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08QUITO1155	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UNGA VOTE ON IRAN [...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 16 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on December 18 when she returned from travel. Puma stated that to her knowledge, despite President Correa,s visit to Iran on De [...]	2008-12-19 17:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UNGA EC

08QUITO1156	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UNESCO DIRECTOR [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 16 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on December 18 when she returned from travel. Puma stated that the MFA had not yet decided who it would support, and would only [...]	2008-12-19 17:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNESCO EC
08QUITO1162	CORREA'S POLEMICAL VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: President Rafael Correa's December 5-9 visit to Iran, the first by an Ecuadorian president, resulted in 12 agreements and a $40 million line-of-credit. Our assessment is that GOE actions defy the spirit, but not the letter, of UN Security Council sanction resolutions. During the [...]	2008-12-19 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MASS EC IR
08QUITO1179	ECUADOR: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Embassy submits the narrative in paragraphs 2-7 for the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism: 2. (U) Ecuador's greatest counterterrorism and security challenge remained the presence of Colombian narcotics and insurgent/terrorist groups in the northern border region. In order to evade Colom [...]	2008-12-22 21:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL EC CO
08QUITO129	ECUADORIAN ECONOMIC POLICIES IN 2007: MIX OF [...] (C) Summary. In Correa's first year in office, there was occasionally fiery rhetoric on economic policy, but in practice the GOE implemented a limited number of policy changes, which were mostly pragmatic. U.S. investors shared this experience, where their treatment was more moderate than t [...]	2008-02-11 18:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EC
08QUITO134	Measuring Transformational Diplomacy in Ecuador: Poll Shows [...] Summary: A national poll commissioned by Embassy Quito and conducted in five Ecuadorian cities Jan. 10-14, 2008 shows an improved overall image of the U.S. among Ecuadorian publics, with regional variations that point to opportunities for additional transformational diplomacy (TD) efforts to i [...]	2008-02-12 19:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS KPAO
08QUITO138	GOE RESPONSE TO DNI MCCONNELL'S TESTIMONY [...] (C) The GOE took issue with Director of National Intelligence McConnell's testimony of February 7 in a diplomatic note dated February 8. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador that President Correa was personally upset when he read press accounts citing the testimony and report, and had i [...]	2008-02-13 21:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EC
08QUITO152	ECUADORIAN ECONOMIC POLICIES IN 2008: LESS [...] (C) Summary. In 2008, the Correa Administration's rhetoric on economic issues should moderate but will not disappear. However, this year the GOE will probably make more substantive changes than it did in 2007, as it actually begins to implement its economic program. Many of the changes wil [...]	2008-02-19 18:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EC
08QUITO158	CODEL ENGEL'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging, cordial meeting, President Correa received Codel Engel the morning of February 18. Codel members stressed their desire to renew Andean trade preferences and the importance of continued US-Ecuadorian cooperation on counter-narcotics initiatives. Correa highli [...]	2008-02-20 17:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD PREL SNAR YI EC
08QUITO17	ECUADOR COMPLETES CABINET RE-SHUFFLE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Correa completed his end of year cabinet reorganization, highlighted by Gustavo Larrea's return to government as Coordinating Minister for Internal and External Security, essentially switching portfolios with Fernando Bustamante, who became Minister of Government. Com [...]	2008-01-04 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EPET EFIN EC
08QUITO221	RESOLUTION ON COLOMBIAN INCURSION PASSED BY [...] (SBU) With a vote of 116 assembly members present, the Constituent Assembly unanimously passed a resolution (Reftel) on March 4 condemning the Colombian incursion on March 1 as violation of national sovereignty and an act of aggression that constitutes a threat to all of Latin America in regi [...]	2008-03-05 21:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS EC CO
08QUITO223	ECUADOR: THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY'S THREE MONTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Half way into the Constituent Assembly's six month tenure, the Ecuadorian people have finally obtained a glimpse of what their new constitution might look like. President CorreaQs Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) political movement prepared a proposal for the structure of [...]	2008-03-06 17:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR SNAR EC
08QUITO264	ECUADOR: GOE OFFICIALS URGE COOPERATION WHILE [...] (C) Summary. In a series of meetings and phone calls, MFA and MOD officials have sought to maintain positive bilateral relations with the U.S. as well as to communicate GOE efforts against the FARC (see also reftels). The GOE also launched a media campaign to deny and counter continued accu [...]	2008-03-14 21:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER PGOV EC CO SP
08QUITO288	ECUADORIAN CASUALTY IN ATTACK COMPLICATES [...] (C) Summary: The GOC confirmation of an Ecuadorian casualty in the March 1 attack has raised bilateral tensions again between Ecuador and Colombia, and will likely delay any formal re-establishment of diplomatic relations. As the Correa administration continues its hard line with Colombia, [...]	2008-03-26 10:22:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EC CO
08QUITO294	U.S. COMPANY LEADS SUCCESSFUL WIND ENERGY PROJECT IN [...] (U) Summary: The multilateral Galapagos Wind Energy Project dedicated its wind-turbine project, largely funded by private sector companies, on the Galapagos's San Cristobal island on March 18. Project leader American Electric Power (AEP) says that on windy days, the project provides 80% of Sa [...]	2008-03-27 12:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TRGY SENV UNDP UNEP EINV PGOV TINT EC
08QUITO297	SFRC STAFFDEL CARL MEACHAM VISIT TO QUITO [...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Carl Meacham, during a visit to Quito on March 19, focused on the March 1 attack on a FARC camp in Ecuador and on Ecuador-Colombia relations. Meacham met separately with officials of the Ministries of F [...]	2008-03-28 10:22:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR EC CO VE
08QUITO30	ECUADOR: ASSEMBLY AND CORREA DECLINE IN POLLS [...] (SBU) Summary: With more than a month's work under its belt and little progress thus far, public opinion polls are showing a sharp decline in the Constituent Assembly's popularity. Though still widely popular, on the eve of his first anniversary in office, President Correa's approval number [...]	2008-01-09 17:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO307	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY'S BUSY, SEMI-PRODUCTIVE 4TH [...] (C) Summary: During its fourth month of work, the Constituent Assembly actively engaged in drafting constitutional articles on the judiciary, the electoral function, and fundamental rights, among other topics, but failed to approve a single article. Assembly members spent much of their time d [...]	2008-04-01 19:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PTER ECON EC CO
08QUITO324	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELIMINATES PETROLEUM FUNDS, GRANTS [...] (U) Summary: The Constituent Assembly approved a law, drafted by the Correa Administration, that closes the petroleum reserve funds and moves that financing on to the regular budget. It stipulates that those resources can only be used for investment, and establishes a broad budget requirement [...]	2008-04-07 18:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET PGOV EINV EC
08QUITO327	AMBASSADOR RESPONDS TO CORREA'S HARSH CRITICISM OF [...] (SBU) President Rafael Correa, in an April 4 television interview in Loja and again in his April 5 weekly radio address, stated that the GOE would take severe measures to address what he termed Ecuador's intelligence services' failure to provide him complete, timely and accurate information. [...]	2008-04-08 19:23:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PTER MOPS EC CO
08QUITO331	CORREA REPLACES DEFENSE MINISTER WITH CLOSE AIDE [...] (C) Summary: The GOE announced Minister of Defense (MOD) Wellington Sandoval's resignation April 9, after accusations by President Correa of U.S. infiltration of Ecuador's intelligence agencies. Javier Ponce Cevallos, the Personal Secretary to the President, was sworn in as MOD in the same [...]	2008-04-09 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
08QUITO35	UNPARALLELED MAJORITY: THE STRENGTH OF ECUADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite recent declines in public opinion polls (reftel) President Correa's Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) movement, which dominates Ecuador's Constituent Assembly, remains the strongest political organization that the country has seen since returning to democracy in 197 [...]	2008-01-10 19:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO353	AMBASSADOR HAS POSITIVE MEETING WITH NEW DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with new Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce on April 18, their first meeting in his new role as MOD. Atmospherics were positive. Ponce said he favored completing a diplomatic note exchange to provide protections for temporary duty U.S. military personnel [...]	2008-04-18 19:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS KTIA OVIP EC
08QUITO357	FRESH EXCHANGE OF ACCUSATIONS PROLONG TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's rhetoric regarding the Colombian attack during his April 11-12 visit to Mexico set off another round of accusations between the GOE and GOC. This latest stand-off appears to have again polarized Ecuador and Colombia's positions, prompting another visit by OAS [...]	2008-04-22 16:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AORC EC CO
08QUITO358	GOE REVIEWS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH USG [...] (C) Summary: New Minister of Defense Javier Ponce declared on April 12 that the Defense Ministry will review cooperation with the USG to avoid adverse influence, while Ecuadorian military officials continued to privately communicate the need for continued cooperation. Recent changes in lead [...]	2008-04-22 16:56:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR MASS SNAR EC
08QUITO363	INSIDE THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY: AN OPPOSITION VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Opposition member Pablo Lucio Paredes shared his observations on the Constituent Assembly's inner workings and likely outcomes. He reported that President Correa will resign to campaign for a new term under the new constitution, and that a small number of Assembly members will [...]	2008-04-23 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN ECON EC
08QUITO371	ECUADORIAN VIEW ON PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered demarche on the United States - European Union declaration on Prisoners of Conscience (reftel) and presented draft declaration language to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Human Rights Augusto Saa April 24. Saa said that the Ministry was previously unaw [...]	2008-04-24 21:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO402	ECUADOR: CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY PICKS UP THE PACE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the last month, the Constituent Assembly managed to approve its first 17 constitutional articles, as well as a committee report on Colombia-Ecuador tensions and the alleged U.S. role in the March 1 attack. While President Correa,s Proud and Sovereign Fatherland movement [...]	2008-05-06 16:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB MARR PTER ECON EC
08QUITO433	CORREA ADMINISTRATION COUNTEROFFENSIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: In the lead-up to the May 15 release of the Interpol report on the seized FARC computers, the Correa government is trying to strengthen its position through accusations against Colombia and the United States, a European trip aimed at garnering support for Ecuador's stance, and an angry [...]	2008-05-15 12:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EC CO SP FR BE NU
08QUITO434	WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LENIN MORENO? [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Lenin Moreno has failed to carve out a significant policy role during the first 18 months of the Correa administration, and recent ill-health has further limited Moreno's role within the GOE. He remains popular with the public, but does not appear to have aspirat [...]	2008-05-15 16:56:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PGOV EC
08QUITO477	GUTIERREZ PARTY DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Summary: The Patriotic Society Party, although discredited and diminished, has not lost the fire in its belly or the support of an important segment of the Ecuadorian public. Its leader, former president Lucio Gutierrez, regained his political rights in May. The party is strongly on th [...]	2008-06-02 19:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON EC
08QUITO489	ECUADOR: CONFLICTS EMERGE AS CONSTITUTION BEGINS [...] (C) Summary: Recent polling data show negative approval ratings for the Constituent Assembly, which has only two more months to approve approximately 80 percent of the new constitution. The articles approved so far are heavy on principles and lofty ideals, while most of the tough decisions o [...]	2008-06-05 00:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EC
08QUITO498	FM TELLS CODEL DODD THAT ECUADOR WANTS PEACE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Christopher Dodd and Representative Xavier Becerra visited Ecuador May 30-31 and met with four senior cabinet ministers. Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador described in detail Ecuador's discontent with Colombia's violation of its border on March 1, but stressed that E [...]	2008-06-05 21:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EC
08QUITO499	CORREA FAREWELL LUNCHEON FOR AMBASSADOR [...] (C) President Correa hosted a June 4 farewell luncheon for the Ambassador at Carondelet Palace. Correa's wife and two of their three children participated, as did the Ambassador's family. Relaxed and informal, Correa expressed his thanks to the Ambassador for her friendship for him and for [...]	2008-06-05 23:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EC CO
08QUITO55	ECUADOR'S NEW TAX REFORM LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's Constituent Assembly passed its first law, the Administration's tax reform package, December 28. The Assembly walked back some of the Administration's controversial proposals, eliminating a proposed tax on luxury private schools, and reducing the proposed inheritance [...]	2008-01-17 13:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV EINV EC
08QUITO557	GOE RESPONDS TO INCREASING INFLATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Inflation has climbed dramatically in Ecuador in the past six months, largely due to natural disasters and international food and petroleum price increases, but also Ecuador's internal market structure. A Finance Ministry official detailed several GOE programs to fight inflation [...]	2008-06-23 13:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV EC
08QUITO567	ECUADOR: ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT QUITS WITH NO WARNING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise move, Constituent Assembly President Alberto Acosta (Proud and Sovereign Fatherland Movement or PAIS) resigned from that position June 23. Citing his frustration with a process that he feels has become too rushed, Acosta vowed to remain focused on helping the Asse [...]	2008-06-24 20:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO582	ASSEMBLY PICKS UP PACE AS DIVISIONS WITHIN PAIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The new President of the assembly, Fernando Cordero, appears determined to meet the July 26 deadline mandated by the Constituent Assembly statute. From June 24-26 the assembly approved a record 37 articles. Opposition members remain disgruntled because they consider Cordero,s s [...]	2008-06-30 22:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO588	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: RICE PRICE CONTROLS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Rice Price Controls Supplement an Export Ban -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) On May 31, President Correa extended a September 2007 [...]	2008-07-03 12:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EAGR ELAB PGOV EC
08QUITO610	SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL PRODUCTION IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The expansion of oil palm plantations into Ecuador's primary forests is having severe environmental impacts. Esmeraldas province, where a majority of African oil palm is grown, has a deforestation rate of 4.5%, higher than that of any other province or neighboring country. Th [...]	2008-07-07 22:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EINV ENRG EPET EAGR EAID PGOV EC
08QUITO616	GOE SEIZES ISAIAS GROUP PROPERTY [...] (SBU) Summary: GOE financial regulatory authorities seized two major television stations and other properties owned by the Isaias Group on July 8. While some business leaders and members of the political opposition are accusing the government of attempting to suppress freedom of speech, the [...]	2008-07-08 19:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO617	FINANCE MINISTER ORTIZ QUITS, REPLACED BY WILMA [...] (U) Summary. Finance Minister Ortiz quit July 7 after refusing to approve the confiscation of assets from the owners of a bank that failed in 1999. President Correa immediately replaced him with Wilma Salgado, an economic professor who had been serving in the Andean Parliament and had been [...]	2008-07-08 21:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO633	UPDATE ON SEIZURE OF ISAIAS GROUP PROPERTIES [...] (C) Summary. The Constituent Assembly approved a mandate ratifying the Correa Administration's decision to seize the assets of the Isaias group and blocking any judicial appeal. One former Finance official, who worked on the Filanbank/Isaias case under a previous government, believes that [...]	2008-07-11 15:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN EC
08QUITO672	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETINGS WITH CORREA, OTHER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador had farewell meetings with President Correa, VP Moreno, and Government Minister Bustamante; attended a farewell event FM Salvador hosted in her honor; and received a farewell visit from Armed Forces Commander General Varela. She urged the GOE to return to the private sec [...]	2008-07-21 22:39:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS SNAR MASS ENRG EINV EC
08QUITO682	ECUADOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY FINISHING IN OVERDRIVE [...] (C) Summary: In a marathon session ending in the early hours today (July 24),the Constituent Assembly put the final touches on the new draft constitution that we expect will be approved this evening. Eighty percent of the constitutional articles were rushed through in the month of July. Th [...]	2008-07-25 00:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM EC
08QUITO692	ECUADOR: POST-ASSEMBLY TRANSITION RULES [...] (C) Summary: Along with the rushed approval of over half the draft constitution, the final two weeks of the Constituent Assembly was marked by the approval of transitional rules that give the government's Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) movement greater control over key institutions. I [...]	2008-07-30 00:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS EC
08QUITO70	UNASUR STRUCTURE AND CARTAGENA MEETINGS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. Members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are planning meetings of their delegates, foreign ministers and heads of state in Cartegena on January 26-28, but as of January 14 no countries had confirmed attendance. The purpose of these meetings is to approve a draft [...]	2008-01-22 17:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON AORC EC CO BR XM XR
08QUITO724	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS [...] This cable is in response to State 77167 asking Post to identify key host country entrepreneurs under the age of 40 in the Arab and Muslim communities of Ecuador for a potential Arab/Muslim Annual Regional Entrepreneurs Conference (AREC). After consultation with a number of sections and agenc [...]	2008-08-06 13:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL EC
08QUITO731	ECUADOR'S LEADING FAMILY BUSINESS GROUPS [...] (U) Summary: This cable identifies Ecuador's leading family business groups, which dominate Ecuador's formal economy and own most of the important companies in the non-petroleum sector. End summary. Overview and observations ------------------------- 2. (SBU) This cable is a snap sho [...]	2008-08-08 16:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN EIND EAGR PGOV EC
08QUITO732	CORREA CLASHES WITH CHURCH ON CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's conservative Catholic Church leadership has emerged as a key opponent of the draft constitution. The Church's Episcopal Conference was quick to voice its disapproval of the articles concerning the right to life, the definition of a family, and freedom of education. It [...]	2008-08-08 19:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO75	ECUADOR: CORREA'S TAKE ON TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY [...] (C) Summary. While Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa espouses many principles of "21st Century Socialism" and occasionally uses the term, he has thus far been moderate in attempting to translate the ideas into concrete reality. Correa has pursued certain socialist ideas in the areas of Lati [...]	2008-01-23 10:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EC
08QUITO754	Ecuador Buys in (Literally) to USAID Northern Border [...] (U) Summary: Security Minister Larrea confirmed that the GOE will match USAID funding for USAID's Northern Border Municipal Program. Larrea pledged $6 million dollars for Plan Ecuador to match USAID's investment, and will work through USAID's contractor, the International Organization for Mi [...]	2008-08-15 18:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO759	ECUADOR: NEUTRALITY OF ELECTORAL ARBITER IN [...] (C) Summary: The last minute replacement of opposition representatives of the regional and national electoral tribunals with representatives of the President,s party has called into question the neutrality of the electoral overseers. The legality of the move is hotly debated in Ecuador, as i [...]	2008-08-18 21:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO774	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CUBA AND EU'S HUMAN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points from reftels to MFA Director General of Human Rights Augusto Saa on July 30 and with Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6. 2. (C) Saa was brief in his response, saying that Ecuador maintains a policy of non-interventionism in the [...]	2008-08-22 12:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EUN EC CU
08QUITO775	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points (Refs A and B) to Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 8. Puma said that the GOE had not changed its policy (Refs C and D) that it will not publicly declare a position either for or against Kosovo's independence. However, she added that [...]	2008-08-22 12:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO KPKO UNMIK KV SR EC
08QUITO783	ECUADOR AND COLOMBIA AT LEAST BACK TO TALKING [...] (C) Summary: After putting their dialogue in the deep freeze earlier this summer, Ecuador-Colombia relations are now thawing a bit as ministerial level contact resumed with an August 15 meeting between the two foreign ministers on the margins of the presidential inauguration in Paraguay. The [...]	2008-08-22 22:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AORC MOPS EC CO
08QUITO787	ECUADOR ON CAN-EU TALKS AND ITS NEIGHBORS' FTAS [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador supported an Andean Community (CAN) waiver so that Peru could implement its free trade agreement with the U.S. after President Correa determined that Ecuador would not impede its neighbors' FTAs. Ecuador is frustrated with Bolivia's intransigence in the CAN, both its opp [...]	2008-08-25 21:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR ECON PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO790	ECUADORIAN COMMENTS ON 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DRAFT [...] (SBU) Emboffs met with Emilio Izquierdo, Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, to seek an Ecuadorian reaction to the draft Summit of the Americas declaration, per reftel. Izquierdo said the Government of Ecuador is still reviewing the draft declaration, but said th [...]	2008-08-26 19:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSUM ECON EFIN ENRG PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO815	Ecuador Lowers Interest Rate Ceilings [...] (SBU) Summary. Empowered by a slightly modified year-old banking l 2. (U) EcuadorQs banking law entered into force in July 2007, establis 3. (SBU) In December, the Constitutional Court declared the methodolog 4. (U) Following are the maximum interest rates for different market [...]	2008-09-03 21:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO830	ECUADOR'S TARGETED CASH TRANSFER AND HOUSING SUBSIDY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOE has two targeted subsidy programs, direct cash transfers and a housing bond, that aim to improve food security, assist in human capital development through child education, and provide financing for housing to low and middle-income families. The Correa Administration d [...]	2008-09-05 16:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV EC
08QUITO831	Ecuador Lowers Interest Rate Ceilings [...] (SBU) Summary. Empowered by a slightly modified year-old banking law, the Central Bank has steadily lowered maximum allowable interest rates for the banking sector since January 2008. Ironically, the Constitutional Court struck down a provision of the 2007 banking law that provided transparen [...]	2008-09-05 16:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO833	REFERENDUM ELECTORAL RULES LEAD TO UNEVEN PLAYING [...] (C) Summary: The spending rules for the upcoming referendum are strict, prohibiting the use of public funds and resources for political campaigns. They establish spending ceilings per political organization and require transparency of campaign funds. The rules appear to be unenforceable, ho [...]	2008-09-05 22:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO834	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: In her first official meeting with Minister of Government and Police Fernando Bustamante on September 2, the Ambassador stressed the concerns and risks posed by Ecuador's visa free policy, and asked the Minister's assistance in ensuring that the counternarcotics letter of agreem [...]	2008-09-08 13:33:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM CVIS SNAR EC
08QUITO880	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] (C) PolOff delivered points from reftels to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5. Puma reiterated her regular mantra that the GOE was particularly sensitive to issues of sovereignty. She noted that the GOE would not make a public commitment for or against Ru [...]	2008-09-11 20:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KPKO GG RU EC
08QUITO883	American Business Committee Sees Both Good and Bad under [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of the U.S. business community in Ecuador provided the Ambassador an overview of the business climate in Ecuador. They reported a mixed picture, with some highlighting the difficult investment climate created by the uncertain direction of economic policy, while [...]	2008-09-18 14:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV ELAB PGOV EC
08QUITO896	CORREA APPOINTS HIS FOURTH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. President Correa fired Finance Minister Wilma Salgado on September 15 and replaced her with Vice Minister Maria Elsa Viteri. Viteri, who is a former classmate of Correa, may be a more capable administrator of the budget process than Salgado and will likely try to avoid controve [...]	2008-09-22 12:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO90	ECUADOR: CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY FOCUS UNCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: As the Constituent Assembly reaches the two-month mark, members are meeting with various interest groups and holding private committee meetings, but have yet to debate publicly any constitutional language. The Assembly has approved six laws or other documents, including the controver [...]	2008-01-30 20:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN SNAR KCOR EC
08QUITO913	RIGHTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ECUADOR'S NEW [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador's proposed constitution contains possibly significant changes in the area of environment, generally centralizing management while expanding the basis for conservation and enforcement. Nature, or "Pachamama" (a Quechua-Spanish hybrid word for "earth mother"),is given ex [...]	2008-09-23 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON SOCI PGOV EC
08QUITO921	CAMPAIGN FOR YES VOTE ON CONSTITUTION COMPELLING [...] (C) Summary: Those planning to vote "yes" in the Sunday referendum, led by President Correa and his Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) movement, encompass many social organizations, leftist political parties, and other Ecuadorians that believe the new constitution will promote justice, equ [...]	2008-09-25 18:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
08QUITO934	AMBASSSADOR MEETS QUITO MAYOR MONCAYO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a September 11 courtesy call Quito Mayor Paco Moncayo avoided controversial political issues and focused on a review of ongoing municipal projects. End summary. 2. (SBU) Mayor Moncayo warmly welcomed the Ambassador and commented on his good relations with the Embassy ov [...]	2008-09-29 20:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO942	ECUADOR: STRONG MAJORITY APPROVES NEW CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Preliminary results show that almost 64% of Ecuadorians voted in favor of the new constitution in the September 28 referendum, a solid win for President Correa. Although there was criticism of fairness of the campaign (Ref A),the voting process was largely peaceful and free of fr [...]	2008-09-30 00:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
08QUITO943	AMBASSSADOR MEETS QUITO MAYOR MONCAYO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a September 11 courtesy call Quito Mayor Paco Moncayo avoided controversial political issues and focused on a review of ongoing municipal projects. End summary. 2. (SBU) Mayor Moncayo warmly welcomed the Ambassador and commented on his good relations with the Embassy ov [...]	2008-09-30 14:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EC
08RABAT1024	"ISLAM IN AMERICA" DOCUMENTARY ON MOROCCAN TV [...] Morocco's semi-private television network "2m" produced a 28-minute documentary on Islam in the U.S., which aired in early October on the popular monthly news magazine "Grand Angle" ("Wide Angle"). It also aired on Al Maghribiya satellite channel, which is widely watched by the Moroccan commu [...]	2008-10-24 15:44:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KISL KPAO OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI PGOV MO
08RABAT1025	MEPI 4TH QUARTER UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights the MEPI programs and initiatives undertaken in Morocco from July 1 - September 30. During the quarter the Women in Technology (WIT) program was launched. Highlights from existing programs included activities by the Advancing Learning and Employability for a Bet [...]	2008-10-24 16:24:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RABAT1031	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEWIS'S NOVEMBER 13- [...] (SBU) Representative Lewis, we welcome you and your delegation to Morocco, our oldest and closest ally in the region. You will find a country that is "on the move," through a range of social, economic and political reforms aimed at making government more responsive to citizen concerns and en [...]	2008-10-27 17:16:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ECON ETRD PREL PTER PGOV MO
08RABAT1060	WESTERN SAHARA: CORCAS MEMBER SAYS ORGANIZATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 18:16:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV WI MO
08RABAT1063	MOROCCO: DELIVERY OF 2009 INDICATOR SCORECARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic Counselor and MCC Country Director delivered advance copies of Morocco's 2009 indicator scorecard in November 5 meetings with Minister of Economic and General Affairs Nizar Baraka and Primature Secretary-General Mohamed Hajoui, and then subsequently with officials at th [...]	2008-11-10 12:09:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL ECON KMCA MCC
08RABAT1086	MOROCCO: NO OBJECTION TO BURKINA FASO IN TSCTP, [...] (C) Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for African Affairs Abdellatif Bendahane was briefed on reftel October 29, concerning Burkino Faso and the TSCTP. Bendahane had no objections to the inclusion of Burkino Faso into the TSCTP, and was encouraging on that score. He has since und [...]	2008-11-20 15:34:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL MARR ECOWAS MO UV
08RABAT1091	MOROCCO: MFA CONCERNED ABOUT U.S. TRANSITION [...] (C//NF) An Egyptian Embassy colleague told Poloff on November 21 that the Egyptian Ambassador in Rabat was convoked on November 13 by Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) then-Secretary General Omar Hillale. Hillale asked Cairo to issue a declaration publicly supporting the Government of Moroc [...]	2008-11-21 19:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PBTS EG WI MO
08RABAT1100	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS [...] (SBU) Representative Hastings, my staff and I warmly welcome your visit. As you are aware, Morocco is a member of the OSCE Mediterranean Partnership and has hosted OSCE meetings in Rabat, but there is potential for more engagement. Morocco has given us exemplary cooperation in the struggle [...]	2008-11-25 14:09:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS KDEM AG WI MO
08RABAT1122	MOROCCO'S "ADVANCED STATUS:" A ROADMAP TO AN [...] (C) Summary: The European Union's attribution of "advanced status" to Morocco reflects the close relationship between the Cherifien Kingdom and its European partners, but is likely to change little in the short run in relations between the two parties. European diplomats are careful to stress [...]	2008-12-05 15:23:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MO
08RABAT1134	BOYCOTT LEADER PROPOSES NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH USG [...] (C) Summary: Younes Mjahed, head of the Moroccan press union, told Information Attache (IO) that as a result of the recent U.S. election, he was prepared to rethink his organization's years-long boycott of USG activities. He reported that the Government of Morocco (GOM) had been stonewalling [...]	2008-12-08 16:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP PGOV PREL PTER MO
08RABAT1140	TSANGVIRAI IN MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Morgan Tsangvirai was in Morocco at the end of November-early December. Tsangvirai received a prize for promotion of democracy on November 29 in Tangier at the first Med Days 2008 Conference. The Conference was organized by a NGO, Amadeus, which is run by the son of the Foreign Minist [...]	2008-12-12 07:52:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MO ZI
08RABAT1144	MOROCCO'S USFP/SOCIALIST PARTY PICKS NEW SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: After several months of indecision and party infighting, the Union of Popular Socialist Forces Party (USFP) elected Abdelouahed Radi as its First Secretary on November 8th, and received a congratulatory visit from Ambassador Riley soon thereafter. The victory, by a thin plurali [...]	2008-12-12 12:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL MO
08RABAT1150	MOROCCO: KING WITHDRAWS RESERVATIONS TO UN WOMEN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In what is being hailed as an important symbolic step, King Mohammed VI announced in a December 10 speech that Morocco will lift its remaining and outdated reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The objections covered co [...]	2008-12-12 18:06:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KWMN MO
08RABAT116	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF S/CT AMB. DAILEY AND [...] (S/NF) The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats, including joint efforts to shut down the foreign fighter pipeline. Your meetings with the Interior Minister, the Foreign Minister, and the Chief of Morocco's external intelligence service will [...]	2008-02-07 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO
08RABAT1169	AL ADL WA IHSAN: MOROCCO'S ISLAMIST DISSIDENTS [...] (C) Summary: The banned Islamist religio-political organization Al Adl wal-Ihsan (Adl) (more commonly known as the Justice and Charity or Justice and Good Works Organization) may be moving toward political participation, perhaps as a legal political party. Adl spokesman Fatallah Arsalane highlighte [...]	2008-12-18 17:26:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PINR KISL IT MO
08RABAT1194	MOROCCO: REP. HASTINGS ENGAGES PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) Representative Alcee Hastings encouraged members of the Morocco's lower house of parliament to press the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCEPA) to allow greater [...]	2008-12-24 12:59:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PGOV WI AG MO
08RABAT1199	VICE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FIRED FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-24 19:01:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SP MO
08RABAT1201	AGADIR PROTEST DEATHS: TRAGIC BUT NOT DELIBERATE [...] (C//NF) Based on information obtained during EmbOff's visit, it appears that a tragic accident, and not a premeditated act, led to the deaths of two Sahrawi (Western Saharan) students during a December 1 protest in the Moroccan city of Agadir. Separate statements from a Sahrawi participant i [...]	2008-12-30 12:26:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL PBTS WI AG MO
08RABAT127	BROKEN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OFFERS NO EASY FIXES [...] (SBU) Sensitive but Unclassified - entire text. 2. (SBU) Summary: The backdrop to our efforts to negotiate a bilateral agreement on American schools in Morocco is a national education system that is widely believed to be broken beyond repair. This grim reality was highlighted in this week' [...]	2008-02-08 17:00:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV SCUL MO
08RABAT140	HUMAN RIGHTS DILAOGUE, WESTERN SAHARA, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the second annual session of the U.S.-Morocco bilateral human rights dialogue, our senior GOM interlocutor used the occasion to criticize the existence of separate human rights reports for Morocco and Western Sahara. The Moroccans also complained that the USG distorted the go [...]	2008-02-14 12:25:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MO
08RABAT141	DEMARCHING MOROCCO ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA DAS Gordon Gray urged support for the upcoming independence for Kosovo February 8, during a meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri otherwise devoted to S/CT Dailey's call for support on foreign fighters going to Iraq (septel). FM Fassi Fihri declined to offer a f [...]	2008-02-14 14:50:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV UNMIK UN YI MO
08RABAT154	MR. EL-HIMMA GOES TO PARLIAMENT: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: In a February 13 meeting, prominent parliamentarian and royal confidante Fouad Ali El-Himma discussed with the Ambassador his efforts to better coordinate local, regional and national governance in the poor constituency he represents. El-Himma asserted that Morocco's legislature has "a [...]	2008-02-19 17:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MO
08RABAT157	DAS PATTON VISITS MOROCCO [...] (U) Summary: DAS Kent Patton and MEPI Regional Director Peter Mulrean visited Casablanca and Rabat January 16-19 to discuss post's democracy reform activities, introduce the new Democracy Working Group program, and meet with Moroccan contacts from both the government and civil society. Patto [...]	2008-02-19 18:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KMPI ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI MO
08RABAT170	SCENESETTER FOR A/S WELCH'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) Ambassador Welch, the Moroccans will roll out the red carpet for you, including an audience with King Mohammed VI in Marrakech, as well as expected meetings with Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri and Intelligence Chief Mansouri. They are delighted you are visiting them before Algiers and will [...]	2008-02-22 17:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON MO
08RABAT179	EU LAUNCHES AMBITIOUS AML/CTF PROJECT WITH MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Summary: We met this week with Fernando Rosado, the resident advisor who is overseeing the newly launched EU twinning project in support of development of both Morocco's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and its overall integrated anti-money laundering/counter terrorism finance regime. T [...]	2008-02-27 10:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER PGOV MO
08RABAT196	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-MOROCCO FTA JT COMMITTEE [...] (U) The U.S. Mission welcomes the U.S. delegation to the FTA Joint Committee meeting. The FTA, together with the recently signed USD 697 million Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact, is one of our two most visible bilateral accords. Although Morocco has embraced trade liberalization, y [...]	2008-03-03 14:38:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO
08RABAT201	PRIME MINISTER'S ECONOMIC GATEKEEPER ON GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister-Delegate for Economic and General Affairs Nizar Baraka set out an ambitious governmental economic agenda in his first public speech at the end of February. The government, he said, would focus on increased and "qualitatively different" growth through increased investm [...]	2008-03-04 16:08:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ASCH MO

08RABAT21	MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS DISCUSSES PRESS CODE, VIDEO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Riley paid an introductory call on January 4, 2008 with Khaled Naciri, the new Moroccan Minister of Communications and Government Spokesman. Naciri stated that passing a revised, more liberal press code was one of his top policy priorities. He defended, however, the need to [...]	2008-01-09 06:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KISL MO
08RABAT212	BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PRESSES FOR URGENT REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, Morocco's chief business lobbying group, the Confederation Generale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM),has added its voice to those calling on the government to adopt urgent reforms in areas ranging from taxation to the judiciary to enable Moroccan companies to c [...]	2008-03-07 18:19:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV MO
08RABAT222	MOROCCO: ISLAMIST PARTY LEADER COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: The (Islamist) Justice and Development Party (PJD) number two, Lahcen Daoudi, roundly criticized the recent arrests of several prominent Islamist politicians in connection to the Belleraj terrorism case. During a March 5 meeting with Polcouns, he argued that the security service [...]	2008-03-11 12:06:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PTER ECON PGOV MO
08RABAT246	MOROCCO: CONCERNS OVER MANHASSET AND HAPPINESS [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of Staff (CoS) Nasser Bourita told Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and PolCouns that the Government of Morocco (GOM) was concerned over the direction of the Manhasset negotiations. Although he did not make a direct request, Bourita appeared to intima [...]	2008-03-18 11:08:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV PBTS WI MO
08RABAT252	U.S.-MOROCCO FTA: IMRESSIVE START, OBTIMISTIC FUTURE [...] (U) The Joint Committee of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) met in Rabat on March 13, 2008 for the first time since the agreement's implementation on January 1, 2006. Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East, Shaun Donnelly, headed the U.S. delegation, whi [...]	2008-03-19 14:16:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO
08RABAT265	MOROCCO TRADES SUBSIDIES FOR STABILITY IN THE FACE OF PRICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Like other countries in the region, Morocco has been buffeted by rapidly escalating international commodity prices. Internal factors such as the 2007 drought have compounded the problem. While official indexes do not yet reflect these price pressures, the exploding budget of th [...]	2008-03-26 14:15:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV MO
08RABAT275	MOROCCO'S MARKET WATCHDOG BARES ITS FANGS [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's Securities and Exchange Commission, the Conseil Deontologique des Valeurs Mobilieres (CDVM),for the first time in its fifteen-year history moved this month to impose order in Moroccan securities markets by issuing sanctions and warnings to a range of brokers who viola [...]	2008-03-28 17:02:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV MO
08RABAT290	GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE ECONOMISTS CLASH ON MOROCCAN [...] (SBU) Summary: A March 26th symposium hosted by Morocco's leading economic think tank highlighted the contrasting views of government and independent economists on the overall health of the Moroccan economy. Whereas analysts affiliated with the host Centre Marocain de Conjoncture (CMC) pressed [...]	2008-04-04 16:21:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV MO
08RABAT321	MOROCCO: CODEL BOEHNER'S VISIT - PARLIAMENTARY DIALOGUE AND MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Both parliamentarians and executive branch officials warmly welcomed CODEL Boehner during a March 27-30 visit to Morocco. Representative Boehner,s counterpart, Chamber of Deputies Second Vice President Baha from the Islamic-oriented Justice and Development Party (PJD),was very [...]	2008-04-14 10:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID SY MO
08RABAT378	BRIEFING MOROCCO ON THE U.S. VIEW ON THE WAY [...] (C) Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri expressed his country's deep appreciation for support from the Department and Washington generally, when briefed by Ambassador telephonically on our plans for an explanation of vote in New York and of reaching out to the Polisario. 2. (C) Co [...]	2008-04-29 12:17:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS UNSC AG WI MO
08RABAT39	LEADER OF NEW ISLAMIST PARTY WARNS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary: A new Islamist party, the Party of Renaissance and Virtue (PRV),competed for the first time in Morocco's legislative elections in September 2007. Though the party garnered just below 1 percent of the national vote, a Casablancan imam representing the PRV won a lower house seat f [...]	2008-01-16 12:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PTER MO
08RABAT391	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Rising food prices have quickly become Morocco's principal domestic issue, sparking sporadic protests and threatening to bring the ongoing "social dialogue" between the Moroccan government and labor unions to an impasse. The government and the King will handle this cautiously, rememberin [...]	2008-04-30 18:32:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV MO
08RABAT4	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit, the third by a congressional delegation in the New Year, following visits by delegations headed by Senators Martinez and Harkin, will help to underscore the importance the United States accords to our r [...]	2008-01-03 16:21:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ECON EAID PGOV PREL SENV MO
08RABAT411	MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO AL-MASSAE VERDICT [...] (C) Summary: In response to Ref A demarche, the Government of Morocco (GOM) has formally asserted that the libel case against al-Massae was a private law suit to which the GOM was not a party, and in which the GOM did not interfere. Although Minister of Communications Naciri told the DCM tha [...]	2008-05-08 15:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO
08RABAT414	MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS AL-JAZEERA BROADCASTS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) claims that its sudden decision to suspend Al-Jazeera's right to transmit its nightly Maghreb news broadcast from Rabat came as a result of Al-Jazeera's long-standing failure to secure a proper broadcast license. Most independent observers discoun [...]	2008-05-09 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO
08RABAT416	MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS AL-JAZEERA BROADCASTS [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) claims that its sudden decision to suspend Al-Jazeera's right to transmit its nightly Maghreb news broadcast from Rabat came as a result of Al-Jazeera's long-standing failure to secure a proper broadcast license. Most independent observers discoun [...]	2008-05-09 12:45:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PHUM KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PGOV MO
08RABAT425	MOROCCAN NAVY ACCUSED OF DELIBERATELY DROWNING 30 SUB-SAHARAN [...] (C) Summary: According to survivors, two hours after an early morning clandestine launch from the northern town of El Hoceima, either Moroccan Navy or security force officials deliberately stabbed holes in a zodiac carrying more than 70 illegal sub-Saharan migrants, leaving more than 30 dead. [...]	2008-05-12 12:23:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08RABAT434	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from January 1-March 31. During the quarter, NEA DAS Kent Patton visited Morocco and post approved a new local grant proposal. Highlights from existing programs include activities by the Advancing Learning and Employabil [...]	2008-05-14 13:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RABAT443	SENIOR GOM OFFICIAL: AMERICA SHOULD CHANGE ITS [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with National War College students and faculty, Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of Bilateral Relations Youssef Amrani identified the poor perception of the United States in the region as the U.S. government's greatest foreign policy challen [...]	2008-05-16 17:56:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KWBG IS IZ MO
08RABAT462	MOROCCO: ISLAMIST DISSIDENTS FEELING THE HEAT [...] (C) Summary: A senior leader of Morocco's largest Islamist organization, Al-Adl wal-Ihsane (AWI),recently told us that the group was facing intensified pressure from the GOM. AWI Political Committee Chairman Abdelwahed Motawakel underscored the group's rejection of formal political/elector [...]	2008-05-20 16:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR ECON SCUL MO
08RABAT469	GOM REACHES OUT TO ZIMBABWE OPPOSITION [...] (S) Summary: A senior Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs official told us the Government of Morocco (GOM) has quietly reached out to the Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai. On May 16, the Director for African Affairs Abdellatif Bendahane (strictly protect) told us the Minister of [...]	2008-05-21 12:12:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM ZI SF MO
08RABAT493	AL-JAZEERA BUREAU CHIEF EXPECTS RABAT OFFICE TO [...] (C) Summary: Al-Jazeera's Rabat bureau chief dismissed Government of Morocco (GOM) claims that the suspension of Al-Jazeera's broadcast license was technical. Given that no one in the GOM would claim responsibility for the decision, he believed it came directly from the King. He criticized [...]	2008-05-28 16:33:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC MO
08RABAT524	MOROCCO: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 4, the Ambassador telephoned Minister of Social Development, Families, and Solidarity Nouzha Skalli, who was traveling, of Morocco's new status as a Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Tier 2 country. The Ambassador also shared basic recommendations and promised to follow up with conc [...]	2008-06-09 10:17:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG PGOV KCRM KPAO KWMN MO
08RABAT538	MOROCCO: NO ASAD VISIT, MORE SUPPORT NEEDED FOR [...] (C) In a June 10 meeting with poloffs, Amb. Mohammed Azeroual, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for Multilateral Affairs said there was currently no indication that Syrian President Bashar Asad would be visiting Morocco. He noted that as of June 10, Asad was in Tripoli, along with [...]	2008-06-10 17:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08RABAT54	PALACE INSIDER SET TO FORM NEW PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Chair and top royal confidante Fouad Ali Al-Himma appears to be taking steps to form a new political party. It would be well placed to dominate Morocco's political scene. A January 17 communique signed by Al-Himma and a diverse and influential group of pol [...]	2008-01-18 18:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MO
08RABAT577	PARLIAMENTARY REFORM VIEWED WITH SKEPTICISM [...] (C) Summary: A parliamentary staffer from the Berber-dominated Mouvement Populaire (MP) political party recently told us that real constitutional reform was necessary to advance democracy, but unlikely in the near term. For now, the Parliament could exercise better the authority it already ho [...]	2008-06-23 07:36:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MO
08RABAT648	MOROCCAN SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY [...] (C) Summary: Morocco continues to provide assistance to the Palestinian Administration (PA) and people, and has offered for the first time to provide security training. MFA Director General for Multilateral (Arab and Islamic) Affairs Azaroual told PolCouns July 7 that this is not yet funded, [...]	2008-07-14 14:37:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG KCRM IS MO
08RABAT651	MOROCCO IN AFRICA: FM REACHES OUT ON SAHARA [...] (C) Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Taib Fassi-Fihri's spent early summer lobbying Sub-Saharan African countries, mostly on Western Sahara. From 19 to 23 June, the minister visited four Sub Saharan countries and he worked the corridors of the African Union,s (AU) summit meeting in Sharm [...]	2008-07-14 17:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XA AG CD CM KE MP MR ML NI SF MO
08RABAT678	PJD PICKS A NEW, MORE HARDLINE, LEADER [...] (C) In an upset with potentially major implications, the PJD (Party of Justice and Development),Morocco's main Islamist opposition party, elected Abdelilah Benkirane as party leader at its national Congress July 20. Benkirane was the candidate of the "hardline" elements of the party, but has [...]	2008-07-21 18:33:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MO
08RABAT688	NEW PJD LEADER MOVES QUICKLY TO REASSURE [...] (C) Summary: New PJD leader Abdelilah Benkirane moved quickly to reassure the nation, in a July 23 press conference, that he will not radicalize the Justice and Development Party (PJD) party. He said his agenda was economic not religious. Outside observers note his election as leader of th [...]	2008-07-24 15:58:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MO
08RABAT710	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REYES [...] (SBU) Representative Reyes, we are looking forward to your and your delegation's visit to Morocco. The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats. Your meetings with Moroccan officials will afford good opportunities to shore up our strong bilate [...]	2008-07-31 16:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO
08RABAT716	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from April 1 through June 30. During the quarter MEPI Women's Pillar Program Manager Olivia Ricchi visited Morocco to assess breast cancer awareness, and the Mission approved two new local grant proposals. Other activ [...]	2008-08-01 16:05:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RABAT726	"MOVEMENT OF ALL DEMOCRATS": ASSOCIATION [...] (C) Summary: The Movement of All Democrats (MTD),the political association formed by palace intimate Fouad Ali El-Himma is the main topic for political discussions in Morocco. Despite formal denials, members say that MTD is preparing to form a party and participate in the 2009 municipal el [...]	2008-08-04 15:41:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL MO
08RABAT727	MOROCCO'S MILITARY: ADEQUATE, MODERNIZING, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are modernizing but remain weighed down by long-standing problems. King Mohammed VI, who in 1999 inherited a military in need of professionalization, has implemented some needed reforms, but much remains to be done. Civilian control, if as [...]	2008-08-04 16:13:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	MARR MASS PGOV PREL PTER KCOR KPKO MO
08RABAT735	MOROCCO: THE AMBASSADOR'S CHAT WITH A KEY ROYAL [...] (C) Abdelaziz Belfkih, Counselor to King Mohammed VI on education, energy and agriculture issues, told the Ambassador that concern over energy and fuel supplies remains a high priority for the Kingdom, but mitigating strategies are hampered by Morocco's complicated relationship with Algeria. [...]	2008-08-07 13:08:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM ENRG PGOV PINR PREL KMCA MO
08RABAT736	MOROCCO CONCERNED BUT CAUTIOUS IN RESPONSE TO COUP [...] (C) On August 7, A/PolCouns met with Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Nassar Bourita to express the United States' strong condemnation of the August 6 coup in Mauritania and to request that the Government of Morocco (GOM) issue a statement condemning it. Bourita replied tha [...]	2008-08-07 14:28:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MO MR
08RABAT746	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (SBU) Representative Thompson, we are looking forward to your and your delegation's visit to Morocco. The Moroccans are eager to share their assessment of domestic and regional terrorist threats and to discuss border security issues. Your meetings with Moroccan officials will afford good opp [...]	2008-08-11 16:30:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO
08RABAT785	JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY LEADER PRAGMATIC IN [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Justice and Development Party (PJD) Chairman Benkirane told the Ambassador in a recent meeting that the principal reason for the United States' increasingly negative image among Moroccans is the perception that the U.S. has become increasingly pro-Israeli and less objecti [...]	2008-08-22 16:12:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM KISL KCOR MO
08RABAT797	SUPPORTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL STATEMENT ON [...] (U) Polloff delivered REF A demarche on August 26 regarding support for the UN Security Council statement condemning the Mauritania Coup to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Division of International Organizations Ahmed Faouzi. Faouzi said that Morocco is monitoring the situa [...]	2008-08-26 17:49:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL MO
08RABAT846	MOROCCO UNDECIDED ON RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 16:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO
08RABAT887	MOROCCO'S NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION STARTS TO [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's long-promised Central Commission to Combat Corruption is finally starting to take shape following King Mohammed VI's August 21st appointment of local Transparency International co-founder Abdesselam Aboudrar to head the entity. Aboudrar told us in a September 10 meeting [...]	2008-09-18 15:58:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR MO
08RABAT89	MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from October 1-December 30. During the quarter, two representatives from MEPI's Washington offices visited Morocco. Highlights from existing programs include activities by the Advancing Learning and Employability for a B [...]	2008-01-28 18:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO
08RABAT897	MOROCCO PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 18:08:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM UNGA MO
08RABAT915	MOROCCO AND WESTERN SAHARA INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS [...] Poloff delivered copies of the 2008 International Religious Freedom Reports (IRFRs) for Morocco and the Western Sahara to Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane with other copies to convey to Moroccan Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Ahm [...]	2008-09-24 17:39:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV OPRC KIRF KPAO MO
08RABAT937	LOW TURNOUT AND VOTE BUYING MARS PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: A recent Moroccan special election to fill eight parliamentary seats was marred by low voter turnout and accusations of vote buying. Voter participation in the election, which took place in four Atlantic coast cities, was 27%. Increasing public distrust of the efficacy of poli [...]	2008-09-30 12:25:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL MO
08RABAT940	MOROCCO: MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ALGERIA, SAHARA [...] (S) Summary: During an unexpectedly wide-ranging pre-UNGA discussion, MFA International Security Chief Karim Halim (strictly protect) complained about "bumps" in the normally good security cooperation between Morocco and Algeria. Halim griped that the current level of USG military assistance [...]	2008-09-30 17:26:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PBTS MARR NATO AG WI MO
08RABAT993	MISSION MOROCCO MOBILIZED FOR RAMADAN OUTREACH [...] (SBU) Summary: American and locally employed staff from all sections of Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Morocco mobilized to make the Mission,s Iftars (Ramadan dinners) and extensive outreach programming during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan a success. The Embassy and Consulate General [...]	2008-10-15 18:38:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KISL KIRF KPAO OIIP PGOV PREL SCUL MO
08RANGOON100	BURMA: THE NLD REACHES OUT, THAN SHWE DIGS IN [...] (C) Summary. On February 6, the NLD Central Executive Committee (the Uncles) issued a statement inviting cease-fire ethnic groups to visit NLD headquarters in Rangoon for discussions. Some in the party leadership remain concerned about holding talks with these groups without Aung San Suu Kyi [...]	2008-02-08 09:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON102	BURMA: ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Summary. Since March 2006, the Burmese Government has responded to ten avian influenza outbreaks throughout the country, with one human infection case. Responding to these outbreaks, the Livestock Veterinary and Breeding Department (LBVD) culled more than 430,000 chickens, 357,000 quail [...]	2008-02-11 04:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV PGOV PREL BIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON109	REGIME PROMISES MAY REFERENDUM, ELECTIONS BY 2010 [...] (C) Summary. The GOB on February 9 announced next steps in its roadmap for democracy: it will finish drafting the constitution by April and will hold a referendum on the draft in May 2008; multi-party democratic elections will then occur in 2010. The drafting process did not incorporate vi [...]	2008-02-11 10:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON11	AUSTRALIAN COMPANY TO INVEST IN BURMA'S GAS SECTOR [...] (C) Summary. Australian-owned Danford Equities Corporation will become the next foreign company to invest heavily in the Burmese oil and gas sector when it begins exploration of its offshore gas field in 2008. According to Australian Embassy officials, Danford expects to spend up to $40 mil [...]	2008-01-09 10:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
08RANGOON110	DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 02:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI BM
08RANGOON112	BURMA: NO COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS ON AI [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) has confirmed that despite outbreaks in neighboring countries, there have been no new outbreaks of avian influenza in 2008. LBVD officials continue to monitor border areas close to Thailand, Bangladesh, and Laos. [...]	2008-02-13 09:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV PGOV PREL BIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON114	CENSORING THE BURMESE PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Printing and Press Scrutiny Board, comprised of 20 low-level officers, reads and censors every written publication in Burma. The board deletes all taboo material from printed media in the country, including anything critical of the government. Because of low wages for these [...]	2008-02-13 09:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON116	OPPOSITION TO MAY REFERENDUM IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary. The NLD successfully celebrated Union Day on February 12, with no interference by the regime. One veteran activist used the opportunity to give a (uncharacteristically) rousing speech to more than 400 people, criticizing the regime's mismanagement, declaring the regime's draft [...]	2008-02-13 10:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON120	BURMA: ELECTIONEERING BEGINS [...] (C) Summary. The NLD successfully commemorated General Aung San's birthday on February 13, with an event for children at NLD Headquarters. While ethnic groups have yet to respond directly to the NLD about its February 6 invitation, several ethnic groups commented favorably while noting that [...]	2008-02-14 10:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON121	MONKS OF CENTRAL BURMA PREDICT MORE PROTESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Monks from monasteries in Yenanchaung and Kyaukpadaung believe that there will be further demonstrations sooner rather than later. This area in Central Burma historically has given rise to popular movements, and citizens of the two towns actively joined the September protests. [...]	2008-02-14 10:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON125	NEGOTIATIONS ON FORCED LABOR AGREEMENT CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. The ILO continues to negotiate with the Burmese Government on the renewal of the ILO-GOB Forced Labor Mechanism Agreement, which will expire on February 26. The ILO is willing to extend the current agreement with no changes, providing the GOB meets certain conditions, including [...]	2008-02-15 09:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON127	BURMA: MORE ACTION NEEDED ON FORCED LABOR ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. According to ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall, the Burmese Government must take additional steps to address forced labor issues, particularly child soldier cases. The Ministry of Defense does not adequately punish recruiters of child soldiers, and the government places an unf [...]	2008-02-19 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON134	BURMA: CONSTITUTION FINISHED; NLD GIRDS FOR A FIGHT [...] (C) Summary: The GOB announced it has completed drafting the new constitution, but gave no information when the final draft would be published. Foreign Minister Nyan Win acknowledged to Singapore Foreign Minister Yeo that stipulations in the new constitution would disqualify Aung San Suu Ky [...]	2008-02-20 10:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON139	BURMA: MANY KAREN SEE ONLY A ROADMAP TO RUIN [...] (C) Summary. Ethnic Karen and former National Convention delegate Simon Tha told us that he and nearly all of his fellow National Convention delegates regarded the regime's proposed constitutional referendum as a sham. He expected Than Shwe would continue to ignore concerns about the process [...]	2008-02-21 09:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON14	ILO FRUSTRATED WITH BURMESE GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. Although the ILO had a good working relationship with former Deputy Labor Minister Aung Kyi, (now both Minister of Labor and Minister of Relations. i.e., the regime's liaison to Aung San Suu Kyi),new Deputy Labor Minister Brigadier General Tin Tun has increased restrictions on [...]	2008-01-10 11:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON144	BURMA: 88 GENERATION MOBILIZES FOR THE REFERENDUM [...] (C) The 88 Generation Students (88GS) are mobilizing pro-democracy activists throughout Burma for a "vote no" campaign in the regime's upcoming constitutional referendum. During a recent trip to five of Burma's seven divisions, 88 Generation leaders met with NLD members, monks, and political [...]	2008-02-22 11:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON145	BURMA: 88 GENERATION MOBILIZES FOR THE REFERENDUM [...] (C) The 88 Generation Students (88GS) are mobilizing pro-democracy activists throughout Burma for a "vote no" campaign in the regime's upcoming constitutional referendum. During a recent trip to five of Burma's seven divisions, 88 Generation leaders met with NLD members, monks, and political [...]	2008-02-22 11:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON147	BURMA,S CONSTITUTION: NO ROOM FOR DEBATE [...] (C) Summary. A member of the Constitutional Drafting Committee told us the regime did not permit the commission's members to engage in any debate or draft any substantive portions of the constitution. Instead, the draft constitution consisted of a recitation of the 104 fundamental principles [...]	2008-02-26 09:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON153	BURMA: REGIME PUBLISHES REFERENDUM LAW [...] (C) Summary. The Burmese regime released the law governing its upcoming constitutional referendum today. The law sets forth the rules regarding voter eligibility, procedures for a se'cret ballot, and punishment for those who "interfere" with the process. While the law stated that citizens [...]	2008-02-27 10:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON154	MORE CHARGES, NO PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary. The regime formally charged several prominent 88 Generation Students activists, including Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi, with unlawful interference with the regime's roadmap to democracy. The regime also charged at least seven other key activists with sedition. Both sedition and [...]	2008-02-28 09:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON156	BURMA: STILL NO SALE OF SHWE GAS [...] (C) Summary. Despite announcements that Daewoo would begin selling gas to China by 2011, PetroChina and Daewoo have yet to sign the final sales agreement. According to Chevron's David Peters, before PetroChina will agree to a gas price, it must first determine the overall cost of the 900-mi [...]	2008-02-29 08:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
08RANGOON16	QATAR AIR "TO SUSPEND" OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Although Qatar Airways will stop direct flights between Doha and Rangoon on January 20 (Ref A),Qatar Airways Area Director Shahab Attarzadeh emphasized that the airline is not pulling out, but is only "suspending" operations. Since September, Qatar Airways has seen a 70 percen [...]	2008-01-11 04:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM EAIR ECON PGOV PREL
08RANGOON160	BURMA'S GENERALS WANT OUT [...] (C) Summary: Prominent Burmese businessman Zaw Naing told us the senior generals are tired of the increasing international attention and pressure. They are desperate for an exit, but afraid they and their families will be prosecuted, jailed, and their fortunes confiscated. They are determin [...]	2008-02-29 09:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON162	REGIME CRONIES CONTINUE WHEELING AND DEALING [...] (C) Summary. Regime crony Tay Za continues to do business in Burma and Singapore, as he looks for ways to circumvent U.S. sanctions. Within Burma, Tay Za's Htoo Group of Companies is expanding into new sectors. Tay Za plans to open a new shipping company in 2008, using two bulk freighters [...]	2008-03-03 08:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON165	REGIME ARRESTS AND CHARGES MORE ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary. In an effort to stifle an open dialogue about the roadmap to democracy, the regime continues to arrest and charge anyone who criticizes the process. Last week, the police arrested five more activists, including several family members of imprisoned activists. On February 29, t [...]	2008-03-03 09:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON167	AIR BAGAN CRASH RAISES SAFETY QUESTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Air Bagan, one of regime crony Tay Za's companies included on the targeted U.S. sanctions list, continues to grapple with technical and safety issues as its planes experience more difficulties, including a crash in Putao, Northern Kachin State, on February 19. Twenty passengers [...]	2008-03-04 09:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
08RANGOON168	ILO AND GOB RENEW FORCED LABOR MECHANISM AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. On February 27, the ILO and Burmese Government signed an agreement extending the ILO-GOB Forced Labor Mechanism Agreement for an additional year. During meetings with ILO Executive Director Kari Tapiola, the Burmese Government agreed to allow the ILO travel around Burma withou [...]	2008-03-04 10:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON17	BURMA: GUILT BY ASSOCIATION [...] (C) Summary. The regime may charge detained activist Htin Kyaw with sedition in addition to the other, less serious charges pending against him. His lawyers and family have not been able to see him since he ended his hunger strike on December 30. Authorities arrested NLD member and labor a [...]	2008-01-11 08:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON171	BURMA: TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR GAMBARI,S VISIT [...] (C) Acting UNDP Resident Representative Sanaka Samarasinha (protect) informed us that UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari will arrive in Rangoon at 9:55 a.m. on Thursday March 6 and is tentatively scheduled to depart at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Sunday March 9. While his itinerary has not been [...]	2008-03-05 11:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON179	GAMBARI BACK IN BURMA [...] (C) The UN's Special Advisor on Burma arrived in Rangoon March 6 and met with the diplomatic community to gather their insights on the current situation. He informed the diplomats that the announcement of a referendum on a new constitution in May and elections for 2010 should be considered a [...]	2008-03-06 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM UN
08RANGOON18	WARPED THINKING IN BURMA: INSIGHTS FROM AN INSIDER [...] (C) Summary: Yin Yin Oo, a Foreign Ministry official close to Number Three General Thura Shwe Mann and the sister of Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu, has been authorized to engage in general discussions with the US and British Embassies. She contacted Charge just before Christmas to sugges [...]	2008-01-11 10:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON180	PROMOTING LEARNING AND LIVELIHOODS IN CHIN STATE [...] (C) Summary. In a country where many are impoverished and oppressed, the Chins are among the most destitute. Tedim, a town of 13,000 people located in the remote northern Chin hills, depends on sparse agricultural production and remittances from abroad for its meager income. Two Embassy-fun [...]	2008-03-07 07:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON181	BURMA: SUPPORTING STRATEGIES FOR THE REFERENDUM [...] (S/NF) Burma's pro-democracy opposition continues to struggle to organize a coordinated effort to respond to the upcoming constitutional referendum. We expect the regime will continue its severe restrictions on free speech and association, making it impossible for the opposition to carry out [...]	2008-03-07 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOVQL PHUM BM PGOV
08RANGOON182	BURMA: GAMBARI,S SECOND DAY [...] (C) Summary. The UN told us Gambari held a discussion with the regime's Minister of Information, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Culture today, but noted little of substance was discussed. He also met with the Referendum Commission, whose members could not answer his questions. [...]	2008-03-07 10:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON183	NLD MANDALAY PROMOTES OPPOSITION, LACKS RESOURCES [...] (C) Summary. The NLD in Mandalay faces a number of challenges that reflect those encountered throughout the rest of Burma. These include lack of public awareness, lack of offices and resources to carry out activities, and a short time span in which to promote votes against the constitution i [...]	2008-03-07 10:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON185	GAMBARI'S OUTBRIEF TO THE DIP CORPS: NO GOOD NEWS [...] (C) Summary: Gambari briefed the dip corps before departing Burma, but declined to give a substantive readout of his conversations before he briefed UNSYG Ban Ki Moon in Dhaka. He discussed the conditions of the referendum with the GOB and offered technical assistance and international moni [...]	2008-03-10 10:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON187	BURMESE REGIME PREEMPTS DISSENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Authorities arrested Generation Wave leader Aung Kyaw Oo on March 8, in the midst of Gambari's visit. His colleague, Nyi Nyi Aung, fled and remained in hiding. Also on March 8, two NLD members were arrested for possessing copies of "Rambo 4." The regime transferred another [...]	2008-03-11 09:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON19	ASSK MEETS WITH REGIME; UN MOVING SLOWLY ON [...] (C) Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi met with regime liaison Aung Kyi today at the Government Guest House. It was her first meeting with the regime since November 19. UN Staff told us they are not preparing for any Gambari visit and also informed us that the GOB has still not granted permission fo [...]	2008-01-11 10:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON192	AIR BAGAN SAFETY ISSUES UNCOVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 09:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR CASC ASEC BM
08RANGOON194	BURMA: GAMBARI TO PROPOSE A "TIME-OUT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Gambari was unhappy with the short time-frame of his recent visit to Burma, and pushed hard to extend his stay and expand his schedule. The Senior General refused to grant him meetings with any of the regime's senior leadership, but did allow him to meet with Aung [...]	2008-03-13 10:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON195	THAN SHWE,S REFERENDUM: HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE [...] (C) Detained monk U Gambira told family members he hopes the Burmese people will reject the regime's draft constitution and asked them to spread the word. The NLD's Central Executive Committee continued to support a "no" vote, but had not yet developed a strategy or released a statement on i [...]	2008-03-13 10:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON203	NASCENT HEALTHCARE IN IRRAWADDY DIVISION [...] (C) Summary. The Hinthada region of Irrawaddy Division is one of Burma's backwaters. Few roads exist for transportation, families have an average of seven children, and dengue, malaria, and diarrhea are the most common killers. While a single midwife provides healthcare in a few villages, m [...]	2008-03-18 07:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM AMED TBIO EAID
08RANGOON208	BURMA: CENSORSHIP AND SOLITARY, BUT NO CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Detained monk U Gambira has been placed in solitary confinement, apparently as punishment for his recent statements urging Burmese to reject the draft constitution. The All Burma Monks Alliance issued a statement urging monks to boycott upcoming state-sponsored religious exams but did not [...]	2008-03-19 09:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON213	BURMESE FOREIGN MINISTER SEEKS SOMETHING FOR [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Nyan Win finally agreed to meet with Charge on March 18 after several months of requests. When Charge asked about plans to ensure the credibility of the upcoming referendum, the Foreign Minister used the opportunity to complain again about economic sanctions, c [...]	2008-03-20 08:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON215	DISORGANIZATION AND DISUNITY PRECEDE BURMA'S [...] (C) Summary: As the regime's planned constitutional referendum draws nearer, the opposition remains disorganized and scattered. Infighting among pro-democracy groups continues, with tension between the NLD's senior leaders, ethnic pro-democracy leaders, and the NLD's younger members coming [...]	2008-03-20 10:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON22	AIR BAGAN SPIRALS DEEPER INTO DEBT [...] (C) Summary. Bad management decisions and the cumulative effect of targeted U.S. sanctions have caused Air Bagan to lose close to $7 million since May 2007. Crippled by costly airplane leases and lack of passengers, Air Bagan's General Manager complained that because the company will not p [...]	2008-01-14 10:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
08RANGOON220	BURMA: REGIME TELLS NGOS TO KEEP A LOW PROFILE [...] (C) Summary. Although most NGOs continue to conduct business as usual, the Burmese Government in recent weeks has encouraged them to maintain a low profile until after the May referendum. Politics played a role in the recent requests: Secretary 1 and the Minister of Industry 1, both of whom [...]	2008-03-24 09:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON222	TOP CRONIES FEELING THE PINCH OF U.S. SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Despite public statements that U.S. sanctions have little effect on regime cronies' ability to do business, Embassy contacts tell us that the top cronies -- Tay Za, Steven Law, and Aung Thet Mann -- are running scared. Tay Za's purchase of two bulk cargo ships from Korea recent [...]	2008-03-25 09:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON234	BURMA: DRAFT CONSTITUTION REVEALED AMIDST ABUSES [...] (C) We have obtained what appears to be Burmese-language version of the regime's draft constitution. The draft essentially restated the National Convention's 104 basic principles but also granted immunity to the SPDC and ensured the status quo until the new parliament is convened. On March [...]	2008-03-28 10:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON245	BURMA: REGIME CONTINUES PRE-REFERENDUM ARRESTS [...] (C) Summary: Authorities continue to arrest peaceful protesters and political activists. Over the weekend, six participants in a March 27 "vote no" demonstration were arrested, as well as five Muslim leaders in Rakhine State. An NLD vice township chairman was beaten in an intimidation attac [...]	2008-04-02 11:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON247	NLD SPEAKS OUT: VOTE "NO" [...] (C) The NLD released two statements criticizing the referendum and urging people to vote against the draft constitution. It also released a third statement informing voters of their rights and the referendum procedures under the law. NLD spokesman Nyan Win told us the statements had been di [...]	2008-04-03 09:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON248	BURMA: YOUNG ACTIVISTS ADVOCATE NEW APPROACHES [...] (C) Summary: Young pro-democracy activists advocate new, more creative approaches to bringing political change inside Burma. The current pro-democracy movement has been weakened severely by the arrests and crackdown after the September protests. It lacks leadership, strategic planning, and [...]	2008-04-03 10:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON249	BURMA: GOB PLANS TO RELOCATE LIVE BIRD MARKET AS AI [...] (SBU) Summary. Rangoon's main live bird market sells more than 40,000 poultry and two million eggs and poultry products each day. Aware that the live bird market poses potential avian influenza threats for those living near the market, the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and the Yangon [...]	2008-04-03 11:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM

08RANGOON25	BURMESE EVERYWHERE DESIRE CHANGE [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with six NLD activists in the town of Thaungdwingyi in Magwe Division on January 7. Living very simply and subject to constant harassment by the police, years of repression have not extinguished the spirit of these activists. They meet regularly to talk about their d [...]	2008-01-15 07:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON253	BURMESE TAX ISSUES DELAY SHWE GAS SALES [...] (C) Summary. According to company officials, Daewoo remains committed to selling Shwe gas to PetroChina and could finalize a sales contract within the next two months. However, the Burmese Government's recent demands that Daewoo pay additional taxes - up to 10 percent more on production reve [...]	2008-04-07 11:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET SENV BM
08RANGOON254	DIVERGENT VIEWS ABOUT BURMA'S REFERENDUM [...] (C) While many members of Burma's pro-democracy opposition have decided to "vote no" in the upcoming constitutional referendum, other members often referred to as the "Third Force", are urging the public to vote "yes" as an attempt to compromise with the military. The NLD has begun an educat [...]	2008-04-07 11:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON256	BURMA: YETAGUN PIPELINE RUPTURE TO COST MILLIONS [...] (C) Summary. Petroleum industry contacts confirmed that the Yetagun pipeline was shut down on April 2, not because of a small leak, but because an explosion approximately 15 miles from the Thai border ruptured the pipeline. Malaysian-owned Petronas, majority shareholder in the Yetagun gas fi [...]	2008-04-08 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET SENV BM
08RANGOON258	KAREN STATE: PEACE A PRIORITY IN THE REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary. Karens are deeply divided over whether or not to support the constitution in the upcoming May referendum. While most of the general population wants peace and opposes anything produced by the government, they live in fear of the consequences of voting no. Karen leaders also wan [...]	2008-04-08 11:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON262	BURMA,S CONSTITUTION - A SETTING SUN [...] (SBU) The regime's proposed constitution appears to be a poorly drafted, often ambiguous document that will likely serve to preserve the military's control over Burma. While it enumerates a number of basic civil liberties, it also carves out broad exceptions that allow the regime to violate [...]	2008-04-09 12:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON265	THAI DREAMS: THE ECONOMIC PULL ON THE KAREN [...] (SBU) Summary. The increasingly poor economic conditions in Karen State drive many young people, particularly women, into Thailand every year. While jobs and money available there have the potential to lead to a better life, women are often lured into situations where they work under abusive [...]	2008-04-11 11:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON27	BURMA: SATELLITE FEES STILL UP IN THE AIR [...] (C) Summary. The Myanmar Times has demoted four of its editors after the regime criticized their decision to report a dramatic recent increase in satellite TV fees. The four editors will be reassigned to non-editorial duties but will not be fired, according to sources at the paper. So far, [...]	2008-01-15 11:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON274	BURMA'S THINGYAN: IN WITH A SPLASH OUT WITH A BLAST [...] (SBU) Witnesses reported isolated instances of referendum campaigning during last week's Thingyan water festival but described the festivities as overwhelmingly free of overt political activity by either side. However, several opposition activists were assaulted and arrested over Thingyan, a [...]	2008-04-21 11:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON275	BURMA'S THINGYAN: IN WITH A SPLASH OUT WITH A BLAST [...] (SBU) Witnesses reported isolated instances of referendum campaigning during last week's Thingyan water festival but described the festivities as overwhelmingly free of overt political activity by either side. However, several opposition activists were assaulted and arrested over Thingyan, a [...]	2008-04-22 00:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON276	BURMA'S THINGYAN: IN WITH A SPLASH, OUT WITH A BANG [...] (SBU) Witnesses reported isolated instances of referendum campaigning during last week's Thingyan water festival but described the festivities as overwhelmingly free of overt political activity by either side. However, several opposition activists were assaulted and arrested over Thingyan, a [...]	2008-04-22 00:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON278	THE CHALLENGES OF COMBATING TB IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is a growing health concern in Burma, with more than 130,000 new cases of TB diagnosed a year. The WHO estimates that more than 40 percent of Burma's population could be infected with the disease. The Burmese Government, through its National TB Program (NTP) is w [...]	2008-04-22 10:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON279	BURMA: LACK OF TB DRUGS A LOOMING PROBLEM [...] (SBU) Summary. Burma is one of 22 tuberculosis high-burden countries in the world. The Government's National TB Program (NTP),active in all of Burma's 324 townships, reported a case detection rate of 95 percent of all infectious cases and had a treatment rate of 83.6 percent in 2006. The [...]	2008-04-22 10:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON282	BURMA: COMBATING MDR-TB IN RANGOON AND MANDALAY [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is a growing concern in Burma, with the Ministry of Health ranking it as the second priority disease after HIV/AIDS. As the TB prevalence rate increases throughout the country, the risk of multi drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant (XDR) TB also inc [...]	2008-04-23 10:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON283	PRESERVING THE CHATTHIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY [...] (C) Summary. The Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary, established to preserve some of the last remaining habitat of the Eld's or golden deer, has come under threat in recent years due to lack of sufficient fuel wood and building materials in the surrounding villages. The New Generation Library Associ [...]	2008-04-24 09:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM SENV ECON
08RANGOON284	BURMA: "VOTE NO" CAMPAIGN PROCEEDS SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: 88 Generation continued their vote "no" campaign during the April water festival, and are working now to organize local "watch groups" throughout Burma to volunteer to observe vote counts at local precincts. The regime may have already complicated this plan as papers released t [...]	2008-04-24 10:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON285	BURMA: RICE EXPORTS TO CONTINUE IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary. Although it has yet to make an official announcement, the Burmese Government has decided to allow further exports of rice in 2008, and plans to grant export licenses for an additional 300,000-400,000 metric tons through December, totaling 800,000 metric tons by year end. Governm [...]	2008-04-24 10:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON286	BURMA: ILO TO RAISE FORCED LABOR WITH THE MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. Forced labor is a significant problem in Burma, and the military, who are the worst perpetrators, are not held accountable. While the ILO Liaison Office primarily works with the Ministry of Labor, it recently sought to expand its mandate to include the military. Seeking to imp [...]	2008-04-24 11:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV BM
08RANGOON290	BURMESE REGIME OFFERS ASSK A VOTE, BUT NOT FREEDOM [...] (C) Two separate sources reported that regime officials visited Aung San Suu Kyi this week to offer her the right to vote in May's referendum. Imprisoned activist Su Su Nwe declined authorities' offer of a new national registration card that would allow her to vote. The regime continued to [...]	2008-04-25 09:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON292	BURMA'S SENIOR GENERAL REPORTEDLY SICK AND [...] (C) Summary: Sources tell us Than Shwe is displaying increasingly erratic behavior, but remains firmly in power and in control. He is single-handedly calling the shots regarding the upcoming constitutional referendum and the next steps of the roadmap, including the parliamentary election. Mi [...]	2008-04-25 11:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON3	DAEWOO TO SELL SHWE GAS TO CHINA BY 2011 [...] (C) Summary. After months of negotiation, Daewoo has agreed to sell gas from its Shwe fields to PetroChina by 2011. Although the companies have yet to ink the contract, Daewoo officials confirmed that PetroChina has begun drafting plans for the construction of two pipelines - one for gas an [...]	2008-01-03 08:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
08RANGOON300	POST RESPONSE: FOLLOWING UP ON THE ACTIVISTS FOR [...] Embassy Rangoon fully supports the President's Freedom Agenda. The Chief of Mission has made every effort to meet leaders and members of Burma's pro-democracy opposition and to encourage the United Nations and diplomatic counterparts in Rangoon to do so as well. To further this goal, the Chi [...]	2008-04-30 10:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON301	BURMA: NLD STRUGGLES TO MONITOR THE REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: The NLD is struggling to organize volunteers to monitor polling for the regime's May 10 constitutional referendum. Each NLD Division chair is responsible for organizing observers for his/her own division, but we detected little coordination among them. The NLD's lead organizer [...]	2008-04-30 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON303	BURMA: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary. Although food and agricultural commodity prices are rising worldwide at unprecedented rates, Burma has not experienced the same rise in prices. Aggregate prices of rice, Burma's most important food staple, have remained relatively stable - the nationwide average price per kilo [...]	2008-04-30 12:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON305	BURMA: FEAR AND CYNICISM IN KACHIN STATE [...] (C) Summary: A leading Kachin peace negotiator told us the KIO remained officially neutral on the referendum, but recommended its members boycott. Officials from the regime and KIO met in late March to discuss logistics for the vote and to address specific KIO concerns. Younger KIO and KIA [...]	2008-05-02 09:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON307	BURMA: MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL DOWN, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary. Myanmar Airways International (MAI),one of Burma's two international airlines, recently lost one of its planes due to the sudden cancellation of its wet-lease contract and was forced to halt flights to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur beginning on April 24. Although it just signed a o [...]	2008-05-02 10:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
08RANGOON308	3D FUND ANNUAL REVIEW SHOWS POSITIVE RESULTS, IDENTIFIES CHALLENGES [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-02 10:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON309	BURMA: MONITORING THE 3D FUND [...] (C) Summary. The 3 Diseases Fund (3DF),the largest and newest donor in Burma's health sector, has taken steps during the past year to improve the administration of its programs. Aware that monitoring and evaluation (M/E) of its programs are key to securing future funding from donors, the 3D [...]	2008-05-02 10:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON323	BURMA: CYCLONE DRIVING UP FOOD AND FUEL PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis devastated parts of southern Burma, including Rangoon and the Irrawaddy Delta. Trees and power lines are down, many homes are inhabitable, potable water supplies have been compromised or destroyed, and roads are blocked with debris. In the aftermath of the storm [...]	2008-05-06 09:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON327	BURMA: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CYCLONE NARGIS [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, the regime announced it would proceed with its constitutional referendum, except for the five regions it had declared disaster areas, including Rangoon. Aung San Suu Kyi weathered the storm, but the "vote no" campaigns of both the NLD and 88 [...]	2008-05-06 10:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON328	BURMA: FUEL SHORTAGE IMMINENT [...] (C) Summary. Burma will soon face a shortage of fuel, Petronas Cargali Production Manager Bob Thomas told us. Burma imports approximately 110 million barrels of crude oil a year from Malaysia - roughly three-quarters of domestic need - which it refines into diesel and petrol. However, crude [...]	2008-05-06 11:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET SENV BM
08RANGOON331	BURMA: CYCLONE DESTROYS RICE CROPS, PRICES [...] (C) Summary. Cyclone Nargis ripped through the Irrawaddy Delta on May 2, destroying both the newly-planted summer rice crops and the drop season crop awaiting harvest. Before the storm, Irrawaddy Division was one of Burma's main rice producing areas. The townships hardest hit by the storm - [...]	2008-05-07 08:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON333	BURMA: THE POLITICS OF CYCLONE NARGIS ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: The UN estimates over 1.5 million Burmese are in urgent need of food, water, and shelter in Irrawaddy and Rangoon Division. Today, the Minister of Social Welfare agreed to allow the UN to send local staff liaisons to GOB operations centers in the Delta, and seemed receptive to [...]	2008-05-07 12:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON334	BURMA: THILAWA PORT COULD OPEN BY END OF MAY [...] (C) Summary. Although access to the Rangoon Ports remains closed due to sunken ships and debris blocking the Rangoon River and unusable jetties, the Burmese Port Authority predicts the Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa (MITT) will be fully operational in two weeks. Shipping industry co [...]	2008-05-07 12:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON337	BURMA: THAN SHWE IS THE PROBLEM [...] (C) Summary: A businessman and a journalist with close ties to the regime told Emboffs that all roads lead to Senior General Than Shwe, who remains isolated and unaware of the scale of the catastrophe that has befallen his country. No one will approve visas for international humanitarian ass [...]	2008-05-08 10:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON338	BURMA: BUSINESSES PARTICIPATING IN RELIEF EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary. In response to the GOB's limited response to Cyclone Nargis, private Burmese businesses have stepped up to the plate, providing both relief and recovery assistance to thousands of Burmese. Staff from several of Burma's largest companies volunteered to lead Rangoon's clean up eff [...]	2008-05-08 11:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON342	BURMA: FOOD PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE, FUEL PRICES DECREASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite government efforts to reopen supply roads into Rangoon, food supplies remain limited, resulting in skyrocketing prices. Rice stocks throughout the city are almost depleted, and the few traders who still have rice sell it for approximately 40,000 kyat ($36) a bag, 67 pe [...]	2008-05-08 11:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON348	BURMA: SLOWLY POWERING UP RANGOON [...] (SBU) Summary. According to Embassy contacts, Cyclone Nargis damaged approximately 80 percent of Rangoon's electricity facilities, including overhead cables and power substations. The Government continues to work to resume electricity supply throughout the city, and has restored power to si [...]	2008-05-09 11:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET SENV BM
08RANGOON349	BURMA: PRYING OPEN THE DOOR FOR HUMANITARIAN AID [...] (C) Summary: The OFDA DART team will not be granted visas "for the moment" and other missions are having mixed success obtaining entry for their disaster assistance experts. The GOB turned back 62 medics that arrived on a chartered relief flight from Bangladesh. The UN has had mixed succes [...]	2008-05-09 12:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON35	ENVIRONMENT NOT A PRIORITY FOR BURMESE REGIME [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite having a wealth of plant and animal biodiversity and vast ecosystems, the Burmese Government does little to protect the country's natural resources. Investors, both domestic and foreign, continue to plunder Burma's raw materials, destroying much of the country's natur [...]	2008-01-16 09:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
08RANGOON353	BURMA: THILAWA PORT RESUMES LIMITED OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa (MITT) resumed limited operations on May 10, shipping industry officials confirm. Small feeder ships are able to navigate the Rangoon River, and the Port Authority continues to dredge the river to accommodate larger ships. The GOB rem [...]	2008-05-12 09:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SENV BM
08RANGOON356	REFERENDUM PROCEEDS AS SCHEDULED [...] (C) Summary. The GOB went ahead with its referendum on May 10 in the areas of the country that were not affected by Cyclone Nargis. On a diplomatic tour, two Embassy officers visited eight polling stations in two cities, Myeik and Kyaingtone. We did not see any significant disturbances, but [...]	2008-05-12 11:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON357	FIRST TRANCHE OF USG CYCLONE ASSISTANCE ARRIVES IN [...] (SBU) Summary. USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore and PACOM Commander Admiral Timothy J. Keating on May 12 delivered the first tranche of USG assistance to Burma, including bottled water, blankets, and mosquito nets. During a meeting with Burmese Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Soe Thei [...]	2008-05-13 04:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON365	BURMA: NO EVIDENCE RELIEF SUPPLIES ARE BEING [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Rangoon has combed all of Rangoon's markets and found no evidence that donated humanitarian relief supplies have been diverted and sold. Likewise, NGOs and UN staff in the Delta told us they have seen no evidence relief supplies have been diverted from there either. T [...]	2008-05-13 10:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON367	BURMA: FUEL [...] (SBU) Supplies of certain food products - rice, meat, chicken, fish, and cooking oil - remain scarce in Rangoon and prices of food throughout the city continue to rise. The price of rice has increased 83 percent since May 1 due to insufficient rice stocks. Prices of fruits and vegetables rema [...]	2008-05-13 10:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON368	BURMA: FOOD PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE [...] (SBU) Supplies of certain food products - rice, meat, chicken, fish, and cooking oil - remain scarce in Rangoon and prices of food throughout the city continue to rise. The price of rice has increased 83 percent since May 1 due to insufficient rice stocks. Prices of fruits and vegetables rema [...]	2008-05-13 10:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON37	PETROLEUM PRODUCTION DESTROYING BURMA'S ECOSYSTEMS [...] (C) Summary. The development of new and existing onshore and offshore oil and gas wells continues to inflict grave damage on Burma's environment. Local NGOs report that companies do not take precautions when disposing of the toxic byproducts of drilling, which may contain dangerous levels of [...]	2008-01-17 08:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
08RANGOON371	BURMA: SOME PROGRESS ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Resident coordinator Dan Baker briefed donors on his meetings in Nay Pyi Taw where the Deputy Foreign Minister informed him that visas for all UN assistance experts would be issued and said the GOB was issuing clearances for relief flights with only one-day notice requi [...]	2008-05-13 12:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PHUM BM PGOV EAGR MARR
08RANGOON379	BURMA: HEALTH SITUATION IN IRRAWADDY DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),health conditions in the Irrawaddy Delta continue to deteriorate, as hundreds of thousands of people lack access to food, potable water, shelter, and medicines. Shipments of water were beginning to reach the delta and a senior [...]	2008-05-14 11:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON38	BURMA: KEY ETHNIC CEASE-FIRE GROUP TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Top KIO officials told us they were pleased with Aung San Suu Kyi's recent statement, and confirmed that the hard-line Culture Minister had visited them in an effort to convince the KIO to condemn it. The KIO views its relationship with the NLD as a friendship rather than an al [...]	2008-01-17 09:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON383	MEDIA REACTION: BURMESE HIGHLIGHTS [...] Following the arrival of the first USAF C-130 flights with humanitarian aid at Rangoon Airport on May 12 and 13 an unprecedented amount of positive news coverage appeared in the Burmese media. 2. In the nationally broadcast news on state- controlled MRTV May 12, nearly seven minutes were [...]	2008-05-15 06:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO OIIP PGOV BM
08RANGOON385	BURMA: REGIME CLAIMS VICTORY; NLD OFFERS HELP [...] (C) On May 15, the regime announced its constitution had been overwhelmingly approved in the May 10 referendum, which was held in all areas of the country not critically affected by the storm. Aung San Suu Kyi's private doctor was permitted to briefly visit with her after the cyclone and rep [...]	2008-05-15 09:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON387	FOLLOWING THE RELIEF SUPPLY CHAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. U Aung Tun Khaing of the Department of Social Welfare explained a three-part system through which the GOB has thus far delivered 1,816 tons of international relief supplies to Cyclone Nargis victims. The supplies, transported to the affected regions primarily by ship, reach tw [...]	2008-05-15 10:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON39	ANOTHER EXPLOSION IN BURMA; NLD UNDER PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: Another bomb exploded on a bus 65 miles north of Rangoon yesterday, killing the driver. An NLD member remains in custody after he and his colleague were interrogated regarding the Charge d'Affaires's recent meeting with 7 NLD members in their town. Other NLD leaders were summo [...]	2008-01-17 10:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON390	BURMA: MORE LIGHTS GO ON IN RANGOON DIVISION [...] (C) Summary. The Burmese Government continues to restore power to parts of Rangoon, focusing on repairing power lines in the eastern, western and northern parts of the city. According to Yangon City Electric Supply Board (YESB) officials, while 40 percent of townships in Eastern Rangoon, 65 [...]	2008-05-15 11:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET SENV BM
08RANGOON394	BURMA: UPDATE ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: UN Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator John Holmes was granted a visa and will visit Burma May 18-21. The UN has made no progress on obtaining permission for international staff to visit the field, and national staff are having increasing problems traveling to the Delta. The A [...]	2008-05-16 10:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PHUM BM PGOV
08RANGOON4	MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL TO RESUME FLIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. Myanmar Airways International (MAI),a joint venture between the Burmese Government and Region Air of Singapore, will resume flights to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur beginning January 15, 2008. In October, MAI halted its international flights when the company could no longer afford [...]	2008-01-07 08:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EAIR BM
08RANGOON400	BURMA: CRONIES TOLD TO REBUILD THE DELTA [...] (C) Summary: Nay Win Maung, director of local NGO Myanmar Egress, shared with pol/econ chief a list of GOB ministers given responsibility and oversight for the rescue and rehabilitation of seven townships in the cyclone affected areas, and the various cronies the government assigned to finan [...]	2008-05-20 12:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON401	BURMA: FOOD PRICES DROPPING, FUEL COSTS BACK TO NORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Two weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma, food prices have begun to drop, although most prices remain higher than pre-cyclone levels. While certain food items - rice, cooking oil, and chicken - remain scarce, prices of these prices have dropped slightly in the past few [...]	2008-05-21 02:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON41	BURMA: AUTHORITIES THWART PLANNED PROTEST [...] (C) Summary. Police in Taunggok, Rakhine State disrupted a scheduled protest yesterday morning. No violence or arrests were reported and local residents said the situation in town was calm. We have seen nothing to confirm UK Ambassador Mark Canning's account of a 40-person protest in downt [...]	2008-01-18 08:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON414	BURMA PORTS CONTINUE LIMITED OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Burmese Port Authority has opened all four of Rangoon's ports, albeit for limited operations. Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa (MITT) continues to receive the majority of incoming ships, as the Port Authority continues to dredge the Rangoon River and repair jetties at [...]	2008-05-27 07:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON415	GOVERNMENT DECLARES CONSTITUTION APPROVED; ASSK [...] (SBU) State-run media reported today that Burma's new constitution had been approved by 92.4 percent in the nation-wide referendum that concluded May 24. Voters we spoke with reported wide-spread election irregularities including distribution of pre-marked ballots with the approval mark check [...]	2008-05-27 09:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON417	BURMA: DONORS FOCUS ON ACCESS AT CYCLONE NARGIS [...] (C) Summary: The regime's hope for a cash-rich pledging conference fell flat as donors held on to their checkbooks despite Than Shwe's promise to Ban Ki Moon to allow access for international humanitarian workers to the Delta. In his opening remarks to the conference, the Prime Minister spe [...]	2008-05-27 11:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON418	BURMA: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Embassy Rangoon is not aware of any ongoing investment disputes in Burma. U.S. law has prohibited investment in Burma since 1997. 2. Primary point of contact for issues relevant to the report is: Samantha A. Carl-Yoder Economic Officer (95) (1) 536-509 ext. 4227 Carl-YoderSA@state.g [...]	2008-05-27 11:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BM
08RANGOON424	BURMA: PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL ILO CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. Although the Burmese Government has taken steps to address forced labor and child soldier issues, forced labor continues to be a significant problem in Burma, ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall told us. During the annual ILO Conference, ILO members should question the GOB's com [...]	2008-05-28 09:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON425	BURMA: ILO LOOKING TO EXPAND ROLE AFTER CYCLONE [...] (C) Summary. In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which devastated Burma on May 2-3, International Labor Organization officials are looking to expand the organization's mandate in Burma so it can address cyclone recovery issues, particularly the use of paid labor instead of forced labor during rec [...]	2008-05-28 09:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON427	BURMA: ENCOURAGING SIGNS ON ACCESS TO THE DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Social Welfare is granting UN international staff permission to travel to the Delta with two days notice. Six staff applied for permission to travel on May 26 and all requests were granted. NGO international staff are also being granted permission to travel, th [...]	2008-05-28 11:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON429	AID FLOWS, BUT NOT MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff and LES were turned around at a military checkpoint on the border between Rangoon and Irrawaddy Divisions on May 29. Prior to being stopped, we observed heightened security in several towns and villages in Rangoon Division that were damaged during the cyclone. The head [...]	2008-05-29 09:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON434	FORCED RELOCATION AND MORE DEATH IN BURMA'S DELTA [...] (C) Summary: Over the last week, Embassy Rangoon has received increasing reports the regime is forcing Cyclone Nargis victims to leave government-run and private shelters and return to their villages. Local sources and UN employees confirm that forced relocation by the military in storm aff [...]	2008-06-02 08:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON44	CHINESE LOSING PATIENCE WITH BURMA [...] (C) Summary: Charge hosted the Chinese Ambassador for lunch on January 17. We discussed the lack of political dialogue and the need for all countries to speak with one voice to persuade the generals to start talking and quit dragging their feet. The Chinese Ambassador no longer tried to defend the [...]	2008-01-18 10:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON441	BURMA: UN STRATEGY ON FORCED RELOCATIONS [...] (C) Summary: UN field workers have reported specific cases of mass, forced relocation throughout Rangoon Division and the Irrawaddy Delta. Two-thirds of relief camps in Labutta have been emptied, large numbers of victims in shelters in Bogale Township are being forced home on a daily basis, [...]	2008-06-03 11:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON448	BURMA: RELIEF COORDINATING GROUP STRUGGLES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Tripartite Core Group (TCG) has met twice since its formation to work out difficult issues related to Nargis relief efforts. According to the UN and ASEAN representatives, discussions have been frank and open. While some progress was made on procedures for access, visas, a [...]	2008-06-04 11:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON453	BURMA: CLEARER PICTURE EMERGING ON FORCED [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR representatives told us they observed no instances of violent, forced relocation during a recent trip to the Delta, but spoke with a military commander who said he had orders to vacate unofficial camps north of Labutta and Bogale. The government was moving victims in an [...]	2008-06-05 08:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON454	BURMA: ZARGANAR ARRESTED [...] (C) Summary. Police arrested comedian/activist Zarganar at his home the evening of June 4. Authorities said they will only hold him for two days, but did not specify the reason for his arrest. Zarganar has been engaged in relief efforts since Cyclone Nargis and had recently given a number [...]	2008-06-05 08:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON455	DELTA RELIEF: SMALL STEPS FORWARD, SOME BACK [...] (SBU) Summary. On a June 2 to 4 trip to the Irrawaddy delta region, Poloff and LES observed a tight security situation, particularly in areas where significant aid is flowing. We also observed and compared government camps with an NGO-run camp, which according to the government should not ex [...]	2008-06-05 09:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON46	HOW MYANMAR ECONOMIC HOLDINGS (MEHL) REALLY WORKS [...] (C) Summary. Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. (MEHL),one of approximately 55 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in Burma, is also one of the most powerful and corrupt organizations in the country. Established in 1990 by the Ministry of Defense, active and retired military currently control 70 per [...]	2008-01-22 06:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD PREL BM
08RANGOON461	POST NARGIS RELOCATIONS: EQUAL OPPORUNTITY ABUSE [...] (C) Summary. A number of our Burmese and ethnic minority contacts told us that the government has pressured cyclone victims in unofficial relief camps to relocate to government-sanctioned camps or return to their villages. In other instances, local residents have pressured these internally [...]	2008-06-06 10:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON467	MANDALAY: RELIEF FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE [...] (SBU) Summary. The people of Mandalay have responded to the crisis in the Irrawaddy Delta by sending relief into the affected areas. While the Government was slow to respond, and even slower to allow foreigners into the Delta assist, the people of Burma are focused in their efforts. Traditio [...]	2008-06-10 08:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON468	BURMA: HELICOPTERS RESOLVED, ACCESS STILL A PROBLEM [...] (C) Summary: Advance teams for the post Nargis assessment visited the Delta June 5-7 and found that 50-75 percent of the population in the worst affected areas perished in the cyclone. Some teams confronted difficulties with access in the areas they visited. World Bank and ADB officials wh [...]	2008-06-10 12:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON47	AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S MEETING WITH REGIME LIAISON [...] (C) Summary: Regime liaison Aung Kyi used his January 11 meeting with ASSK to scold her for not responding to Than Shwe's previous demands. He told her the senior generals were suspicious of her because the statement she released through Gambari was similar to the points UN Special Envoy Ga [...]	2008-01-22 10:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON471	BURMA: STRUGGLES AT THE TOP AFFECTING RELIEF EFFORT [...] (C) Pol/econ chief met with the well-connected journalist and leader of the local NGO Myanmar Egress, Nay Win Maung, who described the latest state-of-play regarding the senior generals' management of the Cyclone Nargis relief effort, emerging factions among the generals stemming from disagree [...]	2008-06-11 09:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON477	BURMA: SOUTHERN DELTA VICTIMS STILL NEGLECTED [...] (SBU) Summary. An Embassy Rangoon small grantee recently returned from the lower delta reported a lack of any organized relief efforts in much of the area south of Labutta. While the Burma Army was camped nearby, so far soldiers had not provided any significant assistance to cyclone victim [...]	2008-06-12 07:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON48	NGOS UNCONCERNED WITH RENEWED REGIME INTEREST [...] (C) Summary. During a January 11 meeting in Nay Pyi Taw with local officials from international NGOS, the Ministry of Health reiterated that organizations must work within the NGO guidelines and coordinate with government officials on projects and programs. NGO expatriate staff, who must be [...]	2008-01-22 10:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON481	BURMA: NGOS REPORT SUCCESS BUT EMPHASIZE THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Over 70 NGOs are now actively engaged in disaster relief efforts, employing several thousand staff, including over 1,000 international aid workers, and report success in delivering aid to many survivors of Cyclone Nargis, meeting a range of needs. However, they stress that the [...]	2008-06-13 09:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON487	BURMA: REGIME ARRESTS MORE DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: 88 Generation leader Myat Thu was arrested June 13. His colleague and close Embassy contact, Toe Kyaw Hlaing, has gone into hiding to avoid being taken into custody. The regime also arrested activist and journalist Zaw Thet Htwe, who had collaborated with activist/comedian Zar [...]	2008-06-16 10:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON490	BURMA: DAEWOO AND CNPC TO JOINTLY DEVELOP GAS [...] (C) Summary. Officials from Daewoo International Corp. and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) on May 29 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),calling for future cooperation on oil and gas exploration in Burma. Daewoo Drilling Manager Bruce Leach confirmed that the two companie [...]	2008-06-17 09:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
08RANGOON492	BURMA: REGIME BACKTRACKING ON ITS CYCLONE RELIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice Senior General Maung Aye appears to have taken control over the Cyclone Nargis relief efforts. The UN obtained some flexibility from Minister of Planning Soe Tha regarding the procedures the Minister announced June 10. However, the back and forth for easier access will l [...]	2008-06-17 12:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON496	BURMA: GOB MANIPULATING RICE MARKETS FOR OWN [...] (C) Summary. Concerned that rising rice prices could lead to future anti-government protests, the Burmese Government has again inserted itself in the rice trade. The week after Cyclone Nargis, when the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that it needed roughly 50,000 metric tons of rice to [...]	2008-06-19 08:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON498	BURMA: REGIME THUGS CRASH ASSK,S PARTY [...] (C) Summary. On June 19, regime thugs disrupted a peaceful gathering to celebrate Aung San Suu Kyi's birthday and arrested at least four participants at NLD headquarters in Rangoon. Another ceremony by the NLD in Taunggot, Rakhine State proceeded without incident. Rumors of 88 Generation S [...]	2008-06-19 10:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON5	BURMESE REGIME "TOO BUSY" FOR GAMBARI [...] (C) Diplomats attending the annual Independence Day dinner in Nay Pyi Taw on January 4 heard from several different government officials that the Than Shwe regime was "too busy" to receive UN Special Advisor Gambari before the mid-April annual water festival. The Chinese Ambassador confirmed [...]	2008-01-07 10:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM UN
08RANGOON500	BURMA: POWER LINES UP BUT POWER STILL SPORADIC [...] (C) Summary. Six weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma, the GOB has made progress restoring power to Rangoon Division. While Yangon City Electric Supply Board (YESB) officials claim that 90 percent of townships in Rangoon Division have electricity, the reality is that YESB staff have [...]	2008-06-20 08:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET SENV BM
08RANGOON503	BURMA: OPPOSITION DIVIDED ON THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Burma's pro-democracy opposition remains divided on how to respond to the regime's new constitution and the next step on the regime's "roadmap to discipline-flourishing democracy": the 2010 parliamentary elections. Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party has formally rejected the new const [...]	2008-06-20 11:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON508	BURMA'S SENIOR GENERAL SHAKES UP THE MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: On June 20, Senior General Than Shwe announced over one hundred key promotions, retirements, and changes for high and mid-ranking military officers. Three senior members of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) were retired from their military positions, although it is [...]	2008-06-23 10:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON513	BURMA: ARRESTS, NEGLECT, AND A SNUB [...] (C) Summary. Detained activist Min Ko Naing's health has deteriorated in prison, according to his family. While authorities have allowed a doctor to see him regularly, his family noted he was not receiving the level of care needed. Over a dozen Burmese journalists, some working for internat [...]	2008-06-26 09:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON517	BURMA: ILO TO START CASH FOR WORK PROGRAM IN DELTA [...] (C) Summary. International Labor Organization (ILO) officials plan to start a cash-for-work program by August to assist the most vulnerable populations affected by Cyclone Nargis. Under the program, the ILO will empower local residents in poverty-stricken villages to participate in infrastr [...]	2008-06-27 10:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON518	BURMA: PROMOTING DEMOCRATIC CHANGE THROUGH CYCLONE [...] (C) Summary: Except for a few isolated cases highlighted by the Burmese exile press, private relief efforts in the Delta are proceeding unhindered by the GOB, including those undertaken by pro-democracy groups. These efforts are widespread and crucial to covering gaps in the government's inept [...]	2008-06-27 11:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM EAID
08RANGOON519	NO EVIDENCE OF DELTA FORCED LABOR; CHILD SOLDIER [...] (C) Summary. Although the ILO Burma office has not received any formal complaints of forced labor in the Irrawaddy Delta after Cyclone Nargis, it continues to closely monitor the situation. ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall reported an increase in child soldier cases - his office now recei [...]	2008-06-30 16:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON530	BURMA: NO EVIDENCE OF LAND SEIZURES IN DELTA [...] (C) Summary. Officials from various UN agencies, NGOs, and the private sector have confirmed that the Burmese Government has not seized land from farmers in the Irrawaddy Delta, despite rumors and news reports to the contrary. According to Burmese law, the government is the sole property own [...]	2008-07-02 08:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ELAB ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON531	BURMA: TRACKING TB CASES IN THE DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma May 2-3, destroyed much of the Irrawaddy Delta, including more than 125 many public and private health facilities. Consequently, many tuberculosis (TB) patients living in the delta lost access to their medications and stopped treatment. Offi [...]	2008-07-02 09:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM
08RANGOON542	BURMESE SUPREME COURT REJECTS MAY DAY APPEALS [...] (C) An opposition lawyer confirmed that the Supreme Court rejected the appeals of six labor activists arrested in connection with a seminar at the American Center in May 2007. The health of detained 88 Generation Students activist Myo Yan Naung Thein has steadily deteriorated in prison, acco [...]	2008-07-09 09:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM

08RANGOON557	CONTINUING THE PURSUIT OF DEMOCRACY IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Embassy Rangoon pol/econ chief departs Post this week after ending a two-year tour that saw the largest political uprising in Burma in twenty years, the arrest and imprisonment of the pro-democracy opposition's most talented leaders, and the worst natural disaster in Burma's recorded history. [...]	2008-07-14 06:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON558	BURMA: KEY KACHIN GROUPS TO FORM POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary. A leading Kachin peace negotiator told us a consortium of three leading Kachin organizations recently agreed to form a single political party and to participate in the 2010 parliamentary elections. While the regime has assured Kachin cease-fire groups they would not have to sur [...]	2008-07-14 07:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON57	BURMA: NO LOVE FOR THAN SHWE [...] (C) Summary. Several political dissidents were summoned to the office of the Deputy Rangoon Regional Commander and told the dialogue with ASSK is not going well and that the regime would be proceeding with the roadmap. The dissidents were warned that no demonstrations against the roadmap or [...]	2008-01-24 09:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON577	BURMA: DELTA HEALTH CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary. According to UN and NGO officials working in the Irrawaddy Delta, the health situation in the delta after Cyclone Nargis continues to improve. While there have been no disease epidemics, health NGOs report cases of dengue, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infection throughout t [...]	2008-07-18 07:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV BM
08RANGOON578	BURMA: REGIME DISHONORS AUNG SAN,S MEMORY [...] (SBU) Summary: The regime appears to be downgrading its commemoration of the assassination of General Aung San on July 19, called Martyr's Day. The NLD will be allowed to hold its own Martyr's Day ceremony at its headquarters on July 19, but the regime arrested four NLD members the day befo [...]	2008-07-18 08:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON580	BURMA: ASSK SPENDS ANOTHER MARTYRS DAY IN [...] (C) Summary: The regime and NLD each held ceremonies commemorating Martyrs Day on July 19, but both were considerably more low-key than in the past. While there were no disturbances at the NLD event itself, authorities arrested at least six NLD members over the weekend. We have seen no sig [...]	2008-07-21 07:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON584	ILO SAYS NO COMPLAINTS OF FORCED LABOR IN DELTA [...] (C) Summary. Although the exile press continues to report on forced labor in the Irrawaddy Delta after Cyclone Nargis, the ILO Liaison Office has yet to receive any specific forced labor complaints or evidence of forced labor in the delta. According to ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall, th [...]	2008-07-22 06:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON585	BURMA: CHALLENGES TO PLANTING RICE IN THE DELTA REMAIN [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis, with its up to 12-foot high waves, not only destroyed much of the rice farmland in the Irrawaddy Delta, but also washed away farm implements, including seeds, draft animals, and plows. Farmers in the delta have received some assistance from the Burmese Governme [...]	2008-07-22 09:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON59	BURMA: ANGER AND TENSION IN KACHIN STATE [...] (C) Summary: The situation in Kachin State has grown more tense since the September protests. During the protests, approximately 200 monks demonstrated in Myitkyina, led by the monks from the local monastery training school. Only one monk remains in prison today, but few have returned to th [...]	2008-01-25 07:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON591	BURMA: 40 PERCENT PRODUCTION CUT REDUCES FISHERIES [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis severely damaged Burma,s fisheries sector, destroying the livelihoods of small-scale fishermen and aquaculture. Despite widespread damage, there are no indications that there will be a domestic shortage of freshwater fish and fish products, critical elements of [...]	2008-07-24 10:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID BM SENV ECON PGOV ETRD EFIS
08RANGOON592	BURMA: U/SGY HOLMES DISCUSSES CYCLONE RELIEF, WAYS [...] (C) Summary. During his July 22-24 trip to Burma, UN Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes met with UN officials, NGOs, and the Diplomatic Corps, highlighting the GOB's improved cooperation with the UN and NGOs on relief efforts over the past two months. Cyclone Nargis opened [...]	2008-07-25 02:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON594	BURMA,S KEYSTONE COPS [...] (SBU) Authorities have released all seven NLD members who were detained prior to Martyr's Day last week, but not before treating them to tea and snacks while in custody. At least two government soldiers were killed in a small skirmish between Burma Army troops and the Arakan Liberation Army n [...]	2008-07-25 07:43:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON595	SHAN STATE: TRAINING TRAINERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. The Hsai Pen Media Group (HPMG) spent nearly two weeks in June training Shan youth leaders on raising awareness of human rights and democracy using Embassy small grants funds. The hands-on training targeted 12 youth who have already taken leadership roles in their communities. On [...]	2008-07-25 08:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON596	BURMA: FEC CONTINUES TO DEPRECIATE; NGOS, UN LOSE [...] (C) Summary. Burma's Foreign Exchange Currency (FEC),which should have 1:1 parity with the US dollar, continues to depreciate against the dollar. Historically, the FEC/US dollar exchange difference has averaged 50 kyat; the current difference is currently more than 250 kyat. Since May, the [...]	2008-07-28 07:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON599	BURMA: HARSHER SENTENCES FOR BLOGGERS AND MUSLIMS [...] (C) Summary. Embassy sources report that activist blogger Nay Phone Latt will be tried this week in a special court at Insein Prison. Ten mostly Muslim youth were sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labor last week for their alleged participation in last September's peaceful pro-d [...]	2008-07-29 08:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON6	BURMA: ARRESTS AND A HOSPITALIZATION [...] (C) Summary: The Than Shwe regime continued arresting pro-democracy activists during the January 4 Independence Day weekend. Among those arrested were a NLD MP-elect, NLD Youth members, and three All Burma Students Democratic Front (ABSDF) members. Than Shwe's influential wife, Daw Kyaing [...]	2008-01-07 10:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON600	BURMA: CYCLONE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) The UN and ASEAN on July 21 released the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) report, which detailed the findings of more than 300 experts surveying more than 100 townships in the Irrawaddy Delta. The storm had a significant sociological impact on Burma: of the more than 150,000 peopl [...]	2008-07-29 10:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON604	BURMA: GOVERNMENT BUDGET FUNDS SOES, MILITARY [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Government published its FY08-09 budget in late April, along with the FY07-08 supplementary expenditures figures. Once again, the GOB's budget data sheet provided only general guidelines, with little explanation of spending. The largest proportion of public funds a [...]	2008-07-31 07:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON607	PRIVATE KAREN GROUP PROVIDES STORM VICTIMS CARE [...] (C) Summary. The Karen Medical Consortium (KMC) used funds from several donors, including Embassy Rangoon, to treat over 1,200 cyclone victims for medical problems in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. In their four trips to the delta region in which they visited fourteen villages, 60 percent [...]	2008-07-31 08:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON609	BURMA: NATURAL GAS TO BE SOLD TO CHINA, THAILAND [...] (C) Summary. Daewoo, the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE),and China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) on June 20 signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the sale of Shwe Gas to China by 2012. According to Daewoo, the two companies have yet to finalize the gas price, but should sign a fi [...]	2008-07-31 08:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM
08RANGOON61	FINANCING THE REGIME WITH JADE, NOT GEMS [...] (C) Summary. State-owned Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd. controls production at Burma's jade and gem mines, reaping the rewards from gem and jade sales at its annual emporiums. Contrary to popular belief, more than 90 percent of revenues from Burma's annual gem and jade emporiums come from the [...]	2008-01-25 10:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ETRD PGOV EINV BM
08RANGOON610	RESOURCE CENTER CONNECTS LOCAL GROUPS WITH FUNDS [...] (SBU) Summary. The newly-created Local Resource Center (LRC) serves to connect local organizations with one another and potential donors to conduct projects in the Irrawaddy delta. According to the LRC's main advisor, Karl Dorning, the groups with the greatest need and the fewest funding opp [...]	2008-07-31 09:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON611	BURMA: NLD TO BOYCOTT ELECTIONS, BUT QUIETLY [...] (C) The NLD and a committee of 1990 MPs elect will not participate in the 2010 parliamentary elections, but are reluctant to publicize their positions or forcefully advocate for a boycott. Two key contacts told us that most opposition leaders have lost faith in the UN and Special Advisor Gam [...]	2008-07-31 09:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON617	BURMA: REGIME WARY OF MONKS AND ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary. Sources have confirmed reports this week that nine monks arrested on July 15 are still being held in Insein prison. The regime delayed announcing the results of monks' religious examinations until this week, but sources reported the number of passing candidates was expected to b [...]	2008-08-01 07:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON62	AUCTIONING OFF BURMA'S RICHES [...] (SBU) Summary. Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd (MEHL),a state-owned enterprise owned by the Ministry of Defense, controls Burma's gem and jade industry. In addition to owning all of Burma's mines, MEHL also controls the sale of high-quality stones, putting them up for auction at its annual [...]	2008-01-25 10:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ETRD PGOV EINV BM
08RANGOON634	BURMESE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE: FUTURE IS BRIGHT [...] (C) Summary. During the Charge's out-going call on Minister of Agriculture Major General Htay Oo, the Minister focused on the importance of promoting stability throughout Burma for the overall development of the country. Major General Htay Oo lauded the regime's seven step "roadmap to democ [...]	2008-08-06 08:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON BM
08RANGOON635	BURMA: QUIET THUS FAR IN ADVANCE OF 8/8/88 [...] (C) GOB authorities have visibly increased security in Rangoon and Mandalay in the lead-up to Friday's 20th anniversary of the 8/8/88 crackdown on pro-democracy protests, and we have issued a warden message to the American Community. However, our contacts report they see no evidence oppositi [...]	2008-08-06 08:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON643	BURMA: A GENERAL WILLING TO MEET [...] (C) Summary: Charge paid a farewell call August 5 on Lt. Gen Myint Swe, the only Burmese general who has been willing to meet with her regularly. The meeting was friendly and relaxed, even though our political differences are clear. While insisting Burma was on its own path towards democracy [...]	2008-08-08 13:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON644	BURMA: LIVESTOCK AND HEALTH MINISTERS DELIVER [...] (C) Summary. During an August 7 farewell visit to Nay Pyi Daw, Charge met separately with Livestock and Fisheries Minister Maung Maung Thein and Health Minister Dr. Kyaw Myint. Both ministers favorably noted the outpouring of international assistance following Cyclone Nargis and considered [...]	2008-08-09 02:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM EAID ECON PGOV PREL
08RANGOON646	OJEA QUINTANA TAKES BABY STEPS IN FIRST VISIT TO [...] SUMMARY: (C) UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma Tomas Ojea Quintana concluded his first visit to Burma August 7. Although he traveled to the Irrawaddy Delta, met privately with political prisoners of his own choosing, and had brief meetings with civil society and religious group [...]	2008-08-11 08:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON647	OJEA QUINTANA TAKES BABY STEPS IN FIRST VISIT TO [...] SUMMARY: (C) UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Burma Tomas Ojea Quintana concluded his first visit to Burma August 7. Although he traveled to the Irrawaddy Delta, met privately with political prisoners of his own choosing, and had brief meetings with civil society and religious group [...]	2008-08-11 08:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON648	ASSK MEETS LAWYER FOR FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met with her personal lawyer August 8 for the first time in over five years. According to her lawyer, ASSK appeared physically and mentally healthy during the two-hour meeting, during which she focused exclusively on the legal case concerning her detent [...]	2008-08-11 08:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON649	BURMA: ARRESTS AND SILENCE ON 8/8/08 [...] (C) Authorities maintained a visible security presence in Rangoon and Mandalay on August 8, although our sources reported there were no significant demonstrations or commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the 8/8/88 uprising in the country's two largest cities. NLD sources in Rakhine Sta [...]	2008-08-11 09:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON661	BURMA: MORE ARRESTS AND RESTRICTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 12, police arrested two of the five MPs-elect who denounced the regime's "roadmap to democracy" in a July 21 letter to the UN Secretary General and the UN Security Council. Sources also confirmed the June 12 arrest of activist Myat Thu for his cyclone relief work, but [...]	2008-08-14 08:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON663	BURMA: UN, NGOS COPE WITH FEC DEPRECIATION [...] (C) Summary. Burma's Foreign Exchange Currency (FEC),which should have 1:1 parity with the U.S. dollar, has lost 25 percent of its value in the past three months, affecting international organizations' in-country humanitarian and relief operations. On August 14, the Tripartite Core Group a [...]	2008-08-15 05:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON664	THE SKY IS FALLING ON BURMA,S AVIATION INDUSTRY [...] (C) Summary. Burma's five domestic and international airlines continue to struggle, as a 50 percent reduction in tourism levels since 2007 and skyrocketing fuel costs have made it harder for them to turn a profit. In the past three months, Burmese airlines have significantly reduced domesti [...]	2008-08-15 05:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
08RANGOON668	GAMBARI'S FIRST DAY [...] (SBU) Summary. In a short meeting with the diplomatic corps on August 18, his first day in country, UN Special Envoy Gambari said he hoped to build on the opening created by Cyclone Nargis to broaden cooperation with the GOB on political and socio-economic issues. Diplomatic representatives [...]	2008-08-18 09:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON67	BURMA: ACTIVISTS CHARGED, UNCLES CRITICISED [...] (C) Summary. Zomi National Congress President Chin Sian Than informed us of increasing concerns within the pro-democracy movement over senior NLD leadership. A group of 92 MPs-elect are preparing a letter to the UNSYG calling for the inclusion of opposition and ethnic leaders in the constitu [...]	2008-01-29 10:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON672	BURMA: ACUTE BREAK IN WFP FOOD PIPELINE [...] (C) Summary. According to World Food Program (WFP) Country Director Chris Kaye, WFP Burma is experiencing an acute break in its emergency food pipeline that will last through mid-September. The food shortage could affect up to 450,000 individuals living in cyclone-affected areas, as WFP an [...]	2008-08-19 08:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON673	ASSK MEETS WITH LAWYER AND DOCTOR AUGUST 17 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met August 17th with both her lawyer and her doctor. Both report that she is in good health and spirits and both confirm that the regime has granted her request for monthly medical checkups and continued meetings with her lawyer to discuss her pending a [...]	2008-08-19 09:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON675	88 GENERATION STUDENTS ACTIVIST TOE KYAW HLAING ON [...] (C) Summary: Leading 88 Generation Students member Toe Kyaw Hlaing informed us that he had been traveling throughout Burma in order to try and build a "United Alliance Front" of different ethnic and opposition groups. He hoped pro-democracy activists would participate in the 2010 elections, [...]	2008-08-20 09:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON677	BURMA: SHARP DECLINE IN TOURISM [...] (C) Summary. Burma's tourism industry continues to suffer from the twin effects of the regime's violent crackdown in September 2007 and Cyclone Nargis in May. Tourism dropped by 10 percent in 2007, despite a record-breaking number of visitors in the first eight months of the year. Tourism [...]	2008-08-22 08:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON678	GAMBARI COOLS HIS HEELS IN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Five days into his latest visit to Burma, UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari has yet to meet with any decision makers. To date, Gambari has had meetings with a number of GOB ministers, pro-regime groups and international organizations, as well as two sessions with the National L [...]	2008-08-22 09:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON679	GAMBARI VISIT CONCLUDES WITH NO ASSK MEETING [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari departed Burma August 23rd without meeting Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). In an outbrief for the Diplomatic Corps, he expressed his disappointment that that ASSK had declined to see him and said he did not know her reason for doing so. Gambari report [...]	2008-08-25 08:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON693	BURMA: BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANIES TO DIVEST FROM [...] (C) Summary. Aviation industry officials confirm that at least two Lloyds of London insurance underwriters, RFIB and Munich Re, will divest from Burma by not automatically renewing their reinsurance contracts. The divestment -- at least partially the result of pressure from Burma Campaign [...]	2008-08-28 08:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR EWWT BM
08RANGOON698	BURMA: USING THE HUNDI SYSTEM TO TRANSFER MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary. Prompted by government restrictions on foreign currency holdings and U.S. financial sanctions, many Burmese opt to transfer U.S. dollars in and out of Burma through informal channels, known colloquially as the "hundi system." The system links Burmese money changers and busin [...]	2008-09-02 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON699	BURMA: HOW MTE PROFITS FROM TIMBER SALES [...] (C) Summary. The Burmese Government, through state-owned Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE),heavily regulates Burma's timber trade, exporting logs, sawed lumber, and finished products for substantial profits. In order to earn the regime's annual revenue quota of USD 300 million, MTE holds mon [...]	2008-09-02 09:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD BM
08RANGOON704	ASSK SEES LAWYER FOR THIRD TIME IN A MONTH [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) met her lawyer, Neville, September 1 for 30 minutes to discuss her appeal process. Neville reported that ASSK told him to inform authorities that she would not meet with either her doctor or Liaison Minister Aung Kyi, presumably because such meetings would be used [...]	2008-09-05 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON706	BURMESE TIMBER EXPORTS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) The value and quantity of Burmese timber exports increased dramatically in 2007, up six percent and 26 percent respectively over last year's figures. Timber industry experts predict that 2008 will be a record year for Burmese timber exports, despite international sanctions on Burmese [...]	2008-09-08 04:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD BM
08RANGOON710	BURMA: MAI LEASES AIR BAGAN PLANE [...] (C) Myanmar Airways International (MAI),one of Burma's two international carriers, recently signed a three-month lease with Air Bagan for a Fokker 100, which will service its flights from Rangoon to Bangkok. MAI assured us that potential safety concerns were addressed through a third party [...]	2008-09-08 09:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR CASC ASEC BM
08RANGOON714	POSSIBLE INCREASED SCRUTINY OF EMBASSY RANGOON [...] (C) The GOB publicly accused detained human rights activist U Myint Aye September 7 of accepting money from our former assistant public affairs officer (APAO),among others, for the purposes of committing "subversive acts." One accusation was a bombing against a government-affiliated group. [...]	2008-09-09 09:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO BM
08RANGOON717	BURMA: GOB PROPPING UP AIR BAGAN [...] (C) Air Bagan, owned by regime crony Tay Za, continues to suffer financially due to loss of insurance, lack of customers, and international sanctions. Nevertheless, the GOB refuses to allow Air Bagan to collapse. Air Bagan recently obtained Russian reinsurance after Lloyds of London underw [...]	2008-09-11 09:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
08RANGOON720	PRESSURE INCREASING ON BURMESE ACTIVISTS AS [...] (C) Embassy contacts confirm that GOB security forces arrested 88 Generation Student (88GS) activist Nilar Thein late on the evening of September 10. Separately, 35 88GS activists who were arrested in August 2007 were charged on September 9 and 11 with libel against friendly foreign powers a [...]	2008-09-12 09:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON721	HOW EU SANCTIONS AFFECT BURMA'S TIMBER INDUSTRY [...] (C) The European Union in November 2007 imposed sanctions on Burmese timber imports to reduce the regime's revenues from timber sales. While trade figures show that 2008 sales to Europe have dropped dramatically, an increase in Burmese timber trade to Asian countries has far outpaced this de [...]	2008-09-12 09:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD SENV PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON724	CHARGE MEETS BURMA FOREIGN MINISTER: CIVIL [...] (C) In a September 15 initial meeting with Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win, Charge reiterated the USG's strongly held views on human rights and political reform. The FM regretted Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) refusal to meet with UN Special Representative Gambari and Liaison Minister Aung Kyi. [...]	2008-09-16 09:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON725	ASSK MEETS WITH LAWYER AGAIN, AGREES TO FOOD [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer Kyi Win (aka Neville) confirmed to us that he met with his client again at her home on September 11 and 13 to discuss her legal appeal. Neville also reported that over the weekend authorities agreed to allow Aung San Suu Kyi regular doctor's visits, the unrestri [...]	2008-09-16 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON728	PREVENTING AVIAN INFLUENZA ALONG BURMA'S BORDERS [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite a 2006 GOB ban on the border trade of poultry products, these products continue to enter Burma illegally from avian influenza-infected countries, risking the importation of the disease. Livestock Breeding Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials, under the Ministry of Li [...]	2008-09-17 08:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON73	AUNG SAN SUU KYI: HOPE FOR THE BEST, PLAN FOR THE [...] (C) Summary. In a 90-minute meeting with the NLD's Central Executive Committee on January 30, Aung San Suu Kyi expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of the dialogue with the regime and the lack of progress towards democracy and reconciliation. She encouraged her colleagues to go ahead wit [...]	2008-01-31 04:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON734	ON ANNIVERSARY OF MONK-LED PROTESTS, RUMORS ABOUND [...] (C) GOB authorities visibly increased security in Rangoon in the lead-up to the September 18 anniversary of the start of last year's monk-led protests in Rangoon. Rumors of impending protests continue, and one Buddhist monk unsuccessfully attempted suicide at the Shwedagon Pagoda, perhaps in [...]	2008-09-18 10:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON741	BURMA: INDUSTRY MINISTER'S FAMILY BENEFITS FROM [...] (C) Pyi Aung and Nay Aung are sons of Minister of Industry-1 U Aung Thaung. Pyi Aung is also the son-in-law of Vice Senior General Maung Aye. The two brothers own Aung Yee Phyo Co. Ltd., IGE Co. Ltd., and UNOG Co. Ltd., and continue to use their family connections and close ties to the regi [...]	2008-09-19 09:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON742	BURMA: RICE EXPORTERS FEELING THE PINCH, FARMERS [...] (C) Private Burmese rice exporters, most of whom are regime cronies, continue to pressure the Burmese Government to allow rice exports so they can unload their rice stocks and earn a profit. The regime continues to resist, concerned that rising local rice prices could spark anti-government [...]	2008-09-19 09:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON743	BURMA: WFP FOOD PIPELINE RESTORED [...] (C) World Food Program (WFP) Burma in mid-September resumed the provision of full rations to its beneficiaries in the Irrawaddy Delta, following a one-month break in its food pipeline. From mid-August to mid-September, WFP relied on several NGO partners to procure local rice on its behalf and [...]	2008-09-19 09:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON744	BURMA,S NLD UNCLES AND CHARGE DISCUSS THE STATE OF [...] (C) During a useful meeting September 17 with Charge, leaders of the National League for Democracy (NLD) confirmed Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) has resumed receiving food deliveries. Thus, the NLD is no longer concerned about her health. The Uncles are pessimistic about ASSK's pending legal app [...]	2008-09-19 09:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON747	BURMA: FARMERS PLANT RICE IN DELTA; YIELDS UNKNOWN [...] (SBU) Summary. Cyclone Nargis, with its up to 12-foot high waves, not only destroyed much of the rice farmland in the Irrawaddy Delta, but also washed away seeds, draft animals, plows, and other farm implements. Farmers in the Delta have received some assistance from the Burmese Government, [...]	2008-09-22 23:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON75	POLITICS OF EXPORTING RICE [...] (C) Summary. Exporting rice is a money-making business for the few who receive permits. Traditionally, the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC),a state-owned enterprise run by the Department of Defense, works with Regional Commanders to export any rice surpluses, funneling the profits back t [...]	2008-01-31 09:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON750	BURMESE GEM AND JADE EXPORTS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) The value of Burmese jade and gem exports increased substantially in 2007, up 38 percent from 2006. Jade sales accounted for 90 percent of the total. Trade analysts predict 2008 exports will exceed 2007 levels and could reach more than USD 650 million. Burma's jade and gems are sold [...]	2008-09-23 09:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD BM
08RANGOON751	BURMA: USING DRL FUNDS FOR ELECTIONS CONFERENCE [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para 7. The Hsia Pen Media Group, a past recipient of Embassy Rangoon small grants funding, plans to host a conference for approximately 130 Shan and Kachin youth, November 20-24, 2008, in Northern Shan State. During the conference, participants w [...]	2008-09-24 04:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON752	BURMA: SOME POLITICAL PRISONERS FREED IN AMNESTY [...] (C) On September 23, the Burmese government announced it would release 9,002 prisoners as part of a general amnesty, but did not reveal which prisoners or prisons would be included. Our contacts confirm that at least seven political prisoners have already been released, including prominent j [...]	2008-09-24 08:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON753	MARKERS REGARDING A NEW USAID PROPOSAL FOR BURMA [...] (C) Embassy Rangoon offers a few thoughts as the interagency considers how best to address assistance for Burma. A new assistance mechanism to allow a rapid, flexible response to new opportunities for democratic development in Burma is important. We stand ready to work closely with Washing [...]	2008-09-24 09:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID BM
08RANGOON754	BURMA -- ASSK'S LAWYER ON FILING OF APPEAL, ASSK [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer Kyi Win (aka Neville) told us September 23 he plans to file his client's appeal in Nay Pyi Taw by October 3. The appeal will challenge the lack of justification for ASSK's detention under Burmese law and the failure of authorities to investigate the 2003 attack o [...]	2008-09-24 09:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON758	BOMB BLAST CONFIRMED IN DOWNTOWN RANGOON [...] (C) Summary. A bomb exploded at a bus station in downtown Rangoon the morning of September 25. Reports of casualties vary, some indicating as many as two deaths and seven injuries. Post disseminated an internal message and a consular warden message about the bombing. We have received no r [...]	2008-09-25 08:52:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM ASEC CASC
08RANGOON76	BURMA: SU SU NWE AND U GAMBIRA CHARGED [...] (C) Summary. The regime charged at least seven more detained political activists, including Su Su Nwe and U Gambira. If convicted, U Gambira could get as much as three years in prison while Su Su Nwe could be imprisoned for over 20 years. The ILO remains interested in Su Su Nwe's case but w [...]	2008-01-31 10:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON763	BURMA: IVANHOE TRYING TO DIVEST, SHUTS MINE [...] (C) Myanmar Ivanhoe Copper Co., Ltd. (MICCL),a joint venture between Canadian company Ivanhoe Mines Ltd and state-owned Mining Enterprise-1, operates one of Burma's two copper mines. Ivanhoe continues to have financial difficulties with the GOB - including a freeze on its bank account and [...]	2008-09-26 10:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON764	BURMA TO REAPPLY FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (C) The Burmese Government will again apply for assistance under the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria (GFATM),three years after the GFATM withdrew from Burma due to GOB travel and operational restrictions. Ministry of Health officials have coordinated with the UN, but less so [...]	2008-09-29 09:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM
08RANGOON765	SANCTIONING STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES [...] (C) The Burmese Government dominates the country's economy, using its 46 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to capture profits from the sale of timber, gems, oil and gas, and minerals. In 2007, according to Burmese consultants Business Investment Group, SOEs earned more than USD 3 billion in pr [...]	2008-09-29 10:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON775	BURMA - DEFIANCE AND TENSIONS MARK NLD'S 20TH [...] (C) Despite a recent warning from authorities to refrain from criticizing the regime, the NLD celebrated its 20th anniversary by publicly castigating the constitution and making clear the party's political agenda remains based on the 1990 parliamentary elections. All eyes at the September 27 [...]	2008-09-30 09:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON783	MAKING ENDS MEET IN THE DELTA [...] (C) CDA and Embassy officers visited Kyone Hla and San Khan Chaung villages in Labutta Township in Burma's cyclone-affected Irrawaddy delta September 23. Beneficiaries of agricultural livelihood projects being implemented by International Development Enterprises (IDE) and funded by USAID/OF [...]	2008-10-01 09:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON786	GLOBAL FUND'S PROPOSAL TO RETURN TO BURMA: A [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Charge conveyed, point-by-point, USG concerns and conditions regarding Burma's potential application for Round Nine of the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM at an October 2 meeting in Rangoon to select a donor representative to the Country Coordin [...]	2008-10-03 09:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM
08RANGOON793	RUSSIA IN BURMA: UN ROLES; NUCLEAR COOPERATION; [...] (C) Charge's Oct. 7 courtesy call on Russian Ambassador to Burma Mikhail Mgeladze included discussion of current UN efforts to influence events in Burma and a sketch of Russia's activities in country. Many political observers in Rangoon believe Russia has more access to influential Government [...]	2008-10-07 09:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNUC UN RS BM
08RANGOON795	UK AMBASSADOR ADVOCATES CONTINUED UN AND GAMBARI [...] (C) In an October 8 call on Charge, British Ambassador Mark Canning expressed the UK,s view that UN Special Representative for Burma Gambari should be allowed to continue in his current role as a preferred alternative to &six months of drift8 in the UN good offices mission. Canning said the [...]	2008-10-08 10:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON797	BURMA EYES A GLOBAL FUND APPLICATION [...] (C) The Burmese Government held its first Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting on October 7, revising its existing oversight mechanism for health assistance on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB),and malaria with an eye toward a Global Fund Round 9 application. UN, NGO, and donor representa [...]	2008-10-09 10:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON798	BURMA: CHARGE MEETS WITH U WIN TIN [...] (C) In an October 9 meeting, recently-released political prisoner Win Tin told Charge he hopes to use his freedom and reputation to inspire people to become more active in the pro-democracy movement and to reach out to opposition and ethnic groups outside the NLD. He acknowledged that his 19 [...]	2008-10-09 11:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON805	MEETING WITH BURMA MINISTER OF LIVESTOCK AND [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Dinger met with Government of Burma Minister of Livestock and Fisheries (MLF) BrigGen Maung Maung Thein in Nay Pyi Taw on October 10. The meeting was in response to a U.S. request for introductory calls on GOB ministers whose portfolios relate to U.S. interests. Exce [...]	2008-10-15 08:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID EAGR EFIS PINR BM
08RANGOON806	BURMA: ASSK FILES APPEAL; REGIME CONTINUES [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) attorney confirmed that his assistant filed the appeal of ASSK's house arrest in Nay Pyi Taw October 9. Authorities have not yet responded. On October 10, the regime arrested four members of Generation Wave, a pro-democracy group linked to last September's prot [...]	2008-10-15 08:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON81	BURMESE DEFY REGIME ATTEMPTS TO MONITOR INTERNET [...] (C) Summary. Although the regime in 2006 issued instructions to all cyber cafe owners to monitor and report on internet usage, only 35 percent of cafes follow the regulations. According to industry insiders, the remaining cafes, which service approximately 75 percent of Burma's internet use [...]	2008-02-04 10:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS PGOV BM
08RANGOON810	SHAN YOUTH GROUP ENCOURAGES LITERACY IN TAUNGGYI [...] (C) Over the past two years, the Kan Baw Za (KBZ) Youth Library and Reading Club has conducted two projects funded through the Embassy small grants program: a mobile libraries project on Inle Lake and a library and learning center in Taunggyi, Shan State. Both projects promote literacy and te [...]	2008-10-16 09:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON811	SOME NLD YOUTH QUIT PARTY; ETHNIC PARTY ANNOUNCES [...] (C) Contrary to exile media reports that over 100 youth members of the NLD have resigned, our sources told us that only eight to ten members quit over disagreements with the party's Central Executive Committee. Another 30 members signed a letter protesting recent moves by the party's leaders [...]	2008-10-17 09:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON814	BURMA: SLOW EXPANSION OF THE INTERNET [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the GOB's continued efforts to limit access to the outside world via the internet, Burmese continue to find creative ways to circumvent regime bans. Users employ proxy servers or web tunnel programs to access blocked programs, such as free email providers, chat rooms, [...]	2008-10-20 07:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS PGOV BM
08RANGOON815	DAMMING BURMA'S RIVERS [...] (C) Burma suffers from an acute electricity shortage, producing less than half of nationwide demand, according to internal Ministry of Electric Power-1 (MEP-1) documents. The GOB is turning to hydropower to make up at least part of the shortfall: it is currently constructing 19 dams through [...]	2008-10-20 08:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON818	BURMA: YEI YWA DAM NEAR MANDALAY ALMOST COMPLETE [...] (C) After three years of construction, the Yei Ywa dam, located 30 miles southeast of Mandalay, is nearing completion. Built by the Ministry of Electric Power-1 (MEP-1),local construction firms Asia World and Olympic Construction, and a consortium of Chinese companies, the dam and connecti [...]	2008-10-20 23:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON819	AMERICAN CENTER PROGRAM PROMOTES ETHNIC DIALOGUE [...] (C) Starting in January 2008, the American Center has conducted a Professional Development Program to bring together emerging leaders from throughout Burma to learn about human rights, democracy, and community activism. Graduates have joined local and international NGOs, created organization [...]	2008-10-21 05:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON822	BURMA: NEED TO IMPROVE LABOR RIGHTS AWARENESS [...] (C) Although the International Labor Organization (ILO) and GOB in February 2007 signed a Supplementary Understanding (SU) on Forced Labor, establishing a mechanism for Burmese citizens to file forced labor complaints, most Burmese remain unaware of the SU and their labor rights. The ILO has [...]	2008-10-22 09:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON836	BURMESE PRIVATE SECTOR REPS DISCUSS ECONOMY WITH [...] (C) During a roundtable discussion between the IMF Article IV Consultation team and Burmese private sector business and economic observers, participants discussed problems in the banking industry, the use of informal channels for fund transfers and capital financing, the problems associated [...]	2008-10-28 02:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IMF BM
08RANGOON838	BURMA: INAUGURATION OF NEW AVIAN INFLUENZA LAB [...] (SBU) The Minister of Livestock and Fisheries on October 25 presided over the inauguration of the GOB's new Biosecurity Level 2 (BSL-2)Enhanced Animal Health Laboratory in Rangoon. The new lab, constructed by the Ministry's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department with funds from the Foo [...]	2008-10-28 05:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON84	BURMA: SOME RELEASES, MORE ABUSES [...] (C) On February 4 authorities released two Rangoon-based NLD youth activists after holding them for three days. Two men arrested on January 22 for staging a small demonstration in Rakhine State were also released, but they reported having been abused while in custody. Another protestor, arre [...]	2008-02-05 10:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON842	BURMA: NGOS, UN IN FAVOR OF GLOBAL FUND RETURN [...] (C) International NGOs and UN agencies active in Burma have been approaching us, seeking USG support for the Global Fund's possible return to Burma, citing their perception of an urgent humanitarian need for increased health assistance and their experience that they can achieve life-saving a [...]	2008-10-29 09:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON843	DOCTOR TO VISIT ASSK NEXT WEEK [...] (C) NLD spokesman Nyan Win confirmed to us media reports that Dr. Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas) will visit Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) on Thursday November 6, 2008. This is consistent with what Douglas told us in August: that the regime has agreed to allow ASSK regular medical visits at the beginnin [...]	2008-10-29 09:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON844	BURMA: ANALYZING 3D FUND'S OPERATIONS [...] (C) The Three Diseases Fund (3DF),the single largest health donor in Burma, has successfully worked for the past 18 months to reduce the morbidity and mortality rates of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB),and malaria, according to 3DF Manager Mikko Lainejoki. The 3DF's mandate prevents it from f [...]	2008-10-29 09:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON846	DEMARCHE ON BURMA'S GLOBAL FUND APPLICATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 05:49:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON848	BURMA -- 88GS DETAINEES SENTENCED, MOVED TO NEW [...] (C) On October 29, a judge sentenced nine detained 88 Generation Students members, including Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi, to six months' imprisonment for contempt of court. Two days later, authorities moved the nine activists to a prison 80 miles south of Rangoon and postponed their trials for [...]	2008-10-31 09:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM

08RANGOON854	MEETINGS AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY IN NAY PYI TAW [...] (C) DCM and Consul visited Nay Pyi Taw October 29-30 for courtesy calls at the Foreign Ministry, part of Post's effort to expand contacts with mid-level GOB officials. The meeting with the Director General for Consular Affairs was particularly productive, as he pledged to bypass his superio [...]	2008-11-05 00:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID PREL CVIS CASC UNGA BM
08RANGOON860	BURMA REGIME GOES AFTER MORE LAWYERS [...] (C) Our sources confirm that on October 30, opposition lawyers U Aung Thein and U Khin Maung Shein were charged with contempt of court. The two attorneys appeared before a Rangoon court November 6 to face the charges, only to have their cases postponed without decision. In late October, two [...]	2008-11-06 09:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON865	BURMA: OPPOSITION LAWYER REQUESTS PUBLIC STATEMENT [...] (C) Further to reftel, on November 7 opposition lawyer Aung Thein told us that he thinks a public statement by the Department criticizing the regime's recent prosecution of him and three other opposition lawyers would be helpful (please see paragraphs 3 and 4). His sentiments echo those of NL [...]	2008-11-07 06:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON866	BURMA: DOCTOR VISITS AUNG SAN SUU KYI BUT REVEALS [...] (C) In a brief telephone conversation with a member of our P/E staff, Dr. Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas) confirmed that he visited Aung San Suu Kyi on November 6. Douglas' visit is consistent with what he told us in August: that the regime has agreed to allow ASSK regular medical visits at the be [...]	2008-11-07 06:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON867	BURMA HOSTS SECOND CCM MEETING FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Health (MOH) chaired the second Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meeting in Nay Pyi Taw October 31 in preparation for its planned Round Nine Global Fund Application. During the meeting, participants reiterated the humanitarian need for a Global Fund application, a [...]	2008-11-07 08:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV BM
08RANGOON871	BURMA: DAEWOO DISMANTLES RIG IN DISPUTED WATERS [...] (C) Daewoo officials in Rangoon confirmed reports that the company is dismantling its drilling rig in the A-3 block off the western coast of Burma, following accusations that it was drilling in Bangladesh's territorial waters. Although Daewoo will be able to move the rig to another location [...]	2008-11-07 09:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EWWT EPET ENRG PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON873	BURMA: OPPOSITION LAWYERS JAILED [...] (C) Opposition lawyer U Aung Thein's wife confirmed that on November 7 her husband and fellow lawyer U Khin Maung Shein were sentenced by a Supreme Court deputy justice to four months in prison for contempt of court after they criticized the lack of due process in their client's trials (Ref A [...]	2008-11-10 10:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON874	BURMA LIFTS RICE EXPORT BAN; WFP UNABLE TO BUY [...] (C) The Burmese Government, confident that it will have more than 300,000 metric tons of surplus rice after the November harvest, lifted its ban on rice exports on November 4, issuing 11 permits to private Burmese companies. However, the GOB has not yet approved a World Food Programme (WFP) [...]	2008-11-10 10:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON875	BURMA: GOB ARRESTS FORCED LABOR COMPLAINANTS [...] (C) ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall reports that the Burmese Government arrested three forced labor complainants and one NLD facilitator who filed a forced labor case on behalf of 63 farmers in mid-October. The ILO has raised this issue with the Ministry of Labor, emphasizing that the GOB' [...]	2008-11-10 10:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON879	INFORMING BURMA OFFICIALS ABOUT USG VIEWS ON [...] (C) As authorized (Ref A),Embassy Rangoon has conveyed USG views to the regime on a potential Burma Round 9 Global Fund (GF) application. In conversations with Minister of Health Dr. Kyaw Myint, Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Mya Oo, and MOFA Americas Director Yin Yin Oo, the Charge relayed R [...]	2008-11-12 09:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON880	BURMA: SEVENTEEN ACTIVISTS GET SIGNIFICANT JAIL [...] (SBU) On November 10 and 11, the regime sentenced at least 17 pro-democracy activists, including prominent opposition leaders Su Su Nwe, Nilar Thein, Jimmy (aka Kyaw Minn Yu),and blogger Nay Phone Latt, to between two and 65 years in prison. Most of the activists did not have the benefit of [...]	2008-11-12 10:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON882	BURMA: MORE CONFIRMED CONVICTIONS [...] (SBU) A reliable source has reported that an additional 24 political detainees have been convicted since November 7, in addition to the 17 convictions we reported reftel. This brings the number of political detainees convicted in the past week to at least 41, all of whom received prison sent [...]	2008-11-13 08:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON883	BURMA: SUPPORTING ASEAN'S ROLE IN THE TCG [...] (C) The Tripartite Core Group (TCG),established by the UN, ASEAN, and the Burmese Government after Cyclone Nargis, has effectively worked to improve disaster assistance coordination and resolve operational issues related to assistance delivery to cyclone-affected areas. The TCG's mandate e [...]	2008-11-13 09:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL BM
08RANGOON884	BURMA: PREPARING FOR THE ILO GOVERNING BODY [...] (C) According to ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall, forced labor continues to be a significant problem in Burma, despite limited GOB actions to address forced labor and child soldier issues. He encourages ILO members during the upcoming ILO Governing Body Meeting to question the GOB delega [...]	2008-11-13 09:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON888	STAFFDEL GROVE'S NOVEMBER 8-10 VISIT TO BURMA [...] (C) Staffdel Grove visited Burma November 8-10 to monitor USG Cyclone Nargis assistance, assess the current political climate, and discuss the future of USG humanitarian assistance to Burma (see septel). During Mr. Grove's trip to the Cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta, villagers expressed gra [...]	2008-11-17 05:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID ECON SOCI BM
08RANGOON889	BURMA: STAFFDEL GROVE ON STATE/AID PROPOSALS [...] (C) Embassy discussed the State/AID proposals for additional assistance for cyclone-recovery activities ("Element 2") and a new mechanism for civil society support ("Element 1") with Senate Appropriations Committee Minority Clerk Paul Grove during his November 8-10 visit to Burma. 2. (C) [...]	2008-11-17 05:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID SOCI BM
08RANGOON891	BURMA: KEY 88GS PLAYERS SENTENCED AMIDST ONGOING [...] (C) Contacts with the NLD, 88 Generation Students (88GS),and Human Rights Defenders and Promoters report that the regime has sentenced at least another 45 political detainees to lengthy prison terms, bringing the number of persons convicted since November 7 to at least 86 (Ref A). The newly [...]	2008-11-17 09:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON892	BURMA: IMF CONDUCTS ARTICLE IV CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visited Burma October 22-November 6 for annual Article IV consultations. While the IMF estimates Burma's real GDP growth in 2008 will be 4 percent, rather than the 13 percent touted by the GOB, the team remains unable to reconcile national accou [...]	2008-11-18 03:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IMF BM
08RANGOON895	DECLINE IN BURMESE MINING EXPORTS [...] (SBU) The value of Burmese mining exports fell by 26 percent in 2007, due to falling mineral prices and lower production. Mining industry experts predict that 2008 exports will drop further, because Myanmar IvanhQopper Co. Ltd. (MICCL),Burma's top mineral exporter, suspended its operations [...]	2008-11-19 06:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV EMIN PGOV ETRD BM
08RANGOON896	SANCTIONING PRIVATE BURMESE COMPANIES UNDER THE [...] (C) The Burmese Government, in addition to relying on its state-owned enterprises, employs a system of economic patronage to ensure control over the country's economy. The GOB fosters a symbiotic relationship with select private Burmese companies, granting them joint ventures and lucrative [...]	2008-11-19 06:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON897	BURMA: FOOD INSECURITY IN CHIN STATE PERSISTS; [...] (C) Although food insecurity in northern Chin State has become more acute during the past six months due to crop destruction caused by a burgeoning rat population, the situation has not deteriorated into famine, according to World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director Chris Kaye. WFP, with [...]	2008-11-19 06:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON899	BURMA: MORE CONVICTIONS; SOLDIERS CLASH WITH [...] (SBU) Political and human rights contacts have told us at least 11 more activists, including Htin Kyaw, were sentenced to between five and 33 years' imprisonment on November 17 and 18. We are seeking to confirm reports that a special court at Insein prison sentenced monk activist U Gambira t [...]	2008-11-19 07:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON9	BURMA: HUNGER STRIKES END BUT TROUBLES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary. Family members confirmed that detained activists Myo Thant and Zin Lin Aung ended their hunger strike the last week of December. Media reports that their fellow activist, Htin Kyaw, had ended his month-long hunger strike remain unconfirmed. Authorities have dropped all but one [...]	2008-01-08 09:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON901	BURMA: VISIT OF DPRK VICE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Yong-il reportedly met with the SPDC's number four official, Lt. General Thiha Thura Tin Aung Myint Oo, Foreign Minister Nyan Win, and others during his November 6-10 visit to Burma, signing an agreement on visas and discussing trade, economic, and [...]	2008-11-19 09:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	MARR MCAP PGOV PREF PREL PARM KN KS BM
08RANGOON907	BURMA: ZAGANAR, U GAMBIRA SENTENCED; NLD MARKS [...] (C) Human rights contacts and detainee family members confirmed November 24 that Burmese comedian Zaganar and leader of the All-Burma Monks Alliance U Gambira were sentenced to prison terms of 45 years and 68 years, respectively. The regime has now convicted and sentenced over 100 activists [...]	2008-11-24 09:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON920	BURMA MEETING ON TB DRUGS; BIG PUSH FOR GLOBAL FUND [...] (SBU) Pledged donor funding for anti-tuberculosis drugs in Burma will decline in 2009 and fall off sharply thereafter. At a GOB-convened meeting December 1 to address this gap, the Health Minister committed to increase government funding for anti-TB drugs to 3 percent of the 2010 requirement [...]	2008-12-03 07:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON925	BURMA: ASSK'S LAWYER SPEAKS ABOUT HIS CLIENT'S CASE [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi's lawyer U Kyi Win (aka Neville) told Poloff December 4 that he is pressing GOB authorities to allow him to meet with his client. Neville had refrained from following up on his October 16 request to see Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) in response to GOB indications of possible n [...]	2008-12-04 09:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON929	BURMA: UPDATE ON POST-NARGIS EFFORTS [...] (C) Seven months after Cyclone Nargis, the UN, most international donors, and NGOs are shifting their focus in the Delta from relief and early recovery to longer-term recovery efforts. The Tripartite Core Group (TCG) will soon formally launch the Post-Nargis Recovery and Preparedness Plan ( [...]	2008-12-08 11:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON930	THE ROAD TO MANDALAY: CDA'S DECEMBER 3-4 VISIT [...] (C) During a December 3-4 visit to Mandalay, the Charge, accompanied by PAO, P/E Chief and the Embassy's Information Resource Center Director, met with the mayor (a Brigadier General),NLD officials, USG program alumni, and the Indian CG. NLD officials are constantly harassed (security pers [...]	2008-12-09 05:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON932	BURMA: ABUSES CONTINUE THROUGH HUMAN RIGHTS DAY [...] (C) Since mid-November, the regime has moved at least 13 recently-convicted prisoners to jails throughout Burma, in most cases far from their homes. Human rights activist Maung Maung Lay confirmed media reports that a Rangoon court has sentenced three people to between five and 19 years' imp [...]	2008-12-10 08:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON936	UNHCR AND BURMA: NRS PRESENCE AT RISK; HIGH [...] (C) UNHCR representatives told select donors December 11 the agency is increasingly concerned about the status of its presence in Burma's Northern Rakhine State (NRS). According to UNHCR, the protection situation in NRS remains terrible; severe restrictions on 750,000 Rohingya Muslims contin [...]	2008-12-12 08:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON937	BURMA: REGIME FREES ONE PRISONER; CONVICTS [...] (C) The NLD reported that detained chairman of the NLD's cyclone relief committee, U Ohn Kyaing, was released from prison on December 11. On December 10 - UN Human Rights Day - authorities sentenced laborer Kyaw Thu Htike to seven years' imprisonment for his alleged role in the September 200 [...]	2008-12-12 08:20:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON94	GOB SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN AVIAN INFLUENZA PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary. Responding to repeated outbreaks among poultry in Burma, the Burmese Government has dramatically strengthened its avian influenza (AI) response program during the past two years, culminating in the successful rapid detection and response to Burma's first human AI case in Decemb [...]	2008-02-07 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID SENV PGOV PREL BIO KFLU BM
08RANGOON942	BURMA: NE WIN'S DAUGHTER RELEASED; KHIN YI [...] (C) On December 12 authorities released the daughter of Burma's former dictator Ne Win from over six years under house arrest. A senior police official told our DEA Country Attache that Director General of Police Khin Yi has been appointed a Deputy Minister with the Ministry of Home Affairs [...]	2008-12-15 08:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON945	BURMA: UPDATE FROM ASSK'S DOCTOR [...] (C) Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) personal physician told us his patient is in excellent health and has regained all of the weight she previously lost. Dr. Tin Myo Win (aka Douglas) saw ASSK on December 4 and is scheduled to see her again on January 1. Douglas informed us that the British Embas [...]	2008-12-17 09:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON947	BURMA: GOB PLAYING GAMES WITH WFP LOCAL FOOD [...] (C) The Burmese Government continues to send conflicting messages to the World Food Programme (WFP),granting it permission to resume local procurement of rice for its general feeding program, but attempting to force WFP to abide by GOB conditions for the procurement of rice for Delta recove [...]	2008-12-18 08:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
08RANGOON948	BURMA: REPORT OF ACTIVITIES UNDER DRL SPECIAL [...] (C) Through a grant from the DRL Special Response Fund for Burma, the Kachin Youth Awareness Program purchased equipment and literature on democracy and human rights and funded travel to carry out a successful democracy and human rights awareness campaign including seminars and workshops thro [...]	2008-12-18 08:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON949	BURMA: 88GS LEADER ON PRISONER CONDITIONS, [...] (C) In meetings December 17 and 18, 88 Generation Students leader Toe Kyaw Hlaing relayed information gathered from his meeting with the family of Min Ko Naing and detailed what support was being provided to families of political prisoners. He observed that his profile was increasing as oth [...]	2008-12-18 08:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON951	POSITIVE SIGNS AT NAY PYI TAW MEETINGS: MINISTRIES [...] (C) PAO and APAO visited Nay Pyi Taw on December 10 for courtesy calls at the Ministries of Information, Culture, and Education. The meeting with Ministry of Information officials was particularly productive, as they asked for Embassy assistance in obtaining English-language programming for [...]	2008-12-19 07:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EAID PREL CVIS CASC UNGA BM KPAO
08RANGOON96	3D FUND PROMOTING HEALTH CARE THROUGHOUT BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. After getting off to a slow start, the 3 Diseases Fund (3DF),run by UNOPS, has started moving: 26 implementing partners are fulfilling 38 health contracts worth $21 million in 300 townships throughout the country. 3DF activities target the most vulnerable and under-served po [...]	2008-02-08 06:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV SENV BM
08RANGOON961	BURMA: NINE PROTESTORS ARRESTED IN RANGOON [...] (SBU) On December 30, authorities arrested nine NLD members as they staged a procession in Rangoon calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi. Two Embassy staff saw the protestors carrying a banner that read "Free Aung San Suu Kyi" as they passed in front of Shwedagon Pagoda and the old par [...]	2008-12-31 05:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON98	BURMESE LIAISON HAS NOTHING FOR ASSK [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with Aung San Suu Kyi's doctor, Dr. Tin Myo Win aka Douglas, to get his assessment of the current state of any political dialogue. He last met with his patient on January 24, and offered her views of her most recent meeting with the government-designated liaison on J [...]	2008-02-08 07:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM UN
08RANGOON99	ELECTION FORUM BRINGS TASTE OF DEMOCRACY TO BURMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over 100 Burmese students, journalists and businesspeople gathered at the Embassy's American Center on February 6 to watch live results of the Super Tuesday primary elections and participate in a lively discussion about foreign policy and democratic values. Embassy officers and [...]	2008-02-08 08:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO BM
08RECIFE34	NORTHEAST BRAZIL: LANDLESS MOVEMENT TRIES TO RE-INVENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Just as in southern Brazil (reftel),the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST),and their fellow travelers in the always-disadvantaged northeast region, seem to be changing tactics; with confrontation less appealing, they appear to be re-positioning themselves and trying to get o [...]	2008-05-28 00:57:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS PGOV SOCI BR
08REYKJAVIK1	ICELAND: PRESIDENT GRIMSSON ANNOUNCES HIS RE-ELECTION BID [...] (U) Summary: Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson announced in his televised New Year's Day Address that he will run for a fourth term as President of Iceland in the presidential election on June 28. By doing so, he has put on hold any aspirations of taking a high-level international of [...]	2008-01-02 17:23:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IC
08REYKJAVIK102	ICELAND: GOVERNMENT GETS FLYING COLORS FOR 6.3 EARTHQUAKE [...] (U) SUMMARY: An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred in southwest Iceland on May 29. The epicenter was near the town of Selfoss, where light property damage was reported as well as minor injuries. The government response to the earthquake was met with public praise and approva [...]	2008-06-09 18:35:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV TPHY ASEC IC
08REYKJAVIK11	ICELAND: REYKJAVIK CITY COUNCIL PLAYS TWO ROUNDS OF [...] (U) Summary: The majority coalition in the Reykjavik City Council has broken down twice in the past three months, resulting in three different mayors for the largest city in Iceland. The coalition majority of the Independence Party (IP) and the Progressive Party (PP) split up in October over [...]	2008-01-29 16:44:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK115	ICELAND: PARLIAMENTARY RESOLUTION CONDEMNING GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iceland's parliament unanimously passed a non-binding resolution on May 30 calling for the closure of the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The resolution further called for the Government of Iceland to convey that message to the U.S. government; Iceland's Foreign Minis [...]	2008-06-19 19:04:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KPAO IC
08REYKJAVIK116	ICELAND: PARLIAMENT APPROVES RESOLUTION CONDEMNING GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iceland's parliament unanimously passed a non-binding resolution on May 30 calling for the closure of the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The resolution further called for the Government of Iceland to convey that message to the U.S. government; Iceland's Foreign Minis [...]	2008-06-20 14:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KPAO IC
08REYKJAVIK127	CLOSING OUT THE ICELAND AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM TRANSFER [...] (C) Summary: Twenty-one months after the closure of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik, one major issue remains unresolved: the ultimate disposition of the residual parts and equipment associated with the Iceland Air Defense System (IADS). The Government of Iceland has made the IADS radar syst [...]	2008-07-01 12:51:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL MARR NATO PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK188	GEORGIA: ICELAND OPPOSES RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF S. OSSETIA [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker previewed reftel demarche in August 25 meetings with the Icelandic Foreign Minister and other senior officials, and embassy followed up on August 27 to reiterate the points. In press comments on August 26, Foreign Minister Gisladottir immediate [...]	2008-08-27 16:03:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF GG RU IC
08REYKJAVIK195	ICELAND: PEACEKEEPING TAKES ON A MORE CIVILIAN LOOK AFTER [...] (U) Summary: On August 26, Minister for Foreign Affairs Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir announced that Icelandic peacekeepers would only in rare circumstances carry arms, and that civilian and military tasks would be more clearly separated in future peacekeeping assignments. Gisladottir made the [...]	2008-09-09 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS KPKO MARR PGOV PREL AF IC
08REYKJAVIK20	ICELANDIC MFA PERMANENT SECRETARY ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 11:13:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV YI IC
08REYKJAVIK217	ICELANDIC GOVT TO RUN FIRST DEFICIT IN FIVE YEARS, KRONA [...] (SBU) Summary: Counter to the hopes of the Icelandic government, saving Glitnir Bank has not saved the economy, as the krona has fallen by 15 percent over the last two days and Iceland's credit ratings have dropped. In the midst of the bad news, the first budget deficit since 1996 was announ [...]	2008-10-03 16:15:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK219	ICELANDIC GOVT TAKES CONTROL OF BANKING SECTOR AMID CRISIS [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde addressed the nation late on October 6 with a sober message: the banking system in Iceland was broken because of the global liquidity crisis and the government was taking emergency action to save Icelanders' domestic savings. Immediately following h [...]	2008-10-07 11:53:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK221	ICELANDIC FINANCIAL CRISIS: AS EMERGENCY POWERS GO INTO [...] (U) Summary: As the financial crisis and uncertainty in Iceland continues, the Russian offer of a 4 billion Euro (5.4 billion USD) loan is getting considerable attention. The Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce held a joint press conference this morning to update on the Government's takeov [...]	2008-10-07 17:30:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK223	ICELANDIC CENTRAL BANK ASSERTS RUSSIAN LOAN IS 95 PERCENT [...] (C) Sturla Palsson, Director for International Affairs and Markets at the Icelandic Central Bank told EconOff that the 4 billion Euro loan offered by the Russians is 95 percent certain to happen. The Icelanders have been assured by the Russians that the unprecedented loan will go through and t [...]	2008-10-08 16:43:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK224	ICELANDIC CENTRAL BANK ASSERTS RUSSIAN LOAN IS 95 PERCENT [...] (C) Sturla Palsson, Director for International Affairs and Markets at the Icelandic Central Bank told EconOff that the 4 billion Euro loan offered by the Russians is 95 percent certain to happen. The Icelanders have been assured by the Russians that the unprecedented loan will go through and t [...]	2008-10-08 16:50:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK225	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS, TIME FOR USG TO GET INVOLVED? [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 19:24:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK227	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS: THIRD BANK GOES DOWN AS MASS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 18:13:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK228	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS: BANKERS ARGUE GOI NEEDS TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 18:14:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK23	ICELAND EXPECTS TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (C) Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir told the Ambassador February 19 that the government had discussed the independence issue and she expects the GOI to make an announcement recognizing Kosovo on February 22. She noted that Iceland had not been the first country to recognize Koso [...]	2008-02-19 16:48:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV YI IC
08REYKJAVIK240	Foreign Minister Expected to Ask the Secretary for [...] (C) MFA Permanent Secretary Gretar Mar Sigurdsson, the acting chief of the MFA during Foreign Minister Gisladottir's extended absence, informed the Ambassador October 17 that Gisladottir intends to play a leading role in the government's efforts to secure international financing after she ret [...]	2008-10-20 13:12:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK242	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS: RUSSIAN LOAN STILL ON TABLE, IMF [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 18:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK246	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS: GOI - UK NEGOTIATIONS ON ICESAVE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 17:53:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK251	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS: GOI REACHES AGREEMENT ON IMF [...] (U) The Icelandic Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and visiting IMF team held consecutive press conferences on October 24 to announce an agreement on an IMF package encompassing a roughly $2 billion IMF loan to Iceland. 2. (U) Prime Minister Haarde and Foreign Minister Gisladottir announced [...]	2008-10-27 16:55:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK252	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS: GOI OFFICIALS CAUTIOUSLY [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 16:08:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK253	ICELANDIC CENTRAL BANK ASKED NY FED FOR ONE BILLION USD LOAN [...] (C) On October 24, the Central Bank sent a letter to the New York Federal Reserve Bank requesting a one billion USD loan or currency swap. The Embassy requested and today received a copy of the letter, which was addressed to Timothy Geithner, President of the Bank. In a cover memo dated Octob [...]	2008-10-29 14:57:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK255	ICELAND'S REQUEST FOR A LOAN: WHAT'S IN IT FOR US [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 08:46:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK256	Iceland's Financial Crisis: The Russia Angle [...] (C) The announcement by Iceland's Central Bank on October 7 that Russia would provide a USD 5.4 billion loan created an international stir, unleashing a wave of speculation as to who had approached Russia, why and when the contact was made, and what the Russians could be contemplating as the q [...]	2008-11-03 16:51:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECON PGOV RS IC
08REYKJAVIK258	ICELAND: PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] (U) Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde has sent U.S. President-elect Barack Obama a letter of congratulations, according to a November 5 press release from the PM's Office. In the release, Haarde further noted that he looks forward to meeting the new President at the next NATO Summit in 200 [...]	2008-11-05 15:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IC
08REYKJAVIK263	ICELAND: CAN THIS COALITION BE SAVED? [...] (C/NF) Summary: Public support for Iceland's government has fallen below 50 percent in the wake of the financial crisis here, and cracks are beginning to widen between the two coalition parties as weekly demonstrations grow in size and fervor. PM Haarde's Independence Party (IP) has taken th [...]	2008-11-10 18:15:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EU IC
08REYKJAVIK264	Iceland's economic troubles: Implications for the defense [...] (C) Summary: Iceland's economic collapse is spurring painful but necessary cost cutting measures by the Icelandic government. One expected target of reductions is the defense budget, a very small part of the national budget but a line item with a high profile. Although a funding reduction i [...]	2008-11-10 18:15:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK267	ICELAND: IT WON'T BE THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE ANYMORE [...] (SBU) Summary: Last year Iceland was rated by the UNDP as the best place to live in the world, but the October collapse of the Icelandic banking system has triggered a full scale financial and currency crisis and delivered a knockout punch for Iceland. Now experts are just beginning to piece [...]	2008-11-14 07:48:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK269	ICELAND: MFA SLASHES BUDGET, WILL REPLACE AMBASSADOR TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Foreign Minister has announced a twenty percent reduction in the Ministry's budget for FY 2009. Four Icelandic missions will be closed down and the positions of six Ambassadors, who are retiring, will not be filled. Some Icelandic foreign service staff at overseas posts [...]	2008-11-14 17:03:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN PREL MARR ODIP IC
08REYKJAVIK270	ICELAND REACHES AGREEMENT ON ICESAVE, OPENING DOOR FOR IMF [...] (SBU) The governments of Iceland, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands came to an agreement November 16 on the compensation for deposits held in Icesave accounts, the online savings accounts offered by now-nationalized Landsbanki. The Icelandic government will pay the first EUR 20,000 (25,3 [...]	2008-11-17 16:30:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK275	ICELAND: CONSIDERING RESPONSE TO PROPOSAL FOR TERRORIST [...] (SBU) A/DCM and ConOff delivered Ref A demarche and model document to Ministry for Foreign Affairs Desk Officer for the U.S. (and Deputy Chief of the Defense Department) Audunn Atlason and MFA Defense Department First Secretary Ingibjorg Petursdottir on November 21. Emboffs also referred to D [...]	2008-11-25 12:10:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CMGT CVIS PTER PGOV PREL IC
08REYKJAVIK279	Foreign Minister Assesses Icelandic Domestic and Foreign [...] (U) At a November 28 lunch hosted by the Danish Ambassador, the dean of the diplomatic corps, Foreign Minister Gisladottir told the assembled heads of mission she viewed Iceland's financial collapse as part of a global meltdown that must be resolved globally. In a pointed repudiation of the ha [...]	2008-12-01 16:57:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EU IC
08REYKJAVIK28	ICELAND: FOREIGN MINISTER DISMISSES CALLS FOR INDEPENDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Foreign Minister flatly dismissed opposition calls for an independent inquiry into suspected CIA rendition flights through Iceland in a parliamentary session on February 28. The question time discussion was spurred by Icelandic State Television's February 25 broadcas [...]	2008-02-29 16:54:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PTER IC
08REYKJAVIK286	Iceland: Political parties considering EU membership as [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's economic crisis has radically changed opinions here on the possibility of joining the European Union, and the country's political parties are struggling to adapt. Polls show support for joining the EU and adopting the euro reaching 70 percent, while support for the gov [...]	2008-12-05 16:28:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EUN IC
08REYKJAVIK294	ICELAND: NEW FOREIGN EXCHANGE RULES EASE TRADE AND HELP [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 17:28:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK34	ICELAND RECOGNIZES KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) On March 5, 2008, Iceland recognized the Republic of Kosovo as an independent state. 2. (SBU) Comment: Although the recognition comes almost two weeks after the initial date the Foreign Minister suggested to the Ambassador (see reftel),it falls neither first nor last among the Nordic [...]	2008-03-05 17:18:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KV IC
08REYKJAVIK46	Demarche on Use of FYROM for NATO Candidature (U) [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 17:33:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IC
08REYKJAVIK52	Scenesetter for the Secretary's meeting with Icelandic [...] (C/NF) Icelandic Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir's visit to Washington April 10-12 will be her first visit with a bilateral agenda. Since her Social Democratic Alliance party came into government last June, she has quickly forged a solid relationship with her center-right coalit [...]	2008-04-03 16:47:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV PINR NATO KWMN IC
08REYKJAVIK8	Iceland: Russian activities in region a growing concern [...] (C) Summary: Russian foreign policy continues to irritate and puzzle the Government of Iceland. In the hour-long special on Russia, broadcasted by an Icelandic television channel on January 15, Russian Ambassador Tatarintsev claimed that recent Russian foreign policy moves are tied to Russia' [...]	2008-01-23 14:58:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV RU IC
08REYKJAVIK93	ICELAND: PALESTINIAN REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REVEAL DISCORD, [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's recently-announced plan to accept 30 Palestinian refugees has sparked new debate on societal tolerance of immigrants and again revealed deep divisions in the Liberal Party. Meanwhile, the town of Akranes, just outside Reykjavik, is poised to accept the refugees despite [...]	2008-05-22 16:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PHUM UNHCR KPAL SY IZ IC
08REYKJAVIK96	ICELAND: PRESIDENT GRIMSSON RE-ELECTED BY DEFAULT FOR A [...] (SBU) Summary: Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson won re-election by default on May 24 after the deadline for candidate registration passed with no challengers announcing. The election, previously scheduled for June 28, has been cancelled; Grimsson will start his fourth, and likely l [...]	2008-06-02 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR IC
08RIGA123	Scenesetter for Secretary Chertoff's visit to Riga [...] We look forward to welcoming you in Riga. Your visit, and the accompanying signing of the MOU (assuming agreement can be reached on the text) on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP),is a significant marker of the strength of our bilateral relationship. Joining the VWP is the foreign policy issue th [...]	2008-03-10 11:15:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PGOV KCOR OVIP CHERTOFF MICHAEL LG
08RIGA125	EMBASSY RIGA SECONDS EMBASSY TIRANA'S SUGGESTED [...] Embassy Riga read with interest Embassy Tirana's reftel cable on improving the Human Rights Report process. Post seconds the concerns and issues raised in the cable--and endorses the pragmatic reforms to the process that were suggested, especially in regards to timelines. We look forward to w [...]	2008-03-11 10:52:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL LG
08RIGA130	DAS KRILLA STRESSES TOLERANCE AND INCLUSION IN [...] (C) Summary: DAS for DRL Jeffrey Krilla visited Riga March 5 and 6 for roundtable discussions with ethnic Russian and other minority groups in Latvia. He also met with the Latvian Minister of Integration, MFA officials, and an ethnic Russian member of parliament. While the Integration Ministe [...]	2008-03-13 07:12:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL LG
08RIGA132	LATVIA: POINTS ON REFERENDUM IN BURMA DELIVERED [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel points March 14 to Dana Rudaka, Head of Asia and Oceania at the MFA. Rudaka expressed appreciation for the points, but provided no immediate response. LARSON [...]	2008-03-14 12:51:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM BM LG
08RIGA138	LATVIA,S DYSPEPTIC DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Since the relatively dramatic events of last fall that brought down the Kalvitis government, the Latvian domestic political scene has been full of sound and fury but signifying little in terms of action. There is a lot happening and much noise, but it is hard to see that any of [...]	2008-03-17 15:13:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV LG
08RIGA151	Latvia to hold two signature drives in 30 days [...] Summary. Two unrelated legislative amendments - constitutional amendments providing the rights to dismiss Saeima through a national referendum and amendments setting the level of a minimum pension at the official subsistence level - proposed by private groups have succeeded in collecting the re [...]	2008-03-20 15:31:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM LG
08RIGA222	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - LATVIA [...] Per reftel, the following is Post's summary of the impact of rising food and commodity prices in Latvia, related to the seven topics identified: ---------------- DEMAND ---------------- 2. According to the Latvian Institute for Agricultural Economy, the most essential food staples and b [...]	2008-04-30 14:24:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL LG
08RIGA227	LATVIA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EU POSITION ON BURMA [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points May 6 to Iveta Skrastina of the Asia and Oceania Division at the MFA. Noting that the GOL shares U.S. concerns about the Burmese regime's suppression of democracy, Skrastina stated that the GOL will continue to support the EU common policy on Burma. She a [...]	2008-05-06 09:42:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID BM LG
08RIGA228	HERE WE GO AGAIN - ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF UNDER FIRE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Two separate events have brought a new focus on anti-corruption chief Aleksejs Loskutovs, whose attempted removal from office last fall brought down the Kalvitis government. Two members of his staff have been sacked for stealing money seized in investigations, and indicted Ven [...]	2008-05-06 14:19:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR KJUS ASEC LG
08RIGA23	LATVIAN PASSPORT SCANDAL CAUSE FOR SERIOUS CONCERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: A scandal involving the issuance of at least 100 passports to individuals not eligible for Latvian passports has dominated the news in Latvia in recent days. The scheme, which allegedly involved passports issued in 2004-05, appears to have involved multiple individuals in the [...]	2008-01-11 15:43:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS KFRD KCRM PGOV PREL LG
08RIGA267	LATVIAN NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE PRESSURES STATE [...] On May 14, the Latvian National Security Committee of Parliament brought in Edgars Kots, Director of the Latvian National Television Station (LTV),for questioning. Though the sessions of the committee are closed, council member Linda Murniece (member of opposition party New Era),told media th [...]	2008-05-16 12:51:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LG
08RIGA270	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ENERGY SECURITY AND OTHER [...] (C/NF) Summary. On May 15, Ambassador Larson met Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis for discussions on a wide range of issues. Tey discussed energy security, the privatization of Lattelekom, developments in the Latvian economy, and the GOL's invitation for Prime Minister Putin to attend th [...]	2008-05-19 08:20:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG RS LG
08RIGA298	JUSTICE MIN STATE SECRETARY BICEVSKIS NOMINATED [...] (U) On May 27, the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers confirmed the appointment of Martins Bicevskis to the vacant position of Finance Ministry State Secretary. Bicevskis, the current Justice Ministry State Secretary, will take his new position on June 2, replacing Irena Krumane, who left to become [...]	2008-05-30 14:31:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PINR LG

08RIGA304	THE RETURN OF JURGIS LIEPNIEKS [...] (C/NF) Summary: Jurgis Liepnieks, former Chief of Staff to PM Kalvitis and confidante of Skele and now expelled from People's Party, offered his views of the state of politics in Latvia. He suggested that Skele is gaining dominance over the other oligarchs through financial leverage, that Kalv [...]	2008-06-02 12:00:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR LG
08RIGA312	Could territorial reform destabilize the ruling coalition? [...] Summary. The adoption and implementation of the administrative reform which would consolidate many small local governments (527) into bigger regional governments (88 or 127 municipal districts) has become a major object of disagreement between the two biggest parties in the ruling coalition -- [...]	2008-06-04 04:28:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LG
08RIGA322	CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT THE SUPREME COURT [...] (C) Summary: On June 5 Ivars Bickovics, currently the Chair of the Political Panel in the Supreme Court, was appointed by the Saeima (parliament) to become the next Latvian Supreme Court Chief Justice, replacing Andris Gulans who has had that position since 1994. Gulans, last day is June 13. [...]	2008-06-06 08:29:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR KJUS LG
08RIGA324	SAEIMA PASSES NEW MONEY LAUNDERING LAW, WITH A CATCH [...] (C) Summary. On Thursday, June 5 the Saeima (parliament) voted to approve the long-awaited, new Anti Money Laundering (AML) laws to bring Latvia in compliance with EU norms. During the final vote, however, six new amendments, which greatly reduce the effectiveness and usefulness of the law, we [...]	2008-06-06 14:49:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN KCOR LG
08RIGA338	COMMISSION FORMED: KNAB CHIEF'S FUTURE IS DIM [...] (C) Summary. Following Prosecutor General Janis Maizitis' submission of his report on the KNAB (ref b),Prime Minister Godmanis asked Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) Chief Aleksejs Loskutovs to step down, which he refused to do. According to Latvian law, a Commission has been formed to determine [...]	2008-06-12 11:14:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS LG
08RIGA348	Peoples Party's Junkyard Dog: Gundars Berzins [...] Summary. For almost a year, one of the leading members of the People's Party (TP) Gundars Berzins has regularly given interviews to daily paper Neatkariga Rita Avize (NRA) where he harshly and offensively criticizes developments, institutions, persons that according to his views hamper the impl [...]	2008-06-16 11:51:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR LG
08RIGA358	LATVIA ON IRISH NO VOTE: NOTHING RUSHED, NOTHING [...] (U) In response to the June 12 Irish vote on the EU Treaty of Lisbon, the MFA posted a press announcement on the Ministry's web site on June 13. The announcement states that FM Maris Riekstins "is of the opinion that the democratic choice of the citizens of the Republic of Ireland should be r [...]	2008-06-17 13:00:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN LG
08RIGA368	PM INJURED IN CAR ACCIDENT [...] On the afternoon of June 18, Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis was injured when his official car was involved in a collision with a minibus. Press reports that he suffered a concussion and a skull fracture in the temple area. PM Office Press Spokesman Edgars Vaikulis is quoted as saying that Godm [...]	2008-06-19 12:02:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR LG
08RIGA386	KNAB CHIEF DISMISSED [...] Summary: On Sunday, June 29 the Latvian Saeima (Parliament) dismissed Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) Chief Aleksejs Loskutovs in a secret ballot vote of 52 to 40. The vote followed a four-hour debate, dominated mostly by opposition party members. Opposition party New Era (JL) spearheaded a prote [...]	2008-06-30 14:34:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR KJUS LG
08RIGA388	PM GODMANIS RETURNS TO WORK [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 14:38:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR LG
08RIGA391	LATVIA WAVERING ON STRATEGIC AIR CONSORTIUM; [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Latvia is in the midst of making decisions on cuts for its 2008 budget (which covers the calendar year). As growth has plummeted from nearly 10 percent to 3.5, expected revenues have fallen significantly and the government is seekin [...]	2008-07-02 12:12:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL NATO LG
08RIGA401	NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR SAC IN LATVIA [...] (C) Summary: Despite our direct intervention with the Prime Minister and the office of the President and the Foreign Ministry, we see it as highly likely that Latvia will decide not to proceed with participation in NATO Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) Consortium. Direct appeals to the high [...]	2008-07-08 07:06:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV NATO LG
08RIGA405	LATVIA OFFICIALLY PULLS OUT OF SAC [...] (C) PM Godmanis called Ambassador Larson July 9 to inform him that the government had decided at its meeting on July 8 that it could not afford participation in NATO's Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) Consortium. Godmanis stressed that Latvia supported the project in principle, but simply co [...]	2008-07-10 13:06:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV NATO LG
08RIGA439	Latvia to hold two referenda in August [...] Summary. Traditionally, the August vacation season has been down time in Latvian politics, but this year Latvians will be called on to mobilize twice for public referenda. On August 2, Latvian citizens will be asked to vote on constitutional amendments providing voters with the power to dismis [...]	2008-07-25 14:54:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LG
08RIGA440	AMENDMENTS TO LATVIA'S STATE BUDGET [...] On July 17, the Saeima (Parliament) passed amendments to the Law on the State Budget. The amendments were introduced in response to decreasing budget revenues (in June, budget expenditures exceeded revenues by $238 million USD),and projections that a 1% of GDP surplus is unlikely to be achieve [...]	2008-07-25 14:55:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG
08RIGA453	Referendum on popular rights to dismiss Saeima falls short [...] Summary. According to provisional results, the August 2 referendum on amending the Constitution to give the public the right to initiate the dissolution of the Saeima (Parliament) failed to meet the required voter participation to be considered valid. 43% of all eligible voters participated in [...]	2008-08-04 13:46:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LG
08RIGA463	TFGG01: LATVIA ON GEORGIA/SOUTH OSSETIA - BLAME RUSSIA [...] (C) On the afternoon of August 8, Charge was summoned to the MFA to meet with State Secretary Normans Penke to discuss developments in Georgia/South Ossetia, where Penke expressed the GOL's great concern about the escalating situation. While he initially described that he had held discussions earli [...]	2008-08-08 14:40:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU LG
08RIGA484	LATVIAN SOLDIER KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN [...] The Ministry of Defense announced that one Latvian soldier had been killed, and three wounded, in Afghanistan on August 11. The four servicemen's vehicle was hit by a mine or improvised explosive in the town of Meimen while escorting journalists. 13 civilians were also reported injured in the [...]	2008-08-13 14:36:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PREL AF LG
08RIGA496	TFGG01: WHAT GEORGIA MEANS TO LATVIA [...] (C) Summary: Events in Georgia have dominated the news and discussion here like few other events in recent memory. Latvians, at least ethic Latvians, look at Georgia and think that this could easily be them. As the EU and NATO have been unable to respond forcefully to Russia -- and many members a [...]	2008-08-15 10:13:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA497	TFGG01: LATVIAN NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-15 13:53:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA50	Farewell gala caps three successful years for Ambassador [...] Summary: A January 25 farewell gala, attended by 160 guests was the formal event to mark the conclusion of Ambassador Bailey's three years as US Ambassador to Latvia. A wide range of Latvians from government, the arts, education and business came to show their appreciation for the work of th [...]	2008-01-29 15:35:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ODIP PGOV PREL LG
08RIGA507	ALLEGED CORRUPTION COSTS CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT CHIEF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Valdimirs Vaskevics, head of the law enforcement arm of Latvian customs, has been stripped of his security clearance pursuant to an extensive investigation into corruption allegations. Technically, he can remain in his position, but he can't have access to classified informatio [...]	2008-08-21 10:42:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCOR KJUS PSNR LG
08RIGA511	TFGG01: SUPPORTING LATVIA IN LIGHT OF GEORGIA [...] (C) Post leadership met internally to discuss ways the USG could show support for Latvia in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Georgia, both to reassure the Latvians of our security commitment and to help them make policy adjustments to deal with the new international relationship with Ru [...]	2008-08-22 12:44:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA521	LATVIA SUPPORTS EU OBSERVER MISSION IN GEORGIA [...] (C) DCM and Pol-Econ Chief met for lunch with Edgars Skuja, MFA U/S for Bilateral Affairs, on August 27. In discussions regarding Georgia, Skuja mentioned that at the August 28 EU COREPER meeting, Latvia would push for a strong, unanimous statement from the September 1 European Council regard [...]	2008-08-27 14:25:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU RS GG LG
08RIGA522	LATVIA OPEN TO REVIEW OF BELARUS VISA BAN LIST [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 14:46:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS EU BO LG
08RIGA527	LATVIA PURSUING UNIFIED BALTIC ELECTRIC [...] (C) Summary: Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis is pushing for a unified transmission system for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The head of the Latvian energy monopoly expressed hope that if succesful, a unified system would put all three states in a better position to negotiate supply de [...]	2008-09-02 10:36:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV LG
08RIGA535	LATVIAN RESPONSE ON NON-GEORGIA TOPICS FOCUSED ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 07:44:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM LG
08RIGA548	ZATLERS' GROWING COMFORT IN THE JOB [...] (C/NF) In our most recent meeting, I saw a President Zatlers more comfortable in his job, more confident in himself, and with more mastery of the issues. Accompanying General Brady, I was pleasantly surprised to see the President take charge of the meeting from the start. He articulated clea [...]	2008-09-11 07:59:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PGOV LG
08RIGA549	LATVIAN LEADERS STEPPING UP TO ADDRESS ENERGY [...] (C) One of the outcomes of the Georgia crisis seems to be a focus among top Latvian leaders to address the country's energy security issues. President Zatlers was clear with the Ambassador that Latvia needed to turn away from gas as the source for electricity production. After expanding an e [...]	2008-09-11 07:59:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG PGOV ECON PREL BO UP SW LG
08RIGA565	LEMBERGS ON THE TOWN, AND THE JUDICIAL HOT POTATO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prosecutor General Janis Maizitis has lifted major restrictions limiting Ventspils Mayor (and noted oligarch) Aivars Lembergs, participation in government and freedom of movement. Additionally, two regional courts, citing heavy workloads, have refused to try the case, demonstr [...]	2008-09-17 12:05:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KCOR KJUS LG
08RIGA575	UNGA COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 14:43:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM UNGA LG
08RIGA587	SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE BICKOVICS LIVES UP TO [...] (C) Summary: New Latvian Supreme Court Chief Justice Ivars Bickovics assured the Ambassador that not much would change in the Court, and outlined his initiatives, such as a new judicial council and a strategy for protecting the salaries of judges. He stated that, if the law could be changed, th [...]	2008-09-23 13:08:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KCOR KJUS LG
08RIGA619	LATVIAN PM: SLOW PROGRESS ON ENERGY AND JEWISH [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis detailed a laborious multi-stage process preceeding a settlement on Jewish Property restitution in Latvia in a meeting October 8 with Ambassador Larson and UK Ambassador to Latvia Richard Moon. In a wide-ranging discussion, the PM also explained that [...]	2008-10-09 13:08:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG LG
08RIGA621	LATVIA TO FOLLOW UP BILATERALLY ON US-EU EXTRADITION AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 15:00:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CJAN EUN KCRM KJUST KTIA PREL LG
08RIGA622	LATVIA SUPPORTS LIMITED SUSPENSION OF BELARUS VISA [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel demarche to Kristaps Brusbardis, European Correspondent at the MFA. Regarding Belarus, Latvia will support a six-month suspension of most of the visa ban list, but leaving Lukashenko on the list. Brusbardis stated that GOL is "trying to look on the bright side" [...]	2008-10-10 07:47:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV
08RIGA635	LATVIA CANNOT ACCEPT PALESTINIAN GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 13:14:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KWAK KISL KPAO LG
08RIGA690	LATVIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES MAJORITY SHARE IN PAREX [...] (U) Summary. On November 8, at an emergency Cabinet session, the Latvian government decided to buy a 51% stake in Parex Bank, Latvia's second-largest (and largest independent) bank, in order to keep the keep the firm out of bankruptcy. The GOL is to pay a nominal fee to the previous owners for [...]	2008-11-10 16:45:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV LG
08RIGA693	NEW LATVIAN PARTIES STRUGGLING TO GAIN TRACTION [...] Summary: With public trust in established Latvian political parties hitting record lows, two new parties have emerged hoping to gain momentum in the June 2009 local and European elections before settling down in Saeima, Latvia's parliament, in the 2010 elections. Both Sabiedriba Citai Politikai [...]	2008-11-13 15:36:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LG
08RIGA700	VASKEVICS CLOSER TO JUSTICE? [...] (C) Summary: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) has forwarded the case of Vladimirs Vaskevics, former head of the Customs Police and current Deputy of the State Revenue Service, to the Prosecutor General's office for prosecution. Proposed charges against Vaskevics include participation in unlaw [...]	2008-11-14 15:48:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS PSNR LG
08RIGA701	POLITICS AND THE PAREX BAILOUT [...] (C/NF) Summary: We are keeping a close eye on the implementation of the government bailout of Parex to ensure that politics does not interfere in the proper implementation of the agreement to ensure maximum benefit and minimum risk for the taxpayers of Latvia. Parex has been a political playe [...]	2008-11-17 12:46:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV LG
08RIGA702	LATVIA'S 2009 BUDGET [...] On November 14th, the Saeima (Parliament) passed the government's 2009 budget, with plans to run a deficit of 1.5% of GDP. Revenue next year is projected to be LVL 5.316 billion (USD 9.4 billion),while expenditures are planned to total LVL 5.564 (USD 9.9 billion). The budget assumes a 1% fal [...]	2008-11-17 13:17:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV LG
08RIGA709	ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU STUMBLES [...] (C) Summary: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) is a valuable organization that is in a period of transition. Post supports a strong KNAB that can continue to investigate corruption at all levels, but we are troubled with the organization's seeming tin ear for the political efforts to neuter th [...]	2008-11-20 15:30:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS LG
08RIGA710	ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU STUMBLES [...] (C) Summary: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) is a valuable organization that is in a period of transition. Post supports a strong KNAB that can continue to investigate corruption at all levels, but we are troubled with the organization's seeming tin ear for the political efforts to neuter th [...]	2008-11-20 15:30:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS LG
08RIGA719	LATVIA FOLLOWS EU LINE ON BOLIVIA/DEA ISSUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-24 09:00:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR LG
08RIGA723	(C/NF) IMF PUSHING FOR FULL NATIONALIZATION OF [...] (C/NF) Summary: The IMF appears to be making the full nationalization of Parex bank a condition for assistance to Latvia. The Fund argues that the current situation is not working and leaves the previous owners too much authority -- and leaves open the possibility of asset stripping. Implicit [...]	2008-11-25 13:54:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN PGOV ECON IMF LG
08RIGA726	ZATLERS UPS PRESSURE ON PARTIES TO ALLOW PUBLIC TO DISMISS [...] Summary: Latvia`s president Valdis Zatlers, who has so far struggled to find his signature issues in domestic politics, has seized on the idea of amending the constitution to allow the public to initiate a dismissal of Saeima. It is tough because the amendments must be passed by Saeima and Zat [...]	2008-11-26 13:23:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV LG
08RIGA730	LATVIA NO SUBSTANTIVE REPLY ON GPAF [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel points to Juris Stalmeisters, director of the MFA Economic Relations Department. There was no substantive reply. LARSON [...]	2008-11-26 15:45:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV LG
08RIGA803	LATVIA VOTES FOR PAINFUL FISCAL MEASURES, AWAITS [...] (C/NF) Summary: To qualify for IMF and EU financial assistance, Latvia has adopted a modified 2009 budget and an Economic Stabilization Plan. The measures include deep cuts to public salaries, state services and ministries' expenses, and substantial economic restructuring. These moves, comb [...]	2008-12-17 09:59:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV LG
08RIGA815	RESTRUCTURING AND REDUCTIONS AT LATVIAN MFA [...] (C/NF) Summary: A planned restructuring of the Latvian foreign ministry to reduce the size of senior leadership and staff and salary reductions necessitated by budget cuts will likely add to the frustrations of an already unhappy diplomatic service. Decision making will be further concentrate [...]	2008-12-23 13:51:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR LG
08RIGA88	AMBASSADOR LARSON'S COURTESY CALL WITH LATVIAN [...] (C) Summary. On February 14, Ambassador Larson met Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis for introductory discussions on a range of issues. They discussed Afghanistan, Kosovo, Visa Waiver, and the Latvian economy. End Summary 2. (C) Ambassador Larson paid his courtesy call on Prime Minis [...]	2008-02-15 15:35:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET	PREL PGOV CVIS ECON NATO RS LG
08RIGA89	LATVIAN PASSPORT SCANDAL CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Recent meetings between Post, the GOL MFA and the Latvian security police (LSP) have yielded more specific information on developments in the passport scandal (ref. a). The LSP cautioned that the final numbers of cases, and all specific information on identities, is not complete, a [...]	2008-02-15 15:35:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET	CVIS KCRM KFRD PGOV PREL LG
08RIGA92	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF [...] (S/NF) In his introductory meeting with Ambassador Larson, anti-corruption chief Loskutovs reviewed the status of many of the significant anti-corruption cases in Latvia at the moment. Loskutovs was optimistic that charges would be filed against Andris Skele in the digital TV cases and that th [...]	2008-02-19 16:01:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR KCOR LG
08RIODEJANEIRO14	AMBASSADOR SOBEL MEETS WITH FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER LAMPREIA [...] Classified by: PAO Erik Holm-Olsen for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary: During a recent meeting at his Rio de Janeiro residence, former Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs Luiz Felipe Palmeira Lampreia spoke with Ambassador Sobel in a candid, free-wheeling look at the current Br [...]	2008-01-16 15:35:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BR
08RIODEJANEIRO144	Rio de Janeiro Pol-Econ Round-Up April-May 2008 [...] The following are highlights of Political/Economic activity in Rio de Janeiro's reporting district during the months of April-May 2008. - Rio's Former Governor Indicted, Former Police Chief Arrested - Militias Torture Journalists - Brazil Plans for More Nuclear Power Plants - Rio Official [...]	2008-06-12 15:16:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EIND EAIR ECON PGOV PHUM KCRM KOCI SOCI SNAR BR
08RIODEJANEIRO148	Defense Minister Jobim on Brazilian Military's Role in [...] (U) Summary: During remarks that closed a three-day conference on Strategic Studies at the Brazilian Army Staff School (ECEME) in Rio, Brazilian Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim offered comments on a variety of challenges facing the Brazilian military, and how it is confronting those challeng [...]	2008-06-17 18:34:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET MARR MASS PGOV PREL BR
08RIODEJANEIRO165	AMBASSADOR SOBEL MEETS WITH KEY ENERGY ENTITIES IN RIO [...] (SBU) On June 6 Ambassador Sobel met with the two top executives of the Brazilian Petroleum Institute (IBP),an association representing the 71 energy companies operating in Brazil, and with Petrobras' new International Director, Jorge Luiz Zelada. In both meetings, discussions centered on the [...]	2008-06-30 16:19:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PGOV PBTS MARR BR
08RIODEJANEIRO171	Rio de Janeiro Pol/Econ Round-Up, June 2008 [...] The following are highlights of Political/Economic activity in Rio de Janeiro's reporting district during the month of June 2008. - Three Brazilian Youth Murdered by Rival Drug Dealers After Corrupt Soldiers Turn Them Over - Dual citizen killed by a military policeman in Rio - Salvador: Ret [...]	2008-06-30 19:02:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET EIND PARM CASC PGOV BR
08RIODEJANEIRO172	AMB. LAGON VISITS RIO DE JANEIRO TO DISCUSS TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director of the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) visited Rio de Janeiro on June 21-23 as part of a multi-city trip to Brazil. He consulted with various members of the NGO and academic community on the sexual exp [...]	2008-07-01 12:05:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI BR
08RIODEJANEIRO19	U.S. OIL COMPANIES ON INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN BRAZIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The US Commercial Service in Rio organized an oil roundtable discussion with US oil companies and Ambassador Sobel on January 8, 2008. The CEOs of Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Devon Energy, Anadarko, and Hess Corporation briefed Ambassador Sobel on the investment climate for foreign [...]	2008-01-28 16:36:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG PGOV BR
08RIODEJANEIRO215	Rio de Janeiro Sets Up Municipal Election Task Force to [...] Summary. In advance of the October municipal elections, a new trend has emerged involving the use of intimidation to organize and deliver massive voter blocks from favela communities to candidates willing to align themselves with drug traffickers and militias. The Brazilian Federal Police, [...]	2008-08-11 11:14:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV SOCI BR
08RIODEJANEIRO239	Rio de Janeiro Pol/Econ Round-Up, July/August 2008 [...] The following are highlights of Political/Economic activity in Rio de Janeiro's reporting district during the months of July-August 2008. - GOB Considers Privatizing Rio International Airport - Armed Forces Deployed to Rio for Municipal Elections - Former Rio Governors Indicted for Corrupt [...]	2008-09-09 18:59:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET EAIR PGOV PHUM KCRM KCOR KPLS SNAR SOCI BR
08RIODEJANEIRO300	RIO DE JANEIRO MAYOR-ELECT'S PLANS FOR THE CITY [...] As reported in reftel, former Rio de Janeiro State Secretary for Sports and Tourism Eduardo Paes (PMDB Party) won the October 26 run-off election for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, edging out Fernando Gabeira (Green Party - PV) by less than one percentage point. Endorsements by Rio de Janeiro Govern [...]	2008-10-28 16:21:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BR
08RIODEJANEIRO301	RIO DE JANEIRO POL/ECON ROUNDUP FOR SEPT-OCT 2008 [...] The following are highlights of Political/Economic activity in Rio de Janeiro's reporting district during the months of September-October 2008. -Municipal Elections -High Profile Murders in Rio de Janeiro -Brazil Mining Giant Vale Posts Record Profit Despite Crisis -Petrobras Launches Firs [...]	2008-10-30 12:13:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM EMIN ENRG EPET BR
08RIODEJANEIRO347	Brazil Telecom Operators To Cooperate With Police On [...] Brazilian telecommunications companies TIM (Italian majority-owned),Oi, and Brasil Telecom signed a cooperation deal on December 17, 2008 with the country's police authorities for quick supply of data in the investigation of internet child pornography cases. Representatives of the federal go [...]	2008-12-24 17:04:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT PGOV PHUM KCRM BR
08RIODEJANEIRO89	Minister of Industry and Commerce Discusses Possible [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 8, 2008, Brazilian Minister of Industry and Commerce Miguel Jorge and Ambassador Sobel discussed Minister Jorge's upcoming visit to Washington DC for the CEO Forum Meeting at the end of April. Ambassador Sobel stressed the importance of showing concrete results from the [...]	2008-04-14 14:43:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN EINV EAIR CMGT CVIS PGOV PREL BR
08RIYADH102	SARKOZY IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. French President Nicholas Sarkozy's visited Saudi Arabia on January 13-14 to make clear that Saudi Arabia is now "at the top" of the French Middle East policy list. Pres. Sarkozy met with Saudi King Abdullah, addressed the Shura council and spoke briefly with Saudi business leaders. [...]	2008-01-26 11:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	FR PGOV PINR PREL SA
08RIYADH1022	UPDATE ON JAILED POLITICAL ACTIVIST MATRUK AL-FALEH [...] (C) During a June 28 meeting with noted Saudi political and human rights activist Ibrahim al-Mugaiteeb (protect),PolOff spoke by telephone with Jameela al-Ughla, wife of imprisoned Saudi political activist Matruk al-Faleh (Reftel A, B). An emotionally upset al-Ughla told PolOff that she had [...]	2008-07-01 13:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KMPI PGOV PHUM SA
08RIYADH1033	SAUDIS CONSIDER ATTENDING KOSOVO DONOR'S CONFERENCE [...] (C) Riyadh Political Counselor delivered Reftel A demarche to Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Western Affairs Director Ra'ad Krimley on July 2. Krimley informed us he was aware of the invitation for the SAG to attend the July 11 Kosovo Donor's Conference in Brussels, adding that the Kosovars [...]	2008-07-02 13:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EU EUN KPKO PGOV PREL SA UNC YI UNMIK UN KV
08RIYADH1034	SEN. KERRY IN SAUDI - IRAN, IRAQ AND OIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator John Kerry (D-MA) traveled to the Kingdom on June 28-30 where he met with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Chief of General Intelligence Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Finance Dr. Ibrahim Al-Asaf, and Assistant Interior Minister for Security Aff [...]	2008-07-06 12:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	CIA ECON IR IS IZ MASS MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR
08RIYADH1035	SAUDI KING ON MADRID INTER-FAITH CONFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 29 meeting with Senator John Kerry (D-MA) in Jeddah, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud elaborated on furthering global religious tolerance and combating extremism through the Inter-Faith Dialogue he launched, where the next step will be a multi-faith conference, [...]	2008-07-06 13:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CIA EU EUN KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH107	CANADIAN FM IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Canadian FM Bernier visited Saudi Arabia on January 9-11. Bernier met with various SAG officials, including Saudi King Abdullah. Topics included aid to the Palestinians, Syria/Lebanon, Iran's nuclear ambitions, operations in Afghanistan, UN make-up and commercial interests. T [...]	2008-01-26 14:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	AF CA FATAH IR IS MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SA
08RIYADH1070	SECTARIANISM UNDERMINES LOCAL CONFIDENCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite King Abdullah's efforts to foster religious tolerance, an increase in local sectarian tension and a series of perceived anti-Shi'a actions by Saudi authorities in the Eastern Province have undermined confidence among many Saudi Shi'a that the SAG's interfaith efforts will [...]	2008-07-10 13:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	CIA KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1077	UPDATED PERSONAL INFO ON SAUDI KING [...] (S/NF) A western physician whose professional duties include frequently consulting with members of the Saudi Royal family shared with DCM on July 11 personal information gleaned from Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud's personal medical file, including King Abdullah's true age and curre [...]	2008-07-13 06:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	CIA INRA INRO PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1078	THE VISIT OF THE MNF-I COMMANDER TO THE KINGDOM OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Commander David Petraeus met with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and the primary cabinet officials responsible for the national security of Saudi Arabia. The meetings were frank yet quite cordial and appeared to establish Petraeus as an off [...]	2008-07-13 08:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	MARR MASS MCAP PGOV PINS PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH108	PAKISTAN OFFICIAL: SAG LOOKING TO RUSSIANS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-27 07:19:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KNNP PK SA
08RIYADH1090	INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN MADRID - AGENDA AND MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Muslim World League (MWL),under the auspices of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has organized a global interfaith dialogue in Madrid from July 16-18 (Reftels). This is a ground breaking event as the Saudis have organized an event that puts Christianity and Judais [...]	2008-07-15 05:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CIA EU EUN KISL PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1119	SAUDI MESSAGE TO EMBASSY RIYADH RE: SETTLEMENTS [...] (C) Post has received a diplomatic note from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs soliciting support for the Arab Group's draft resolution on Israeli settlements. The dip note contains the following text: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia presents its com [...]	2008-07-19 13:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL KWBG PA PGOV PREL PTER UNSC
08RIYADH1121	SAUDIS ON SUDAN'S BASHIR - DON'T PUSH TOO HARD [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met on July 15 with the Saudi-American Friendship Committee at the Majlis Al-Shoura, chaired by Chief Bandar Mohamed Al-Aiban. Al-Aiban discussed his committee's recent trip to the United States as a "complete success and a turning point" in USG relations with [...]	2008-07-20 09:04:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA SU UNC UNCRIME
08RIYADH1128	TIMING AND LOCATION - NEXT GCC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In a meeting with Pol Counselor, Saudi MFA Deputy Director for Western Affairs Department Mojahid Ali Alwahbi confirmed that the next Gulf Cooperation Council Ministerial will be held on September 7, but the location is still undecided. 2. (C) Traditionally the GCC Ministerial is held [...]	2008-07-21 12:06:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1134	SAUDIS ON IRAN REF UPCOMING NAM FM MEETING [...] (S) On July 21, Pol Counselor delivered demarche on the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers meeting scheduled for Tehran from July 27-30 (Reftel A) to Saudi MFA Deputy Director for Western Affairs Department Mojahid Ali Alwahbi. 2. (S) Alwahbi informed us that Saudi Minist [...]	2008-07-22 05:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	MNUC PGOV PREL SA TRGY KNNP IR
08RIYADH1136	C-NE8-01188 - SAUDI GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE ON [...] (S/NF) The following is post's response based on various discussions with our interlocutors in response to INR's inquiry regarding Saudi Arabian views on Lebanon (Reftel): A. (S/NF) How do senior officials in Saudi Arabia see the political situation in Lebanon developing over the next year? [...]	2008-07-22 14:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	IR IS LE MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1137	SAUDI ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Saudi government has so far contributed over half a billion USD in 2008 to support the Palestinian Authority (PA). The SAG acknowledges the strategic importance of keeping the PA funded to prevent Hamas from gaining full control of the Palestinian territories. The Saudis, as [...]	2008-07-22 14:41:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON IR IS KWPA PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SA
08RIYADH114	PAKISTAN OFFICIAL: SAG LOOKING TO RUSSIANS FOR NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 09:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KNNP PGOV PINR PK PREL SA
08RIYADH1150	SAUDI POLICY ON PREVENTING FOREIGN FIGHTERS FROM [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The SAG has long been active in stemming the flow of Saudis attempting to enter Iraq as foreign fighters, and has been highly cooperative in broadly addressing this issue with the USG. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) The SAG shares the overall USG policy objective of establishing a s [...]	2008-07-26 14:39:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AG EG IZ JO LY MCAP MO MOPS PGOV PINR PREL
08RIYADH1155	SAUDIS WILL ENGAGE EUROPE OVER SYRIA [...] (S) Pol Counselor delivered Reftel A demarche to Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Ambassador Saleh Al-Kuhaimi on July 27. Al-Kuhaimi stated the SAG is engaged with the EU and all major European governments. He fully agreed that Syria has long been a sour [...]	2008-07-28 07:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EUN PGOV PREL SA SY
08RIYADH1162	DEPORTATION OF CHRISTIANS IN TAIF [...] (S) SUMMARY: On July 26 and 27, 16 Indian Christians were notified that they have been ordered for immediate deportation. They were reportedly told by their sponsors, who were told "not by the police, but thobe-claded secret agents from Makkah Governate." There is currently no evidence of a [...]	2008-07-28 15:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KIRF PHUM PGOV SA
08RIYADH1163	EMBASSY DELEGATION MEETS WITH SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy POLOFFs met with Dr. Mufteh Al-Kahtani, the Vice President of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) on July 21. We received a briefing by Al-Kahtani on the NSHR, including the role it plays between citizens lodging human rights complaints and the SAG, as well as [...]	2008-07-28 15:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM SA
08RIYADH1170	KING ABDULLAH'S INTERFAITH DIALOGUE AND THE MADRID [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Saudi-hosted Madrid Conference for Interfaith Dialogue won King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud praise from local media and Embassy contacts alike. It has the potential to lead to greater religious tolerance, with the tangible effect of defusing extremism and associated ter [...]	2008-07-30 05:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV
08RIYADH1174	SAUDIS INVEST IN FOREIGN AGRICULTURE FOR FOOD [...] (C) Summary: One of the unintended consequences of the dramatic increase in oil prices has been huge inflation in basic commodities, including grain. Food security continues to be a concern in Saudi Arabia, especially with regard to lower and middle income population, and foreign workers. Th [...]	2008-07-30 13:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH118	SAG RESPONSE TO THE JANUARY 27 ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Demarche delivered via diplomatic note on January 26 with the assurances from the Arab States department that it would reach the delegation attending the January 27 ministerial meeting in Cairo. It was also delivered in person on January 27 to Head of the Arab States Department of the Mi [...]	2008-01-28 14:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SA
08RIYADH1190	SAUDIS SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (S) SUMMARY. According to the no. 3 official in the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) is slowly moving toward official SAG recognition of Kosovo. He ascribed the SAG's reluctance to recognize the newly independent Balkan republic heretofore to concern over Russian se [...]	2008-08-04 10:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EU EUN FR GR KPKO PGOV PREL RS SA UNC KV YI
08RIYADH1196	FRENCH DCM ON RELATIONS WITH SYRIA [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The French DCM in Riyadh commented to us that GOF will be wary in its engagement with Syria. END SUMMARY. 2. (S/NF) In a meeting between Pol Counselor and French DCM in Riyadh Emmanuel Bonne on August 2 to discuss Kosovo (Septel),Bonne raised the issues of Syria and Leban [...]	2008-08-05 10:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	EUN PGOV PREL SA SY
08RIYADH1205	SAUDI MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAQ [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The Saudis support USG policy and strategy in establishing a stable Iraq. However, the Saudis remain extremely distrustful of PM Maliki and highly concerned over Iranian influence there. Therefore, they are still hesitant, at least for the interim, to commit any political capi [...]	2008-08-06 10:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC IR IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH121	ASHURA IN THE EP: A TALE OF TWO CITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Falling on January 19, 2008, this year's Ashura commemorations in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia continued the trend of the recent past; Qatif-area Shi'a enjoyed increased freedom of expression while the Al-Ahsa community was strictly forbidden from any public commemoration [...]	2008-01-30 09:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI SA
08RIYADH1211	DEMARCHE TO THE SAUDIS ON POTENTIAL DEPORTATION OF [...] (S) SUMMARY: Early on the morning of August 6, the Charge' d'Affaires contacted Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel al-Jubeir and MOI Major General Dr. Sa'd al-Jabry regarding the case of fourteen Indian Christians in Taif who are awaiting deportation (reftel A). The Charge' explained the poten [...]	2008-08-06 14:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KIRF PGOV PHUM SA
08RIYADH1212	SAUDI GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO COUNTER TRIBALISM [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-09 13:42:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PINR PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1218	SAUDI ASSISTANT MINISTER OF INTERIOR: INDIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-10 15:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR SA
08RIYADH1230	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN SAUDI: NEXT [...] (S) SUMMARY. The enormous Saudi energy facilities located in the Kingdom's Eastern Province, which provide approximately 12 percent of global oil supply, remain highly vulnerable to external attack. Even partial disruption of these production facilities would have an immediate impact on oil s [...]	2008-08-11 16:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1235	SAUDI PET BAN RAISES HACKLES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Arabia made world headlines last week by banning the sale of cats and dogs in the capital, Riyadh. On the surface, the ban appears to be just another example of the Saudi religious police run amok. However, the topic has exposed a divide in views between Saudi religious lead [...]	2008-08-12 12:42:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA SENV
08RIYADH1245	TOPICS FOR ABDULLAH/MUBARAK MEETING: EGYPTIAN DCM [...] (S) SUMMARY: On August 13, at Egyptian request, Pol Counselor met with Riyadh Egyptian DCM Hussam Essa. Essa expressed grave concerns over continued Iranian nuclear ambitions, noting that this topic would be an agenda item in the upcoming meeting between Saudi King Abdullah and President Mub [...]	2008-08-14 10:43:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EG EU IR IS IZ MU PGOV PREL SA UNC UNGA

08RIYADH1258	INFLATION CONTINUES TO SOAR: SAG DELAYS RICE [...] (C) Summary: Rising food prices in Saudi Arabia have resulted in clamoring for relief, particularly from the middle and lower classes and expatriate workers. The SAG committed in April to pay subsidies of SR 1,000 (approximately $270 UD) on each ton of rice imported, but it has not yet implem [...]	2008-08-18 05:41:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1270	SAUDIS FIND THEIR VOICE ON INTERFAITH DIALOGUE [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Public opinion on religious tolerance in Saudi Arabia continues to develop in the wake of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz's Madrid Conference on Interfaith Dialogue. Senior SAG officials railed against the USG's lack of public support after the Conference concluded. Conservative S [...]	2008-08-19 04:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV
08RIYADH1271	MICROSOFT LEADING COLLABORATION WITH SAG TO COMBAT [...] (C) Summary: Intellectual property rights (IPR) violations in Saudi Arabia are receiving increased attention from the Saudi government (SAG). The SAG has made significant efforts to address IPR violations, which in the Kingdom occur most notably in the pharmaceutical and software sectors. W [...]	2008-08-19 04:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV KIPR KTFN SA
08RIYADH1272	READOUT OF ABDULLAH-MUBARAK MEETING BY EGYPTIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Riyadh Egyptian DCM Hussam Essa provided a readout of the Saudi King Abdullah-Egyptian President Mubarak meeting held in Cairo on Aug. 15. Essa again relayed the message that Egypt asks to have side discussions on Iran during the next 6 2 1 meetings, as well being kept infor [...]	2008-08-20 04:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EG EU IR IS IZ MU PGOV PREL SA UNC UNGA
08RIYADH1280	SAUDIS AGREE TO MID EAST QUINT POLICY PLANNING [...] (S) CG Jeddah and Riyadh Pol Counselor delivered Reftel demarche to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Aug. 20. The Prince was completely receptive to the establishment of the proposed policy planning dialogue, adding he was "grateful to be invited." 2. (S) Regarding Iraq's pa [...]	2008-08-21 11:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EG IZ JO PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1298	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN SAUDI [...] (S) Summary: The USG's first assessment for Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq oil facility was completed on August 19. It was a success in that it established the basis for our working relationship under the auspices of the Joint Commission on Infrastructure and Border Security Protection (CIP). Follow [...]	2008-08-25 13:23:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL KCIP ENRG EPET PGOV PTER ASEC SA
08RIYADH1321	SHI'A POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN SAUDI ARABIA'S [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Shi'a of the Eastern Province (EP) - located primarily in the oases of Qatif and al-Ahsa - comprise the vast majority of the Saudi Shi'a, the largest minority in the Kingdom. With strong socio-religious ties to Iran, and residing on lands holding one quarter of the world's [...]	2008-08-27 23:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	KIRF KISL PINR PREL PTER PGOV PINS SA
08RIYADH1325	SAUDIS EASE RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of a broader effort to attract international investment in their stock market, the Saudi Capital Markets Authority approved a plan under which foreign investors can purchase Saudi securities, but without voting rights. Foreign investment firms with offices in Saudi Ara [...]	2008-08-31 03:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH133	RIYADH EAC - 27 JANUARY 2008 [...] (S) On Sunday, January 27, the Charge d'Affaires convened a regularly scheduled Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the Embassy's security posture. Present were the ECON, PA, CONS, BPM, POL, LEGAT, MSG, DAO, CLO, MGT, and RSO. BPM and RSO reported no new specific and/or credi [...]	2008-01-30 14:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1343	SAUDIS TO REMAIN SILENT ON MAURITANIA COUP [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-01 14:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MR PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1344	SAUDI MFA ON RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA, ABKHAZIA [...] (C) On August 31, PolOffs delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Talal al-Malki, temporarily covering European issues in the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al-Malki shared that he would seek the counsel of Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal before providing a response. He gave no ini [...]	2008-09-01 14:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	GG PGOV PREL SA RU
08RIYADH1346	SAUDIS REQUEST USG SUPPORT FOR U.N. SESSION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal will call for UN endorsement of Saudi King Abdullah's Interfaith Dialogue initiative in his address to the upcoming 2008 U.N. General Assembly. A Saudi MFA official revealed that t [...]	2008-09-02 04:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CIA EU EUN KDEM KISL KMDR KPAO PGOV
08RIYADH1408	MOVING FORWARD ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador accompanied by CENTCOM J5 met Assistant Minister for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MBN) to discuss the next steps in implementing the Critical Infrastructure and Border Protection (CIP) program designed to safeguard Saudi Arabia's oil production and wa [...]	2008-09-15 13:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET LE MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV
08RIYADH141	KING ABDULLAH TO LEBANESE FM: SAG MIGHT BOYCOTT [...] (S) SUMMARY: According to the Lebanese DCM Ziad Itani, King Abdullah supports the current Lebanese government and its push for immediate presidential elections. The King reportedly told PM Siniora during his January 25 visit that if the Syrian government prevents Lebanese elections, neither [...]	2008-02-02 12:58:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR LE SA
08RIYADH1416	RIYADH EAC ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, August 17, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the return of family members to Post. The EAC determined that the Mission had met its obligation to fully update the Crisis and Emergency Planning [...]	2008-09-17 04:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1423	RIYADH EAC - 17 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 17, the DCM convened a meeting of the EAC to discuss the Missions security posture in light of today's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. Also present in the meeting were POL, ECON, PA, CONS, BPM, MGT, MED, ISC, AGR, DAO, POL-MIL, MSG, OPM-SANG, DHS and RSO. 2. (S/NF [...]	2008-09-20 04:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1435	MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION PLANS TO [...] (C) Econoff met with Ministry of Culture and Information (MoCI) Under Secretary Abdul Rahman Al Hazaa September 8 to discuss ongoing efforts to combat IPR piracy and violations in Saudi Arabia, particularly software, music, and DVDs. Al Hazaa said that IPR enforcement is a priority for Saudi [...]	2008-09-22 14:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV KIPR KTFN SA
08RIYADH1436	RIYADH EAC - 20 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 20, the DCM convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture in response to additional threat information received describing further attacks planned against U.S. interests in the region following the September 17 attack on the U.S. Embassy in S [...]	2008-09-22 14:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1453	THE JOINT COMMISSION ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (S) On September 18, 2008, the Joint Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection (JCCIP) was born with the first transfer of funds from the Government of Saudi Arabia to a U.S. Treasury account established to fund the program. This transfer established the program envisioned by Secretary [...]	2008-09-25 09:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL
08RIYADH1465	DHAHRAN EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Consul General convened a meeting of the EAC to discuss the consulate's security posture in light of the attack on the US Embassy in Sana'a and the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, along with the continuing stream of threat reporting for the region. Also present were [...]	2008-09-27 10:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PGOV PTER SA
08RIYADH1471	RIYADH EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture and to discuss restrictions placed upon post personnel in response to continued regional threats against Americans and Westerners following the September 17 attack on the U.S. E [...]	2008-09-27 16:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1472	RIYADH EAC - 24 SEPTEMBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On September 24, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's EAC to discuss the Mission's security posture and to discuss restrictions placed upon post personnel in response to continued regional threats against Americans and Westerners following the September 17 attack on the U.S. E [...]	2008-09-27 16:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH1480	DANCING IN THE STREETS: SAUDI NATIONAL DAY [...] (C) Summary: Saudi National Day was observed September 23 with unprecedented celebration in the Kingdom. Unlike previous years, which saw a more somber observance of the day, this year's anniversary of the unification of the Kingdom was a joyous display of nationalism, particularly among the [...]	2008-09-28 15:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KWMN PGOV PHUM KMPI KPAO SOCI SA
08RIYADH1488	INFLATION HIGH BUT NO THREAT TO SAG [...] (C) Summary: Inflation in Saudi Arabia continued to climb in July and August but is expected to slow in the coming months. Key contributors to this increase are high economic growth, a limited supply of real estate, and global increases in food prices. While the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG [...]	2008-10-06 12:22:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EINV PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1504	KING ABDULLAH APPOINTS WORLD CLASS BOARD OF TRUSTESS FOR [...] Summary. On October 3 King Abdullah decreed the appointment of the first Board of Trustees of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The King intends that KAUST be a world-class, co-educational research institute at the graduate level, with English as the language of inst [...]	2008-10-08 08:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV ENRG PINR OEXC SCUL SA
08RIYADH153	SAUDIS SKEPTICAL ABOUT SUDANESE INTERFERENCE IN [...] (S) Charge d'Affaires Gfoeller met with Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohammed, Undersecretary for Political Affairs at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 4 and presented demarche points per REFTEL. The CDA also presented a letter of condolence to the Ministry following the de [...]	2008-02-04 15:11:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SU SA CH
08RIYADH1532	RIYADH EAC - 10 OCTOBER 2008 [...] (S/NF) On October 10, 2008, the Ambassador convened a meeting of Riyadh's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to discuss the Mission's security posture and the continuation of restrictions on Embassy personnel in light of recent threats involving the Embassy as reported in ref B. Also discussed [...]	2008-10-14 14:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC AMGT PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH154	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: SAUDI ARABIA WILL DONATE, LOOKS [...] (S) Charge d'Affaires Gfoeller met with Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohammed, Undersecretary for Political Affairs at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 4 and presented demarche points per REFTEL A; he also carefully read Secretary Rice's note verbale to the Undersecretary. [...]	2008-02-04 15:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY SA
08RIYADH1568	SAUDI TERROR COURTS BEGIN TRIALS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 20, the Riyadh General Court began the long-planned prosecution of detained terrorist suspects charged with attacks inside the Kingdom, including bombings of residential compounds in Riyadh in 2003. This follows the King's approval of the appointment of ten judges to ov [...]	2008-10-20 14:07:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1573	RIYADH EAC - 19 OCTOBER 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, October 19, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened a regularly scheduled meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC). The RSO and BPM said that threat reporting levels remained consistent and that no new, specific threats to U.S. interests were received [...]	2008-10-22 04:35:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1575	SAUD AL-FAISAL: MORE US ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (C) SATISFIED WITH SLEIMAN: Saudi FM Saud Al-Faisal touched briefly on Lebanese President Michel Sleiman's October 12-13 visit to the Jeddah during a meeting with Ambassador Fraker on October 18. Saud reported that King Abdallah was "very impressed" with Sleiman and that the visit went "very [...]	2008-10-22 07:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER SA LE
08RIYADH1577	SAUDI EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD "LINKED TO SECURITY" [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-22 07:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XF IZ
08RIYADH1579	UPDATED SAUDI VIEWS ON JCCIP IMPLEMENTATION [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with Assistant Minister of Interior Prince Mohammed bin Nayif bin 'abd al-'Aziz (MBN) to discuss the next steps in implementation of the Joint Commission for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Border Security (JCCIP). MBN reiterated the urgency posed by the [...]	2008-10-22 08:01:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL
08RIYADH1615	CONTROLLING THE MESSAGE: THE SAG PUSHES RELIGIOUS [...] (S) (Summary) The Ramadan season in Saudi Arabia saw prominent media coverage of controversial religious opinions that focused attention on the harsh and unyielding interpretations of Islam that have for so long permeated the thinking of the country's religious establishment. Over the past few [...]	2008-10-28 11:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1617	EP GOVERNOR OFFERS HIS SUPPORT TO THE CONSULATE [...] (C) Summary: On October 19, Consul General Kenny made a familiarization call on the Governor of the Eastern Province, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Prince Mohammed stressed the Saudi Arabian Government,s (SAG) commitment to combating terrorism and providing the appropri [...]	2008-10-28 14:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1619	SAG AGREES TO USG STEPS TO PROTECT OIL FACILITIES [...] (U) This is an Action Request, see paragraph 11. 2. (S) SUMMARY. The Joint Commssion on Critical Infrastructure Protection and Border Security (JCCIP) initiative in Saudi Arabia made significant progress this week. On October 27, a Department of Energy delegation led by DOE DAS Wm. Bryan, with Am [...]	2008-10-29 10:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL
08RIYADH1630	ARAB LEAGUE CONVENES FIRST CONSUMER AND BRAND [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Arab League convened the first "Arab Consumer and Brand Protection Forum" October 19-21 in Jeddah. Over 500 attendees from both the public and private sector heard speakers on topics such as: combating counterfeit production and trade; increasing criminal prosecut [...]	2008-10-29 13:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KIPR KPAO ETRD EINV PGOV EU AL SA
08RIYADH1647	RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA DEFIES LIMITED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's footprint in Saudi Arabia - official and unofficial - is relatively small compared to the U.S. and many other countries. While several positions in their Riyadh embassy remain unfilled, Russia seeks an office location in Mecca to house their mission to the Organization o [...]	2008-11-03 06:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL RS SA
08RIYADH1648	SAG FORMALLY REQUESTS OPM-FSF [...] (S) On Nov. 1, the Saudi Ministry of Interior presented to AmEmbassy Riyadh a formal Letter of Request (LOR) addressed to U.S. Central Command requesting the USG the establish the Office of Program Management - Facilities Security Force (OPM-FSF) to train and equip Saudi forces to protect Saudi [...]	2008-11-03 07:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS OVP PGOV PREL
08RIYADH1655	NEW LEADERSHIP AT SAUDI ARAMCO [...] (S) Summary: On November 2, Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Ibrhaim al-Naimi announced that Khalid Abdulaziz al-Falih has been appointed as the new president of Saudi Aramco, succeeding Abdallah Salih Jum'ah who held the position for fourteen years. When al-Falih, a relatively y [...]	2008-11-04 10:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET PGOV PINR SA
08RIYADH1657	SAUDI INTELLECTUALS CALL FOR FAST IN SUPPORT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of thirteen Saudi intellectuals has called a November 8-9 fast to protest the detentions of eleven individuals they claim are being held for their political beliefs. Word of the protest has spread via the Internet, with like-minded Saudis invited to join. The intellectua [...]	2008-11-04 13:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PTER SA
08RIYADH1692	SAUDI ARABIA- NEXT STEPS ON CRITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 11:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AG ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP
08RIYADH1699	GEN PETRAEUS IN SAUDI [...] (S) SUMMARY. CENTCOM CG GEN Petraeus met with Saudi Crown Prince and Minister of Defense and Aviation Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister of Interior Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and Asst. Minister of Defense and Aviation Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al Abdulaziz (KBS) to discuss regional [...]	2008-11-15 14:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AG ECON ENRG EPET IR IZ MARR MCAP MOPS OVP
08RIYADH1708	SAUDIZATION REQUIREMENTS HAMPER BUSINESS [...] (S) Summary: In a meeting with Dhahran Consul General Kenny, Abdulrahman Ali al-Turki, a leading business person in the Eastern Province (EP) of Saudi Arabia, candidly spoke out against a government quota system that requires a percentage of a company's workforce to consist of Saudi nationals. [...]	2008-11-17 15:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ELAB KWMN PGOV SA SOCI
08RIYADH173	SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION MEETS WITH THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. During his first meeting with Ambassador Fraker, Human Rights Commission (HRC) Chairman Turki Al-Sudairy emphasized that the creation of the HRC only 18 months ago was a huge step forward for the Kingdom. Al-Sudairy hoped that the USG would become less critical and more supporti [...]	2008-02-06 14:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KISL SA
08RIYADH174	DESPITE PROXIMITY TO KEY REGIONAL PLAYERS, SAG [...] (C) The Kenyan Embassy in Riyadh confirmed to PolOff during a February 5 meeting that the SAG and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have not yet engaged with Kenya since the political crisis that engulfed the country following their contested December 27 presidential elections. [...]	2008-02-06 16:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA KE
08RIYADH1745	SAUDI OIL COMPANY TO STRENGTHEN TIES TO U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: On November 23 Dhahran Consul General Kenny met with Saudi Aramco president designate Khalid al-Falih in his Aramco office. Al-Falih, educated at Texas A&M, values his U.S. education highly and expressed hope that most Aramco employees could be exposed to American higher educ [...]	2008-11-24 12:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EPET KPAO OEXC PGOV SA
08RIYADH1755	U/S GLASSMAN ENGAGES SAUDI PRINCES AND PROFESSORS ON [...] Summary and comment: Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs James K. Glassman engaged Saudi Princes Salman Ibn Abdulaziz, Governor of Riyadh, and Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, and university professors in deliberations about counterterrorism strategies and U.S and [...]	2008-11-25 13:48:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO PGOV OEXC SCUL ASEC PTER KWMN KISL SA
08RIYADH1757	SAUDI SUCCESSION: WHAT HAPPENS IF CROWN PRINCE [...] (C) CROWN PRINCE ILL?: In an unusually candid notice, the Saudi Government announced November 23 that Crown Prince Sultan flew to the U.S. for medical tests. He was accompanied by his son, Prince Khalid bin Sultan, and his full brother, Riyadh Governor Prince Salman and a large retinue of pri [...]	2008-11-25 14:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH1780	SAUDI REACTION TO U.N. INTERFAITH SESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi King Abdullah got what he wanted from the November 11-12 UN General Assembly session on interfaith dialogue in New York: a UN endorsement of the value of interfaith dialogue and a boost to his Interfaith Dialogue Initiative (IDI). Domestic Saudi reaction was mixed. Saudi m [...]	2008-12-04 19:33:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SA UNGA
08RIYADH1804	NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO BAHRAIN [...] (C) Summary. Former minister of Social Affairs, Abdulmohsen Abdulaziz al-Akkas, will likely be appointed to the much-coveted, high profile Saudi ambassadorship to Bahrain. Post does not know how soon to expect the appointment of the new ambassador. End Summary. 2. (C) In a discussion wit [...]	2008-12-15 11:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR
08RIYADH1823	THE SAG TAPS SAUDI ARAMCO TO FILL KEY POSITIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) has increasingly looked to Saudi Aramco executives to fill important ministerial-level positions and ambassadorships. Three former Aramco executives have been named to Ambassadorships to the UN, China and Japan in the past year alone; with a pos [...]	2008-12-20 15:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PINR
08RIYADH1865	DHAHRAN EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 28, 2008. REVIEW [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 28, 2008, the Dhahran Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to discuss post security posture in light of the rising tensions in the Middle East attributable to the Israeli/Palestinian situation. The Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) and Ministry of Interior (MOI [...]	2008-12-29 07:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1868	GAZA'S RIPPLE EFFECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Disparate yet vocal groups in Saudi Arabia are stepping out of the shadows to protest events in Gaza. In Eastern Province, protesters on December 19 reportedly carried Hezbollah flags and Hassan Nasrallah posters while chanting anti-Israel and anti-U.S. slogans. Privately, a grou [...]	2008-12-29 13:12:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	BA EG IS LE PGOV PHUM PREL SA
08RIYADH1870	SAUDIS CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL VENDORS [...] (C) On December 28, Econoff met with Scott Butler, CEO of the Arab-Anti Piracy Alliance, and Ayman Takrori, Partners Group Director of Microsoft Arabia. Butler and Takrori related details of a meeting they had the previous day with Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Culture and Information Ab [...]	2008-12-29 14:23:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PGOV SA
08RIYADH1871	SAUDI PUBLIC OUTRAGED OVER GAZA [...] (U) OFFICIAL CONDEMNATIONS: Saudi King Abdallah, Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal and other officials have strongly condemned the Israeli action and called on the U.S. to intervene to end the bloodshed. The King received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at his farm outside Riyadh on Decem [...]	2008-12-29 15:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG IS LE PGOV SA
08RIYADH1880	SAUDI 2009 BUDGET APPROVED, BENEFITING FROM STRONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst plunging oil prices and a struggling world economy, the Saudi cabinet endorsed a strong countercyclical 2009 budget on December 22, which local market analysts have widely praised. The new SAR 475 billion ($127b) budget is 6.9 percent less than actual 2008 expenditures [...]	2008-12-30 13:03:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PGOV SA
08RIYADH1885	DHAHRAN EAC DECEMBER 30, 2008 - REVIEW SECURITY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 30, 2008, the Consul General convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review the status of Consulate General Dhahran security as it relates to the present Israeli Palestinian conflict. It was noted the planned social outing to the Qatif area [...]	2008-12-31 09:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH1888	HAJJ MESSAGES FOLLOW KING'S LEAD [...] (U) Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz spoke to Muslim leaders at an Eid reception. The King called for "a dialogue of the Ummah within itself." Of terrorism, the King said Muslims themselves were responsible. "The terrorism that threatens the entire world is attri [...]	2008-12-31 13:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINS PTER SA
08RIYADH190	CONFRONTING INTOLERANCE IN SAUDI MOSQUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting/DCM and PolOff met with Assistant Deputy Minister for Islamic Affairs (MOIA) Dr. Abdullah al-Lheedan on February 3 to discuss SAG efforts to combat extremism. Al-Lheedan focused on SAG efforts to monitor and rehabilitate intolerant imams. He also touched on the charities [...]	2008-02-10 14:56:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PGOV SA
08RIYADH191	CONSULATE DHAHRAN HOLDS FIRST EVER MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 9, Consulate Dhahran officers held our first ever meeting with Shaykh Hasan al-Saffar, the paramount religious figure in the Saudi Arabian "Shirazi" movement. For more than a decade, al-Saffar has consistently rebuffed Consulate requests to meet stating that "the time [...]	2008-02-11 05:30:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH206	SAG STILL REFUSES TO APPROACH THE SUDAN ON CHAD; [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Head of the Arab States Department Ambassador al-Kuhaimi and Head of the African Affairs Department Khalid Mofty on February 11. The demarche was also delivered via diplomatic note on February 6. Al-Kuhaimi essentially repeated the message delivered o [...]	2008-02-13 04:56:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU CD SA
08RIYADH233	WOMEN'S REFORM IN SAUDI ARABIA: NO CELEBRATIONS YET [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opening weeks of 2008 have brought a flurry of rumors and announcements regarding potentially important advances in the rights of Saudi Arabia's female citizens. On January 21, the English newspaper "Telegraph" reported that the SAG unofficially planned to drop the ban on wo [...]	2008-02-13 18:56:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SA
08RIYADH286	RIYADH EAC - 17 FEBRUARY 2008 [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: On Sunday, February 17, the Ambassador convened a regularly scheduled Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting to review the Embassy's security posture and to review existing reverse tripwires for the return of adult family members. BPM and RSO reported no new specific an [...]	2008-02-20 08:20:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	AMGT ASEC CASC PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH291	C-NE7-01842: SAUDI-QATAR RELATIONS WARMING; WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saudi-Qatar relations appear to be warming, however, there is little evidence of long-term improvements. The Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) told PolOff during a February 13 meeting that Saudi-Qatar tensions are not played out [...]	2008-02-20 14:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR QA SA
08RIYADH293	BILLIONAIRE AL-SANE,A ON INVESTMENTS, ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 18, 2008, Ambassador Fraker met with Ma'an al-Sane'a in the Saudi billionaire's elaborate al-Khobar offices. During the meeting, the Saad Group Chairman revealed various aspects of his current business plans, most notably his company's lower leverage profile, new two [...]	2008-02-21 13:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR SA
08RIYADH346	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SAG ON ARAB PARLIAMENTARY [...] Post delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note on Wednesday, March 27, 2008. MFA was unavailable to meet with PolOff due to the visits of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah II last week. FRAKER [...]	2008-03-01 11:40:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH347	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SAG ON MARCH 5-6 ARAB LEAGUE [...] Post delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note on Wednesday, March 27, 2008. MFA was unavailable to meet with PolOff due to the visits of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah II last week. According to media reports, the purpose of these visits was to discuss the [...]	2008-03-01 11:41:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH361	SAUDI ARABIA SENDING SHOURA DELEGATION TO ARAB [...] Post delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note on February 27. The Shoura Council replied on behalf of the MFA to PolOff on March 3. According to Mohamed Dibaji, a consultant to the Shoura Council, the Assistant Head of the Shoura Council will lead a delegation to the Arab Inter-Parliam [...]	2008-03-04 06:51:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ SA
08RIYADH365	SAUDI LEADERSHIP KEENLY INTERESTED IN PEACEFUL [...] (S) Summary: Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation Patricia McNerney led an 8-person delegation to Riyadh, February 26-27, to consult with senior Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) officials about possible U.S. engagement with the Kingdom on civilian nuclear [...]	2008-03-04 16:26:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KCIP KGIC KNNP SA PREL IR PINR PGOV
08RIYADH367	AND THE ENVELOPE PLEASE: SAUDI'S FIRST EVER FILM [...] (C) SUMMARY: From May 20 through May 24, the first ever Saudi film festival will be held in Dammam, Eastern Province. Organizers hope the event will usher in a period of greater cultural freedom and expression for the Saudi artistic community. While public SAG recognition is lacking, the fe [...]	2008-03-05 04:56:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV SA SCUL SOCI
08RIYADH368	TRIBES: A SILENT PLAYER IN MODERN-DAY SAUDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Traditionally seen as a domestic issue, tribalism plays a key role in modern-day Saudi foreign policy. Tribalism affects which conflicts and issues the Saudi government (SAG) engages in, the extent of the SAG's involvement, and with which side it chooses to align itself. Despite [...]	2008-03-05 07:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA
08RIYADH371	EP CLERIC,S CALLS FOR OPPOSITION GO UNHEEDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 18, 2008, in conjunction with local Ashura commemorations, Qatif-based Shi'a cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr called for the formation of a "Righteous Opposition Front" to combat social corruption, the "religious clergy," and political injustice against Shi'a citizens in Saud [...]	2008-03-05 12:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH372	SAUDI SHI'A CELEBRATE ARBAEEN, BUT NOT WITHOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 27 and 28th, Eastern Province (EP) Shi'a celebrated Arbaeen, a religious festival marking the end of the forty days of mourning that follow the death of Imam Hussein (commemorated during Ashura). Along with Ashura, the foremost bellwether of SAG/Shi'a relations, celeb [...]	2008-03-05 13:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA
08RIYADH373	SAUDIS - WHIP INFLATION NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY. The recent replacement of the Saudi Minister of Commerce and Industry highlights growing dissatisfaction by many Saudis with the rising costs of living. The steep rise in the cost of living has led to public calls for price controls and depegging the Saudi Riyal from the U.S. doll [...]	2008-03-05 14:56:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH417	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MARCH 14 BEIRUT CONFERENCE [...] Acting PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Head of Arab States Department at the MFA, Ambassador Talal Malki on March 10 and via diplomatic note. Ambassador Malki stated that the Saudi Embassy would be represented at the event, either by the Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon or the Deputy [...]	2008-03-10 13:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER MASS PARM SA
08RIYADH42	AL-FAQIH ORGANIZES DAMMAM PROTEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 28, 2007, immediately following the end of Friday prayer, an estimated 150 to 200 people protested outside of the al-Forqan mosque in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, chanting the slogans "God is great" and "Death to the al-Saud." Organized via broadcasts on the al-Islah radio [...]	2008-01-09 15:46:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ASEC KISL PGOV PINR PREL SOCI SA
08RIYADH434	UN FOCUSES ON VIOLENCE AGAINST SAUDI WOMEN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-12 09:10:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KISL SA
08RIYADH442	SAUDI BLOGGERS DEBATE MEDIA FREEDOM AND QUESTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Saudi bloggers highlighted differences within the blogger community over whether media freedom is a human right or not during a February 24 meeting with PA Officer. Both bloggers noted the lack of formal charges against jailed blogger Al-Farhan which makes the Saudi blog [...]	2008-03-12 14:44:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM SA
08RIYADH5	BLOGGER'S ARREST MAY DAMPEN SAUDI BLOGOSPHERE [...] (U) According to Saudi media reports January 1, the Saudi Ministry of Interior arrested on December 10 the &dean of Saudi bloggers,8 Fouad Al-Farhan. Reports stated that his arrest was sparked by his blog entry calling for the release of a group of Jeddah men arrested on charges of supporting [...]	2008-01-02 12:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM SA
08RIYADH50	SAUDI MEDIA ON EVE OF THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT [...] Saudi Arabia's media has hailed the President's historic visit to the Middle East and has watched with great interest the first two legs of the trip. Editor-in-Chief of influential newspaper Al-Riyadh welcomed the President's views about the Kingdom stating "the friendship and cooperation be [...]	2008-01-12 11:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH509	SAG REQUESTED TO ALLOCATE DONOR PLEDGES TO [...] (C) Ambassador Fraker delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Dr. Khalid Jindan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a March 16 dinner at the Ambassador's residence. Dr. Jindan commented that the assistance should be for all Palestinians, no [...]	2008-03-25 09:15:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SA
08RIYADH547	SAUDI ARAMCO TREASURER DISCUSSES ARAMCO'S [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Saudi Aramco's Treasurer revealed to Consulate officials that Saudi Aramco manages liquid investments of approximately $60 billion, an amount he described as comparable to the fifth or sixth largest sovereign wealth fund in the Gulf. Aramco is considering a number of corporat [...]	2008-04-02 13:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET PGOV PINR SA
08RIYADH563	INSIGHT INTO SAUDI ARAMCO'S DIVESTITURE FROM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In addition to revealing that Aramco manages nearly 60 billion USD in liquid investments (Reftel),during an April 1 meeting with ConOffs Saudi Aramco Treasurer Motassim al-Maashouq (protect) also gave insight into Saudi Aramco's decision to divest from Petron Corporation, a joint [...]	2008-04-05 13:36:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EPET PGOV PREL RP SA
08RIYADH578	SAUDIS - NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION - NEXT STEPS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and A/PolCouns, met April 6 with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal to discuss, inter alia, Saudi attitudes toward the draft Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Nuclear Energy (MOU),the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) [...]	2008-04-07 08:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON MNUC MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SA
08RIYADH582	SAUDI FM ON SUPPORT FOR IRAQ [...] (S) The Ambassador delivered demarches on greater support for the current Government of Iraq (Reftel B) and for support against terrorism (Reftel C) to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on April 6. Saud was receptive to the request for greater support of the Nouri al-Maliki governme [...]	2008-04-07 12:49:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ASEC IR IZ MCAP MOPS PNAT PTER PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH583	SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER ON VISA VALIDITY ISSUE [...] (C) In a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on April 6, the Ambassador raised the issue of increasing non-immigrant visa validity on a reciprocal basis. Noting that the recent visit to the Kingdom by Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff had been a great success (reftel) [...]	2008-04-07 12:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PGOV PTER PREL SA
08RIYADH586	SAUDI FM: RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO WILL TAKE MORE TIME [...] (C) In a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal on April 6, the Ambassador queried him on the SAG's intentions regarding the recognition of Kosovo. Saud responded that Saudi Arabia will likely recognize Kosovo in "the next few months," but provided no further information on timing [...]	2008-04-07 13:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EU EUN PGOV PREL SA SR UNMIK YI
08RIYADH625	PROFILE IN REFORM: NASCENT WOMEN'S RIGHTS GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Founded by Wajeha al-Huwaider and Fawzia al-Ayouni in August 2007, the Society for Protecting and Defending Women's Rights (the "Society") has quickly become one of the most active and important rights advocacy groups in Saudi Arabia. Coordinating campaigns in the local community [...]	2008-04-15 14:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI SA
08RIYADH649	SAUDI KING ABDULLAH AND SENIOR PRINCES ON SAUDI [...] (S) Summary: US Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and General David Petraeus met with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abd al-Aziz, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, General Presidency of Intelligence Chief Prince Muqrin bin Abd al-Aziz, and Interior Minister Nayif bin Abd al-Aziz during their Apri [...]	2008-04-20 08:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EAID ECON EFIN IZ PGOV PREL MOPS SA IR
08RIYADH66	SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER: FLOTUS VISIT HELPED END [...] (S) In a December 2007 meeting with Ambassador Fraker, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal commented that Saudi Arabia was "meaningfully impacted by First Lady Laura Bush's visit" to the Kingdom in October 2007 and that her actions went a long way in affecting the "attitude of women [...]	2008-01-15 13:41:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PHUM PGOV SA SOCI TBIO
08RIYADH676	SAUDI ARABIA: SECTION 527 UPDATE [...] There are no investment disputes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that would be candidates for inclusion in the Section 527 Report. FRAKER [...]	2008-04-27 12:11:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV SA
08RIYADH678	US SPECIAL ENVOY TO OIC MEETS WITH SAUDI FM [...] (C) Summary: On April 26 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber and the Ambassador met with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal. Special Envoy Cumber shared with Prince Saud the U.S. role in the OIC and discussed Saudi recognition of Kosovo. Th [...]	2008-04-27 13:59:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	IO MK MACEDONIA PGOV PHUM PREL RS SA SR SERBIA
08RIYADH7	SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER ON THE SITUATION IN PAKISTAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal at a meeting at the Foreign Ministry January 2. Commenting on the current situation in Pakistan, Prince Saud voiced strong sup [...]	2008-01-02 15:50:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	CIA KGCC PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREL PTER SA
08RIYADH707	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - SAUDI [...] (U) Summary. Driven primarily by rising rents and food prices, inflation in Saudi Arabia hit a 27-year high of 8.7% in February. Rents are up 18%, food prices have risen 13%, and Saudi food imports increased 44% for the 12 month period ending in January. The Saudi government has announced [...]	2008-04-30 15:27:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH708	SAUDIS ON ASSISTING IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq and Economic Minister-Counselor Ambassador Charles Ries and a delegation from Embassy Baghdad, MNF-I, and NEA-I visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 28-30 to discuss channeling $500 million of SAG funding for humanitarian assistan [...]	2008-05-01 11:21:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	CIA ECON EFIN IR IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR
08RIYADH713	SENIOR SAG OFFICIAL ORDERED THE RELEASE OF 16 [...] (S) The Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission met with Deputy Minister of Interior (MOI) Mohammed bin Naif on April 29, 2008 to discuss the case of the 16 Indian Christians arrested in Ta'if. (reftel) Bin Naif said that the decision to arrest the Indians did not come from MOI in Riyadh or eve [...]	2008-05-03 14:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	KIRF PHUM PGOV SA
08RIYADH717	U.S. Foreign Policy Heavy Hitters: Mead and Telhami in [...] Summary: Two first-rate U.S. foreign policy experts gave their views on U.S. policy from historical, contemporary, and forward-looking perspectives with eager-to-engage elite Saudi interlocutors. Both proved to be highly capable advocates for U.S. perspectives on foreign policy, Middle East [...]	2008-05-04 13:52:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO KDEM PGOV SA
08RIYADH720	TORTURE NOT AN ACCEPTED PRACTICE IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (S) Saudi Arabia in the past four years has made progress in the the context of human rights. Despite the alleged incidents of torture mentioned in the 2007 Human Rights Report, torture is not systematically practiced within the Kingdom. This is confirmed by DOS Embassy staff, and by Riyadh [...]	2008-05-05 06:29:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH731	OBSTACLES TO JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to recent media reports, the Judicial reform announced by Saudi King Abdullah al-Aziz in October, 2007 may take a few years. Even though the changes represent a significant shift for the Kingdom,s justice system, the country faces a huge challenge in the face of conse [...]	2008-05-07 13:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SA

08RIYADH754	TERRORIST REHABILITATION SYSTEM IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Media reports released by the MOI reinforce the Saudi perspective that inculcations of young Saudi men in extremist ideology stems from a lack of proper direction in religious instruction, not religious instruction itself. A media tour of the Riyadh Care Center, the first of f [...]	2008-05-13 09:05:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PTER SA
08RIYADH767	S/I SATTERFIELD BRIEF TO SAUDIS ON IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. S/I Ambassador David Satterfield, along with MNF-I and Embassy Baghdad representatives, and Washington analysts, briefed three senior Saudi Arabian Governemnet (SAG) officials on May 6 and 10: Assistant Interior Minister for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed Bin Naif (MBN),Chief [...]	2008-05-14 09:19:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	IR IZ LE MASS MCAP OVP PGOV PINR PREL PTER
08RIYADH768	LEBANON: SAG FM SAYS UN PEACE KEEPING FORCE NEEDED [...] (S) SUMMARY. S/I Ambassador David Satterfield and an MNF-I/Embassy Baghdad team met with SAG Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal on May 10. While Iraq was the main topic discussed, Saud brought up events taking place in Beirut and emphasized the need for a "security response" to Hizballah,s "mil [...]	2008-05-14 09:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	IR IS IZ LE MASS MCAP MNUC MOPS PGOV PINR
08RIYADH791	DAMMAM MUNICIPAL COUNCIL UPDATE: PUBLIC CORRUPTION [...] SUMMARY: (C) The city of Dammam continues to be embroiled in a confrontation of governance, pitting four elected members of the Municipal Council against Eastern Province Mayor Dhaifallah al-Otaibi and Council Chairperson, Khalid al-Faleh, an appointed member and the second-in-charge of Saudi [...]	2008-05-19 17:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH799	SIX HAIL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MEMBERS OFFER [...] (U) On May 11, 2008, six members of the Hail municipal council presented their resignations to the President of the Hail City Municipal Council, Abd al-Aziz Ibrahim al-Toub. Citing a lack of progress in council performance, the members left two options for Minister of Municipal and Rural Affair [...]	2008-05-21 08:25:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH80	SAUDIS OFFER TO ASSIST ON KOSOVO [...] (S) SUMMARY. In delivery of reftel demarche on Kosovo independence, the SAG expressed a possible willingness to engage the Russians and/or other governments to ensure a peaceful outcome should Kosovo unilaterally declare independence. Post requests guidance from the Department on what action [...]	2008-01-21 08:28:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PGOV PNAT PREL SA YI EU UN UNMIK
08RIYADH853	STATE OF THE SAUDI SHI,A 2008 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite an ongoing dialogue between Saudi Shi'a leadership and the SAG, and slightly greater autonomy of religious and political action in the sub-governate of Qatif, the Shi'a community of Saudi Arabia continues to feel itself a second-class citizenry, facing both formal and inf [...]	2008-06-01 15:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ECON KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SA
08RIYADH884	APPARENT SUICIDE OF FORMER EP MABAHITH CHIEF [...] (C) Summary. The EP security and business communities have been buzzing over the presumed suicide of former EP Mabahith chief Major General Sulaiman Mohammad al-Alwani whose body was allegedly found hanging in the home of his son in Makkah on May 29th. Al-Alwani had a rapid fall from grace i [...]	2008-06-08 08:38:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV PREL SA
08RIYADH894	SAUDIS ON TIP REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Per Reftel, post delivered demarche regarding the release of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report to Saudi MFA via diplomatic note on June 4, with a subsequent meeting by Acting Political Counselor with MFA International Organizations Department Deputy Director Abul Aziz al [...]	2008-06-08 14:54:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SA
08RIYADH925	CODEL RAHALL IN SAUDI - DISCUSS OIL, IRAQ AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Rahall on a visit to Riyadh met with various senior Saudi officials including Governor of Riyadh Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Assistant Interior Minister for Security Affairs Prince Mohammed Bin Naif (MBN),Assistant Minister of Petroleum (MinPet) Prince Abdulaziz bin Salma [...]	2008-06-14 12:00:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET IR KCRM KPAO PGOV PHUM
08RIYADH986	RUSSIAN ARMS SALE TO SAUDI - DELAYED [...] (S) In a routine diplomatic reception on June 18 hosted by the Canadian Embassy in Riyadh which included diplomatic representatives from various Embassies, Acting Pol Counselor inquired with Russian Political Counselor Alexander Bagdatiev on the status of the Russian weapons sale to Saudi Arabi [...]	2008-06-24 05:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ASEC CIA ECON EU INRA MASS MCAP MOPS NATO
08ROME1019	BURMA: ITALY HESITANT ON FURTHER EU SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 17:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD BM IT
08ROME1021	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. Vice President, Silvio Berlusconi's government has worked hard over its first months in office to regain its position as our best ally in continental Europe. Your September 4-10 visit comes as the Berlusconi government reconvenes for what promises to be an important legislat [...]	2008-08-12 14:52:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME104	KOSOVO: ITALIANS MAY NOT SEEK TO DELAY COORDINATED [...] (C) The GOI is backing away from a Spanish-inspired push to postpone Kosovo's declaration of independence from February to Mid-March, after the Spanish elections. On January 15, FM D'Alema told the Ambassador that the GOI preferred a go-slow approach to avoid interfering in the Spanish electi [...]	2008-01-24 12:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR KV
08ROME1045	TFGG01: DEBUNKING THE ITALIAN MYTH OF "BALANCE" ON [...] (C/NF) As originally predicted by post in the early days of the Berlusconi government, the GOI's close relationship with Russia could soon become a point of friction in the otherwise very close U.S.-Italy relationship. The GOI leadership, particularly FM Frattini, have gone to great lengths to insi [...]	2008-08-14 14:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV GG RU IT
08ROME1046	AMB URGES ITALY TO PUSH FOR RUSSIAN WITHDRAWAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 14:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU IT
08ROME1048	BERLUSCONI'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FIRST HUNDRED DAYS [...] (C) Defying expectations, Silvio Berlusconi used his first hundred days back in government to deliver results on election promises, though long-term solutions are still needed. The trash problem in Campania is not yet permanently solved, but the streets are cleared and troops are keeping dump [...]	2008-08-14 14:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME1067	ITALY SUPPORTS FIFTH ROUND OF WESTERN SAHARA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-20 16:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PGOV PBTS MO WI IT
08ROME1092	ITALY DEFENDS GEORGIA'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY [...]DIBBLE [...]	2008-08-27 16:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU IT
08ROME1143	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY STILL SUPPORTIVE OF ANA [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri and MFA Political-Military Office Deputy Director Carlo Batori on September 3. Mercuri and Batori both reiterated Italian support fo [...]	2008-09-12 08:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT AF
08ROME1163	MFA MIDDLE EAST DG RAGAGLINI ON SYRIA AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary. During a September 16 courtesy call by Political M/C MFA DG for the Middle East Cesare Ragaglini said Syrian FM al-Moallem surprised the Italians during his September 11 visit by appearing to condition movement on delineating the Syrian-Lebanese border on prior progress on the Go [...]	2008-09-17 14:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME118	ITALY: PM PRODI RESIGNS AFTER LOSING CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) Romano Prodi submitted his resignation to President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano January 24 after losing a confidence vote in the Senate 156 to 161 earlier that evening. Napolitano accepted Prodi's resignation "with reserve" and asked Prodi to remain as caretaker PM until Napolita [...]	2008-01-25 16:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IT
08ROME1192	VELTRONI TO REMAIN CAPTAIN--FOR NOW, BUT PD IS [...] (C) Having led the Democratic Party (PD) into defeat in national and local elections this spring, Walter Veltroni is proving no more adept in opposition. Veltroni has lost much of his support within the party and has until next spring's European Parliament elections to salvage his position and [...]	2008-09-24 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI IT
08ROME1226	SCENESETTER FOR PM BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 13 TRIP TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, Silvio Berlusconi's October 13 visit to Washington provides an opportunity to strengthen our close ties with a valuable ally in Europe. Since your June 11-13 visit, Berlusconi has consolidated the standing of his government in Italian public opinion through a ser [...]	2008-10-02 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME1231	ALITALIA STILL FLIES UNDER THE ITALIAN FLAG BUT AT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Berlusconi appears to have achieved his campaign promise to save Alitalia and keep it Italian. On September 29 the last of Alitalia's nine unions signed onto a deal for a consortium of Italian business to purchase the carrier. This signals an end to the almost two-year [...]	2008-10-03 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON IT PGOV
08ROME1242	ALITALIA'S SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR GIVES ASSURANCE [...] (SBU) Toward the end of negotiations to secure a purchaser or reorganization for Alitalia, Post learned that the Export-Import Bank of the United States had guaranteed a Barclay's Bank loan to Alitalia for the purchase six Boeing 777s. In an October 7 phone call, Augusto Fantozzi, Alitalia's g [...]	2008-10-08 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR IT PGOV
08ROME1251	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SUPPORTS ANA TROOP INCREASE BUT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Afghanistan Envoy Sergio Mercuri and Deputy Director for Political Military Affairs Carlo Batori on September 17 and followed up with them on October 9. Batori said that the MFA had circulated our request within the GOI interagency and the initial r [...]	2008-10-10 14:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
08ROME126	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, economic reforms or other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate have been modest. Recent positive developments include passage of a more efficient bankruptcy law and the incorporation of the EU T [...]	2008-01-29 10:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
08ROME1269	YUSHCHENKO DISAPPOINTED BY ITALY'S TEPID SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. During his October 8 visit to Rome, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko pressed for strong Italian support of Ukraine's MAP aspirations, EU integration and recognition of the Holodomor. Yushchenko's GOI interlocutors, President Napolitano and PM Berlusconi, told Yushchenko that [...]	2008-10-16 10:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO UP RS IT
08ROME1279	ITALY: FALL REGIONAL ELECTIONS A TEST FOR [...] (C) Two elections in the coming weeks will be the first opportunity for the electorate to speak since the center-right's resounding victory in April. Provincial elections in Trentino (October 26) could go either way, but given the center left's traditional strength in the province, a center ri [...]	2008-10-23 07:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME1284	ITALY SUPPORTS AFGHAN ELECTIONS, PLANS G8 [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2.(SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche requesting support for the 2009 and 2010 Afghan Elections to Italian MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri on October 21. Mercuri said that Italy has already contributed Euro 5 million [...]	2008-10-23 16:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IT AF
08ROME1286	ITALY NONCOMMITTAL ON REQUEST TO RESETTLE [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 10:09:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO IT
08ROME1305	ITALY WANTS BOTH SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO IN SEDM [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 15:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MK SR IT
08ROME1306	BOSNIA: ITALY CONCERNED ABOUT ANTI-DAYTON RHETORIC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De Cardona on October 28. De Cardona noted that Italy was concerned about increasing anti-Dayton rhetoric coming from Silajdzic and Dodik and the inability of political parties to move beyond narrow political, and often [...]	2008-10-28 15:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BK EU IT
08ROME1308	ITALIAN ENERGY ISSUES: SPECIAL ENVOY C. BOYDEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 9 and 10, 2008, Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray visited Rome and met with key energy officials of the Italian Government and private sector. Major points of discussion revealed Italian worry about Caspian gas, namely whether the Turks will agree to let a sufficient amount [...]	2008-10-29 07:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG IT RU AZ
08ROME1320	AFRICOM COMPONENT COMMANDS: HOST NATION [...] (C) Summary: On October 14 Post completed an exchange of Diplomatic Notes with the GOI confirming Italy's willingness to host the USAFRICOM Army and Navy Component Commands at Vicenza and Naples, thereby concluding the Host Nation Notification process. However, the GOI has asked that Post del [...]	2008-10-30 16:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT
08ROME1322	ITALIAN REQUEST TO DECLASSIFY BILATERAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 8. 2. (C) The GOI presented Embassy Rome with a Diplomatic Note on July 7, 2008 requesting the declassification of the 1954 Bilateral Infrastructure Agreement (BIA). As justification for the request, the note cites the length of time elapsed si [...]	2008-10-31 09:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT
08ROME1337	BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT AND IPR -- FIRST SIGNS OF LIFE [...] (C) Summary: Fabrizio Mazza, head of the Intellectual Property Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hopes to see the GOI form an interministerial committee to deal with IPR, particularly Internet piracy, and would also like to see discussion of Internet Piracy featured in G-8 meetings durin [...]	2008-11-05 10:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IT KIPR PGOV
08ROME1358	MEDVEDEV SECURITY PLAN GETS AN ITALIAN ROLLOUT [...] (C) A November 5 op-ed in the Italian journal Il Riformista by FM Frattini commenting on Medvedev's proposal for a new security architecture in Europe culminates a several-month-long initiative by high profile Italian officials on both sides of the political divide to support the Russian initi [...]	2008-11-07 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO RS IT
08ROME1359	GOI WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, MFA Counselor Emanuele Farruggia, Director for Arms Control and Non Proliferation, confirmed to PolOff that the GOI would not be sending any official delegation to Iran's Nuclear Conference, to be held in Tehran on the 30th of November. Farruggia was not a [...]	2008-11-07 16:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IR MNUC TRGY PGOV IT
08ROME1386	BERLUSCONIâ€™S COMMENTS ON MISSILE DEFENSE AND KOSOVO CREATE FIRESTORM IN ITALY [...] (C) During a press conference on the margins of the Italy-Turkey summit in Izmir on November 12, Italian PM Berlusconi said that the U.S. had "provoked" Russia by unilaterally recognizing Kosovo's independence, pressing forward on Missile Defense, and inviting Ukraine and Georgia to have a closer r [...]	2008-11-13 19:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO RS IT
08ROME1406	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR DECEMBER 3 VISIT TO ROME [...] (C) Summary. 1. (C) Summary. The political conditions in Italy are dramatically different from the conditions that existed when you last visited in July 2006. Silvio Berlusconi has returned to power after two years of a divided and ineffectual Prodi government. Berlusconi enjoys unparalleled levels [...]	2008-11-19 10:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT
08ROME1416	THE ANTI-CORRUPTION AND TRANSPARENCY SERVICE: AN [...] (C) Summary. Italy abolished its Office of the High Commissioner Against Corruption in June 2008. The Berlusconi Government defended the closure as a cost-cutting move, and said the functions of the office would be subsumed by another, newly created GOI office, the Anti-Corruption and Transpar [...]	2008-11-20 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR KJUS PGOV
08ROME1421	ITALY WILL NOT INDEPENDENTLY CALL FOR NICARAGUAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 12:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NU IT
08ROME1484	BERLUSCONI ADVISER SAYS PM "IRRITATED" BY UK, [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Italian energy official Sergio Garribba told us on December 5 that PM Berlusconi is "irritated" by efforts by Britain and France to shift energy and finance issues away from the G8 and into the G20. Garribba told us that Berlusconi is concerned about these moves and sees t [...]	2008-12-08 09:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EFIN OVIP PREL PGOV IT
08ROME1514	ITALIANS TELL DAS HALE LEBANON HAS MADE MAJOR [...] (C) Begin Summary: In a Dec. 2 meeting in Rome with NEA DAS David Hale, MFA DG for the Middle East Ragaglini said the GOI thought Lebanon had come a long way since the end of August 2006, and that UNIFIL had played a crucial role in bringing stability and calm to the south, given the politica [...]	2008-12-15 09:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC LE IS SY IT
08ROME1539	ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV IT
08ROME1540	ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV OVIP OTRA IT
08ROME1551	G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...]	2008-12-22 11:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT
08ROME1552	G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...]	2008-12-22 11:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT
08ROME1567	HOA PIRACY: EMBASSY ROME REQUEST TO INCLUDE ITALY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 11:28:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA
08ROME1568	ITALY SUPPORTS REGIONAL APPROACH TO SECURITY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA NATO Office Director Massimo Marotti on December 17. Marotti said that Italy shares the view that a robust ISAF contribution to the Election Support Forces (ESF) is vital to the successful conduct of Presidential Elections in Afghanistan. I [...]	2008-12-23 11:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
08ROME1573	GEN PETRAEUS DISCUSSES IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN WITH ITALIAN LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Italy's leaders warmly welcomed the December 9-10 visit of U.S. CENTCOM Commander, Gen. David Petraeus. In his meetings with Prime Minister Berlusconi, Defense Minister La Russa, Foreign Minister Frattini, and Italy's military leadership, Petraeus stressed that the situation in Afghani [...]	2008-12-24 10:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IZ IR LE PK
08ROME1590	HOA PIRACY: ITALY PLEDGES FRIGATE FOR ESDP [...] C) The Italian MOD confirmed to Pol-Mil Off on December 24 that Italy plans to contribute a Maestrale-class Frigate or Soldati-class fleet patrol boat to the ESDP ATALANTA counter-piracy mission. The mission was approved by the Concil of Ministers in the year-end GOI overseas missions decree w [...]	2008-12-30 16:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EWWT PBTS
08ROME167	ITALY TO HOLD ELECTIONS APRIL 13-14 [...] (SBU) President Napolitano dissolved Italy's parliament February 6, triggering new elections set by caretaker PM Prodi and his Council of Ministers for April 13-14. Prodi will remain caretaker PM until a new government is sworn in after the elections, probably in early-to-mid-May. As caretak [...]	2008-02-06 16:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IT
08ROME170	ITALY: CONSIDERING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR HARIRI [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points and dip note February 4 to MFA Levant Office Director Carlo Formosa who had just returned from a trip to Lebanon with MFA Director General for the Middle East Cesare Ragaglini. Formosa said Italy remains committed to Lebanon's stability, democracy, and econo [...]	2008-02-07 17:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY IT
08ROME178	COESPU AT THE TWO-YEAR MARK: 1,000 PEACEKEEPERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Two years after its inception, the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU) in Vicenza, Italy, is well on its way to achieving its goal of training 3,000 gendarme/carabinieri-style police officers and trainers by the end of 2010. Since November 2005, Italian Cara [...]	2008-02-08 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT ID NI UP CM IN
08ROME195	KOSOVO: ITALIANS PRESSING OSCE STATES TO AVOID [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 08:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE IT
08ROME196	PRODI TO ATTEND BUCHAREST SUMMIT, SEES NO EASY SOLUTION TO GARBAGE CRISIS [...] (C) On February 11, the Ambassador met with outgoing PM Romano Prodi to discuss a range of outstanding issues. Prodi said he had just spoken with President Bush and regretted that their February 4 meeting in Washington did not take place. He confirmed that despite the government crisis he would att [...]	2008-02-13 09:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT
08ROME204	ITALY: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Post has reviewed reftel request for information about critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Italy and has not identified any whose loss would have an immediate, first-order impact on the national security, economic stability, and/or national public health or safety of th [...]	2008-02-15 15:12:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN IT
08ROME217	SOMALIA ICG: ITALY AWAITING RESPONSE TO SWEDISH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Director General for Africa Armando Sanguini February 22 and sought Italian concurrence on proposed changes to the International Contact Group on Somalia. Sanguini said Swedish Ambassador Marik [...]	2008-02-22 15:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV SO IT
08ROME225	CUBA: D'ALEMA CONGRATULATES RAUL CASTRO, GENTLY [...] (C) Ambassador spoke to FM D'Alema February 24 to deliver reftel points on promoting democratic change in Cuba. He urged D'Alema to issue a statement calling for free and fair elections, the release of political prisoners, and dialogue with democratic activists and civil society. D'Alema said [...]	2008-02-25 16:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU CU IT
08ROME246	ITALY: PD LEADER VELTRONI SEES NO FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 16:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME261	ITALY ON UNHRC DRAFT CLIMATE CHANGE RESOLUTION: [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 16:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KGHG PGOV PREL UNHRC MV IT
08ROME262	ITALY: EU COMMISSIONER MICHEL SHOULD ABIDE BY [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 10:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN CU IT
08ROME276	ITALIAN ELECTIONS: WHERE THINGS STAND AS CAMPAGIN [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi's People of Liberty (PdL) party leads Walter Veltroni's Democratic Party (PD) by six to eleven percentage points in opinion polls as the campaign for Italy's April 13-14 parliamentary elections gets underway. A complicated electoral system and a change in the [...]	2008-03-05 17:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME316	ITALY: FIRST SECRETARY WILL ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points requesting Italian participation in the March 14 Beirut Conference to MFA Syria/Lebanon Desk Officer Michele Tommasi March 10. At poloff's urging Tommasi said Italy had decided to send a first secretary to the conference. This was a reversal of Italy's ear [...]	2008-03-12 17:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREF PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE IT
08ROME323	IRAN: FM D'ALEMA SAYS ITALY FED UP WITH EU3; [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting March 13, the Ambassador told FM D,Alema that Italy,s tactics on Iran were not working ) instead Italy was being isolated. D,Alema replied that Italy didn,t want to be told again by a small group of countries what it had to do without having any input. He said ot [...]	2008-03-14 11:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNNP PARM EUN IR IT
08ROME371	ITALY ON IRAN SANCTIONS: MFA SUPPORTS IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Non Proliferation Office Director Farruggia and Iran desk officer Kluzer in separate meetings on March 26 to urge swift Italian implementation of the financial provisions of UNSCR 1803 (Ref A and B). Both said Italy supported a common EU policy on UNSCR 1803 implement [...]	2008-03-26 17:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP EUN IR IT
08ROME396	ITALIAN FM CALLS GREEK FM TO PRESS FOR MACEDONIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 15:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IT
08ROME419	ITALY: "ALREADY IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1803" [...] (C) Econ and Poloffs discussed reftels on UNSCR 1803 implementation with MFA Terrorist Financing, Iran, and Non-Proliferation desk officers on April 3. MFA officials said Italy had been pushing the EU to adopt an EU common position on UNSCR 1803 by the April 28 GAERC. On the question of Ital [...]	2008-04-04 14:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PARM PGOV PREL KNNP IR IT
08ROME435	ITALIAN ELECTIONS: U.S. INTERESTS TO BENEFIT [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi retained a 5 to 8 percentage point lead ahead of April 13-14 parliamentary elections with late March polls showing he will win a comfortable majority in the Chamber of Deputies. The situation in the Senate is less predictable because of a complicated regiona [...]	2008-04-08 09:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME454	ITALY: PRESSING OUR PRIORITIES WITH THE NEXT [...] (C) Summary. Italy's upcoming elections and period of government formation will give us an opportunity to press our agenda with renewed vigor after four months with a caretaker government and more than two years with a government hampered by far left partners. While our relationship with the P [...]	2008-04-11 09:50:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME471	ITALIANS SUPPORT EFFORTS FOR GREATER REGIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-15 11:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR IT
08ROME472	ITALY: BERLUSCONI WINS ITALIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi's coalition defeated center-left rival Walter Veltroni 46.8 to 37.4 in Italy's parliamentary elections, obtaining comfortable majorities in both houses of parliament. The populist, anti-immigrant Northern League, a Berlusconi ally, doubled its percentage to [...]	2008-04-15 13:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME484	AFGHANISTAN/ITALY: AMBASSADOR WOOD URGES INCREASED [...] (C) Summary. During an April 14-16 visit to Rome, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood praised Italian civilian and military efforts in Afghanistan while encouraging a vigilant military posture in Regional Command-West and urging greater involvement in police training activities. He re [...]	2008-04-18 11:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MOPS NATO MARR EAID IT AF
08ROME51	CHAD/CAR: ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE MILITARY HOSPITAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to MFA West Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino (whose office's responsibilities extend as far east as Chad) January 11. Poloff emphasized USG support for an ESDP mission in Chad and theQntral African Republic (CAR),and requested information on Italy' [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV CD IT
08ROME52	SUDAN: ITALY STILL STUDYING REQUEST FOR JIU SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU IT
08ROME528	GREECE/MACEDONIA: ITALY IN FAVOR OF QUICK [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points on April 18 to MFA NATO desk officer Piermario Dacco. Poloffs requested high-level Italian intervention with Greece to urge renewed commitment in resolving the Macedonia name dispute as soon as possible. Dacco said Italy shared the USG concern and also w [...]	2008-04-24 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IT
08ROME53	SUDAN: ITALY STILL STUDYING REQUEST FOR JIU SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU IT
08ROME54	ITALY: POL DIRECTOR TELLS U/S ROOD ITALY SUPPORTS [...] (C) Italian MFA Political Director Terzi told U/S Rood that Italy supported additional measures to encourage Iran to suspend uranium enrichment (with a strong preference for a UNSCR, but also expressing openness to EU action). Terzi said the GOI believed in continuing the two-tracked approach [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KNNP XF IT
08ROME546	IRAQ: ITALY PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN ICI [...] Poloff delivered ref a points to Amb. Gianludovico De Martino, Director of the MFA Iraq Task Force, on April 29. De Martino said that Italy will have a new government by the ICI Ministerial and was hopeful that the new Foreign Minister would attend. De Martino noted that as IRFFI co-chair, Ita [...]	2008-04-30 11:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ IT
08ROME55	CHAD/CAR: ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE MILITARY HOSPITAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to MFA West Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino (whose office's responsibilities extend as far east as Chad) January 11. Poloff emphasized USG support for an ESDP mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR),and requested information on Ital [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV CD IT
08ROME558	ITALY UNLIKELY TO MAKE PUBLIC STATEMENT ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-05 07:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM IT
08ROME56	SUDAN: ITALY STILL STUDYING REQUEST FOR JIU SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU IT
08ROME57	CHAD/CAR: ITALY WILL CONTRIBUTE MILITARY HOSPITAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to MFA West Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino (whose office's responsibilities extend as far east as Chad) January 11. Poloff emphasized USG support for an ESDP mission in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR),and requested information on Ital [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV CD IT
08ROME58	SUDAN: ITALY STILL STUDYING REQUEST FOR JIU SUPPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU IT
08ROME586	LEBANON: ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF SINIORA GOVERNMENT IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Lebanon/Syria Desk Officer Michele Tommasi on May 9. Tommasi said that Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Gabriele Cecchia had already delivered a strong message of support to the Siniora Government and to General Sleiman and would continue to do [...]	2008-05-09 15:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IT
08ROME587	ITALIANS TELL WHA A/S SHANNON THEY WILL CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. On May 2 WHA A/S Thomas Shannon met with Giovan Battista Verderame, MFA Director General for Latin American Affairs, and his staff to discuss recent developments in the region. Verderame said Italy's commercial relationship and large expatriate community meant Italy needed a str [...]	2008-05-12 06:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME613	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY CONSIDERING SIGNIFICANT PARIS [...] (C) Summary: Acting PolCouns met with Italian MFA Director General for Asia Iannucci on May 14 to discuss Iannucci's upcoming trip to Kabul and Farah Province and to discuss the new Berlusconi Government's plans for Afghanistan. Iannucci said that Italy had not yet decided what sort of pledge [...]	2008-05-14 16:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MOPS NATO MARR EAID IT AF
08ROME621	ITALIAN FM CALLS ON HIZBALLAH TO AVOID CREATING A [...] (C) In the absence of the FM, who was in Peru attending the EU-Latin America Caribbean Summit, we delivered reftel points May 16 to the PM's Diplomatic Advisor for the Middle East Marco Carnelos, to MFA Near East Office Director Carlo Formosa, and to Lebanon desk officer Michele Tommasi, who [...]	2008-05-16 14:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE SY IR IT
08ROME662	BURMA: ITALY PLANS LOW-LEVEL PARTICIPATION AT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 15:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM BM IT
08ROME681	ITALY: BERLUSCONI'S IMPRESSIVE START: DELIVERING [...] (C/NF) Capitalizing on his strong electoral victory and a weak opposition, PM Berlusconi is enjoying high approval ratings for his quick delivery on campaign promises to reduce taxes and increase security. Since April, Berlusconi has dominated the Italian political stage. By reaching out to [...]	2008-05-30 11:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON IT
08ROME716	ITALY TO ATTEND JUNE VIENNA CONFERENCE ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 12:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA IT
08ROME72	ITALY: MINISTER OF JUSTICE SUBMITS RESIGNATION [...] (C/NF) Minister of Justice Clemente Mastella submitted his resignation January 16 after prosecutors ordered the provisional house arrest of his wife, also a prominent politician. PM Prodi quickly rejected his resignation. It is unclear whether Mastella will insist on resigning, though an off [...]	2008-01-16 18:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IT
08ROME778	ITALY: UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST FOR AL-SHABAAB [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 15:24:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	KCRM PTER ASEC PREL PGOV
08ROME823	ISAF: ITALY PLEDGES MORE FLEXIBLE USE OF TROOPS [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with Italian MFA Acting NATO Office Director Carlo Batori on June 25 to review Italian commitments to ISAF in the wake of the June 12 meeting between President Bush and PM Berlusconi. Batori confirmed that Italy is "removing" geographic caveats on Italian forces unde [...]	2008-07-02 15:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF IT NATO
08ROME835	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY RECEPTIVE TO ANA TROOP INCREASE [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche on July 3 to Italian MFA Deputy Afghanistan Coordinator Paola Munzi and Deputy NATO Office Director Carlo Batori. Munzi said that the Italian government supports the Afghanistan Compact goal [...]	2008-07-03 13:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
08ROME840	ITALY: BERLUSCONI HITS STRONG HEADWINDS [...] (C/NF) After a very strong first month in office, PM Berlusconi's political honeymoon has been upset by prosecutors accelerating proceedings in criminal cases pending against him. These proceedings, leaked wiretaps, as well as the probability of further leaks have Berlusconi insiders concerned. The [...]	2008-07-03 16:54:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IT
08ROME841	ITALY: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKTOUM FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURS [...] (U) In consultation with our constituent posts, below is a suggested list of names for the Maktoum Foundation Entrepreneurs Conference, Ref A. 2. (SBU) Name: Ms. Mona Mohanna Business Address: Via Vallazze 95, 20131 Milano Business Telephone: +39 011 02/ 2664781 Business Fax: +39 [...]	2008-07-07 07:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL IT

08ROME865	ITALY BEGINS CENSUS OF ROMA CAMPS [...] (C) With a large majority in both houses of parliament and a public united in feelings of insecurity in large cities, PM Berlusconi's government has begun to crack down on illegal immigration and crime. A plan to conduct a census of residents of encampments, aimed at Italy's Roma population, [...]	2008-07-10 16:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM IT
08ROME871	BURMA: ITALY IN AGREEMENT ON POST-CYCLONE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 14:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID BM EUN IT
08ROME881	AMB. PRESSES ITALIAN MOD AND PM ADVISER ON NATO SAC [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with MOD La Russa and PM Berlusconi's principal adviser U/S Gianni Letta on July 15, the Ambassador noted the importance of the NATO Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) to provide mission critical assistance in Afghanistan and lamented that an Italian withdra [...]	2008-07-16 14:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO LE AF XF IT
08ROME883	ITALIAN MFA SUGGESTS QUINT DISCUSSIONS ON P5+1 [...] (C) Poloff discussed points in reftel regarding U/S Burns attendance at the P5 1 meetings in Geneva with Italian MFA Non Proliferation Director Emanuele Farruggia July 17. Farruggia said Political Director Terzi appreciated Ambassador Spogli's phone call on July 16 regarding U/S Burns' parti [...]	2008-07-17 15:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM IR IT
08ROME893	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DASD WHELAN: AFRICOM [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Italy offers an opportunity to engage the GOI at the highest levels on the pending issue of U.S.- GOI consultations on AFRICOM component headquarters in Italy. Initial readings from top-level Italian civilian officials are encouraging. However, the devil will be in t [...]	2008-07-22 09:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT NATO
08ROME900	FM FRATTINI TO COORDINATE WITH U.S. ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary. Italian FM Franco Frattini told the Ambassador on July 21 that Italy is prepared to do more to make EU measures against Iran more effective but opposition from Spain and Austria make it unlikely that it will happen during the July GAERC. In a recent phone conversation, Syrian FM [...]	2008-07-22 16:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO ECON IT
08ROME911	ITALY: KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 07:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	CO VE HR EUN PTER AF SNAR PGOV PREL IT
08ROME917	ITALY, GERMANY, FRANCE, SPAIN SEND LETTER TO SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 16:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE EUN IT
08ROME94	YOUR FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER PRODI [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, on February 4 you will be seeing Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who has surpassed my expectations in both his ability to manage for more than 18 months an inherently unstable governing coalition and to advance domestically controversial policies in support [...]	2008-01-23 13:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME943	ITALY: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION MUST STAY ON TRACK [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 08:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU EUN IT
08ROME944	ITALY WANTS TO HOST OFF-CONTINENT AFRICOM HQ [...] (C) SUMMARY. DASD Whelan, the Ambassador and DATT briefed the Italian PM's principle advisor and U/S Gianni Letta on DOD strategic thinking with respect to AFRICOM and our desire to establish Army and Navy service component commands (at Initial Operational Capability) in Italy by October 1, 20 [...]	2008-07-29 15:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT NATO
08ROME945	ITALY: PROPOSED WAY FORWARD ON AFRICOM [...] (U) This cable is an ACTION request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. Post welcomes reftel instructions to begin official consultations on the establishment of U.S. AFRICOM Army and Navy service component headquarters in Italy. We have already broached the sub [...]	2008-07-29 16:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT NATO
08ROME95	ITALY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The following are Embassy Rome's answers to the questionnaire on host government information collection, screening and sharing practices contained in Reftel. 2. (SBU) Section A: Watchlisting -------------------------------- Question: If host government maintains a "watchlist," how [...]	2008-01-23 14:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS IT
08ROME960	ITALY PASSES NEW SECURITY LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Italian Senate approved the security package on July 25, finalizing one of the more controversial and complicated pieces of legislation passed since the Berlusconi government took office in May. Rooted in campaign promises to improve security on Italian streets and crack down [...]	2008-07-31 17:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IT
08RPODUBAI34	IRAN COMPLAINS OF BURDEN OF AFGHAN IMMIGRANTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 14:40:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV PHUM PREF AF
08RPODUBAI36	SUBSIDY REFORM IS KEY FEATURE OF AHMADINEJAD'S NEW ECONOMIC [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-25 14:42:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV ECON
08RPODUBAI37	IRANIAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS ON CASPIAN SEA ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 12:59:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	IR PGOV SENV PREL
08RPODUBAI39	IRAN ON BRINK OF DECISION TO ENGAGE ON P5+1 OFFER [...] (C) Summary: Coverage in the Iranian press of Iran's reaction to the P5+1 proposal suggests that the Iranian government may propose talks based on the proposal's first step of pre-negotiations, featuring a "freeze for freeze." The Iranians continue to emphasize the common points of their May [...]	2008-07-02 14:12:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MASS IR
08RPODUBAI40	MBC TO LAUNCH FILM CHANNEL AIMED AT PERSIAN SPEAKERS [...] (C) Summary: The Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC) plans to launch an entertainment satellite TV channel on July 9 aimed at Iranian audiences that will show movies with Persian subtitles. The broadcast by the Saudi-owned, Dubai-based MBC will join a small number of satellite channels, larg [...]	2008-07-09 14:56:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	OIIP PGOV PREL SCUL IR
08RPODUBAI41	SECOND AHMADINEJAD ASSOCIATE ARRESTED AFTER EXPOSING [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-15 09:56:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON IR
08RPODUBAI42	IRAN IVLP ALUMNUS JAILED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 06:17:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL IR
08RPODUBAI43	FORMER MP AND JOURNALIST ON VOA PROGRAMMING [...] (C) Summary: Voice of America (VOA) is well-positioned as an alternative to state-run Iranian TV to provide uncensored, impartial information that can help advance reform in Iran, a former reformist member of Iran's Sixth Majles and journalist told IRPOff 22 July. The former MP is in contact w [...]	2008-07-24 14:09:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR KPAO
08RPODUBAI46	MAJLES APPROVES AHMADINEJAD'S NEW CABINET NOMINEES [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 14:22:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	IR PGOV
08RPODUBAI47	IRANIAN MERCHANT CLASS PREFERS POLITICAL STATUS QUO [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-18 06:56:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL IR
08RPODUBAI48	IRAN'S BAZAAR STRIKES HIGHLIGHT RESISTANCE TO ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Store owners in bazaars in Esfahan, Mashad, Tabriz, and Tehran shut down their businesses in early October to protest President Ahmedinejad's decision to levy a three percent value added tax, which was implemented on Sept 22. According to press reports, merchants feared that the in [...]	2008-10-23 09:18:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD SOCI IR
08RPODUBAI49	[SOURCE REMOVED] OUTLINES IRCâ€™S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 18. 2. (S) Summary and Background: IRPO officer met with [SOURCE REMOVED] on October 15 and 20, 2008 to discuss [DETAILS REMOVED] his knowledge [DETAILS REMOVED] Iran's Ministy of Information and Security (MOIS) and the Islamic Revolutionary Gua [...]	2008-10-23 09:20:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PINR PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ ZP
08RPODUBAI50	IRAN: BAZAARI PROTESTS HIGHLIGHT RESISTANCE TO ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: Store owners in bazaars in Esfahan, Mashad, Tabriz, and Tehran shut down their businesses in early October to protest President Ahmedinejad's decision to levy a three percent value added tax, which was implemented on Sept 22. 3. (U) The strike occurred during President Ahmedinejad [...]	2008-10-23 09:23:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD IR
08RPODUBAI52	BAHAI FAMILY OFFERS GLIMPSE INTO BAHAI EXPERIENCE IN IRAN [...] (C) Summary: IRPO Officer met on October 29 with an Iranian Baha'i family to discuss the conditions facing Baha'is in Iran. The family confirmed existing reporting regarding the persecution Baha'is face and provided detail into how the IRIG tracks the Baha'i population, operations of the Baha' [...]	2008-11-04 14:38:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR IR
08RPODUBAI53	RETIRED IRANIAN AMBASSADOR ON US ELECTION, IMPROVING US [...] (S) IRPO Director met on November 6 with Ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo (retired),who was in Dubai applying for a visa to attend the NYU Center for Dialogues Iran Conference in early December. Ambassador Khoshroo's scheduled presentation will address opportunities for US-Iran cooperation. Kho [...]	2008-11-10 10:08:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR IR
08RPODUBAI54	TEHRAN AP PRODUCER ON MEDIA ENVIRONMENT, JOURNALISM [...] (C) Summary: In a November 8 meeting with IRPOffs, Tehran Associated Press Television News (APTN) senior producer Reza Ganji detailed the AP's continuing efforts to maintain a foothold for American journalism inside Iran, challenges it faces in Iran's tense media environment, and some views abo [...]	2008-11-10 14:10:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PROP ECPS IR
08RPODUBAI55	IRAN'S RAFSANJANI CALLS 1979 EMBASSY SIEGE A "MISTAKE" [...] (C) Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani gave an unusual speech at Sharif University on November 23 in which he acknowledged several "mistakes" that had occurred during the early period of the Islamic Revolution, including the siege of the American Embassy, and announ [...]	2008-11-24 15:26:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR IR
08RPODUBAI56	TEHRAN-BASED UN OFFICIALS CONVEY IRIG INTEREST IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: xxxxx based in Tehran, in separate conversations with IRPO officers, said that officials in Iran's Ministry of Interior are willing to work with the United States on issues relating to Afghanistan within a United Nations framework. Specifically, they noted that the IRIG is seeking c [...]	2008-11-26 11:48:00	Iran RPO Dubai	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SNAR PREF IR AF
08RPODUBAI57	TEHRAN DEPUTY MAYOR OUTLINES QALIBAF'S ELECTION PROSPECTS [...] (C) Summary: Tehran Deputy Mayor and head of Tehran's Urban Beautification Organization Hojatollah Mollasalehi told us in a brief meeting on December 18 that Tehran Mayor Qalibaf had not decided whether to run for president or not. Qalibaf's decision would depend on the prospects of President [...]	2008-12-23 14:16:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IR
08SANAA100	AL-QIRBI BEMOANS GAZA VIOLENCE [...] (U) In a January 21 meeting with the Ambassadors of the United States and Germany and the Japanese DCM, Foreign Minister AbuBakr al-Qirbi broached the subject of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza strip. Diverging from the topic of the meeting, the 2007 Forum for the Future (septel),the Foreign [...]	2008-01-21 14:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA101	FOREIGN MINISTER PUSHES FOR LANGUAGE BLAMING G8 [...] (C) In a January 21 meeting with representatives of the United States, Japan and Germany, the Yemeni Foreign Minister pushed for an announcement that would place blame on the G8 for the failure of the 2007 Forum for the Future to take place. The Foreign Minister was equally uncooperative on th [...]	2008-01-22 06:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA1053	YEMEN'S BIG BROTHER: WHAT HAS SAUDI ARABIA DONE [...] (U) AMEMBASSY Riyadh and AMCONGEN Jeddah have cleared this cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Yemen has a long history of relations with Saudi Arabia based primarily on their 1500 km shared border, which has led to extensive social, religious and business ties. Yemenis perceive the relationship as he [...]	2008-06-18 09:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS SA YM
08SANAA107	SALEH CALLS FOR ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT ON GAZA [...] (U) On January 21, President Saleh called for an emergency Arab League summit to discuss the blockade of Gaza. While his Party endorses his idea, at least one opposition figure dismisses it as an empty gesture. End Summary 2. (U) On January 21, According to Yemen's official news agency, P [...]	2008-01-22 13:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KSUM PGOV IS YM
08SANAA108	YEMENIS DEMONSTRATE IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANS, [...] (U) Post RSO sources indicate that, on January 22, a crowd of between 5000 and 6000 marched from Sana'a University toward the headquarters of the U.N. Development Program (UNDP),in protest of the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Police prevented the group from reaching UNDP headquarters. The crowd [...]	2008-01-22 14:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV IS YM
08SANAA1139	DJIBOUTIAN EMBASSY IN YEMEN COMMENTS ON HORN OF [...] (C) Hassan Ali Hassan, deputy head of mission at the Djiboutian Embassy in Yemen, told PolOff on 30 June that tensions are still high between Djibouti and Eritrea. Hassan said the Eritrean Army has encroached into Djibouti to the city of Moulhole. There have been several attempts to enter in [...]	2008-07-07 10:58:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL DJ YM
08SANAA1165	AL-HOUTHI REBELLION: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (C) Fighting between the al-Houthi rebels and ROYG forces has intensified this year, leading to increased efforts by the ROYG to quash the rebellion militarily once and for all and prompting it to seek aid from the US, Russia, Belarus, and Yemen's own militant tribes. As fighting has increased [...]	2008-07-14 10:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINS YM
08SANAA122	YEMENI GUN BAN HOLDS BUT ATTITUDES REMAIN UNCHANGED [...] (U) Yemen's historic gun ban is holding five months after it was announced. Though violence continues in Yemen reports suggest there has been some reduction in gun related crimes. Lasting change will only be successful if attitudes about weapons change and people become aware of its dangers. E [...]	2008-01-26 13:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV YM
08SANAA1422	TWO YEMENI BAHA'IS RELEASED FROM JAIL; IRANIAN AND [...] (SBU) The two detained Yemeni Baha'is (reftel) were released on August 19. The four other remaining imprisoned Baha'is, three Iranians and one Iraqi, are still detained in a Sanaa Criminal Investigation Department prison, pending further investigation. No official charges have yet been filed [...]	2008-08-25 10:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF PGOV YM
08SANAA1441	POST ASKS ROYG TO NOT DEPORT DETAINED BAHA'IS [...] (SBU) During an August 26 telephone conversation, Post's Legatt office advised the General Prosecutor for the Specialized Courts, Said al-Aqel, against the deportation of the four remaining imprisoned Baha'is. The Legatt office asserted that if deported, the Baha'is, most specifically the Ira [...]	2008-08-27 13:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF PGOV YM
08SANAA1461	DIESEL PROBLEM MORE CRISIS OF SUPPLY THAN PRICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Persistent diesel shortages attributed to high demand, low refinery capacity and corruption have plagued Yemen since May 2008. As a result, the ROYG has decided to take a number of measures to increase diesel supply. The high international price of oil has forced the ROYG to p [...]	2008-09-02 10:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV DJ SA SO SU YM
08SANAA1473	DEPORTATION STILL FEARED FOR THE BAHA'IS [...] (SBU) As of September 3, the four imprisoned Baha'is (reftel) remain detained and face possible deportation. According to their lawyer, Khaled al-Anisi, the ROYG has now unofficially agreed that they may choose the country to which they will be deported. 2. (SBU) On August 31, the Charge d' [...]	2008-09-03 14:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL KIRF PGOV YM
08SANAA151	BIGGEST GAZA DEMONSTRATION TO DATE IN SANAA, BUT [...] (C) For the fourth day out of five, crowds of Yemenis took to the streets on January 26 to demonstrate in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza strip. This demonstration, the largest to date, was estimated by the Regional Security Office to have included more than 100,000 people. When disc [...]	2008-01-28 08:19:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL PREL YM
08SANAA1521	ROYG AGREES TO NOT DEPORT BAHA'IS TO IRAN, BUT [...] (SBU) On September 6, the DCM stressed to National Security Bureau (NSB) and Presidential Office Director Ali al-Anisi the importance of not deporting the detained Baha'is to Iran (ref A). Al-Anisi replied that the ROYG would not forcibly deport the detainees to Iran, but insisted that they w [...]	2008-09-08 13:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL KIRF YM
08SANAA1533	YEMEN TAKES STOCK OF A STOCK MARKET [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Yemen Government is proceeding full steam ahead with establishing a stock market. A supervisory committee has been formed and the Financial Services Volunteer Corps has been invited to conduct an in-country evaluation in October 2008. Afterwards, a technical implementatio [...]	2008-09-14 09:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD KMPI PGOV PREL JO YM
08SANAA154	ROYG PAINTS ROSY PICTURE FOR VISITING STAFFDEL [...] (U) As part of a recently negotiated MOU on Parliamentary exchange, the ROYG hosted a delegation of Congressional staffers from January 20-26. The staffdel was provided access to the cream of the ROYG's power structure. Three topics arose as central issues of the visit: Yemen's need for more [...]	2008-01-28 12:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL OTRA YM
08SANAA1540	NO CHANGE ON BAHA'I CASE: DEPORTATION STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: There continues to be no change in the ROYG's position vis a vis the detained Baha'is. The President has officially signed an order calling for the deportation of the four detainees to the country of their choice. UNHCR has still not been granted access to the prisoners, putti [...]	2008-09-15 13:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF KIRF YM
08SANAA1551	ROYG AGREES TO EMBASSY SECURITY REQUIREMENTS [...] (C) In the wake of the September 17 terrorist attack on the embassy, the Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minster Rashad al-Alimi, Interior Minister Motahar al-Masri, National Security Bureau Director Ali al-Anisi, and Political Security Organization Chief Ghalib Qamish. The Ambassador advised [...]	2008-09-17 17:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA158	INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IN SAADA: A QUESTION OF DEFINITION AND STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-29 10:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA1814	PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE PRESSES AMBASSADOR ON [...] (U) On November 4, the Ambassador met with a Yemeni Parliamentary Committee formed to lobby for the immediate release of accused terrorist financier Sheikh al-Moayad and his companion Zayed. Members of the committee pointed out that Moayad is well-regarded in Yemen, with no ties to terrorist [...]	2008-11-05 10:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA1826	AL-BANNA SENTENCE REDUCED [...] International-media reports on November 8 indicated that convicted terrorist Jaber al-Banna's sentence had been reduced by a Yemeni court from 10 years to five. According to Agence France Presse, al-Banna's sentence was reduced because he "handed himself in to the authorities." Reflecting th [...]	2008-11-10 10:48:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV KISL YM
08SANAA1830	GPC JITTERS OVER APRIL 2009 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although the ruling party is expected to win easily in the upcoming parliamentary elections, President Saleh has recently expressed fears about how the opposition will portray his actions during the campaign. Some speculate that he is overstating these fears to avoid taking actio [...]	2008-11-10 14:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
08SANAA1881	DAILEY DELIVERS STRONG CT MESSAGE TO ROYG OFFICIALS [...] (U) Coordinator for Counterterrorism Dell L. Dailey met on December 16 and 17 with ranking ROYG security officials. Assuring them that counterterrorism (CT) will continue to be a priority for the new U.S. Administration, he pressed his interlocutors for progress on effective CT legislation and [...]	2008-11-23 10:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA1887	SCER SITS AT THE CENTER OF ELECTORAL SPAT [...] (C) SUMMARY. While publicly the GPC and JMP continue to dig deeper into their entrenched positions regarding the upcoming parliamentary elections, officials on each side have left open the possibility of reaching a face-saving compromise that would encourage JMP participation. The GPC-domina [...]	2008-11-23 14:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
08SANAA1900	CREATING INCENTIVES FOR YEMEN'S CT ENGAGEMENT [...] (S) Embassy Sana'a wishes to express its appreciation for the collective efforts of the Washington inter-agency process that have identified both supply and financing sources for the M-113 armored personnel carriers requested by President Saleh. The purpose of this message is to ensure that th [...]	2008-11-26 07:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA1901	SALEM HAMDAN IN YEMENI GOVERNMENT CUSTODY [...] (S) At approximately 03:54 local time on November 26, 2008, Colonel Gilberto Villahermosa, Senior Defense Representative and Chief, Office of Military Cooperation, Sana'a, Yemen, met the USAF C-17 at Sana'a International Airport, signed for Guantanamo detainee Salem Ahmed Salem Hamdan (ISN US [...]	2008-11-26 10:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER YM
08SANAA1918	YEMEN'S STARVING CHILDREN [...] A National Symposium on Child Poverty held November 24-25 in Sana'a reported that half of Yemeni children under the age of five are moderately to severely underweight. Infant mortality in Yemen is ten times the U.S. rate, and according to the World Food Program's (WFP) Jutta Neitzel, food exp [...]	2008-11-29 13:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SOCI YM
08SANAA1923	YEMEN PUSHING FULL STEAM AHEAD ON GAS PRODUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Construction of the Yemen Liquefied Natural Gas Project (YLNG) is near completion and YLNG expects to export natural gas in the second quarter of 2009. The ROYG Ministry of Oil and Minerals is also eyeing other oil production and exploration blocks for additional supplies of na [...]	2008-12-01 12:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV YM
08SANAA1929	23 INJURED IN OPPOSITION DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) Demonstrations organized by Yemen's political opposition in Sana'a on November 27, and the ROYG reaction to them, turned violent, resulting in the injury of 23 people. The ROYG reportedly assaulted reporters covering the demonstrations and some accuse ROYG forces of firing on demonstrator [...]	2008-12-02 09:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
08SANAA1935	OPPOSITION LEADER: PARTICIPATION IN APRIL [...] (C) With Yemen's April 2009 Parliamentary elections approaching, the opposition continues to boycott all election preparations. The concessions that President Saleh is willing to discuss privately come nowhere near addressing what the opposition deems to be its "minimum standards" for partic [...]	2008-12-03 12:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM YM
08SANAA1949	SALEH'S CHARM OFFENSIVE: YEMENI PRESIDENT ATTEMPTS TO WOO [...] (Summary) During the week of November 24, 2008, President Ali Abdullah Saleh conducted two high-profile, on-the-record interviews with international media outlets in France and Russia. In the context of these interviews, Saleh outlined his government's views on counter-terrorism strategy in Y [...]	2008-12-06 13:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER KPAO YM
08SANAA195	SALEH ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL [...] (U) Shortly after returning from his trip to Spain and Belgium, and only a few months after his regular annual physical in Germany, President Saleh was admitted to a Yemeni hospital. 2. (U) The Defense Ministry-funded 26Sep Net reported on February second that President Saleh had flown fro [...]	2008-02-03 14:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINR YM
08SANAA1973	SAUDI AMBASSADOR PROVIDES INFORMATION ON YEMENI [...] (C) On December 6, Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Ali al-Hamdan passed to the Ambassador information on Faris Mana'a. Mana'a, one of Yemen's most successful weapons smugglers, has long been known to have a curiously close relationship with President Saleh, who once brought him into a meeting with [...]	2008-12-08 06:49:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PARM PTER PGOV YM
08SANAA2026	SAADA, RECOVERING FROM EARLIER CONFLICTS, AWAITS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Ongoing tribal violence, a deteriorating humanitarian situation andincreasing Houthi influence across Saada point to a likely renewal of hostilities in the near future, despite the ROYG,s professed desire to avoid more fighting. Reconstruction and provision of basic services are [...]	2008-12-21 13:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	MCAP MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF YM
08SANAA2061	GCC MEMBERSHIP REMAINS BEYOND YEMEN'S GRASP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Yemen's full participation in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is thwarted by its bleak economic outlook, including a large, but unemployed, work force. GCC members have pledged to help strengthen Yemen's development, but a substantial amount of money has not been delivered. E [...]	2008-12-30 12:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA2062	YEMENI PROTESTORS OUT IN FORCE IN REACTION TO GAZA [...] Massive protests have been organized throughout Yemen since December 27, continuing into the 30, in reaction to the Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. Yemeni government officials, political parties, labor unions, and human rights organizations have issued statements condemning the [...]	2008-12-30 12:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KPAO KPAL YM
08SANAA240	TWO SIDES AGREE TO REVIVE QATARI MEDIATION IN SAADA [...] (C) A February 1 agreement to reinvigorate the stalled Qatari mediation efforts in Saada was followed by a brief continuation of the violence and then a reported cease fire. While any good news in this conflict is welcome, difficulties implementing earlier cease-fire agreements lead post to re [...]	2008-02-06 13:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
08SANAA258	NEW PARLIAMENT SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKERS ALL [...] (C) Summary: The Yemeni Parliament chose its new Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Speakers on February 11. The ruling party won all slots, despite the unpopularity of its nominated Speaker and the opposition's clever strategy to maximize its chances. End Summary. The Winners: --------- [...]	2008-02-11 13:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
08SANAA260	KOSOVO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 14:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV UN YI EU YM
08SANAA267	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES THE OPPOSITION'S ROLE WITH [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and DCM met with leaders of the opposition Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) coalition on February 13. The conversation focused on the political dialogue between the ruling party and the JMP and on the role the JMP is playing in remedying the problems of the country. Dur [...]	2008-02-13 13:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
08SANAA268	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER CAUSES DISSENT IN RULING PARTY [...] (C) On February 11, President Saleh's choice was elected Speaker of Parliament. General unhappiness with the new speaker and the strong arm tactics used to elect him have alienated many in the ruling party. Considering the number of issues already facing the ROYG, the President's decision to [...]	2008-02-13 14:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV YM
08SANAA3	THE FORUM'S FUTURE STILL IN DOUBT [...] (C) The Ambassador and the German CDA met with Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi on January 2 to discuss the Forum for the Future. The Ambassador noted the USG's continued commitment to the Forum, but, in the absence of a representative of the Japanese Embassy, no progress was made on forming [...]	2008-01-02 13:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA305	YEMEN FORWARD LEANING ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-20 14:04:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO SA MU DJ YM
08SANAA318	OVERVIEW OF REFUGEES IN YEMEN: A MIXED BAG OF MISERY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 12:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA320	OVERVIEW OF REFUGEES IN YEMEN: A MIXED BAG OF MISERY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 11:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA366	WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT? PART 3: [...] (C) President Ali Abdullah Saleh holds all decision-making authority within Yemen. Nonetheless, he relies on an established network of advisors who have obtained his trust and respect. This is the third in a series of cables that intends to develop a fuller understanding of who influences Sa [...]	2008-03-03 09:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PINR YM
08SANAA407	YEMENI TERRORIST ROLL-CALL: BADAWI STILL IN JAIL, [...] (U) Jaber al-Banna, a Yemeni-American among the FBI's most wanted terrorism suspects and who was indicted in 2002 in the United States for "providing material support to terrorists" (reftel),posted bond at a Yemeni security court on March 9. He is due back in court on March 23. 2. (S/N [...]	2008-03-10 15:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL YM
08SANAA412	YEMENI TERRORIST ROLL-CALL: BADAWI STILL IN JAIL, [...] (U) Jaber al-Banna, a Yemeni-American among the FBI's most wanted terrorism suspects and who was indicted in 2002 in the United States for "providing material support to terrorists" (reftel),posted bond at a Yemeni security court on March 9. He is due back in court on March 23. 2. (S/N [...]	2008-03-11 11:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL YM
08SANAA428	TAXES, FEES AND RED TAPE -- BUSINESSMEN COMPLAIN [...] (C) During an early March visit to the southern port city of Aden, the Ambassador found business contacts unhappy about non-transparent fees and taxes, bureaucratic red tape and difficulties in acquiring land. The Governor expressed a desire to encourage increased investment, but offered no re [...]	2008-03-15 14:04:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV YM
08SANAA458	AMBASSADOR FINDS ADENIS UNHAPPY WITH THE ROYG AND [...] (C) On a recent trip to the southern city of Aden, the Ambassador's conversations with his interlocutors confirmed our perception of a growing divide between the Sana'a-controlled local government and Aden's citizens. The most dire compared Yemen's south to an occupied territory, while others [...]	2008-03-16 14:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
08SANAA46	WHO HAS THE EAR OF THE PRESIDENT? PART 2: [...] (C) President Ali Abdullah Saleh holds all decision-making authority within his country. Nonetheless, he relies on an established network of advisors who have obtained his trust and respect. This is the second in a series of cables that intends to develop a fuller understanding of who influen [...]	2008-01-08 08:06:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR YM
08SANAA52	AMBASSADOR STRESSES CONCERN FOR REYDA JEWS [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 13:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF YM
08SANAA610	ROYG SUPPRESSES DEMONSTRATIONS WITH TANKS AND [...] (C) The ROYG used military force including tanks, other armored vehicles and aircraft to suppress demonstrations in southern Yemen on April 1. The protests, which stemmed from an incident where military applicants from Dhale were refused enlistment, continued today, with many demonstrators arr [...]	2008-04-02 14:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YM
08SANAA64	FOREIGN MINISTER ACCEPTS DEMISE OF SANA'A FORUM [...] (C) On December 12, acting on instructions from capitals, the Ambassador and his German and Japanese counterparts met Foreign Minister AbuBakr al-Qirbi and recommended an end to planning for the Sana'a Forum for the Future. The three Ambassadors presented the Foreign Minister with draft langu [...]	2008-01-13 15:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM
08SANAA65	SALEH REQUESTS DETAINEE RELEASE AND RETURN OF [...] (U) On January 12, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh handed the Ambassador a letter to President Bush praising the current Middle East peace initiative and requesting the release of Yemenis held in Guantanamo. In the meeting, Saleh also requested that jailed Yemeni cleric Sheikh al-Moayed be [...]	2008-01-13 15:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV YM
08SANAA66	YEMENI ROYG EXPRESSES CONCERNS: ISRAELI SETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-13 15:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM YM
08SANAA67	SAADA UPDATE: IT'S NOT QUIET ON YEMEN'S [...] (U) On January 10 there was renewed intense fighting in Saada in northwestern Yemen between al-Houthi and ROYG forces leading to a spike in casualties. A Qatari-mediated cease-fire is widely accepted to have failed despite efforts at the highest levels to maintain it. A fifth war in Saada is [...]	2008-01-13 15:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PINS PGOV YM
08SANAA711	SALEH'S STEWARDSHIP OF YEMEN A SUBJECT OF CONCERN [...] (C) Summary. Conversations this month with a range of interlocutors have revealed a growing sense of unease with the Saleh government's seeming inability to effectively address the problems of terrorism and internal unrest in Yemen. The consensus view holds that Saleh's preoccupation with the [...]	2008-04-20 07:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS YM
08SANAA747	DESPERATE ROYG SPINS 'TALE OF TWO PRESIDENTS' [...] (U) ROYG-sponsored official media widely covered the April 25 telephone call between Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and U.S. President George Bush. All four major Yemeni government daily newspapers, as well as several international pan-Arab outlets, front-paged reports of the conversation [...]	2008-04-27 06:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL YM
08SANAA86	GPC MP CRITICIZES ROYG HANDLING OF SOUTHERN [...] (C) On January 13 a prominent member of Yemen's ruling party criticized his government's handling of demonstrations in Aden specifically and southern discontent in general. Earlier in the day, media reported that two Yemenis had died and 17 were injured in fighting that broke out during a demo [...]	2008-01-14 14:30:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PREL YM
08SANAA87	PART ONE OF TWO: YEMEN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel, part one of Yemen's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement follows. This first section covers openness to foreign investment, conversion and transfer policies, expropriation and compensation, dispute settlement, performance requirements and ince [...]	2008-01-15 11:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC YM
08SANAA88	PART TWO OF TWO: YEMEN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel A, part two of Yemen's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement follows. This second section covers protection of property rights, transparency of the regulatory system, efficient capital markets and portfolio investment, political violence, corrup [...]	2008-01-15 11:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC YM
08SANAA881	INTERIOR MINISTER CONFIRMS AL-BANNA IN JAIL, [...] (C) Summary. In the course of an hour-long meeting on May 18, Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi confirmed to the Ambassador that convicted al-Qaeda operative Jabr al-Banna had been re-arrested after his latest appearance in court. Alimi also confirmed the ROYG's intention to pursue additi [...]	2008-05-19 10:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER YM
08SANAA91	THREE BELGIANS KILLED IN ATTACK IN HADRAMOUT [...] (C) At approximately 2:30 PM local time, January 18 in Wadi Dowan in the governorate of Hadramout a four-car convoy carrying Belgian tourists was attacked by armed men. PSO in Makulla reported that two or three of the Belgian tourists were killed, as was one Yemeni driver. One tourist and one [...]	2008-01-18 16:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL YM
08SANJOSE1005	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S RETURN VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Secretary Leavitt and his delegation. Since the Secretary's March 2007 visit, the Arias administration has made progress on key elements of its 2006-2010 agenda, most notably completing requirements to join the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Repu [...]	2008-12-31 18:00:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL PGOV SOCI OSCI OTRA OVIP CS
08SANJOSE102	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORT LEBANON NOW [...] (SBU) On February 5 we delivered reftel demarche to Alejandro Solano-Ortiz, Alternate Director General of the Foreign Policy Department of the MFA. 2. (SBU) Solano-Ortiz indicated the GOCR fully supports the legitimate government of Prime Minister Siniora in Lebanon and will issue statement [...]	2008-02-07 20:15:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY CS
08SANJOSE129	COSTA RICA RECOGNIZES PALESTINIAN "STATE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Costa Rica recognized the "state" of Palestine in an exchange of notes in New York on February 5. The MFA quietly announced the move in San Jose hours later, taking local diplomatic missions (including Post) by surprise. The MFA,s public explanation stressed Costa Rica,s and the [...]	2008-02-19 15:51:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS KPAL PGOV PINR PREL IL

08SANJOSE133	COSTA RICA AND CHINA: THE HONEYMOON CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sino-Costa Rican relations continue to deepen smoothly, if slowly (Ref A). The first tangible results of the GOCR,s June 2007 recognition of China -- USD 20 million in disaster relief, and loans and grants for development projects -- have begun to flow. Both governments are high [...]	2008-02-20 14:34:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ENRG MASS XK CS
08SANJOSE159	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO [...] Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes CODEL Costello. Costa Rica has a history of political stability, social progress and commitment to peace and human rights which has been undermined in recent years by ineffective government institutions, growing domestic security problems, corruption scandals a [...]	2008-02-27 22:51:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SENV CS
08SANJOSE160	COSTA RICA: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL COSTELLO [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to the Congressional Delegation led by Congressman Jerry F. Costello. The other members of the delegation are: Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR); Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL); Rep. Henry E. Brown (R-SC); Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA); Rep. Mazie Hirono [...]	2008-02-28 14:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON CS
08SANJOSE183	COSTA RICA COMMITTED TO RESOLUTION ON MALDIVES [...] (SBU) On February 28 we met with Randolf Coto, Coordinator of Foreign Policy at the Foreign Policy Section of the MFA and made him aware of the USG concerns regarding the resolution. We further urged the GOCR to consider alternative approaches 2. (SBU) Coto indicated he would forward those [...]	2008-03-07 11:42:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC
08SANJOSE186	COSTA RICA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (U) For the record, and further to refs, Post has reconfirmed that the GOCR not only recognized Kosovo, but is keen to be credited for being one of the very first nations to do so. 2. (SBU) On Mar 4 we met with Alejandro Solano-Ortiz, Deputy Director of the Foreign Policy Section of the MFA [...]	2008-03-07 14:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU CS
08SANJOSE195	CODEL COSTELLO REVIEWS CIVIL AVIATION [...] SUMMARY. On March 1-4, a Congressional delegation (CODEL) led by the Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Jerry Costello (D-IL) visited Costa Rica to review the aircraft repair operations of Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindustriales R.L. (COOPESA). COOPESA has ongoing offshore repai [...]	2008-03-12 19:27:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAIR SNAR CS
08SANJOSE197	COSTA RICA: REQUEST FOR DOD HUMANITARIAN AIRLIFT [...] (U) Post requests DoD assistance to provide two helicopters to lift 160,000 pounds of construction materials which will be used to construct five suspension bridges to support indigenous communities in the Talamanca region of Costa Rica. This is an important humanitarian mission, supported by [...]	2008-03-13 15:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS PGOV SOCI CS
08SANJOSE220	COSTA RICAN FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] SUMMARY. The GOCR is transparent with the management and conduct of its fiscal and financial affairs. The budgeting process is public and readily accessible by electronic means. The Minister of Finance directs the process with a commitment to real reform. Treasury's Office of Technical Assi [...]	2008-03-18 18:19:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL CS
08SANJOSE226	ARIAS-BUSH THANK YOU LETTER FOR CAFTA EXTENSION [...] On February 26, 2008, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias transmitted letters (in English) to President Bush and USTR Susan Schwab thanking them for the decision to grant a CAFTA-DR entry-into-force extension for Costa Rica. The texts of the two letters are virtually identical. Post previously [...]	2008-03-19 20:51:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL PGOV OPDC CS
08SANJOSE232	U/S PADILLA URGES COSTA RICA TO IMPLEMENT CAFTA [...] SUMMARY. In a timely and highly effective visit to Costa Rica, February 28-29, Commerce U/S Chris Padilla delivered a clear and consistent message to local audiences that Costa Rica needed to finish CAFTA implementation quickly, and that the US was eager to begin working with Costa Rican coun [...]	2008-03-19 21:19:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CS
08SANJOSE238	SCENESETTER FOR DAS MADISON VISIT TO COSTA RICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes DAS Kirsten Madison. Your visit to Costa Rica is timely. We should keep the pressure on the GOCR to pass CAFTA implementation laws, encourage the GOCR to continue its close cooperation on counternarcotics and law enforcement issues, and urge t [...]	2008-03-31 15:03:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SNAR
08SANJOSE257	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUEST TO COSTA RICA TO [...] (SBU) On April 1 we delivered reftel request to Randolf Coto, Acting Deputy Director General of the Foreign Policy Division of the MFA and to Carlos Cordero Madrigal, Director of the Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime section of the MFA. Coto and Cordero thanked us for the information [...]	2008-04-04 17:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV SMIG CS CU
08SANJOSE259	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SOMALIA - DESIGNATION OF [...] (S) On April 1 we notified Carlos Cordero Madrigal, Director of Disarmament and Terrorism Section of the MFA of the USG decision to designate Al-Shabaab as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. We provided Cordero with the identifiers for Al-Sha [...]	2008-04-04 20:59:00	Embassy San Jose	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO BG RS CH XA CS
08SANJOSE263	BERROCAL STEPS DOWN AS MINISTER OF PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Minister of Public Security Fernando Berrocal stepped down on March 30 after asserting that the FARC was connected to elements of the "political sector" in Costa Rica. Berrocal's comments came in the aftermath of a March 14 raid on a suspected FARC safe house. His departure came [...]	2008-04-07 20:16:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PINR
08SANJOSE287	COSTA RICA: NEW MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY DEL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Arias has appointed National Liberation Party legislator Janina Del Vecchio as the new Minister of Public Security. She took office on April 15, replacing Fernando Berrocal, who was dismissed on March 30 after making controversial remarks about possible FARC connectio [...]	2008-04-17 22:37:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR CS
08SANJOSE288	DAS MADISON URGES CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION, DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. WHA DAS Kirsten Madison visited Costa Rica March 31-April 3 to urge the GOCR to quickly pass CAFTA implementation laws and address growing domestic security problems. President Oscar Arias said he expected the CAFTA legislation would be passed in the next three months and he p [...]	2008-04-18 14:47:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SNAR CS
08SANJOSE294	SCENESETTER FOR AUSTR EISSENSTAT'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes AUSTR Everett Eissenstat. His visit to Costa Rica is timely, and will help us keep the pressure on the GOCR to complete CAFTA implementation. The Arias administration remains deeply committed to CAFTA, and is making progress, but slowly. Althou [...]	2008-04-22 21:48:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE31	COSTA RICA -- CAFTA EXTENSION REQUEST LIKELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the national legislature (Asamblea) works at full speed to complete CAFTA implementing legislation, GOCR officials (and the local media) are openly speculating about a probable entry-into-force EIF extension. In private, executive and legislative branch contacts are almost [...]	2008-01-17 17:40:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE347	IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) Costa Rica has experienced rising food prices which have had minimal political impact to date. There have been no food shortages, although local price increases have been high as Costa Rica imports 100 percent of its wheat, yellow corn, and soybean consumption; 50 percent of its rice cons [...]	2008-05-05 15:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CS
08SANJOSE349	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BURMA'S FLAWED CONSTITUTIONAL [...] This message contains an action request -- please see paragraph 6. 2. Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 2 to Juan Salas, UN Security Council Desk Officer at the MFA. Salas answered that Costa Rica supports democratic criteria in general and voiced that the situation in Burma involves [...]	2008-05-05 18:56:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM BM CS
08SANJOSE389	COSTA RICA: VP CHINCHILLA ON SECURITY ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 29, Charge, DEA Country Attache, ODR Chief and NAS officer met with Vice President (and Minister of Justice) Laura Chinchilla to discuss current and planned bilateral USG security assistance, including the Merida Initiative, to Costa Rica. We also explained the delay [...]	2008-05-14 14:46:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR CS
08SANJOSE401	JTF-B HELICOPTERS LIFT 180,000 POUNDS OF BRIDGE [...] (U) On May 14, two JTF-B Blackhawk helicopters completed a humanitarian assistance airlift of 180,000 pounds of suspension bridge material for Costa Rica's indigenous population in the remote and mountainous Talamanca area. The mission began on May 7 and was to conclude in four days, but due [...]	2008-05-16 00:28:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS PGOV SOCI CS
08SANJOSE410	COSTA RICA: AUSTR SETS TRUE TIMELINE FOR CAFTA [...] (U) SUMMARY. AUSTR Everett Eissenstat met with GOCR officials on April 24 and discussed several issues surrounding CAFTA-DR implementation status including the shrinking timetable; the need to ensure full CAFTA-DR compliance; remaining substantive issues, including the areas of insurance, intel [...]	2008-05-17 21:58:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CS
08SANJOSE444	SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE DAS WALTER BASTIAN'S AND TREASURY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Commerce DAS Walter Bastian and Treasury DAS Brian O'Neill. Both visit Costa Rica as the effort to implement CAFTA progresses through the final stages of modifying Costa Rican laws to conform to commitments made under CAFTA. The Arias administra [...]	2008-05-27 21:52:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE45	GOCR REJECTS COMPLAINT OF AMBASSADOR'S "INTERFERENCE" IN [...] (SBU) The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and the Foreign Ministry have quietly closed the book on the complaint filed by anti-CAFTA union leaders in August 2007 alleging that Ambassador Langdale "interfered" in the CAFTA ratification referendum (reftel). The complaint was generated by the Am [...]	2008-01-25 14:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ETRD OPDC PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE484	COSTA RICA AND VENEZUELA TO EXCHANGE NEW [...] (U) On June 4, the Costa Rican Cabinet approved leftist former presidential candidate Vladimir de la Cruz as the GOCR's new Ambassador-designate to Venezuela. On June 5, Alejandro Solano, MFA Deputy Director of Foreign Policy, told us that he expected De la Cruz to arrive in Caracas "in a coup [...]	2008-06-06 19:27:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR OFDP VZ CS
08SANJOSE490	COSTA RICA RESPONSE: TIP DOWNGRADE TO "TIER 2 [...] (SBU) On June 3, we informed Vice Minister of Public Security Ana Duran of Costa Rica's placement on the TIP Tier 2 Watch List, and we highlighted the specific recommendations for Costa Rica. Duran also heads the National Anti-Trafficking Coalition, comprised of government and NGO players. She [...]	2008-06-10 22:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO CS
08SANJOSE5	ANOTHER CAFTA REFERENDUM GAMBIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Supreme Election Tribunal (TSE) accepted a petition to collect signatures for another CAFTA-related referendum, this one to ratify the UPOV (Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants) Convention and to approve related legislation. The Convention and legislation [...]	2008-01-03 22:12:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ETRD PGOV PINR PREL SENV
08SANJOSE502	COSTA RICA MFA SUPPORTS IAEA-CSC, BUT RATIFICATION [...] We delivered reftel talking points, including paragraph 38 points for Costa Rica, and non-paper to the MFA on May 28. On June 9, we followed up with Randolph Coto, MFA Department Head for International Organizations, Disarmament and Terrorism. 2. On June 9, Coto responded by email that he w [...]	2008-06-12 15:45:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM CS
08SANJOSE508	USTR AND COMEX DO A SLOW SLOG [...] SUMMARY. On short notice, the CAFTA implementation team at Costa Rica's Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) requested to host a USTR/USPTO team for meetings on intellectual property (IP) issues from May 12-14. The work targeted the opportunity to update an IP bill which the constitutional court [...]	2008-06-13 18:47:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CS
08SANJOSE516	COSTA RICA -- 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Embassy is aware of three outstanding cases brought by American business entities and citizens against the Government of Costa Rica (GOCR). Two of these cases (claimants C and E below) are longstanding. Although claimant C is not satisfied with the outcome thus far, due proce [...]	2008-06-16 19:55:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC EINV SENV KIDE EFIN OPIC PGOV PREL ECON CS
08SANJOSE519	COSTA RICA RESPONSE: FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE [...] SUMMARY: In response to Ref A, the Costa Rican Ministry of Labor, UN agencies and NGOs reported no new information regarding exploitative child labor (Ref B) and only sparse, anecdotal information regarding forced labor in the production of goods. Agricultural production on family farms and sma [...]	2008-06-16 22:15:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ILO CS
08SANJOSE540	HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY! COSTA RICA AND CHINA [...] (C) As Costa Rica's diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China turn one year old, the David-and-Goliath-sized arrangement continues to work for the benefit of both nations. While China's generous political and financial support to Costa Rica could be short-lived and Costa Rica's [...]	2008-06-23 22:46:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ENRG ENVI MASS XK CS CU
08SANJOSE541	SCENESETTER FOR AUSTR EISSENSTAT'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes AUSTR Everett Eissenstat and his team. The Arias administration seems prepared for a final political push on the remaining CAFTA-DR legislation, and sees the AUSTR visit as an essential component of that push. GOCR officials evince confidence abou [...]	2008-06-23 22:56:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE551	U.S. ARMY ENGINEERS BUILD COSTA RICAN BRIDGE [...] (U) Following up on an official GOCR request, from June 18-22 five U.S. Army engineers built a Bailey-type metal bridge just south of Quepos, Costa Rica, over the Guabo River. The SOUTHCOM-allocated engineers also re-surveyed bridges and/or bridging sites located throughout the country that h [...]	2008-06-25 20:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS PGOV SOCI CS
08SANJOSE573	COSTA RICA SUPPORTS US EFFORTS ON KOSOVO BUT [...] We delivered Ref A demarche on July 2 to Deyanira Ramirez, MFA UN Desk Officer. She was pleased that Kosovo remained a top U.S. priority and that the U.S. was seeking wider recognition of Kosovo's independence, given that Costa Rica was one of the first nations to grant recognition (Ref B). H [...]	2008-07-03 14:29:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV CS
08SANJOSE593	COSTA RICA - AUSTR VISIT CLEARLY LAYS OUT REMAINING CAFTA [...] (SBU) Visiting Costa Rica June 24-26 at GOCR request, AUSTR Everett Eissenstat told GOCR officials that legislative solutions are required to resolve the state guarantee (insurance) and biodiversity issues. GOCR officials, including President Arias, made equally clear that new legislation at t [...]	2008-07-11 22:25:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CS
08SANJOSE629	COSTA RICA COZYING UP TO CUBA? [...] (C) The Arias administration may be contemplating re-establishing diplomatic ties with Cuba. A vocal embargo opponent in the legislature (a member of President Arias' own party) seems to have Arias' ear on the issue, arguing that normalized relations would help open Cuba to democracy. FonMin [...]	2008-07-30 19:48:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CS CU
08SANJOSE63	COSTA RICA FULLY SUPPORTS MERIDA INITIATIVE [...] (U) Despite the extremely short notice, the GOCR sent top technical and law enforcement officials to El Salvador to detail their security requirements at the January 17-18 SICA-sponsored Merida Initiative Validation Meeting. The professional and business-like delegation, led by Vice-Minister [...]	2008-01-28 23:08:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR SNAR CS
08SANJOSE634	COSTA RICA (FINALLY) CLOSING IN ON CAFTA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CAFTA is nearing the finish line in Costa Rica. Three implementing bills were completed during July. That will bring to eleven the total completed by the legislature , with only two (on amendments and IPR &catch-all8 issues) remaining. The GOCR (and we) are confident these fi [...]	2008-07-31 21:07:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE651	COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT ACCEPTS TRADE SUMMIT [...] (U) Please see Action Requests. paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Oscar Arias accepts the USG invitation to attend the Americas Trade Summit scheduled for September 24 in New York (Reftels A and B). In addition, the President requested an entry-into-force event in the US on Septemb [...]	2008-08-08 14:09:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE653	APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: BAC SAN JOSE [...] SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose supports OPIC's proposal for a $60 million loan to BAC San Jose, S.A. The Econ and FCS Sections have reviewed the proposal and concluded that there were no reasons that the loan should not proceed (Reftel). END SUMMARY. --------------------- RECENT COUNTRY EVENT [...]	2008-08-09 01:04:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE66	CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION SNAPSHOT AS OF JANUARY 29 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Focused on completing CAFTA implementing legislation, pro-CAFTA National Assembly (Asamblea) party leaders are hopeful regarding the passage of the legislation by the first vote before March 1. Yet, the odds are slim given the realities of the Costa Rican legislative process c [...]	2008-01-29 18:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE662	TFGG01: COSTA RICA SUPPORTS DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) On August 12, we delivered reftel demarche to Adriana Murillo and Juan Salas of the MFA's UNSC team, and to Antonio Alarcon, COS to FonMin Bruno Stagno. Alarcon assured us that the GOCR supported the resolution, and he understood the importance of unified Council action in the face of a lik [...]	2008-08-13 15:57:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC GE PREL PBTS PGOV CS
08SANJOSE684	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRESSING FOR A FIFTH ROUND OF [...] (C) On August 19, we delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Cordero at the MFA's Department of Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime, who is following Western Sahara developments. Cordero said that if one party did not accept the envoy, then he (Walsum) could not be an effective mediator. Th [...]	2008-08-21 19:25:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PGOV PBTS MO WI CS
08SANJOSE687	COSTA RICA -- DEMARCHE ON LEADERS, MEETING ON [...] (SBU) During a meeting with FM Bruno Stagno on August 19, Ambassador Cianchette personally invited the GOCR to participate in the September 24 leaders, meeting on trade and prosperity in New York. Stagno stated that the GOCR plan was for President Oscar Arias, Minister of Foreign Trade (COME [...]	2008-08-22 19:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON EFTA ETRD PGOV PREL UNGA
08SANJOSE695	COSTA RICA GRANTS REFUGEE STATUS TO CHERE LYN TOMAYKO; MAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unprecedented move that may have long term repercussions, Minister of Public Security Del Vecchio granted U.S. fugitive, Chere Lyn Tomayko, refugee status on July 23, thereby halting her extradition to the U.S. Tomayko, wanted in Texas to answer to international child abdu [...]	2008-08-26 21:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CASC ASEC PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CS
08SANJOSE707	COSTA RICA STANDS FIRM ON OIL-FOR-FOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite an historic (for San Jose) collective P5 demarche on the issue, FM Stagno and the GOCR remain firm in their deep-seated opposition to shutting down the Oil-for-Food (OFF) Program. Stagno and his team reminded us of Costa Rica,s long-standing concerns about Program irreg [...]	2008-08-29 23:01:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS EFIN IZ PGOV PINR PREL UNSC
08SANJOSE71	RE-BUILDING BRIDGES IN COSTA RICA: A THREE-WAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an unusual three-way partnership, the GOCR, the Costa Rican private sector and the U.S. military have embarked on a campaign to replace key bridges damaged or washed out by flooding in the heavy 2007 rainy season. Most of the work will be undertaken by the National Emergency [...]	2008-01-30 15:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	CS EAID MASS PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE710	(C/NF) C-NE8-00834: ISRAELI RELATIONS WITH COSTA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite some concerns and irritants voiced both publicly and privately to us by the Israeli Ambassador to Costa Rica, the overall relationship between Costa Rica and Israel is relatively calm and businesslike. While not as dynamic as Costa Rica's commercial relationship with the [...]	2008-09-03 17:44:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PARM PREL PGOV KPAL IS XF CS
08SANJOSE745	SUPREME COURT RULING DELAYS CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Costa Rican Supreme Court has thrown up one more obstacle to CAFTA, ruling that one section of the final CAFTA implementation bill (on IPR and biodiversity issues) was unconstitutional. The Constitutional Chamber (Sala IV) held that the GOCR should have consulted with Cost [...]	2008-09-12 23:49:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE762	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: COSTA RICA OPPOSES ABKHAZ AND [...] (C) On September 15, in a pull aside during local national day celebrations, DCM Brennan raised the Abkhazia and South Ossetia meeting idea with President Oscar Arias and FM Bruno Stagno as directed per Ref A. Because of the setting, the conversation was brief and general. Arias and Stagno [...]	2008-09-22 22:31:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CR GG PGOV PREL UNGA
08SANJOSE763	COSTA RICA: AUGUST 28 UNSC BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: IO Acting A/S Brian Hook's August 28 bilateral consultations with the MFA on UNSC matters were successful in bringing the U.S. and the GOCR to mutual understanding - if not agreement - on a range of UNSC issues. A/S Hook lobbied the MFA for greater cooperation on speed in the UN [...]	2008-09-23 13:23:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IZ PGOV PINR PREL UNSC UN CS
08SANJOSE774	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GUTIERREZ,S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Secretary Gutierrez, the first USG cabinet-level official to visit Costa Rica since HHS Secretary Leavitt in March 2007. Secretary Gutierrez,s visit comes as the Arias administration is into its third year, feeling embattled by challenges on CAF [...]	2008-09-25 23:26:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE800	COSTA RICA: MEDRETE TREATS NEARLY 1000 PATIENTS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: On 25-27 September 2008, Honduran-based Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) and Costa Rican medical personnel conducted a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) in Costa Rica's remote Punta Burica region on the south eastern border with Panama. The Embassy coordinated the event [...]	2008-10-07 17:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM MASS SOCI CS
08SANJOSE823	COSTA RICA STAGGERS INTO SECOND CAFTA EXTENSION [...] (SBU) Implementing CAFTA continues to challenge the GOCR. The Constitutional Court's September 11 ruling that a portion of the 13th CAFTA bill was unconstitutional (Reftels),plus lingering technical issues in intellectual property (IP),triggered a second entry-into-force (EIF) extension reque [...]	2008-10-15 22:43:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
08SANJOSE827	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT ARIAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In two meetings held in the presidential office complex on September 30, President Oscar Arias and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, joined by senior staff, discussed a wide range of political and trade issues centered on Costa Rican entry into CAFTA. Arias emphasized the p [...]	2008-10-17 20:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL CS
08SANJOSE829	SEVENTH COSTA RICA-NICARAGUA BINATIONALS: MORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Seventh Binational Commission Meeting between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, held on October 3 in San Jose, produced 20 "accords" but little substance. Most agenda items in the final document simply called for further dialogue. Of note, however, Costa Rica agreed to grant high [...]	2008-10-20 15:16:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENVI PBTS KTIP SENV CS NU
08SANJOSE833	PROSECUTIONS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT LIKELY IN DOMINICAN [...] (SBU) Although local media alleged in April that 400-500 Dominican women had been trafficked into Costa Rica through proxy marriages to work in the sex trade, the story is not so straightforward. As the complicated facts have slowly emerged, it is apparent that the "victims" may have entered [...]	2008-10-22 19:29:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTIP CVIS CS DR
08SANJOSE835	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ PROMOTES TRADE, HIGH TECH, AND PRODUCE [...] SUMMARY: Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez visited Costa Rica for two days of governmental and business meetings, September 30-October 1. The Secretary's business meetings focused on trade and business related to American enterprise in Costa Rica. In addition to offering encouraging words [...]	2008-10-23 01:11:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL CS
08SANJOSE859	COSTA RICA: PLENTIFUL WATER, POOR MANAGEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: A rain-rich climatic regime supplies Costa Rica with more than enough water. However, the growing threat of contamination and chronic underinvestment in infrastructure threatens potable water resources, and undermines Costa Rica's "clean and green" international image. Urban exp [...]	2008-10-31 12:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL CS SENV
08SANJOSE868	COSTA RICA APPRECIATIVE OF MERIDA PLAN, DESPITE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In our detailed briefings since October 1, senior members of the GOCR in all three branches of government, plus some opposition legislators, have reacted positively and appreciatively to the Merida Initiative. This positive private reaction has contrasted sharply to President A [...]	2008-11-03 23:02:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
08SANJOSE87	BILATERAL COMMISSION WITH NICARAGUA ON HOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Per Ref B, Costa Rica and Nicaragua had agreed, at least in principle, to resume "binational commission" meetings as a tool to resolve long-standing bilateral disputes. At meetings between President Ortega and President Arias in Managua last August and in San Jose in November, [...]	2008-02-01 19:59:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR CS NU
08SANJOSE883	COSTA RICA TO VOTE WITH USG ON KEY THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-13 13:47:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS IR KNNP PGOV PHUM PREL UN
08SANJOSE885	COSTA RICA SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY FOR [...] On November 7, we delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note to Lilian Rodriguez in the MFA's Office of Candidacies. No substantive response was received at that time. 2. However, on November 12, we received Dip Note DGPE/P111-C/221-11-08, dated November 7, which announced Costa Rica [...]	2008-11-13 15:06:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL XK XL XM XS CS
08SANJOSE900	COSTA RICAN ROADS SUFFER NEGLECT, NOW A FOCUS [...] SUMMARY: After nearly two decades of neglect, Costa Rica's roads and transportation infrastructure in general are about to receive significant investment courtesy of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The IDB approved a USD 850 million line of credit to rehabilitate roads, railways, [...]	2008-11-18 21:25:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ELTN EFIN PGOV ETRD ECON CS
08SANJOSE911	COSTA RICA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] The 2008 TIP Tier Two Watchlist downgrade succeeded as a wake-up call for the GOCR's anti-TIP National Coalition (officially the National Coalition against Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons),headed by Vice Minister of Public Security and Governance Ana Duran. The GOCR made sign [...]	2008-11-21 21:39:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG CS
08SANJOSE928	COLD FRONT AFFECTING CARIBBEAN COAST OF COSTA RICA AND [...] As result of flood damage caused by the interaction of a high and low pressure systems on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica from November 22-26, 2008, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant US Government assistance. The damage has exceeded [...]	2008-11-26 22:21:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EAID AEMR ASEC PHUM KFLO CS
08SANJOSE947	COSTA RICA: FIRST U.S. NAVY OFFICIAL SHIP VISIT IN [...] (SBU) From November 19-22, the USS Underwood (FFG-36) visited the Pacific coast port of Golfito, making the first official port call by a USN warship to Costa Rica in nine years. The Ambassador led an Embassy-supported VIP visit to the ship on November 21, which included members of the nation [...]	2008-12-04 22:08:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV MASS SOCI CS
08SANJOSE958	COSTA RICA CONFIRMS DELEGATION FOR PATHWAYS TO [...] (U) The Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Foreign Trade for the GOCR confirmed the following attendees for the Pathways to Prosperity meeting in Panama on December 10 (Ref A): -- Minster of the Presidency Rodrigo Arias -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Stagno -- Minister of Foreign ( [...]	2008-12-09 20:48:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE959	COSTA RICA: JANUARY 1 CAFTA EIF WITHIN REACH [...] (SBU) The GOCR accepted USTR,s requirement to pass one more legislative bill on three IPR-related technical corrections which must be enacted for full CAFTA implementation. The GOCR probably will introduce this 14th CAFTA bill before the December 19-January 5 recess, but not take action on it [...]	2008-12-10 14:01:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL
08SANJOSE969	HISTORICAL VISIT OF CHINESE PRESIDENT HU KICKS OFF [...] (SBU) "Chinese president (arrives) like Santa Claus with FTA, balls, and bicycles" read one headline recapping the historical visit of President Hu Jintao to San Jose November 16-17. Hu's rock-star-like reception included major street closures and a holiday for most government employees who wo [...]	2008-12-12 02:12:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EFIN EINV ECON CS CH CU
08SANJOSE970	COSTA RICA: BACHELET VISIT DEMONSTRATED CLOSE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's first-ever state visit to Costa Rica October 28-29 produced one new accord and a joint presidential declaration that clearly manifested a close bilateral relationship based on shared political, social and economic values. The GOCR accepted C [...]	2008-12-12 02:33:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM ECON ETRD APECO CI CS
08SANJOSE999	SFRC STAFFDEL MEACHAM-WHITESEL RESEARCH FOOD SECURITY [...] SFRC staffers Carl Meacham and Aaron Whitesel visited Costa Rica December 7-9 and Guatemala December 9-13 to conduct research on food security issues. They compared and contrasted the experiences of two countries with far different food security issues. The findings will help inform and shap [...]	2008-12-23 22:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR CR OREP PREL PGOV ENRG AFIN
08SANSALVADOR1005	EL SALVADOR: NATIONAL CIVILIAN POLICE DIRECTOR [...] (U) Summary: National Civilian Police (PNC) Director Francisco Rovira resigned on Saturday, August 23, in the wake of media stories alleging abuse of authority and irregularities on the part of political appointees Rovira brought into the PNC. Deputy Director Jose Luis Tobar Prieto was named [...]	2008-08-26 17:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1008	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post received August 15 a diplomatic note from the GOES soliciting our support for El Salvador's candidacy to the Commission on the Legal and Social Condition of Women for the 2010 ) 2014 term in the election that will take plac [...]	2008-08-26 20:36:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV UN ES
08SANSALVADOR1024	EL SALVADOR: AGAINST RUSSIA'S INVASION OF GEORGIA [...] (C) DCM and Poloff met with Vice Minister of Foreign Relations Eduardo Calix and MFA Director General of Foreign Policy Werner Romero on August 27 to deliver reftel points regarding developments in Georgia. Calix said El Salvador opposed Russia's invasion, and that Russia must respect the ter [...]	2008-08-28 20:50:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1029	EL SALVADOR: PRISON REFORM AND GANG INTELLIGENCE [...] (U) Summary: El Salvador hosted the first Regional "Gangs in Prison" Conference in San Salvador, August 18-20. The conference, which drew attendees from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, established a dialogue on management of prison gangs in Central America. Following the conference, Ne [...]	2008-08-28 21:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1037	FMLN CANDIDATE FUNES ON WIRETAPS, PARTISANSHIP, [...] (C) Summary: FMLN Presidential Candidate Mauricio Funes told us August 26 the FMLN supported in principle legislation to legalize wiretapping for law enforcement, but could not support the constitutional amendment currently before the Assembly. He had waffled on this in public earlier in the [...]	2008-08-29 18:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1038	FRIENDS OF MAURICIO REPORT HARASSMENT, FEAR [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the Friends of Mauricio group supporting (left-wing) FMLN presidential candidate Mauricio Funes alleged to Pol and Econ Counselors August 27 they were experiencing harassment and feared it would intensify as the March election approaches. They claimed they coul [...]	2008-08-29 18:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC ES
08SANSALVADOR1040	EL SALVADOR: AWAITS ICJ KOSOVO DECISION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 20:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN UNGA KV ES
08SANSALVADOR1045	ARENA: EL SALVADOR'S RIGHT FACES UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Nationalist Republican Alliance Party (ARENA),the dominant Salvadoran political party, has evolved from its hard right origins and positioned itself as the standard bearer for pro-business policies, middle class values, and law and order. Since the 1992 signing of the Peace [...]	2008-09-02 19:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1066	EL SALVADOR: TPS ANNOUNCEMENT ROLLOUT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Elmer Charlaix, Private Secretary to Salvadoran President Tony Saca, told the Ambassador September 5 the President was concerned and perplexed at USG handling of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) extension for El Salvador. Speci [...]	2008-09-08 21:44:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1074	EL SALVADOR: ILEA JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING READOUT [...] (U) Summary: Embassy San Salvador convened a quarterly meeting of the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Joint Committee on August 29, 2008. Highlights of the meeting included unveiling of an ambitious 2009 ILEA training syllabus, as well as an update on the construction of the new [...]	2008-09-11 17:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1077	GOES CONFIRMS FM ARGUETA WILL ATTEND WOMEN [...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta de Barillas will attend the Women Leaders' Working Group on the margins of the 2008 UN General Assembly on September 25 at 8:00 AM. 2. Post provides the following information requested by reftels: Tit [...]	2008-09-16 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1080	GOES REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY OF ELIZABETH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Post received a diplomatic note from the GOES dated August 27 soliciting our support for the candidacy of jurist Ana Elizabeth Villalta Vizcarra to the Inter-American Juridical Committee of the OAS, whose election will take pla [...]	2008-09-17 15:05:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR1088	ARENA PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CONFIDENT; INDICATES MORE AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN IN THE MAKING [...] (C) Summary: Although he is still behind in the latest opinion polls, conservative, pro-U.S. ARENA Presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila is confident that he will be able to convince the Salvadoran electorate that backing the left-wing FMLN is a dangerous leap into the unknown. Avila indicates [...]	2008-09-18 23:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1089	EMBASSY SAN SALVADOR CONVENES MERIDA INITIATIVE [...] (U) The DCM convened the first mission-wide Merida Initiative Working Group meeting on September 17. The group includes senior-level representatives from the FBI, DOJ, DEA, DHS/ICE, USAID, MILGROUP, ILEA San Salvador, RSO, and PA, as well as the INL Country Director and the INL Regional Gang [...]	2008-09-18 23:20:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KCRM PGOV PREL
08SANSALVADOR1092	GOES RESPONDS FAVORABLY TO CD GOALS [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 17:29:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA ES
08SANSALVADOR1102	SALVADORAN MFA ON USG VS. BOLIVIA/VENEZUELA [...] (C) Acting MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Nelson Amaya told PolCouns September 22 that while the GOES was surprised when Bolivian President Morales expelled our Ambassador, it was not surprised when Venezuelan President Chavez followed suit. He said the GOES believes the charges leve [...]	2008-09-22 22:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BL VZ ES
08SANSALVADOR1103	EL SALVADOR OPPOSES IRAN/SYRIA IAEA CANDIDACIES; [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador supports our efforts to prevent Iran and Syria from winning a seat on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, but its voting rights in that agency remain suspended because its dues are in arrears. The Salvadorans raised concerns about Russia' [...]	2008-09-23 13:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IAEA PARM MNUC KV ES
08SANSALVADOR1133	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF SALVADORAN ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel, Embassy San Salvador Country Team assesses that the issues influencing voters are primarily, but not exclusively, economic. Public security and justice issues remain important. There are a number of ongoing programs that offer us the ability to make a high [...]	2008-09-26 16:08:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1139	FMLN VP CANDIDATE SANCHEZ CEREN: HARD-LINER'S SOFT [...] (C) Summary: FMLN VP candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren told us the (left-wing) FMLN would, if they win the March 2009 elections, reprioritize domestic spending to social needs like health and education, would maintain CAFTA-DR, and not toy with the dollarized Salvadoran economy at the beginning [...]	2008-09-26 22:09:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1158	EL SALVADOR'S 2009 ELECTIONS: THE NUTS AND BOLTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 18, 2009, El Salvador will hold elections for its 84 Legislative Assembly seats, 20 Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) deputies, and 262 municipalities (262 mayors, each with its corresponding municipal council, the size of which varies by population). Presidentia [...]	2008-10-03 21:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1164	SPEAKER REQUEST: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 22:40:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES KPAO OEXC OIIP PGOV
08SANSALVADOR1167	DAS MADISON'S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: During a September 28-October 1 visit to San Salvador, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Madison engaged key politicos from the left-leaning FMLN and the conservative, pro-U.S. ARENA parties on the upcoming elections, and discussed with GOES officials the prospects for extending t [...]	2008-10-08 19:07:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1180	EL SALVADOR: RIVAS ZAMORA WILL BE PDC PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Carlos Rivas Zamora, former (left-wing) FMLN Mayor of San Salvador, was named as the (center-right, pro-U.S.) Christian Democrat Party (PDC) candidate for president October 8. His platform will center on a decentralization of the Salvadoran state. His candidacy aims to force a s [...]	2008-10-14 16:32:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1187	ARENA TABS ZABLAH AS VP TO VIE FOR CENTER VOTE [...] (C) Summary: The (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA party named Arturo Zablah as its candidate for Vice President, to run alongside Rodrigo Avila in the March 15, 2009 election. Zablah is an independent businessman who served as Minister of Economy (1989-1993) under President Cristiani. Press spe [...]	2008-10-15 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1195	DAS MADISON'S VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (C) Summary: During a September 28-October 1 visit to San Salvador, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Madison engaged key politicos from the FMLN and the ARENA parties on the upcoming elections, and discussed with GOES officials the prospects for extending the Comalapa Cooperative Security L [...]	2008-10-16 22:55:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR12	Salvadoran Legislative Assembly Authorizes Tenth Contingent [...] (U) Summary: Based on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1790, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly voted to extend authorization for Salvadoran troops to remain in Iraq. The authorization was extended until June 2009 in an attempt to keep the Iraq deployment from coming up for reauthori [...]	2008-01-04 22:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PINS PREL ES

08SANSALVADOR1201	PCN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SEES OPPORTUNITY TO WIN [...] (C) Summary: The National Concilitation Party (PCN) announced Tomas Chevez as its presidential candidate on August 31. Chevez believes his religious affiliation and experience make a first round win possible. End Summary. 2. (C) Poloffs met with PCN President Ciro Cruz Zepeda, PCN Preside [...]	2008-10-20 15:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ES

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