON SENV KTIA UZ
09TASHKENT425	UZBEKISTAN: JFDP ALUMNA OPENS DOORS TO EMBASSY IN URGENCH [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10 and 11 Public Affairs Section (PAS) staff successfully held English language training workshops in Urgench and discussed several upcoming projects with the rector of Urgench State University (UrSU). The rector was surprisingly candid and open to future collaboratio [...]	2009-04-01 09:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT437	Uzbekistan: Counternarcotics Meetings for CENTCOM and DEA [...] (C) Summary: Experts in counternarcotics, engineering, and contracting from the U.S. Army's Central Command (CENTCOM) as well as the visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Ankara-based Country Attache participated in meetings with a wide range of law enforcement and military representa [...]	2009-04-03 08:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KCRM MASS EAID PINR TI AF UZ
09TASHKENT441	Uzbekistan: World Bank Official Discusses Economic [...] (C) Summary: In a March 24 meeting with us, a World Bank economist discussed Uzbekistan's economy and the effects of the global financial crisis on it. Despite the limited exposure of Uzbekistan's financial sector to global markets, the slow-down in construction abroad (particularly in Russia) [...]	2009-04-03 10:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB EFIN ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT449	UZBEKISTAN: SECURITY SERVICES SEEKING TO ENTRAP HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: The National Security Service (NSS) appears to be attempting to entrap the Embassy's Human Rights Officer by arranging meetings for him outside the Embassy on sensitive topics that could then be taped. On at least three separate occasions over the past month, we have strong re [...]	2009-04-06 06:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT453	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS REPORTING UNRELIABLE CHILD LABOR DATA [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, the independent Ezgulik human rights group released its report on child labor practices during the 2008 fall cotton harvest at a roundtable hosted by the British Embassy. While Ezgulik announced that nearly a million Uzbek children participated in the cotton harvest, [...]	2009-04-06 12:55:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON ELAB KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT469	Uzbekistan: DTRA and Uzbek Officials Review Biological [...] (C) Summary: A Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) delegation met with officials from the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) in mid-March to discuss cooperation under the framework of the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP). The GOU showed up in force and at a high level--with many Deput [...]	2009-04-07 11:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO TSPL PTER PINS PGOV PBTS PREL ASEC SENV UZ
09TASHKENT481	GENERAL TERRORISM THREAT ASSESSMENT IN UZBEKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-08 04:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC UZ
09TASHKENT497	UZBEKISTAN: RECENT RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM AND TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting at the Embassy on March 30, independent human rights activist Ismoil Adilov handed over to poloff a collection of court documents from recent trials he had monitored involving suspected religious extremists. The documents demonstrate that at least six women were [...]	2009-04-13 15:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT511	Uzbekistan: Anti-Corruption Workshop Launches UN Convention [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),with funding support from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),conducted a workshop on March 31 - April 1 on implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption. International experts, [...]	2009-04-14 13:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KCOR SOCI PHUM LG UZ
09TASHKENT531	Uzbekistan: New Hokims Elected to Senate Committees [...] (SBU) On March 27-28, 2009, Uzbekistan's Senate of the Oliy Majlis (parliament) held its eighteenth plenary session. Consistent with Article 77 of Uzbekistan's Constitution, recently-appointed hokims of Surkhandarya, Samarkand, Tashkent, Navoi, and Khorezm Provinces had been elected senators by [...]	2009-04-16 10:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR UZ
09TASHKENT55	UZBEKISTAN: ANATOMY OF A HIZB UT-TAHRIR CASE [...] (C) Summary: This cable examines in depth a recent Hizb ut-Tahrir case reported by state-controlled and independent media and a local human rights activist. While the case highlights on-going abuses in the government's campaign against suspected religious extremists, it also demonstrates how [...]	2009-01-13 10:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT559	TASHKENT TIDBITS APRIL 22, 2009 [...] (SBU) We attended a roundtable on transboundary water issues at the Oliy Majlis on March 4. The two hour session was chaired by Sadyk Safaev, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and former Ambassador to the U.S. The roundtable produced nothing new in terms of policy; all speakers [...]	2009-04-22 10:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT56	UZBEKISTAN: HIZB UT-TAHRIR ARRESTS IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: State-controlled media, independent news website s, and local human rights activists continue to report on arrests in Uzbekistan of suspected members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) religious extremist group, as well as the arrests of other banned religious groups members. In 2008, t [...]	2009-01-13 12:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI
09TASHKENT563	UZBEKISTAN: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PRESS BLITZ CONTINUES [...] (U) Summary: Regular trafficking in persons (TIP) articles continue to be published in the state-controlled press, and public service announcements are prevalent in all forms of mass media. Uzbekistan's extensive efforts on raising public awareness and highlighting its powerful new criminal c [...]	2009-04-22 13:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN UZ
09TASHKENT581	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST REPORTS ATTACKS ON HERSELF AND ADOPTED [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, poloff met with Human Rights Alliance activist Elena Urlaeva, who reported being attacked by two unknown assailants on April 15 after receiving threatening phone calls for weeks demanding that she leave Uzbekistan. She also reported that her adopted 5-year old son wa [...]	2009-04-27 10:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT585	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST ACCUSES OPPOSITIONISTS OF EMBEZZLING [...] (C) Summary: During an April 23 meeting with poloff, Human Rights Alliance activist Elena Urlaeva, who was attacked by unknown assailants on April 15 (septel),accused Free Farmers Party leader Nigara Khidoyatova and Gulam Umarov, the son of imprisoned Sunshine Coalition leader Sanjar Umarov, [...]	2009-04-27 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT597	Uzbekistan: Global Initiative Demarche Delivered, Russians [...] (C) On April 24, Poloff and two Russian Embassy officials-Senior Counselor Alexey Mochulsky and Third Secretary Ekaterina Lazareva-jointly delivered reftel demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism plenary session to First Secretary Oybek Abdiev of Uzbekistan's Ministr [...]	2009-04-28 08:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KGIC PTER MNUC RS UZ
09TASHKENT601	UZBEKISTAN: NARCOTICS SEIZURES NOW REGULARLY HIGHLIGHTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the first of planned regular updates about narcotics seizures publicized in the Uzbek state-controlled mass media. Emboffs have noted a substantial increase recently in the number of articles and television news reports highlighting narcotics-related arrests and seizure [...]	2009-04-29 04:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM PHUM KCOR ASEC TI UZ
09TASHKENT649	Uzbekistan: Short but Positive Meeting on Nuclear Forensics [...] (SBU) Summary: In a short but positive meeting at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) on April 21, INP officials signaled their receptivity to cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) on nuclear forensics. (Note: Nuclear forensic [...]	2009-05-06 12:45:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL KNNP PREL PGOV PBTS UZ
09TASHKENT67	Financial Crisis: Uzbekistan in the Tail of the Storm [...] (SBU) Summary: Although spared from the initial fall out of the global financial crisis by its isolation, Uzbekistan could face growing economic difficulties in the second half of 2009. Uzbekistan is vulnerable on three fronts: 1) reduced remittances and increased unemployment among the ranks o [...]	2009-01-15 12:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT703	UZBEKISTAN: LONG-TIME MINISTER OF HEALTH SACKED [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, President Karimov relieved long-time Minister of Health Feruz Nazirov from his duties and appointed Adkham Ilkhamovich Ikramov, who had been serving as First Deputy Minister of Health, as his replacement. Reportedly, Nazirov was fired due to unsatisfactory work [...]	2009-05-11 12:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT71	UZBEKISTAN'S RESPONSE TO NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) On January 15, Poloff briefed Dr. Bakhrom Babayev, United Nations Desk Chief in the UN and International Organizations Department of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the imposition of sanctions on individuals and companies associated with the A.Q. Khan nuclear proliferation netw [...]	2009-01-15 12:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP PREL PARM EFIN UZ
09TASHKENT751	UZBEKISTAN: AGRICULTURE, BORDERS, AND ISLAM IN THE FERGHANA [...] (C) Summary: Poloff visited the Ferghana Valley on May 5-6, traveling through Fergana and Andijon Provinces en route to Kyrgyzstan. The overland trip was a good opportunity to take the pulse of this unique and populous area of the country. The land border crossing with Kyrgyzstan between And [...]	2009-05-13 10:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KTIP SOCI EAGR KISL ASEC KG UZ
09TASHKENT765	UZBEKISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS MEETINGS INDICATE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, the Ankara-based Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Country Attache and poloff accepted an invitation to tour the National Canine Center, which is operated by the State Customs Committee. On May 8 meetings were held with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Af [...]	2009-05-14 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PINR AF UZ
09TASHKENT785	Uzbekistan: Customs Officials Pleased with Commodity [...] (C) Summary: U.S., Kazakh, and Uzbek instructors jointly conducted a Weapons of Mass Destruction Commodity Identification Training (WMD CIT) workshop for Uzbekistan's Customs officials at the Higher Military Customs Institute in Tashkent on May 6-8. The workshop marked a further step in re-eng [...]	2009-05-18 10:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS KNNP ASEC PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT823	Apparent Terrorist Attacks in Eastern Uzbekistan [...] (C) Several years of relative calm was broken in Uzbekistan's Andijon province on May 26 when a group of assailants armed with AK-47s attacked security force installations in the town of Khanabad on the border with Kyrgyzstan. Information on the attack and ensuing firefight is sketchy. An of [...]	2009-05-27 12:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT83	UZBEKISTAN: COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] Per ref A, Embassy Tashkent appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods from countries that DOL has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international standards. We recognize that child labor continues to be [...]	2009-01-21 08:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT917	UZBEKISTAN: NGO COUNTERPART INTERNATIONAL SEEKS FORMAL [...] (C) Summary: On June 2, DCM and emboffs met with visiting representatives from Counterpart International, who are quietly exploring legal avenues for seeking formal registration in Uzbekistan. While humanitarian assistance programs have continued on a small scale since the Government of Uzbek [...]	2009-06-05 12:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI PREL UZ
09TASHKENT919	Uzbekistan Gives Mixed Review of SCO Activities [...] (C) Summary: During a discussion of Uzbekistan's views of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on June 3, a representative of Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that President Karimov will attend the SCO heads of state summit in Yekaterinburg June 15-16, immediately after [...]	2009-06-05 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC ECIN PGOV ECON PINS PTER UZ
09TASHKENT927	2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CASES: [...] (U) The United States Government is aware of six (6) claims of United States persons against the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU). 2. (U) a. Claimant A b. 2002 c. Claimant A was the chief operator of a soft drink manufacturing plant in Uzbekistan after its independence in 1991. Howe [...]	2009-06-08 08:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC UZ
09TASHKENT929	UZBEKISTAN: OSCE SPONSORS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 4 in Tashkent the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) sponsored a workshop on education efforts to promote awareness on human rights, which attracted several high-profile government officials and several international experts. A separate June 5 eve [...]	2009-06-08 09:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE UZ
09TASHKENT947	UZBEKISTAN: APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE [...] (U) Post knows of no recent events that would impact on the proposed project (reftel) to remodel Malika Hotels Khiva, Khorezm, and Khevak. Despite the global economic downturn, the tourism sector in Uzbekistan is still strong, fueled largely by European retirees. 2. (U) Post has no inform [...]	2009-06-09 09:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN UZ
09TASHKENT951	Advancing Religious Freedom: Ambassador's Meeting with Uzbek [...] (C) The Ambassador met on June 10 with First Deputy Foreign Minister Hamidulla Karamatov to discuss reftel points and ways forward on the religious freedom issue. Karamatov said that he understood the importance of the issue and the need to work together to find mutually acceptable langua [...]	2009-06-10 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT959	UZBEKISTAN: NEW ATTORNEY LICENSING EXAMINATION REDUCES [...] (C) Summary: The newly-established Uzbekistan Chamber of Lawyers, which supplanted the Bar Association, is conducting its first round of mandatory new licensing examinations for all defense attorneys who actively practice in courts of law. Several attorneys have complained that the testing pr [...]	2009-06-11 08:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT961	UZBEKISTAN: ANDIJON ACTIVIST OFFERS CONSPIRACY THEORIES [...] Summary: On June 9, emboffs met with Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov, a well-known human rights activist based in Andijon and a frequent contact for independent websites and the Embassy alike. Zaynabiddinov reported that his youngest son was arrested for a double murder and, although his son confessed [...]	2009-06-11 08:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT963	UZBEKISTAN: PORK IMPORT BAN CONTINUES [...] (U) We delivered Ref A points to the MFA on May 7. These were received without comment (Ref B),but on June 3 we received diplomatic note No. 20/16277 from the MFA confirming that a ban on pork imports is still in effect. An unofficial translation follows below. BEGIN TRANSLATION The [...]	2009-06-11 09:28:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD UZ
09TBILISI1000	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION SPLINTERING [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The non-parliamentary opposition has long consisted of a disparate group of individuals with divergent and often contradictory aims. Despite their obvious tactical disagreements and often mutual disdain among the leaders, they were able to remain united for nearly two [...]	2009-06-01 13:44:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1006	EMBASSY TBILISI'S 2009 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Post is pleased to propose a project for the FY09 Taft Fund for Refugees in support of the registration of Georgia's Roma population, focusing initially on the majority of Georgia's Roma population who live in Tbilisi. The project aims to provide the international and local communit [...]	2009-06-02 05:54:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREF PHUM GG
09TBILISI1010	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: AGAIN QUIET - TALKS ONGOING [...] (C) Summary: Only a few hundred protesters rallied in front of Parliament on June 1; a similar number blocked traffic for one hour in the afternoon in front of the Tbilisi Mayor's office. Cells continued to be removed by protesters from Rustaveli Avenue, with protesters and cells concentrat [...]	2009-06-02 12:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1024	GEORGIA: PROTESTS MEAGER - MOIA CONFIRMS FIRING [...] (C) Summary: A few hundred protesters rallied in front of Parliament on June 2; prior to that a joint statement was read at the Ministry of Defense condemning Saakashvili for what it called a "purposeful destruction" of the Georgian military. The statement called upon diplomats to monitor t [...]	2009-06-03 12:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1033	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: OBLIGATIONS CHARTER SIGNED - [...] (C) Summary: Protests were again small on June 3. A group of several hundred protesters gathered at the Supreme Court to watch 16 members of the non-parliamentary opposition sign an "Obligations Charter." The eight page document outlines the GoG's failures, the non-parliamentary oppositio [...]	2009-06-04 12:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1034	GEORGIA: RUSSIA MOVES IN ON ABKHAZ ECONOMY \ [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent moves suggest an \ increasing Russian interest in exploiting economic \ opportunities in Abkhazia. The Georgian Law on Occupied \ Territories stipulates that all business in Abkhazia be \ conducted pursuant to existing Georgian regulations (reftel),\ but Russian en [...]	2009-06-05 09:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PREL KBTS RS TU GG
09TBILISI1037	GEORGIA: MESKHETIANS -- WHAT THEIR RETURN MEANS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: As part of its obligations to the Council of Europe, Georgia committed to establishing a legal way to repatriate Meskhetians, the former Muslim inhabitants of southern Georgia who were deported to Central Asia by Stalin. Georgia did that, and according to the time [...]	2009-06-05 09:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RU GG
09TBILISI1055	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: GACHECHILADZE - SAAKASHVILI TO [...] (C) Summary: More cells were taken down over the weekend of June 6-7 freeing Rustaveli Avenue in front of the Tbilisi Marriott. Cells remain adjacent to Parliament and still block a portion of Rustaveli Avenue. Protests were light over the weekend. The non-parliamentary opposition is pla [...]	2009-06-08 15:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1056	GEORGIA: MOIA RESPONDS TO INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Post continues to closely monitor claims of beatings, crime and other incidents surrounding the ongoing street protests in Tbilisi. In response to our inquiries about 22 reported incidents, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) sent a detailed list of all reported inc [...]	2009-06-08 15:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1058	GEORGIA: POLL SHOWS PROTESTS AND PROTEST LEADERS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC),in partnership with the Eurasia Foundation, polled over 1,800 Georgians in May 2009 to gauge public opinion in regard to ongoing protests. The data indicated a significant negative outlook towards both the protest leaders a [...]	2009-06-08 15:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1089	GEORGIA: A/S GORDON MEETS LEADERS FROM ACROSS [...] (C) Summary: On June 10, A/S Gordon met with Speaker David Bakradze, United National Movement (ruling party) MPs, Parliamentary opposition MPs, and non-parliamentary leaders. Speaker Bakradze explained the GoG's strategy in dealing with the ongoing protests and the history behind street polit [...]	2009-06-12 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1095	GEORGIA: PARLIAMENT OPENS, VIOLENCE ENSUES [...] (C) Summary: On June 12, Parliament convened for the first time since the protests started on April 9. The day was marked by violence as protesters attacked MP Gia Tortladze and threw rocks, eggs, and other objects at Speaker Bakradze. Five protesters were arrested in connection with the [...]	2009-06-15 15:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1101	GEORGIA: FIRST STEPS TOWARDS RE-OPENING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The Government of Georgia announced May 26 that negotiations with Russia were underway to open the border at Kazbegi-Zemo Larsi, the only land border point of entry with Russia in the undisputed territory of Georgia. Russia closed the border in June 2006 in order to [...]	2009-06-16 13:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1104	GEORGIA: GOG APOLOGIZES; NON-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: The June 15 incident at the Dighomi Police Station (reftel) resulting in the detention of 39 protesters caused few initial political ripples. Non-parliamentary leaders addressed about 500-1000 supporters in front of Parliament at roughly 7 pm the same day. Non-parliamentary l [...]	2009-06-16 13:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1123	IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED MILITARY ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary. The June 22 kickoff of the U.S.-Georgia Charter Commission will raise the question of the future of our military cooperation. Embassy Moscow's recent cable (reftel) has highlighted Russian views and the potential impact on our attempt to reset our relations with Moscow. There are, howe [...]	2009-06-18 12:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI113	GEORGIA: ANOTHER STEP FORWARD - TALK SHOWS RESUME [...] (SBU) Summary: After a hiatus, Georgian Public Broadcasting channel is now running three political talk shows, Imedi TV has one, and Rustavi TV is planning to launch one as well. Kavkasia remains predominately a platform for opposition voices and newly-licensed Maestro is now producing its [...]	2009-01-21 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1132	GEORGIA: POTENTIAL IMPACT OF UNOMIG CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Russia's veto of a technical rollover of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia leaves a significant gap in both transparency of the military situation in Abkhazia and protection of its residents, especially those in the Gali region. Nevertheless, the actual impact may b [...]	2009-06-19 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1147	GEORGIA: WEEKEND MEDIA REVIEW: NEW OFFER, SAME OLD [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend, several politicians, including President Saakashvili, appeared in the media to discuss ongoing protests and political stalemate in Georgia. Saakashvili offered to allow twelve opposition leaders to reclaim their abandoned seats in Parliament and offered to am [...]	2009-06-23 14:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1165	GEORGIA: MINISTER SHASHKIN - GOG TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Corrections and Legal Aid, Dmitri Shashkin gave Poloff a wide-ranging assessment of the current political situation and the GoG's plans to move forward with its reform agenda without non-parliamentary opposition participation. Shashkin said that the GoG no longer h [...]	2009-06-25 13:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI117	GEORGIA: INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS RUSSIANS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Internal Affairs Merabishvili told the Ambassador January 22 that using night-vision goggles, the Georgians had seen Russian special forces with sniper rifles conducting operations across the administrative boundary lines in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. (UNOMIG made [...]	2009-01-23 13:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RU
09TBILISI118	GEORGIA: GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON REMOVAL OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: In spite of the August conflict and loss of official Georgian access to the Abkhazia separatist region, MFA officials continue to seek U.S. assistance to develop a plan to remove four high-level radioactive [...]	2009-01-23 13:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG GR
09TBILISI1184	GEORGIA: DISABILITIES FAIR HELPS RAISE AWARENESS [...] Summary: The first Disability Fair-Forum took place in Georgia June 14 and 15, bringing together 40 different international, non-governmental, governmental and business organizations to present their work and achievements in the disability sphere. Ambassador Tefft opened the awards ceremony [...]	2009-06-29 06:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1188	GEORGIA: SHARING INFORMATION WITH OMBUDSMAN'S [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In addition to the Embassy-Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) tracking system (see reftel),post has established a working-level channel with the Ombudsman's Office to exchange information regarding incidents of protest-related violence. Post will continue to update it [...]	2009-06-29 13:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1212	GEORGIA: WEEKEND MEDIA REVIEW: PROTEST RALLY [...] (C) Summary: Non-parliamentary opposition leaders announced plans to hold a large-scale rally during Vice President Biden's visit to Georgia in July to demonstrate the opposition's strength and Georgia's "democratic aspirations." The non-parliamentary opposition's credibility suffered this [...]	2009-07-01 14:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1221	GEORGIA: RUSSIA THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AFTER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: A Russian solider crossed into undisputed Georgian territory near Perevi on July 1. He hid in the home of a local resident until the MOIA took custody of him at approximately 2200 on July 1 when he requested asylum. [...]	2009-07-02 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1222	GEORGIA: RUSSIA THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AFTER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: A Russian solider crossed into undisputed Georgian territory near Perevi on July 1. He hid in the home of a local resident until the MOIA took custody of him at approximately 2200 on July 1 when he requested asylum. [...]	2009-07-02 13:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1235	GEORGIA: MAESTRO TV GETS NATIONAL BROADCAST LICENSE [...] (C) Summary/Comment: On July 3, the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) granted pro-opposition Maestro TV's request for a ten-year satellite broadcasting license. This license will allow Maestro to broadcast nationwide. The decision was delayed for roughly a month by the GN [...]	2009-07-06 13:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1237	GEORGIA: UPDATE ON DEFECTION OF RUSSIAN SOLDIER [...] (C) Summary. The Russian soldier who requested asylum from Georgia met with his family in Tbilisi on July 4 and 5. EUMM, UNHCR, along with the Swiss (as the protective power for Russia in Georgia),Georgians and Russians, coordinated these meetings between Artemiev and his family. Artemiev's [...]	2009-07-06 14:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1250	GEORGIA: PROPOSED PROTEST LAW FURY - MORE SHOW [...] (C) Summary/Comment: A proposed draft law to clarify the existing law on protests has been subject to extensive criticism by the non-parliamentary opposition. A preliminary assessment by Post and our Tbilisi-based European diplomatic colleagues reveals the law to be well within the European [...]	2009-07-08 15:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1291	GEORGIA: IRI POLL SHOWS SAAKASHVILI MORE POPULAR, [...] (C) Summary/Comment: An International Republican Institute (IRI) poll was carried out from June 16th to June 25th, 2009 and polled 1500 Georgians aged 18 years and older in face-to-face interviews. The International Republican Institute found few surprises in its June polling data. The stat [...]	2009-07-10 14:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1303	GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT LESSONS LEARNED FROM THREE [...] (SBU) Embassy Prologue: "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942 who just might well have been describing Georgian internal politics in July 2009. End Prologue. 2. [...]	2009-07-14 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI132	GEORGIA: POLITICIANS HIT THE AIRWAVES [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In a televised first, President Saakashvili answered four hours of call-in questioning from the general public on January 23. Opposition figures called the session a "Putin-like" stunt. In our view, the event actually resembled more of a "town-hall" political event and [...]	2009-01-26 14:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1327	GEORGIA: PROTEST LAW PASSED - RAKLES OPPONENTS [...] (C) Summary: The revision to the Law on Protests (reftel),which strengthens the Government's authorities, was passed July 17. Critics have questioned the need to enact the law so quickly and raised concerns about the provision that extended the maximum term of administrative detention fro [...]	2009-07-20 12:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI148	RUSSIAN SOLDIER DESERTS, SEEKS ASYLUM IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. On January 26 a Russian soldier based in the Akhalgori Valley inside South Ossetia deserted his post, crossed the administrative boundary at Odzisi, flagged down a Georgian Interior Ministry car, and requested asylum, based on his difficult living conditions. The Min [...]	2009-01-28 13:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1508	GEORGIA AND U.S. SIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] On August 6, the U.S. and Georgia signed the "Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Georgia on Science and Technology Cooperation." The Ambassador signed for the United States and Minister of Education and Science Nika Gvaramia signed for Geor [...]	2009-08-07 13:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TSPL GG
09TBILISI1514	GEORGIA: MARKING THE AUGUST 7 ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) Summary: Georgians commemorated the one-year anniversary of the August 2008 conflict with numerous events around the country, including a mid-day visit by President Saakashvili to a cemetery containing the bodies of soldiers killed in the war, a nationwide moment of silence at 3 pm, an [...]	2009-08-07 14:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PBTS GG
09TBILISI1517	GEORGIA: INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO ABKHAZIA AND [...] (C) Summary and comment. Immediately following the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, our small USG aid programs in Abkhazia and South Ossetia were closed, with the exception of HALO Trust's demining program in Abkhazia. Other international donors, including the European Commission ( [...]	2009-08-10 08:49:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EAID SOCI AID GG
09TBILISI1526	GEORGIA: NATIONAL FORUM - QUIETLY BECOMING A PLAYER [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In the wake of three months of protests, the National Forum seems to have found a message that resonates with the Georgian public. More importantly, National Forum leaders have shown a willingness to do the hard work necessary to build a grass-roots party despite limit [...]	2009-08-11 11:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1543	MR. PUTIN COMES TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. Russian Prime Minister Putin visited Abkhazia August 12, renewing Russia's commitment to Abkhaz "independence" and promising nearly USD 500 million in spending on military infrastructure. Abkhaz de facto "president" Bagapsh called the visit an example of the "dynamic [...]	2009-08-13 14:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1551	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PLEASED WITH RECENT MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: The August 7 National Security Council Meeting attended by several opposition leaders, both parliamentary and non-parliamentary, and an August 12 meeting between opposition leaders and the Minister of Internal Affairs to discuss alleged political repression of opposition activi [...]	2009-08-14 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1568	GEORGIA: COURT RULES THAT BURJANADZE MUST PAY [...] (C) Summary: Nino Burjanadze (Democratic Movement - United Georgia) has been ordered by a Tbilisi court to pay 1.2 million lari (approximately USD 715,000) for her tax bill for her dacha in Tkneti, just outside of Tbilisi. The court upheld the assessment of the Ministry of Finance which Bu [...]	2009-08-19 13:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1575	GEORGIA: DAS BRYZA HONORED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary. Matthew Bryza paid his farewell visit as Deputy Assistant Secretary to Georgia August 9-11, meeting with senior officials and receiving a Golden Fleece award from President Saakashvili for his contributions to Georgian-American relations. After the ceremony, Bryza and Saakashvil [...]	2009-08-20 14:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1580	GEORGIA: MOIA FOLLOWS THROUGH, NON-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Summary: As a result of the August 12 meeting between opposition leaders and the MoIA (ref A),a dozen detainees have been released on bond. The MoIA continues to review the 44 cases that Irakli Alasania (Our Georgia - Free Democrats) provided during the meeting as well as other cases [...]	2009-08-21 13:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1599	OPIC FINANCING FOR JSC BASISBANK PROJECT [...] Summary: Per reftel, Post's inquiries did reveal any derogatory information about JSC BasisBank that would inhibit OPIC financing to the project. End Summary. 2. JSC BasisBank has a strong, credible reputation among Georgian banks. Former Prime Minister of Georgia Lado Gurgenidze, while [...]	2009-08-25 12:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN GG
09TBILISI1625	GEORGIA: IRI FOCUS GROUPS - ROSNER POLL INDICATE [...] (C) Summary: Recent IRI focus groups along with a United National Movement (UNM) poll indicate that President Saakashvili enjoys solid support and a large majority view that it is likely he will serve out his presidential term which ends in 2013. According to the August 8-12 UNM poll condu [...]	2009-08-27 14:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1634	GEORGIA: READING MISHA'S MIND: WHY A NEW DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. Since President Saakashvili tapped Bacho Akhalaia to replace Dato Sikharulidze as Minster of Defense on August 27, speculation on Saakashvili's motivations have swept through Tbilisi. Senior Georgian officials have repeated to the Ambassador on multiple occasions in the last s [...]	2009-08-31 14:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER RS GG
09TBILISI1643	GEORGIA: CONCERNS OVER RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA, [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze called in the U.S. and UK ambassadors August 31 to request urgent assistance on two matters. First, the Georgians learned that four African countries -- Burundi, Central African Republ [...]	2009-09-01 14:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT UNGA BY CT ML PU RS GG
09TBILISI1644	GEORGIA: TROUBLING HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS IN ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. The departure of UNOMIG and arrival of Russian Border Guards have not yet caused a new exodus of ethnic Georgian Gali residents from Abkhazia, according to local observers. Conditions, however, have deteriorated, and the local population is more nervous than ever. Problems incl [...]	2009-09-01 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI165	GEORGIA: THE RULING PARTY REFLECTS, DEVELOPS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: While highly confident in their ability to serve out their mandates, the leaders of the United National Movement (UNM) have gone through a period of self-evaluation as to how best to effectuate their political and policy aims in the coming year. UNM is poised to resume [...]	2009-01-29 14:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1652	GEORGIA: DEFENSE MINISTER AKHALAIA SEEKS TO [...] (C) Summary. Newly-appointed Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia met NATO resident Ambassadors September 2 in a "getting-to-know" you meeting. Akhalaia stressed that there would be no change in MOD priorities -- NATO integration, modernization of the armed forces and "preserving the peace" wer [...]	2009-09-02 13:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PREL GG
09TBILISI1669	GEORGIA: RE-ENGAGING WITH ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. One year after the U.S. ceased nearly all aid to the breakaway regions in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war, the time is right to re-engage with Abkhazia. The Georgian government and the Abkhaz de facto authorities both support the idea, and U.S. long-term goals are bett [...]	2009-09-08 12:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID OEXC RS GG
09TBILISI1674	GEORGIA: WHAT IS GOING ON WITH NINO BURJANADZE? [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Despite her almost complete lack of political support, Burjanadze, likely because of her past international role as Georgia's acting President (twice) and well-known Speaker as well as the on-going activities of her husband, still commands the GoG's attention. A growing [...]	2009-09-08 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI17	GEORGIA'S ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PLANS REFORMS [...] (SBU) Begin summary. During a December 23 meeting with the Ambassador, new Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Giorgi Khachidze, was upbeat and energized about his plans for reforms, including the finalization of a strategic environmental plan for the country. He desc [...]	2009-01-06 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SENV SCUL BEXP AID GG
09TBILISI171	GEORGIA: GOVT AGREES TO LIMIT OFFENSIVE CAPABILITY [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a briefing for diplomats, EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) staff provided information about the January 26 agreement between the EUMM and the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD). The EUMM military advisor judged that the limitations the Georgians voluntarily imposed upo [...]	2009-01-30 14:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1721	EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG
09TBILISI1729	GEORGIA: QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP SEIZURES [...] (C) As requested, Charge joined the German, French and UK Ambassadors in a September 16 meeting to deliver the points contained ref a to Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze. The Quad group reviewed the points and stressed that the decision to deliver this demarche jointly was intended [...]	2009-09-16 14:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GG RS
09TBILISI1733	GEORGIA: LABOR CODE UNDER REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Irakli Petriashvili, President of the Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC),met with Econoff to discuss ongoing talks between the GOG, GTUC, and employer association representatives regarding the ongoing review of Georgia's labor code. Petriashvili sad that his initiativ [...]	2009-09-17 09:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV GG
09TBILISI1739	GEORGIA WORRIES ABOUT BELARUSAN RECOGNITION OF [...] (C) Summary. Since Venezuela's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgian policymakers have warned of a "cascade of recognitions" that could occur should Belarus follow suit. Belarusan President Lukashenko's September 15 statement that the Parliament would consider recognition when [...]	2009-09-18 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI1755	GEORGIA: SOME NON-PARLIAMENTARY PARTIES COME OFF [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Members of the Irakli Alasania-led Alliance for Georgia, Republican (represented by David Berznenishvili) and New Rights (represented by Mamuka Katsitadze) Parties followed political ally Irakli Alasania's earlier lead and joined the National Democratic Institute (NDI) [...]	2009-09-23 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1757	GEORGIA: RADICAL ORTHODOX GROUP STOPS MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: On September 16, representative of two radical fundamentalist Georgian Orthodox groups, the "Society of Saint David the Builder" and "Union of Orthodox Parents" stopped construction on a mosque in the village of Talaveri. The groups demanded to see the villagers' construction perm [...]	2009-09-23 14:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL AZ GG
09TBILISI1765	GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI EXPRESSES CONCERN TO DAS [...] (C) Summary. During her September 15 introductory call on President Saakashvili, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow urged him to make progress on democratic reforms as a way to increase support for Georgia within the international community and shore up domestic stability, echoing earlier comments from VP [...]	2009-09-25 08:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL BR RU AM AZ GG
09TBILISI1766	GEORGIA: DAS KAIDANOW URGES DEMOCRATIC REFORM IN [...] (C) Summary: During meetings with a wide range of GoG officials, non-parliamentary opposition leaders, opposition and majority MPs, and members of civil society, EUR DAS Tina Kaidanow stressed to all of her interlocutors the importance of political engagement and the need for progress on demo [...]	2009-09-25 08:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1773	GEORGIA: NATO ASSESSMENT TEAM OUTBRIEF ON HEELS OF [...] (C) Summary. Frank Boland, Head of Force Planning Department of NATO Defense Policy and Planning Division, and lead for the NATO Planning and Review Process (PARP) and Annual National Program (ANP) assessment team, briefed NATO Ambassadors and defense attaches on their most recent review, giv [...]	2009-09-25 14:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG

09TBILISI1809	GEORGIA: MR. LAVROV COMES TO GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov visited Abkhazia during the first week of October, reportedly to sign an agreement on visa-free travel, discuss bilateral relations and confer about the results of the latest Geneva talks. Lavrov's schedule, as publicly released, included meetings [...]	2009-10-06 14:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI1853	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION TRYING TO [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition has spent much of the last three months since July when the final "cells" were taken off of Rustaveli Avenue prior to the Vice President's visit staying out of the spotlight. Behind the scenes, leaders have been engaged in largely fruitless dis [...]	2009-10-08 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1854	GEORGIA: MFA PROPOSALS FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Giga Bokeria outlined to the Charge Georgian plans for upcoming Strategic Partnership Commission Working Group meetings in Tbilisi. In addition to discussing dates, he suggested possible participation and broad strokes for agenda items. Each of the four working [...]	2009-10-08 14:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL
09TBILISI1915	GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI ACKNOWLEDGES HIS IMAGE [...] (C) Summary. During a lunch following the Ambassador's credentials ceremony, President Saakashvili acknowledged the international community's questions about the Georgian Government's reform program. However, he insisted that he was committed to using the remaining four years of his term i [...]	2009-10-19 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RS GG
09TBILISI1932	GEORGIA: PUBLIC MORE OPTIMISTIC, BENEFITTING [...] (C) Summary: Georgians are more optimistic about their futures even as they struggle economically, according to the International Republican Institute's (IRI) latest poll. The shift in mood and economic stabilization have benefited the President and his party; Saakashvili received a 10 point [...]	2009-10-23 16:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1962	GEORGIA:COUNTERING RUSSIAN CLAIMS OF TERRORISTS IN [...] (C) Summary: A visit to Pankisi revealed no evidence of Russian claims of increased terrorist activity in the region. Stopping in each village after reaching the gorge, CDM leader Giorgi Targamadze facilitated discussion among locals, police officials, and community leaders on the situation [...]	2009-10-30 14:49:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1972	GEORGIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA GG
09TBILISI1973	GEORGIA INCLINED TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 14:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA GG
09TBILISI1989	GEORGIA: LONDON HOSTS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. Participants at the October 14 meeting hosted by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office featured an open and candid exchange of views among Georgian officials, Quad and EU counterparts, and outside experts on other countries that have faced protracted political di [...]	2009-11-09 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID CY EU GM RS UK GG
09TBILISI1990	GEORGIA: ALL RELATIVELY QUITE ON THE NOVEMBER 7 [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The second anniversary of the November 7, 2007, GoG crackdown on protesters were marked by low-key, sparsely attended and relatively uneventful demonstrations. The mile-long protest march from the Georgian Public Broadcaster's station to Parliament proceeded peacefully wi [...]	2009-11-09 14:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1991	GEORGIA: PRE-ELECTION VISIT TO ABKHAZIA - NEW [...] (C) Summary and comment. During a meeting in Sukhumi with Department and Embassy visitors, mid-level de facto officials expressed openness to additional visits from U.S. officials, but were non-committal on waiving the requirement for a "visa" for more senior visitors. They also expressed s [...]	2009-11-09 14:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF MOPS EAID RS GG
09TBILISI1998	GEORGIA: DESERVING OF A SECOND MCC COMPACT [...] (SBU) Summary Since its Millennium Challenge compact came into effect in April 2006, Georgia has consistently performed well in implementation and has strived to maintain and improve upon MCC indicators. Georgia's strong performance in implementing the current compact underscores that the M [...]	2009-11-10 14:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI2002	GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEMOCRACY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. The holding of this first Democracy Working Group as envisioned by the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Charter is greatly anticipated and will be closely followed by the Georgian Government, opposition leaders, and civil society. The Georgian delegation will be anxious to dis [...]	2009-11-12 14:44:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2004	GEORGIA: RESPONSE ON 3RD COMMITTEE [...] (C) On November 13 embassy officer delivered points on country-specific resolutions at the UNGA Third Committee session from ref A, as well as more general Third Committee points from ref B, to Alexander Chelidze, MFA International Organizations Department. We focused in particular on the Tbi [...]	2009-11-13 13:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA IR GG
09TBILISI2005	GEORGIA: PROGRESS ON ELECTION CODE [...] (C) Summary: Opposition parties and the ruling United National Movement (UNM) have announced agreement on a number of key issues regarding the new electoral code, paving the way for a Venice Commission review. Behind the scenes negotiations within the UNM, amongst the opposition, and betwe [...]	2009-11-13 15:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2009	GEORGIA: PROGRESS ON ELECTION CODE [...] (C) Summary: Opposition parties and the ruling United National Movement (UNM) have announced agreement on a number of key issues regarding the new electoral code, paving the way for a Venice Commission review. Behind the scenes negotiations within the UNM, amongst the opposition, and betwe [...]	2009-11-16 05:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM GG PREL
09TBILISI2024	GEORGIA: RISKY SITUATION IN THE BLACK SEA [...] (C) Summary: Georgian officials confirm that they are neither interdicting vessels outside their territorial waters nor patrolling the waters north of the Enguri River in the Black Sea, and they continue to seek a way forward on shipping with Turkey. There have been no additional maritime in [...]	2009-11-19 12:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI2028	GEORGIA: ELECTION LAW WORKING GROUP STALLS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The United National Movement (UNM) announced that it would pull out of the Election Law Working Group (ELWG) on November 18 after consensus could not be reached, but informal talks among the parties continue. A wide-ranging package had been agreed to by all parties except for [...]	2009-11-19 14:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2056	GEORGIA: SPEAKER BAKRADZE WORKING TO SALVAGE THE [...] (C) Summary: Speaker of Parliament David Bakradze told the Ambassador on November 20 that he was working to find consensus that would allow all parties who participated in the Electoral Law Working Group (ELWG) to sign on to a package of reforms. Bakradze said that he hoped to develop a ve [...]	2009-11-24 14:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2066	GEORGIA: UN SEES ABKHAZ INCIDENT PREVENTION [...] (C) Summary. UN officials see the Abkhaz Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism as a useful mechanism to defuse tensions that provides a constructive vehicle for engaging all sides. The UN reported that most IPRM procedural issues were resolved within the first meeting. They also noted t [...]	2009-11-27 13:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI2102	GEORGIA: DAS KAIDANOW TALKS DEMOCRACY, CONFLICTS, [...] (C) Summary. EUR DAS Kaidanow met with Georgian officials to urge further progress on democratic reforms and review the current situation around Georgia's conflict zones. She urged the government to avoid provocations in the Black Sea and discussed the increasingly heated tone of rhetoric f [...]	2009-12-03 11:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI2106	GEORGIA: CHURCH AND STATE, MAINTAINING A DELICATE [...] (C) Summary: Georgian Government officials are privately expressing frustration over the expansive role the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) plays in society. The long-hidden conflict between the GOC and GOG may be beginning to play out publicly in subtle ways. Internet videos mocking GOC Patr [...]	2009-12-03 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG KIRF
09TBILISI2131	GEORGIA: DETENTIONS RAISE TENSIONS AROUND SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. A series of detentions over the past month has increased tension between Georgia and the South Ossetian de facto authorities. These recent incidents are not the only such cases, and older outstanding cases, some dating even from before the August 2008 war, have complicated reso [...]	2009-12-04 14:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI2137	GEORGIA: A/S POSNER LEADS DEMOCRACY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary: In the first full meeting of the Democracy Working Group under the umbrella of the U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, DRL A/S Posner and EUR DAS Kaidanow both challenged the GoG to continue its democratic evolution noting the crucial link between establishing a plur [...]	2009-12-07 12:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2138	GEORGIA: DRL A/S POSNER AND EUR DAS KADINOW HEAR [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the Democracy Working Group, under the auspices of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission, members of the U.S. delegation met with leading civil society representatives and opposition political leaders who expressed concerns in several areas, includ [...]	2009-12-07 13:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2168	GEORGIA: OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Tbilisi would like to put forth one primary and one alternate name for consideration to attend the 11-12 February 2010 OSCE counterterrorism workshop in Vienna. Either candidate would strongly contribute to an effective environment for discussion on the p [...]	2009-12-09 14:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PREL PTER GG
09TBILISI2170	GEORGIA: ELECTORAL CODE PASSES FIRST READING, [...] (C) Summary: As expected, Parliament passed draft amendments to the electoral code on the first reading and is expected to adopt the law after a second and third reading scheduled for later this month. The draft consists of the general consensus as agreed to in the framework of the NDI spo [...]	2009-12-09 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2179	GEORGIA: TOLERANCE REIGNS AT THE OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE [...] Summary: For the first time, the Public Defender's Office (PDO) commemorated an "International Day of Tolerance," honoring several Georgian NGOs and individuals for their contribution toward advancing tolerance in Georgian society. This event brought together representatives from all the maj [...]	2009-12-11 14:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2180	GEORGIA: LATVIAN PRESIDENT OFFERS MISHA MORAL [...] (C) Summary: Latvian President Valdis Zatlers, accompanied by his wife and 65 Latvian businessmen, paid an official visit to Georgia in early December. With the economies of both Latvia and Georgia struggling, the visit centered on shared possibilities for enhanced business relationships. G [...]	2009-12-11 14:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LV GG
09TBILISI222	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION MUST CHOOSE [...] (C) Summary: The Georgian Parliament is renewing its efforts to create a working group to reform Georgia's Election Code (ref A) in 2009. Speaker Bakradze has invited significant political parties (inside and outside of Parliament),five local NGOs, the Central Election Commission (CEC),and [...]	2009-02-05 14:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI2241	GEORGIA: FIRST H1N1 DEATHS REPORTED; PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary. Georgia reported its first confirmed deaths due to H1N1 the week of December 14. As of December 16, there are five confirmed deaths. The reported number of confirmed and unconfirmed H1N1 cases vary widely among the different sources. The reported confirmed cases range from 5 [...]	2009-12-16 13:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID AMED SOCI GG
09TBILISI2280	GEORGIANS PREPARED TO COMPROMISE WITH RUSSIA IN [...] (C) Summary. The Governments of Georgia and Russia are continuing quiet talks regarding the opening of the land border crossing at Kazbegi-Larsi. Georgian FM Vashadze told the Ambassador that Georgia, Russia and Armenia will meet December 23-24 to continue the discussions begun in Yerevan in [...]	2009-12-23 13:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS AM RS GG
09TBILISI2291	GEORGIA: DASD WALLANDER LEADS BILATERAL DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On 19-20 November, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste A. Wallander co-chaired with First Deputy Minister of Defense Nikoloz Vashakidze the 2009 U.S.-Georgia Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC) in Tbilisi, Georgia. The BDC established the strategic direct [...]	2009-12-29 12:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS GG RS
09TBILISI241	Georgia: Poti Seaport Management Positive About the [...] (SBU) Summary: UAE-based Rakeen Group Managing Director of Poti Seaport Rony Saab briefed the DCM January 28 about the Group's vision for the port's development and received an update on the free industrial zone project. Saab sees huge potential in the seaport's development, particularly as [...]	2009-02-06 08:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV GG
09TBILISI255	GEORGIA: NEW CABINET CONFIRMED, GOG STRESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected, Parliament confirmed Nika Gilauri as Prime Minister, Kakha Baindurashvili as Finance Minister, Dimitri Shashkin as Minister for Penitentiary, Probation and Legal Assistance, and Davit Tkeshelashvili as Minister for Regional Development and Infrastructure on Februa [...]	2009-02-06 15:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI272	GEORGIA: KIDNAPPED FOOTBALL REFEREE FREED, [...] (SBU) Summary: A Georgian soccer referee, reportedly kidnapped on February 7 on Georgia's main east-west highway by armed South Ossetians, was released to Georgian police on February 8. South Ossetian de-facto authorities, and Russian officials, claim the referee was found and freed by Ossetia [...]	2009-02-09 14:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI276	GEORGIA: SPEAKER BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On February 6, 2009 Speaker of Parliament David Bakradze called in the diplomatic corps and representatives of implementing organizations such as NDI and IRI to discuss recent political developments and Parliament's progress and plans on democratic reforms. Bakradze [...]	2009-02-10 12:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI294	GEORGIA: TERRORISM FINANCE NON-PAPER [...] (SBU) Poloffs met with representatives of the Georgian MFA's Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department on 4 February to pass reftel non-paper as well as discussed talking points. Deputy Director of the Department Giorgi Dolidze expressed his appreciation for the information, no [...]	2009-02-11 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID GG
09TBILISI32	GEORGIA: FUNDING RESTORED TO OPPOSITION AND [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: Parliament recently passed a law to restore funding to six opposition parties who refused to enter Parliament. The law envisages special foundation funding based on the German stiftung model that Secretary Rice suggested during an earlier visit to Tbilisi to aid part [...]	2009-01-08 15:13:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI324	GEORGIA: ALASANIA INTRODUCES POLITICAL TEAM, [...] (SBU) Summary: Irakli Alasania introduced his political "team" on February 16 at a widely attended presentation event that attracted representatives of most of parties that make up the non-parliamentary opposition and garnered major press attention. The notable names joining Alasania's effo [...]	2009-02-17 14:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI339	GEORGIA: REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON BLACK SEA DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Deputy Minister of Defense Giorgi Muchaidze called in Embassy Tbilisi's Defense Attache and Pol-Econ Chief to consult on Georgia's response to an invitation from the Turks for Georgia's Minister of Defense to participate in a Black [...]	2009-02-19 14:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI345	GEORGIA'S KAKHETI REGION: UNM DOMINATES, JOBS THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a February visit to the eastern province of Kakheti, Georgia's version of the Napa Valley, both the Deputy Governor and Christian Democratic Movement (CDM) opposition members stressed that the region's primary political concern was the local economy, specifically the cr [...]	2009-02-20 12:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI346	GEORGIA SUBJECT: JSC PROCREDIT BANK GEORGIA [...] Summary: In response to the reftel, Post's inquiry into JSC ProCredit Bank Georgia from both an international financial institution and a competitor revealed no negative information. End Summary. 2. Post has no reports questioning the credibility or positive image of JSC ProCredit Bank Geo [...]	2009-02-20 13:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN GG
09TBILISI356	GEORGIA: BUDGET OUTLOOK GRIM [...] (C) Summary: Georgia faces a grim budgetary picture in 2009, according to Deputy Minister of Finance Dimitri Gvindadze. In a meeting with USAID Mission Director and Econoff, Gvindadze inquired about the possibility of additional direct budget support, a long-term currency swap, and possibl [...]	2009-02-23 13:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PRIL PGOV GG
09TBILISI357	GEORGIA: REFERENDUM PROCESS AN UPHILL CLIMB [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition leaders outside of Parliament, led by Irakli Alasania, have begun discussing publicly the idea of a public vote either calling for new presidential elections or a referendum to change existing constitutional procedures for calling new elections. Current Georgian law [...]	2009-02-23 14:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI365	GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2009. Introduction Since 2004 when the Saakashvili Government came to power, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms in [...]	2009-02-24 12:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV GG
09TBILISI378	GEORGIA: ALASANIA ANNOUNCES ALLIANCE, CALL FOR [...] (C) Summary: Just a week after presenting his new political team and with much fanfare, former Georgian Ambassador to the UN Irakli Alasania announced February 23 that his political team would join forces with the Republican party, led by David Usupashvili, and the New Rights party, led by [...]	2009-02-25 14:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI379	GEORGIA: PENDING CHANGE AT NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGIA [...] (C) Embassy Summary/Comment: Acting head of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG),David Amaglobeli told us that he will be replaced by the current head of the Financial Sector Authority, Giorgi Kadagidze. Amaglobeli believes the decision is in connection with his view that the National Bank o [...]	2009-02-25 14:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI392	INFORMATION ON IBERIA REAL ESTATE [...] Summary: In response to reftel, Post's inquiries into Iberia Real Estate (Iberia) and its umbrella company JSC Iberia Group revealed no negative information that would preclude OPIC financing. End Summary. 2. Iberia enjoys a strong reputation in Georgia's business arena. Iberia is a divers [...]	2009-02-27 05:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN GG
09TBILISI395	GEORGIA: PARTIES SIGN CODE OF CONDUCT PAVING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a low-profile working meeting on February 26, Georgian political party leaders met to sign a "code of conduct" which represents the first step in forming a working group of party leaders from inside and outside of Parliament to develop an Election Legislation Wor [...]	2009-02-27 11:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI398	GEORGIA: ACTION REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE - [...] (C) Summary: Mark Hauf, attorney for Ina Gudavadze, widow of Badri Patarkatsishvili, has repeatedly approached the Ambassador and other Embassy officials and requested that Post advocate on behalf of Gudavadze with the Government of Georgia. Specifically, Hauf requests that Post demand that [...]	2009-02-27 12:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI448	GEORGIA: FINANCE MINISTER LAYS OUT AID PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Kakha Baindurashvili met the Ambassador February 27 to discuss options for the remaining tranche of pledged USG post-conflict assistance. Baindurashvili repeated that the GOG would prefer direct budget assistance; however, in lieu of budget assistance, Baindu [...]	2009-03-06 14:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI451	GEORGIA: ESTABLISHMENT OF RUSSIAN INTERESTS [...] (SBU) On March 5, Georgia and Russia established interests sections in the Swiss embassies in Moscow and Tbilisi, respectively. In Tbilisi, Russian diplomats will continue to operate in the Russian Embassy building they occupied before the war; however, the building will be under a Swiss fla [...]	2009-03-06 14:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI463	GEORGIA: ALASANIA CALLS FOR PLEBISCITE [...] (U) Summary: Former UN Ambassador Irakli Alasania announced that he and his political team would initiate the process of holding a non-binding plebiscite on the question of the removal of President Saakashvili from office. The announcement follows the March 5 expiration of the ten day peri [...]	2009-03-09 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI468	GEORGIA: DESPITE CONCERNS, GEORGIA WILL COOPERATE [...] (C) Summary. Senior Georgian officials have raised questions about the objectivity of two members of the EU's independent investigation of the causes of the August 2008 war. They have nevertheless pledged their continued support for and full cooperation with the commission's work. Swiss dip [...]	2009-03-10 14:54:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI469	GEORGIA: FORMER AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Former Georgian Ambassador to Russia, Erosi Kitsmarishvili, who famously told the ad hoc parliamentary committee on the war that the U.S. gave Georgia the green light, discussed with the Ambassador his future plans which include setting up an independent news channel; an econom [...]	2009-03-10 15:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI502	GEORGIA: NINO BURJANADZE -- WHAT'S THE GAMEPLAN? [...] (C) Summary: Former Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze, who has a long-cultivated and well-deserved image of moderation both domestically and internationally, has expressed her intentions to play a prominent role in the planned April 9 protests calling for President Saakashvili's resigna [...]	2009-03-16 13:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI508	GEORGIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Based on Reftel action request, Embassy held a meeting with relevant mission sections to discuss the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and any critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Georgia whose loss could impact U.S. homeland security. Noting the inclusion [...]	2009-03-17 13:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09TBILISI509	GEORGIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Based on Reftel action request, Embassy held a meeting with relevant mission sections to discuss the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and any critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Georgia whose loss could impact U.S. homeland security. Noting the inclusion [...]	2009-03-17 13:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP
09TBILISI512	GEORGIA: IDPS: NEW AND OLD THEMES [...] (C) Summary: Recent trips to the west Georgian cities of Kutaisi and Zugdidi reinforce the impression that many of the problems for IDPs from the 1990's remain unaddressed, and the GoG's plan to target their needs directly has not yet yielded visible results. While the GoG has been criticiz [...]	2009-03-17 14:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF RR GG
09TBILISI522	GEORGIA: IRI POLL SHOWS THE ECONOMY IS PRIMARY [...] (C) Summary: The much anticipated poll from the USAID funded International Republican Institute (IRI) presented to the Ambassador on March 18, showed polling numbers for President Saakashvili and the United National Movement (UNM) have dropped somewhat from their post-war high in September [...]	2009-03-19 15:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI538	GEORGIA: GOG TO RECOGNIZE OTHER FAITHS, COULD LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Reintegration Minister Temur Yakobashvili told the Ambassador on March 18 that the GoG is working on a change to the Civil Code to recognize additional churches, namely, the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC),Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim faiths. Currently, only the Georgian Orth [...]	2009-03-20 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF AR RU GG
09TBILISI55	GEORGIA: RUMOR MILL CHURNING FEEDING A RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Post is closely following what has the markings of a possible Russian disinformation campaign to create distrust and speculation with the United States and President Saakashvili in the Georgian public. Rumors of impending U.S. or other outside action to remove Saakashvil [...]	2009-01-13 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI559	GEORGIA: BURJANADZE SUPPORTERS ARRESTED ON WEAPONS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: At roughly 5am on March 23, a number (roughly six to eight but exact numbers are still unclear) of Nino Burjanadze's supporters were arrested on charges of buying automatic weapons. Burjanadze called the Ambassador to register her outrage and to express concern that sh [...]	2009-03-23 12:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI56	GEORGIA: HALO TRUST'S CLEARANCE ACTIVITIES TO [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. A $4 million, USG-funded project being implemented by HALO Trust, a British demining NGO, for training, risk education, surveying and clearance operations in the Gori-Tskhinvali corridor and Abkhazia is back on track after a Georgian regulation threatened to derail [...]	2009-01-13 14:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV PREF SOCI GG
09TBILISI57	GEORGIA SIGNS MOU ON ENGURI WITH RUSSIAN FIRM RAO [...] (C) SUMMARY: First Deputy Minister of Energy Marika Valishvili confirmed that the Georgian Ministry of Energy and Russian electricity trader InterRAO signed on December 31 a ten-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on joint management of the Enguri Hydropower Plant, located on both sides o [...]	2009-01-13 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI585	GEORGIA: BURJANADZE SUPPORTERS ARRESTED - UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Secretary Eka Tkeshelashvili called in the Ambassador to further elaborate the government's position on the arrests of Former Speaker Burjanadze's supporters. At the same time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs released a portion of the video evidence they c [...]	2009-03-24 13:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GG
09TBILISI604	GEORGIA: EUR DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH PM BAKRADZE, [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with Speaker of Parliament David Bakradze and discussed the future of the UNOMIG, OSCE, and EUMM monitoring missions as well as domestic politics. Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance Dimitri Shashkin explained his vision for revamping the penal [...]	2009-03-26 07:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI618	GEORGIA: APRIL 9 PROTEST MACHINATIONS IN FULL SWING [...] (C) Summary: Both the GOG and non-parliamentary opposition groups are formulating their plans to handle the upcoming April 9 protests at which the opposition will demand the resignation of President Saakashvili and holding new presidential elections. The GOG intends to take a low key appro [...]	2009-03-26 14:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI644	GEORGIA: ALASANIA STILL BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD [...] (C) Summary: Head of the opposition Alliance for Georgia ("Alliance") Irakli Alasania requested a meeting with the Ambassador on March 30 to discuss plans for the April 9 protest. Alasania has been in discussions with the UNM ruling party regarding a possible dialogue to overcome the curre [...]	2009-03-31 15:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI645	Highlighting World TB day in Georgia [...] Summary: The Ambassador and Embassy officials joined the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) of Georgia to acknowledge World TB day at the recently opened National Center of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in Tbilisi on March 24. At the event, the Ambassador congratulated those working in th [...]	2009-04-01 06:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV GG
09TBILISI656	GEORGIA: PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S NEW HEALTH INSURANCE [...] Summary/Comment: On March 1, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's new government initiative to provide inexpensive health insurance to a wider circle of the population was officially launched. Registration for the program will remain open until July Â [...]	2009-04-02 07:54:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV GG
09TBILISI660	GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT OFFERS OPPOSITION STRUCTURED [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 1, Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance Dimitry Shashkin presented a GOG proposal for dialogue and cooperation on the "second wave of democratic reforms" to the diplomatic community. Shashkin invited all political parties to discuss the government proposal on [...]	2009-04-02 15:17:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI679	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PLANS FOR APRIL 9 PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Barring unforeseen circumstances, planned protests on April 9 will proceed as scheduled. We expect turnout to be substantial, probably numbering in the tens of thousands, but likely less than the 150,000-200,000 some non-parliamentary opposition figures have estimated. [...]	2009-04-07 09:22:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI711	GEORGIA: PROTESTS PEACEFUL, OPPOSITION TURNOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The much anticipated April 9 protests proceeded peacefully, lasting about 6 hours from 2pm to 8pm. Non-parliamentary opposition leaders gave President Saakashvili twenty-four hours to resign or they will engage in further actions. The bulk of the protest took place in front [...]	2009-04-10 14:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI716	GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINUE DESPITE WANING INTEREST [...] (C) Summary: Protests waned April 10-12 despite the expiration of the non-parliamentary opposition demand that President Saakashvili resign within 24 hours. On Friday, 5,000-8,000 protesters gathered in front of Parliament and then broke into three groups to block traffic and continue rall [...]	2009-04-13 13:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI728	GEORGIA: PROTESTS TACTICS CHANGE SLIGHTLY, CROWDS [...] (C) Summary: A crowd of roughly 5,000-9,000 gathered in front of Parliament at about 3 pm Monday, April 13 to listen to another round of speeches and take further direction from non-parliamentary opposition leaders. At roughly 5:30 pm, the majority of the crowd (Embassy Observers estimate [...]	2009-04-14 13:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI735	GEORGIA: PROTESTERS BLOCK MAJOR THOROUGHFARES, [...] (C) Summary: Protests on April 14 again drew a modest crowd of 4000 - 6000 protesters. About 500 protesters blocked a major avenue in the heavily trafficked Vake district near Tbilisi State University. At the direction of Levan Gachechiladze (former presidential candidate) and David Gamkr [...]	2009-04-15 13:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI747	GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINUE THOUGH CROWD PALTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: The protests waned further on Wednesday, April 15 with only an estimated 1500-2000 protesters in front of Parliament. A small number of protesters (20-30) remained at the Presidential Residence. Approximately 30-40 protesters gathered at the Public Broadcasters building but [...]	2009-04-16 12:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI751	GEORGIA: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 6, 2009, Embassy Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) met with Minister of Justice, Zurab Adeishvili, who stated emphatically that the draft Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) will move forward to second and third readings in the Parliament. Adeishvili stated that despite recent op [...]	2009-04-16 13:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI759	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION NIXES [...] (C) Summary: Protests were largely halted over the April 17-20 orthodox Easter holiday weekend with only a symbolic number of protesters in the streets. Despite government and EU representative Peter Semneby's efforts to try to engage the non-parliamentary opposition in talks, on Saturday, [...]	2009-04-21 13:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI769	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION VOWS TO MAKE [...] (C) Summary: As the non-parliamentary opposition promised, rallies resumed on Tuesday, April 22 with roughly 5,000 protesters staging in front of Parliament. Levan Gachechiladze vowed to make Tbilisi a "cell" city and the non-parliamentary opposition brought 50-60 fake jail cells and place [...]	2009-04-22 11:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI77	TBILISI OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - JANUARY 2009 [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation: There are regular reports of crimes against Americans and other westerners in Tbilisi and Georgia as a whole, although the level of violent crime has decreased due to improvements in the standard of living and more visible law enforcement presence in th [...]	2009-01-14 12:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER ASEC GG
09TBILISI770	TWO VERY DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE SAME COIN - [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Armenian Georgians living in Samtskhe-Javakheti (S-J) generally want their province to remain as part of Georgia, albeit with tacit recognition by Tbilisi of Armenian as a regional language. For Ethnic Armenian Georgians (or Javakhsi),the grass is indeed not greener on [...]	2009-04-22 11:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SCUL KIRF AM GG
09TBILISI786	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PROTESTERS INFLATE REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: April 22 press reports that the radical opposition mustered 600-plus vehicles from the regions to join 30,000 protesters in front of Parliament were exaggerated and incorrect. Embassy observers and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) officials estimated no more than 5,000 prote [...]	2009-04-23 13:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI795	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION ERECTS MORE "CELLS," PROTESTS' [...] (SBU) Summary: Radical opposition protests continued on April 23 and leaders called upon their dwindling supporters to maintain their presence throughout the weekend. Despite cold rain and meager numbers, the opposition continued to erect more "cells" in the areas surrounding Parliament, the [...]	2009-04-24 13:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI799	GEORGIA SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 11:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI800	GEORGIA: PROTESTS TO CONTINUE BUT STRAINS ARE [...] (C) Summary: Modest numbers of protesters turned out both on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 with crowds numbering around 2-3000 and 500-1000 respectively. "Cells" continued to block traffic in front of the Georgia Public Broadcaster (GPB) Building, Freedom Square, the Ministry of [...]	2009-04-27 12:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI808	GEORGIA: FIRST MEETING OF INCIDENT PREVENTION [...] (C) Summary and comment. The first meeting of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM) was held on April 23 on the South Ossetian administrative boundary line at Ergneti. The fact the meeting occurred was a minor victory itself, and the parties agreed to hold a subsequent [...]	2009-04-28 13:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI809	GEORGIA: PROTEST UPDATE - NO IDEAS, NO PROTESTERS, [...] (C) Summary: Protests on Monday, April 27 which were supposed to include announcement of a new action plan consisted of no more than 1000 protesters in front of Parliament and a few more scattered at the Presidential Residence, Public Broadcasters Building, State Chancellery, and Freedom Sq [...]	2009-04-28 13:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI816	GEORGIA: PROTESTS TO CONTINUE DESPITE HANDSHAKE - [...] (SBU) Summary: Protests were largely abandoned on Tuesday, April 28 as non-parliamentary leaders attended church services for the day of reconciliation. Crowds in front of Parliament were estimated at 500 or less. At a church service led by the Patriarch, that only Irakli Alasani (Allianc [...]	2009-04-29 11:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI819	The Roma in Georgia [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel marking International Roma Day, the Embassy posted the Secretary's message on its website and took the opportunity to meet with the Executive Director of the Human Rights Center in Georgia and a representative of the Civil Registry of the Ministry of Justi [...]	2009-04-29 14:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO GG
09TBILISI827	GEORGIA: PROTESTS STAGNANT - SIGNS OF DESPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued on Wednesday, April 29 although only about 2000-3000 attended, a number of who appeared to be onlookers enjoying a nice day rather than dedicated supporters. Protest leaders have vowed to continue, but have not articulated a concrete plan. GOG representativ [...]	2009-04-30 13:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI83	GEORGIA: PARLIAMENTARY AND NON-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The comments of both Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary opposition leaders indicate that their interests and visions for the near and longer term future continue to diverge. Cooperation between the Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary opposition camps is limited at best. [...]	2009-01-15 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI840	MGSF01 GEORGIA'S SWINE FLU RESPONSE [...] (SBU) As of May 1, no cases of swine flu have been reported in Georgia. The EAC convened on April 28, ensured that pandemic tripwires were reviewed, and shared ref A with American employees per ref A. Schools with U.S. Embassy dependents have been notified of the swine flu problem. Appropri [...]	2009-05-01 13:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TBILISI842	GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINE TO DWINDLE, BUT NO END [...] (SBU) Summary: Non-parliamentary opposition leaders addressed a crowd of about 1500 in front of Parliament on Thursday, April 30 and announced their plan to picket the Public Broadcasters Building starting at 9:00 am on May 1. Nino Burjanadze stated that the opposition needed to take more e [...]	2009-05-01 14:19:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI850	GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINUE - NO NEGOTIATIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued through the weekend although crowds only numbered around 500-1500. Roads remained blocked by "cells" and the opposition announced that more disruptions are being planned. A May 2 concert featuring Levan Gachechiladze's brother, Utsnobi ("Unknown" or "Anonym [...]	2009-05-04 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI858	GEORGIA: ESCALATION OF PROTESTS POSTPONED AFTER [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition told the press that it intends to escalate the protests by blocking major roads into Tbilisi between 4pm and 5pm local time on Tuesday, May 5. Non-parliamentary leaders intend to give President Saakashvili 72 hours to resign or else they will c [...]	2009-05-05 13:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI875	GEORGIA: PROTESTERS TRY TO ENTER POLICE STATION, [...] (C) Summary: Georgian non-parliamentary opposition protests turned violent, May 6 when Giorgi Gachechiladze (a pop singer known as "Utsnobi" - "Anonymous"),his brother Levan Gachechiladze and other radical opposition leaders lead a group of protesters from Parliament to Digomi police stati [...]	2009-05-07 12:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI876	GEORGIA: IRI FOCUS GROUPS PROVIDE INSIGHT ON [...] (C) Summary: The International Republican Institute (IRI) ran a series of focus groups May 4-5 in Tbilisi to gauge political opinion on the ongoing opposition-led protests and domestic political environment. The groups consisted of eight people each with one group being pro-government ("pr [...]	2009-05-07 14:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG

09TBILISI89	GEORGIA: NINO BURJANADZE FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The transition from being Speaker of Parliament and interim President to being one of many in a marginalized non-Parliamentary opposition has been a difficult one for Nino Burjanadze. Burjanadze has been unable to garner much more than a meager level of public support s [...]	2009-01-16 13:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI894	GEORGIA: PROTESTS - OPPOSITION APPEARS TO STEP [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, a day after violence erupted when opposition protesters charged a police station, non-parliamentary opposition leaders indicated a new willingness to engage in dialogue, although they did not present a united message. Irakli Alasania (Alliance) called for dialogue wi [...]	2009-05-08 13:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI899	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: NEGOTIATIONS TO BEGIN [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued through the weekend, bu with no major incidents. The one month anniversary of the start of the protests on Saturday, May 9 drew what might have been as many as 15,000 protesters on a beautiful sunny day. On Friday, May 8, Speaker Bakradze met with a group of [...]	2009-05-11 12:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI9	GEORGIA: THE NETHERLANDS TO HOST FIFTH GLOBAL [...] (U) Dutch Ambassador Onno Elderenbosch and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov on December 31 per reftel instructions. Given the lack of diplomatic relations with Russia following the August conflict, the Russian Embassy did not participate in the de [...]	2009-01-05 11:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC RS NL GG
09TBILISI906	GEORGIA: PROTESTS - SAAKASHVILI MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Saakashvili met separately with both the non-parliamentary and parliamentary opposition May 11. The non-parliamentary meeting reached no public agreement other than a commitment by some in the non-parliamentary opposition to continue to talk. Nonetheless, privately [...]	2009-05-12 14:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI907	GEORGIAN ECONOMY WORSENS, BUDGET CRISIS POSSIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Buffeted by the global economic crisis and domestic political instability, the Georgian economy is in decline. The economy constricted 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2009, and initial April numbers are not promising. Remittances from abroad, especially Russia, have decline [...]	2009-05-12 15:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI909	GEORGIA: PROTESTS - SOME BLUSTER, LITTLE ACTION [...] (C) Summary: A small crowd of 2000-2500 appeared in front of Parliament Tuesday May, 12 for what was scheduled to be a major announcement on the non-parliamentary opposition's new action plan in response to their meeting with Saakashvili. No announcement of blocking roads or other near ter [...]	2009-05-13 13:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI91	CODEL SCHWARTZ (HDAC) VISITS GEORGIA [...] (U) Summary and Comment: In support of its ongoing partnership with Georgia's Parliament on democratic and institutional reform (reftel),CODEL Schwartz and the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) visited the Republic of Georgia from December 17-19, 2008. CODEL Schwartz met with Parli [...]	2009-01-20 04:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI910	GEORGIA: SPEAKER BAKRADZE EXPLAINS POSITION ON PROTESTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliamentary Speaker David Bakradze met May 8 with the members of Codel Davis to discuss the current political situation in Georgia. Bakradze explained the GoG's plans to handle the ongoing protests and to implement political reforms. End Summary. GoG Wants to Break Cycle [...]	2009-05-14 11:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI911	GEORGIA: ALASANIA LEANS TOWARDS DIALOGUE; [...] (C) Summary: Only about 500 protesters attended the meeting in front of Parliament on May 13. Irakli Alasania (Alliance),who did not attend the meeting at Parliament on Wednesday, announced separately that his supporters would not continue to block the road in front of the Georgian Public [...]	2009-05-14 11:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI920	GEORGIA: PROTESTS - NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition's pledge to unblock the road in front of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was rescinded, then reinstated and finally implemented early May 14. The back and forth highlighted the now open and obvious rift within the leadership of the non-par [...]	2009-05-15 11:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI932	GEORGIA: PROTESTS QUIET OVER THE WEEKEND [...] (C) Summary: Only about 1000 protesters showed up on Saturday and Sunday in front of Parliament. The non-parliamentary opposition announced its plans to hold rallies in all of Georgia to prove to President Saakashvili that the whole country demanded his resignation. The non-parliamentary [...]	2009-05-18 13:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI937	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: NOT MUCH NEW IN OPPOSITION'S [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition responded to the GoG's offer of dialogue on six concrete points with six proposals of its own, with a deadline of May 26 for implementation. The non-parliamentary offer is still calling for new presidential and parliamentary elections this year, [...]	2009-05-19 14:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI94	GEORGIA: MFA REQUESTS INFO RE U.S. APPROACH TO [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 4. 2. (C) DFM Nalbandov called in DCM January 20, 2009, to request an update on the USG's approach to the upcoming UNOMIG renewal discussion in New York. Joined by former NSC Secretary (and Georgia's next Ambassador to the UN) Lomaia, Nalba [...]	2009-01-20 13:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UN GG RU
09TBILISI940	GEORGIA: PROTESTS - FURTHER SIGNS OF OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: A small group of protesters blocked the main road to the Tbilisi International Airport in front of the new Ministry of Internal Affairs building for about 45 minutes on May 19. Other protest leaders addressed a small crowd in front of Parliament. Salome Zourabichvili (Georgia [...]	2009-05-20 13:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI945	GEORGIA: PROTESTS GEARING UP FOR MAY 26 [...] (C) Summary: Protests remained small on May 20. Utsnobi (Giorgi Gachechiladze) performed a rally concert in Batumi to kick off the non-parliamentary opposition's plan to bring "all of Georgia" to Tbilisi for a May 26 rally (independence day parade). Post heard payments to protesters have r [...]	2009-05-21 11:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI952	GEORGIA: SECURITY SITUATION AT THE MTSKHETA [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary and Comment. The radioactive storage facility in Mtskheta, the permanent storage facility in Georgia for disused radioactive sources, is in need of a strengthened security guard presence, according to local experts and pol [...]	2009-05-21 14:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC KCRM PARM PINR GG
09TBILISI957	GEORGIA PROTESTS: QUIET TALKS ONGOING - WESTERN [...] (C) Summary: A small group of protesters locked the major roads on both sides of the river that flows through downtown Tbilisi for roughly 40 minutes May 21 prompting an angry response from motorists that was widely covered in the press. Non-parliamentary opposition rallies in Zugdidi and [...]	2009-05-22 11:19:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI968	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PROMISED SURPRISES - PATRIARCH [...] (C) Summary: On Georgian Independence Day, May 26, the non-parliamentary opposition drew its largest crowd since beginning protests on April 9. Between 45,000-50,000 rallied at Dynamo Stadium, where various non-parliamentary opposition leaders spoke to a largely subdued audience. Only sing [...]	2009-05-27 12:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI979	GEORGIA: PATRIARCHATE BACKTRACKS - VIOLENCE ERUPTS [...] (C) Summary: A group of about 500 protesters picketed the Mayor's office on May 28 from about noon until 3pm. The rally with about 1000-2000 protesters reconvened for a concert in front of Parliament later that evening. Violence erupted around 9pm local time when protesters allegedly atta [...]	2009-05-29 12:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI999	GEORGIA: WEEKEND PROTESTS QUIET - CELLS REMOVED AS [...] (SBU) Summary: A small crowd of 1500 rallied on May 29 the day after scuffles along Rustaveli Avenue turned violent injuring 14, including eight policemen. A similarly small crowd rallied May 30; only a crowd of about 400-500 rallied May 31. Cells were cleared from Freedom Square overnight [...]	2009-06-01 12:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TEGUCIGALPA1000	TFH01: CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya early on the morning of October 1. They discussed the recent OAS efforts to promote a national dialogue. Zelaya proposed a three-point agenda for the talks, which he hoped could be started next week to coincide with the arrival of the OAS [...]	2009-10-02 02:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1002	CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN (OCTOBER 5-6) [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy welcomes the October 5-6 visit of Codel Ros-Lehtinen to Honduras. Honduras, a close ally of the United States, is currently in the throes of a severe political crisis. Honduran society is severely polarized and reconciliation of the Honduran people will be essential fo [...]	2009-10-02 15:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID ECON CASC ASEC
09TEGUCIGALPA1007	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #69 10/02/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC),accompanied by Congressmen Aaron Schock (R-IL),Doug Lamborn (R-CO),and Peter Roskam (R-IL) arrived in Tegucigalpa October 2. The CODEL had arranged its own meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime President Micheletti, the Supreme Court, the [...]	2009-10-02 23:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA101	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEWLY ELECTED CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on newly-elected Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Rivera Aviles on February 11. Rivera discussed his priority goals of reducing case backlogs and increasing the efficiency of oral case procedures. The Ambassador and Rivera agreed that organized crime and drug t [...]	2009-02-17 14:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOVE KCRM EFIN EAID EINV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1010	TFH01: AMBASSADOR MEETS OAS POLITICAL SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary for Political Affairs Victor Rico, in an October 3 meeting, discussed parties to include in the OAS-sponsored negotiations that will be held in Tegucigalpa the week of October 5. Rico told the Ambassador that the [...]	2009-10-05 18:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1011	TFH01: OAS REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS G-16 [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador John Biehl of the Organization of American States (OAS) told the G-16 donors group on October 2 that a delegation of OAS Foreign Ministers will visit Honduras on October 7. Biehl said he is optimistic that progress is being made toward finding a solution to Honduras' [...]	2009-10-05 19:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1013	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #70 10/05/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL),along with members of her staff, arrived in Tegucigalpa October 5. The CODEL had arranged meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime representatives and a press conference. The CODEL will also meet with Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodrigu [...]	2009-10-06 00:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1014	TFH01: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEGOTIATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Summary: On October 5, the Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya and reviewed the status of efforts to kick-start negotiations with the Micheletti side. Somewhat more upbeat than in the recent past, Zelaya said he hoped talks could be started this week. He expressed a willingness [...]	2009-10-06 00:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1020	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BRIEF G-16 [...] (C) Summary. Presidential candidates Elvin Santos of the Liberal Party, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo of the National Party, Felicito Avila of the Christian Democratic Party and Bernard Martinez of the Social Democratic Innovation and Unity Party (PINU) all told the G-16 donors' group that the internati [...]	2009-10-08 00:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA103	HONDURAN PREPARATIONS FOR PATHWAYS MINISTERIAL IN [...] (U) Summary: The GOH now has a good understanding of the role of the the Pathways to Prosperty working group on spreading the benefits of trade that it agreed to coordinate. Its proposal is to focus the Pillar I work plan on policies to assist small and medium enterprises, in order to highligh [...]	2009-02-18 19:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1034	TFHO1: OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS DELEGATION BRINGS TWO [...] (C) Summary: The visit to Honduras of a high-level delegation of OAS member country foreign ministers and other high-level member state government officials, including WHA A/S Tom Shannon, on October 7-8 provided a space for negotiations to resume between teams representing deposed President Z [...]	2009-10-09 19:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1037	(C/NF) AFTERMATH OF PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S RETURN TO [...] (S) This message is in response to questions posed in section A of reftel. 2. (C/NF) Liberal Party candidate Elvin Santos and National Party candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo's reactions to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was initially negative, but improved after meeting jointly with him. Sant [...]	2009-10-09 23:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1038	TFH01: OAS BRIEFS G-16 ON FM DELEGATION VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Organization of American States (OAS) Special Envoy Ambassador John Biehl told the G-16 donors' group on October 8 that earlier in the day the commission of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to the ongoing OAS-sponsored negotiations had threatened to pull out of the talks. The [...]	2009-10-09 23:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1042	TFH01: DIALOGUE OF GUYAMURAS: UPDATE EVENING OF [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, Minister of Governance Victor Meza who headed President Zelaya's negotiating team in the OAS supported Guaymuras Dialogue, briefed the Ambassador on their planned strategy for the talks. He said that the Zelaya side would continue to seek a consensus on the basic [...]	2009-10-13 21:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1049	TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' COMMITMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador urged the Liberal and National party presidential candidates on October 15 to issue a statement in support of the decision by the commissions to the Guaymuras negotiations to refer the Guaymuras Agreement to the Congress, which would be able to consult with other i [...]	2009-10-16 15:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1050	TFHO1: POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS WRAP-UP [...] (SBU) Allegations continue of human rights violations following the September 26 decree that severely limited civil liberties and remains in effect, despite an announcement by the de facto regime on October 5 that it would be abrogated. The pro-Zelaya radio and television stations closed under [...]	2009-10-16 16:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1052	DROUGHT DAMAGING BUT (SO FAR) NOT DIRE [...] (U) Summary: Drought conditions brought on by El Nino are affecting large areas of Honduras, damaging crops and putting the food security of 16,000 families at risk. Agriculture officials indicate that they have enough grain reserves to supply the country's needs through early 2010. However, [...]	2009-10-16 18:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON SENV EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1057	TFH01: GUAYMURAS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. There is agreement on all provisions of the Guaymuras Accord, except for the restoration of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. The Zelaya commission to the negotiations tabled a proposal on October 16 providing that the agreement would be sent to the Congress for approval, but [...]	2009-10-20 00:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1073	TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President Arias discussed the Honduran crisis on October 21. They REVIEWED the temporary suspension of the talks. The Ambassador blamed the recent failure on the last minute intransigence of Roberto Micheletti. The Ambassador expressed the hope that both side [...]	2009-10-22 18:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1080	TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ZELAYA DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya spoke the evening of October 22. They discussed the status of the negotiations. Zelaya blamed regime leader Roberto Micheletti for the failure of the Guaymuras Dialogue. The Ambassador agreed that Micheletti had not engaged in g [...]	2009-10-23 20:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1083	TFH01: EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA SUPPORTS BRAZILIAN [...] (C) Summary: Brazilian Charge expressed gratitude for USG intervention to stop the loud music and animal sounds targeted at Brazil's Embassy in Tegucigalpa. Since ousted Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya took residence at their Embassy on September 21, Embassy Tegucigalpa has been provi [...]	2009-10-24 00:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1085	TFH01: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA A/S THOMAS [...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the October 28-29 visit of Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs and Special A [...]	2009-10-27 21:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1100	TFHO1: POLICE AND MILITARY USE FORCE TO BREAK UP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Honduran National Police spokesperson confirmed that police and military used force during an October 29 anti-coup protest near the national stadium in Tegucigalpa. Local human rights organizations told Poloff that an unconfirmed 25 protestors were injured. A group of Americ [...]	2009-11-03 20:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1101	TFH01: WHA A/S SHANNON'S OCTOBER 28 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: A/S Shannon, accompanied by WHA PDAS Craig Kelly, NSC's Dan Restrepo and the Ambassador, held a frank, open exchange of views on the current state of negotiations in Honduras with deposed President Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa October 28. A/S Shannon emphasized [...]	2009-11-03 20:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1103	TFH01: TEGUCIGALPA/SAN JOSE AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs during an October 28-30 trip to Honduras met with President Jose Manu [...]	2009-11-03 23:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1114	TFHO1 Gangs Wage War While Police Distracted By Street [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since a June 18 prison escape by leaders of a Honduras transnational gang, a street war has killed at least 42 people, including four police and nine civilian women and children, most in broad daylight. The 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gangs are exploiting the curr [...]	2009-11-06 17:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SMIG PINS PINR SOCI PGOV CVIS HO KCRM KJUS
09TEGUCIGALPA1118	SECRETARY SOLIS VISITS HONDURAS TO INAUGURATE [...] (C) Summary: The inauguration of the Verification Commission to monitor Honduras's political accord took place on November 3 during a two-day visit by its two international commissioners, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and former President of Chile Ricardo Lagos. The visit took place under [...]	2009-11-06 21:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM PHUM HO US CI OAS
09TEGUCIGALPA1120	TFH01: DRL VISIT & UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASES [...] (C) Summary. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deskoff visited Honduras October 13-20 and met with a broad spectrum of Honduran society to observe first hand the human rights situation following the June 28 coup d'etat. Post has confirmed that the October 17 death of union pr [...]	2009-11-06 21:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1128	TFH01: IMPACT OF THE COUP ON INDIGENOUS AND OTHER [...] (C) Summary. This is the fourth in a series of cables regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. A young member of the Garifuna community, Luis Norales, told [...]	2009-11-09 17:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1131	TFH01: (S/NF) MICHELETTI RESIGNATION PROPOSAL [...] (S/NF) Summary. Former President Carlos Flores and Verification Commissioner Arturo Corrales told the Ambassador and DCM that they were pushing for the de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti to resign and be replaced by a government of national unity, whether or not President Manuel "Mel" Ze [...]	2009-11-10 00:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1137	TFH01: LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE CALLS FOR END TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos issued an open letter to the Honduran people that appeared in the November 10 press. The letter calls for an end to the country's political crisis in order to pave the way for credible elections and a brighter future for Hondur [...]	2009-11-12 17:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1138	TFHO1: ZELAYA UNWILLING TO RETURN TO SAN JOSE - [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and DCM met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya November 9 in an attempt to convince him to continue to participate in the process set up by the San Jose - Tegucigalpa Accord (TSJA),specifically to participate in the naming of a government of national unity. Zelaya [...]	2009-11-12 18:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1139	TFH01: FINANCIAL INVESTIGATORS DISCUSS DISMISSALS [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, two former senior government financial investigators have approached us separately to tell us that they had been dismissed by the de facto regime. Both of them attributed their dismissal at least in part to the regime's lack of interest in investigating financ [...]	2009-11-12 18:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ELAB EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1152	TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 10-11 visit to Honduras to put implementation of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement back on track. While Zelaya maintained that elec [...]	2009-11-13 22:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1154	TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 10-11 visit to Honduras to put implementation of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement back on track. While Zelaya maintained that elec [...]	2009-11-13 23:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA117	2009 HONDURAS TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The following is the Trafficking in Persons Country Assessment For Honduras. TIME PERIOD: April 2008 to mid-February 2009 - Govt. actions Acronyms used: IHNFA Honduran Institute for Children and the Family TIP Trafficking in Persons IO International Organizations NGO Non-governme [...]	2009-02-23 12:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
09TEGUCIGALPA1184	TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S NOVEMBER 17 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly and Ambassador Llorens met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 17-18 visit to Honduras in support of Tegucigalpa - San Jose Accord implementation. With restitution before el [...]	2009-11-19 21:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1189	TFH01: MICHELETTI ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY ABSENCE [...] (C) Summary: De facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti announced on November 19 his intention to temporarily step aside for the period November 25-December 2 in order to give the country time to reflect. Micheletti urged all Hondurans to vote in the general election scheduled for November 29. [...]	2009-11-20 02:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1192	TFH01: NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PEPE [...] (C) Summary. National Party candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo is the presidential candidate who, two weeks away from election day, polls suggest is on track to win the election scheduled for November 29. Lobo's pledge to Hondurans is that he will improve families' finances, generate employment [...]	2009-11-20 16:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1200	TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MEXICAN A/S FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 00:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1205	TFH01: ELECTIONS AND THE PROSPECT FOR DISRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Continued opposition to elections by supporters of President Zelaya coupled with technical weaknesses in the electoral authorities' reporting system keep open the possibility that the November 29 elections could be disrupted in a few of Honduras' 18 departments, though a nationwid [...]	2009-11-26 00:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1207	TFH01: UPDATE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION PRE-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The Embassy has been at the forefront to pressure the de facto National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) to take seriously an investigation of interference of the signal of anti-coup Channel 36 television station. On November 23, the de facto head of CONATEL, Miguel Rodas [...]	2009-11-26 00:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1209	TFHO1: NATIONAL PARTY ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE [...] (C) Summary: Members of the National Party economic team met with Embassy officers on November 24 to discuss the economic policies of the party, which led in the polls as the November 29 election approached. Job creation programs and assistance to poor families are key priorities, but the p [...]	2009-11-27 17:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL KDEM
09TEGUCIGALPA1211	AGREEMENT REACHED IN FRUIT OF THE LOOM LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary. An agreement was signed on November 14 between Fruit of the Loom's Russell Corporation (FOTL/RC) and the SITRAJERZEESH union (SU) over the January closure of the Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) factory in Choloma, Department of Cortes. The agreement includes the rehiring of displaced [...]	2009-11-27 17:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB ETRD ECON BBSR EIND KDEM KTEX HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1212	SCENESETTER FOR THE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Honduras will hold a general election on November 29 with more than 15,000 candidates running for about 2,900 elected positions, including the presidency, all 128 congressional seats, and 298 mayoralties. The scheduling of the election pre-dates the June 28 coup and the election [...]	2009-11-27 19:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1216	TFH01: 11/27 HUMAN RIGHTS CASES - GRADIS DEATH AND [...] (U) Summary. The body of Luis Gradis Espinal, a resistance coordinator, was found in Tegucigalpa on November 23. Human rights organizations alleged that police may have been involved in the kidnapping and killing of Gradis, however police believe the murder resulted from an armed robbery. [...]	2009-11-27 21:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1219	TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1000 HOURS [...] (SBU) Summary. Polls opened nationwide with some delays and voting has begun in a generally orderly fashion. There has been a heavy turnout and voters are enthusiastic. The atmosphere in the capital of Tegucigalpa is quiet and normal. Embassy reporting teams deployed nationwide reported no [...]	2009-11-29 16:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1220	TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1230 HOURS [...] (U) Summary. Voting continues without incident nationwide. Several Embassy teams report continuing high voter turnout. There are reports of supplies of indelible ink running low in some locations. No Embassy team reported any security incidents. End Summary. THE POLLS --------- 2. [...]	2009-11-29 19:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1221	TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP 1600 HOURS [...] (U) Summary. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) extended the closing time of polling centers from 16:00 to 17:00. Security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse anti-coup demonstrators in San Pedro Sula who allegedly threw rocks. A Reuters cameraman was injured in the incident [...]	2009-11-29 22:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1222	TFH01: ELECTIONS SITREP - FINAL [...] (SBU) Summary. November 29 was a great day for Honduran democracy and the Honduran people displayed great civic commitment in expressing their will in the ballot box. Early Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) results showed that National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo was elec [...]	2009-11-30 05:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1223	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya discussed the results of the general elections. Zelaya believes turn out was minimal and that the process had not been credible. The Ambassador countered by passing on the data available suggesting that the process had been free [...]	2009-11-30 20:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1236	TFHO1: DONORS PRAISE ELECTIONS AND DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Participants in a November 30 meeting of the G-16 donor group were uniformly impressed by how well the November 29 elections had gone. In a briefing to the group, a representative of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said that he had monitored every election since 1993 an [...]	2009-12-02 14:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL ECON PGOV PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1241	TFH01: CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE ON RESTITUTION BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Congress began its discussion of the restoration of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya around 13:00 local time on December 2. The Executive Committee of the Congress read the relevant portions of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, the letter to the Congress from the commissi [...]	2009-12-03 00:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1245	TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND CARDINAL RODRIGUEZ DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and Cardinal Andrews Rodriguez met on December 1 and discussed the current situation in Honduras. Both agreed that the Honduran elections had been free, fair and transparent, and that both the Supreme elections Tribunal and the Honduran people deserved great credi [...]	2009-12-03 21:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1253	THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo met on November 4 to discuss the situation in the wake of the elections and the congressional vote rejecting President Manual "Mel" Zelaya's restitution. Lobo discussed his support for the full implementation of the Tegucig [...]	2009-12-04 20:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1266	ROCKY PATEL DISCUSSES THE HONDURAN CIGAR INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: American cigar manufacturer Rocky Patel discussed the Honduran business environment for cigar manufacturers at his El Paraiso factory on December 1. According to Patel, sales of his cigars are up about 15% this year despite an industry-wide drop in sales of about 22% for the y [...]	2009-12-08 20:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BBSR ECON EIND ETRD KIPR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1268	TFH01: COUNTER-NARCOTICS CHIEF ASSASSINATED [...] (U) Summary: Retired General Julian Aristides Gonzales Irias, Director of the National Directorate of Counter-Narcotics (DLCN),was shot to death in his vehicle shortly before 07:00 local time on December 8 in Tegucigalpa. The assailants were two pairs of armed men, each pair on a motorcycle, [...]	2009-12-08 23:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1269	HONDURAS: November 2009 INL Monthly Report [...] Summary. With the Ambassador's approval, Regional Corrections Advisor has resumed working-level contact with Honduran prisons officials and is advising the architect/project manager of the maximum security building project. Post followed up on the interim report of an at-risk youth program gra [...]	2009-12-08 23:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1270	TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HONDURAN SITUATION [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador held a series of conversations with President Arias, President Zelaya and President-elect Lobo. Arias provided a briefing on the results of Lobo's visit to San Jose. Arias stressed that he and Martinelli had a common vision -- consistent with the U.S. position. Th [...]	2009-12-09 21:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1277	TFHO1: EMBASSY TEAMS REPORT ON ELECTIONS [...] (U) Summary. This cable provides analysis on the teams deployed by the Embassy throughout Honduras to witness and report back on the general election of November 29, 2009. Embassy teams reported that the vote count at the polling stations they visited went smoothly with few nullified ballot [...]	2009-12-10 16:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA128	IRANIAN VISIT TO HONDURAS CANCELED BY PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 16:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1280	TFH01: ZELAYA'S ABORTED DEPARTURE FROM HONDURAS [...] (S) Summary: President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador late on the afternoon of December 9 that he had obtained safe passage out of Honduras from the de facto regime and would depart that evening on an airplane provided by Mexican President Felipe Calderon and be given "guest of [...]	2009-12-10 19:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1282	TFH01: PROPOSED RESPONSE TO INCREASED DRUG [...] (U) Summary: The Mission suspended some aspects of joint counternarcotics activity with the GOH as a result of the June 28 coup d'etat. Over the course of calendar 2009, narcotics trafficking through Honduras has significantly increased compared to 2008, a trend that had begun well before the [...]	2009-12-11 21:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ASEC PREL MASS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1283	TFH01: DISARMAMENT DECREE CONTINUED AS CRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: The de facto regime will keep in effect through January 2010 the disarmament decree it enacted on November 21. Violent crime continues to rise in Honduras and its rate is the highest in Latin America. Honduran police believe trans-national gangs have taken advantage of the cou [...]	2009-12-11 21:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1285	TFHO1: CHEVRON SENDS MIXED MESSAGES ON LEAVING [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador and economic officers, Chevron representatives expressed concern about continuing financial losses tied to the GOH's application of an unfavorable formula for the pricing of finished oil products. The Chevron representatives said that the compa [...]	2009-12-14 20:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1287	TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR [...] (SBU) Summary. EconCouns and EconOffs met with local representatives from Continental, American and Delta Airlines to gauge the overall health of the airline industry in light of the international economic downturn and the Honduran political crisis. Representatives of all three airlines said [...]	2009-12-14 22:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EAID EFIN EINV ETRD CASC CVIS PGOV
09TEGUCIGALPA1289	STATE OF PLAY ON ZELAYA'S DEPARTURE [...] (C) Summary: Efforts are ongoing to find a solution permitting the departure of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from Honduras. Some regime hard-liners are urging de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti to extract as many concessions as possible from Zelaya before allowing his departure. [...]	2009-12-15 00:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1290	ZELAYA ADVISORS UPDATE ON ACTIONS REGARDING [...] (S) Summary: Liberal Party leader Carlos Montoya told the Ambassador that he contacted Armed Forces Chief of Staff Romeo Orlando Vasquez, former President of Honduras Carlos Flores, and Micheletti representative on the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord Verification Commission Arturo Corrales and all [...]	2009-12-15 00:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1295	SUSPICIOUS DEATHS OF SANTOS CORRALES AND WALTER [...] (U) Summary. Human rights groups allege that two recent deaths were tied to the political crisis. The Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CODEH) reported that on December 11, Santos Corrales Garcia was found decapitated in Talanga, however the Honduran FBI (DNIC) told an Embassy Employ [...]	2009-12-16 00:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1296	AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH DE FACTO REGIME FM [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with de facto regime foreign Minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the private residence of a mutual friend on December 14. While the purpose of the meeting was to discuss completing implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, they also spoke at length about the [...]	2009-12-16 01:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1310	UD LEADERS SEEKS SOLUTION FOR PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: Cesar Ham, the Democratic Unification (UD) party's candidate for president in the November 29 general election, would be willing to consider joining president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo's cabinet if Lobo helps find a solution that allows President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to leav [...]	2009-12-18 22:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1321	LOBO ECONOMIC ADVISOR SEEKS INFORMAL TALKS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Maria Elena Mondragon, an economic advisor on President-elect Pepe Lobo's transition team, told the Economic Counselor on December 17 that the new government will urgently need international assistance, including budget support and technical advice. She said that informal talks [...]	2009-12-23 17:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL HO IMF
09TEGUCIGALPA1328	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] (U) The Ambassador on December 28 received a letter dated December 22 from President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo to President Obama. An informal Embassy translation of the letter is provided in paragraph 2. Embassy will fax the original Spanish text to WHA/CEN and to the NSC. 2. (SBU) Begi [...]	2009-12-28 22:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PGOV PREL KDEM OVIP HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1329	HONDURAS: December 2009 INL Monthly Report [...] Summary: Regional Corrections Advisor visited the correctional training facility in Xalapa, Mexico and attended the Third International Graduating Class in New Mexico Correction Department's Training Academy located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Frontier Police captured six members of a dangerous [...]	2009-12-29 14:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA148	IMF PESSIMISTIC ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR A STANDBY [...] (C) Summary: An International Monetary Fund team has been in Tegucigalpa the past two weeks conducting Article IV consultations. In an out-brief meeting, they told us that the Honduran government,s unwillingness to allow for exchange rate flexibility makes the extension of the Stand by Arran [...]	2009-03-06 20:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD EAGR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA15	HONDURAS: SUPREME COURT SELECTION PITS CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran Congress will select the fifteen magistrates who will constitute the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) for the next seven years on January 25, after a process that, while by no means perfect, will have been the most open, transparent selection process for high governmen [...]	2009-01-08 22:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA158	CONTENTIOUS CLOSING OF JERZEES DE HONDURAS MAQUILA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jerzees de Honduras (JDH),a textile factory located north of San Pedro Sula in Choloma closed in January following a labor dispute. The Fair Labor Association (FLA) has determined that while plant management did violate the workers, freedom of association, the decision to close [...]	2009-03-10 20:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON
09TEGUCIGALPA181	Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Shannon's Visit to [...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome you to Tegucigalpa. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to hold substantive discussions with President Zelaya, senior GOH officials, as well as with the two leading presidential candidates. The political situation continues to be stable as we move for [...]	2009-03-17 01:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SOCI OVIP HO
09TEGUCIGALPA188	ZELAYA FLIES MILE-HIGH IN SUPPORT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] Summary: President Manuel Zelaya, accompanied by the Ambassador, led a high-level delegation to the United States in February to explore the potential for further promoting renewable energy in Honduras. In Washington, he met with Cabinet members to discuss U.S.-Honduran partnerships in this fie [...]	2009-03-18 16:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG SENV EAID HO

09TEGUCIGALPA203	Ambassador Llorens Makes First Visit to Bay Islands [...] Summary: The Ambassador emphasized the positive cooperation between Honduras and the USG during his first visit to the Honduran Bay Islands on March 12-13. The Ambassador's wide-ranging schedule included participation in community and development assistance events related to a U.S. Navy ship v [...]	2009-03-24 22:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CASC MOPS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA206	Ambassador visits Honduran cigar capital [...] Ambassador Llorens visited Danli in El Paraiso, a poor province known for high-quality cigar production, February 13. Danli is host to a sizable population of Cuban emigres who transplanted their know-how to create one of the leading export industries of the country. El Paraiso is also the se [...]	2009-03-25 00:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD SCUL SNAR PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA214	NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS RESULTS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a courtesy call on newly-installed Attorney General Luis Rubi and Assistant Attorney General Roy Urtecho, Rubi stressed to the Ambassador and Country Team members that the fight against drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime was his biggest challenge and prio [...]	2009-03-27 19:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS SNAR SOCI PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA224	AMBASSADOR TOURS SAN PEDRO SULA, PROMOTES CLEAN ENERGY [...] Summary: The Ambassador visited the commercial city of San Pedro Sula to deliver a keynote address at a renewable energy conference. In his speech he described Post's Renewable Energy Strategy (reftel) and affirmed shared goals in this sector. In meetings with the business communities of Sa [...]	2009-03-31 16:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ENRG ETRD KTEX PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA225	ZELAYA THREATENS TO NATIONALIZE POWER COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: In response to simmering public discontent over the high cost of electricity, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has threatened to nationalize the private companies that supply about 60 percent of the nation's power. Congress has attempted to preempt the President by introducing a bill [...]	2009-03-31 23:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EFIN PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA231	HONDURAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS VICE MINISTER ON VICE [...] (C) Summary. Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Eduardo Rosales raised Honduran participation in the San Jose Central American meeting with Vice-President Biden, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's desire to have a referendum on holding a constituent assembly to reform the constitution, and Hondura [...]	2009-04-01 19:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IR CH TW HO
09TEGUCIGALPA263	HONDUTEL BRIBERY CHARGES ELICIT CONSPIRACY THEORY [...] (C) Summary: President Manuel Zelaya has dispatched a high-level legal team to Miami to explore filing a libel suit against former State Department official Otto Reich for alleging that a Justice Department Foreign Corrupt Practices investigation into bribery at Honduran state telecom company [...]	2009-04-13 22:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS ECPS PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA272	HONDURAS AND ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE [...] Ambassador Llorens delivered reftel message to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the President's Special Advisor on Energy, Moises Starkman. President Zelaya expressed his total support for the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA),noting the strong existing cooperation on r [...]	2009-04-16 21:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM ENRG AADP SENV
09TEGUCIGALPA273	ZELAYA SOFTENS RHETORIC ON HONDUTEL SCANDAL [...] (C) President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's rhetoric on the Hondutel scandal, following the indictment of Latin Node, Inc. in Miami, has cooled from his initial claims that the U.S. prosecution of Latin Node, Inc. was part of a CIA conspiracy to get him (reftel). The Ambassador talked with President [...]	2009-04-17 17:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS ECPS PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA298	MGSF01: H1N1 Flu Outbreak - Honduras Status Report as of [...] Both the Embassy and the Government of Honduras have implemented action plans to respond to the crisis. GOH --- 2. The GOH's public response began the evening of Sunday, April 26. The Minister of Health addressed the nation via radio and television. He explained H1N1 flu and its symptom [...]	2009-04-30 12:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO HO
09TEGUCIGALPA3	HONDURAN CABINET CHANGES: NO MAJOR POLICY SHIFT [...] (C) Summary. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced a cabinet realignment, moving several key players into different positions, but making no changes that will rearrange the direction of his government. The most noteworthy change was moving Liberal Party President, leader of its leftist fac [...]	2009-01-06 20:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA308	GOH RELEASES ANTI-CRISIS PLAN [...] (U) Summary: With little fanfare, the GOH last week released its plan for countering the local effects of the global economic and financial crisis. The plan largely recapitulates previously announced measures to direct credit on preferential terms to productive sectors, with emphasis on small [...]	2009-05-01 17:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN HO
09TEGUCIGALPA309	UPDATE ON 4TH URN [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, increasingly erratic statements and actions by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have heightened political tensions here. Zelaya's effort to seek a referendum (the Fourth Urn) in the upcoming national elections in November on whether to convene a constituent assembl [...]	2009-05-01 19:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA310	UPDATE ON 4TH URN [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, increasingly erratic statements and actions by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have heightened political tensions here. Zelaya's effort to seek a referendum (the Fourth Urn) in the upcoming national elections in November on whether to convene a constituent assembl [...]	2009-05-01 19:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA312	OPPOSITION STEALS IDEA FOR "15TH MONTH" OF SALARY [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to preempt reported plans by President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to decree that all employers pay their employees an additional month of salary (the 15th month),Congress President Roberto Micheletti proposed a similar bill on April 21. Micheletti's version exempted many c [...]	2009-05-04 18:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ELAB EFIN HO
09TEGUCIGALPA33	HONDURAN JUSTICE: A NEW SUPREME COURT, ATTORNEY [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by Poloff, met with Attorney General Leonidis Rosa Bautista and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Vilma Morales on January 12. The main topics discussed were the nominating process for the new magistrates of the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ as it is know [...]	2009-01-16 17:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SNAR HO PHUM KJUS SOCI
09TEGUCIGALPA332	UPDATE ON JERZEEZ DE HONDURAS LABOR VIOLATION CASE [...] (U) Summary: Fruit of the Loom,s (FOTL) Russell Corporation (RC) and various U.S.-based NGOs, the Honduran General Workers Confederation (CGT) and former Russell workers from its now closed Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) plant continue to disagree over the sincerity and significance of the measure [...]	2009-05-08 00:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON
09TEGUCIGALPA345	AMERICAN APPAREL BRANDS SEEK DIALOGUE ON HONDURAN [...] (U) Summary: Embassy hosted a meeting of U.S. brand name apparel manufacturers April 28 in San Pedro Sula to discuss the global financial crisis, their short-term and long-term Honduran operational plans, and responsible management of plant closings. The group unanimously expressed interest i [...]	2009-05-12 23:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON
09TEGUCIGALPA353	Mission Integrated Strategy to Fight Crime and Illicit [...] Summary and Background: The Mosquitia is a huge swath of territory accounting for nearly 20 percent of Honduras' land mass on the eastern border with Nicaragua. The area is swampy, undeveloped, difficult to access and virtually uninhabited (only 60,000 people),which over the centuries has mad [...]	2009-05-15 00:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR PREL SOCI KCRM KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA358	PRESIDENT ZELAYA GIVES USD12.5 MILLION TO THE [...] (C) Summary: On May 11 the Honduran government announced that President Zelaya had tasked the Honduran Military (HOAF) with the project of building a commercial terminal adjacent to the Honduran air force base at Soto Cano, which is home to the U.S. Joint Task Force-Bravo. The public announcem [...]	2009-05-15 22:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MOPS MARR SNAR PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA366	HONDURAS REVIEW OF CUBAN RELATIONS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: Investment activity between Honduras and Cuba remain limited, and the Government of Honduras does not appear to exert political influence over Cuba. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya stated on May 8 that one of the OAS General Assembly,s (OASGA) key orders of business at its session [...]	2009-05-20 00:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL
09TEGUCIGALPA379	YOUR TRIP TO SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS, FOR THE OAS [...] (C) Summary: We warmly welcome you to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. San Pedro is the business capital of the country, but not the seat of government, so both the Government of Honduras and the U.S. Embassy will be working out of temporary facilities there. Your visit provides an excellent opport [...]	2009-05-22 20:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EAID KCRM KCOR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA395	FOURTH URN UPDATE: COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF [...] (C) Judge Jorge Zelaya Zaldana of the Administrative Court of First Instance, ruled on May 27 in favor of the Attorney General in the case he brought against the government (ref A). The Attorney General's case alleged that the government's planned use of the National Statistical Institute (IN [...]	2009-05-28 22:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA438	ZELAYA AND THE FOURTH URN [...] (U) This is an action request message. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: In a lengthy meeting on June 7, the Ambassador conveyed our concerns to President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya over the increasingly polarized political situation in Honduras, attributing much of the blame on his recent actio [...]	2009-06-09 23:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA439	ZELAYA AND THE FOURTH URN [...] (U) This is an action request message. Please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: In a lengthy meeting on June 7, the Ambassador conveyed our concerns to President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya over the increasingly polarized political situation in Honduras, attributing much of the blame on his recent actio [...]	2009-06-09 23:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL OAS KSUM CU HO
09TEGUCIGALPA462	(C) ZELAYA ZIG-ZAGS THE RED LINES [...] (C) Summary: Zelaya is coming closer to stepping over our red lines on maintenance of the constitutional order. His actions have been singularly focused on attempts to push for a poll and a referendum for a constituent assembly to reform the Honduran constitution; the tactics he has used have [...]	2009-06-15 20:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA465	LIBERAL PARTY SEEKS CONSENSUS WHILE A FRUSTRATED [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and DCM met with Former President and Liberal Party stalwart Carlos Flores and Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos to discuss the current political crisis over President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya's push for a poll to seek support for a referendum to have a const [...]	2009-06-16 00:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA486	SEEKING HONDURAN SUPPORT FOR REINCORPORATION OF [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Poloff spoke on June 15 with Rafael Carbajal, General Manager of The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) in Honduras. Carbajal asserted that although the Honduras branch of IBAF had limited resources and was therefore solely concerned with spreading the sport do [...]	2009-06-22 18:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SCUL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA49	MCNAB CASE DIPNOTE DELIERED [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AID SENV EFIS
09TEGUCIGALPA493	Ambassador Meets with OAS Representatives on June 28 Poll [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, The Ambassador met with representatives of the Organization of American States (OAS),which had just announced acceptance of a Honduran government request to send monitors for the June 28 poll (reftel),despite a Honduran court ruling that the poll was illegal. OAS r [...]	2009-06-25 14:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OAS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA495	HONDURAN PRESIDENT FIRES MILITARY JOINT CHIEF; [...] (C) Summary. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya fired the Military Joint Chief General Romeo Vasquez the evening of June 24 after the latter refused to carry out an order to provide support for the June 28 poll to support a November referendum on constitutional reform, a poll ruled illegal by a Honduran [...]	2009-06-25 16:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA50	HONDURAS: GOH-Embassy Task Force Launched To Oversee Merida [...] Summary: The Ambassador hosted the inaugural meeting of the Bilateral Merida Task Force at his residence on January 21. The meeting was an opportunity for the U.S. and Honduran inter-agency teams to meet, identify their roles and discuss both the context of the Merida effort and set common goa [...]	2009-01-23 10:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS EAID MOPS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA502	HONDURAS: POLITICAL AND LEGAL STANDOFF CONTINUES [...] (U) Summary: Presented with widespread defiance from the Military, Congress, the Justice system, pro-democracy protesters and the private sector, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has been forced to rely on loyal social activists, labor unions, the police and government bureaucrats for his attempt [...]	2009-06-26 20:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA503	HONDURAN ARMED FORCES LEADERSHIP CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: The political stir over President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya,s proposed opinion poll regarding a constituent assembly (Ref A) has precipitated an even more substantive crisis over the country,s military leadership. While the poll serves as a major political distraction, it is the questi [...]	2009-06-26 23:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MARR PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA504	HONDURAN MILITARY ARRESTS PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) At approximately 02:30 local time (04:30 Washington) Honduran military forces entered the Presidential Palace and arrested President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Embassy sources report Zelaya was taken to the Air Force Base adjacent to Toncontin International Aiport and then flown by military air [...]	2009-06-28 14:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA505	HONDURAN COUP: SITREP 1, 06/28/09, 10:30 LOCAL TIME [...] (C) Streets of Tegucigalpa remain calm for the most part as of 10:00 local time (12:00 Washington),although black smoke was seen rising from the area around the Presidential Palace around 08:30, apparently from burning tires. One source at a nearby hotel reported seeing a car burning. A mi [...]	2009-06-28 16:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA507	HONDURAN COUP: SITREP 3, 06/28/09, 16:00 LOCAL TIME [...] (C) Congress officially named Roberto Micheletti interim President of the Republic at approximately 14:15 local time, despite urging by the Ambassador to avoid taking that step. He was sworn in at 15:40. Local channels began transmitting live session of Congress around 13:30, with the Congress [...]	2009-06-28 21:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA508	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09 [...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...]	2009-06-29 19:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA514	HONDURAN COUP: SITREP #4 06/29/09 AS OF NOON LOCAL [...] (U) Minister of Security Jorge Rodas reported to Ambassador on June 28 at 16:00 local (18:00 EDT) that there had been virtually no incidents of violence or unrest in the country Sunday, save for those isolated small cases already mentioned in Sitrep #2. The ruling regime called a 21:00-06:00 [...]	2009-06-29 20:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV MARR CASC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA516	GUIDANCE REQUEST: DEALING WITH MICHLETTI REGIME IN [...] (C) Summary: Per reftels, President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti was sworn in yesterday at 14:15 local as President of Honduras. By 17:00, the Embassy had already been invited to the Congress to a celebration of the new Administration. The Embassy refused the invitation and immediately [...]	2009-06-30 01:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS EFIN SNAR ECON EAID MARR PBTS
09TEGUCIGALPA517	HONDURAN COUP:SITREP 5, 06/29/09, 18:30 LOCAL TIME [...] (C) Police and military units dislodged protesters from in front of the Presidential Palace around 16:00, and 40-45 arrests were made. Shots were fired but no one was killed, according to police sources. Earlier in the afternoon police dispersed crowds with tear gas, which reduced the number [...]	2009-06-30 01:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA521	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09 [...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...]	2009-06-30 22:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA523	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #7: EVENTS AS OF 07/01/09 [...] (U) The pro-Zelaya demonstration in Tegucigalpa near the Presidential Palace in front of the Clarion Hotel concluded with minimal violence. A crowd of approximately 5,000 moved toward the OAS mission, which is located approximately three blocks south of the U.S. Embassy. There are continued [...]	2009-07-02 00:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA527	Honduran Coup Timeline [...] Summary: The following is the Embassy's timeline of political and legal events leading up to the June 28, 2009 coup. We believe that the military and the Congress conspired in the coup. There were also decisions that impacted on Zelaya's legal situation. Nevertheless, while there is evidence [...]	2009-07-02 20:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KJUS EAID PHUM MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA529	HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST COUP [...] (C) Summary: The media war over the legitimacy of the Honduran coup has taken front stage with various competing interests protesting either in support of the new regime or for the return of ousted President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Both groups claim to be defending the constitution and the rule o [...]	2009-07-02 20:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECPS PGOV SOCI DS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA530	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09 [...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...]	2009-07-02 21:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA531	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09 [...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...]	2009-07-02 22:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA532	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #9 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/03/09 AS [...] (U) Beyond Tegucigalpa, the Honduran countryside remains largely peaceful with some isolated demonstrations on both sides of the issue. In Tegucigalpa, protests both in favor and against the regime are taking place as in past days with little incident. The pro-coup rally outside the President [...]	2009-07-03 21:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA533	HONDURAN COUP: STEPS TOWARD RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: Separately from the discussion track the Ambassador is conducting per ref A, Embassy has opened up a back-channel of communication with remnants of the deposed Zelaya Government and dissident members of Congress who are interested in establishing a dialogue leading to national rec [...]	2009-07-04 20:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA535	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #10 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/04/09 [...] (U) All demonstrations have remained peaceful. Today's pro-Zelaya protest, numbering approximately 4,000 to 5,000 people, began at the Pedagogical University, then moved to the Clarion Hotel and onward toward the Supreme Court building. That group, then numbering 10,000, proceeded to Toncont [...]	2009-07-04 22:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MASS EAID KDEM PHUM SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA537	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #11 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/05/09 [...] (U) Overnight, the pro-Zelaya protesters from outside Tegucigalpa remained camped out at the Pedagogical University in the capital. Their Sunday demonstration began there, and grew to a crowd of 5,000 by 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),when they began to march to Toncontin International Airport. Cha [...]	2009-07-06 00:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA542	HONDURAN ECONOMY LIKELY TO LIMP THROUGH 2009 [...] (C) Summary: Unless the current political turmoil leads to prolonged civil unrest, Honduras should be able to avoid a major economic crisis for the balance of 2009. However, recent policies, together with an unfavorable external environment, are severely constraining the options of whoever wi [...]	2009-07-07 00:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN HO
09TEGUCIGALPA543	HONDURAS COUP SITREP #12 07/06/2009 AS OF 1600 [...] (C) Following his attempt to land at Toncontin Airport yesterday, President Zelaya landed first in Nicaragua and finally in San Salvador. President Mauricio Funes of El Salvador held a press conference at Comalapa airport late last night with Zelaya, OAS SYG Insulza and other presidents (Kirc [...]	2009-07-07 01:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA544	AMBASSADOR SPEAKS WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA AND [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke today to President Zelaya. Zelaya informed the Ambassador that he was in Managua and said he was scheduled to fly to Washington at 1900 hrs. He thanked the Ambassador for hosting members of his family at the Residence. He also expressed appreciation for the strong su [...]	2009-07-07 01:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA555	HONDURAS COUP SITREP #13 07/07/2009 AS OF 1530 [...] (C) National press carried prominent stories of President Zelaya's meeting today with the Secretary. The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya Monday night (Ref A),and President Zelaya thanked the Ambassador for USG support and said he strongly supported a multilateral approach to promote a n [...]	2009-07-08 13:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA56	CONGRESS PUSHES THROUGH NEW COURT, RESISTS THREATS [...] (S) Summary: Congress elected a new Supreme Court, taking all candidates from a list supplied by the Nominating Board (reftel),minutes before its constitutional deadline the night of Sunday, January 25. Congress successfully resisted intense pressure from President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to ele [...]	2009-01-26 22:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KCRM SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA564	HONDURAS COUP SITREP #14 07/08/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) Zelaya supporters reportedly planned today to block traffic entering Tegucigalpa coming from the direction of Danli. As of 1000 local (1200 EDT),approximately 4,000 protesters had gathered near the highway exit to Danli at a shopping center, "Villas del Sol." As of 1320 local (1520 EDT) [...]	2009-07-08 23:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO ASEC
09TEGUCIGALPA565	AMCHAM VIEWS ON HONDURAN COUP [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, the Ambassador, Consul General, and the Econ section met with the executive directors of the Honduran AmCham to convey the USG position in the wake of the coup. The Ambassador condemned the coup, informed them that the U.S. only recognized President Zelaya as the legi [...]	2009-07-08 23:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV BBSR EINV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA566	THE RED TEAM: WHO WANTS ZELAYA BACK? [...] (C) Summary: The groups demonstrating since June 28 for the return of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, which for want of a better term we will henceforth call the "Red Team," are primarily comprised of labor unions, peasant groups, teachers and leftist students and social activists. The movement [...]	2009-07-09 01:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA573	HONDURAS COUP SITREP #15 07/09/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) As of 1040 local (1240 EDT),there are 2,500 Zelaya supporters blocking traffic on the highway between Choluteca and the El Salvador and Nicaraguan borders near the Germania bridge. This demonstration again confirms pro-Zelaya demonstrators' statements on Tuesday of plans to change their [...]	2009-07-09 23:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA577	HONDURAS COUP SITREP #16 07/10/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) On July 10, approximately 2,000 Zelaya supporters assembled to block all north and south bound traffic on the CA-5 highway north of Tegucigalpa. The highway is the major traffic artery connecting the capital with Soto Cano Airbase, as well as the commercially important cities of Comayagua [...]	2009-07-10 21:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA584	HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 2 [...] (C) Summary: The Attorney General's (AG) aggressive pursuit of corruption charges against Zelaya administration officials seemingly outweigh his consideration for the deteriorating human rights situation. While the situation is not yet dire, civil liberties have been denied, arbitrary arrest [...]	2009-07-13 18:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA586	HONDURAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS ON COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The vast majority of the Honduran business community both publicly and privately supports the removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from office June 28. Major business organizations have published full-page ads over the past week supporting the coup and recognizing the legiti [...]	2009-07-13 21:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EINV EAID ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA589	HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 3 [...] (C) Summary: The human rights situation in Honduran appeared to deteriorate over the weekend as two pro-Zelaya political organizers were killed, a dissident member of Congress reported that her home was raided, and 11 Venezuelan reporters were arrested and then strongly encouraged to leave th [...]	2009-07-14 00:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA591	HONDURAN COUP: IS THERE A "PINK TEAM?" [...] (C) Summary: Refs C and D profiled the coalitions currently agitating for the return of President Zelaya (the "Red Team") and opposing his return (the "White Team"). This message explores whether there is any significant "pink" ground between these two camps that can help bridge the differenc [...]	2009-07-14 20:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA593	AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with the Ambassador, Zelaya said he was focused on reaching a negotiated settlement using the channel opened up in New Orleans in conversations with former President Carlos Flores. He said Flores had the clout and influence, which along with the Embassy and USG [...]	2009-07-15 00:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA595	HONDURAS COUP SITREP #18 07/14/2009 AS OF 1600 [...] (U) At approximately 9:21 local (11:21 EDT) approximately 700 Zelaya supporters gathered at the National Pedagogical University. By 10:14 local (12:14 EDT),Zelaya supporters began marching and grew to approximately 4000. At 11:41, Zelaya supporters arrived at the Embassy. The demonstrators [...]	2009-07-15 13:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA600	HONDURAS COUP SITREP #19 07/15/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) At 10:15 local (12:15 EDT),approximately 3,000 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered outside the National Pedagogical University and marched to the Clarion Hotel. At 11:40 local (13:40 EDT),the group marched from the Clarion Hotel to the National Institute of Women, where some protestors th [...]	2009-07-15 22:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA605	HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 4 [...] (U) Summary: The human rights situation in Honduras remains tense despite a public invitation for international human rights groups to monitor the situation. The curfew was reinstated the night of July 15 and will last at least through the weekend. Opponents of the de facto regime continue [...]	2009-07-16 19:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA607	HONDURAS COUP SITREP #20, 07/16/2009 AS OF 15:00 [...] (U) At 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),approximately 300 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered on the southern edge of Tegucigalpa to block the CA-5, Honduras's main highway. An additional 700 Zelaya supporters were en route to the CA-5 north of the city to do the same. At the same time there were also [...]	2009-07-17 01:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA608	HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/16/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. --------------------------------------------- -- Delegations announced for Saturday negotiations [...]	2009-07-17 01:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA610	AMBASSADOR'S JULY 16 CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Arias stressed that substantive progress needed to made during Saturday's talks in San Jose. Key South American countries such as Argentina and Brazil were not satisfied with progress thus far and were pressing SYG Insulza to re-insert himself into the process. Pressure from the [...]	2009-07-17 18:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA611	TFH01: REPORTS OF FROZEN BANK ACCOUNTS DENIED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Attorney General's Office and local banks both deny reports that bank accounts of people tied to the deposed government of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya have been frozen. The Embassy has contacted government and banking officials to chase these reports down, and found that i [...]	2009-07-17 18:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA612	TFH01: WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR WEEKEND VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: While civil action has so far remained peaceful save for the death of one protester on July 5, there has been a palpable increase in tension leading into the scheduled July 18 round of negotiations between President Zelaya and de facto regime head Micheletti. The prospects for [...]	2009-07-17 19:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV MARR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA614	TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #21 07/17/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 09:00 local (11:00 EDT),pro-Zelaya demonstrations today, July 17, were expected to be similar to those of yesterday, July 16 (Reftel),with demonstrators congregated around the CA-5, Honduras's main highway, at the north and south ends of Tegucigalpa. As of 09:40 local (11:40 EDT),[...]	2009-07-17 21:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC AEMR KFLO PINR
09TEGUCIGALPA618	TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: DONORS EVALUATING ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Donors are evaluating their assistance to Honduras in the wake of the June 28 coup and subsequent suspension of Honduras from the OAS. All members of the G-16 group of official donors to Honduras, with one exception, have suspended communication with the de facto interim govern [...]	2009-07-17 23:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA619	TFH01: FULL-COURT PRESS TO BRING MICHELETTI AROUND [...] (C) Summary: During the week of July 13 the Ambassador and Embassy officers met with numerous Micheletti supporters to press for the reinstatement of President Zelaya through the Arias process. The Ambassador emphasized the USG's strong support for the process and outlined the serious and lo [...]	2009-07-18 01:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA622	TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #22 (UNCLASSIFIED) [...] (U) As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),approximately 1,600 pro-Zelaya demonstrators are gathered at Zelaya's "Popular Bloc" movement headquarters near Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, and are blocking the nearby major thoroughfare Boulevard Fuerzas Armadas. RSO notes the demonstrat [...]	2009-07-18 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA623	TFHO1: HONDURAN COUP SITREP #23 (UNCLASSIFIED) AS [...] (U) As of 10:30 local (13:00 EDT),no protests have been reported in Tegucigalpa or other cities, and roads and highways connecting Tegucigalpa to the rest of the country are open. Pro-Zelaya demonstration leaders are meeting at Zelaya's "Popular Bloc" movement headquarters near Toncontin Air [...]	2009-07-19 17:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA624	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #24 07/20/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 08:30 local (10:30 EDT),RSO contacts indicated that pro-Zelaya demonstrators would gather at the National Congress in downtown Tegucigalpa later in the morning. It was also reported that teacher's unions would accompany the "reds" in the afternoon. At 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),appr [...]	2009-07-21 00:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA627	TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Arias called the Ambassador on July 21. He said he was concerned with the hard line positions taken by both the Zelaya and Micheletti sides. The Ambassador agreed adding that de facto regime President Roberto Micheletti's public statements were particularly unhelpful, including [...]	2009-07-21 20:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA631	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #25 07/21/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 08:55 local (10:55 EDT),approximately 100 pro-Zelaya supporters congregated at the entrance to Tegucigalpa's Kennedy neighborhood. As of 10:08 local (12:08 EDT),an estimated 1,500 peaceful demonstrators had congregated with five policemen stationed there as well. As of 11:11 loca [...]	2009-07-21 22:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA632	TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/21/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. -------------------------------------------- Micheletti Remains Firm in his Public Stance -------- [...]	2009-07-22 01:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA636	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #26 07/22/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 09:36 local (11:36 EDT),approximately 200 Zelaya supporters congregated and proceeded to block traffic on the Boulevard Santa Fe in Tegucigalpa. The demonstrators talked about possibly disrupting the planned pro-Micheletti march scheduled for 10:00 local (12:00 EDT). As of 11:57 l [...]	2009-07-22 23:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA638	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #27 07/23/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) RSO contacts have indicated there will be an increase in activity today, July 23. As of 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),approximately 1,500 peaceful pro-Zelaya demonstrators blocked traffic on the road to the Soto Cano base at the El Durazno post. At this time, 100 military and police were st [...]	2009-07-23 18:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR
09TEGUCIGALPA645	TFHO1: OPEN AND SHUT: THE CASE OF THE HONDURAN COUP [...] (C) Summary: Post has attempted to clarify some of the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the June 28 forced removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. The Embassy perspective is that there is no doubt that the military, Supreme Court and National Congress conspired on June 28 in wha [...]	2009-07-24 00:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA647	TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/23/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ----------------- San Jose Proposal ----------------- 2. (U) Arias' new eleven point proposal [...]	2009-07-24 15:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA648	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #28 07/24/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Early Friday morning, July 24, due to the rumored arrival of President Zelaya, pro-Zelaya supporters gathered around the off-ramp to Danli on Tegucigalpa's peripheral highway with plans to caravan to the Las Manos border crossing with Nicaragua. As of 09:30 local (11:30 EDT),police and [...]	2009-07-24 17:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR
09TEGUCIGALPA649	TFHO1: OUR FULL COURT PRESS TO REACH A RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Post continues to apply pressure on all fronts to bring the conflicting sides to a resolution of the political crisis through the Arias process. The Ambassador and Embassy Officers have met with private sector leaders, civil society representatives, political figures and other fi [...]	2009-07-24 17:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA658	TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/24/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ------------------------------------------ Three Branches Analyzing San Jose Proposal ------------ [...]	2009-07-27 16:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AEMR ASEC CASC MARR PREL PINR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA659	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #29 07/27/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Over the weekend, most activity was concentrated in southern Honduras due to the arrival of President Zelaya at the Las Manos border crossing with Nicaragua on Friday, July 24. RSO reports there were several military and police roadblocks that prohibited most pro-Zelaya supporters from r [...]	2009-07-27 18:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC CASC KDEM MARR AEMR PINR
09TEGUCIGALPA661	CLASHES AT BORDER PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Conditions along the Honduras-Nicaragua border where pro-Zelaya demonstrators have congregated across from the encampment of President Zelaya have become a potential flash point for an escalation to violence in the Honduran political crisis. Human rights groups have lodged prot [...]	2009-07-28 00:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA663	PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSSES HIS MEDIATION EFFORTS [...] (S) President Arias called the Ambassador the evening of July 27 to get an update on the situation in Honduras and our efforts to support his mediation efforts. The Ambassador responded that the situation was mixed. On the positive side, the Honduran military was now moving in the direction [...]	2009-07-28 15:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV AEMR KDEM MARR PINR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA664	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #30 07/28/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 10:30 local (12:30 EDT),approximately 500 pro-Zelaya demonstrators departed the Pedagogical University with plans to march on the headquarters of the private sector lobby group, COHEP. Apart from one road block in Santa Barbara, there were no reports of other significant activity. [...]	2009-07-28 23:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA665	TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/28/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ------------------------------------- Full Court Press to Honduran Congress ---------------------- [...]	2009-07-29 00:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA67	AFTERMATH OF THE ELECTION OF THE HONDURAN SUPREME [...] (C) Summary: The election of Honduras' Supreme Court was both an historic and galvanizing event for the country, with public pressure leading to the selection of the most independent court in Honduran history. Private threats by President Manual "Mel" Zelaya and his advisors were withstood b [...]	2009-02-02 22:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCRM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA672	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #31 07/29/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 09:00 local (11:00 EDT),there was a roadblock by approximately 200 pro-Zelaya demonstrators in La Flecha in the Santa Barbara Department blocking the highway between San Pedro Sula and Copan. In Tegucigalpa, pro-Zelaya protestors met at the Pedagogical University and blocked the cit [...]	2009-07-29 22:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA677	TFH01: HONDURAN CONGRESS REVIEWS AMNESTY ARTICLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran de facto regime is analyzing in detail the San Jose Agreement to ensure it conforms with Honduran law and the Constitution before the Micheletti regime makes a final decision on whether to accept the agreement. Embassy Political and Economic officers met with all m [...]	2009-07-30 17:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA680	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #32 07/30/2009 AS OF [...] (C) As of 11:30 local (13:30 EDT),approximately 300 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered at El Lolo on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa and attempted to block the northern route of the CA-5, Honduras's main highway to San Pedro Sula. Another group of approximately 100 protesters at El Durazno a fe [...]	2009-07-30 21:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA684	TFHO1: ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSULAR SECTION'S [...] (U) Summary: The coup against President Mel, Zelaya on June 28th tested the Consular Sections ability to safeguard American citizens in a time of political uncertainty. The section proved to be up to the challenge, successfully processing hundreds of AmCit calls on the ACS hotline, and makin [...]	2009-07-31 15:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CLOK CMGT CPAS CVIS CFED

09TEGUCIGALPA687	TFHO1: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 5 [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran human rights situation continues to be difficult as tensions rise in the prolonged political uncertainty. Another aggravating factor has been the presence of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the First Lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya on opposite sides of the Honduran- [...]	2009-07-31 22:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA688	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #33 07/31/2009 AS OF [...] (C) On July 30, Honduran National Police (HNP) arrested 100 people after pro-Zelaya demonstrators clashed with police charged with disbanding the protest. One demonstrator was shot in the head and seriously wounded. Police contacts assert that the police and military were only armed with non [...]	2009-07-31 22:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA695	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #34 08/03/2009 AS OF [...] (U) A relatively quiet weekend was marred by two deaths. The protester shot in the July 30 conflict between pro-Zelaya demonstrators and police (Reftel) died August 1, marking the crisis' second confirmed fatality. In a military checkpoint incident, a car passenger was shot dead by a solider. [...]	2009-08-03 23:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA698	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #35 08/04/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Approximately 500 pro-Zelaya protestors began demonstrating in Colonia Kennedy without blocking traffic. As of 10:45, the protestors were demonstrating aggressively, painting cars and marching down Blvd. Suyapa, blocking a lane of traffic. By 12:00, the protest size has grown to 1000 demo [...]	2009-08-04 22:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA700	TFH01: HONDURAN CONGRESS KEEPS AMNESTY DOOR OPEN [...] (C) The congressional commission tasked with analyzing the amnesty element of the San Jose Agreement presented their assessment to Congress on August 3. In its report, the commission stated that Congress has the legal authority to grant amnesty for political crimes as described in the San Jos [...]	2009-08-05 00:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA703	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #36 08/05/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Approximately 500 protestors congregated outside of the pedagogical university at 09:55 local (11:55 EDT). At 10:15, the protestors departed the university and began marching down Blvd. Fuerzas Armadas. As of 11:50, the demonstration had grown to approximately 3000 people protesting outs [...]	2009-08-05 23:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA707	TFHO1: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: The freedoms of expression and of the press in Honduras continue to be threatened as members of the de facto government intimidate and attempt to close media outlets, harass journalists, and seize the cameras of photographers and filmmakers. On an unofficial visit the UNHCR Spe [...]	2009-08-06 18:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI DS SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA710	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #37 08/06/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Approximately 120 pro-Zelaya protestors gathered outside of the TIGO mobile telephone company office at 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),claiming the owner was a supporter of the coup. The crowd grew to 2500 by 10:30, and at 11:00 marched to Las Proceres Avenue, passing by the GSO warehouse and m [...]	2009-08-06 23:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA711	TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/06/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (U) The letter from Assistant Secretary Richard Verma to Senator Lugar is being portrayed in Honduran media as a "so [...]	2009-08-06 23:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA713	\\\\ZFR ZFR ZFR////TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #38 08/07/2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 22:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA716	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #38 08/07/2009 AS OF [...] (U) At 09:10, approximately 60 pro-Zelaya supporters gathered on the exit from Tegucigalpa's ring road to the road to Danli, the main route to the Nicaraguan border, preparing to demonstrate. At 11:50, the crowd grew to approximately 1,000-1,200. The leaders of the protest announced that if [...]	2009-08-10 17:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA720	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #39 08/10/2009 AS OF [...] (U) At 09:50 local time(11:50 EDT),pro-Zelaya followers were gathering at the Pedagogical University preparing for a march/demonstration. At 10:30, a medium size (1000-5000 demonstrators) group was marching from the university northbound on Blvd. Miraflores. At 11:50, they arrived at the Un [...]	2009-08-10 21:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA727	TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE FIRST FAMILY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 9 lunch with First Lady Xiomara Castro de Zelaya and members of the First Family. They believed that reconciliation among the Liberal Party would be very difficult, and they viewed it as unlikely that Elvin Santos would be able to recover ground [...]	2009-08-11 00:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA730	TFHO1: AMERICASBAROMETER ARTICLE ON PREDICTING [...] (U) Summary: In the latest "AmericasBarometer Insights" article, public opinion researchers Mitchell Seligson and John Booth point to their conclusion in a book published earlier this year that Honduras demonstrated "greater risk for unrest, political turmoil, and support for antidemocratic [...]	2009-08-11 18:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA731	TFH01: Drug Trafficking Activity Before and After the [...] (SBU) Summary: After a series of successful seizure operations in the first half of 2009, the political crisis in Honduras, triggered by the ouster of President Jose Manuel Zelaya on June 28, is already showing its effects by degrading the ability of the Honduran National Police to engage in co [...]	2009-08-11 19:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA733	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #40 08/11/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: Pro-Zelaya followers marched from the outskirts of Tegucigalpa today to gather in a vicinity of the Clarion Hotel for demonstration targeting the Presidential Palace. The crowd totaled between 3,000 and 5,000. Police kept the demonstrators away from the Presidential Palac [...]	2009-08-11 23:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA737	TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/12/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (C) In an August 12 phone conversation with independent Presidential candidate Carlos H. Reyes, the Ambassador stressed th [...]	2009-08-13 01:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA738	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #41 08/12/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: Pro-Zelaya demonstrations on August 11 were large (over 5,000 people). The largest march into the city was led by Padre Tamayo who led a group of marchers from Olancho. Protestors first congregated at the Clarion Hotel where they heard speeches from First Lady Xiomara de Ca [...]	2009-08-13 01:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA740	TFHO1: ZELAYA'S ADMINISTRATION: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? [...] (C) Summary: This message is an update on the status of various Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Administration cabinet-level officials. The Ambassador held a meeting on August 6 (ref A) with those officials currently in Tegucigalpa, he met with others in Managua on July 30, and maintains contact with oth [...]	2009-08-13 18:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA744	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #42 08/13/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: On August 13, a medium-sized (1000-5000) group of pro-Zelaya followers gathered at the Pedagogical University. As of 11:55 local (13:55 EDT),demonstrators were arriving at the Public Ministry. As of 14:00, approximately 1500 demonstrators marched to Radio Globo, where th [...]	2009-08-13 21:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA755	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #43 08/14/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Tegucigalpa: On August 14, a medium-sized (1000-5000) group of pro-Zelaya followers gathered at the Pedagogical University. As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),demonstrators entered the Colonia Kennedy neighborhood south of the university, then proceeded along the city's ring road to the Na [...]	2009-08-14 21:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA770	TFH01: PRESIDENT ARIAS' CALL TO AMBASSADOR LLORENS [...] (SBU) Costa Rican President Arias called the Ambassador late on Friday, August 14. He seemed to be recovering well from the flu and was at his home resting. The Ambassador briefed him on how he saw the situation in Honduras and stressed the importance of a successful visit by the OAS Foreign [...]	2009-08-17 21:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR PREL
09TEGUCIGALPA772	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #44 08/17/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 17, as of 10:15 local (12:15 EDT),a group of approximately 50 pro-Zelaya taxi drivers with their vehicles arrived near the Presidential Palace in Tegucigalpa to demand a bonus that had been promised in 2008. (Note: This government-paid bonus was promised in order to end a str [...]	2009-08-17 23:19:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA775	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #45 08/18/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 18, as of 11:30 local (13:30 EDT),a medium (1,000-5,000 people) group of pro-Zelaya supporters arrived at the Supreme Court; police also arrived. 2. (SBU) On August 17, in Villanueva, Cortes, a suburb of San Pedro Sula, members of the anti-bomb squad found a de-fused grenad [...]	2009-08-18 21:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA778	TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/18/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. ---------------------------- Micheletti on Live Talk Show ---------------------------- 2. (U) In an August 18 interview on t [...]	2009-08-18 23:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA783	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #46 08/19/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 19, as of 12:00 local (14:00 EDT),a small group of less than 1,000 pro-Zelaya supporters demonstrated in front of the U.S. Embassy. Charge and PolOff met inside the U.S. Embassy lobby with Rafael Alegria and other demonstration leaders and listened to their concerns about the [...]	2009-08-19 22:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA785	TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/19/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (C) In an August 17 meeting between the elections donor working group (GSE) and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) hosted [...]	2009-08-20 00:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA787	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #47 08/20/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 20, as of 12:00 local (14:00 EDT),a small group of less than 1,000 pro-Zelaya supporters marched on Colonia el San Jose del Pedegral in the vicinity of Toncontin International Airport. 2. (SBU) On August 19, at 15:15, a pro-Zelaya vehicular procession of over 100 cars and m [...]	2009-08-20 20:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA790	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #48 08/21/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) On August 21, as of 12:30 local (14:30 EDT),a medium-sized group (1,000-5,000 people) of pro-Zelaya supporters were congregating in front of the Channel 36 building. There was a police presence with this demonstration. 2. (SBU) As of 10:00, a small group (200 people) of the pro-reg [...]	2009-08-21 19:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA798	TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/21/09 [...] (U) This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (C) The five-magistrate "Constitutional Hall" of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) agreed on August 20 to review a legal ch [...]	2009-08-21 21:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA809	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #49 08/24/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) At approximately 0830 local (1030 EDT),the Organization of American States group of Foreign Ministers arrived in Tegucigalpa. The delegation included Argentinean Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, Canadian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Peter Kent, Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno [...]	2009-08-24 23:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA817	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #50 08/25/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) At approximately 0945 local (1145 EDT),a group of approximately 1,000-5,000 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered peacefully at the National Pedagogical University and marched to the Clarion Hotel. As of 1130 local (1330 EDT),the demonstration had moved toward the Intercontinental Hotel an [...]	2009-08-25 22:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA820	MISSION EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING [...] (SBU) On August 25, the Charge chaired a Mission Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review our security posture in response to the Department's press release stating the Embassy would suspend the issuance of nonimmigrant visas beginning August 26. 2. (SBU) The EAC concluded that [...]	2009-08-25 23:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA830	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #51 08/26/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of 14:00 local (16:00 EDT),a medium size group of pro-Zelaya demonstrators marched from the Clarion Hotel to the Embassy. The demonstrators peacefully disbanded at 13:55 local (15:55 EDT). Their message to the US was: "We request you do not support elections in Honduras and that OAS [...]	2009-08-26 23:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA831	TFH01: FOREIGN MINISTER DELEGATION FACES DE FACTO [...] (C) Summary: The OAS delegation of foreign ministers and OAS Secretary General which visited Honduras August 24-25 to press all parties to accept the San Jose Accord as the peaceful solution to the current political crisis concluded without a concrete result, due primarily to inflexibility on [...]	2009-08-27 02:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA832	TFH01: HONDURAN COUP POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/26/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Representatives of the G-16 donor community met at the World Bank office on August 26 to discuss [...]	2009-08-27 14:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA841	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #52 08/27/2009 AS OF [...] (U) According to local press reports, at 0300 local (0500 EDT) this morning, police located a homemade bomb inside a vehicle parked outside of the Programa Nacional de Beneficio Rural (PRONABER) building, next to the Secretaria de Comercio (SETCO). The bomb was reported to have contained accele [...]	2009-08-27 19:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA850	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #53 08/28/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),a medium sized group of pro-Zelaya demonstrators had gathered at the Honduran Social Security Institute (IHSS) on Blvd. Santa Fe and had moved to Colonia Polo Paz for a memorial service for a protestor that was shot and killed during a demonstration at that [...]	2009-08-28 22:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA859	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #54 08/31/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of 13:20 local (15:20 EDT) a medium sized group of pro-Zelaya supporters that had been marching in Colonia Monterrey had ended their demonstration and dispersed. --------------------------------- Infrastructure and Communications --------------------------------- 2. (U) As a res [...]	2009-08-31 23:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA87	HONDURAN CONGRESS SELECTS NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary. The Honduran Congress elected Luis Alberto Rubi Avila and Roy David Urtecho Lopez as new Attorney General and deputy, respectively, on February 8 from candidates selected by a constitutionally-mandated proposing board. Following tradition, the two candidates each come from one o [...]	2009-02-10 14:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KJUS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA871	TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH FORMER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with former president and Liberal Party "godfather" Carlos Flores on August 31 to discuss the political crisis and the state of relations within the Liberal Party. While Flores acknowledged his opposition to the coup had placed distance between himself and de f [...]	2009-09-02 18:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA882	G-16 REVIEWS MEMBER POSITIONS AND DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The G-16 donors' group, currently chaired by Canada, met on September 2 to review meetings held on September 1 by the EU and OAS regarding Honduras' political crisis. There was discussion of the advisability of meetings between the G-16 and electoral candidates and the concern t [...]	2009-09-03 20:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO
09TEGUCIGALPA883	TFHO1: DE FACTO REGIME TOUTS IMF ACT AS SIGN OF [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Honduran de facto regime is trumpeting the IMF,s inclusion of Honduras in the worldwide increase in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) for members as a sign of international recognition for the regime. Honduras received an allotment of SDR 96 million (approximat [...]	2009-09-03 20:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON AMB CONS DAO DCM AID FCS PAS POL ORA
09TEGUCIGALPA885	G-16 REVIEWS MEMBER POSITIONS AND DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The G-16 donors' group, currently chaired by Canada, met on September 2 to review meetings held on September 1 by the EU and OAS regarding Honduras' political crisis. There was discussion of the advisability of meetings between the G-16 and electoral candidates and the concern t [...]	2009-09-03 22:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO
09TEGUCIGALPA891	TFH01: JUSTICE FOR MY ENEMIES: DE FACTO GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the June 28 forced removal of President Zelaya, the Public Ministry and the de facto regime have waged a concerted effort to discredit and intimidate Zelaya cabinet members and coup opponents through investigations of a string of alleged criminal activities. Formal investi [...]	2009-09-04 20:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA892	PRO-COUP BUSINESSMAN CLAIMS LECH WALESA PLANS VISIT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Prominent businessman Adolfo (Fito) Facusse, who opposes the return of President Zelaya, told EconCouns on September 3 that he and others were involved in planning for a visit to Honduras by former Polish president Lech Wales [...]	2009-09-04 22:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL HO PL
09TEGUCIGALPA90	SOUTHCOM COMMANDER'S HONDURAS VISIT REINFORCES [...] (U) SUMMARY: Taking place on the heels of a near constitutional crisis over the election of the Supreme Court (Ref A),the visit of SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral James Stavridis on January 29-30 could not have been better timed to reinforce our message of democracy and civilian control of the mil [...]	2009-02-10 18:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR MOPS EAID KDEM SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA902	TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President Arias reviewed the Honduran situation on September 9. They discussed the Secretary's meeting with President Zelaya last week in Washington, as well as the U.S. position on economic assistance, visas and the elections. The Ambassador also briefed Aria [...]	2009-09-09 20:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA903	TFHO1: DE FACTO REGIME'S POSITION ON PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary: On August 28, the Ministry of Finance of the de facto regime published an advertisement in the major dailies describing the current conditions of public finances in the country and actions the de facto regime is taking to manage public finance during the rest of the year. The an [...]	2009-09-09 21:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BBSR ECON EFIN HO KDEM PGOV
09TEGUCIGALPA908	TFHO1: IMF REPRESENTATIVE OUTLINES PLAN FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 9 meeting with EconCouns, International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative Mario Garza said that the IMF is conducting a vote of its members on what government to recognize in Honduras. The vote count will probably take place on September 18. If there is no quorum [...]	2009-09-10 23:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IMF HO
09TEGUCIGALPA919	TFHO1: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DE FACTO FM LOPEZ [...] (C) Summary: As per Department instructions, the Ambassador met with de facto regime Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend on September 14. The Ambassador discussed the visa revocations. Lopez confirmed he had received the notice on September 11 and understo [...]	2009-09-17 02:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA921	TFHO1: REACTION TO U.S. VISA REVOCATIONS, NIV [...] (C) Summary: Public statements from de facto regime members and supporters in response to the September 10 revocation of their U.S. visas have in general been understated, with a few attacks directed at the Ambassador. In private meetings, however, the response has been a mix of anger and conf [...]	2009-09-17 16:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CASC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA930	TFHO1: RURAL REGION SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE [...] (U) Summary: During a September 2 visit to two towns in the southeastern province of El Paraiso, embassy officers found that political tension, police actions, and consumer uncertainty following the June 28 coup have caused short-term damage to the local economy. El Paraiso is a primarily a [...]	2009-09-17 23:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD HO KDEM PGOV PREL
09TEGUCIGALPA939	TFH01: SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SAYS CONGRESS RATHER [...] (C) Summary. Supreme Court magistrate David Calix Vallecillo, who claims he was outside Honduras during the period shortly before and after the June 28 coup, told Poloffs that the Supreme Court has not issued any binding judicial decisions regarding the country's political crisis. Calix said [...]	2009-09-18 22:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA940	TFHO1: PHONE CONVERSATION WITH DE FACTO FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: Consul General (CG) received a phone call September 17 from Gabriela Nunez, de facto regime Minister of Finance. Nunez was calling to find out if her U.S. visa had been revoked, as she anticipated being invited to Washington, D.C. by the World Bank for consultations. CG confirmed [...]	2009-09-18 23:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA944	TFH01: ZELAYA CLAIMS TO BE IN HONDURAS [...] (C) At 1040 local (1240 EDT) local pro-Zelaya Channel 36 announced that Presient Zelaya had returned to Honduras and was already in Tegucigalpa, at the UN Building. Although such rumors had arisen many times since the June 28 coup, Post immediately began calling sources to determine whether t [...]	2009-09-21 19:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA945	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #55 09/21/2009 AS OF [...] (U) At 1300 local (1500 EDT),President Zelaya appeared on a balcony before a crowd of over 5,000 supporters who had gathered outside the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, but made no statement. Earlier via radio and television channel 36, Zelaya publicly stated he was ready to sign the San Jo [...]	2009-09-21 22:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA947	TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION [...] (C) Honduran authorities can no longer handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly deteriorating. There is [...]	2009-09-22 15:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA948	TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION - CORRECTED CABLE [...] (C) Summary: Honduran authorities may no longer be able to handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly dete [...]	2009-09-22 16:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA949	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #56 09/22/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Security forces removed protesters from the Brazilian Embassy in the early morning hours, employing tear gas, according to Brazilian Embassy sources. Estimates on the number of protestors removed range from 500 to 1,000, depending on the source. According to a televised police announceme [...]	2009-09-22 19:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA951	TFH01: POLITICAL WRAP-UP [...] (C) Summary. President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and a group of supporters remain in the Brazilian Embassy. The Armed Forces have allowed food and water to be delivered to the Embassy compound and are permitting the departure of Zelaya supporters and local Embassy staff. Rumors are circulatin [...]	2009-09-23 00:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA952	TFH01: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION [...] (C) Summary. Freedom of the press and expression continue to be threatened in Honduras by the de facto regime and its supporters. Recent actions against anti-coup media outlets continue to create a hostile environment for them. The Ambassador expressed to the head of the National Telecommun [...]	2009-09-23 00:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA953	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #58 09/22/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) As of noon local (1400 EDT) the Brazilian charge d'affaires reported to Emboffs that the electricity and water had been restored in their Embassy. Both the Armed Forces (HOAF) Chief of Defense and the de facto security minister have promised safe passage to embassy employees and Zelaya [...]	2009-09-23 00:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA954	TFHO1:AMCHAM BOARD SAYS POLITICAL CRISIS IS [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Honduran American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Honduras) said that the political crisis is seriously affecting their businesses and the economy as a whole, at a September 17 meeting with Embassy economic officers. One company has barred American employees from trav [...]	2009-09-23 00:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	BBSR CASC CVIS EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL
09TEGUCIGALPA955	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #59 09/23/2009 AS OF [...] (U) De facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras read a statement in English on television the evening of September 22. A question and answer period in Spanish followed. Lopez Contreras' statement said de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti is ready to engage in a discussion wi [...]	2009-09-23 19:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA957	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #60 09/23/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Post continues to pursue confirmation from security forces on behalf of the Brazilian Charge d'Affaires that he will be permitted to re-enter his embassy if he leaves. While individual field commanders for the armed forces and police state they will allow safe passage when informed, they [...]	2009-09-24 01:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC EAIR ECON HO
09TEGUCIGALPA958	TFH01: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION SINCE ZELAYA'S RETURN [...] (C) Summary. The human rights situation following the return of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has deteriorated. Post confirmed the death of one anti-coup protestor on September 22 in Tegucigalpa and is working to confirm another alleged death of an anti-coup protestor in San Pedro Sula [...]	2009-09-24 01:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA959	TFH01: ZELAYA'S NEW CONTROL CENTER: THE SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke on the phone with Brazilian Charge d'Affaires Francisco Catunda the morning of September 23. Catunda remains host to President Zelaya and a large number of supporters in his embassy. Catunda thanked the Ambassador for the extensive USG assistance in facilita [...]	2009-09-24 01:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL HO BR
09TEGUCIGALPA960	TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SANTOS AND LOBO [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 23 with the four presidential candidates who had signed a communique expressing support for the San Jose Accord after a September 16 meeting with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. The candidates told the Ambassador that they are scheduled to meet [...]	2009-09-24 16:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA961	TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO TELL ZELAYA AND [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 23 with the four presidential candidates who had signed a communique expressing support for the San Jose Accord after a September 16 meeting with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. The candidates told the Ambassador that they are scheduled to meet [...]	2009-09-24 16:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA962	TFH01: TALKING TO GENERAL VASQUEZ AND PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: We have been working with Chief of Defense General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez to improve conditions for President Zelaya's party and Brazilian diplomats in the Brazilian chancery. Vasquez is willing to help but has also insisted that Zelaya be more active in encouraging his supporte [...]	2009-09-24 19:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA963	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #61 09/24/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Bertha Oliva de Nativi, executive director of human rights NGO Committee for the Family of the Detained and Disappeared in Honduras (COFADEH),told Poloff on September 23 that Francisco Moncada Alvorado was the name of the victim confirmed killed by security forces due to anti-coup violen [...]	2009-09-24 19:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA966	TFHO1: DE FACTO FINANCE MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: In a series of phone calls to the Consul General (CG) September 24, de facto Finance Minister Gabriela Nunez expressed worry over the deteriorating security situation since the unexpected return to Honduras of President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya. She also angrily questioned the decis [...]	2009-09-25 00:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA967	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #62 09/24/2009 AS OF [...] (U) The Executive Director of the Center for the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (CPTRT),a Honduran human rights NGO, sent a letter on September 22 to the President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly requesting that the UN send a medical and human right [...]	2009-09-25 00:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA975	TFHO1: STOCKS OF STAPLES STILL SUFFICIENT [...] (U) Summary: The de facto regime temporarily suspended the nationwide curfew during the day on Wednesday, September 23 to allow Hondurans to stock up on food, fuel and cash; the curfew was lifted for most of the day on September 24. On September 23, thousands of people rushed to stores, bank [...]	2009-09-25 23:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ETRD EAGR ELTN PINS PGOV SOCI KDEM
09TEGUCIGALPA977	TFH01: CHIEF OF DEFENSE ON THE SIEGE AT THE [...] (C) Within the framework of Department guidance regarding contact with Honduran officials and military, the Ambassador spoke by telephone with de facto regime Chief of Defense MG Romeo Vasquez Velasquez on two occasions September 25 to discuss the situation at the Brazilian Embassy and the cur [...]	2009-09-26 00:26:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA979	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #64 09/25/2009 AS OF [...] (C) Post is thoroughly investigating claims of a gas attack against the Brazilian Embassy. 2. (SBU) A Zelaya supporter reported that the de facto government was not allowing presidential candidates Cesar Ham(UD) and Carlos H. Reyes (independent, pro-Zelaya) into the Brazilian embassy to see [...]	2009-09-26 00:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA982	TFH01: CANDIDATES MEET ZELAYA AND MICHELETTI AND [...] (U) Summary. The four presidential candidates who on September 16 traveled to Costa Rica to meet with President Arias met on September 24 with de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti and later the same day with President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy. There was widespread [...]	2009-09-28 20:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA983	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #65 09/28/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Four members of a five person OAS delegation were denied entry at Toncontin International Airport on September 27, with U.S. Embassy officers present. Two of the diplomats were U.S. citizens. The fifth diplomat, John Biehl, was permitted to enter Honduras. Details on this incident will [...]	2009-09-28 22:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA985	TFH01: DEPORATATION OF FOUR OAS STAFF MEMEBERS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Four of the five members of the OAS delegation that arrived in Tegucigalpa on September 27 were denied entry into Honduras and deported on commercial flights to Miami and San Jose, Costa Rica. Poloffs were present at the airport to provide ground transportation to the delegatio [...]	2009-09-28 23:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CASC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA986	TFH01: ALLEGED GAS ATTACK AGAINST BRAZILIAN [...] (C) Summary. Embassy received reports on September 25 that a gas attack had been carried out against the Brazilian Embassy and that persons inside the Embassy, including President Zelaya, had become ill. Embassy investigated the allegations. The Brazilian Charge told Embassy that he believe [...]	2009-09-29 13:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA988	TFH01:THE AMBASSADOR HOSTS COFFEE TO SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador hosted a coffee at the Residence on September 27 to promote dialogue between the pro and anti-Zelaya camps. The presidential candidates discussed their meeting with President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti on September 24. T [...]	2009-09-29 22:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA989	TFH01: DECREE LIMITING CIVIL LIBERTIES [...] (U) Summary. The de facto regime issued an executive decree on September 26 limiting for a period of 45 days the freedoms of speech, association, movement, and due process. The National Telecommunications Commission executed the decree by suspending the operating licenses of a pro-Zelaya tele [...]	2009-09-29 22:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA99	COURTESY VISIT WITH NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Patricia Rodas, February 11. Discussion centered on upcoming Summit of Americas and the OAS General Assembly as well as President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's upcoming trip to the Washington and Denver. [...]	2009-02-13 21:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KSUM KDEM AORC ICJ KV
09TEGUCIGALPA990	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #66 09/29/2009 AS OF [...] (U) OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza announced yesterday, September 28 that de facto president Micheletti had invited the OAS to bring a delegation to Honduras on October 7 with permission to send an advance team on October 2. The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya this morning. H [...]	2009-09-29 23:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA991	TFH01: MICHELETTI AGREES TO A NATIONAL DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) De facto regime head Roberto Micheletti told OAS Secretary Jose Miguel Insulza that he would convoke a meeting with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's cabinet members and other political actors in a national dialogue to promote reconciliation, at the end of a meeting held by the two September [...]	2009-09-30 01:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA993	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #67 09/30/2009 AS OF [...] (C) Liberal party Congresswoman Argentina Valle told Poloff on September 29 that Congressional leaders decided to establish a commission that will examine the decree passed by the Executive Branch on September 26 that severely limited civil liberties (ref Tegucigalpa 989). Earlier on September [...]	2009-09-30 22:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA994	TFH01: DECREE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACCORDING TO [...] (C) Summary: Special Prosecutors for Human Rights Sandra Ponce and German Enamorado told Ambassador on September 29 that they believed the decree limiting civil liberties enacted by the de facto regime on September 26 was unconstitutional and that they had initiated action calling on the Supre [...]	2009-09-30 22:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA999	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP 68 10/01/2009 AS OF [...] (U) The OAS announced that an advance team led by Victor Rico, OAS Secretary for Political Affairs, will arrive in Honduras on October 2 to prepare for the arrival of the delegation of Foreign Ministers and OAS Secretary-General Insulza on October 7. 2. (U) A delegation of Brazilian Congres [...]	2009-10-01 23:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TELAVIV100	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 13, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) As of 1700 local on January 13, 102 truckloads of humanitarian supplies, including 2 tankers of industrial diesel, were transferred into the Gaza Strip via Kerem Shalom. The Nahal Oz fuel terminal was closed today because of nearby military operations. The Karni crossing, open yesterday [...]	2009-01-13 16:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1016	ISRAELI GICNT PLENARY DELEGATION TO BE DETERMINED [...] (SBU) Per reftel, the GOI reiterated plans to attend the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary in The Hague in June 2009. According to MFA Arms Control Advisor Israel Tikochinski, the GOI has not yet decided at what level the GOI will attend the plenary. He noted that [...]	2009-05-07 12:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC RS NL IS
09TELAVIV1017	ISRAEL LIKELY TO POSTPONE GICNT WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) Per reftels, the GOI will likely postpone its proposed Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) expert-level workshop tentatively scheduled for November 2009. According to MFA Arms Control Advisor Israel Tikochinski, the GOI was not aware of competing GICNT events also sch [...]	2009-05-07 12:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR XF KGIC PREL IS
09TELAVIV1034	NETANYAHU'S PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS SPARK POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's cabinet on May 3 approved the 2009-2010 budget framework that seeks to shrink Israel's annual budget deficit in part through cuts in expected expenditures. Details on those cuts were released later in the week, sparking the first major politi [...]	2009-05-08 16:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV104	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 14, 1200 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Operation Cast Lead continues with IDF troops moving forward, very slowly, towards the center of Gaza City as talks over a ceasefire, and its terms, continue. Approximately 20 rockets landed in southern Israel overnight, although there were no reports of any damage. Two rocke [...]	2009-01-14 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS CASC KWBG
09TELAVIV1041	GOI REJECTS COOPERATION WITH GOLDSTONE MISSION [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for UN and International Organizations Affairs Evyatar Manor told Pol Couns May 11 that the GOI has definitively decided not to cooperate with the Goldstone Mission to investigate allegations of war crimes during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza. Manor stressed tha [...]	2009-05-11 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV106	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 13, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) Kerem Shalom was the only crossing open between Gaza and Israel on January 14, except for limited humanitarian evacuations through Erez. Kerem Shalom transferred 102 truckloads of humanitarian supplies, including three tankers of diesel destined for Gaza hospital generators. The GOI's [...]	2009-01-14 15:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1060	REP. WEXLER DISCUSSES IRAN WITH IDF INTELLIGENCE [...] (S) Representative Robert Wexler (D, Florida),accompanied by Deputy Chief of Staff Joshua Rogin and DCM Moreno, met with Israel Defense Forces Intelligence Chief, MG Amos Yadlin, on Sunday 10 May 2009. MG Yadlin focused his discussion on the preparations for the upcoming visit of Prime Min [...]	2009-05-13 12:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MPOS KNNP IR IS
09TELAVIV1069	REP. WEXLER DISCUSSES NATO WITH ISRAELI NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Opinions vary widely within the GOI regarding an enhanced relationship with NATO. According to National Security Adviser Uzi Arad, there are those within PM Netanyahu's administration who view an enhanced relationship as a real opportunity, including FM Avigdor Lieberman. Others [...]	2009-05-13 13:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROG KWBG IR UK IS
09TELAVIV1070	CODEL WEXLER'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM AYALON [...] (C) Summary. Representative Robert Wexler met with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on May 10. Looking toward PM Netanyahu's May 18 meeting with President Obama, Wexler advised that Netanyahu should support President Obama's engagement with Iran. Wexler said he was confident that the tw [...]	2009-05-13 13:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IR SA SY EG TU IS
09TELAVIV1073	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. Israel-South Africa Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that a Qsenior AmericanQ conveyed a message to PM Benjamin Netanyahu demanding that Israel not surprise the U.S. with [...]	2009-05-14 14:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

09TELAVIV1082	NAZARETH AND THE POPE: A MODEL FOR ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: In preparation for the Pope's visit on May 14th, the municipality of Nazareth, in conjunction with the Government of Israel (GOI),undertook a massive construction and infrastructure renovation initiative with a budget of almost 25 million NIS ($6 million USD). City officials want t [...]	2009-05-15 08:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SOCI ELAB IS VT
09TELAVIV1098	ISRAEL: A PROMISED LAND FOR ORGANIZED CRIME? [...] (SBU) Organized crime (OC) has longstanding roots in Israel, but in recent years there has been a sharp increase in the reach and impact of OC networks. In seeking a competitive advantage in such lucrative trades as narcotics and prostitution, Israeli crime groups have demonstrated their abil [...]	2009-05-15 14:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS SNAR CMGT KFRD KCOR KCRM KTIP PINR IS
09TELAVIV1106	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE [...] (SBU) Per reftel, ODC Chief and MCPO conducted a site survey on May 14 to verify the continued possession by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of 35 Night Vision Goggles (PVS-7D - Nivisys). ODC offs confirmed that all reftel night vision devices (NVDs) were accounted for with the exception of s [...]	2009-05-18 13:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IS
09TELAVIV1122	PAPAL VISIT TO ISRAEL UNDERSCORES DIVISIONS MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pope Benedict XVI's May 11-15 visit to the Holy Land, while billed as a pilgrimage of reconciliation and peace, served perhaps more to underscore ongoing divisions between Jews and Christians, Muslims and Christians, Israelis and Palestinians, and Israel and the Vatican. Coming [...]	2009-05-20 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KIRF KPAL VT IS
09TELAVIV1124	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1125	MG SHAMNI REPRIMANDS KFIR BRIGADE COMMANDER FOR [...] (SBU) MG Gadi Shamni, commander of the IDF Central Command, publicly reprimanded the commander of the West Bank's Kfir Brigade, Col. Itai Virov, on May 19 for statements Col. Virov made to a military court in which he defended the use of violence when detaining Palestinian suspects. (Note: Th [...]	2009-05-20 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1126	BOI GOVERNOR FISCHER DISCUSSES UTILITY OF JEDG [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 12:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1138	GOI DEMARCHE ON PA LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) MFA Director General Yossi Gal convoked the Charge May 21 to deliver a demarche on the Palestinian Authority's letter of January 21 to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, in which the PA requested that the Prosecutor "extend his jurisdiction to cover claims against Israel" [...]	2009-05-21 13:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1141	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON STABILIZING GAZA [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KWBG IS
09TELAVIV115	GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 15, 1230 - GAZA ON FIRE [...] Summary: (S//REL USA, ACGU) Israeli-fired artillery rounds struck a warehouse on the UNRWA compound in Gaza City between 0900 and 1000 local on January 15, sparking a fire that threatens fuel storage sites and wounding three. The Embassy has been in contact with IDF Southern Command to urge [...]	2009-01-15 11:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS PINS PINR KWBG EG IS KPAL CASC PHUM
09TELAVIV1153	NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP OUTREACH TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: GOI interlocutors raised familiar themes with a delegation from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) during a recent outreach meeting at the SOREQ Nuclear Research Center on May 14. The GOI continues to seek formal recognition for adhering to NSG Guidelines, and supports a German asso [...]	2009-05-27 04:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ETTC PARM NPT IS
09TELAVIV1163	GOI SAYS IT IS READY TO EVACUATE OUTPOSTS [...] (C) Since Prime Minister Netanyahu's May 18 meeting with POTUS, the GOI has publicly announced and demonstrated its intent to dismantle illegal West Bank outposts. On May 20, Ha'aretz reported that Minister of Defense Barak told the YESHA settlers council that the GOI was ready to evacuate ill [...]	2009-05-28 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1167	STABILIZING GAZA [...] (C) Ambassador met with Israeli MFA Director General Yossi Gal on May 27 to follow up on reftel, the main points of which we passed to MFA and the Prime Minister's Office on May 23 as a non-paper, given that GOI offices were closed for the weekend. Gal said he took as point of departure that t [...]	2009-05-28 14:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG PREL EAID
09TELAVIV1171	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Block Quotes: ------------- I. "How We Beat Obama" Senior op-ed writer Akiva Eldar commented in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz (6/1): "Let's agree that Obama in his naivete really has become preoccupied with inconsequential matters, such as a handful o [...]	2009-06-01 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1176	NETANYAHU OFFICIALLY REJECTS U.S. POSITION ON [...] (U) On June 1, Israeli press reported that PM Netanyahu officially rejected the USG position against Israeli expansion of West Bank settlements, including construction to facilitate "natural growth." Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Netanyahu reportedly declared t [...]	2009-06-01 15:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1177	CODELS CASEY AND ACKERMAN MEET WITH DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Post hosted two CODELS during the week of May 25: one from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by Senator Casey, the other from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs led by Congressman Ackerman. Both delegations met with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who conveyed similar [...]	2009-06-02 06:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS IR KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1182	ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS MEET ON GAZA RECOVERY [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director Irit Ben Abba called EconCouns evening of June 2 to give a readout of the GOI-PA meeting on end-use assurances and Gaza recovery. Ben Abba said the meeting had been led by she and Karim Nashashibi and had gone very well from the GOI perspective. So well, in fact, tha [...]	2009-06-02 10:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1184	CODELS ACKERMAN AND CASEY MEETINGS WITH PRIME [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Ackerman and Casey met separately May 26 and 27 with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The Prime Minister discussed his visit to Washington, focusing on his discussions of Iran, a regional approach in support of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and his approach to the P [...]	2009-06-02 13:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KNNP IR KWBG EG IS
09TELAVIV1191	WATER: GOI FEARS LACK OF PWA MAINTENANCE WILL [...] (SBU) Keying on the April 2009 World Bank Assessment of Restrictions on Palestinian Water Sector Development and in anticipation that water issues may be raised at the June 8-9 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting, Lt. Col. Uri Singer, COGAT Deputy Foreign Relations Head called in EconCouns [...]	2009-06-03 08:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KWBG IS
09TELAVIV12	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-05 11:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV121	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 15, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) The Joint Coordination Room (JCR) convened a 9:30 meeting to introduce the newly appointed Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Yitzhak Herzog, to the diplomatic and international organizations communities in order to demonstrate the GOI's priority on maintaining humanitarian aid for Gazan [...]	2009-01-15 17:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1218	IDF WEST BANK COMMANDER SHAMNI BRIEFS THE [...] (C) Summary. Major General Gaddi Shamni, the commander of the IDF's Western Command, briefed the Ambassador June 4 on what he termed the development of relations of cooperation and mutual trust between his coammnd and the PA Security Forces at all levels over the past year. Shamni described [...]	2009-06-05 12:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1220	RIGHT-WING KNESSET MEMBERS PROPOSE LOYALTY BILLS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Israel's Knesset is in various stages of considering several bills introduced by right-wing Knesset Members (MKs) intended to counter manifestations of anti-Israeli politics among Israeli Arabs. The measures include criminalizing participation in annual protests characterizing [...]	2009-06-05 13:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IS
09TELAVIV1221	TRILATERAL WATER WORKING GROUP MEETING, APRIL 21, [...] (C) Summary. With the U.S. as chair, the Trilateral Water Working Group (TWWG) met in Tel Aviv April 21, to facilitate technical discussions on current Israeli and Palestinian water issues. This was the first meeting held since June 2008. The discussion revolved around the general lack [...]	2009-06-05 13:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1235	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 05:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1237	ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN MEETING ON BANKING ISSUES [...] (SBU) Bank of Israel (BOI) Assistant Supervisor of Banks David Zaken called EconOff on June 8 to express BOI satisfaction with the June 7 Israeli-Palestinian meeting on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-finance (AML/CTF) practices in West Bank and Gaza banks. The BOI arranged the meet [...]	2009-06-09 07:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV124	GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 16, 1200 [...] (S) As of 1100 local on January 16, the USDAO had reported that Israeli heavy armor and mechanized forces were moving into southern Gaza from the Sufa and Kerem Shalom crossings, moves which suggest a ground operation is in the making in the vicinity of the Philadelphi corridor. The Israeli [...]	2009-01-16 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PINS PINR KWBG EG LE IS KPAL CASC
09TELAVIV1246	GOI INTERIOR MINISTER WANTS SETTLEMENT EXPANSION [...] (SBU) In a June 8 radio interview, Interior Minister and Shas Party head Eli Yishai publicly committed to using his Ministry's funds to promote expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Prompted by reports that no settlement construction tenders have been issued since PM Netanyahu took [...]	2009-06-09 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1250	EGYPTIAN EMBASSY ALLEGES YA'ALON COMMENT INDICATES [...] (C) Egyptian DCM Sameh El Souefi briefed members of the diplomatic community including Pol Couns May 28 on the May 24-25 visit of MFA spokesman and director of Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit's office Hossam Zaki. El Souefi provided a readout along predictable lines of Zaki's discussions with De [...]	2009-06-09 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1263	ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR RONEN MALKA [...] (SBU) The Israel Defense Force has selected the individual named in para 2 to participate in the Marshall Center Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS) scheduled for June 26-July 31, 2009. Post has no derogatory information on this individual. Post requests that Department vet this [...]	2009-06-11 10:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM IS
09TELAVIV1273	GOI FOLLOW-UP REQUESTS FROM JUNE 7 [...] (S) In follow-up to the June 7 Israeli-Palestinian meeting on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-finance (AML/CFT practices in West Bank and Gaza banks (REFTEL) GOI officials reviewed with EconOff next steps and additional information they have sought from the Palestinian side. In sepa [...]	2009-06-12 14:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1293	ISRAELI RESPONSE TO IRENA DEMARCHE [...] (C) Post conveyed the points regarding possible USG membership in IRENA (reftel) to GOI Ministry of National Infrastructure, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Environmental Protection on June 11. Upon receiving the demarche, Infrastructure Ministry (which is responsible for energy m [...]	2009-06-15 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KGHG SENV IS
09TELAVIV1295	NETANYAHU'S "BAR ILAN ADDRESS" REFLECTS EMERGING [...] (C) Summary. PM Netanyahu's June 14 speech was a balancing act to deal with widely-perceived U.S. pressure without causing the collapse of his coalition. By announcing his acceptance of a demilitarized Palestinian state beside Israel, Netanyahu moved to the center and embraced positions sup [...]	2009-06-15 13:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1299	SPECIAL TREATMENT IS NOT ENOUGH: THE GOI [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOI disputes World Bank assertions--widely picked up by U.S. analysts--that the North Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant (NGWWTP) project is at a standstill because the GOI had not approved entry of necessary equipment and materials into Gaza, noting that all approvals were iss [...]	2009-06-16 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1306	GOI REITERATES DESIRE FOR INCREASED [...] (S/NF) Yehuda Shaffer, head of the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority (IMPA),reiterated GOI desire for increased bilateral Israeli-Palestinian cooperation on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-financing (AML/CFT) enforcement in a meeting with EconOff and [...]	2009-06-16 14:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1324	GOI DISCUSSES LEBANON AND SYRIA WITH HOF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 10, Fred Hof, Special Advisor for Regional Affairs in the office of Special Envoy Mitchell, held a series of meetings with GOI officials from the MFA and MOD to discuss the situation in Lebanon and Syria and the possibilities for progress towards opening negotiations with each. [...]	2009-06-18 08:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL LE SY UN IS
09TELAVIV1329	EMBASSY VIEWS ON 2009 JEDG [...] (C) The June 29 Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) meeting presents the opportunity to discuss the eventual severance of the JEDG from its connection to the 2003 Loan Guarantee Agreement (LGA),and its continuance as an annual bilateral economic consultation between the two countries. Thi [...]	2009-06-18 13:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1334	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON M-113 ENGINE [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel, Post raised the possible unauthorized retransfer of M-113 engines by the GOI through Israeli company L.A. Nordan to U.S. company Pan Pacific Enterprises (PPE). According to both the Israeli MOD and L.A. Nordan, no M-113 engine transaction or retransfer occurred, co [...]	2009-06-19 07:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IS
09TELAVIV1336	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CRITICAL UN ELECTION: U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-19 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09TELAVIV1337	OPPOSITION LAWMAKERS BOYCOTT KNESSET TO PROTEST [...] (U) The Kadima-led opposition this week united to oppose the government's attempts to pass several measures aimed at increasing the long-term stability of Israeli governments, but also specifically intended to assist Prime Minister Netanyahu. Opposition leader Livni pushed to have the six op [...]	2009-06-19 13:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV1338	VICE PRIME MINISTER SHALOM ON HIS NEW REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with VPM and Minister for Regional Development Sylvan Shalom on June 18 to discuss the latter's coordinating role in the GOI interministerial committee on West Bank economic development. Shalom outlined his role, which is limited at this point to trying to coordin [...]	2009-06-19 13:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KWBG KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1340	LIBERMAN'S VISIT TO MOSCOW AND MINSK PART OF GOI [...] (S) Summary. The MFA's readout on Foreign Minister Liberman's June 2-3 visit to Moscow closely tracked with Embassy Moscow reftel, but with some interesting differences of nuance: the Israelis stated that Liberman's outreach to the Russians represents a new foreign policy priority for Israe [...]	2009-06-19 14:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON MASS RU IR IS
09TELAVIV1346	UPDATE ON UNSCO PROPOSAL FOR GAZA [...] (SBU) Following up on our earlier conversations, and promising contacts at the June 8 AHLC meeting in Oslo, UN Senior Coordinator Robert Serry's staff met with Ministry of Defense PolMil Bureau official Oded Herman and Office of the Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COG [...]	2009-06-22 13:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF KWBG IS
09TELAVIV135	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 16, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) Only the Kerem Shalom crossing was open on January 16; it handled 76 truckloads of supplies and three fuel tankers. In the wake of yesterday's firefight around the UNWRA compound in Gaza and destruction of its main warehouse, UNWRA did not operate its usual cargo convoys from Kerem Sha [...]	2009-01-16 16:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PETER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1353	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Benjamin Netanyahu as saying yesterday in Rome that he would not rule out the renewal of Egyptian-brokered negotiations with Hamas in an attempt to secure the releas [...]	2009-06-24 09:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1355	ISRAELI HEAD OF CIVIL ADMINISTRATION DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 21 meeting in Bet El, Head of the Civil Administration in Hebron, Brigadier General Yoav "Poli" Mordechai (please protect),told U. S. Security Coordinator (USSC) Chief of Operations and Plans, Colonel Stephen Moniz, that improved security coordination with the Palestinia [...]	2009-06-24 13:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG MCAP PGOV PREL ECON IS
09TELAVIV1373	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 12:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE IS UN KS
09TELAVIV1378	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE [...] (SBU) Per ref A, Post raised the provision of voltage control oscillators through foreign consignee Elisra Electronic Systems to the Israel Defense Force. According to Kobi Fogler from the Directorate of Security Defense Establishment (MALMAB),four oscillators were lost during tests, while t [...]	2009-06-26 09:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IS
09TELAVIV1437	MOFAZ CHALLENGING LIVNI WHILE NETANYAHU COURTS BOTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Former Defense Minister and current Kadima Knesset Member (MK) Shaul Mofaz in recent weeks has been more vocal and direct in challenging party leader Tzipi Livni's leadership. Mofaz's recent statements -- in which he questioned her ability to lead, faulted her for not joining [...]	2009-07-02 15:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV1462	INCENTIVES TO WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS MAY PERSIST [...] (U) On 5 July, the Knesset Finance Committee broadened the criteria by which the government will grant National Priority Area (NPA) status, which could allow the continuation and a potential increase of incentive benefits for West Bank settlers. The NPA bill gives the GOI the legal authority to [...]	2009-07-06 14:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1471	NEW TAKE ON BUILDING ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN BANKING [...] (SBU) Irit Roth, Director of Country Legal Counsel and Compliance Division Head for Citi Israel, described operational difficulties as the main impediment to increased business between Israeli and Palestinian private banks in a meeting with EconOff on 6 July. While echoing some of the AML/CF [...]	2009-07-07 08:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV15	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 5, 16:00 [...] (S) Summary: IDF ground operations continued January 5 with heavy artillery fire and troop advances on Gaza City. After bisecting the Gaza Strip, IDF ground forces are methodically closing in on Gaza City. IDF leadership describes a "root canal" ground operation aimed at preventing rocket fi [...]	2009-01-05 17:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID ASEC IS
09TELAVIV1502	GOI'S NEW TERROR FINANCE DESIGNATION STRATEGY [...] (C) GOI officials outlined significant changes in Israel's approach to terror finance designations to a USG delegation on June 30-July 1. The Israelis described new efforts to engage previously designated entities (mostly charitable NGOs) to encourage reform and increase funding to legitimate [...]	2009-07-08 09:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1507	STAFFDELS MAKOVSKY AND BENAIM'S MEETING WITH MOD [...] (S) Summary. Congressional Staffdels Makovsky and Benaim, accompanied by PolCouns, met with MOD Chief of Staff BG Mike Herzog July 2. Their discussion covered improved Egyptian counter-smuggling performance, Egypt's efforts to promote Palestinian national reconciliation, the Arab role in th [...]	2009-07-08 14:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG EG IS
09TELAVIV1521	ISRAEL CONFIDENT OF 2010 OECD ACCESSION BUT TAKING [...] (SBU) In separate meetings with Foreign Affairs, Finance and Environment officials, GOI interlocutors expressed confidence that Israel is well on track for accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) by April 2010. MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Aff [...]	2009-07-10 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON IS
09TELAVIV1529	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that yesterday, during a special cabinet session in Beersheva, PM Benjamin Netanyahu called on PA President Mahmoud Abbas and other Palestinian leaders to meet. Ye [...]	2009-07-13 09:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV156	IPR/ISRAEL: OCR DOES NOT RESULT IN AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: The Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review (OCR) for Israel, which could have resulted in significant progress on improving Israeli intellectual property (IP) regime in the area of research-based pharmaceuticals, has not yielded an agreement despite strong efforts by the USG to reach one. [...]	2009-01-20 13:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR IS
09TELAVIV1562	PRESIDENT PERES VISITS ASTANA AND BAKU [...] (SBU) Summary: Israeli President Shimon Peres, along with 3 ministers and a 60 person commercial delegation, visited Astana and Baku June 29 - July 1. The stated purpose was to advance the Israeli industrial and business agenda in these countries not traditionally considered close diplomati [...]	2009-07-16 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR AJ KZ IS
09TELAVIV1565	MFA COMMENTS ON MEETINGS WITH MOROCCAN AND OMANI [...] (C) Summary. Senior MFA officials recently met in Europe with the Moroccan MFA Director General and the Omani Foreign Minister. While the meetings were positive, the Israeli impression is that moderate Arab states are looking for Israeli steps on final status issues, not a settlements freez [...]	2009-07-16 14:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR MO MU MR IS
09TELAVIV1579	POLICE REPORTEDLY CLOSE TO RECOMMENDING INDICTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Israeli press reported on July 15 that police are nearing a decision to recommend to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz that he indict Foreign Minister and Yisrael Beitenu Chairman Avigdor Liberman on money laundering and fraud charges. Following such a recommendation, we expe [...]	2009-07-17 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV1615	2009-2010 GOI BUDGET APPROVED [...] (U) Three and a half months after being introduced, the 2009-2010 GOI budget was approved by a majority of 58 Members of Knesset (MK)--versus 36 MKs against--in final readings in the Knesset on July 15. The budget framework includes deficit ceilings of six percent of GDP in 2009 and 5.5 per [...]	2009-07-21 10:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1626	ACTION REQUEST: LEAHY VETTING FOR U-241 [...] (SBU) The Israel Defense Force has selected the individuals named in para 2 to participate in the U-241 medical exchange for combat experienced doctors at Ft. Bragg, July 31-August 14, 2009. Post has no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests that Department vet these indi [...]	2009-07-22 07:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM IS
09TELAVIV1640	GENERAL GILAD DEBRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON EGYPT MEETINGS [...] (S/NF) During their July 23 meeting, Ministry of Defense PolMil Bureau Director Amos Gilad updated the Ambassador on Gilad's recent meetings with senior Egyptian security officials. Gilad said he had met with Intelligence Minister Soliman's deputy, Mohammed Ibrahim over breakfast for three ho [...]	2009-07-24 07:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL EG IS
09TELAVIV1656	AMBASSADOR PRESSES GAZA/WEST BANK ISSUES WITH AMOS [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Ministry of Defense PolMil Bureau Director Amos Gilad on July 23 to get an update on Gilad's meetings with senior Egyptian officials (septel),to underscore USG support for phase one of the UN Gaza reconstruction plan, to urge continued expansion of the flow of commod [...]	2009-07-24 13:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1657	MOD SAYS NO MASS OUTPOST EVACUATION PLANNED, [...] (SBU) On 23 July, Amos Gilad, director of the MOD's Political Military Bureau, told Ambassador that recent Israeli press reports inaccurately stated that the MOD is planning a one-day mass evacuation of outposts (reftel). From 21-22 June, Ha'aretz reported that the MOD had formulated a plan, a [...]	2009-07-24 14:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1685	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 13:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1688	PM A/S SHAPIRO'S JULY 22-23 VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met with a number of GOI officials on July 22-23 to stress the importance of the U.S.-Israeli political-military relationship, and to discuss among other issues Israel's Qualitative Military Edge (QME). GOI interlocutors [...]	2009-07-30 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG CH IR SA LE IS
09TELAVIV1689	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1694	IDF TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT [...] (C) Initial IDF rejection of allegations of criminal conduct by troops involved in Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip has given way to admission that some 100 complaints have been leveled at the Israeli military regarding the conduct of its forces during the military assault on Hamas. Media [...]	2009-07-30 15:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS
09TELAVIV1710	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yesterday all media reported that on Friday Saudi Arabia sharply rejected American calls for gestures toward Israel. The Jerusalem Post noted that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who a [...]	2009-08-03 10:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1718	POLICE FORMALLY RECOMMEND INDICTMENT OF FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Israeli police on August 2 recommended to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz that he indict Foreign Minister Avidgor Liberman on charges of bribery, money laundering, obstruction of justice, fraud, and breach of trust. The recommendation followed an eight-year investigation into Liberman' [...]	2009-08-03 14:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV1719	DAS GLASER'S JULY 29-30 VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Danny Glaser met with several GOI officials on July 29-30 to express confidence in the Palestinian financial sector, identify Israeli concerns in Palestinian anti-money laundering/counter fin [...]	2009-08-03 14:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EAID EFIN KTFN KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1783	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-11 13:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1809	GOI SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSISTANCE. [...] (SBU) Summary. Post Econ Counselor received a written request from GOI Ministry for Environmental Protection (MEP) Director General for assistance in upgrading Israel's environmental law enforcement capabilities. New civil law procedures could reinforce existing mechanisms which rely chiefly [...]	2009-08-14 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TBIO IS
09TELAVIV1831	ISRAELI REACTION TO FATAH CONGRESS MIXED [...] (C) Summary. We have noted a mixed Israeli reaction to the Sixth Fatah Congress and the elections to the Fatah Central Committee. Repeated references to the legitimacy of "resistance" and "popular struggle" in Congress speeches have raised concern among many Israelis, yet at the same time, t [...]	2009-08-18 07:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1838	LIEBERMAN INDICTMENT SCENARIOS [...] (C) Reftel reported that the Israeli police recommended August 2 that Attorney General Mazuz indict Foreign Minister Lieberman on bribery, money laundering, obstruction of justice, and other charges. Political insider and media commentator Alon Pinkas (protect) reviewed the legal process wi [...]	2009-08-18 15:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS
09TELAVIV1841	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted a senior Israeli diplomatic source as saying yesterday that U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell is well aware that the Netanyahu government has [...]	2009-08-19 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1846	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 10:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1855	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited the White House as saying yesterday that President Obama wants Israel and the Palestinians to restart stalled peace talks as soon as possible and that he urged both side [...]	2009-08-21 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1862	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that yesterday PM Benjamin Netanyahu told the cabinet that he would like to resume direct negotiations with the PA following the U.N. Genera [...]	2009-08-24 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1880	ISRAELI MFA ASKS USG TO BROKER OPENING TO INDONESIA [...] (C) Summary: In an August 26 meeting with PolCouns senior MFA officials Kahanoff and Ben-Abba asked for U.S. help, prior to the scheduled November visit of President Obama to Indonesia, in facilitating the development of Israeli-Indonesian relations. Specifically, they asked if President O [...]	2009-08-27 14:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN JA IS
09TELAVIV1886	ISRAEL HIKES INTEREST RATE TO HEAD OFF INFLATION [...] (SBU) Amid intense Israeli and international speculation, the Bank of Israel (BoI) became the first central bank to raise interest rates since initial signs of a global recovery. The August 24 hike of 0.25 percent brings the BoI's benchmark rate to 0.75 percent, up from 0.50 percent where it [...]	2009-08-28 09:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1887	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] All conflicts are soluble; 2. Israel is the stronger party; 3. And so it must take the greater risks for peace. Liberals are exasperated by Israel's failure to embrace these principles categorically. Yet we survive in this region because we don't. Edward Kennedy understood all this and more. [...]	2009-08-28 09:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1895	ISRAEL'S PRESENTATION FOR UNRWA AT 60 [...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for the UN and International Organization Evyatar Manor August 31. PolCouns reviewed U.S. efforts in support of Israel's request for a speaking role at the UNRWA at 60 event, and stressed our view that if Israel is invited [...]	2009-08-31 12:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF UNGA IS KPAL
09TELAVIV1918	FORMER PRIME MINISTER INDICTED, FORMER MINISTERS [...] (SBU) The past few days have highlighted, for better and for worse, corruption and ethical conduct among Israel's political elite. Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted on August 30 on charges breach of trust and fraudulent conduct. Meantime, Olmert's former Finance Minister Avraha [...]	2009-09-02 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV1933	ISRAEL: NEXT MONTH PIVOTAL REGARDING IRAN [...] (S) Summary: The GOI views a number of important meetings in September -- including the P5 1 Foreign Ministers, the IAEA Board of Governors, the UN General Assembly and the G-20 -- as pivotal in determining the next course of action regarding Iran's nuclear program. According to MFA Director [...]	2009-09-03 12:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP PGOV IAEA IR RU CH IS
09TELAVIV1948	ISRAEL'S FISCAL OUTLOOK [...] (C/NF) Summary: Israel is likely to meet the 2009 fiscal conditions for U.S. loan guarantees signed at the last Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) meeting on June 29, but it is less certain that Israel will meet the 2010 expenditure conditions for FY2011 loan guarantees. The country face [...]	2009-09-04 08:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1950	GOI CONSIDERS SEPTEMBER 2 JEC MEETING CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The September 2 Israeli-Palestinian Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting marks the first ministerial-level meeting between the Netanyahu government and the PA and the first time in recent memory that the JEC has been chaired at the ministerial level. Vice PM and Minister for Re [...]	2009-09-04 08:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KPAL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1951	THE WAY FORWARD ON FISCAL ISSUES FROM THE 2009 JEDG [...] (C/NF) Summary: The United States pressed Israel at the 2009 JEDG to consider creating a budget "watchdog" group and institute a new, more effective fiscal rule. In follow-up meetings with Treasury and Emboffs, all three major economic actors in Israel's government agreed with the necessity o [...]	2009-09-04 09:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1955	LIKUD RIGHT WING FLEXES ITS MUSCLES [...] (C) Summary. Israeli media reports claiming that Prime Minister Netanyahu's has agreed to a temporary freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank has mobilized opposition within elements of the Likud party. A small but vocal group of junior Knesset Members (MKs) announced plans for a [...]	2009-09-04 14:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV1957	ISRAELI UPDATE ON JORDANIAN ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. A senior Israeli NSC official told us September 4 that National Security Adviser Arad's August 31 visit to Amman was a good opportunity to exchange views but did not produce any results. Contrary to Jordanian expectations reported reftel, Israel does not intend to allow a visit [...]	2009-09-04 14:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG JO IS
09TELAVIV198	LIFTING OF SANCTION ON NON-MISSION-CRITICAL TRAVEL [...] This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem message. 2. With a cease fire now in effect in the Gaza Strip, Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem are lifting the request to defer all non-Mission-critical travel to either post (reftel). 3. Official USG tr [...]	2009-01-23 07:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT ASEC OVIP KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2003	ISRAEL: PA'S NON-RESPONSE THROUGH BANKING DIALOGUE [...] (C) GOI officials have expressed concern over the lack of sustained engagement by the Palestinians through the bilateral banking dialogue (see reftel). The GOI is still waiting for information and responses to questions posed to the Palestinians before the last banking meeting, which was held [...]	2009-09-10 13:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV2004	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called on Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon September 9 and raised the Goldstone report, the UNGA event marking the 60th anniversary of UNRWA, possible problems with the AHLC, the Wataniya project and the Lebanese border village of Ghajar. The Ambassador noted [...]	2009-09-10 13:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2014	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK, [...] (SBU) Summary: MOD officials and representatives from Reshef Technologies confirm that the components from reftel shipments have been and will be used to produce proximity fuzes. Reshef Technologies has produced and delivered 8,333 proximity fuzes assembled from shipment components to the MO [...]	2009-09-11 12:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IS
09TELAVIV2015	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 06:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2019	GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT [...] (C) PolCouns delivered the President's invitation regarding a global nuclear security summit (reftel) to PM Netanyahu's National Security Advisor Uzi Arad on September 13. Arad described press speculation that Israel would not attend the conference as "nonsense," adding that he could see no [...]	2009-09-14 14:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PTER PREL IAEA IS
09TELAVIV2020	RESPONSE TO MEETING REQUEST WITH EGYPTIANS ON [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel, polmiloff on September 14 raised with MFA Director for Arms Control Rodica Radian-Gordon the possibility of meeting with Egyptian officials shortly following the IAEA General Conference (GC) in order to initiate discussion on advancing a Middle East free of weapons of [...]	2009-09-14 15:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS
09TELAVIV2021	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 06:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2028	THE GOLDSTONE REPORT AND ISRAELI INVESTIGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Israel has undertaken investigations of approximately 100 complaints it received concerning the activities of the IDF during Operation Cast Lead. The GOI has published a report called The Operation in Gaza: Factual and Legal Aspects, which details the context in which the war [...]	2009-09-15 12:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS

09TELAVIV2045	OPPOSITION LEADER LIVNI TALKS PEACE PROCESS, IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Sen. Gillibrand met on September 3 with Kadima Chairman and Knesset opposition leader Tzipi Livni. Livni told Gillibrand that Israel must reach a two-state solution with the Palestinians that represents an end to the conflict and does not include a right of return for Palestinia [...]	2009-09-16 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG PTER IR SY IS

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